Friday, 24 July 2009

Rouge Bunny Rouge more purchases and a different face



So, I was bad and ordered a couple more Rouge Bunny Rouge lipsticks and eyeshadows from zuneta.com.

I went for more colourful shades this time; I love both Solstice Halcyon and Scrumptiously Devious, but I do like a bit of colour somewhere on my face to avoid looking washed out, so I picked some brighter lipsticks and darker eyeshadows to mix in with my lovely neutrals.

Whim of Mine is a muted raspberry cream - it's somewhat brighter than my natural lip tone, but it isn't as bright a pink as I what I think of as a classic raspberry. This would be a fantastic bridal lip colour - it brightens the complexion without being overpowering.

Got Rid of the Man is a warm reddish/burgundy cream. This is a subtle red, because it is neither blue nor orange based, but has brown undertones.

Volcano Fairy-Wren is a deep true charcoal with subtle silver sparkles. This is very pigmented, but blends easily too.

Mysterious Tinamou is a deep slightly blackened sea blue/green. Again, this is very pigmented, and would work well with the Fairy-Wren to make a colourful smoky eye.

I've swatched both of the eyeshadows below. These are both with one soft swipe of my fingertip, and it's very easy to pick up the colour from the pan. I do worry slightly with the softness of the shadows if they'd be quite fragile; I will report back on this if I find it is an issue.

So, in the picture below I'm wearing Solstice Halcyon on my lid and up to my crease, and Volcano Fairy-Wren smudged along my upper and lower lashline. The lipstick is Whim of Mine.

Again, the picture is washed out compared to life - it doesn't look as pale on iphoto, I am not sure what blogger does to my pics!

11 comments:

  1. you're making me want to get my hands on this brand Grace!
    Looks lovely!
    Michelle

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  2. Hi Michelle

    Isn't it always the way that the difficult to get hold of is the stuff we covet the most? :D

    These are lovely, but honestly, Lise Watier eyeshadows are quite similar in texture (I have and love Les Prunes.) The RBR lipsticks you would love - Whim of Mine would be gorgeous on you.

    Thank you for the comment :)

    Grace
    x

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  3. I love the names of the shades! (is it sad that a good shade name is important to me!)

    Volcano fairy sounds right up my street! Hmmmm another grey/black eye shadow.... I may not need it but I sure as heck want it!

    XxX

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  4. Hello
    Once again a great review, I'm very tempted by whim of mine, may place another order but its quite hard to decide on the lipsticks as some sound quite similar going by their descriptions!
    Thanks for the review and pictures x

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  5. I really love the names of these. Great pics too - you look fab.

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  6. Great..i like the look of the shadows!
    Very good for an evening/night time eye! You look fab... again with the glowing skin.. what is your tip for keeping your skin so healthy??

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  7. Now this is a beautiful look. These colors look so good on you. And as usual you look stunningly classic.

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  8. @RSM - I love the names too. Volcano Fairy-Wren is very pigmented, and is almost creamy to the touch, so it's a very good intense charcoal black.

    @ Replica - a lot of the lipsticks do sound very similar. I wish I'd seen the counter at Selfridges when it was there for a visit in the spring, I hope they bring it back permanently. I'm not sure Whim of Mine is different enough from Irreverence to want both.

    @Helen - the names are fabulous - I love how they've themed them for each product. Thanks :)

    @Tali - well, I'm sure a slightly blurry picture helps :) I use paraben-free skincare, and my skin has been a lot happier since that switch. I'm also maniacal about cleansing and sunscreen.

    @Marcia - hello :) These are certainly my sort of colours. I'm going to try something a bit bolder with the Tinamou over the weekend.

    Thank you all for stopping by my blog.
    x

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  9. Hi Grace,
    Well I have somehow ended up placing another order ,3 eyeshadows, 2 lipsticks, will post pics when it arrives. I decided against whim of mine as like you say it seems like it maybe similar to irreverence.

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  10. Hi Replica

    Which did you go for? I can't wait to read what you think of them all.

    x

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  11. Hello Grace,

    I ordered word of mouth, prey of lust lipsticks and the alabaster starling , skylark and gentle hummingbird shadows,not had a confirmation email yet (again) but hoping it will arrive soon x

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