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Revlon Summer Suedes Eyeshadow palette – Coral is hard to work with!

August 2, 2010 Paris B 20 Comments

Revlon Summer Suedes palette

A couple of weeks back, I asked if you might have any ideas as to how to wear the Revlon Summer Suedes eyeshadow palette. I usually shy away from red or orange colours on my eye area. Its that whole pink eyed look that I fear. And coral on the eyes is a very hard colour to work with! Very VERY hard.

First off, some quick thoughts on the Summer Suedes eyeshadow palette from the Revlon Daydreamer collection for summer 2010.

The texture is quite smooth to the touch and it isn’t very chalky or powdery. The colours do swatch quite strong, if you use your fingers. Good and bad, depending on how you like your eyeshadow shades.

revlon summer suede review swatch

I think the least favourite color of mine is the duo toned brown that has reddish tones. I have never been able to work such types of browns and to be honest, I’d never been able to work a palette like this! But I was game to give it a shot. The silvery light blue is a little off in this predominantly warm palette and I thought the light pink a strange addition too since both have very little colour pay off. Still, lets be a bit adventurous and see where it goes.

I tried a couple of looks which I’ll show you below.

Look #1 – Coral eyeshadow with blue accent

I took the coral eyeshadow as an accent colour, and used the light blue on the lower lashes to balance out the reddish top colour. Sorta looks like the sunset over an ocean now I think about it 😛

revlon summer suede eyeshadow look

I used all 4 colours in the palette as follows:-

  • Brown on lashline blended upwards
  • Coral on outer lid
  • Light pink on inner lid
  • Blue on lower lid

Look #2 – Black and Coral eyes

revlon summer suede eyeshadow review

I decided I did not like the brown in the palette. So I used a black eyeshadow with the coral layered on top. Personally, I think it looks more interesting because the black tempers the coral somewhat. I used a white shadow to highlight. If I were to continue using this palette, this is likely the only look I’d duplicate for the eyes because the coral adds a touch of oomph to the look.

  • Black eyeshadow close to lash line and blended upwards generously
  • Coral on outer lid blended with black
  • White eyeshadow on inner lid and on outer edge to highlight

Look #3 – Coral eyeshadow as blush

To shake things up a little, and as I was unable to get the coral eyeshadow to work very well for me, I decided to use it as a blush instead. I used the brown, blue and pink on the eyes and coral eyeshadow on my cheeks.

revlon summer suede blush

The coral is very pretty as blush. I’m not sure if I’m keeping this palette yet, but if I do, this might be all I’d use it for. I’m not keen on the rest of the colours at all.

Overall thoughts on the Revlon Summer Suedes eyeshadow palette

Personally, I think this palette is a little bit of a mish mash of colours. The coral is a strong colour but I feel the brown has too much red tones in it so the overall look is very red (see Look #1 above). On darker skintones, or more tanned skin, this might be a good look. On fairer skins, it’s hard to pull it off unless you mix in other colours like in Look #2 where I used black to smoke things out. The 2 pastel shades are meh. Yes, “meh” is an acceptable viewpoint 😛

Pros: Coral eyeshadow makes a gorgeous blush

Cons: Coral eyeshadow is hard to work with for newbies, Pastel shades are too sheer, Brown has too much red tones

That said, if you think out of the box a little, and use the coral as a blush or as an accent colour, mixing it with colours outside of the Summer Suede palette, the palette becomes quite workable. Get this if you are adventurous but otherwise, you might not like it.

How would you wear this eyeshadow palette? Would you even attempt coral eyeshadow on your eyes? 😀

Paris B

Revlon Summer Suedes is part of the Limited Edition Daydreamer summer collection for 2010 and is available at Revlon counters at RM49

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  1. jojoba (My Makeup Reviews) says

    August 2, 2010 at 9:08 am

    I love coral eye shadows for a sunset theme. but I don’t understand the gray in it. weird. i like the 3 colours though. lovely.

    and your lip colour is very nice too.

    Reply
    • ParisB says

      August 2, 2010 at 7:06 pm

      Thanks Jojoba – I could never use orange on my eyes. I always look like I’m about to cry 😛 The lip colour is the new Revlon Firecracker gloss … I think 😛

      Reply
  2. syeang says

    August 2, 2010 at 10:14 am

    they are so pretty to look at. too bad so hard to use. i was playing around with the testers. gourgeous colors, weird combination.

    Reply
    • ParisB says

      August 2, 2010 at 7:06 pm

      Yep! You said it alright – weird combinations indeed

      Reply
  3. Sugar says

    August 2, 2010 at 10:58 am

    ok, so the brown color when swatched looks EXACTLY like a COCKROACH COLOR! ARGH! GROSS!

    but other than that, nope, i’m already such a noobie at eye makeup, no way am i gonan try anything as adventurous as that. you did it really well tho, love the last look!

    Reply
    • ParisB says

      August 2, 2010 at 7:07 pm

      LOL!!! Its a tough palette to work that’s for sure. I should give this to one of the experts and let them rock it 😉

      Reply
  4. lemon says

    August 2, 2010 at 11:48 am

    I like no. 3 best. The coral makes a lovely blusher. match nicely with your lipcolor and blue eye shadow.

    Reply
    • ParisB says

      August 2, 2010 at 7:08 pm

      Yup! Its a lovely blush that’s for sure! Would be nice if they released it as a blush instead of eyeshadow ;D

      Reply
  5. geekchic says

    August 2, 2010 at 3:15 pm

    You did a pretty good job attempting this palette but I think the colours are really an odd combo! Love love love love LOVE your high cheekbones!!!!

    Reply
    • ParisB says

      August 2, 2010 at 7:08 pm

      Thanks! Its my chipmunk cheeks 😀

      Reply
  6. germaine says

    August 2, 2010 at 4:04 pm

    I guess this palette would work very well to create a editorial look,high fashion ppl like to use odd colour combination don’t they? it is really hard to create a look on the eyes using all four colours.

    Reply
    • ParisB says

      August 2, 2010 at 7:10 pm

      Yep its a toughie. I’m not sure why Revlon went with this for the mass market but I have seen caucasian women use this and they look amazing. So perhaps it suits their skin colour and tones too

      Reply
  7. milktea says

    August 2, 2010 at 5:14 pm

    Works best with the black eyeshadow. That coral red is.. is.. One Hot Tamale colour!

    Reply
    • ParisB says

      August 2, 2010 at 7:13 pm

      Thanks! I really like that one too and you’re right. Its One Hot Tamale LOL!

      Reply
  8. Connie says

    August 2, 2010 at 6:13 pm

    I like the first and 2nd look! you look so cute in the first pic! hee hee. The coral works as a blush but I think it should look better on warmer skin tones

    Reply
    • ParisB says

      August 2, 2010 at 7:14 pm

      *makes cute face* It will definitely will work better for warmer skintones… like yours! 😀

      Reply
  9. gio says

    August 2, 2010 at 10:27 pm

    That’s a pretty palette. I love the colors but together they’re not the easiest to use. I like the second look best, black with coral works very well. And as a blush, coral looks very pretty on you.

    Reply
    • ParisB says

      August 3, 2010 at 9:51 am

      Thank you Gio and you’re absolutely right. The combination of colours is just so hard to match. I’ve no doubt you could pull it off though since you enjoy using bright colours 🙂

      Reply
  10. rinnah says

    August 3, 2010 at 8:16 am

    I like the second look the best… pretty smoking hot! 🙂

    Reply
    • ParisB says

      August 3, 2010 at 9:53 am

      Thanks babe!

      Reply

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