Nautical *anything* isn’t really my jam… but there’s something that really speaks to me in the packaging design for the new QUO Cosmetics Summer 2016 launch! There’s something about the glossy packaging with a foiled overlay of anchors and chains on the layer beneath that is just insanely gorgeous on these products. They are eyecatching and definitely make you take a closer look!
Let’s take a deeper dive into some of the products from the collection:
The first thing that caught my eye was this ENORMOUS bronzer disc. And when I say enormous, I do mean it! The Sunny Days bronzer is about the size of my outstretched palm, fingers included!
Inside the compact you’ll find a three-stripe bronzer that is embossed to emulate a wave pattern.
The top stripe is satin warm shade, the middle is a shimmery cream highlight and the bottom is a shimmery bronzer. You can use each strip individually to get a more customized look… but if you’re like me, you’re just going to take your brush and swirl it amongst all the shades for an all over glowing effect.
And thankfully, the end results of all three colours swirled together delivers a gorgeous shimmery bronzer that’s just beautiful (although very obviously targeted towards us fair folk). The powder feels smooth and was easy to blend onto my skin. Because of the pale tone of it, it is EXCEPTIONALLY easy to apply on fair skin – no fear of looking like an oompa loompa here!
Like the bronzer disc, the eyeshadow palettes also have the gorgeous anchor and chains print.
The Sea Sun Sand eyeshadow palette contains eight neutral shades that come in a variety of finishes – a few shimmery, a few satin and a few matte.
Sadly, while the eyeshadows do swatch nicely, they are incredibly powdery and very subtle. You’ll need to pack on some of the lighter shades to really get some impact. However, the upside is that if you’re someone who doesn’t need a ton of pigmentation to your shadows, these could very well work for you.
The last two products are the Lip Oil in 40 Knots and the Precision Liquid Eye Liner in In The Navy.
I wasn’t really sure what to expect from the Lip Oil in 40 Knots as I’d never used one before. It’s primarily a very slippery, soft gloss with a liquid texture. It doesn’t feel oily (more slippery than anything else) and it imparts no colour on the lips. It felt hydrating and comfortable, although it did require constant reapplication.
The Precision Liquid Eye liner in In the Navy is not an unexpected colour for the summer, but it’s a welcome addition to help us get away from the constant black or brown liner. The liner is pigmented, applies well and I love that it has a faint hint of metallic blue sheen to it. Makes it stand out from every other flat navy liner out there!
QUO Summer 2016 Look
This is the look I ended up putting together with the products. I skipped the foundation, letting the Sunny Days bronzer do its job on the perimeter of my face.
I’m also wearing the lip oil on (you guessed it) my lips. It’s an easy to wear product that adds a ton of shine.
For my lids, I opted for the pink shade in the upper crease, the taupey-silver on the lid and one of the deeper browns in the crease. I highlighted my brow with the lightest shade… which pretty much matched my skin tone. I also create a beautiful wing with the In The Navy liner. I really love a thick wing with softer makeup like this.
So that’s my roundup of QUO‘s latest summer collecton. Do you think you’ll be picking anything up?
QUO is a Canadian brand and can be purchased at Shopper Drug Mart.
The products featured in this review were sent to me for consideration.
I LOVE LOVE that lip oil! the look you created is also really great, fun and fresh! I love that navy liner on you I just…me and liquid liner. Not so often! If i could create a perfect wing like that maybe I would!
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I was impressed with the navy liner. Dip style liners aren’t really my favourite (I tend to goober the product all over my eyelashes for some stupid reason), but this one applied smoothly and looked gorgeous. Tell you what though… getting the perfect wing is a daily struggle and I used to have to section out THIRTY MINUTES in the morning to do them when I was first starting to do winged liner. I don’t know why I even kept up with it considering how much stress it gave me before work…
yeah I am going to sleep for 30 minutes haha maybe not he weekends. Also I love that everyone used the word Fresh to describe this post. I WAS FIRST. I was the freshest fresh!
Zoe recently posted…Quo Summer 2016 Collection Swatches + Review
The lip oil is my favorite from this collection!! The bronzer DOES NOT SHOW UP ON MY FACE.
Also… YOU LOOK SO FRESH
Damn, that sucks about the bronzer. It is very, VERY pale though. I’m surprised it’s not a touch bit darker given that we’ll all be getting some colour on our skin in the next few months!
I think the fresh look was caused by my lack of foundation in these photos. Freckles (on my face) seem to make shots look more “real”… if you know what I mean!
I love this look on you?! Maybe it is the windswept hair but it just looks so fresh!
I keep attributing it to the lack of foundation on my face. lol
But yeah, the hair is all that Sun Bum Sea Spray!
The eyeliner looks awesome on you! I love the packaging, and like you, am not really into nautical. It’s just so fun though.
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There’s something about the nautical of THIS collection that really spoke to me. I feel like they just did more than other brands do. Heck, I didn’t even like the MAC Nautical stuff years back and they tend to go all out with their packaging!
Oh god, Chelle! That first picture is SO GORGEOUS. I love the really fresh look with the big smile. So many thumbs up.
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Awww thanks Trysh! 😀
Your cat eye abilities are amaaaazing. I feel the same way about dippable eyeliners, but I’m still pumped to try the navy blue. I like liners that arent TOO much different than black.
Oh please. Your wings are always so sharp they can cut a bitch!
The bronzer is cream? I thought it was powder! I really like the looks of it though but I think it would end up as a highlighter instead of bronzer on my medium skin tone.
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Oh shoot, no! I meant like… cream-coloured. Ivory-esque!
This look is so much more minimal than you usually do, and I really love how it turned out! I’ve been looking for a navy (and brown and purple) liquid liner for so long now, and haven’t found one I like. This one actually looks really good, considering the price.
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I think the liner is a really solid choice – especially given how it has a bit of a sheen that makes it very unique.