Burberry 'Rosewood' Eyeshadow

 After loving my Burberry Eye Colour in 'Pale Barley' to death (I've already hit pan on it after only a few months!), I wanted to pick up another one of Burberry's Silk Shadows. Enter the color 'Rosewood,' another one of Burberry's eyeshadow collection cult favorites.

 Without a doubt, part of the ultra expensive cost of this single eyeshadow goes toward the gorgeous packaging. In the linen colored box is a plaid covered velvet couch encasing the weighty metal square tin. The tiny compact has the infamous Burberry plaid on the top with 'Burberry' stamped on the side. The sleek container closes magnetically leaving no interruptions on the outside case.

 The shadow housed inside is also stamped with the beautiful Burberry plaid and a nice quality mirror is included. A sponge tip applicator is nested in there as well....mehhhh.

Rosewood is a brown satin shade with dusty rose undertones and gold sheen running through out. It is everything I wanted it to be as far as being simple enough to throw on and go to work with but complex and beautiful enough to create a stunning eye look with just one shade. 

The shadow is buttery soft to the touch and perfectly pigmented. It blends easily and layers well with itself and other shadows. 

Here is the color compared to Pale Barley. You can see the Rosewood has more rose to it but isn't as metallic or shimmery as other well known Rose Gold colors like L'Oreal's Amber Rush or Ardency Inn's Rose Gold shadow. This shadow is simply beautiful, understated, and classy.

Check out my post on Burberry's Pale Barley Eyeshadow!

Burberry Eyeshadows are $29 each for 0.09oz of product. Check them out HERE!

xxSJ

Burberry Eye Colour in 'Pale Barley'

Welp. It happened. I managed to get my hands on another makeup product I really have no business having. Burberry is a luxury brand of makeup with beautiful products with outrageous prices. I've been eyeing some of their products for a while and I was gifted one of the cult favorites from the brand: Burberry's 'Pale Barley' eyeshadow.

The shadow comes housed in this gorgeous linen colored box with old-fashioned type.

A velvet pouch with the infamous Burberry plaid houses the eyeshadow. When your products come in velvet pouches... you know you've reached luxury level. Its all completely unnecessary but so dang necessary all at once.

The shadow is in a super soft gunmetal square container. The container has some serious weight to it and has the Burberry plaid screened onto the top of the container.  'Burberry' is also screened onto the side the container opens.  The container opens and shuts via magnets so the compact is very sleek and smooth in appearance.

The container opens up to reveal the shadow inside. The Burberry plaid is stamped into the shadow and a full mirror (of very nice quality!) is included on the inside. A sponge tip applicator is included (meh) and 0.09oz of product is housed inside (larger than your average eyeshadow: Nars is 0.07oz, MAC is 0.04oz).

The color 'Pale Barley' is a golden taupe color that is the true goldilocks of neutrals. It is a cool leaning brown color with gold shimmer throughout making it a little bit almond colored, yet a little bit gray. This color almost looks a bit boring, and, to be honest, it kind of is...but, somehow in the best way possible. 

The majesty of this color resides in the fact that it is so effortlessly gorgeous on the lid. Its pigmentation is the perfect amount of color and shimmer while also being smooth to apply and blend. This silky shadow is a wet or dry formula, and though I have yet to test out this color wet, I am completely satisfied with its performance dry.

Above I'm wearing Urban Decay's 'Combust' in the crease and 'Pale Barley' all over the lid. That is IT for this really pretty and simple look. I'm a sucker for looks like these since in my profession, there is no need for smokey eyes or crazy colors during the week days. I want simple colors that will look pretty and professional and are easy to do quickly.

I have nothing bad to say about this eyeshadow other than the price. It is $29 for this bad boy. Granted, the packaging is superb and I can't say enough about the quality of the product, but that is A LOT for just one shadow. If you're thinking of trying this product out, I would say go for it if you have the money to spend. If you are like I was and lusting after this for months and months, maybe ask for it for a birthday or holiday so it can be something really special. I do think its worth it!

Check this eyeshadow out at Sephora HERE!

xxSJ