FOTD Featuring Alber Elbaz for Lancome

Alber Elbaz for Lancome

Finally, the Alber Elbaz collection for Lancome hits Australian shores! Man, I was wondering when we’d get this. I’ve been seeing this on American and British beauty blogs for months! I’m glad to be able to attend the launch of the collection in Melbourne and finally see what it looks like. In case you’re wondering, Alber Elbaz is the creative director for French fashion label, Lanvin.

Hypnose on the catwalk for Alber Elbaz. Four unique outfits for four legends of Lancome makeup. Alber Elbaz lends his unmistakable style to four worldwide best-selling Lancome mascaras and the new Hypnose eye palettes. He has thus imagined an irresistable limited edition collection: pure fashion down to the tiniest detail. “The real theme running through the collection is the eyes,” Mr Elbaz explains, “and rounded forms. The bottles are so fabulously rounded that they were my inspiration. I wanted to create rounded shapes with a hint of humour.”

Alber Elbaz for Lancome Hypnose Palette in Drama Eyes and Ombre Hypnose in Star Eyes

To capture Mr Elbaz’ theme and inspiration on emphasis on the eyes, I’ve decided to do a little FOTD look based on a couple of Alber Elbaz for Lancome Hypnose eyeshadow palettes that I was kindly gifted during the event. I don’t think I’ve ever done a heavier eye makeup! Yeah I’m boring like that. πŸ˜›

Alber Elbaz for Lancome Hypnose Palette in Drama Eyes and Ombre Hypnose in Star Eyes

Alber Elbaz for Lancome Hypnose Palette in Drama Eyes

FOTD Featuring Alber Elbaz for Lancome

FOTD Featuring Alber Elbaz for Lancome: Makeup used

Face: Maybelline Instant Age Rewind The Lifter foundation* (not pictured), Hourglass Ambient Lighting Powder in Mood Light, Dr Lewinns Skin Perfect Anti-Ageing Concealer, By Terry Touch-Expert Advanced Multi-Corrective Concealer Brush, L’Oreal Glam Bronze La Terra Face & Body Sun Powder*
Eyes: NARS Pro-Prime Smudge Proof Eyeshadow Base, Lancome x Alber Elbaz Hypnose Drama Eyes 5 Color Palette Smoky Eyes DR5, Hypnose Star Eyes Sparkling Color in S205, Maybelline Master Precise Liquid Liner, L’Oreal Lash Architect 4D mascara*, L’Oreal Color Riche le Sourcil Eyebrow Pencil in Deep Brown*
Lips: Clinique Full Potential Lips lipgloss

FOTD Featuring Alber Elbaz for Lancome

FOTD Featuring Alber Elbaz for Lancome

FOTD Featuring Alber Elbaz for Lancome

Quick walkthrough of the eye makeup:
1. Using the 5-colour eyeshadow palette, I applied #1 on 2/3 of the eyelids starting from the outer corners (leaving 1/3 from the inner corners of the eyes empty).
2. Next, I used the blue from the single eyeshadow on the remaining 1/3 of the eyelids, blending the colours where they meet.
3. Then I used the very dark #2 from the eyeshadow palette and lined the eyes, creating a long wing at the outer corners. I also lined the lower lashline to 3/4 of the way before hitting the inner corners.
4. Blend, blend and blend like there’s no tomorrow.
5. Next I applied a bit of the glitter from #4 on the inner corners of the eyes.
6. For the rest of the eyelids up to the brow bone, I used the pink #5.
7. Just for fun, since the Alber Elbaz for Lancome makeup draws a lot of attention on eyes and stars, I drew 3 stars on the outer corners of my right eye with a liquid eyeliner.

FOTD Featuring Alber Elbaz for Lancome

There’s a lot of glitter in the eyeshadow palette. You have to be very careful with the application because eyeshadow fallout will happen. You can either do your eye makeup first before your base (any eyeshadow fallout can be easily cleaned off) or gently hold a piece of tissue against your cheek just below the eyes when doing your eye makeup. It’s just easier to do the former.

Alber Elbaz for Lancome Hypnose Palette in Drama Eyes

Lancome x Alber Elbaz Hypnose Drama Eyes 5 Color Palette Smoky Eyes DR5

Alber Elbaz for Lancome Hypnose Palette in Drama Eyes Swatches

Unfortunately, a lot of the dark eyeshadow went into my eyes than actually falling out which was a real pain. I reckon it’s more of my lack of eyeshadow application skills than the eyeshadows themselves because in terms of quality, they’re pretty good. My favourite combination is when I used the grey #1, pink #5 from the 5-colour eyeshadow palette and the blue from the single eyeshadow, excluding all that black eyeliner. The grey #1 and pink #2 shades are very shimmery though so it’s not very work-friendly (unless your workplace is okay with glittery eyes). But for the evenings, it’s a beautiful colour combo.

