Project Viv Reviews: The Body Shop Nature's Minerals Eye Colour: Golden Emerald, Bronzed Amber, Nude Gypsum, Vivid Amethyst, Deep Jade

Top L-R: Golden Emerald, Bronzed Amber
Bottom L-R: Nude Gypsum, Vivid Amethyst, Deep Jade

Here are some more products that I purchased during the massive Body Shop sale that I mentioned before. I'm not sure if it's still going on but I did see that the Buy 2, Get 1 or Buy 3, Get 2 deal was going on July 4th weekend. So maybe?

Because I love loose shadows (I really don't know why), I of course gravitated toward these. I even bought colors that I wouldn't normally bother with. I already owned two shades, which I have reviewed previously. As far as application goes, my comments for the other two shades hold true for these as well. They apply smoothly, blend evenly, and I don't experience fallout, which is lovely. The colors are wonderfully pigmented and I feel that they hold up quite well over the course of the day, though the colors do lose their vibrancy. I have a picture illustrating the way it wears below.

L-R: Golden Emerald, Bronzed Amber, Nude Gypsum, Vivid Amethyst, Deep Jade

Golden Emerald (03) is, as the name implies, a gold with green tones. Bronzed Amber (05) is also true to its name as a medium to dark bronze with strong red undertones. Nude Gypsum (07) is one of my favorites. It is a pretty satiny nude shade which is really nice for a brightening wash across the eye or as an inner corner highlight. Vivid Amethyst (08) is a vibrant, jewel-toned plum purple. Deep Jade (09) is a surprising favorite. It is a blackened forest green with golden shimmer.

I have tried a look with Nude Gypsum, Bronzed Amber, and Deep Jade. Interestingly, when Deep Jade is blended into Bronzed Amber, it loses its green tones and ends up looking like a deeper brown. I'm not sure why that happens but I don't personally mind since neutral browns are more work appropriate than greens. I shall try out a look with Deep Jade as the primary color to see if I can maintain the green.

To sum it up, these are nice eyeshadows and they're definitely worth checking out to see if the colors appeal to you. I think that Nude Gypsum and Deep Jade are good ones to look into if you like more neutral shades like I do. Vivid Amethyst is really beautiful but I don't find myself wearing purple on the lids so I haven't tried it out in a look yet. I think Golden Emerald is rather unique. To me, Bronzed Amber is the least original shade in this bunch but that's probably because I hoard anything that's in the brown/bronze/gold family. Especially if the sale is still going on, then I recommend that you give them a try!