My goodies have arrived, yay! I think I'll keep the confetti powder in its cardboard box until spring, so I have at least one spring makeup item that I didn't use before it actually is spring! However, I had a quick look at it and I think I'll be able to use this as an allover powder, not just a highlighter. But, on to the quads, Inattendue and Braise! I don't think they're dry at all. Both have superior color payoff, but are very buildable. First, Inattendue: say hello to Mr Glitterbomb! Seriously, if glitter and quite a lot of fallout makes you see red, stay away from that quad. If you can see yourself making an effort to avoid fallout, you're rewarded with four beautiful shades. Unfortunately, the most beautiful, a warm golden-brown with cool silver-grey glitter, is the worst offender when it comes to fallout. Second is the dark-grey with silver glitter. Both are amazing shades, but the glitter is rather chunky and I guess very annoying if you use both shades often. The dark plum shade is much better, there is fallout, but not that much and the pink shade has very fine glitter that shouldn't be too bad, even if there's some fallout. The pink is also great in terms of usability, since it doesn't generate that dreaded bruised-eye effect. All in all, I can't really recommend getting Inattendue, the fallout problem is just too much. I'm planning to get used to it and make it work somehow as the shades are simply too pretty to not use them. I'm just not happy that it's going to take quite an effort to avoid the glitter onslaught. Braise, however, is a totally different matter. All of the shades are satin, with the two darker colours almost, but not totally matte. The two light ones are a metallic golden yellow and an also metallic pumpkin orange shade. Incredibly soft and pigmented, but also easy buildable. You can work up from only a sheer yellow or orange hue to an opaque metallic finish. The dark brown is simply breathtaking, also very satiny, with a rosegold shine. No bruised-eye effect here either. The charcoal black is the most matte, but does have some very fine tiny flecks of silver. Braise is a dream for blue-eyed ladies, so go and get it! Also, this quad should go very well together with Tom Ford's Cognac Sable. Just in case you don't fear glittery fallout: the two dark shades in Braise are pretty much satin versions of the two dark shades in Inattendue. I think it would be nice to pair them, by using the Braise shades and then on top of them their respective glittery companion. Even with the charcoal black that would be possible, since it can be used as a dark transparent grey, when you blend it out or just put it on very lightly. Bottom line: I'll have a closer look at the other quads once there are swatches. If there's a second one like Braise, with only satin shades or at least three of them, I'll definitely get that as well.
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