After seeing those heart-stopping photos on Pink Sith of Eyes To Kill Intense #4 Pulp Fiction and a few others on Best Things in Beauty – I went to Neimans hoping they arrived on the west coast. They did! I picked up a few (to be reviewed soon, so much to review, so little time) and took note of a few other “maybes.” I had my eye on #5 Gold Blitz and #6 Khaki Pulse but they didn’t have the tester of #15 from holiday in store for me to compare. I left the store with hand swatches to do some testing at home.
Left to right: #15, #5 and then #6 (note the curved features of my hand made it difficult to photograph, but I hope this helps a bit)
The differences:
- #15 is the most brassy, but very close to #6
- #6 has the most khaki undertones
- #5 is the warmest, most coppery-gold (reminds me of Edward Bess Escape Eyeshadow)
Does anyone need all three? I’ll leave that up to you to decide. The jury is still out on the must-have factor for me. Khaki tones tend to make me look tired and warm shades can turn orangey on me. They did have a lovely sparkle in the sunlight and are indeed super long lasting. I still have remnants on my hand this morning.
Thanks, Sabrina, for the swatches. I need to go look in person at the Nordies near me when these lovelies arrive. They are too complex in hues to tell from online swatches.
I think each color will change according to skin tone, light, eye color, making the buying choice downright hard.
But Gold Blitz in intriguing.
Aww. thanks for the link. Yeah. you probably don't need all three but #5 is different enough from the other 2 that you could justify it. #15 seems to lean towards the cooler tones than #6…at least that's the way it looks on my monitor. I like Holiday 2010 the best out of those three. 🙂
Very pretty! Thanks for the swatches! I think #5 Gold Blitz looks beautiful on your hand. It doesn't look orange-y. I agree the khaki may make you look tired – it may on me too.
Hey Sabrina! I also like the Gold Blitz color! Very hot :). I wanna try it!
Sabrina,
If I could only have two, they would be #8 (Champagne) and #9 (Rock Sand). I like the copper/khaki shade, but I don't think it's groundbreaking.
Thanks!