Monday, October 10, 2016

Good fortune: Wet N Wild Limited Edition Color Icon Trio in Plain to the Bone

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Wet N Wild Limited Edition Color Icon Trio in Plain to the Bone

You know when you see an acquaintance coming toward you across the street, so you cross to the other side of the intersection to avoid an awkward stop-and-chat? But then you realize they're crossing too and you're forced into small talk that neither of you particularly wants to engage in anyway? Just me? Well, anyway, there was a CVS on that side of the street. so I ended up wandering in, and found one lone Wet N Wild Color Icon trio in the fall display, and it was the one I wanted: Plaid to the Bone. The universe was in balance again.

I don't know how likely it is that you will be able to find these eyeshadows in your local drugstore. I think they only appeared in my CVS 1-2 weeks ago, but like I said, the display was almost picked clean. I hope you do find them, though, because they are perfect and beautiful and you know I don't often gush about things. Either way, gaze on the duochrome beauty here and be in awe.

Unlike some of the weird combinations of shadows Wet N Wild sometimes comes up with, these are really well coordinated. The duochrome is basically a combination of the other two shades, which is a cool idea. I wouldn't wear them on the places they suggest you wear them (the "Browbone" shade is too dark for that part of my eyelid), but I think it would be possible to create a look using all three together. So far I have worn the duochrome on my mobile lid and the brown in the crease, and I wore the navy/teal as a liner with a matte brown shadow.

Swatches:

Swatches of Wet N Wild Limited Edition Color Icon Trio in Plain to the Bone

These swatches were done with a brush, not over primer. The teal took a little extra work to build up, but they're all very nicely pigmented, and they work wonderfully over primer. It's interesting that in sunlight, the middle dark teal shade, which looks like a completely matte navy blue in the pan, actually has a slight sheen to it. It does look pretty much matte on my eyelids though.

Here are a couple of comparisons (again on bare skin with a brush). The duochrome from the Wet N Wild Comfort Zone palette has a similar teal shimmer, but a much redder base. The Plaid to the Bone duochrome is a neutral brown base, and the shimmer might be slightly greener. The Comfort Zone shadow is a little softer and more intense.

I also compared the teal shade to Makeup Geek's Time Travel (reviewed here). It's so interesting to me that Time Travel looks teal in the pan, but often looks navy when you use/swatch it, and the Plaid to the Bone shadow looks navy in the pan and teal when you use/swatch it. I like the Plaid to the Bone teal better.

Swatches in indirect light: Wet N Wild Comfort Zone duochrome, Wet N Wild Plaid to the Bone duochrome, Makeup Geek Time Travel and Wet N Wild Plaid to the Bone.
Swatches in indirect light: Wet N Wild Comfort Zone duochrome, Wet N Wild Plaid to the Bone duochrome, Makeup Geek Time Travel and Wet N Wild Plaid to the Bone.
Swatches in direct sunlight: Wet N Wild Comfort Zone duochrome, Wet N Wild Plaid to the Bone duochrome, Makeup Geek Time Travel and Wet N Wild Plaid to the Bone
Swatches in direct sunlight: Wet N Wild Comfort Zone duochrome, Wet N Wild Plaid to the Bone duochrome, Makeup Geek Time Travel and Wet N Wild Plaid to the Bone
I haven't had time to take photos of these on my eyes, but I thought I might as well post swatches and review details sooner rather than later, since this won't be around for long. I'm not usually someone who goes after "limited edition" shit, and I wouldn't have made a special effort to hunt this down, but I'm very pleased that I happened upon it. It really is great. I think Wet N Wild should seriously consider making it permanent. It's much more interesting and useable than some of their other Color Icon Trios.

If you really want it and can't find it in a store, some intrepid entrepreneurs resellers gougers have snatched some of these up and are selling them for $8+ on Ebay and Amazon. Otherwise, happy hunting! An excellent duochrome for under $4 is truly a blessing unto all who find it.

8 comments:

  1. I've NEVER EVER seen WnW limited editions in a store. EVER. Hunting for them is like hunting the Easter Rabbit and way worse than finding some fancy pants expensive limited edition product. I did find completely cleanly picked display a few times, but that's about as close as I've been to them. :D
    I've no hope of ever finding Plaid to the Bone, so I'm just going to admire your photos. The duochrome shade is my favorite, but if I were being honest with myself, I wear such shades very infrequently to try hunting it down.

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    1. I was surprised to see it! The stores I usually go too are too small to have WNW LE displays, it seems, most of the time. These are colors I will actually use, so I'm happy about my luck.

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  2. Dying of jealousy right now. I'm going to be in NYC tomorrow and Thursday and will pop into a few drugstores to see if Plaid to the Bone is there, but I've pretty much lost hope by now. That dark teal, though... D:

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    1. Good luck! I really thought the teal was navy until I used it. It looks teal in the photos and in use, but it most lighting it was dark blue, which I was much less excited about BUT TEAL.

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  3. ooohhhh this is one of my all time favorite trios ever! even the taupeish shade is stunning by itself. it's not really duo chrome but I find it looks different on my lid and in my crease - like I actually took the time to deepen the crease! I'm going to be so sad when I hit pan on this one!

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    1. Yes, I like shimmers that do that a lot! One step and it looks much more complex than it is.

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  4. ooohhhh this is one of my all time favorite trios ever! even the taupeish shade is stunning by itself. it's not really duo chrome but I find it looks different on my lid and in my crease - like I actually took the time to deepen the crease! I'm going to be so sad when I hit pan on this one!

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  5. I WANT IT SO MUCH

    Haven't seen this in any of the drugstores near me :(

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