Taking the Silk Road trail with Laura Mercier Eye and Cheek Palette for Spring 2011

Paris B 36 Comments

When I fall, I fall hard.

I’m not one for purples for the eyes, but this Laura Mercier palette called out to me, pulled at my heartstrings and when I checked it out at the Laura Mercier counter in Bangsar Village II last night, screamed at me to “BUY ME!”  I’d had a bad day so resolve was weak 😛

So I put the palette out of its misery and bought it hehe…

laura mercier silk road eye and cheek palette photos

Here’s the Laura Mercier Silk Road Eye and Cheek palette which is limited edition for Spring 2011. Limited Edition. Don’t you just HATE that phrase? This should be a permanent palette, IMO!

I’m going to give this a whirl over the weekend but I wanted to show you the pictures first.

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Laura Mercier Tinted Moisturizer SPF 20 – Putting an iconic product on trial

Paris B 39 Comments

You know how each brand has their iconic product that people associate with a brand? For Laura Mercier its the Tinted Moisturizer.

I’d wanted to try it for a long while, but I’ll be honest. Laura Mercier as a brand is a little underwhelming for me so I tend to overlook it. One day however, on a whim, I decided to check out this iconic Tinted Moisturizer at the Laura Mercier booth at Bangsar Village II.

laura mercier tinted moisturiser review

Now I’m not a fan of tinted moisturizer because I don’t get 2-in-1 products. So why get it? You ask. My answer is that I’m curious as a cat and I wanted something I could take on my travels that would be quick to apply and not make me look too made up. As good a reason as any eh? 🙂 Question is, did it fare well?

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Laura Mercier New Lip Velvet liquid lipstick

Paris B 7 Comments

Reader Dian left me a comment saying:-

I was hoping you could do Laura Mercier holiday 2008 edition and Cherries Noir as well… the lip velvet sounds enticing!

I can’t usually entertain all requests but it so happened I was in Isetan KLCC so I went to check out Laura Mercier’s Christmas 2008 collection and the Cherries Noir and new Lip Velvet liquid lipstick. Actually I did not have much time to look at the Laura Mercier collection because I was in a bit of a hurry. However, for some reason, Laura Mercier does nothing for me and so, I found the Christmas collection a little blah. Some day, I might pay a little more attention to the brand and check it out properly.

As for Cherries Noir, I found the whole collection very dark. Deep plum for lips, dark plummy eyes and cheeks do nothing for me. Personally, I think that deep shades look lovely on girls with darker toned skin but on light skin, it lends a gothic look that I personally don’t quite like, because in our tropical weather, it just looks too heavy. That said, I took a little trouble to check out the new Laura Mercier Lip Velvet which is the new liquid lipstick because I was wondering what Lip Velvet was.

Laura Mercier Lip Velvet

Laura Mercier’s Lip Velvet is a creamy pigmented liquid lipstick that slicks on opaque. It looks like a lip gloss and comes with a doe foot sponge applicator and you can see from the swatches I made that it is super duper pigmented. One swipe produced that colour intensity which is pretty awesome. Continue Reading

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