If You Ask Givenchy, Summer Is Sheer! Say Hello to the Shimmery New Ete A Fleur de Peau Collection for Summer 2012

Ah… Do you feel that light breeze caressing your cheeks? Isn’t it nice? It’s like the wind is giving us a kiss. 🙂

Givenchy went that same easy, breezy route this summer with their new six-piece A Fleur de Peau Collection for Summer 2012 collection. It’s all about barely-there color, dainty shimmer and soft, natural shades.

“Brunch makeup!” — that’s what I thought about these pieces the first time I saw them, and I tested them out on an actual brunch with El Hub last Saturday, when I slipped on four of the six products before doing some damage on a short stack of banana pancakes.

Ombre A Fleur de Peau Luminescent Cream Eyeshadows, $34 each

Wow! Look at all that glitter… Oh, hai! These potted cream shadows deposit loads of shimmer and sheer color. Unfortunately, Pearly Nude (a nude peach with silver glitter) and Pearly Rose (a nude pink with silver glitter) start creasing on me in less than an hour. The glitter stays put, though (weird!) and lasts all day long. Despite the colors creasing, I do like how these light up my eyes.
MAKEUP AND BEAUTY BLOG RATING: B

Magic Kajal Eye Pencil Intense in Delicate Nude #2, $22.50

I like how creamy this matte beige eyeliner feels, and I think it does a stellar job of brightening up my eyes when I wear it along my lower water line, but it gives up the ghost after two hours and straight-up disappears, POOF!
MAKEUP AND BEAUTY BLOG RATING: B-

Rouge Interdit Satin Lipstick in Delicate Rose, $30

My favorite thing from this launch! Pigmented, lightweight and smooth? Yes, please! This soft rose has a near-blinding mirror shine, but the wear time is only okay (about three hours). I do adore the packaging — so elegant! — and the faint rose flavor and scent.
MAKEUP AND BEAUTY BLOG RATING: A-

Ombre A Fleur de Peau Luminescent Cream Eyeshadows, $34 each

Ombre A Fleur de Peau Luminescent Cream Eyeshadow in Pearly Nude

Ombre A Fleur de Peau Luminescent Cream Eyeshadow in Pearly Rose

Magic Kajal Eye Pencil Intense Look in Delicate Nude #2, $22.50

Rouge Interdit Satin Lipstick in Delicate Rose #56, $30

Swatches from the left: Ombre A Fleur de Peau Luminescent Cream Eyeshadow in Pearly Rose, Ombre A Fleur de Peau Luminescent Cream Eyeshadow in Pearly Nude, Magic Kajal Eye Pencil Intense Look in Delicate Nude #2 and Rouge Interdit Satin Lipstick in Delicate Rose #56

The entire Givenchy A Fleur de Peau Collection for Summer 2012 includes…

• Ombre A Fleur de Peau Luminescent Cream Eyeshadow in Pearly Nude, $34
• Ombre A Fleur de Peau Luminescent Cream Eyeshadow in Pearly Rose, $34
• Magic Kajal Eye Pencil Intense Look in Delicate Nude #2, $22.50
• Rouge Interdit Satin Lipstick in Delicate Rose #56, $30
• Rouge Interdit Shine Ultra-Shiny Lipstick in Delicate Brown #28, $30
• Vernis Please! Nail Lacquer in Delicate Brown #178, $17

Your friendly neighborhood beauty addict,

Karen