Bling bling eye shadow! (Precious Colours Eye Palette)

Member Name: beanie85

Product:	Precious Colours Eye Palette
Date:	08/07/08 (72 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: Lasts for ages, great packaging, good range of colours

Disadvantages: Can't seem to find it in the shops

On Christmas morning when I opened my stocking, I was very pleased to find the Precious Colours Eye Pallette in there. Santa had been very good to me!

The eye shadow comes in a really cute metallic silver pouch made of quite soft, flexible material. It has the Clarins 'C' on the opening so you can tell it is a Clarins product. It has a magnetic opening so you can easily open and close it, and it also means that the eye shadow palette is protected in case of any falls or scratches.

The actual eye palette is silver in colour and is an oval shape (and about 12cm long) It has a big purple stone in the middle of it which is meant to look like and amethyst (but its made of plastic of course!) It looks very cool though, and I love the deep purple colour of it. The whole palette looks quite bling bling!

To open and close the palette there is a little button to press on the outside of the palette, and then it simply clicks closed again. The palette closes quite firmly so there's no danger of it opening without you wanting it to.

When you open up the palette, the top half of it has a mirror in the lid. This means that it is great for on the go or when you are travelling, you can easily get it out and do your make up anywhere since it has a mirror.

In the bottom section there are four different eye shadows and there is a see-through plastic cover which goes over them for protection, or in case there is any excess dust so it doesn't cover the mirror. There is a double-ended eye shadow applicator, which also fits into the plastic cover so that it doesn't move around.

There are four different eye shadows in the palette, and all of them look quite sparkly. There is a burgundy shade, a white/silver colour, a brown colour and a sparkly bronze colour. The white and the bronze colours are my favourite. The other two are a bit darker than I usually wear, but the great thing is that you can mix and match the colours, so I usually blend them with the lighter white/silver eye shadow and it looks really good. I like that the colours are quite versatile so I am able to use all the colours in the palette. Since all of the colours are quite different I find that there is always one to suit an occasion.

I find the staying power of the eye shadows really good. I can put this on for a night out and it'll still be there when I get home, or alternatively the more subtle shades can be used at work, and I also find that they are still on after the day.

The eye shadows have been allergy and ophthalmologist tested, and I have never had any problems with eye irritation or soreness when using this product. The eye shadow is also to be used within 36 months of purchase.

I'm not sure whether this was just brought out as a limited edition palette at Christmas time, but I can't seem to find it in any shops! I do remember seeing it in John Lewis around Christmas time though and it cost around £25.

All in all I think this is a lovely eye shadow palette. There are four very different colours which will suit all occasions and have great lasting abilities. The packing is wonderfully different and looks great.

Summary: A great, versatile eye shadow palette