Paul & Joe Summer 2011 L'Horizon Bleu

Paul & Joe's new summer collection L'Horizon Bleu is out. I started seeing promo pictures popping up across the web awhile ago and started making a list of items I wanted to get. After going back and forth in my mind over what I wanted I finally placed my order.

Limited Edition Eye Color B - $22.00

• 001 Le Medi - moss green, beige, vanilla
• 002 Adrift - purple, pink, gray
• 003 Tranquility - yellow, gold, brown, beige

001 Le Medi

002 Adrift

These eye shadows are interesting, they have swirls of color in each pan. I knew right away I wanted the eye shadows even though the colors didn't really look like colors I would wear on an everyday basis. These eye shadows come in the standard Paul & Joe single eye shadow packaging, except instead of light pink they are in light blue. I thought with the swirl pattern and the intermixed colors that the texture of the shadows might be a little grainy. But true to P&J standards, the eye shadows are still smooth, soft, and easy to blend. The shadows have a hint of shimmer. The colors are a little different than what I'm use to when it comes to Paul & Joe. Once the swirls are mixed together the shades turn a little muted, they are not bright and playful like I thought they would be coming from a summer collection. After all this collection is supposed to "take you to a tropical and romantic place where the sea meets the sky". I love the descriptions that companies give their collections.

Limited Edition "Twin Fish" Bronzer B - $40.00

I was the most excited about this bronzer and blush duo. The surface of the bronzer is embossed with 2 twin fish. I love fish, I have 4 tanks in my house- I'll have to talk about them in a future post. At first I didn't want to touch the bronzer, I took pictures and thought how can I swatch this without messing up the pattern. I realized I couldn't and unless I planned on never actually using this product I might as well just get it over with. The white fish and Paul & Joe logo are just an overspray, the fish are embossed slightly into the bronzer itself but will disappear after a few uses. Once I started swatching and testing the bronzer I realized how silky smooth the texture is. The smoothness is far superior to any bronzer I have tried in the past. The bronzer color is rather light, I'm NC25 during the summer and it looks perfect against my skin tone, I don't think it will show up very much on anyone darker than NC30-NC35. The blush color isn't exactly what I would call a great blush color. It's pretty light and neutral with shimmer, if anything, in my opinion it would be a great paired over a matte blush, or even over a matte bronzer. I don't really see myself wearing the "blush" part on it's own.

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Did you grab any Paul & Joe Summer items?

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