Top row: Oyster, Rose Lace Bottom row: Whirl, Twilight |
That's the good news. The bad news is that these are - for some reason - nowhere near as nice as the other 6 shades. I was most disappointed in the gorgeous purple (Twilight), it looks so intense in the pan yet it has a poor colour payoff. I have swatched them with my fingers which always give a better colour payoff, and I have applied them with a brush, but either way all I got was a sheer wash of colour. The green one (Whirl) and the champagne colour (Oyster) are the most pigmented of the bunch, although Oyster is very light, so it's not very easy to see, but it does make a lovely highlighter. The dusty pink shade (Rose Lace) looks quite dull in the pan and also when swatched, it doesn't really show up on my skin.
I haven't worn Whirl yet, but I did a look with the other 3 (sorry, no pictures, I'm really rubbish at taking pictures at the moment) and the colours were very sheer, although you can build them up slightly. I guess it's good news for those who don't like/want to wear very bright colours. I ended up adding Mac Grand Galaxy Extra Dimension eyeshadow in the crease because Twilight was just not cutting it as a crease colour. Otherwise they wore pretty well and didn't crease at all (I had Too Faced Shadow Insurance under them). At £8 each for 2.5 g they're still not bad value, but compared to the other 6 shades I felt these, especially Rose Lace and Twilight, were a a bit of a letdown.
These are now available online from Tesco Direct as well as in-stores, although I believe that these 4 shades are only available in selected stores (none of mine had them). There is currently a 3 for 2 offer on all Barbara Daly products.
See more pictures including swatches after the jump!
Top row: Oyster, Rose Lace Bottom row: Whirl, Twilight |
Oyster, Rose Lace, Whirl, Twilight Taken with flash |
Oyster, Rose Lace, Whirl, Twilight Taken without flash in natural daylight |
Oyster, Rose Lace, Whirl, Twilight Taken without flash in direct sunlight |
I've never heard of this brand before
ReplyDeletethey look very lovely but I wish they were more intense :-)
I really like Rose Lace, too bad it's not really not pigmented.
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