All my new stuff!

[ladycattat]

As most of you know, I've had a pretty rotten couple of weeks. I decided to cheer myself up with a tiny bit of retail therapy, and Karen's new stuff was calling.

Let's just say I am pretty dang thrilled with all MU purchases.

I got Cider blush sample......love it and will def get a FS. Even though I'm very fair with a slight yellow undertone; it's not too much, even w/o the fiber optic brush. I just looked glowy and healthy.
After checking in see what everybody thought about the new collection, I choose Burnished and Papyrus. I recieved Harvest Moon as my gwp, and Dazzle as my over 30$ gwp.
SO HAPPY am I with my little quartet of e/s. Burnished is awesome...it's been refered to as Idolize's big daddy, and I believe it. It's just the most gorgeous mix of brown, green , gold and black.....but it is NOT too dark or overpowering, it blends out out very subtle, and is beautiful woth Harvest Moon. Harvest Moon is a perfect underbrow highlight for fair gals. It's kinda like Sprite, but a little less glitzy.
I can see myself wearing Papyrus a lot....it's very user friendly in so may ways....as a highlighter or an all over wash. It's a pale golden peach on me.
Dazzle I bought to mix with glosses. I like the copper effects it gives.

I ordered Negligee lipstick and Swank lipgloss. I already wrote a review on Negligee, not quite what I expected, but I really do like it and have used it constantly since got it. I like it best with Swank over it. Swank is hard to describe, but cool and easy to wear. It gives a *warm cool* gleam.

Laurie

[naturlovecat]

I love Papyrus. It's subtle but very pretty. Negligee is my new fav lip gloss! I wish it was more moisturising....but the color is perfect for me.

[Cupcake]

Glad you're loving it, Laurie. *hugs* The metals palette is quite special. I'm finding Papyrus difficult to wear - it's a dark yellow on me and looks like custard powder, so I need to lighten it with Ivory. Other than that, they're all lovely as wash colours and I'm still loving Burnished as Idolize's Daddy

I haven't tried the new lippies but I know Kitten has them and is very impressed.

[Rhys]

I've been good (budgetary constraints so keeping it to skincare only) and haven't ordered any of the Mixed Metals yet, though they look stunning and I may get some in December.

I'm uber-pale and cool toned, but I have a strong gold undertone, so colours like Honey look great on me. Nekkid, on the other hand, makes me look kind of eye-diseased. Boom is my best go-to base and highlighter.

Where does Papyrus fall on the scale?

[Cupcake]

Boom kinda changes on me and goes daffodil yellow - Papyrus looks like a matte version of that on me. Buttercup is the same story but a shade or two deeper.

[Rhys]

It may be worth a try. Bone is too stark, Boom is just right - Papyrus could work.

[packgal]

papyrus isn't working well for me either. i think it's going to be the first shadow that i'm going to return. it's too dark for a highlighter, too light for a lid color on my skintone, and when it's on i can't see any of the nice shimmer/sheen that i can when i swatch it. maybe i will try burnished instead...

[JenW]

It is so funny how some of the colors work so well for some and not for others. I really love Papyrus....it is making Sandy jealous.......

[tizzylou]

I really love Papyrus, and reach for it almost daily. I'm light medium skin toned, with strong yellow gold undertones, I usually wear a mix of 1 warm gold to 7-8 med. ivory, except in the summer and then I need buttery gold in the same ratio. On me Papyrus is truly my lids but better. It gives them a finished look and just a bit of shimmer, but blends in with my skin tone so well that you can't tell I'm wearing any shadow. I don't have Boom, so I can't compare the two. I can also wear Honey, but it looks more light gold on me.

[AgnesONutter]

Nothing like a wonderful package of MU to cheer you up, is there? (except perhaps a package of scented candles, or chocolate).

I got Harvest Moon too, and love it. Though I've put it into my special drawer, so I don't use it all up at once.

I got a sample of Swank too. Alone, it turns my lips sort of...dead. It is a really sheer grey, glittery, soft, moisturising lip gloss. And even if I cannot sport it alone, it is great to add to colours that alone are all too garish. I have a rather bright red lipstick, that suddenly became wearable when paired with this on top. So, every product has its uses.

Is Papyrus more toffee gold than yellow gold?