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After a few seasons of warm neutrals, grey emerges as one of the hottest shades for spring 2011. The looks that incorporate grey are chic and sophisticated, with a feel of low-key glamour. Meanwhile, surprisingly, purples are still at center stage, and, for this season, they are teaming up with warm neutrals for a natural but defined look.
Silvers & Greys
Dior leads the rest of the field with an ultra-chic Gris Montaigne makeup collection. All the new eye makeup items are grey-toned, and the color theme extends to lip and nail items. You will also find greys in collections from other trend setters such as Guerlain and NARS.
(Dior Cannage Palette in 001 Dawn Grey)
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(Dior 5 Colour Eyeshadow in 034 Gris Gris)
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(Guerlain Ombre Eclat 1 Shade Eyeshadow
in 186 L’Instant d’une Ondée (middle))
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(NARS Duo Eyeshadow in Nouveau Monde)
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Interestingly, greys are found in a few spring 2011 eye palettes from major Japanese beauty lines. The overall color tone of Lunasol‘s Ocean Scene Eyes in 04 Smoky Ocean is nothing like what we have seen from Lunasol before, and I think it is a more wearable interpretation of the color trend for some people. Also, greys appear in the latest eye palettes from Coffret D’Or and Elégance.
(Lunasol Ocean Scene Eyes in 04 Smoky Ocean)
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(Coffret D’Or Eyes Appeal Shadow in 03 Clear Silver)
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(Elégance Phantom Eyes in 17)
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Purples & Neutrals
Lancôme goes all out with purples with its Ultra Lavande makeup collection, another striking creation by Aaron de Mey.
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(Lancôme Butterflies Fever)
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On the other hand, some other collections feature a combination of neutrals (and light lilacs in some cases) as main colors and a deep violet to add depth, as we see from Estée Lauder, Laura Mercier, and Clarins.
(Estée Lauder Pure Color
Five Color Eyeshadow Palette in Wild Violet)
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(Laura Mercier Eye & Cheek Palette)
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(Clarins Neo Pastels Eye Color & Liner Palette)
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While greys don’t really suit my skin tone, maybe it is time for me to start mixing Lavshuca’s Star Decoration Eyes in BR-1 and Lunasol’s Sheer Contrast Eyes in Lavender Coral!
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I am so ready for spring!!! What pretty shades! I especially love the Lancome butterfly fever!!! So beautiful!!! :)
Hi Pammy,
I am too. Lancôme’s spring 2011 makeup collection is quite stunning. I like many of the purple-toned items! :)
Thank you very much for posting your comment! :)
that butterfly fever palette is crazy gorgeous!
Hi Vonnie,
It is indeed very pretty! :)
Thank you for stopping by again! :)
i have the polish of this collection and i love them !!!
Hi Lilynail,
Thank you very much for your comment again! :)
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