With a pretty serious cold (the kind of serious wherein the cold virus means business, not the kind where it glares grumpily at everything though that, too) and spotty sunlight at best, my progress photographing and testing out the new YSL Arty Stone collection is plodding along pretty slowly.
Here’s a collection overview to get you started — I’m most excited to test out the Rouge Pure Couture Vernis à Lèvres in Pêche Cerra-Colla, Volupté Sheer Candy in Framboise Craquante, and the Crème de Blush formula. While I’m not much of a nail girl, La Laque Couture in both Jade Impérial and Bronze Pyrite will be coming up as well!
On counters this January & online now at Nordstrom, for those of you who’d rather not venture out into the cold.
The inspiration
Gems fascinate with their magnetic beauty and their mysterious power of attraction. The Spring Look 2013 is a palette of mineral and crystalline colors, inspired by the brilliance of precious stones.
“After an acid pop trend in 2012, the Spring Look 2013 is a return to calm. I wanted a palette of colours in halftones, pastel but intense, fresh and powdery, almost milky. To use as a play of harmonies for a chic Parisian look or contrasted to show-off a rock attitude.”
–Lloyd Simmonds, Creative Director Make-up Yves Saint Laurent Beauté
The collection
Y Facettes Palettes
Face Collector Palette, limited edition ($70 CAN)
Eye Collector Palette (Pure Chromastics No. 14), limited edition ($74 CAN)
Volupté Sheer Candy ($38.00 CAN)
No. 11 Frosted Mint, limited edition UK exclusive
No. 12 Tasty Raspberry, new permanent shade
No. 13 Griotte Mocha, new permanent shade
Rouge Pure Couture Vernis à Lèvres ($34.00 CAN)
No. 27 Pêche Cerra-Colla, new permanent shade
No. 28 Grenat Acrylique, new permanent shade
No. 29 Rose Forreau, limited edition
No. 30 Mauve Fusain, limited edition
Crème de Blush ($52.00 CAN)
No. 7 Rose Quartz, new permanent shade
No. 8 Red Agate, new permanent shade
No. 9 Baby Doll, new permanent shade
Mascara Volume Effet Faux Cils, ($36.00 CAN)
No. 21 Green Emerald, new permanent shade
Dessin du Regard
No. 15, limited edition UK exclusive
No. 16, limited edition UK exclusive
La Laque Couture ($27.00 CAN)
No. 34 Jade Impérial, new permanent shade
No. 35 Bronze Pyrite, limited edition
Availability
In Canada: on counters January 2013 at Holt Renfrew & selected The Bay, Sephora, and Murale boutiques.
Online: currently available at Nordstrom; some pieces may become available at Sephora.