Alber Elbaz for Lancome Hypnose Ombre Hypnose in Star Eyes

Ombre Hypnose Star Eyes Sparkling Color in S205

Alber Elbaz for Lancome Hypnose Ombre Hypnose in Star Eyes Swatch

I did a very intense smokey eye look for this post which I probably won’t wear out during the day with all that black on my eyes. My alternative would be to use a liquid eyeliner for a very slick and clean, just-slightly-winged look instead of this. Oh, and minus the stars :P. Still, I had a lot of fun creating this look and I hope you like it too.

Talking about the eyeshadows alone, they are pretty good. Other than the very glittery silver which I’m not a fan of, the rest of the eyeshadows are smooth and easy to apply. They’re good quality eyeshadows without feeling gritty or powdery to the touch.

To be honest, I did find the eyeshadow quint expensive for the amount of eyeshadows offered (RRP AU$85.00). The two big eyeshadows on the side are perfectly-sized but the three colours in the middle are too small. If I were to compare its price to Dior’s quint eyeshadow palette, you get more bang for your buck with the latter. The single eyeshadow retails at AU$42.00 each. Again, a tad small for it to be priced that high. It could be due to the fact that this is a limited edition designer collaboration that the prices are higher than normal. Still, I’d have preferred to have more eyeshadows per palette for these prices.

Just before I go, here are a couple of behind-the-scenes shots. Just in case you think my desk is always so neat, look at how incredibly messy it was when I was applying all this makeup on! πŸ˜›

Behind the scenes

FOTD Featuring Alber Elbaz for Lancome

Have you tried out anything from the Alber Elbaz for Lancome collection? What are your thoughts on the packing? Yay or nay?

Note: The Alber Elbaz for Lancome Hypnose eyeshadows were given to me in a goody bag. The rest of the products marked with * were provided for editorial consideration.

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16 comments… add one
  1. Shamim de Varax

    looks good on you Tine! not sure I’ll fork over so much for eyeshadows by lancome but I quite like their mascara and with that cute packaging it’s pretty lemmingtastic.

    1. Tine

      Thanks Shamim! It IS a lot of money, isn’t it? A lot for so little :-/

  2. Paris B

    Looks bloody good, Tine! I don’t see why you don’t want to walk out. Maybe it’s because it might stop traffic? πŸ˜‰ Hehe.. corniness aside, I love what you have done with it and you’ve just reminded me I haven’t looked at mine. Erm… oops!
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    1. Tine

      Aww thanks Peebs! Cannot stop traffic lah *blush* πŸ˜›

  3. Emily

    Love the look! Agree that it’s a bit too expensive. The packaging is super cute though!

    1. Tine

      Yeah I do find it pricey for the amount of eyeshadows. It’s in the range of Dior eyeshadows and Dior ones have more product for the price.

  4. Ling

    Looks great to me! Maybe it was the eye brushes you used? I know you used a Nars primer but the lady at TF told me just a concealer or something to hold the glitter will do.
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    1. Tine

      Thanks Ling! I didn’t use their enclosed sponge applicators. Didn’t think they were good πŸ˜›

      Good idea on just using concealer for glitter to adhere to! I’ll try that out. Problem with me is my super oily eyelids. I need primer for eyeshadows to stick >.<

  5. Victoria

    You look smoking hot πŸ™‚ I still have not quite mastered the art of doing the wing look. I tried it last week the day before my friend’s wedding and it looked so unnatural. So I just went for a normal eye shadow look without the wing. I guess I need to practice, practice and practice. Lol.

    1. Tine

      Hehe thanks V! It just takes practice, is all. Soon you’ll be “winging” it like a pro! πŸ˜‰

  6. Norlin

    Wow! Tine, you should do the smokey eye more often! You look really good in that style. Anyway, I’ve got the Ombre Hypnose Star Eyes Sparkling Color in S205 too. And yep, LOTS of fall out. I tried dusting it off with a clean brush but it just created some shiny sparkles on my face…oh well. I’m trying to find other ways of wearing that one.
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    1. Tine

      Thanks love! Yeah the fall out is no fun at all. I found it a tad gritty too. Still, the shiny sparkles on the face should look quite good when you’re out for date nights with Mr C πŸ˜›

  7. β™‘ Ms Jelena β™‘

    Love your smokey eye and the little stars!

    I’m still not sure what I think of the packaging, it’s cute, but with the prices, somehow it doesn’t fall into place.

    xx
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    1. Tine

      Hehehe thanks Jelena! I thought the stars might work seeing the packaging had a lot of stars too πŸ˜›

  8. gio

    I’m on the fence about the packaging. It is cute, but not what you’d expect from an elegant brand like Lancome. It just doesn’t make the products look luxurious, which can be offputting for some of Lancome’s loyal customers.

    But I love the look you did with it. Those little stars are so cute!
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    1. Tine

      Aww thanks for the compliment! πŸ™‚

      See Gio, that’s exactly what I thought! Perhaps it’s the kookiness of Alber Elbaz that came up with that sort of packaging but to be honest, I find it more MAC than Lancome. Y’know what I mean?

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