Sunday, 15 July 2012

Laura Mercier Cinema Noir Collection: Mystere duo

The Mystere duo (£18.50) from the fall Cinema Noir collection immediately caught my eye. Its a cool toned duo featuring a matte clay taupe and a deep shimmery navy blue.

(I took my pictures near an open window hence the rain droplets)
The colours are beautifully saturated and create a smoky and sultry look. They feel quite smooth and have great pigment and very good wear.

Unfortunately I have a major problem with these and that is how they apply; its patchy and looks dry. I find trying to blend these near impossible and it just looks a bit messy. I've tried different primers and using none and still I get the same result.
The below picture is the best I can get using all my blending might.

A beautiful colour pairing let down by a sub par formula, you can call me disappointed...very...

I bought this from John Lewis
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12 comments:

  1. Unknown15 July 2012 at 13:25

    I was really taken by this colour pairing. How very disappointing to hear the texture is pants. Thank you for saving my pennies on this one! xx

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    1. Unknown18 July 2012 at 11:18

      Hi Jane,
      Glad to save you a bit of money ;) It is such a shame, other reviews I have read have been good so I was rather surprised by the poor application xx

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  2. Jacqueline15 July 2012 at 14:44

    It looks so pretty on your lids, sucks when a product that is expensive does not perform quite as expected.

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    1. Unknown18 July 2012 at 11:19

      Hi Jacqueline,
      I do really like the colours, shame about the quality, this is another one of those times that I wish we had a return policy for makeup in the UK! :)

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  3. The Driveller Kate15 July 2012 at 23:49

    I have this problem with most of the newer Laura Mercier powders :( They often swatch fine but are disasters once they hit my lids.

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    1. Unknown18 July 2012 at 11:21

      Hi Kate,
      I do find them rather hit and miss, I just couldn't resist the pretty colours! I'll have to be a bit more careful in future :)

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  4. makeup magpie16 July 2012 at 12:05

    Aw, it's too bad about the formula, as the colors do look lovely. I've found that some of Laura Mercier's shadows are dry, while others are very nice. They are a bit hit or miss unfortunately!

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  5. Unknown18 July 2012 at 11:24

    Hi makeup magpie,
    They do seem to vary quite a bit, its such a shame as I really liked the look of the other duo from the collection as well, but I dare not buy it now!

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  6. Unknown18 July 2012 at 14:41

    I love the colours of this palette, its looks good one you. Shame that it wasn't great for you.

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  7. Unknown21 July 2012 at 06:45

    Hi Cat0805,
    Thanks :) It is a shame as I do really like these colours.

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  8. Dovey22 July 2012 at 09:10

    Love this on your eye! I've also been eying the other Duo from Cinema Noir, both are gorgeous!

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  9. Unknown24 July 2012 at 12:52

    Hi Dovey,
    Thanks :) I just wish it applied better.

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