laurennnxox
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My 4 tints were delivered today! I won't be home until later but I can't wait to swatch!!!
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laurennnxox
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Just played around with my new 4 tints and I LOOOVE them!!
I already have a full face of makeup on, or else I'd try them on my lids. I seriously adore these. At first swipe, they were a little watery... but I kind of stirred my applicator around and shook the tube and it solved the problem. Maybe some settling from shipping? Who know. A little upset in Nordstrom's shipping. They were put in a box with some crumpled paper. When I opened the box, 3 of the 4 of my tints were out of their box!! Luckily they are not fragile. Of the four, I have to say... #8, Flannel is a STUNNER! I couldn't believe my eyes how beautiful and strong the duochrome shift is. While I love all four, Flannel is an easy clear favorite.
#1 Obsidian: Actually looks to be a really dark navy in the tube. I included an extra photo of this one because we haven't seen to many swatches of it. It's perfectly pigmented. In the shade, it looks like a matte black from speaking distance, though it likely is very dark navy. I am quite fair so it's hard to be 100% sure. In the sun, you can see some dimension and holographic shimmer. It wasn't as prominent as #7 or #8. If you sheered it out a little more, the sparkle became much more noticeable.
#7 Shadow: A very pretty lavender-ish gray, though leaning more gray in most lighting. I'm sorry I'm so bad at describing color. This one has a lot of shimmer/sparkle that was hard to capture on camera but showed up very well in person. It's very pretty, and I'm glad I got it. One of my favorite shades of shadows. @EllaS does a phenomenal job of catching the beauty of this color in her swatches! I need her talent.
#8 Flannel: As I said before, A beautiful shade. This one, I didn't have the "watery" problem with. (Though it was mediated in the other three by shaking as previously stated) It's creamy, and smooth, and so beautiful. It's definitely unique to my stash of eyeshadows. In the shade, it pulls much more pink on me. In indirect sunlight is when you can see the duochrome best. In direct sunlight, it pulls the peach/gold part of the duochrome effect. It was hard to capture in the shade on my wrist. It appears sheer in the swatches, but is most definitely opaque. It blended it out a little and at some angles it's close to my skin tone (oddly...
) Again, the best way to see this beauty in action is a video on Ella's instagram. It truly does look like that IRL!
#10 Senso: A beautiful brown color. When blended out on my wrist, it looked more like a satin/sheen than overly sparkly. This one had a beautiful dimension to it even in the shade! I have a feeling this one is really going to make my blue eyes pop. I can't wait to wear it!
In short..... I want more! They are such beautifully performing products! I thought I could stop at 4... I was wrong. I truly hope they're permanent or else I will go broke with these.
(Again.. so hard to capture the pretty holo shimmer in this one. It's more noticeable in the sun in real life.)
^ This is the shade photo.
Top Left: Shadow
Top Right: Flannel
Bottom Left: Senso
Bottom Right: Obsidian (It's not patchy, I just got excited and the swatch came out a little messy on the edges.
)
^ This is the direct sunlight photo.
Top Left: Shadow
Top Right: Flannel
Bottom Left: Senso
Bottom Right: Obsidian
^ Awkward blurry picture that tries to capture the shift in Flannel and how beautiful it is.
^ Indirect sunlight. I was standing in my room with plenty of natural light from my window, but wasn't facing it directly.
Top Left: Shadow
Top Right: Flannel
Bottom Left: Senso
Bottom Right: Obsidian
I already have a full face of makeup on, or else I'd try them on my lids. I seriously adore these. At first swipe, they were a little watery... but I kind of stirred my applicator around and shook the tube and it solved the problem. Maybe some settling from shipping? Who know. A little upset in Nordstrom's shipping. They were put in a box with some crumpled paper. When I opened the box, 3 of the 4 of my tints were out of their box!! Luckily they are not fragile. Of the four, I have to say... #8, Flannel is a STUNNER! I couldn't believe my eyes how beautiful and strong the duochrome shift is. While I love all four, Flannel is an easy clear favorite.
#1 Obsidian: Actually looks to be a really dark navy in the tube. I included an extra photo of this one because we haven't seen to many swatches of it. It's perfectly pigmented. In the shade, it looks like a matte black from speaking distance, though it likely is very dark navy. I am quite fair so it's hard to be 100% sure. In the sun, you can see some dimension and holographic shimmer. It wasn't as prominent as #7 or #8. If you sheered it out a little more, the sparkle became much more noticeable.
