Ombres Perlées de Chanel

Did a couple of looks with the Ombres Perlées de Chanel palette over the past couple of days. Due to the soft, almost creamy texture of the eyeshadows, I found that they applied better with the sponge tip applicators rather than the brush. The brush just does not pick up the eyeshadow as well whereas the sponge tip applicators not only pack on the colours well but also blend them nicely.

For the first look, I used the dark purple shade from the upper lashline to the crease, the black shade at the outer corner, the smoky green shade in the crease ad the white shade as a wash over the browbone area. The eyeshadows were applied over Urban Decay Primer Potion.


For the second look, I used the smoky green shade from the upper lashline to the crease, the purple shade at the outer "V" and along the lower lashline, the pink shade over the browbone area and the white shade at the inner corners and along the lower lashline. The eyeshadows were applied over Too Faced Shadow Insurance.

Overall, I think the five shades complement one another quite well although I wish the black shade could have been more intense and pigmented. The white and pink shades can look a tad frosty if applied too heavily, but these can be easily blended out to reduce the frost factor. All the shades are well-pigmented, and easy to apply and blend. However, the purple and green shades do fade a little after several hours of wear and lose some of their original lustre.