Jane Iredale Feeling Alive Collection Spring 2012 Review, Swatches and Photos

This month Jane Iredale released their Spring 2012 set which features an array of pinks, pastels and bronzy shades. The collection includes a rose bronzer, two lip sticks, two eye glosses and a lip liner. Special thanks to Jane Iredale for providing the collection below! I wanted to take the opportunity to review and provide swatches for you.

Rose Dawn Bronzer

When mixed together this bronzer gives a pinky based bronzed look, you can see what it looks like when all four corners are mixed together (last swatch below on the right hand side). Personally however I was more keen to try and use them individually, because I feel like it contains everything you need for contouring, highlighter, blush and bronzer! It’s unfortunate each little “pan” is too small though, only works if you have a smaller brush.

Lip Plumper Just Kissed – L.A & RIO and Lip Definer – Pink

These two lipsticks are pretty subjective purely thanks to their lip plumping properties. If you’re someone who wants that little extra boost, give these a shot! When I put these on I could feel my lips start to tingle after a few minutes, which I personally am not a fan of. However I don’t feel I suffer from small lips so I’d only recommend them to individuals who are looking for fuller lips as I noticed my lips swell just a hint.

The lip pencils are smooth and creamy and glided on without too much hassle, the colour is gorgeous but easily dupable.

Eye Gloss – Pink Silk & Aqua Silk

I feel like these eye glosses are the highlight of this collection because they are so unusual and unique! Basically the name is pretty spot on, these are not cream eye shadows, they are literally eye glosses. In the swatches below they appear relatively pigmented because I piled it on. However when I actually applied this product to my eye lids they ended up needing to be completely sheered out else the finish would be blotchy. The formula is surprisingly watery too.

As you can see below, if you sheer out the product, it gives a beautiful hint of colour to your eye lids, great for on the go or if you want something very subtle. You do need to give it a bit of time to dry as they can leave your lids feeling a bit sticky. If you like you can also treat these as a primer and top them off with a powder eye shadow to avoid the stickiness.

If you’re interested, the entire collection retails for $144AU from various salons, or if you prefer you can purchase the product individually in May 2012 🙂