#7 Shadow: A very pretty lavender-ish gray, though leaning more gray in most lighting. I'm sorry I'm so bad at describing color. This one has a lot of shimmer/sparkle that was hard to capture on camera but showed up very well in person. It's very pretty, and I'm glad I got it. One of my favorite shades of shadows. @EllaS does a phenomenal job of catching the beauty of this color in her swatches! I need her talent.
#8 Flannel: As I said before, A beautiful shade. This one, I didn't have the "watery" problem with. (Though it was mediated in the other three by shaking as previously stated) It's creamy, and smooth, and so beautiful. It's definitely unique to my stash of eyeshadows. In the shade, it pulls much more pink on me. In indirect sunlight is when you can see the duochrome best. In direct sunlight, it pulls the peach/gold part of the duochrome effect. It was hard to capture in the shade on my wrist. It appears sheer in the swatches, but is most definitely opaque. It blended it out a little and at some angles it's close to my skin tone (oddly...
#10 Senso: A beautiful brown color. When blended out on my wrist, it looked more like a satin/sheen than overly sparkly. This one had a beautiful dimension to it even in the shade! I have a feeling this one is really going to make my blue eyes pop. I can't wait to wear it!
In short..... I want more! They are such beautifully performing products! I thought I could stop at 4... I was wrong. I truly hope they're permanent or else I will go broke with these.
(Again.. so hard to capture the pretty holo shimmer in this one. It's more noticeable in the sun in real life.)
^ This is the shade photo.
Top Left: Shadow
Top Right: Flannel
Bottom Left: Senso
Bottom Right: Obsidian (It's not patchy, I just got excited and the swatch came out a little messy on the edges.
^ This is the direct sunlight photo.
Top Left: Shadow
Top Right: Flannel
Bottom Left: Senso
Bottom Right: Obsidian
^ Awkward blurry picture that tries to capture the shift in Flannel and how beautiful it is.
^ Indirect sunlight. I was standing in my room with plenty of natural light from my window, but wasn't facing it directly.
Top Left: Shadow
Top Right: Flannel
Bottom Left: Senso
Bottom Right: Obsidian
allthingsglam
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These look amazing EnjoyJust played around with my new 4 tints and I LOOOVE them!!:yahoo: I already have a full face of makeup on, or else I'd try them on my lids. I seriously adore these. At first swipe, they were a little watery... but I kind of stirred my applicator around and shook the tube and it solved the problem. Maybe some settling from shipping? Who know. A little upset in Nordstrom's shipping. They were put in a box with some crumpled paper. When I opened the box, 3 of the 4 of my tints were out of their box!! Luckily they are not fragile. Of the four, I have to say... #8, Flannel is a STUNNER! I couldn't believe my eyes how beautiful and strong the duochrome shift is. While I love all four, Flannel is an easy clear favorite. #1 Obsidian: Actually looks to be a really dark navy in the tube. I included an extra photo of this one because we haven't seen to many swatches of it. It's perfectly pigmented. In the shade, it looks like a matte black from speaking distance, though it likely is very dark navy. I am quite fair so it's hard to be 100% sure. In the sun, you can see some dimension and holographic shimmer. It wasn't as prominent as #7 or #8. If you sheered it out a little more, the sparkle became much more noticeable. #7 Shadow: A very pretty lavender-ish gray, though leaning more gray in most lighting. I'm sorry I'm so bad at describing color. This one has a lot of shimmer/sparkle that was hard to capture on camera but showed up very well in person. It's very pretty, and I'm glad I got it. One of my favorite shades of shadows. @EllaS does a phenomenal job of catching the beauty of this color in her swatches! I need her talent. #8 Flannel: As I said before, A beautiful shade. This one, I didn't have the "watery" problem with. (Though it was mediated in the other three by shaking as previously stated) It's creamy, and smooth, and so beautiful. It's definitely unique to my stash of eyeshadows. In the shade, it pulls much more pink on me. In indirect sunlight is when you can see the duochrome best. In direct sunlight, it pulls the peach/gold part of the duochrome effect. It was hard to capture in the shade on my wrist. It appears sheer in the swatches, but is most definitely opaque. It blended it out a little and at some angles it's close to my skin tone (oddly... :haha: ) Again, the best way to see this beauty in action is a video on Ella's instagram. It truly does look like that IRL! #10 Senso: A beautiful brown color. When blended out on my wrist, it looked more like a satin/sheen than overly sparkly. This one had a beautiful dimension to it even in the shade! I have a feeling this one is really going to make my blue eyes pop. I can't wait to wear it! In short..... I want more! They are such beautifully performing products! I thought I could stop at 4... I was wrong. I truly hope they're permanent or else I will go broke with these. :thud:
EllaS
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Did somebody say RABBIT HOLE?!!Just played around with my new 4 tints and I LOOOVE them!!
