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14 May, 2014

Guerlain Meteorites - Light Revealing Pearls of Powder (Beauty Wishlist buy)


 I can't tell you exactly how long I've been wanting my own little pot of Guerlain Meteorites.  It must be just about all of my adult life?! It turns out not to be an exaggeration at all either as Meteorites have been around since 1987 so - yes - I've been dreaming about these for a very, very long time. It was largely about the dressing table appeal, and significantly less about the need for them because I'd gone perfectly well for all that time without using colour correcting products or finishing powders.  It was all about the French allure perhaps?  It shouldn't come as any surprise that these were going to be on my luxury wishlist this year! 

Meteorites are so covetable that they sell out almost as quickly as they're stocked so I literally bought the last pot of shade 2 Clair available at the counter.  Clair is the second lightest of the four shades in the current range and is a cooler toned mix of coloured powder pearls with a "...blend of matte, rosy and radiant blue-toned white pearls, combined with corrective coloured pearls – yellow to counter redness, pink for freshness and mauve to catch the light".

Knowing very little about these I was surprised by the heavy violet scent when I first opened the tin - it's quite powerful actually - but the scent very quickly disappears once on the skin.  It's something which only adds to the sense of luxury I think, along with the delicate pastel floral embossed tin.  Everything about this speaks to the chic lady I aspire to be (I'm laughing at myself here)... 





A swirl of the Meteorites brush (separate purchase) in the pearls very easily picks up a mix of the powder. The brush I bought is the new version and apparently more 'scratchy' than the previous version - I can't compare but can only say that if it's coarser it would be to more effectively 'scratch' the powder off the pearls and it definitely still feels perfectly soft enough on my skin.  No complaints from me there!

I'm also aware my Meteorites themselves are the newly released formulation and there's been a lot of chatter around about their more powdery texture (more crumbly etc.) but as I can't compare I'm not going to engage in any debates about new versus original here.  I did notice a lot of loose powder at the bottom of the tin when I spilled them out for my shot above but all of the pearls are still intact and haven't disintegrated - I think I will be careful about storage though and not even think about travelling with them because I couldn't bear the tragedy of an expensive spill!
 

So, what do Meteorites do for me?  As I said, I'd never really thought about colour correcting or finishing powders until recently - Hourglass Ambient Light was my first ever finishing powder purchase and that was only last year - but they do make that subtle difference.  I'm sure that no one else would be able to put a finger on what exactly it is but I can see how Meteorites seem to blur the imperfections in my skin and add a subtle radiance to it.  As long as I can see it, no one else needs to know but I can definitely tell the difference.  I started off using Meteorites for special occasions - isn't that always the way when something's new? - but now it's become the last step of my daily makeup, because it adds just that little bit of light to my face.  I don't regret buying these at all.

The heavy swatch on the inside of my poor parched arm is pretty hopeless although I think you can see the centre of my arm is slightly more illuminated than the rest.  

 
Is there a beauty item you've been coveting for a long time?


12 comments:

  1. These seem beautiful for setting on top of a beautiful dresser :P Since we have not graduated from Ikea furniture, I think I'll have to wait until I have something that will do it justice! But I'm so glad you were able to cross something off the wishlist!

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    1. Haha! You know we still have a lot of Ikea furniture too!!

      No rush eh? I waited too long a time I think though although it was largely to do with the price too!

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  2. Yay! That's awesome! I love my meteorites too. I actually like them better than the Hourglass powders too.

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    1. Interesting you say that because I think I prefer meteorites too because they even the skintone a little better :)

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  3. I have a box of these that I bought from a blog sale, but the scent is so strong and I find I don't reach for them very often at all. Very glad to see that you are enjoying them, love the luxe items on your beauty wishlist very much :)

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    1. That violet scent is pretty strong isn't it! I still love these because they give some life back to my skin :)

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  4. You enjoy it, fancy lady. What a long time you resisted this beauty! I only started wanting it a few years ago due to seeing gorgeous pictures on blogs, but after I finally put it on my face at a counter a few months ago, the lemming has been laid to rest at last. I had a different idea of what it would look like, and I think that my skin type just doesn't need anything of this variety. It is a stunning product though, and not just for putting on the face. Whatever will you do with the tin? Because I can definitely see this in an empties post in the future LOL

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    1. Hey thanks!

      I think an empty Meteorites tin will be a very long way off but I wonder what I will do with it because it's definitely too lovely to get rid of - hmmm...

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  5. Oooh Vita!! They do look lovely! I've always loved their packaging but I'm not a huge fan of "powdered balls" because the ones I've tried haven't been all that crash hot. But...these omg!!!! They look amazing!!

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    1. They're pretty amazing alright - a subtle but definitely beautiful way to finish the makeup routine!

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  6. That packaging! *fans self* I could buy it just for the beautiful box and the pink brush but I'm sure they're as beautiful on the skin as I imagine. Great pick!

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    1. Thanks Beatrice! I'm glad I finally treated myself to these - and not just because of that stunning packaging!

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