Sunday 5 December 2010

RBR Gracious Arasari and Know What Lies Are For

My Secret Sales order arrived this week, so I thought I'd share with you a couple of the items that I got. I ordered Gracious Arasari eyeshadow and Know What Lies Are For lipstick, as well as Sketches on Water tinted moisturiser which I haven't included here.

Gracious Arasari, Solstice Halcyon



Gracious Arasari is described as a semi-matte nude taupe with the barest whisper of pink. It certainly is a nude colour, in swatches applied to the back of my hand it is very hard to spot the colour. In the pictures below I have swatched Gracious Arasari on the underside of my arm next to Solstice Halcyon. To me it is a light, slightly golden brown and it adds the barest amount of colour. As you can see next to Solstice, it has no mauve tone. I intend to use this as a base colour and also to buff out hard lines.

I expect this to be a useful eyeshadow for me but if you're looking for colour or you're new to Rouge Bunny Rouge, something like Delicate Hummingbird or Abyssinian Catbird might be a better introduction.

Solstice Halcyon, Gracious Arasari


Know What Lies Are For is a hard colour to describe. It was also quite hard to photograph accurately! I was expecting it to be a dark nude however I find it to be much deeper brown than a nude. In the photographs it looks a little rosey but in person I don't see the pink and it's quite cool and blue in tone. It has the same luxurious, creamy texture of my other RBR lipstick. The colour is a little out of my usual comfort zone but I think it's workable. I will leave it up to you to decide what you think when I post pictures of all the items applied!


KWLAF, Gracious Arasari, Solstice Halcyon


These are nice products but not my favourites of my Rouge Bunny Rouge collection. Gracious Arasari is going to be a good useful staple though. I am a little more excited about Sketches on Water which I'm enjoying using at the moment. I will hold off reviewing until I've used it for a few weeks.

**Update** As a final note I wanted to mention that Zuneta are offering 10% off this weekend using the code XMASZU. The offer has been extended until midnight tonight (Mon 6th). Have you ordered anything already?

10 comments:

  1. Gracious Arasari looks good on you, but I would say it is typically your kind of colour and you always make things look good. I am refretting not having got a lippie now. Looking forward to your tinted moisturiser review x

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  2. I was thinking of Gracious Arasari before but having swatched it at the EB event I remember it being not really visible on me. Instead I went for Tantalising Lovebird which I really like.

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  3. Thanks Charlie. I see that Replica picked up some nice lipsticks. The tinted moisturiser review will be a toughie. I'm interested to see whether I like enough to re-purchase at full price.

    Hi Meeta, I'm always nervous of pinks but tantalising lovebird looks very nice. I seemed to have some sort of amnesia about all the RBR swatching I did at the event which is a shame. I know I spent ages looking for Catbird which I think completely put me off! It was amazing to be able to see it all in person.

    Jane x

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  4. You seem to get a good colour payoff with gracious arasari, sadly I just can't seem to get it to show up at all on me. Have been taking swatch photos this weekend and it's impossible. I like the idea of using it to buff out hard edges, I will probably use it for that too - just glad I didn't pay full price for it.
    I think the problem is that I like quite heavy, dramatic eye looks and I feel naked with such a barely there look. You have gorgeous big eyes and don't need a lot to emphasise them, so I can see this would work well for you.
    I feel a bit like my eyes 'disappear' with such a gentle colour on them!
    xxx

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  5. I'd say Know What Lies Are For comes off more of a beige/nude on me, not too much brown, guess we will all have slight variants once applied. I think it looks nice from your lip swatch, could you add a peach gloss to the centre to give it a lift if you feel its a bit too brown?
    I'm looking forward to see how you get on with your Sketches on Water tinted moisturiser x

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  6. I've heard good things about RBR, I'll have to look into the where/how to purchase in the new year :)

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  7. I quite like the look of that lipstick. I'll be interested to see what you make of it and what you pair it with, because it's the sort of colour I would wear! Can't wait to try Abysinian Catbird one day *sigh*

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  8. @WBB: I had a harder time trying to get it to show up on the back of my hand as it’s close in colour. I think you could get use from it for buffing out if you like dramatic eyes but at the same time swapping/selling might be an option. If you like dramatic eyes I think you would get on really well with something like Volcano Fairy-wren.

    @Replica: I definitely think my natural lip colour alters how the colour looks on the lips. I like it but I think I might need to pair it with a different eye look to the one I used for Today’s post. I think a gloss would be a good idea too, I was going to try Ignite but a peach one might be good. :)

    @Jadegrrl: I really like RBR. Zuneta sell it and ships worldwide. I’m not sure if there is another alternative for the Aussie girls though.

    @dempss01: I’ve posted a FOTD with it applied. I think I need to experiment a bit with pairings. I applied the new purchases together but I think the lipstick would look better with eyeshadows that weren’t a similar shade. I think it was the full nude look (along with the black polo neck) that caused it to like a 90’s revival! I’ll be interested to know what you think. I really do hope you get opportunity to try Abysinnian Catbird. It’s such a stunning colour.

    Jane x

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  9. The lipstick swatches beautifully! And all three of those products would make a great makeup look! Ok, now I think I know what products I want next from RBR! ;)

    xxx

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  10. Thanks Tina! Glad you like them x

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