Last week I told you about some of Scott Barnes' best bronzing products and this week I've been playing around with the jewel-toned, loose-powder eye shadow shades from the new Royals Eye Ice Collection. In particular, I've fallen hard for Empress, a deep aubergine and Imperial Gold, a medium gold.
When it comes to loose shadows, I'm used to saying that all you need is a little bit, but what I like about these is that you can really pile on the color for a deep and rich effect, or keep it light for a more subtle look. Unfortunately, this means that you need some extra time to apply and blend the shadows properly, but the results are worth it. And since the colors are soft at first, they can easily take you from day to night.
All of the shades are shimmery, buildable, and very wearable and the texture is also noteworthy. I rubbed them between my fingers to find a silky smooth powder — no wonder they blend so well. Also, I adore the packaging. It's cute how they come in square bottles to resemble ice cubes. For those of you looking for a more neutral shade, an older color I also love is sandstone; a pinky champagne reminiscent of Stila's bestselling kitten. When I have a little extra time to primp, eye ices are worth the effort. For the details on each of the five new shades, read more.
- Empress: a rich and deep purple
- Majesty: a silvery, chrome grey
- Imperial Gold: a medium bodied gold
- Serpentinea taupey-bronzey-beige
- Versailles: an opalescent white diamond glitter
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OOooOOoooo awesome!
1These are very pretty! I really like the purple and the silver ones.
2the shades are gorgeous, but i have one and hate the packaging. the teeny hole makes it so hard to get to the powder, once it's not completely full!
3I think I would love this.
4i know what you mean about the tiny holes. i have some loose powder eye shadow from misha (obviously not the same..but..the packaging is similiar). Its sooo annoying to get the stuff onto my brushes!!
the colors are gorgeous though. especially serpentinea.
5I like.
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