Laura Mercier Spring 2012 Collection - Lingerie Collection

When I first saw the name of this collection on the Laura Mercier website, I wasn't sure if this was the actual spring collection or if this was a series of shades that were put together to create a romantic Valentine's Day look.  It is named the Lingerie collection so it really could have gone either way, it wasn't until I saw in a product description that this actually is the spring collection.  The Lingerie Collection contains a full range of products that look to create a soft pretty spring face.  Like many other collections from this company, the collection starts out with a large palette and all of the rest of the product revolve around creating looks with the palette.  My favorite piece of the collections usually are her palettes and this one looks like it will be another hit (based on first glance on the website).
We will start with the palette and then look at the rest of the collection.  Then we can see how the palette is the center of the collection and how the rest of the products and shades are there to support the central piece.

The Lingerie Collection from Laura Mercier...

Eye and Cheek Palette - Limited edition.  Featured in  Spring's Lingerie Collection, the Eye and Cheek Palette includes six shades for eyes and two for cheeks to give skin soft kisses of colour.  6 Eye Colours: Luster Eye Colour in Buff Pearl (pale champagne shimmer) and African Violet (lavender shimmer), Sateen Eye Colour in Tawny Apricot (medium cool beige satin), Matte Eye Colour in Rich Cocoa (deep matte brown), Pale Pink (matte pale pink), and Black Plum (matte deep cool plum).  2 Second Colours in Rose Desire (deep rose pink) and Fresh Peach (warm medium peach).  All shades, except African Violet and Black Plum, are exclusive to this palette.

Lip Shine - Laura Mercier Lip Shine adds a touch of polish to lips with a lightweight, pearlscent gloss finish.  Shea Butter and Vitamin E moisturize lips without being too heavy or greasy.  Emollient, blendable texture.  Lightweight, non-tacky formula.  Delicate colour blends easily leaving a polished finish.
- Naked Apricot - soft peach with sparkle
- Tempting Coral - bright coral with golden sparkle

Sheer Lip Colour - Laura Mercier Lip Colour - Sheer is a hydrating, anti-aging, plumping, and conditioning lip colour that glides on smoothly and evenly delivering a sheer wash of colour with a semi-matte finish.  Infused with Laura Mercier Lip Complex, Lip Colour - Sheer glides on smoothly and evenly to deliver a soft hint of colour with one swipe.  Anti-feathering and anti-bleeding.  Hydrating and anti-aging ingredients offer protection.  Long-lasting formula plumps and conditions lips for an enhanced pout.
- Kissed Lips - fresh coral pink

Creme Cheek Colour - Laura Mercier Creme Cheek Colour is a long-lasting, natural cheek colour formulated to provide translucent, buildable coverage for a soft, velvety finish.  Provides a simple and quick way to create naturally flushed-looking cheeks.  Silky powder allows ample play time before the product dries.  Softly illuminates skin for a healthy complexion.  Use the Creme Cheek Colour Blush to apply.
- Innocent Peach - healthy apricot pink

Tightline Cake Eye Liner - Laura Mercier Tightline Cake Eye Liner is an easy-to-use, cake eye liner that delivers long-lasting colour payoff that doesn't fade throughout the day for flawlessly defined eyes.  Now available in 6 smudge and transfer-resistant, colour true shades, the formula glides on the lash line smoothly and stays all day long.  A makeup artist's secret, with Tightline Cake Eye Liner with the Flat Eye Liner Brush to perfect Laura's "tightline" technique.  Perfect for on the go, pop out your favorite shade from its compact and place it in a 3 or 6-well Custom Compact for a customized colour palette.  All Custom Compacts sold separately.
- Orchid Shimmer - shimmering black violet

Long Lash Mascara - Laura Mercier Long Lash Mascara extends and precisely separates the thinnest, shortest, hard-to-reach lashes by expertly scooping up and lengthening each lash while delivering the right amount of product.  For long defined lashes: Perfectly engineered brush, designed to meet Laura specifications, dramatically lengthens and defines lashes while enhancing the eyes.  An innovative stretch formula lengthens, separates, and curls each lash making lashes appear longer in just two strokes.  Long-wearing, water-resistant, and smudge-proof.  Contains rich dark pigments to enhance lash colour for maximum drama.  Clump-free, fiber-free, paraben-free, and ophthamologist tested.
- Black - black

Eye Basics - Laura Mercier Eye Basics creates the perfect canvas for eyes for camoflaging eye imperfections and enhancing the durability of eye makeup.  Skin friendly ingredients enhance the delicate skin on the eye lids.  Botanicals soothe distressed lids.  Vitamins A, C, and E provide anti-oxidant protection.  Sheer, creamy texture blends easily and smoothly, leaving a long-lasting semi-matte finish.  Natural clay prevents creasing.  Water-resistant.  Eyes are primed with this highly versatile product.  Use as a primer or alone to add a little color to your eyes.  Available in a wide range of shades to suit all skintones.

Eye Colour Brush - Laura Mercier Eye Colour Brush is a soft 100% natural brush perfectly sized to apply Laura Mercier "cashmere" eye colour to the eyelid and brow bone.  Flat bristles with tapered, oval tip.  Gently blends edges.

Cheek Colour Brush - Laura Mercier Cheek Colour Brush is a natural-haired brush sized to perfectly shape the cheek bone.  Medium sculpted brush head.  Squirrel hair provides softness in application and goat hair offers durability.  Best used with Laura Mercier Second Skin Cheek Colour.

Just as I thought that I would...I love that palette and I will get so much use from it this spring.  With some of the deeper eye shadow shades in here, I can also see myself getting some use from this palette next fall.  This palette is my favorite piece of the collection and I can't wait to get to Sephora and see it for myself.  I might not be able to get the warm peach blush hue to work for me right now but it might work better when I have a bit of color this summer.  I will have to try that out and see how it will factor in my purchase decision.

The Sheer Lip Colour in the pink coral hue is really pretty and this might be a bright coral that I can really pull off, I might prefer this one in the summer with a bit of tan (the coral might be too warm against my winter pale skin) and I can see this being a reason for me to wear lipstick all summer long (I mostly wear tinted glosses in the summer and lipstick the rest of the year).  I like the concept of the Lip Shine but I don't like either shade that was released with this collection, I will keep an eye on the product over the next few seasons and see what other shades get released in it.  The last piece that I really want from the collection is the Tightline Cake Eye Liner in Orchid Shimmer, I will use this black with purple shimmer shade in the spring and then again in the fall and winter, something is telling me that Laura Mercier released this shade with either their holiday or fall collections...

The palette and the eye liner are my biggest interests from this collection, after looking at the palette for the first time I was really hoping that there would be more pink shades in this collection.  When I first looked at the palette, some of the shades appeared cooler than they really were when I was looking over the descriptions, I would have loved a palette full of pinks, lavenders, and roses...

photo courtesy of Laura Mercier