The products: Lise Watier Hydra Kiss Colour Balm in Rose Eden, Ombre Soufflé Suprême in Sortilège, and Blush Crème Satin in Rose Eden
I’m trying to prioritize a little now that I’m back from hiatus, so today, I’ve hand-picked three items from Lise Watier’s Eden Tropical collection to review first. These three items are my favourites from the range; the best of the best, the absolute crème de la crème.
I hope you love them as much as I do.
Lise Watier Hydra Kiss Colour Balm in Rose Eden ($22 CAD)
The Lise Watier team lists the Hydra Kiss Colour Balm as their favourite product from this collection, and I have to say — I can see why. The Hydra Kiss Colour Balm has the most beautiful texture; sheer and wonderfully smooth. It’s slick without being too slick, and feels hydrating with just the right amount of shine.
Rose Eden is a beauty all on its own, though — this balm is also available in Coral Paradise, but I’m telling you now, snap up Rose Eden before it’s gone. It’s that wonderful, soft-but-bright sort of lip colour that is so hard to find; a flattering medium-pink with a lovely milkiness to the shade. The balm does have a faint, off-putting fruity scent, but it fades quickly enough.
Lise Watier Hydra Kiss Colour Balm ingredients:
Pentaerythrityl Tetrastearate, Isostearyl Isostearate, Diisostearyl Malate, Polybutene, Octyldodecanol, Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate, Polyethylene, VP/Hexadecene Copolymer, Candelilla Wax, Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane, Cera Microcristallina Microcrystalline Wax, Ozokerite, Tocopheryl Acetate, Flavor, Parfum.
+/- Mica, Titanium Dioxide, Red 6, Red 7 Lake, Iron Oxide, Yellow 6 Lake, Anise Alcohol.
Swatched L-R: Lise Watier Hydra Kiss Colour Balm in Rose Eden, Ombre Soufflé Suprême in Sortilège, and Blush Crème Satin in Rose Eden
Lise Watier Ombre Soufflé Suprême in Sortilège ($24 CAD)
Like all of those other wonderful, not-powder-not-creme eyeshadows, the Lise Watier Ombre Soufflé Suprême range touts a moist, loose formula. It’s a powder, but it’s held together with springy, cloud-like moisture — and not only do all of the shades in the range feel wet, but the high amount of shimmer in the formula almost makes them look wet, too.
Sortilège is a beautifully complex brown, a little darker than most mid-toned shades. Its shimmer is riveting, capturing everything from pink to lime green and, of course, gold — the neutral/cool brown paired with the gold highlights should make it wearable on most. Honestly, Sortilège (French for spell, as in: magic!) is a little like looking into the universe itself… if the universe was made of equal parts “chocolate” and “pretty”.
Sorgilège is a new permanent addition to the Ombre Soufflé Suprême line, alongside Prune Astral (a darkened plum), Tinker Bell (a soft, mossy green), and Wonderland (a bright yellow gold).
Lise Watier Ombre Soufflé Suprême ingredients:
Isododecane, Polymethylsilsesquioxane, Polysilicone-11, Petrolatum, Butyl Acrylate/Hydroxypropyldimethicone Acrylate Copolymer, Talc, Phenoxyethanol, Propylene Glycol, Ledum Groenlandicum Extract.
+/- Calcium Sodium Borosilicate, Calcium Aluminum Borosilicate, Silica, Alumium Hydroxide, Mica, Titanium Dioxide, Ci 77491, Ci 77492, Iron Oxides, Carmine, Ferric Ferrocyanide, Aluminium Powder.
Swatched L-R: Lise Watier Hydra Kiss Colour Balm in Rose Eden, Ombre Soufflé Suprême in Sortilège, and Blush Crème Satin in Rose Eden
Lise Watier Blush Crème Satin in Rose Eden ($24 CAD)
Finally, to complete this trio of seriously beautiful products, a bit of cheek love. The Lise Watier Blush Crème Satin formula is new to the line, packaged in very solid-feeling glass and plastic — none of that flimsy business. Larger than the line’s cream eyeshadows, the blush is silicone-based, which both makes me wary of it and makes me want to touch it all the time.
In the Blush Crème Satin formula, Rose Eden is blindingly bright — the kind of bright that never captures quite right on camera, and almost makes you want to put sunglasses on in real life. And, you guys, it’s beautiful, blending out to the softest, prettiest pink with no more than a flick of the wrist. It’s unbelievably easy to work with, blending like velvet to a powdery, second-skin finish and layering just as easily.
The Blush Crème Satin is also available in Coral Paradise, a much more subdued shade — a sort of coral-nude, warmer and more natural than Rose Eden.
Lise Watier Blush Crème Satin ingredients:
Propanediol Dicaprylate, Dimethicone/Dimethicone Crosspolymer, Cyclopentasiloxane, Beeswax, Silica, Carnauba Wax, Candelilla Wax, Hydroxystearic/Linolenic/Oleic Polyglycerides, Polyglyceryl-6-Polyricinoleate, Tocopherol.
+/- Mica, Titanium Dioxide, Ci 77491, Ci 77492, Iron Oxides, Red 6, Red 7, Red 28 Lake, Red 40 Lake.
Swatched L-R: Lise Watier Hydra Kiss Colour Balm in Rose Eden, Ombre Soufflé Suprême in Sortilège, and Blush Crème Satin in Rose Eden
The verdict?
BUY ALL THE THINGS.
I have literally never said that in a post before, but you guys — these are my highlights from Lise Watier’s summer launches. These are only the best of the very best, and I love them all (rather a lot). The jumbo lip pencil is beautifully fresh while still being elegant, the blush formula is literally the easiest one to work with that I have ever tried, and the eyeshadow — that’s just pretty. Really, really pretty.
Availability: the Hydra Kiss Colour Balms ($22 CAD) and Blush Crème Satin blushes ($24 CAD) are both limited edition until July, and I would absolutely recommend them both in Rose Eden if you can pull off pinks. The Sortilège Ombre Soufflé is permanent ($24 CAD), so you could wait for a sale (if you have that kind of restraint), and it would definitely suit warmer skintones better than the other two.
