When I wrote about the new RMK holiday palette, it must have come across how much I detest all in one palettes. Actually, I don’t detest palettes nor all in one palettes. I actually like palettes that accommodate a variety of products because they make the best travel companions. Sometimes, no matter how much you love your Chanel blush, you aren’t going to take it holidaying with you for fear of it getting lost or broken. I don’t for this reason.
But above all, I enjoy palettes that are like little works of art. Take these YSL eye and face palettes as an example. They are mostly from 2007 or thereabout.
I am most taken in with the top 2 which are the YSL Mauresque Mosaic Eye Palette and Mauresque Mosaic face Palette. The colours of the eye palette are rather bold but if I know YSL enough, the texture will be on the sheerer side so they won’t come off as turquoise as it looks. Besides, turquoise on the eyes is one of my favourite shades. The cheek colour on the other hand looks like a lovely pinky bronze.
I know that the silver stripes on the Horizon palette (bottom left) don’t go all the way through which is a bother so I did not want to get it although the colours are pretty. Do I detect some similarity in that lovely turquoise shade in the 2 palettes? I prefer the Maureque ones because of the pretty inlaid pattern.
Above all, I think these palettes are lovely wearable art pieces. It might be that recently reading the Stories from the Arabian Nights may have something to do with my fascination with these Moroccan looking designs 🙂 Reviews online say the colours and patterns of both these items go all the way through which is great. The only thing would be steeling myself to despoil it!
At US$24 for the eye palette and US$28.50 for the face palette (discounted), I’m seriously tempted to get them after missing out the last round. Add the usual loyalty discounts and if I can find another item, the usual 5% off plus free shipping and eeks! It might actually be affordable! 😛
I am stalking strawberrynet.com too because of their Christmas promotion!!! I felt so bad coz I wanted the Clinique travel set lipstick ..5 lipstick for less than $30!!! And because I was too slow..it was all gone when I finally decided to buy it!!!! 🙁 🙁 🙁
@Nikki : Ooh i saw that one – it went quite quickly probably coz it was such a great deal
They don’t look like colours I’d use, but they sure are beautiful to look at!
Oh wait, I’ve been known to buy stuff like that…shame shame…
For me, arty palettes are to keep, not really to use. Very sakit hati to ruin the pattern :p
I love artsy palettes, they are so pretty! Although I don’t really want to use them not to ruin the design.
i adore YSL palettes whether or not they are functional. Of course, I had been conned into some very useless craps from this line simply because they are gorgeous. for example, that palette horizon on the bottom left of your picture. it’s one of the worst that I spent my momey on. sigh…
but nevertheless, i still love my palette signes d’orient and use it often.
i think artiful palettes still have their fuctions depending on how the colours were put together.
btw, i want to thank you for the post on shu eye palette. you suggested in2it and i checked them out and yes, those of good quality and good comparison too. 🙂
@monstro : Haha… I’d use them but they just look so pretty sitting there.
@Tine: Yep I get what you mean. Kinda doesn’t make sense huh?
@gio: I think we are mostly in tune with this.
@jojoba: Yep I think YSL makes some of the nicest arty palettes around.