Smashbox's Fall 2013 Collection, Fade to Black, features gorgeous warm colors, perfect for fall. The collection has two lipsticks, two waterproof shadow liners, and two eyeshadow palettes. You can view the collection here at Smashbox online. The collection is also available at Sephora. The entire collection is limited edition, so if interested, check it out sooner rather than later.
The collection:
- Fade to Black Be Legendary Lipstick, retailing at $20: two shades: Cognac (warm raisin) and Black Cherry (deep cranberry). From Smashbox's website: Create any lip look from uptown to underground with these limited-edition shades of our best-selling Be Legendary Lipstick. Shades: Cognac, Black Cherry.
- Fade to Black Photo Op Eye Shadow Palette, retailing at $42: two shades:Fade In (warm) and Fade Out (cool). Both of these palettes also come with a brush, which is awesome! From Smashbox's website: Super versatile, seriously cool. This palette of neutrals starts with the most wearable nudes and ends with the fiercest blacks-all in a range of finishes, from matte to shimmer. Shades: Fade In, Fade Out.
- Fade to Black Waterproof Shadow Liner, retailing at $20: two shades: Black Gold (gold with a black undertone) and Blackest Black (matte black). Per Smashbox's website, these are: Limited editions of our favorite stay-put shadow/long-wearing liner in fierce shades of black.
I stopped in Sephora today and swatched the lipsticks and shadow liners. They are all pretty, but I have to say I'm most impressed with the shadow liners. These babies DO NOT BUDGE. I've been scrubbing my hands and cannot get them off lol...it takes a good amount of makeup remover and voila, gone. The black is a matte black, and the black gold is unique, it is a gold color but because of its black undertone, it's grity and multi-dimensional. I like it a lot, and am considering getting this one (when I have makeup budget money available lol). The black is nice as well, but for me, it is not unlike many of the other black pencils on the market. The liners are thick pencils, so they give a pretty thick swatch on first application. As for the lipsticks, they were both pretty, but they were not unlike many other shades already available on the market. Neither of them screamed, YOU ABSOLUTELY HAVE TO BUY ME! At least to me.
*Sidenote: the packaging for this collection is beautiful. To go with the "Fade to Black" theme the package starts off a deep pink and darkens to black. Super cute.* As far as the eyeshadow palettes, both were gorgeous. I am impressed with the pigmentation of these, and was torn between which one I liked better. At first it was Fade Out, because it has varying shades of purple, all of which were gorgeous. The last color was a black color with cranberry glitter, that was so unique! But....after going back and forth between the palettes, Fade In is more 'wearable'. The colors are all neutrals and again, super gorgeous and pigmented. There is this one shade, that is absolutely stunning that makes the entire palette worth buying. It's the fifth shade in the palette (there are seven overall). It's a golden greenish color with a black undertone, similar to the Shadow Liner. It's super pigmented and I can imagine a ton of looks with this one.
*Sidenote: the packaging for this collection is beautiful. To go with the "Fade to Black" theme the package starts off a deep pink and darkens to black. Super cute.* As far as the eyeshadow palettes, both were gorgeous. I am impressed with the pigmentation of these, and was torn between which one I liked better. At first it was Fade Out, because it has varying shades of purple, all of which were gorgeous. The last color was a black color with cranberry glitter, that was so unique! But....after going back and forth between the palettes, Fade In is more 'wearable'. The colors are all neutrals and again, super gorgeous and pigmented. There is this one shade, that is absolutely stunning that makes the entire palette worth buying. It's the fifth shade in the palette (there are seven overall). It's a golden greenish color with a black undertone, similar to the Shadow Liner. It's super pigmented and I can imagine a ton of looks with this one.
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