Right, on to the pretties. Le Métier de Beauté's Northern Lights collection was inspired, as you might guess, by the colours of the Aurora Borealis. The collection consists of the Northern Lights Kaleidoscope Eye Kit, the Aurora Kaleidoscope Lip Kit and three nail polishes; Aurora, Solar Flare & (my favourite) Faraday. I've never had one of the lip kits before but I was captivated by the colours when I spotted The Non-Blonde post a first look picture on Twitter.
As with all the kaleidoscopes, the colours are designed to be layered but they can also be worn alone. The colours in the kit are, from top to bottom: Illuminate - a sheer sparkling 'Barbie' pink with hints of pretty blue shimmer, Voltaic - an opaque nude mauve with subtle golden shimmer, Dynamos - a sheer juicy coral packed with shimmer and Eos - a hot pink cream.
ILLUMINATE
VOLTAIC
DYNAMOS
EOS
All of these colours are very pretty on their own but they combine to make beautiful shades too. I think the palette is quite versatile as it includes everyday colours as well as a fairly dramatic shade (Eos) and mixing allows you to produce everything else in between.
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| L-R: Eos, Dynamos, Voltaic, Illuminate |
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| Eos |
The lipglosses are slightly scented. Oddly, I think the scent is more obvious when applied than it is in the pan. They texture isn't sticky but it has enough grip to last on the lips for quite a while. Even when layered they don't feel gloopy, although I have a tendency to apply too much and I have to blot the edge of my bottom lip as the gloss pools. I remember being surprised when I had my makeover in Selfridges almost 18 months ago now, that four lipglosses layered on top of each other felt surprisingly comfortable and moisturising. The Aurora kit feels just the same.
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| The four colours layered from top to bottom of the lip kit |
I'm looking forward to experimenting more with this palette. So far, my favourite combination has been Dynamos layered over Voltaic and I have enjoyed wearing both Voltaic and Illuminate on their own. As always, Le Métier de Beauté has helped push my makeup boundaries. In this case I'm overcoming my lipgloss and lip products from a pan issue! I figure when it's this pretty, it's worth it.
The Aurora Lip Kit costs $95 and is available from Neiman Marcus, Nordstrom and Bergdorf Goodman (for those of you in the States, you can find your nearest store on the Le Métier de Beauté website). I've heard on the grapevine that Zuneta will be stocking it too!
Disclosure: This item was sent to me without cost for review purposes.
Oh, be still my beating heart! The LMB eyeliner pen and mascara are the best I ever wore! And I just know I'll ruin myself buying Kaleidoscopes...
ReplyDeleteI have a liner and mascara too but wished I'd had chance to sample more of the blushers, eyeshadows and lipsticks before they left Selfridges. I think we all need to start saving!
Deletewell pick me up off the floor, thats great news about Zuneta plans to stock it, I was losing hope that we would ever see the brand back in the UK! Well I'd best start saving then :)
ReplyDeleteThe colours look great in that kit, the colours looks so lush on you xx
I wasn't sure if you'd seen the news. The cat was let out of the bag on Twitter when we heard they were filming one of Zuneta videos at Le Metier. I cannot wait to see! I'm really excited that they will be getting the Spring collection. I need to get my hands on Faraday, even if it does mean breaking my no-buy! xx
Deleteohh beautiful!! how did you get your hands on this?
ReplyDeleteI'm glad you like it Stephanie. I was sent this by the PR officer for the brand. I put a disclosure at the end of posts when this is the case.
DeleteEos is so pretty and I really like that there are two non-shimmery shades included in this Kaleidoscope. And yay for LMdB coming to Zuneta, finally! I know I'll be getting the mascara, I loved the sample tube I had, and (oh, Jane, cover your eyes) some eyeshadows, at least Corinthian, although I'm now imagining that LMdB might do a special eye Kaleidoscope just for Zuneta, ah! x
ReplyDeleteI think I might just have dribbled on my keyboard at the thought of a Zuneta eye kaleidoscope! How amazing would that be?! x
DeleteI have no idea how you manage to resist swatching these long enough to take your pictures! They do look lovely, even to someone who isn't a fan of lip gloss.
ReplyDeleteI even had to wait for good lighting too which was a feat in itself! I'm not a lipgloss lover but I make an exception for these, RBR and Hourglass glosses.
DeleteOh, this is just ludicrously pretty!
ReplyDeleteThe colours are just as pretty on. I'm really looking forward to Le Metier being accessible again.
DeleteUnfair teasing here! This is just beautiful!!
ReplyDeleteNaughty me :D
DeleteOh that's just so exciting - I've only seen Le Metier since they've been unavailable here, so all I have is a lip kaleidoscope off ebay, and the Silk Road Kaleidoscope that I actually bought on-line from Nordstrom - awesome service, but expensive! I love Zuneta anyway!
ReplyDeleteI wrote to Zu some while ago putting in a plea that they stock Le Metier when I knew they were disappearing. I guess I have to count this as a granted wish! Silk Road is gorgeous, isn't it? I pull it out quite often.
DeleteLovely colours, I like the mix of the brights with the more natural shades. The only Kaleidoscope I have is a lip one and I do like the texture of these.
ReplyDeleteGreat news about Zuneta, looking forward to seeing the product videos as well.
Meeta, I think you would love this palette. I'm really looking forward to the videos too. I haven't forewarned my husband (or my bank) of LMdB's return yet, think I should?!
DeleteEos is beautiful, in fact they all are! I shall keep my eyes open on Zuneta.
ReplyDeleteYou can expect me to start making a lot of noise as soon as I hear :D x
DeleteI'm pleased to find that I quite like EOS. Spring must be getting to me.
ReplyDeleteYay for Spring!
DeleteOh, how gorgeous is that! I'd be over the moon with just Eos alone.
ReplyDeleteYou must be piddling your panties that LMDB will soon be at Zuneta!
There's no denying it. If only Zuneta stocked Tena lady, I'd be sorted ;)
DeleteHoly crap! Zuneta! That is my dream come true also! I requested the same thing!
ReplyDeleteI love LMdB Lip Kaleidoscopes. It's amazing to me how much fuller they make my lips look too.
ReplyDeleteI really hope the brand comes to Zuneta!
LMdB on Zuneta - OMGOMGOMG *hyperventilates*
ReplyDeleteIt's one of the few brands I really want to try and never had the occasion to!
LMdB at Zuneta?!?!?! I'm dancing on my office chair I'm so happy! Right now, I can order from Neiman's or Nordstrom, but I'd much rather deal with Zuneta- better customer service, faster ship times and generally a few dollars less to boot!
ReplyDeleteHave they released this one in the US yet? It's not on the website yet. I was all ready to go for my first LMdB purchase and couldn't find it anywhere! It's fantastic, though...by far my favorite of the lip kaleidoscopes I've seen.
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