I already have a full face of makeup on, or else I'd try them on my lids. I seriously adore these. At first swipe, they were a little watery... but I kind of stirred my applicator around and shook the tube and it solved the problem. Maybe some settling from shipping? Who know. A little upset in Nordstrom's shipping. They were put in a box with some crumpled paper. When I opened the box, 3 of the 4 of my tints were out of their box!! Luckily they are not fragile. Of the four, I have to say... #8, Flannel is a STUNNER! I couldn't believe my eyes how beautiful and strong the duochrome shift is. While I love all four, Flannel is an easy clear favorite.
#1 Obsidian: Actually looks to be a really dark navy in the tube. I included an extra photo of this one because we haven't seen to many swatches of it. It's perfectly pigmented. In the shade, it looks like a matte black from speaking distance, though it likely is very dark navy. I am quite fair so it's hard to be 100% sure. In the sun, you can see some dimension and holographic shimmer. It wasn't as prominent as #7 or #8. If you sheered it out a little more, the sparkle became much more noticeable.
#7 Shadow: A very pretty lavender-ish gray, though leaning more gray in most lighting. I'm sorry I'm so bad at describing color. This one has a lot of shimmer/sparkle that was hard to capture on camera but showed up very well in person. It's very pretty, and I'm glad I got it. One of my favorite shades of shadows. @EllaS does a phenomenal job of catching the beauty of this color in her swatches! I need her talent.
#8 Flannel: As I said before, A beautiful shade. This one, I didn't have the "watery" problem with. (Though it was mediated in the other three by shaking as previously stated) It's creamy, and smooth, and so beautiful. It's definitely unique to my stash of eyeshadows. In the shade, it pulls much more pink on me. In indirect sunlight is when you can see the duochrome best. In direct sunlight, it pulls the peach/gold part of the duochrome effect. It was hard to capture in the shade on my wrist. It appears sheer in the swatches, but is most definitely opaque. It blended it out a little and at some angles it's close to my skin tone (oddly...) Again, the best way to see this beauty in action is a video on Ella's instagram. It truly does look like that IRL!
#10 Senso: A beautiful brown color. When blended out on my wrist, it looked more like a satin/sheen than overly sparkly. This one had a beautiful dimension to it even in the shade! I have a feeling this one is really going to make my blue eyes pop. I can't wait to wear it!
In short..... I want more! They are such beautifully performing products! I thought I could stop at 4... I was wrong. I truly hope they're permanent or else I will go broke with these.
(Again.. so hard to capture the pretty holo shimmer in this one. It's more noticeable in the sun in real life.)
^ This is the shade photo.
Top Left: Shadow
Top Right: Flannel
Bottom Left: Senso
Bottom Right: Obsidian (It's not patchy, I just got excited and the swatch came out a little messy on the edges.)
^ This is the direct sunlight photo.
Top Left: Shadow
Top Right: Flannel
Bottom Left: Senso
Bottom Right: Obsidian
^ Awkward blurry picture that tries to capture the shift in Flannel and how beautiful it is.
^ Indirect sunlight. I was standing in my room with plenty of natural light from my window, but wasn't facing it directly.
