Smooth Eye Colour Quad in Evocative and Crayon Intense in Chocolate on my eyes; Shine Lipstick in Orchid and Ultra Shine Lipgloss in Vibrant on my lips
While I was cruising down (Saks) Fifth Avenue today, otherwise known as surfing their site (they’re having a Friends & Family Sale; I didn’t come across the new Ethereal Holiday Collection, but I did window shop almost everything from the Evocative Collection for fall.
I’m not sure how Evocative’s vampiric berries, wines and pinks go with her springy blues and that one totally random coral, but being confused has never stopped me before, ha!
I’ll just try to wrap my head around something tangible…like the ultra pigmented, creamy coral Classic Cream Lipstick in Cosmopolitan and Shine Lipstick in Orchid. They should help me focus, but if I’m still out of sorts after that, the buttery soft and sheer beige, pink, taupe and purple shadows in the quad should help.
The Dolce & Gabbana Evocative Collection for fall 2010 (clockwise from lower right): Smooth Eye Colour Quad in Divine, Classic Cream Lipstick in Cosmopolitan, Shine Lipstick in Orchid, Classic Cream Lipstick in Lust, Shine Lipstick in Amethyst, Smooth Eye Colour Duo in Evocative, Smooth Eye Colour Duo in Ocean, Crayon Intense in Chocolate, Crayon Intense in Onyx, Intense Nail Lacquer in Cosmopolitan, Ultra Shine Lipgloss in Amethyst, Ultra Shine Lipgloss in Vibrant
Dolce & Gabbana Evocative Collection Swatches and Pics
(For reference, I’m an NC35 in MAC foundation)
Smooth Eye Colour Quad in Divine, $59
Smooth Eye Colour Duo in Ocean, $36
Smooth Eye Colour Duo in Evocative, $36
Crayon Intense in Onyx (left) and Chocolate (right), each $29
Classic Cream Lipstick in Cosmopolitan, $30
From left: Shine Lipstick in Amethyst (not on Saks website), Classic Cream Lipstick in Lust and Shine Lipstick in Orchid, each $29
Swatch of Smooth Eye Colour Duo in Evocative (left) and Smooth Eye Colour Duo in Evocative (right)
Smooth Eye Colour Quad in Divine
Crayon Intense in Chocolate (left) and Onyx (right)
From left: Classic Cream Lipstick in Cosmopolitan, Shine Lipstick in Amethyst, Classic Cream Lipstick in Lust, Shine Lipstick in Orchid, Ultra Shine Lipgloss in Amethyst, Ultra Shine Lipgloss in Vibrant
Classic Cream Lipstick in Cosmopolitan
Shine Lipstick in Amethyst
Classic Cream Lipstick in Lust
Shine Lipstick in Orchid
Ultra Shine Lipgloss in Vibrant
Ultra Shine Lipgloss in Amethyst
Intense Nail Lacquer in Cosmopolitan
How evocative are you finding Evocative? Do any of the colors light your fire?
Wouldn’t ya know it? I wait forever for a sale on Dolce & Gabbana, and when one comes along it’s only 10% off. The Saks Friends & Family Sale is a little weak in the beauty department. It’s only 10% off for beauty and fragrance (but 20% for almost everything else), but I guess that’s better than nada.
I’m thinking about snagging a pan of Luminous Cheek Color blush in Caramel from the permanent collection ($44). It’s a shade that makeup artist Pat McGrath calls universally flattering.
Tuesday Tuttimelon
What a long day, right? Didn’t it seem to last forever? I think it’s a taro Tuttimelon night.
You wanna come with? There’s plenty of room in the 4Runner. What’s your favorite froyo flavor, and what toppings do you want? 🙂
Your friendly neighborhood beauty addict,
Karen
Classic Cream Lipstick in Lust is so pretty!
It’s hawt, but it’s not one of those slap-it-on-and-go colors! I do love how dark and rich it is, though.
How was your Tuesday? Good, I hope!
all the lipglosses = akdjfsdajfsd I.WANT.
excuse the incoherency, but they’re just so gorgeous!
LOL, you’re too cute! I totally know how you feel.
I have yet to try a D&G shadow, going by your description, I gotta fix that soon! The lippies all look crazy creamy and pigmented and smoooth. The polish is such a pretty color too! Feels wayy out of place with this weather, but still pretty!
They’re shadows are expensive, but soooo creamy. I think you’d like them a lot.
Wow, Orchid looks amazing on you!
Thanks, Nekosan. I hope you try it, because it’s a fabulous shade!
I ADORE Tuttimelon!
