Laura Mercier

Embrace is a subdued rosy pink. Love this shade - it's perfect for everyday and for work. Gives me (AAB/NC25) just enough lovely color without being too bright or too blah/mauve. Formula goes on really nicely and provides excellent coverage with a satin-matte finish. Surprisingly good staying power as well. Packaging is LM's signature brown with squared tube and softened rounded edges. My biggest gripe is not being able to tell what the shade is without reading the label or opening the darn thing up.

Spring 2018 Boheme Chic Collection. Lovely palette. Six eyeshadows and one setting powder. (L to R, then top to bottom) One Glaze Clay: - Lava Glaze - metallic deep charcoal Three Brushed Metallik Clays: - Metallik Rosegold - Metallik Bronzegold - Metallik Whitegold - metallic very pale golden champagne Two Matte Clays: - Rose Clay - rosy nude - Earth Clay - tan nude Air-Light Setting Powder - looks white, goes on white but is very lightweight and disappears over the shadows nicely; very big pan This is similar to the 2016 Editorial Eye Palette Intense Clays, which I really love. This color story is great for a neutral eye, smoky or not. Not sure what the difference is between a "Glaze Clay" and a "Brushed Metallik Clay" - they are all metallic on me. Applied lightly they give a nice sheen; with a heavier hand they can look more like a foil. Given that this is a neutral color story, I appreciate the two matte shades as well. The setting powder does a very nice job of keeping the shadows in place for the day - no color drifting or sliding elsewhere, and the colors don't fade. Retailed for $48 which is a bit on the pricey side, so I'm very pleased I found this at Nordstrom Rack for $19.

I think this is a decent tinted moisturizer, it does what it claims. My skin is very dry right now and this doesn’t counteract any attempts I make to hydrate and so far hasn’t pilled or made my skin look and/or feel dry. It leaves a sheer hint of color to make the skin tone look more even, but doesn’t help cover more difficult skin imperfections. I like that it doesn’t do anything weird when I apply it heavy (to try to get enough spf coverage) and I use this when I am in a rush because it blends in quickly. I take a lippie off because I think the shades are darker than what they say, I wish I could of matched it in a store because the descriptions are deceiving. I first tried what is a “fair” shade and it definitely isn’t fair, it’s light. I then tried the lightest shade available and it worked. I’ll be tying out the first tube this summer to see how it likes heat & humidity.