Top Left: Shadow
Top Right: Flannel
Bottom Left: Senso
Bottom Right: Obsidian
EllaS
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LOL *carefully files that away in brain for future reference*
EllaS
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Aww that's awesome Glammy! So glad you found a formula you love! xx
EllaS
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Thank you! I saw GA listed under brands but never bothered clicking because I assumed it was just fragrance. And I just got a VIB Rouge 10% off code that I have to use in the next 2 weeks...oh boy. You're right they don't have a ton of stuff and there are a number of items OOS, but hopefully they'll keep expanding? This would make Sephora infinitely more appealing to me!
laurennnxox
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I'm not sure what other colors to try! as I've noticed, online pictures don't do them justice at all! They're so pretty! I'm sure if I saw them in store I'd be able to decide. I'm not much of a green/teal girl. I'm not sure how that would play up with my blue eyes. I might try to hold off and seek out more swatches. I hearrrr you about the train! Mine crashed and burned this week because I ordered so much. I can't wait to try them on the eye and report back!!Did somebody say RABBIT HOLE?!!I hate to say I toldja so, but girl aren't these things amazing!! 4 is not enough! I am SO glad you love them (not that I was worried) ;-) And wait until you apply them - seriously so easy with that applicator and they blend like a dream. I'm curious to hear more about Obsidian when you get around to trying it on the eye. It sounds similar to Minuit in that the sparkle is quite subdued. It looks black here so I wonder how it will look once applied. Which ones are you going to try next?! I know of at least 3 more I want but I've decided I needed to go on a No Buy for at least a week because seriously the train needs to slow down LOL.
EllaS
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You're totally right a lot of the swatches aren't getting at how complex these shades are. It's not easy to pick up on camera. I needed decent sunlight to really capture it on my highly professional iphone 6 plus camera LOL. As for colors, I don't know, my eyes are blue/grey and I think #5 and 6 make them pop. I'll try to do an eye with them soon and post a shot. Number 9 or 12 would probably also be good for blue eyes, although I think 12 is on the shimmery side. Definitely report back after you get a chance to play with them!I'm not sure what other colors to try! as I've noticed, online pictures don't do them justice at all! They're so pretty! I'm sure if I saw them in store I'd be able to decide. I'm not much of a green/teal girl. I'm not sure how that would play up with my blue eyes. I might try to hold off and seek out more swatches. I hearrrr you about the train! Mine crashed and burned this week because I ordered so much. I can't wait to try them on the eye and report back!!
EllaS
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Yeah I think most of my Saks orders ship from Tennessee so it's definitely a hike to the West Coast. Hope you get your goodies soon, but Purpura should certainly keep you happy until then. I agree it's gorgeous!
EllaS
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Here's a quick eye with #6 Green Iron. There are gold flecks in this one that become apparent when you blend. There's no sun here today so it's hard to capture it but I think you can tell it looks more gold and there's a bit of sparkle around my crease, in the corners of my eye and on the lower lashline. On the lid I just tapped it on with my finger and it stayed green. Have I mentioned how much I love these eye tints?
dvdiest
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Gorgeous! I opted to try Onyx over this one ... but I will probably end up with this one too!Here's a quick eye with #6 Green Iron. There are gold flecks in this one that become apparent when you blend. There's no sun here today so it's hard to capture it but I think you can tell it looks more gold and there's a bit of sparkle around my crease, in the corners of my eye and on the lower lashline. On the lid I just tapped it on with my finger and it stayed green. Have I mentioned how much I love these eye tints?
katred
Specktra Bestie
Temptalia has posted "sneak peek" (pre-review) swatches:
http://www.temptalia.com/sneak-peek-giorgio-armani-eye-tints-photos-swatches
The swatches are nice for showing the opacity level, but don't even come close to showing the complexity (I guess that will come in the individual reviews). The swatches do bear out something that I noticed in person (not sure if anyone else noticed this): the formula on #3 Jade doesn't look as good as the other shades.
I'm a little bummed to see how many of the comments on Temptalia's post are about the price of these products rather than whether they're good or not. Even more bummed that she seems to be encouraging that line of thought by saying that she often finds Armani overpriced, etc. I'm not arguing that $38usd isn't expensive for a single product- it clearly is- but that's not out of proportion with other brands like Guerlain, Tom Ford or Cle de Peau (who are even pricier). I suppose you could argue that the Armani eye tints are expensive by weight, because I don't know what product you could compare them to in another brand. But I think it's rare that people pay close attention to the amount of product contained in a package unless they really are trying to decide between extremely similar options. (I could be wrong about this, but off the top of my head if you asked me which brand gave me the most actual lipstick in an individual tube, I'd have no idea unless I checked. I also think that product quantity is relative to how often you have to touch up or reapply.)
