Best Winter Palette for blue & brown eyes (win it) When it comes to finding a great neutral eyeshadow palette, the best shades can come in the most unexpected designs. Take Burberry’s Winter 2016 Runway Palette for example. It was directly inspired by Christopher Bailey’s “Patchwork, Pattern and Prints” Autumn/Winter runway show. He actually created this palette with UK makeup artist Wendy Rowe when designing the fashion collection. He calls it “effortless elegance” and the goal was to offer a palette that was both beautiful to look at and very easy to use.
Burberry Winter 2015 Runway Palette
“The camo pattern is a nod to the classic Burberry trench coat as that was influenced by the military too. (Thomas Burberry began by creating trench coats for the British military.) But this is a classic palette of amazing neutral shades,” says celebrity makeup artist Nina Westbury. “The palette is matte so women of any age can feel comfortable wearing it. I actually wore it with some MAC shimmer on top.” She says it would also look amazing over a Dior Mono Fusion eyeshadow which would boost the pigments in the palette.
Burberry Prorsum Fall/Winter 2015 Runway Collection
Nina has designed a special face chart for those with brown eyes. Here is how to use the Burberry Winter 2016 palette to create a simple smoky eye. You’ll notice she’s used the buttercream shade as a base then added the Forest Green and finished with the Black.
Burberry Winter 2016 Palette Face Chart for Brown Eyes
On this second face chart for those with blue eyes, you’ll see that Nina has once again used the Buttercream shade as a base. She’s placed the Forest Green towards the outer edge of the eyelid and shaded in a little. She’s accented with the black in the outer corners. This opens the eyes beautifully.
Burberry Winter 2016 Palette Face Chart for Blue Eyes
5 Ways to use the Burberry Winter 2016 Palette
Use them individually as neutrals. The easiest way to use this eye palette is to use each of the three shades individually. The matte textures are flattering on all ages and each to apply.
Use the Butter Cream shade to tone down any bright eyeshadow. If your eyeshadow is looking too strong, a quick dusting of this shade will instantly bring the colour intensity down. It is a great way to solve any eyeshadow colour problem.
Use the black as a liner. A fine line of the black shadow will work perfectly as an eyeliner. Just remember to set with a tiny bit of powder.
Smoky khaki for evening. If you are a little bored with the traditional smoky grey or black eye, switch it up with khaki green. It is a very flattering colour and will give you a subtle look at is fresh and new.
A new neutral. Update your nude makeup look by using the Butter Cream shade as a base and adding a hint of the khaki green on the upper lid. Blend well to create a very natural look for day.
Of course, this palette is a collectible piece. There will be beauty collectors who will buy it and keep it in their collections for the design and the fact that it mirrored the Fall/Winter runway show.
The giveaway: I gave away SIX of these Burberry Autumn/Winter Runway Palettes to lucky readers on December 10th. We drew the names:
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If you want to purchase one, I know thebay.com in Canada has a couple left. Here is the direct link.
And be sure to check out Nina Westbury’s awesome website with more face charts at www.ninawestbury.com
814 Comments
Trisha MacIsaac
November 29, 2015 at 10:05 pmI’d follow Nina’s face chart for blue eyes @TrishaMacIsaac
Jennifer H
November 29, 2015 at 9:49 pmI would apply the shades individually with a smokey look! @jmvvh1
Lydia Stewart
November 29, 2015 at 9:31 pmLove the innovative camo print in the actually eye shadow, great colors!
Karla Sceviour
November 29, 2015 at 9:13 pmI`d try to create a smokey look,,love it!!
Haania
November 29, 2015 at 8:48 pmI would love to use this for smoky eye! 🙂
kizzy
November 29, 2015 at 6:53 pmi would use it as Smoky khaki, i like this green color
@DizzyDiamond85
Melissa
November 29, 2015 at 4:34 pmAmazing colors, i would blend the green with smokey gray!
Pattie Cowan
November 29, 2015 at 4:30 pmFollowing NINA’S instructions to the letter! Brilliant! @queen3165
Lorena Keech
November 29, 2015 at 4:02 pmI would definitely use it as a neutral for day wear.
Gunjan Chandola Bhatt
November 29, 2015 at 3:49 pmThis is the best to have smokey eye look
@a_driblet
Lisa B
November 29, 2015 at 3:40 pm@FunkHoose on my blue eyes
Katerina Papathanasiou
November 29, 2015 at 3:31 pmI would use black as an eyeliner and the bright one above it !also the green shadow could be used as an eyeliner!!! @kateppthanasiou
Annaloa Hilmarsdottir
November 29, 2015 at 3:05 pmI would use to get the smokey eye look . @Cosmonauty
nikoletta vamvakari
November 29, 2015 at 2:40 pmfor my blue eyes!!!!
@MousBri
Tina Lehmkuhl
November 29, 2015 at 2:36 pmI would do both. My blue eyes would be great for the Smokey Khaki. @TinaLehmkuhl
Cahley Tod-Tims
November 29, 2015 at 2:36 pmFor my blue eyes I would do a delicate smokey eye! @cahley_t
Karen D
November 29, 2015 at 2:31 pmI would definitely try a smoky eye look/@karen_dietrich
AGGELIKI ADAMANTIDOU
November 29, 2015 at 2:16 pmSMOKEY EYES
Serena A
November 29, 2015 at 1:56 pmSMOKEY EYES FOR MY BROWN EYES ! @AIDANFER
Laura Chapman
November 29, 2015 at 1:41 pmI have blue eyes, so would probably work with the green which always looks good on my skin-tone and colouring, using the black to blend and create more of a smokey eye.
@life_lipstick
Laura x | Life and Lipstick
Michelle Scarafiotti
November 29, 2015 at 1:39 pmI love the smoky look I would actually give this to my daughter she has a blue eye and a brown I know she’d love the smoky look and she is a camo girl too. ; ) thank you Dave xxoo
@mscarafiotti
Karen C
November 29, 2015 at 1:12 pmGreat dramatic evening palette butter cream on lid, khaki in crease and black as liner and maybe even an extra pop in the outside corner for a smokey eye effect.
Christine E.
November 29, 2015 at 1:12 pmSmoky eyes for sure! @xristinatitou
Shannon S
November 29, 2015 at 12:54 pmI would love to do a smokey eye for New Year’s Eve!
Shannon S
November 29, 2015 at 12:55 pmSorry I am @YesMomCanDoIt
saba farooq
November 29, 2015 at 12:49 pmFor my brown eyes, would love the everyday smoky look! @smartmoon1