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Home » Eyes » Eyeshadow » Ed Pinaud Ombres Quatuor Eyeshadow Palette in Blue Black – No that’s not a bruise

Ed Pinaud Ombres Quatuor Eyeshadow Palette in Blue Black – No that’s not a bruise

March 19, 2010 Paris B 18 Comments

I picked up this Ed Pinaud Ombres Quatuor eyeshadow palette in Singapore. It was valued at S$59 but came “free” with a S$5.90 magazine – L’Officiel which is a pretty decent read although mostly fashion based. Anyway, when I told Beetrice what I wanted, I also told her to try to get me either Emerald Green or Blue Black. As luck would have it, I got Blue Black! 😀

Free Ed Pinaud eyeshadow quad with L'Officiel mag

Blue Black sounds horrible as a colour description. Blue Black is what I’d describe a bruise not a colour palette 😛

Anyway, blue eyeshadow isn’t the easiest color to work with and when I first looked at the palette, I thought “Gosh darnit! That is some serious BLUE!” I also thought “It looks a bit washed out – I’m not sure if I’d like it”

Also, after searching online, I realised Ed Pinaud is sold through MLM (multi level marketing) which did not quite endear me. But prejudices aside, I have to admit to liking this eyeshadow quad a little. Sigh… How I wear it is shown below.

The case is gold metal but I suspect its foil over plastic. The eyeshadows are protected by a clear acrylic cover which you can swing to one side. Not sure of the practicalities or reason for this but there you go.

The colours apply a little sheer but I like that. For colours like blue, if you want to be able to wear it out as a lid colour without looking like you are channeling the 80’s it should be a little sheer to me.

Ed Pinaud Blue Black 05 Eyeshadow Quad FOTD

I used the sparkly black close to the lashline, dark blue on outer part of the lid up to the eye socket, light blue on inner part and blended, white-silver all over and on brow bone. The black is not very dark nor it is very sparkly on the skin. Pity – I’d have preferred something darker and more sparkly.

Apologies for the messy liner 😛 I cleaned it up before leaving the house. I wore this to work and you can see that its not quite as bright as it looks in the pan. In fact, its taken on a blue-gray look which I happen to like. The colours do tend to be a little sheer, which might not suit those who like intense colours but I like it because it makes it a little friendlier for work. It lasted on me without a primer but then most eyeshadows do. If you want it to look more intense, use a primer like Urban Decay Primer Potion.

I can see myself using the black and darker blue and white-silver. I don’t like the pastel blue shade very much so I probably wont use that much. It does work to lighten up the look so its not all bad.

Whats my verdict? For S$5.90 (about RM14+) with a free magazine, I think its a great deal. I’d pay up to maybe RM50 for this one. But no more than that so S$59 (RM150) is out of the question for me.

Pros: Inexpensive (with magazine), Sheer, Easy to work with

Cons: Expensive if full price, Pastel blue shade is blah, Sheer

If you are in Singapore or have friends or family there and want to try this, you could ask them to keep a look out at their news stands. I’m not sure if its still available. There are 6 colours available I believe. Otherwise, I’m not sure where else one can buy this except through MLMs but I don’t do MLMs 😛

Have you tried anything from this brand or did you manage to snag yourself a “free” set with the L’Officiel mag in Singapore? What colour did you get? I’m wondering how the Emerald Green one looks 😛

Paris B

For anyone interested, my FOTD consists of:-

  • Face: Shu Uemura Face Architect powder foundation, Guerlain Meteorites loose balls
  • Cheeks: Benefit Sugarbomb – LOVE!
  • Eyes: Ed Pinaud quad in Blue Black, Dior Extase mascara
  • Lips: Nothing I ate up my Tarte lipgloss
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  1. xin says

    March 19, 2010 at 3:09 pm

    oh hey! i was just taking photo of this quad 😀 😀

    nice pearls btw

    Reply
    • ParisB says

      March 19, 2010 at 4:30 pm

      Haha thank you! Waiting to see how it looks on you

      Reply
  2. aiyu says

    March 19, 2010 at 3:27 pm

    erm … no red lips today ? 🙂

    Reply
    • ParisB says

      March 19, 2010 at 4:30 pm

      With blue eyes? That would be overkill 😛 I had on a reddish tone lipgloss though 🙂

      Reply
  3. aichaku says

    March 19, 2010 at 3:51 pm

    the colours look great on you. i tried the single e/s that came with a previous issue of the mag but didn’t like it. i agree it would look really nice with a darker more sparkly black.

