Sunday, 27 January 2013

Burberry Beauty Spring 2013: Eye Shadow in Gold Pearl & Lip Glow in Pink Sweet Pea

The spring collection from Burberry seems to contains more brighter hues than I would normally associate with the brands image. So whilst I thought the blushes pretty I decided to settle on the one eyeshadow in the collection and the limited edition lip gloss.

The Sheer Eye Shadow in No. 26 Gold Pearl (£22.50) is a sheer very yellow toned gold with sparkle.

Unfortunately this isn't quite as smooth/buttery soft as my other Burberry shadows, and its also lower on pigment.

I have to say that I was not pleased when I saw how yellow this was in the pan as my skin is cool toned, but applied I find it doesn't work against my colouring and instead brightens my eye area very well.


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The pigment of the Burberry Lip Glow in No. 20 Pink Sweet Pea (£18.50) is extremely saturated. The colour is a crisp, bright, fuchsia pink shot through with a blue iridescence.
The colour applies very smooth and has an average wear, though leaves behind a lasting pink tint. I'm very fussy with the feel of glosses and do find this a bit tacky/sticky but less so that the average lip gloss.

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I think these two pair well together, add some black liner and you have a nice fresh, modern look. However of the two I'd say to skip the shadow as I don't think its representative of the normal quality I would expect from Burberry.

I bought these from harrods.com
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35 comments:

  1. Meeta27 January 2013 at 12:14

    I really like Sweet Pea and was glad that the hint of blue iridescence isn't apparent on the lips. Along with the eyeshadows and lipsticks, the lip glows are some of my favourite things from the line. Even though they are a tiny bit sticky, I like the smoothness.

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    1. Unknown28 January 2013 at 13:31

      It is a lovely colour and it has made me want to try more of their glosses :)

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  2. Gummy @ Gummy Vision27 January 2013 at 13:14

    I ended up exchanging the Gold Pearl for a different color (okay 2 diff colors! )...I just couldn't get it to work for me. Very glad you like Sweet Pea - it's so Spring-y and bright :-)

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    1. Unknown28 January 2013 at 13:33

      I think it we could do exchanges here then I would have done the same, which other shadows did you pick up?
      I think Sweet Pea is the brightest gloss I have :)

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    2. Gummy @ Gummy Vision28 January 2013 at 16:59

      I exchanged it for Porcelain and Gold Trench :-)

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    3. Unknown29 January 2013 at 13:19

      ooh I have been wondering about getting Gold Trench so will look forward to see how you get on with it :)

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  3. Larsen's27 January 2013 at 20:18

    I am thinking about getting Gold Pearl, but I keep reading not-so-great reviews on it! I want a brightening eye shadow, so it does sound like this would be good. I actually like yellow - so maybe I will get it.

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    1. Unknown28 January 2013 at 13:35

      I think in terms of colour and brightness then yes, but If you have other Burberry shadows then I think you'll notice the quality isn't quite as good.

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    2. Larsen's30 January 2013 at 21:52

      Holy smokes, you weren't kidding! I swatched this today, and it was nothing like my other Burberry shadows. I have so many Burberry e/s, so I feel like I know them well, and this one showed up in blotchy patches on my skin. What happened?! :(

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    3. Unknown2 February 2013 at 07:41

      Yes, I do hope this is just a blip and not a change in their eyeshadow formula.

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  4. The Procrastinator27 January 2013 at 20:43

    Sweet pea looks AMAZING. It's surprisingly creamy, it looks more jelly-like in the tube.

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    1. Unknown28 January 2013 at 13:36

      I hadn't thought of that but you are right it does have a jelly like look about it, its nice to try something a bit different ;)

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  5. All About Ali Mai28 January 2013 at 12:13

    These both look lovely, I have to agree that the shadow doesn't look as good quality as the other shadows. x

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    1. Unknown28 January 2013 at 13:37

      Yes, it was a shame about the shadow, I am wondering if the texture is similar to some of the shadows in the quads that were released that some people gave negative reviews for x

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  6. memoiselle28 January 2013 at 17:33

    Sweet Pea looks so spring appropriate! :) I wanna get some items from Burberry Spring soon, but sadly it would only be available in Singapore on February onwards :( I want the hydrangea pink blush..

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    1. Unknown29 January 2013 at 13:20

      well it will be soon be feb and at least this way you can get your list prepared :) I bet hydrangea pink would look great on you :)

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  7. Jacqueline29 January 2013 at 03:43

    I can safely skip the gold eye shadow I think but I can't wait to get my hands on coral pink. I really like the colours of the glosses but since I'm not a big fan of glosses I think I will be better at resisting them ( I hope lol).

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    1. Unknown29 January 2013 at 13:22

      Yes, I think you are safe to skip the shadow, coral pink is very you, I'll be impressed if you can be good and just buy one thing ;)

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  8. MarciaF1 February 2013 at 17:17

    I bought and returned the e/s unused. A friend bought it too and wore it, while it looked pretty I just knew it wasn't a good one for me.

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    1. Unknown2 February 2013 at 07:42

      Hi Marcia,
      it is a bit of a let down really as I do have high expectations from Burberry shadows.

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  9. Unknown2 February 2013 at 03:14

    That lipgloss is just beautiful!!!

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    1. Unknown2 February 2013 at 07:44

      Hi Pammy,
      The gloss does seem to be a firm favourite amongst the blogs :)

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  10. jbrobeck2 February 2013 at 08:09

    What a bummer about the shadow!

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  11. lola seicento2 February 2013 at 10:15

    Lovely description of Pink Sweet Pea!!! I love that Lip Glow and am very pleased with my purchase. I didn't get the eye shadow because I felt that I had comparable shadows in my stash. When I swatched it at the counter I found it much more favorable when applied damp. That said, I rarely bother applying shadows damp unless I am using them as one would a cake liner. I'm sorry that the shadow fell short when compared to other Burberry shadows! xo

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    1. Unknown2 February 2013 at 11:39

      Thanks Lola. I'll try using it wet to see if that makes it better, still its not a bad shadow as such, just not to the Burberry standard we both love xx

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    2. lola seicento2 February 2013 at 13:41

      I found it to be quite gorgeous applied damp! <3

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  12. Lisamarie and Christelle2 February 2013 at 14:09

    You girls are really making me crave that lipgloss which I had already convinced myself I didn't need! ;-)

    Best, Lisamarie

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    1. Unknown3 February 2013 at 00:43

      LOL, just give in and get it, you know you want to :)

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  13. Anonymous3 February 2013 at 08:37

    Another 'oh, that lipgloss looks pretty' here. I've still so far resisted Burberry.

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    1. Unknown3 February 2013 at 11:27

      I'm impressed you have not succumbed, I have to say that I think there are a lot of you shades in the range, I would think if you buy one thing that will set you off on the wants ;) x

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  14. Rola4 February 2013 at 10:06

    I jumped on the bandwagon too, love these colors and will open them soon!

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  15. Unknown5 February 2013 at 13:03

    Hi Rola,
    It has been a very popular release, wonder if its because it features brighter shades than they normally would put out :)

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  16. Nawi24 February 2013 at 12:38

    How does the sweet pea gloss compair to the Chanel glossmier Jalouse does anyone know? They look the same in the tube?

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    1. Unknown5 March 2013 at 13:43

      Hi Nawi,
      I don't have that Chanel gloss myself but from what I have seen the Burberry seems more fuchsia and cooler in tone.

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