Review: Estee Lauder Pure Color Eyeshadow Duo in 02 Cobblestones
Estee Lauder Pure Color EyeShadow Duo (.12oz/35g)“Art for your eyes. Two shades made for each other. One accentuates, the other contours. Wear together, or each alone. Long lasting. Ophthamotologist-tested.”
Most
Luxury and Beautiful Packaging, Ever.
The outer box was made of such a luxury
glossy, reflecting navy blue card, while the words are printed in gold. It was
kinda hard to photograph the box due to its material, but also very sophisticated
at the same time.
The gold lid is made with a gold mirror
material like such, with the Estee Lauder logo printed on it in a soft, blurry
doff material. Unfortunately also with this mirror material, indeed it does
attract fingerprints as well. For me the gold is an old favorite color for the
classic picks, and yes it still is until today. The packaging sure looks luxury
and classic, but not the old-schooled one, more into the modern classic style.
Earthy
Tones are Still Versatile!
I got this in shade 02 Cobblestone, they
don’t have the name for individual shades but only for the duo name—possibly
that’s because Estee Lauder doesn’t have individual shades sold separately
instead of putting the colors together in one duo and or quad palette.
The lighter shade on the left is a frosty
light beige color, and the one on the right is a shimmery light/medium brown
color, all with the warm undertone. I actually prefer at least one matte color
in every eye shadow palette especially for the darker color, but the light
beige color in this duo has such not too overwhelming frosty which could look
matte sometimes in low light room, so I think I can still bear with this palette
and bring it on the go.
Not
Really Impressing, but…
For the color payoff, I should really say
I’m not a fan of Estee Lauder’s colorful makeup, I mean for lipsticks, eye
shadows and etc. The color payoff is super shy, it won’t pull up the color easily
and not without the primer! Wearing primer is a must, but with Estee’s product
it’s a double must! If you ever tested any super pigmented eye shadow like
LORAC, MAC, Sleek, maybe you would find Estee is a total disappointment. The
color is too shy to show off, even with primer I found myself got to use the
sponge applicator included as we know sponge one is better to work with those
shy shades. Yes, it’s that shy happened on the light/medium brown color too.
Some people like my Mom, Auntie would like
the color payoff the most—they love the natural-almost-bare-eye-look. I do
recommend this product for those who want the classy look, almost unseen eye
makeup but I’m unfortunately not one of them. For the formula, I should say
it’s soft enough, and no fallouts have been occurred so far. Texture is not
very smooth like LORAC which is so buttery and creamy, it’s less creamy than
Urban Decay’s NAKED shadows indeed. Maybe the texture is on par with UD’s
single shadow, but the color payoff is indeed still so far.
The price is around IDR 300,000 for this
duo, it’s kinda expensive LOL it’s definitely not so budget-friendly! I
personally don’t think I would repurchase this in any other color, but I think
I would most bring this along with me during some trip. Yet the design is very
versatile, the shades inside are also neutral enough lol.
Score
Last
Words?
Estee Lauder Pure
Color Eyeshadow Duo has the most luxury feeling ever, with the color gold
dominating the whole packaging of this duo. I love the packaging, it’s very
classy and beautiful, yet the shades inside are also made for complimenting
each other. Unfortunately some may find the color payoff is not very good, I
can’t say much but some people are actually fans for the low pigmentation of
shadows but this duo is not for those who look for the opaque and rich shadows.
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So, what do you think about Estee Lauder
Pure Color Eye Shadow Duo? Have you ever tried it? Tell me in the comments box
below!
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