OK, Ok ok ok ok o k... I'm so excited I skipped the last few pages, b/c I wanted to get all my thoughts out before I forgot them. LOL. I went to Nordies Mich Ave Friday b/c it was one of those commutes that would've taken me 2 hours to get home.
I stopped by to check out the CT cream shadows first (LOVE) and then went over to Tom Ford. I kept everything swatched on my hand b /c I wanted to comare CT to TF, to Armani, to MAC and etc.. This NOrdies has jsut about every line (I was too tired to look at the new UD stuff), and I'm so serious about not buying dupes of stuff I already have, I went from line to line comparing colors. .
Ok, so what did I get and think?
Run don't walk and buy this collex.. yeah, I know you all have been saying it. BUT I had to say it too. .
I got the palette. I mean, how could I not. The blush and highlighter alone are worth it. they are so buttery smooth and soft. I also got pink sand. I can't pass up ANYTHING peach for me. Like nothing. At all. I swatched the duos, and if anyone needs any further enabling Naked Bronze is not like CT Mona LIsa or anything else I have . I initally passed on that b/c i always gravitate towards these bronzy browns,and I wanted to try someothing different. But what I noticed when I got home was that, this one is more golden than anything else. I also compared it to MAC's eclair, which is much more cool toned. Now that I see it is different I'll have to get it. I was going to ignore Golden Peach, b/c in the pot it looked like a color that would make me look like I had pink eye. The MUA put it on and I fell in love. The shimmer shadow is like adult shimmer/glitter. Like what MAC's pressed pigment should have been. The combo made my eyes look wet/glossy. BUT, it didn't pull the Peach. It's more Golden, so I'm afraid I have this shade. I got Midnight Sea, b/c of how unique it is to my collex, and ignored Black Oyster.
Now as far as the lipsticks, I loved Paradiso and Sweet Spot, but passed on them b/c I just knew I had something similar. Nope, nothing... So, I'll be buying Ramen, to buy two lipsticks for $100. LOL However, the swatch was almost gone. I drove an hour home still swatched up. LOL I got Rose Soleil and thought it might look like Huggable Rich Camaron, but it has such a nice Golden Bronze tone to it. I don't have a lipstick that will dupe this, but I'm now wondering about that gloss from Temp Rising. I'll have to check and post back...
So I agree, he did a really great job on this collection.