Armani Discussion - Page 5

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Originally Posted by HerGreyness 

Can't wait to hear your report Ingenue!

 

are you guys ref to the ETK mascara?  Isn't it fantastic?

EEEEK! The more I read these reviews, the more I want to rush out and get this NOW. I will say that it looked amazing on the MUA at the counter. Rich, think, long lashes- and she said it didn't require very much to get the full effect.

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Originally Posted by Winthrop44 

Has anyone found swatches of the Downtown collection lipsticks anywhere? I've only found one review of #205 and none on the others.

I think these are the ones that I mistook for the holiday collection. If so, they were quite lovely.

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Originally Posted by Ingenue 

Are those the 'pre holiday' ones? They're at my local Bloomies... if there are no swatches up before I head back there on Friday, I'll take some pictures for ya.

If you could, that would be great. I'm sort of confused with what's in which collections, since my Armani counter tends to have a few collections at once. I think we just got Fall, Downtown and Holiday this week.

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Originally Posted by Ingenue 

Thanks!

 

And they called to tell me that the Holiday 2011 Collection is in! Without thinking, I want all of the ETK Shadows, one palette, and the purple lip gloss!

Saw the ETK pictures on your blog. I absolutely need the gold/ silver one. I want them all, but that one I NEED.

Thanks Ingenue, I checked it out on line and then when back to my Armani counter. What they have that made me squee is the Downtown collection (particularly Rouge d'Armani 608 and 609 and the dark gloss), but they don't call it that either. I ended up picking up #608 and I'll try to post swatches here. It is a really gorgeous, semi-opaque red plum. I've actually been looking for this exact shade forever, because everything I've found has either been super-opaque or too sheer. 609 is a dramatic purplish brown-plum and I suspect I'm going back for it. The gloss is similar to #609, but more purple, less brown. And it's sheer, of course. I was sad to hear that these are limited, because I think there's plenty of room to accommodate them in the regular line-up.

They haven't received the holiday collection yet, although they have some of the testers. My associate showed me the silver ETK and it is amazing. I already have one of the silvery shades from the regular collection, but I was super impressed with how this one sheered out. It could actually function pretty well as a highlighter under the brow bone to compliment a look, as well as on the lids. The only thing that scared me was that she said they're getting two ETK shadows- a silver and a gold. So the mixed one (I call it platinum) may not show up here. I'll have to order it from Nordies or NM.

608 is wonderful. I wanted to ask it where it's been all my life, but I can't figure out how it would answer me, since it doesn't have a mouth or vocal cords. I seriously have been searching forever for this exact shade. And I'm glad Armani did it, because their Rouge d'Armani formula is just so perfect. I really do need to try the gloss at some point. I was sort of disappointed that they were so sheer, but I still feel like I have to give it a shot.

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Originally Posted by Shadowy Lady 

 

oh booooo...I was really looking forward to the gold and silver one :( 
 

 

I'm hoping she was wrong, in that they don't seem to always keep the associates at the Holt's counter apprised of exactly what's going on, but she seemed pretty sure it was only two. Have my fingers crossed because I really want that third one and I really don't want to have to pay postage to get it from Nordstrom's or NM.

Hey Winthrop- 608 is a medium dark shade. The image on the Armani site (and every retailer site, apparently) is way wrong. I just did a blog post gushing over this one. I want to marry this lipstick, it's so beautiful...

http://morelikespace.blogspot.com/2011/11/making-faces-little-red-book-part-6.html

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Originally Posted by Winthrop44 

Thanks so much. It looks fabulous on you....but then again it seems every red does! 

 

And your cat is adorable in those pics!

 

Heehee. I was just taking some blog photos of the look and he wanted to come up on my lap. I couldn't resist including him, because he's such a doll and looking having him in the photos is way better than having just me. I'm having to restrain myself from going back and grabbing RdA 609, which is also in the "plum" category but more brown/ purple and darker. It's also not quite opaque, so it isn't as overwhelmingly vampy as similar shades. Not that I mind vampy, but it's nice to have a more restrained option. Workplace vamp. And there's a dark gloss, which is yummy and definitely day-friendly...