Clarins Rouge Éclat Spring 2013 Make-Up Collection Face Palette

Every Clarins makeup collection usually contains a face powder/blush that I've never really looked at all that closely. I'll get to the reason why a little later on.

But if they were all as good as the new Clarins Rouge Éclat Spring Make-Up Collection Face and Blush Palette($35 USD $40 CAN) then DANG, I've been missing out!





Clarins Palette Eclat Face and Blush Palette is meant to use as an all over face powder and/or as a blush as well, depending on what part of the powder you dip your brush into.




See those strips of peach and pink on the left side of the palette? They look tiny don't they? But don't let their size fool you because they pack some pretty serious pigment!

I've swatched both sides of the palette for you:

Indoor swatches of right side, left side

Sunlight swatches of right side, left side of palette

The Clarins Rouge Éclat Spring Make-Up Collection Face Palette is super smooth and finely milled. It blends beautifully and seamlessly into the skin giving a matte finish that looks incredibly natural.

Wearing Clarins Rouge Éclat Spring Make-Up Collection

For me, the right side of the palette is more of a light bronzer and I've applied it all over my face for a bit of warmth. The left side of the Clarins Palette Eclat Face and Blush Powder I've used as blush and it's so easy to wear. It's actually quite hard to overdo it as a blush, and because it's matte it doesn't accentuate any large pores or wrinkles. I'm also wearing one of the new Clarins Rouge Eclat Lipsticks in Tropical Pink #04 on my lips-the SA at the Clarins counter gave me one of those lipstick sample packs that has 4 shades in it. On my eyes is the Clarins Rouge Éclat Spring 2013 Eye Quartet Mineral Palette in Iris Blossom I showed you yesterday.

I am loving the Clarins Rouge Eclat Spring Collection A LOT. Once upon a time when I used to actually FINISH makeup, I had a Clarins bronzer that was absolute perfection for me. It was the perfect bronzer. I used every last bit of it up. Not kidding. It was gone. All of it. I thought nothing of it as I went back to the counter to buy another one and was told it was limited edition and there weren't anymore. WHAT??!!! And that's when I learned this hard lesson: take nothing for granted when it came to makeup. And also subconsciously it's the reason why I've never looked at Clarins Face powders ever since; I didn't want to have my heart broken again! But now I'm a seasoned makeup junkie and I know that if I love a product a lot, it means I need to get a backup. And I will be getting a backup of the Clarins Palette Eclat Face and Blush Powder for sure when I go back to the counter to get one of the Rouge Eclat Lipsticks! Loving them so far as well!

The Clarins Rouge Éclat Spring Make-Up Collection is on the counters at The Bay right now, and I'm sure it's at Shoppers as well. Don't wait too long if you see something you like!

Do you ever buy backups of items you really love? Or not?