Sometimes you see something that you know is wildly impractical, but it's just so pretty you have to buy it anyway. Shu Uemura G White Gold eyeshadow is one of those things. I was in the Shu Uemura shop in Covent Garden for a mascara, and then saw this and was pulled in by the 'Ooh, pretty!'
G White Gold is a sheer gold shimmer with some larger white and gold sparkles. It's more of a eyeshadow top coat to add some sparkle, like the sparkly shades in the Tom Ford eyeshadow quads or the MAC Reflects pigments.
Swatch in sunlight
Swatch not in direct sunlight (but still natural light).
I've applied it here over my usual taupe everyday eye (Sue Devitt Surat pencil and Lonely Splendour eyeshadow) - patted over my lid with a MAC 239 eyeshadow brush. It gives a little sparkle that catches the light and brightens the eye. I think this is just about daytime appropriate applied subtly, and you can pack it on for more glitter. It does tend to migrate onto cheeks as the day goes on - looking either like a sprinkling of fairy dust or glittery dandruff, depending on your viewpoint.
The Shu Uemura eyeshadow pans cost £11, and the single reusable palette is £4. There are also 4 pan palettes available.
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They do make some pretty sparkles, don;t they? I don't like sparkly eyeshadows and I didn't used to like mettalic eyeshadows either. After discovering Shu Uemura I adore their ME eyeshadows and have plenty of them and a few sparkly ones. Admittedly, the sparkly ones were in palettes, but their presence did not put me off being the palettes and I have used them on a few occasions. They just stick on even without a primer and are easy to work with. This one makes you look like a fairy that has taken a human form!
ReplyDeleteOoh, that is pretty!
ReplyDeleteReally gorgeous - can see why you were tempted!
ReplyDelete"a sprinkling of fairy dust or glittery dandruff, depending on your viewpoint" best line ever haha! This is sweet - I like a little daytime gold & it's hard to find the right tone. Yellow/orange toned golds don't suit me at all - this one looks lovely.
ReplyDeleteNic x
That looks great! I do like the look of the shu eyeshadow although at some point the fairy droppings would find its way down to my upper lip during the day.
ReplyDeleteThis is your funniest review to date! London Makeup Girl wearing sparkles! Will wonders never cease!
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