D'Bohemia Preview Night

[leenybeeny]

Xposted to various other places...

Wow. I LOVE this collection. Wow. I mean wow. ;o)
These colours are right up my alley.
I don't do neutrals often, unless they are very interesting, and these are!

I went to the preview event tonight which was VERY cool.
They had drinks and sushi and other yummies.. being served by gold painted men.. very nice ;o)

Here's a quick review..

* = What I bought

Lipstick - I was really impressed with the Lustres.. they are my favourite finish as they are the most forgiving on my
very dry lips and the colours are gorgeous.

*Retrodaze - pink with frost (lustre) (LE) - this could be a very sheer, barely there version of Madame B
Moderne - dirty neutral (lustre)(LE)- another barely there shade that to me, was comparable enough to High Tea to pass on
La Mode - clear apricot-coral (lustre)(LE) - I was really hoping to love this, but it was WAY too pale for me.
I can't do super pale frosts or I just look plain silly.
*Pink Apéritif - bright wine with a tender pearl (lustre)(LE) - don't let "bright" fool you.. this is a very sheer wine colour
Dubonnet - creamy deep bordeaux - I already have this one.. it's
one of the few reds I can pull off as it doesn't turn pink on me

Lipglass
*Gitane - fiery red-orange with pearl (frost)(LE)- if Ignite lacquer and New
Flame l/g had a baby.. this would be it. It is flat out gorgeous.
*Flash of Flesh - tender nude-pink with pearl (frost)(LE) - This is a more
neutral version of Enchantress with much more sparkle!
Beauté - bright coral with pearl (frost)(LE) - Think of Sizzlepeach without
the chunky glitter.. very fine sparkles.. it's lovely!

Lip Pencil - these are from the regular collection so I skipped on these
Burgundy - brownish burgundy
Stripdown - Naked nutmeg

Eyeshadow - these are all so fabulous.. I had to get them all. I am so bad ;o)
*Rummy - clear espresso (satin)(LE) - this is a beautiful brown.. somewhere
in between Fake and Showstopper.. but with a lovely satin finish
*Bagatelle - dirty neutral with yellow frost (frost)(LE) - To me this is a
paler version of Flipside
*D`Bohemia - clear coral/orange with a high pearl (lustre)(LE) - Wow.. this
is such a gorgeous colour.. I wish it was in a Satin finish though! It's like a more orange version of Sweeten up!
*Prose and Fancy - dirty aquamarine with a low level pearl (satin)(LE) - I
probably could have passed on this as it looks almost identical to Pro Dark
Teal in colour.. it just has that bit of pearl in it which makes it different enough for me ;o)
*Oceanique - bright dirty yellow/taupe with frost (frost)(LE) - this is a
really interesting colour.. I don't see Yellow/Taupe.. I see more of a
greenish-blue-grey look to it.. I think it's going to be like Vex.. and show
up totally different on different people.

Pigments
*Deckchair - tender peach with golden pearl(LE) - this is like a softer,
pinkier version of Melon with REALLY high frost.. totally beautiful
*Coco - neutral taupe with frost(LE) - Think several shades lighter than
Coco Beach.. the two look smashing together
Provence - bright neutral with reflecting effects(LE) - as much as I loved
the colour of this.. the finish wasn't great.. it was like a very weak
lustre that didn't want to show up very well on my skin.

Fluidline
*Shade - deep dark green - This is Tarnish e/k in a fluidline.. it is to DIE
for
Rich Ground - Reddened coco with frost - They didn't have this *cry*

Blushcreme
Fancy Ray - Clear Rose-Mauve - this is a really pretty colour.. like
Ladyblush but more on the mauve side.. I'll get this another time
Cherché - Dirty Neutral - I found this to be very brown .. will pass on this!

Nail Polish - sorry ladies.. I have 6 million nail polishes, so I
didn't really pay attention to these!
Golded Sheer - Neutral Tan (sheer)
Rougemarine - Rotblau (cream)

Well, that is my story!!! ;o)

 

[Juneplum]

thanks for this post kathleen!!! i am DYING! shade is tarnish in a fluidline???????? kill me NOW! i love tarnish!! i'm picking up my d'bohemia stuff today and now i can't wait!!!!

