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Mac describes
Twilight Fallsas a cool brown with bronze veining, which is pretty accurate. TW is my favorite MES from this collection due to (1) the texture; (2) the color pay-off; and (3) the coolness of the shade. It is a must-have for brown and taupe lovers, a definite check-it-out if you want a neutral with an oompf.
It seems that the MES formula has been improved again when I compare it with Semi-Precious or even the recent Glitter & Ice collection. The buttery feel of these MES is just amazing. Indeed, the
texture of TW is very buttery and soft, making it very easy to apply. To get this smooth texture, I would avoid TW's that have larger chunks of bronze veining as these tend to be more gritty, though it is certainly manageable if you choose to get one with a lot of bronze veining.
TW's color pay-off is extraordinary as it is highly pigmented. Whereas the G&I collection featured much softer colors, TW has certainly an almost true-to-pan pay-off in terms of depth of the color. I only applied it dry (as I do with most of my MES), but I imagine it to be an extremely vibrant color when you foil it.
Admittedly, TW is not a looker in the pan as it looks very underwhelming and almost boring
(think "dog turd" for the lack of a better description!). But its full potential comes to light when applied on the skin (dry), which brings out the
cool undertones of the shade that lifts "brown" to another level by adding a subtle shimmer of blue and lavender to it (and bronze if you pick one with heavy bronze veining). Mind you, if you pick one with a lot of bronze veining, you will potentially loose some (or a lot) of the coolness. However, this option also makes this shade attractive to both NC and NW complexions.
If you are skeptical about wearing brown, you might want to try out this MES as it is certainly not your regular shade of brown.
Twilight Falls is the fifth one from the bottom (just next to Subtle Breeze).
I used to hate anything orange until last summer. I learned to embrace it. This Fall I wore orange t-shirts with menswear herringbone sienna pants with a burnt orange skinny belt. And, a dab of the warm orange-golden coppery glittery middle zipper strip in the MES (yes the zipper ya'll hate) just patted right above the iris in the middle of the lid. Love the color now.
A dress in silk in that color would be stunning.