Anyway, it seems like there are a lot of cosmetic products that fall into this price range, so I don't get why Armani gets labeled "overpriced".
It's happened. I've become enough of an Armani fan that I get protective when I see people criticizing them for reasons I think are unfair. I need help...
http://www.temptalia.com/sneak-peek-giorgio-armani-eye-tints-photos-swatches
The swatches are nice for showing the opacity level, but don't even come close to showing the complexity (I guess that will come in the individual reviews). The swatches do bear out something that I noticed in person (not sure if anyone else noticed this): the formula on #3 Jade doesn't look as good as the other shades.
I'm a little bummed to see how many of the comments on Temptalia's post are about the price of these products rather than whether they're good or not. Even more bummed that she seems to be encouraging that line of thought by saying that she often finds Armani overpriced, etc. I'm not arguing that $38usd isn't expensive for a single product- it clearly is- but that's not out of proportion with other brands like Guerlain, Tom Ford or Cle de Peau (who are even pricier). I suppose you could argue that the Armani eye tints are expensive by weight, because I don't know what product you could compare them to in another brand. But I think it's rare that people pay close attention to the amount of product contained in a package unless they really are trying to decide between extremely similar options. (I could be wrong about this, but off the top of my head if you asked me which brand gave me the most actual lipstick in an individual tube, I'd have no idea unless I checked. I also think that product quantity is relative to how often you have to touch up or reapply.)
Anyway, it seems like there are a lot of cosmetic products that fall into this price range, so I don't get why Armani gets labeled "overpriced".
It's happened. I've become enough of an Armani fan that I get protective when I see people criticizing them for reasons I think are unfair. I need help...
dvdiest
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Hi Katred!Temptalia has posted "sneak peek" (pre-review) swatches:
http://www.temptalia.com/sneak-peek-giorgio-armani-eye-tints-photos-swatches
The swatches are nice for showing the opacity level, but don't even come close to showing the complexity (I guess that will come in the individual reviews). The swatches do bear out something that I noticed in person (not sure if anyone else noticed this): the formula on #3 Jade doesn't look as good as the other shades.
I'm a little bummed to see how many of the comments on Temptalia's post are about the price of these products rather than whether they're good or not. Even more bummed that she seems to be encouraging that line of thought by saying that she often finds Armani overpriced, etc. I'm not arguing that $38usd isn't expensive for a single product- it clearly is- but that's not out of proportion with other brands like Guerlain, Tom Ford or Cle de Peau (who are even pricier). I suppose you could argue that the Armani eye tints are expensive by weight, because I don't know what product you could compare them to in another brand. But I think it's rare that people pay close attention to the amount of product contained in a package unless they really are trying to decide between extremely similar options. (I could be wrong about this, but off the top of my head if you asked me which brand gave me the most actual lipstick in an individual tube, I'd have no idea unless I checked. I also think that product quantity is relative to how often you have to touch up or reapply.)
Anyway, it seems like there are a lot of cosmetic products that fall into this price range, so I don't get why Armani gets labeled "overpriced".
It's happened. I've become enough of an Armani fan that I get protective when I see people criticizing them for reasons I think are unfair. I need help...
I am happy I have found other Armani lovers on this board. Before I read this board, I know that Best Things In Beauty has always raved about Armani products in the past. Anyway ... my thinking is that I am sort of glad that Armani doesn't get all the attention that some of the other brands do. I mean, I figure MORE for ME!
I hope it never turns into the likes of MAC or anything like that. I find Armani quality impeccable. The Rouge D'Armani lipsticks were my absolute favorite and gateway drug ... I started collecting these lipsticks and buying every color released a few years ago (minus a few nude shades). I love their foundations and all versions of their eyeshadows and lip products and fluid sheers, etc! The only things I may consider high priced are the $88 palettes, especially if I don't love the larger highlighter shade (or whatever shade they use). Let the Temptalia readers stick with MAC, and I will stick with my Armani (thank you very much). If I had to pick a favorite brand overall, it would be Armani -- though I may have it tied with Tom Ford (which I have a little less of, but still love the brand).I just got my 6 eye tints in the mail today, I can't wait to swatch. Although Temptalia was one of the first beauty blogs I discovered, I always search around for other swatches because I don't trust/like her lighting especially. Everything always looks very different to me and on me!
