Guerlain Meteorites Perles du Paradis Illuminating Powder Swatches and Review

Everytime Guerlain releases a special edition Meteorites, I anguish over whether to buy it sight unseen or not. The descriptions always sound so interesting and I just regret not being able to see and touch the powder in person. There's the idea that it could sell out before I purchase what sounds to be a face changing powder and it weighs against the idea that maybe it won't make me look photoshopped. What to do, what to do?



You know the end result of the riddle. I decided to purchase, ordering it through my second husband, Nordstrom.com.  So did I make the right decision?  Well, if looks could kill, I'd be dead because see how pretty the presentation is?  A sweet springy fresh box with a pretty light pink powder puff.  By looks alone, this powder already seems timeless and decadent.
When I first opened the box, the men in my house started screaming.  So I have to tell you that in the traveling, some of the pearls will release a little dust and you very well could be opening a glitter bomb.  When I opened it, the tiny silver glitter particles went everywhere and I thought I'd made a huge mistake, but oh dear reader, please read on, for I must pause the story to show more pictures.



Inside the box is a wonderful array of pink, rose, lavender, peach, gold and silver. The silver is a metallic entrant to the mix. Here's a picture with flash:



You can see from the picture that there just aren't little sparkle pieces all over the place. I think my problem when opening the box was simply due to travel by air and all the shuffling the boxes go thru during shipping. When I applied it on my arm, I used the puff. It's really not intended for that. Guerlain makes a special brush for use with their Meteorites and it's really better to use a fluffy brush than the puff. But for the picture on my arm, I used the puff, which still had a few more sparkles on it due to travel. I hope you can see the section where the powder is applied. It ends on the right where my font is.  I have layered it more heavily for the picture than I would on my face.



Guerlain Meteroites Perles du Paradis imparts a slight pink hue while it finishes your look when applied on the face.  For me, it neutralizes my beige undertones and doesn't change my blush color at all. It has the ever so slight glow that you hope to achieve with Meteroites. It doesn't, however, impart a dominant sparkle to the skin. When I use it with a brush, I might get a couple small sparkles but it wasn't the glitter bomb that opening the box would have implied. I'm glad. I like sparkle, but for the Meteroites Perles, I really want a finished photoshop type of glow and this powder absolutely delivers that.
My thanks to Best Things In Beauty who answered my endless questions while I tried to decide if I should take the risk.  I'm glad I did.  This powder is a limited edition, ($70), and if you're tempted like I was, you better hurry.  It's been on Nordstrom's website for close to two months already.  I'll probably never use up this whole box...I think it'll last my lifetime, which makes it a great investment. Did you take the plunge with me?  Have you been tempted?  What brands do you anguish over purchasing online because you can't see them in person?


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