As far as these being dupes for CT Eyes to Mesmerise, I would say they are not. I used primer with both colors and as beautiful as Baltic is, I experienced creasing soon after applying. The two colors, in the end, behaved differently on my oily lids. They were also more affordable than the Charlotte Tilbury (CT) shadows, so I wanted to see if these were possible dupes. I was more curious about Baltic because of the pretty purple color and I don’t own many purple shadows. The thing that attracted me to these shadows was that they reminded me of the Charlotte Tilbury Eyes to Mesmerise.
It’s not because I’m that lazy, but just because so many shiny new things have held my attention.
FIONA STILES AQUA SWATCH FULL
Ai yai yai! So, I now go full Temptalia and wear A-43 without any primer– the audacity!–and that gives me exactly the effect that I want.Remember that post from five months ago about the Fiona Stiles Cream Shadows? Well, I’m just getting around to posting a full review on it for some reason. Some people say that light eyeshadow worn without any sort of socket contouring provides for a younger and fresher appearance, but for me, it’s exactly the opposite–I start to look grey and sickly.
FIONA STILES AQUA SWATCH SKIN
The primer is lighter and greyer than my skin tone, plus it brought out the whiteness in the shadow’s base, resulting in lightened lids. The first time I tried that, I put A-43 on top of my usual Lorac primer, which turned out to be a bad, bad idea. I think that a swipe of glitter onto the lids adds subtle visual interest to a bare-bones tinted moisturizer + lip gloss type of look. I got curious about that type of product on my recent trip to Japan, where I saw an employee of a Tokyo soba place we frequented wear delicate glitter (solo) on her lids. It’s not really a highlighter, just silvery glitter with an almost imperceptible white gold base. I love pairing this eye look with striking lipsticks, such as OCC Shoegazer or ColourPop Lyin’ King.įor the look above, I stuck the glitter eyeshadow, A-43 (or something) into the inner corner. Not too dark to be worn all over the lid, not too light to be smudged underneath the lower lashline. Since it’s medium-toned, N-05 is also perfect for soft one-eyeshadow looks. Yeah, N-05 is “just” a neutral brown, but I like its subtle rosy tone, which I think complements my green eyes. In the pan, it looks like a dry satin eyeshadow in actuality, N-05 is an extremely smooth and rich next-generation metallic. But still, I didn’t think I’d go whoa! the first time I put N-05 on my lids. The refills are on the expensive side: around $12 a color (same as Anastasia Beverly Hills but pricier than Inglot and Makeup Geek), so you kind of expect they would perform decently. Why I still want to cover them here, even though their numbers are lost, is because the quality of these eyeshadows, N-05 in particular, blew me away.
I think the brown one is N-05, and the glittery one is… A-43?! Lol, I don’t know, man. Aaaand I never wrote down their numbers–whoopsie doodles. The pans sit in there without budging, and I’m afraid I’ll damage the shadows if I try to take them out. Unfortunately, the palette is not magnetic, and the Lumine sales associate stuck my two eyeshadows in with an adhesive. You can purchase a few pans and put them in a flower-embossed plastic palette.
Mary Quant uses the same refill system as MAC, Inglot, Makeup Geek, etc. Its displays still look very pop arty and colorful, with the Warhol-esque flower logo everywhere and bright eyeshadows, lipsticks, and blushes in triangular pans. Turns out the iconic UK brand is alive in Japan, running a badass Instagram page and nestling in corners of fancy department stores such as Lumine Shinjuku. (Pic taken from the dovima2010 flickr page.)
FIONA STILES AQUA SWATCH MOD
Wasn’t that something from the 1960s, mod dresses and cute tights?
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