Clarins Does Summer : Aquatic Treasures

Here we have the new Clarins Ombre Iridescent Aquatic Cream to Powder Shadows in Aquatic Rose and Aquatic Grey.

These are brand new and limited edition, so if you like the look of these- you need to pick them up sooner rather than later!

I have seen a third shade online called Aquatic Green- but I didn't see it in boots and as I have the new Charlotte Tilbury cream shadow in Cleopatra I don't feel I have missed out too much!

These two little pots are gorgeous and due to their cream to powder texture, they are unlike the creams I already have and also very easy to work with. 

A finger or a flat shader brush (like a Mac 239) will both perform the same job well. 

First, we have Aquatic Rose :

This is so not normally something I would be interested in, its undeniably pretty, but I tend to go for slightly deeper, warmer colours, but it was love at first swatch.

It is a beautiful pale rose gold and it's just so fresh and clean looking. 

I wore this all over the lid, but it also looks lovely on the inner corners.

Here it is all over the lid:

I only have a touch on here, but you can see it can be worn as a sheer wash of colour that's very day time appropriate. 

It can be built up more, it is pigmented but it's never going to be in your face.

I know I will get a lot of use out of this and the texture is smooth and dreamy.

Aquatic Grey : 

This is a iridescent grey shade with a blue tinge.

I also love this shade, but what I love most about these two shades is that they are different to what one tends to expect to see from summer collections.

It becomes the norm to expect a lot of bronzey/gold/warm shades, which I do enjoy but it all gets a bit samey, I really welcome the inclusion of these cooler shades.

I wore the rose shade all over the lid and the grey blended out into the crease and it looked so fresh and young whilst managing to still look summery!

Having warmer bronzed skin and cooler eyes is such a beautiful combination.

These blend very well together and due to their cream to powder formula, you don't have that worry of furiously blending out the shadow in the fear it will set too fast and look blotchy. 

Bottom Line : I really like these. 

If you are interested in getting a couple of bits from the summer collection, I would definitely give these a swatch and see what you think.

They blend very well and I do think it is an interesting combination that is rarely seen this time of year.

Something about the combo just works...I wore the grey all over the lid as well without the rose and I did like it, but I prefer adding the rose. It's just more unique.

When I added the grey to my lower lash line it did add a nice faint glimmer of blue and it's so pretty!

I have mostly normal lids but I always wear an eye primer and I did have good wear out of these.
These are very long lasting- they didn't fade on me at all, but by the 8 hour mark there was minor, minor creasing.

If you like the look of these- they are limited edition so get them before they're gone!

They are £19 each, get them here