The day the new Pantone Colors of 2016 were announced, I did a quick blogpost about them. Truth be told, I wasn’t all that excited. But they have grown on me since then.
Rose Quartz and Serenity are the colors of the late afternoon sky just before sunset.
They are the colors captured in the paintings of the Luminists like Fitz Henry Lane when he painted New England harbors. Because of their quiet beauty, Rose Quartz and Serenity have made me a fan.
Rose Quartz is somewhere between a pastel pink and shell pink – a pastel pink with some orange thrown in. There seems to be some latitude in interpreting it. Serenity is a light blue but deeper than I originally thought.
Youngblood Cosmetics
Youngblood Cosmetics recently sent me two of their newish makeup products that seem to be created with Rose Quartz in mind: a loose mineral powder blush and one of their new eye shadow palettes, a quad called Vintage.
Vintage features 4 easy to blend pressed powder shadows with names of different wines:
- Blush
- Merlot
- Bordeau
- Syrah
Vintage has a mix of matte, pearl and shimmer shadows that, to me, seem like mattes with a little kick, although they each have slightly different but not drastically different finishes. The swatches above are applied over Milani Eyeshadow Primer. Vintage is a wonderful quad for a neutral lover who’s looking for a change from beige and taupe. It has become my go-to palette because it’s perfect for travel and I’ve been away from home a fair amount lately. Plus it’s suitable for both everyday and more amped up looks. Youngblood also has a quad in shades of blue called Starlet, but I haven’t seen that one in person yet.
The gorgeous, long-wearing loose Crushed Mineral Blush, Dusty Pink, is a perfect shade of shell pink with a satin finish. Although I’m not usually a fan of loose powders, I’ve made an exception for this blush. I love it! I’ve been wearing it every day. It apply it usually with a fan brush because it’s so pigmented. It’s a great shade for this redhead!
Youngblood Crushed Mineral Powder Blush is priced at $22 for 0.10oz/3g. The loose mineral powder blushes come in a variety of finishes (matte, satin, shimmer) and shades. The Vintage shadow quad is priced at $43 for 0.14 oz/4g, and in addition to Starlet, the blue quad, there are a number of other eye shadow quads. Youngblood Cosmetics can be purchased on the Youngblood website, at Lovelyskin.com, skin1.com, and beautifiedyou.com
Crushed Mineral Blushr: Mica (CI 77019), Zinc Stearate, Oryza Sativa (Rice) Starch, Kaolin, Dimethicone. May Contain: Bismuth Oxychloride (CI 77163), Iron Oxides (CI 77491, CI 77492, CI 77499), Ultramarines (CI 77007), Manganese Violet (CI 77742), Carmine (CI 75470), Titanium Dioxide (CI 77891).
Eyeshadow Quad ingredients: Mica (CI 77019), Zinc Stearate, Caprylic/ Capric Triglyceride, Lauroyl Lysine, Oryza Sativa (Rice) Starch, Simmondsia Chinensis (Jojoba) Seed Oil, Lonicera Caprifolium (Honeysuckle) Flower Extract, Lonicera Japonica (Honeysuckle) Flower Extract. May Contain: Titanium Dioxide (CI 77891), Iron Oxides (CI 77491, CI 77492, CI 77499), Carmine (CI 75470), Ultramarines (CI 77007), Chromium Oxide Greens (CI 77288), Manganese Violet (CI 77742), Bismuth Oxychloride (CI 77163), Ferric Ferrocyanide (CI 77510), Blue 1 Lake (CI 42090), Yellow 5 Lake (CI 42090).
What I used for this look in addition to the Youngblood Vintage Quad and Crushed Mineral Blush were:
- Hourglass Veil Mineral Primer
- Bobbi Brown Skin Foundation SPF 15
- Dillard’s The Edge Beauty Iconic Lipstick in Provocative
- Benefit Roller Lash Mascara
- Rimmel Scandaleyes Waterproof Gel Liner
- Lancôme Drama Liqui-Pencil in Noir
Zoya Blu
To give Serenity its due, I’ve turned to a nail polish in my stash, Zoya Blu, a pretty baby blue pastel cream. It probably is lighter than Serenity, but it’ll have to do till I find a deeper blue shade! Zoya Blu, $9, is 5-free.
What have you been wearing to celebrate Rose Quartz and Serenity?
Loving the palette!!! Shades are just perfect !! Formulation looks brilliant too x
Thank you, Dorota!
What a lovely selection to demonstrate how easy to wear the Pantone Colors of the Year can be! That palette is gorgeous!
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Thank you, Helen!
You always have the most interesting brands on your blog – I’ve never heard of Young Blood, but I’m off to check them out 🙂
Monica.