There’s one in my neighborhood, just a few blocks away from where I live when i’m in the bay area, and it is SUCH a temptation.
I always get the original tart with yogurt chips and sometimes raspberries. YUMYUM!
Hi Michaela,
Tuttimelon is way addictive. The one by my house is a five minute car drive. It’s DANGEROUS! If I don’t regulate myself I’d be there every day.
Is the one you go to a self-serve joint?
No (I wish!)
… am I the only one trying to hold back an enormous urge to make a “Divine looks divine” pun? 😛
Okay, but on a more serious note, Amythest and Lust look *exactly* like I want to be wearing. Right about NAO. (Five minutes in the past would work for me, too.) My god; those are some serious fall lipsticks. They look amazing!
Hi Rae,
The darker shades are so very fall! It’s kinda funny to me that they threw in the pop of coral, but hey, I’m not gonna complain. 🙂
Orchid looks gorgeous! The nail polish is very pretty too!
Hi Gio,
Imagine Orchid with a clean cat eye and some flasies. Ooh, la la!
can we say OBSESSED! I’m all over cosmopolitan and amethyst. wowee..
Thanks for sharing!
Yeah I’m SUPER OBSESSED with Cosmopolitan too. Do you like the lippie or the polish or both?
Wow, stunning lipsticks! Too bad this brand isn’t available in my country :/
Hi Vesna,
Aw, that’s too bad. Hopefully they’ll come out your way soon.
I am more a neutrals kind of gal, but I love the lip gloss in Amethyst. What a gorgeous color!
I love it too… I probably wouldn’t rock it as an everyday color though! It’s so dramatic. 🙂
Wow – Amethyst and Lust are amazing. Not on me, of course, but they look fab on you! I also love the Ocean duo, but just to look at, not to wear. I know, I’m no fun. 🙂
PS Holy eyeshadow disaster with the Lorac Private Affair pallette on Friday night. I was completely unprepared for the intensity of the pigment and spent a lot of time with a Q-tip, scrubbing it off. I’ve learned that when I have 5 minutes to get out the door, it’s not the ideal time to start experimenting!
Hi Kim,
Oh no! Did you manage to pull off a cute look, at least?
Q-tips are good to have around to mellow out color, for sure. Flat cotton pads and a clean blending brush (one with a domed tip) can be helpful too.
Um, define cute. HAHAHAHA! Sorry, I’m just kidding. It ended up being fine – I just had to remove the worst of the disaster and tone it down with the beige color (and blend, blend, blend). The lighting at the party was fairly bad, so 2 minutes was all it took to make it passable. Plus, it was a downpour that night so no one was looking their finest. I took one look at the pallette this AM, though, and thought “maybe not today”. I’ll invest some time this weekend. Honest. 🙂
I love all of the lipsticks!
They’re fab, right?
This is fascinating to me. I remember how much I wanted both the matching Amethyst lipstick and glosses, since they were apparently what was used to create that gorgeous Scarlett Johannssen D&G promo pic for this collection. From the pic, it looked like they were supposed to be this insane shade of purple but here, they look more red!
Thanks for the swatches! False advertising from D&G or not, they look great on you!
Hi Heather,
Thanks! Hmm, they may have layered the shades with pencils or other lippies. Plus, lipsticks and glosses can look so different on different skin tones. Do you live near a D&G counter? You might want to try the color anyway, ’cause you never know if you’ll fall in love. 🙂
you’ll be very happy with Caramel ,its my everyday blush!
Will you be creating a look with Evocative duo?
I think this is my opportunity to at least buy one D&G product. I’m deciding between the lipsticks: Orchid vs. Amethyst. I’m a NC42 so what are your thoughts? I’ll need to check out that Caramel blush. I am skeptical when someone claims universal appeal on just one color. But I love Pat McGrath and I LOVE Caramel.
Oh man, those lipsticks and glosses look amazing. So pigmented! And they look great with your skin tone. I want them.
OH BAGOODNESS. i think i just had a serious makeup lust attack. stupid student budget *le sigh*.
On the seventh swatch picture down, the caption says that all four swatches are from the same duo, but theres four swatches of the distinctly different shadows. i’m a bit confused, can anyone clarify? 🙂
One more ? Karen,Is Orchid and up the amp almost the same shade??
Have you had a chance to play with the eyeshadows yet? I saw really bad reviews of Divine and Evocative so I’m unsure whether they’re worth a drive into the city to Sak’s.
The lipsticks are gorgeous, though! Those alone may be worth the drive in!
i totally <3 the look you did. its classic but a little edgy all at the same time!
just wanted to say that your hair looks great in this post!
Thanks, Lexi. 🙂