The Guerlain Terracotta 2009 Collection: Holy Smoke! - Makeup and Beauty Blog

Today MBB reader Amy Lynne takes a look at how Guerlain's taupe tiger known as Holy Fume stands up to other products in similar shades.

HOLY TAUPE!

Guerlain's Terracotta 2009 Collection included a beautiful multi-faceted taupe called Holy Smoke ($35). Similar many Guerlain products, the colour is both rich and sophisticated, with multicolored micro-shimmers that give it depth and richness in a remarkably fine-milled powder. In other words, information technology doesn't take much to get a huge taupe bang.

The question is — how does Holy Smoke compare to the other stars in the Taupe Galaxy?

As a paint, Holy Smoke delivers much richer color than pressed shadows like Chanel Vega or Safari. One reason why insufficiently messy pigments are as popular as they are is considering the format gives amazing coverage without having to dig in your brush too hard, thanks to the soft, loose nature of the product.

I was shocked to find that Shu Uemura's legendary (merely, alas, now discontinued) pressed ME Silverish 934 held its own beautifully against Guerlain'southward Holy Smoke…

I swatched Holy Fume side by side to my other favorite taupe pigments — MAC's Coco and Subtle (both limited editions from years by), as well equally Bare Escentual'southward Queen Tiffany.

I recollect the Guerlain offers a more than subtle, sophisticated wait compared to the others. Coco seems to almost match the color but has larger particles of shimmer compared to the small-scale, micro-shimmer particles in Guerlain's Holy Smoke.

If yous love taupes, don't miss Guerlain's Holy Smoke. Like legendary taupes from the by, it's limited edition.

This mail service was written by Amy Lynne, MBB reader and lover of all things Chanel and Shu Uemura. She lives with her hubby, three kids and a labradoodle puppy named Sherman and believes makeup shouldn't be about following rules — rather, it should be about having fun and how it makes you feel. 🙂

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