Clarins Poudre Multi-Eclat Mineral Loose Powder Review & Swatches

I had many high hopes for this powder, let's see what let me down.

Okay now here's what it looks like on my face, hopefully you can see the shimmers (Click on the picture to enlarge it):

A few things...The powder itself feels very silky and luxurious. Offers very little coverage, mostly meant to set your foundation. The packaging is a little bulky and I don't think it would travel well. Then we get to how this powder is jam packed with shimmer. I mean I'm all for shimmer, but not all over my face. If this came in a matte formula I would be all over it, but for now it's going to hide in my collection where I keep the products I don't use...So disappointing because Clarins and I have been besties for awhile now. The powder also has a light scent to it as most of their products do.

Clarins Gloss Prodige Lip Gloss in Water Lily Review

I really loved the Clarins spring collection after I saw the first images a month ago. I picked up one of the new lip glosses in water lily. Let's give it a look.

It's hard to tell but the gloss has some micro sparkles in it. As you can see on my lips the gloss doesn't give much color to the lips. I would only use this as a topper to a light pink lipstick, but otherwise it's not really that "amazing". I like it, and it's not sticky or uncomfortable, but I thought there would be a bit more color in this gloss. It's a good product to toss in your purse for a little glossiness during the day though.

Clarins Iris Blossom Eye Quartet Mineral Palette Collector Edition

As soon as I saw this palette I swooned! The colors go perfectly well together and I love the Iris design on the shadows. Let's see if it lived up to my expectations.

I've used the palette quite a few times now and the flower design is still intact so I'm guessing it will last awhile. Here are the swatches dry and over bare skin:

Honestly I don't see why anyone would use these shadows dry, the pigmentation is horrible that way. But if you wet your brush you get these results:

So as you can see these shadows just need a little extra love and "wetness" to work beautifully. The purple in this palette is so pretty and wet it has little bit of a blue violet duochrome to it. The taupe color compliments the purple really well. The shimmering white adds a nice highlight to the inner corners and brown bone but it's the least pigmented color in the palette. The black needs to be used wet if you want more pigmentation, but if you just want a hint of smokiness it works dry. Here is a look I create with this palette:

My brown eyes really pop with these colors, and I enjoy using this palette quite a bit. The packaging is also very luxe looking and is sure to add a bit of glamour to your vanity. Maybe the palette isn't a must have but, I sure do like having it.