    Reply
    • ParisB says

      March 19, 2010 at 4:31 pm

      Yep! A darker black would make the colours pop more. I don’t forsee myself getting any more from this brand to be honest. Not at their asking prices anyway.

      Reply
  4. Lilian says

    March 19, 2010 at 4:41 pm

    I like the look on you, really sophisticated 🙂 I prefer darker blues more to the navy side myself. I have the same quad and I mix the bright blue with the grey glitter as I’m not into bolder shades. The shadow does wear much better with primer underneath. Iris of rougedeluxe has a gorgeous look with the green quad, it is very pigmented, probably more so than the blue black.

    Reply
    • ParisB says

      March 19, 2010 at 5:56 pm

      Thank you Lilian 😀 I prefer darker blues myself too! Are you liking your quad too? I mix the blue and grey-black on my lid but I’m going to try mixing it before applying to see if it looks different 😀

      Reply
  5. Lilian says

    March 19, 2010 at 4:42 pm

    oh and your lips still look lovely even with no lip stuff on!! 🙂

    Reply
    • ParisB says

      March 19, 2010 at 5:56 pm

      And thank you ever so kindly! 😀

      Reply
  6. Jas Min says

    March 19, 2010 at 5:21 pm

    Hey ParisB,

    I would like to know is there a general rule to apply when it comes to deciding what colours/shades to use for the eyes, cheeks and even lips to match with the clothes of the day? For example, if I were to wear a dark coloured top, what sort of blusher or lippie to use? Or what blouse colour would match coral shade lipstick? Sometimes I find my look somehow doesnt gel together and I suspect its the shades on my face. =(

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    • ParisB says

      March 19, 2010 at 5:59 pm

      Hi Jas Min, the general rule is to match makeup tones to your clothes. e.g. if you wear warm coloured clothing, use warm toned makeup and vice versa. If you wear a dark top, you can easily pull of bright shades and most tones. If you want to wear coral lipstick, I’d suggest wearing either white, yellow or even black if its a bright coral. I’ll address this in greater detail soon – thanks! A lot has to do with your own colouring too so figuring out the colours that work with your skintone is the best way to start colour matching.

      Reply
  7. Jamilla Camel says

    March 19, 2010 at 5:31 pm

    The blue may be”bleh”, but it actually blends really well with the dark colour and it looks fabulous on you!

    Reply
    • ParisB says

      March 19, 2010 at 5:59 pm

      Thank you Jamilla – gotta agree that although the palette looks blah it all pulls together quite well.

      Reply
  8. jess says

    March 20, 2010 at 12:16 am

    I cant wait for my palettes !!!

    Reply
  9. Connie says

    March 20, 2010 at 1:00 am

    Mine’s pink/purple thus I’m not thrilled. Even more so now that you’re telling me that the colors are sheer. The blue black looks great on you though! Even if I had gotten the darker palettes don’t think I would’ve liked it. Maybe the browns…
    Into the giveaway stash it went!

    Reply
  10. Hazelnutt says

    March 22, 2010 at 12:34 am

    Thanks for reminding me that i’ve been ignoring my Ed Pinaud quad for a while since i got it (“,)
    I shall use one of the quads that i got tomorrow.
    I’ve Emerald Green, Chocolate Plum and Hazelnutt chocolate stashed in my makeup unit. Actually, i think the pigmentation of these 3 quads are pretty good but as with most eyeshadows, i need a lid primer to make it stay coz poor mes got oily lids (“,)

    Reply
  11. stellarvixen says

    March 22, 2010 at 11:41 am

    oOOooo lucky ya! i didnt manage to get anyone’s help to purchase this magz from singapore lol very nice blue-smokey EOTD
    me too prefer glittery sheen & shimmery eye shadows..must be all those japanese magazine influence that i’ve been hauling keke

    Reply

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