{"id":4557,"date":"2010-03-19T15:00:25","date_gmt":"2010-03-19T07:00:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mywomenstuff.com\/?p=4557"},"modified":"2013-01-26T01:25:09","modified_gmt":"2013-01-25T17:25:09","slug":"ed-pinaud-ombres-quatuor-eyeshadow-palette-in-blue-black-no-thats-not-a-bruise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mywomenstuff.com\/2010\/03\/ed-pinaud-ombres-quatuor-eyeshadow-palette-in-blue-black-no-thats-not-a-bruise\/","title":{"rendered":"Ed Pinaud Ombres Quatuor Eyeshadow Palette in Blue Black – No that’s not a bruise"},"content":{"rendered":"

I picked up this Ed Pinaud Ombres Quatuor eyeshadow palette <\/strong>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<\/a> 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! \ud83d\ude00<\/p>\n

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Free Ed Pinaud eyeshadow quad with L'Officiel mag<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Blue Black sounds horrible as a colour description. Blue Black is what I’d describe a bruise not a colour palette \ud83d\ude1b<\/p>\n

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”<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

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Ed Pinaud Blue Black 05 Eyeshadow Quad FOTD<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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.<\/p>\n

Apologies for the messy liner \ud83d\ude1b 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<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

Pros: <\/strong>Inexpensive (with magazine), Sheer, Easy to work with<\/p>\n

Cons: <\/strong>Expensive if full price, Pastel blue shade is blah, Sheer<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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 \ud83d\ude1b<\/p>\n

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 \ud83d\ude1b<\/p>\n

Paris B<\/p>\n

For anyone interested, my FOTD consists of:-<\/p>\n