 

[Shawna]

Arrrrgh, so jealous. I went to our preview night last night and none of the stuff had been shipped on time. No D'Bohemia! And then they told me it might not even be here on thursday. I am so tempted to order off the net, but I have Bay gift cards. On the bright side, I did manage to pick up Brill (they were sold out last week) I guess I'll have to keep my fingers crossed.

 

[singinmys0ng]

ooo thanks so much for posting that!! it helped a lot to understand the colors better.

 

[Star]

Quote:

Originally Posted by leenybeeny *D`Bohemia - clear coral/orange with a high pearl (lustre)(LE) - Wow.. this is such a gorgeous colour.. I wish it was in a Satin finish though! It's like a more orange version of Sweeten up!

Do you know if it's similar (not at all, a little bit, a lot, exactly like) Glama Ray from the Tantress collection, cos I have that.

 

[PrettyKitty]

Oh thank you SO much!

I'll have to ask if Beaute is too similar to Tartlette and Sizzlepeach, I already have them!

 

[jsac]

Is the Shade Fluidline shimmery like tarnish or flat? Thanks so so much for these descriptions! They are so helpful.

 

[jamiemeng]

I am so jealous of you. You did buy a lot of things. thx

 

[PrettyKitty]

Jsac, Shade is matte.

 

[mac_obsession]

Thanks for taking the time to describe everything to us Kathleen!! Its very much appreciated!

 

[leenybeeny]

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Originally Posted by Star Quote: Originally Posted by leenybeeny *D`Bohemia - clear coral/orange with a high pearl (lustre)(LE) - Wow.. this is such a gorgeous colour.. I wish it was in a Satin finish though! It's like a more orange version of Sweeten up! Do you know if it's similar (not at all, a little bit, a lot, exactly like) Glama Ray from the Tantress collection, cos I have that.

Not at all.. I find Glamma Ray to be more of a burnt orange.. but D'Bohemia is a very summery peachy-orange.

 

[leenybeeny]

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Originally Posted by Shawna Arrrrgh, so jealous. I went to our preview night last night and none of the stuff had been shipped on time. No D'Bohemia! And then they told me it might not even be here on thursday. I am so tempted to order off the net, but I have Bay gift cards. On the bright side, I did manage to pick up Brill (they were sold out last week) I guess I'll have to keep my fingers crossed.

ack!!! That must have been so disappointing!! Not fair at all!

 

[foreveratorifan]

Oh, I'm getting so excited to see all this stuff on Saturday I can hardly WAIT!!

 

[solardame]

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Originally Posted by leenybeeny *Oceanique - bright dirty yellow/taupe with frost (frost)(LE) - this is a really interesting colour.. I don't see Yellow/Taupe.. I see more of a greenish-blue-grey look to it.. I think it's going to be like Vex.. and show up totally different on different people.

Actually that's exactly what it reminded me of when I saw it and also the reason why I didn't buy it. - Ha, I wasn't going to buy anything this time, trying to save. Couldn't help myself.. - Although I love Vex, and Oceanique is beautiful as well, I don't wear it often. I find Vex can look dirty if not applied carefully and I don't always have the time to work with it.

p.s. Great post! Lots of useful info.

 

[leenybeeny]

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Actually that's exactly what it reminded me of when I saw it and also the reason why I didn't buy it. - Ha, I wasn't going to buy anything this time, trying to save. Couldn't help myself.. - Although I love Vex, and Oceanique is beautiful as well, I don't wear it often. I find Vex can look dirty if not applied carefully and I don't always have the time to work with it. p.s. Great post! Lots of useful info.

When I put it on today. it changed colour.. it did tuen a yellowy taupe colour on me!!! It's so strange!!![/quote]

 

[solardame]

I have a feeling I'm going to find out over the next few weeks how bad of a mistake it was for me not to get it. Hmm, I'm still very happy with my purchases.