Here's to our continuing Armani love!
EllaS
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Well first off I'm a staunch Armani defender too. Most of the GA beauty products I have tried have been first-rate. And I agree it is unfair to categorically say GA products are "too expensive". Like you, I haven't done comparisons of price by weight, but certainly their price point puts them squarely in the realm of their competitors. I remember getting the impression from reading T's reviews of the GA Fluid Sheers and the Maestro Fusion Blushes that she thought the cost was too high given the average person would not be able to use up the amount of product contained in that packaging. I've heard a lot of people complain that they could have offered half the amount of product at half the price...well maybe, maybe not but GA are hardly the only ones "guilty" of this. Tom Ford's eyeshadow quads come to mind (by weight, his quads are actually cheaper than Chanel but because they're so expensive, people will criticize).Temptalia has posted "sneak peek" (pre-review) swatches:
http://www.temptalia.com/sneak-peek-giorgio-armani-eye-tints-photos-swatches
The swatches are nice for showing the opacity level, but don't even come close to showing the complexity (I guess that will come in the individual reviews). The swatches do bear out something that I noticed in person (not sure if anyone else noticed this): the formula on #3 Jade doesn't look as good as the other shades.
I'm a little bummed to see how many of the comments on Temptalia's post are about the price of these products rather than whether they're good or not. Even more bummed that she seems to be encouraging that line of thought by saying that she often finds Armani overpriced, etc. I'm not arguing that $38usd isn't expensive for a single product- it clearly is- but that's not out of proportion with other brands like Guerlain, Tom Ford or Cle de Peau (who are even pricier). I suppose you could argue that the Armani eye tints are expensive by weight, because I don't know what product you could compare them to in another brand. But I think it's rare that people pay close attention to the amount of product contained in a package unless they really are trying to decide between extremely similar options. (I could be wrong about this, but off the top of my head if you asked me which brand gave me the most actual lipstick in an individual tube, I'd have no idea unless I checked. I also think that product quantity is relative to how often you have to touch up or reapply.)
Anyway, it seems like there are a lot of cosmetic products that fall into this price range, so I don't get why Armani gets labeled "overpriced".
It's happened. I've become enough of an Armani fan that I get protective when I see people criticizing them for reasons I think are unfair. I need help...
One criticism I do think is fair, however, is that GA have been known to differentially price based on region. For example, the Organica Palette Yeux from this past fall was $88 in the US and only CAN $70.00 (according to Eugenia (ommorphiabeautybar)). She also says the nail polishes are priced much higher in Canada than in the US. But of course we know other brands do this kind of thing as well, and if we're pointing fingers about price gouging we should point fingers at all of them and not single out Armani.
beauteblogueur
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I love Armani, but I will say I think $38 is a bit steep. $34 would seem about right to me, the same as Chanel's Illusion D'Ombres, and GA's own Eyes to Kill range. Not that $4 is the end of the world, but once certain products go over a particular amount, I know I start thinking about what else I could buy with the money. For example right now I'm thinking I could buy the six eye tints I like, or spend $9 more and get 3 TF palettes (double the colours). If they were $34 I probably would have bought them all already. It's not the most logical thought process, if you like something and you'll use it $4 really doesn't matter, but a few extra dollars does effect how I think about a product and thus how I shop.
I have found Armani's pricing a bit odd at times. It's like they can't decide if they want to compete with Chanel, Dior etc. or Tom Ford, Cleu de Peau etc.
I have found Armani's pricing a bit odd at times. It's like they can't decide if they want to compete with Chanel, Dior etc. or Tom Ford, Cleu de Peau etc.
ThatGaze
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Gorgeous photos! Love this one on you, it complements your eyes so nicely, such a pretty spring shade!Here's a quick eye with #6 Green Iron. There are gold flecks in this one that become apparent when you blend. There's no sun here today so it's hard to capture it but I think you can tell it looks more gold and there's a bit of sparkle around my crease, in the corners of my eye and on the lower lashline. On the lid I just tapped it on with my finger and it stayed green. Have I mentioned how much I love these eye tints?
