Lancome- Eclair Color Design Single Eye Shadow

This Color Design eye shadow in Eclair was my second pick from Lancome Hypnotic Eyes Collection. It's an interesting color-- looks more taupe in the pan, but my skin adds some warmth. The texture is of the new and improved Lancome: creamy and smooth (it is powder, though), and the finish has an almost metallic sheen. It really is a shiny product, which some might find a bit too much. There's no fallout, though, and the color applies and blends beautifully.

I find that Eclair, as well as the three middle eye shadows from the Chocolate Amande palette do best as the single focal point of the eye makeup, with nothing but a dark eyeliner and mascara around them: no complex gradation, just a simple shape around the lid. It's easy and pretty, as long as you can live with this level of shine.

Lancome- Eclair Color Design Single Eye Shadow ($20) is available at the counters and from lancome.com.