Thank you, Monica! I think Youngblood Mineral Cosmetics is right up your alley 🙂
I’m really a bit underwhelmed by Pantone’s 2016 colors, but I really like the Youngblood palette. That palette isn’t quite as baby pink and blue as the Pantone shades (which is probably why I like it 😉 )
I felt the same way initially, but I’ve found that Rose Quartz really isn’t completely baby pink. It’s more of a shell pink – a pastel pink with a bit of orange mixed in. Makes it more wearable for me
That eye shadow quad is beautiful! I wasn’t too keen on the Pantone colors, even though pink is my favorite color. I will probably be happier when spring and summer roll around and the pale colors make more sense. That Zoya polish is a winner!
I agree with you, Stacie. I think these shades will be more exciting in the spring. But I’m surprised at how many beauty products, clothing and accessories I already own in this duo!
I am loving my YB Cosmetics, I have a review coming up soon! Love the look on you!
Thank you, Heather! Looking forward to seeing what you got
I like these soft shades for accents
What a great idea!
I love the color of that blush, and it’s perfect on you. Absolutely perfect. The eye palette is really pretty, too.
I think nail polish is going to be the most wearable form of Serenity for most people, though I’ll break out my Nyx Macaron Lippie in Earl Grey more often spring.
Thank you so much, Rachel xoxo I think the soft shades look best on me these days. The blush is so amazing and sooooooo pigmented! Hope I get to see you in the Earl Grey! Yes 🙂
I LOVE the shades this year. Totally not “meh”. But totally not me either – no way can my yellow-olive skin pull off those shades 🙁
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Oh, what a bummer, but I can see what you mean. The Pantone duo is definitely growing on me. Whenever I’m out in the late afternoon, I see the shades in the sky and that makes me like them so much more.
Honestly, I’m more excited about Rose Quartz just because any shade of blue just isn’t my thing. I did fall in love with Youngblood after I tried this quad, though. It was like butter and in all of my favorite colors
I agree, Brigitte, though I’m good with blue as eyeliner or nail polish. I’m finding Vintage to be such a wonderful everyday palette and the blush, yum!
Those are my kind of rosy shades! I’m blown away by the quality of their shadows. I love the Glamour palette, in shades of blue and brown.
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I agree, Nidia. They’re so easy to blend and they stay put for hours, and the shades are so darn pretty!
These colors were made for you. You look beautiful. I’ll have to check out Young Blood at the next beauty show.
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Thank you so much, Aleya! I have only tried this palette, blush and blue mascara so far from Youngblood Mineral Cosmetics but I like what I’ve tried a lot. The Vintage palette and the blush are becoming favorites now!
Love that Youngblood palette. I wish I could wear blue nail polish!
Why can’t you?
I’m actually really digging this years color choices, last years to me was mehhh. I’m not a huge fan of burgundy wine shades, so I guess that’s why 2015 wasn’t my favorite. I love that Zoya polish though, I’ve got to get my hands on that!
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Glad you’re a fan of this year’s shade. I think they suit you well. 🙂 And Zoya Blu should still be available!
I’m so happy with this year’s Pantone colors. I will end up wearing a lot of products in these shades. The polish is one I’d love to wear and I know that the Youngblood palette is top notch quality.
I think Rose Quartz and Serenity are great shades for you. I would guess you have a lot of Rose Quartz lippies already in your stash 😉
I have that palette, I like it too! This year’s pantone is more youthful compared to prior years…
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Yes, I think the new shades will be a hit for spring 🙂
I wasn’t sure how well this year’s colours would work in makeup, but these palettes have really gorgeous shades. I definitely need that Zoya shade in my collection too. It’s so fresh and light!
I actually think they’re great makeup shades especially for eyeshadow (tho’ no blue for me!), lipstick and nail polish. The Zoya Blu is definitely worth owning, such a pretty shade!
Love the shades in that palette!
I’m a fan of pink eyeshadow and wine shades so the Youngblood Vintage quad is great for me 🙂
I think the colors of the year are SO pretty, I’m excited to start experimenting with them! I think I have that nail polish shade, I’ll have to check. I just picked up a sweater that’s rose quartz, can’t wait to wear it!
I love Rose Quartz. Hope you’ll do a post about your new sweater!!
Nice product choices! I love that Youngblood palette, I can’t wait to break open mine. 🙂
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I think you’ll love it. Did you get the pink or the blue or both?
I got pink. Blue shadow scares me haha!
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So glad you got the pink. I’m with you on blue shadow!
Great choices! I think I need that palette!
Youngblood Vintage quad really is a cute little palette. The quality of the shadows is wonderful, and I love the wine shades. The shades are similar to the LE palette from IT Cosmetics I bought in November, and my next thing is to try a look with shades from both together 🙂
These colors are very on-trend! And Syrah is particularly gorgeous.
Syrah from the Youngblood Vintage quad really is a wonderful shade. I wore it as part of a simple, quick makeup look just yesterday in fact 🙂
Very nice colors indeed <3
Thank you. They’re very sweet!