Of Toys and Co: Laura Mercier Metallic Creme Eye Colour Part III

Thursday, July 28, 2011

Laura Mercier Metallic Creme Eye Colour Part III

Playing with Lavshuca Eye Jelly for much of the earlier part of the year reminded me of how much I adored Laura Mercier Metallic Creme Eye Colours. So what did I do but dig them out again, only to discover that I actually have 2 more colors other than Platinum and Gold that were never opened!!!

All the memories came rushing back and I remember exactly when I bought Mercury and Alloy. It was right after I started using the smaller GWP tube of Platinum for the very first time. Not only I immediately went and bought Platinum in full size, I sought out other GWP tubes of Gold for trial, and bought full size tubes of Mercury and Alloy. And then I got distract and forgot about them... :X

But I've been using both of these together with Platinum and Gold for the past few months. Let's just say I'm getting the same OMG-I-need-every-color panic again. So far I've secured backups for both Mercury and Alloy, and got 3 more colors I haven't gotten my greedy mitts on: Titanium, Pink Gold, and Rose Gold. I'm afraid I'm getting glossy eyed with their matte sisters too, the Satinee Creme Eye Colours. I think I might give the light colors a try, hoping they would make a beautiful and brightening a base as these metallic ones do! I'm going nuts with these, can you tell?

Alloy: metallic, medium intensity. This gorgeous metallic taupe is a pigmented baby as it applies darker than the Gold color! I only reach for it when I want depth and a good base for a smokey eye, but I love it to death nonetheless! If you're a fan of metallic taupe, you should definitely give this a try.

Mercury: metallic, very sheer. My current obsession. I'm so totally crazy about this sheer lavender I use it as a base for everything! This color has layered perfectly well with all my other eye shadows so far, though I must admit I wear a lot of neutrals and pretty much goof proof colors such as taupe, browns, golds, silver grays, purples, and pinks. I have yet to try and layer this with the turquoise shadow in the Visee x Mercury Brilliance Forming Eyes palette A-6 Blue, though my guess is that it will probably work. This lavender looks pretty neutral itself and being sheer, it will probably enhance the Visee blue-green color and give my eyes a spring-y pop. Just speculating right now but I will definitely try this color combination next! ^.^

I layered a few times for Mercury but only twice for Alloy. See how pigmented it is? Alloy's practically opaque with just 2 layers while Mercury still retains a bit of translucency even after a few layers. Luuuuurv....