My First Purchase of Lavshuca Eye Makeup: Summer Gradually Compact

Lavshuca Summer Gradually Compact & its Outer Case

In my earlier post, I have mentioned about Lavshuca summer 2008 collection launched in last May. From the first glance, I liked the shimmery and wearable color combinations of Summer Gradually Compact on the websites. This particular eye shadow palette is available in Shiny Sand Beach and Windy Aqua Beach. The names pretty much speak for themselves. Shiny Sand Beach features golds and browns while Windy Aqua Beach features silvers and blues.

Lavshuca Summer Gradually Compact in Shiny Sandy Beach

This is a review on Lavshuca Summer Gradually Compact in Shiny Sandy Beach. In fact, this is my first eye shadow palette from Lavshuca. I have some Lavshuca lip products. But for Lavshuca's eye makeup, this is my very first buy.

Lavshuca Summer Gradually Compact consists of two big pans made up of six small eye shadows. The trio pans were included separately in the outer plastic case when I bought it. The way I inserted the pans into the palette was different from what you see on the official website. On Lavshuca's website, the light shades are on the left side and the dark shades on the right side.

Shade
Shades from left to right in the picture above:

• D: taupe brown with subtle shimmer
  
• E: dark brown with fine shimmer
  
• F: light beige with ultra-fine shimmer
• A: light gold with metallic sparkles
• B: bronze orange gold with frosty shimmer
• C: pale champagne gold with fine glitter
  

Pigmentation

From the left: Shade A, B, C

The pigmentation of these eye shadows vary. In general, the three eye shadows on the right side have a sheer pigmentation (except eye shadow B) while the eye shadows on the left side are medium-pigmented (except eye shadow F).

From the left: Shade D, E, F

Finish

The colors are well-balanced neutral tones. But eye shadow B (bronze orange gold) is too orange for my liking. As always, the orange undertone doesn't suit my skin tone. Also, eye shadow A and eye shadow C have a glittery finish, especially A has more of a metallic finish. It looks too glittery if I apply it all over the eye. But, they present a pleasant light-capturing and watery shimmer by applying them with a light hand, The eye shadows in the palette belong to light-to-medium pigmented tones. I think this palette is more suitable for light to medium skin tones. The well-coordinated neutral tones can pull off a soft makeup look complemented by cool or warm lip color(s) and blusher(s).

Lasting Power

The colors have a fairly good lasting power. The eye shadows stay out and do not crease easily. I am glad that my first eye makeup purchase from Lavshuca is worth the money. The versatile golds and browns are layerable and blendable. Some eye shadows from the palette might be too shimmery for my liking. But I do find they deliver a beautiful wash of color by applying with a light hand.

The various degrees of pigmentation and shimmer of these eye shadows make it easy to create a casual summer look. Overall, the neutral and wearable shades from Lavshuca Summer Gradually Compact in Shiny Sand Beach are suitable for daytime makeup and quite work appropriate. This has become of my favorite eye shadow palettes!

Let me also invite you to A Touch of Blusher's review on Shiny Sand Beach!

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