The long-awaited post on swatches and review of Giorgio Armani Eyes To Kill Silk eyeshadow has come. I couldn't decide on which color to get and finally got #7 Sweet Fire. The SA informed me their products do not have names, only numbers; but I saw names of the products on KarlaSugar and Temptalia. The box doesn't say the shade name, it says #7, so that's how I will call it.
萬眾期待的Giorgio Armani Eyes To Kill Silk 幼滑眼影的試色及用評post來了. 本人有選擇困難, 最後選#7號吧. 在香港的Armani妝品都沒有名字, 但在外國又有, #7 號色的別名是"Sweet Fire". 我會用"#7號"去稱呼它吧.
If you think the Eyes To Kill range is cream shadows, THINK AGAIN! I expected a cream consistency but these are actually POWDER eyeshadows, not to mention I was completely blown away by how smooth to the touch it is. The product is no ordinary 'pressed' eyeshadow pans, it's compressed with tiny little bits and pieces, mixed with metallic elements (the 'brown' bits you see in the jar actually comes out metallic and not visible). Interesting texture and design, right? When I first saw it, it reminds me of Shiny Mix Dots (see below).如果你以為Eyes To Kill Silk Eyeshadow系列的眼影是膏狀的, 那就錯了! 起初我以為是膏狀的, 其實是粉狀的呀! 質感滑不溜手, 雖然你看見一些啡色的小粒子在瓶子裡, 但它不會令度整個顏色改變, 令我想起RMK的Shiny Mix Dots眼影(看下圖).
Back of the jar: like looking at the galaxy!
看看瓶底有如在看太空般, 花碌碌的, 很七彩繽紛!
The jar comes with a little lid inside, I suppose it's for preventing the contents to crumble since it's not really traditional form of 'pressed' eyeshadow but is compressed with tiny bits and metallic flecks.瓶子裡有個小蓋, 我猜是由於Eyes To Kill眼影不像傳統 (在鐵蓋壓成的眼影)般, 是由不同顏色的微小顆粒/粉末/閃片壓成, 小蓋可防止眼影完全鬆散.
Each jar contains 4g of product, it's retailed pretty high for a single eyeshadow I'd say, but the texture is so unique and I haven't seen anything like it. Even RMK's Shiny Mix Dots are different from this texture-wise, RMK's formula is not as smooth and 'loosely pressed' as this one, if that makes any sense.
Each jar contains 4g of product, it's retailed pretty high for a single eyeshadow I'd say, but the texture is so unique and I haven't seen anything like it. Even RMK's Shiny Mix Dots are different from this texture-wise, RMK's formula is not as smooth and 'loosely pressed' as this one, if that makes any sense.每瓶有4 grams, 價錢如果以單色眼影來說是頗貴的, 不過質感實在太特別, 暫時未有遇過. 比較近似的是RMK的Shiny Mix Dots, 但那質感始終和Eyes To Kill 系列不同. 前者比較'乾'和硬一點.
Here's a pic of a finger swatch, if you've been reading my blog for enough time, you'll know I DON"T DO finger swatch because they don't really help in seeing how it shows up on skin...Anyways, I'm trying to demonstrate in this pic how metallic and reflective the shade is. For some reason another swatch pic of this below done on my arm/hand can't show how metallic it is.
下圖是在手指上試色, 如果你讀我的blog有一段時間的話, 你可能都知道我並不喜歡在手指上試色然後拍照, 個人認為在手指上(而非手背或手內側) 的試色並不準確. 不過無論如何, 下圖是嘗試捕捉#7號色的metallic和反光的表面.
#7 is a metallic pink, here I'm trying to capture the tiny brown metallic flecks and bits you see in the jar but doesn't really alternate the shade itself/show up. I was told that those metallic flecks contributed to the metallic sheen.#7 是金屬系的粉紅色, 試在手上你會發現原來在瓶子裡的微金屬閃片不會顯露出來, 那些微金屬閃片是令整個眼影帶金屬閃效果的原因.
Guess we don't need to emphasize how pigmented it is yes ;)? All swatches in this post are done WITHOUT primer.
Guess we don't need to emphasize how pigmented it is yes ;)? All swatches in this post are done WITHOUT primer.看圖就知上色度有多高吧? ;) 所有試色圖均沒有用任何底霜的.
#7 on eyelid (without primer)
#7 on eyelid (without primer)只塗#7 (沒有用眼影底霜)
I applied a glittery charcoal shade from a Jill Stuart palette on the outer corner. Notice the beautiful metallic sheen of #7.把#7 配深黑灰色於眼尾(帶閃的), 留意#7的"metallic''金屬系表面.
I paired #7 with a chocolate brown from a Bed Head quad on the outer corner and a little bit on crease.
I paired #7 with a chocolate brown from a Bed Head quad on the outer corner and a little bit on crease.把#7號色配深啡色(眼尾)
Verdict: Apart from the dreamy smooth and unique texture, Eyes To Kill Silk Eyeshadow shows itself to be high on pigmentation without the need to use primer (I didn't use eyeshadow primer when I tested this), and lasted for 10+ hours at least without fallouts or smudging. Since it's actually a powder eyeshadow, there's no worry that it'll become dried out if the lid is not closed tightly. The little lid inside might be a bit much ado about nothing to some, but it's there to prevent the shadow from crumbling if the jar fell. As all of the shades are so pretty, it took me a long time to decide which one to get, I think I'll check out #4 (Pulp Fiction), #6 (Khaki Pulse), #9 (Rock Sand) and #11 (White Punch) again. If you're not sure which shades to get, the SA told me the most popular ones are #2 (Lust Red), #4, #5 (Gold Blitz) and #6.
Verdict: Apart from the dreamy smooth and unique texture, Eyes To Kill Silk Eyeshadow shows itself to be high on pigmentation without the need to use primer (I didn't use eyeshadow primer when I tested this), and lasted for 10+ hours at least without fallouts or smudging. Since it's actually a powder eyeshadow, there's no worry that it'll become dried out if the lid is not closed tightly. The little lid inside might be a bit much ado about nothing to some, but it's there to prevent the shadow from crumbling if the jar fell. As all of the shades are so pretty, it took me a long time to decide which one to get, I think I'll check out #4 (Pulp Fiction), #6 (Khaki Pulse), #9 (Rock Sand) and #11 (White Punch) again. If you're not sure which shades to get, the SA told me the most popular ones are #2 (Lust Red), #4, #5 (Gold Blitz) and #6.Price: Quite high for single eyeshadow
Packaging: Glass jar, bit heavy
Application: Easy and smooth
Texture: Powder with metallic flecks that shows up as a beautiful metallic sheen
Finish: Metallic
Scent: None
Pigmentation: High
價錢: 頗貴(以單色眼影來說的話)
包裝: 玻璃, 有點重
使用: 容易塗抹, 幼滑
質感: 粉狀, 帶有金屬閃片
效果: 金屬系閃
香味: 沒有
上色度: 高
總評: 上色度高, 質地如其名"Silk"般柔滑, 我塗前不用眼影底霜也沒有脫落或暈染問題, 維持10+小時以上. 因為是粉狀, 不是膏/cream狀質地, 所以不用怕眼影會乾掉. 有10種色供選擇, 個人想下回試試 #4, 6, 9, 11號色. 從店員口中得知最好賣的是 #2, 4, 5, 6 號色.
