I am a major fan of Clarins collections, and as soon as the
Odyssey collection hit counters I snatched up the Eyeshadow Palette with gusto.
The neutral shades are something I know I will wear, and the gold leaf style
shade within it was perfect for the festive season, and terribly pretty on the
eye. I love the solid compact that the Clarins palettes are housed in, and the
pattern atop the lid is just the icing on a very pretty cake.
The shadows are mineral based and smooth to apply, though
the gold shade is very unique to my collection. It feels as though it lies
between a cream and pressed gold leaf style of shadow, but I experience minimal
fallout each time I use it on the eye. The other three shades are on the sheer
side, which makes this palette a wearable choice for those in corporate
workplaces or who prefer a light eye look. I tend to go for intense and
pigmented shadows, but these still satisfy my shadow needs and I use them quite
frequently.
The sponge tip applicators are something I don’t use, but
for the eye look below I did use them to pack on the golden shade to the inner
portion of my lid. I have only worn the gold packed on, but have seen other
reviews of this palette where the gold has been blended out to produce a
metallic golden sheen to the eye, which is something I’m interested in trying.
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I decided to try out the suggested eye look that accompanies
this palette, to show you how it would look. Since then, I’ve tried out more
neutral looks forgoing the gold shade, but this is definitely the most striking
for photographs.
The Clarins Odyssey Eye Quartet retails around the $50 AUD
mark and though I haven’t seen it at the smaller Clarins counters, it is still
out at the Melbourne Myer on Bourke Street.
What do you think of the Clarins Odyssey Eyeshadow palette?
Do you gravitate towards neutral palettes like this?
*I personally purchased this palette. Honesty, always.
Oooh that metallic gold is sooo "pwetty"! Very neutral shades there and look smooth, even though you did say they were smooth.
ReplyDelete@Norlin it is such a stunning shade. They would be perfect for you because they aren't crazily pigmented, and they are very smooth :)
DeleteOMG How gorgeous is this palette and that gold!! That gold!!!! I WANT this palette now!!! Aaahh, why you have to post this.. now I want one hahaha
ReplyDelete@Dana I know right?! Clarins are coming out with some seriously pretty packaging and prints, and that gold is pretty crazy! It is quite affordable as well, which is always a good thing.
DeleteBeautiful quad! Those colours are right up my alley!
ReplyDelete@Tashi such a great group of colours, good to hear that suit your style as well :)
DeleteOh I really want it, but it is not available in Sweden and I haven't found it in any webshop for a reasonable amount. :-(
ReplyDelete@Ninni it is so frustrating when brands aren't available everywhere, often it is Australia that misses out. I do hope you manage to get your hands on it!
DeleteWow its looks beautiful, this is totally up my alley .. I haven't tried anything Clarins yet .. The colors of this palette are quite similar to the Maybelline Chai Latte quad
ReplyDelete@Saumya it is a very beautiful palette, I love the shadows from Clarins and also their new face powder is about to come out and that looks nice as well. I was sent it to review but am yet to try it, will let you know how it fares :) I haven't seen the Chai Latte quad, name sounds delish though.
DeleteI love this palette! You've reminded me to start using it again, I've been neglecting it lately :-)
ReplyDelete@Leanne I am great at forgetting that I own certain products and so they get neglected, I'm happy that I've been using this a lot :)
DeleteThat gold looks so lovely x x
ReplyDelete@Hema It is very unique and I don't have anything else like it :)
DeleteThat is a beautiful palette that should suit most skintones. I can't believe that I have never tried a Clarins product. As a beauty blogger that will now have to be rectified :-) Especially after seeing how beautiful that looks both in the palette and on your eyes. Thanks for sharing. x
ReplyDelete@Kate I agree, it would suit a wide range of skintones :) Clarins are constantly releasing great new colour collections, I highly suggest you check them out :)
DeleteWhat a gorgeous palette! The pigmentation looks amazing. I love the gold shade best!
ReplyDelete@Jacqueline The pigmentation is nice and natural on the eye, which I love. Then again, the gold shade is definitely a stand out!
DeleteGASP! I've been lusting after this since it hit the blogosphere and I'm impressed every time I see a review! I'm on a spending ban, which really cuts me up inside as I want this so bad! This is going on my wishlist NOW! :D
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@sweetaholic-beauty I was lusting over it for so long before it came out, was so happy to get my hands on it. Hopefully it is still out when your spending ban is over, how long do you have to go?
DeleteI really wanted to get this and I probably could have, though last time I looked for it, it was sold out at DJs and Myer. The gold is stunning and pretty much 80% of the reason I'd buy this palette - it looks beautiful on you! But not sure about the other 3 shades, even though I love my neutrals.
ReplyDelete@sleepandwater Oh I didn't realise it was selling so well. I quite like the other neutral shades, but I suppose it depends on what you already have and what you tend to use.
DeleteThis looks a little like the Tom Ford Coganc quad -- I love that most of the shades are matte.
ReplyDelete@The Procratinator I haven't seen the TF Cognac quad yet, to be honest I've been avoiding the counters to avoid temptations, but if it is like this it sounds nice :)
Deletethe metallic gold looks gorgeous!
ReplyDelete@prettymom it is a true stunner :)
DeleteThis palette is STUNNING! I've seen this around on other blogs but I think you've pretty much convinced me with that swatch of the gold eyeshadow. So pretty! xx
ReplyDelete@Michelle It is so well designed, I'm glad I've convinced you to buy it :)
DeleteI haven't used much Clarins makeup- am def going to have to start looking! This quad is gorgeous!
ReplyDelete@yessie I think a lot of people think of them as older sort of makeup, but they are so on trend with their colour collections in my opinion :) Definitely worth a swatch or two x
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