Review: Burberry Sheer Eyeshadow No. 09 Rosewood

Burberry Sheer Eyeshadow No. 09 Rosewood ($29 for 0.088 oz) was the first eyeshadow I wanted to try from the line. The reason: it seems like it suits both warm and cool tone; and the shimmer is subdued and soft. I had high expectation for Rosewood quality-wise and color-wise.

Rosewood crosses between a taupy brown and rosy mauve, i.e. really a soft rosy wooden color. I don't own any color like this. Dior 5-color quint Sunset Cafe has a silver mauve that is more mauvy; Urban Decay Toasted is more rosy; Urban Decay Sidecar is more taupy. Rosewood has subtle pearly finish that produces a sheen for your lids.

Burberry Rosewood would work great for a wash of color on light skin and cool undertone. For medium warm tone like mine, the wooden undertone matches my skin too close. It still looks good on me but not as great as it could. If used alone on me, it looks rather plain since it lacks of depth. That doesn't bother me but deflates my excitement a bit. So I layer either Burberry Taupe Brown (which by the way is a surprisingly interesting color!) or Burberry Midnight Brown at the outer corners for more definition. Urban Decay Hustle also compliments Burberry Rosewood beautifully.

The texture of Rosewood is buttery smooth without any fall-outs or over-powdery. It's very easy to blend and layer. It stays fresh 10 hours with a standard primer, looking exactly the same as when first applied. Now, among all the six Burberry eyeshadows I own, Rosewood lies on the sheer side but in a good way. No matter how sheer I apply Rosewood on top a primer, it stays put. 

Bottom line. Phenomenal quality. It's blendable, layerable and stays fresh for at least 10 hours. I highly recommend Rosewood for light complexion with cool or neutral undertone.