Guerlain Terracotta Khol Loose Powder Review, Swatch, EOTD
Claims :
The legendary Terracotta Khôl is the promised land for enchanting and mysterious eyes. For summer, the eyes slip into a halo of mystery. Inspired by traditional oriental kohls, this loose powder by Guerlain makes the eyes look bigger and deeper than ever. Highly concentrated with pigments, Terracotta Khôl comes in sublime shades strewn with glimmers of mother-of-pearl in warm, captivating colours.
The luxurious and refined jewel tube is topped with a Moorish-style golden seal and features an applicator stick, a homage to the traditional kohl used by women of the desert. Seduction becomes magnetic…
The line is clean and precise. The result is natural and adjustable with a smoky or sophisticated effect.
Terracotta Khôl comes in two intense oriental shades: Noir and Bleu.
Price : US$38 / INR 2250 approx
Ingredients:
How To Use : Terracotta Khôl can be used in two different ways:
– Eastern-style: take the stick from the tube and glide it between closed eyelids for flickering eyes…
– Western-style: apply the powder to the eye contour to outline the eyes and make them look bigger. The line is easy to apply for an intense and velvety gaze.
My Experience :
I have been wanting to try this Guerlain terracotta kohl since ages now. And wherever I searched for it, it was sold out. It reminded me of the surmedaanis that I used to use as a child. I still have one (the one in the first pic) from Charminar, Hyderabad that my mum gifted me. And she filled it with the home made kajal. 🙂 Guerlain Terracotta Kohl is more of a luxury item that probably you’d buy only because it’s so pretty. The ingredients are nowhere close to natural but that does not make it a bad product at all. Let me list down the pros and cons for you.
- It is a medium black powder kohl and looks really pretty for a soft day time look.
- It does not irritate or cloud the eyes.
- Because of the applicator, the tightening and applying kohl on waterline is a one step process.
- The powder is very soft.
- The kohl does not gather on the sides of the eyes.
- It fades evenly.
- It has amaaaazing staying power. It stays until I remove the product from my eyes. I mean it stays even after I sleep with this on. 🙂
- The packaging is sooo gorgeous.
- It’s best to use the ‘Eastern Way’. The Western way of application…well you’d end up poking the stick in your eye. 😛
Now the cons :
- I so wish this was a natural product. My Indian-ness makes it difficult for me to believe that a powder kohl is made up of so many chemicals. Guerlain needs to meet my naani. 😛 You can of course, make kajal at home.
- It is best applied first before you do your face makeup. Because some of the powder kohl always end up falling on the cheeks.
- I ALWAYS set it with some powder underneath my eyes. Make sure that there is no oil of eye cream or concealer near your eyes after you have applied this kohl. This would smudge so badly, it’s not funny. 😛 But once it sets, it stays on beautifully. I use it almost everyday now. In fact , I also wear this to the gym because it looks subtle when you use just one stroke of it and it stays on without smudging or smearing.
- It is definitley expensive for a powder kohl.
Overall, I absolutely love the terracotta kohl. You kind of have to figure out how it works for you but once you do, you get addicted to using this. This has become my part of everyday routine and I so enjoy using this. I think I am going to keep the bottle forever with me just for the keep-sake. 🙂
Rating : 4.5/5
This is how it looks on my eyes. You’d notice that it has lined both my lower and upper waterline. 🙂
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OMG!! It looks amazing!!
i agree 😀 😀
Soo vintage !! 😀 I like these kind oh kohls/ kajals which can line both my lower and upper waterline. *hihi* *hihi*
i know so easy to use. 😀 😀
Ive wanted to try this for a while – especially the colored ones – they have a lovely blue – Review helped convince me!!!
yeah there is a lovely blue shade as well in the range :))
Packaging is so cute!! It looks great on you Rati ! *woot*
thanks :))
Was waiting for this review, looking lovely on ur eyes Rati. The packing is so so pretty *drool*
thank you jotsna 🙂
*woot* *woot* love it … the packaging is great 😀 looks so pretty …. Rati and you have such pretty eyes 😀 I sooo wanna have this *waaa* *waaa* *waaa*
thank you anuradha. grab it if you can *happy dance* *happy dance* *happy dance*
wow…it is super cute
*sigh* So lovely. 🙂
i know, rohini 😀
thanks swati 🙂
hope u r well
its looks beautiful *haan ji*
yeah fine now neha. thank you :))
Now this is beauty…I am mostly a budget beauty person..but even I wudnt mind shedding 2000 bucks for something like this *drool* *drool* looks beautiful on ur eyes *jalwa* but the kohl packaging took my heart away 😛
hihih it would be worth spending on. 😀 thank you :))
I would just buy it for the packaging!
that’s what i did 😛
wooow it doesn’t go till the time you remove it *woot* *woot* what could be better than this *drool* *drool* *drool* looks very pretty… especially on the upper lash line *happy dance* *happy dance* it looks soo damn royallllll *woot* *woot* *woot* super pick and such a wonder product *happy dance* *happy dance*
yeah it’s amazing saloni. looks so pretty and stays on *happy dance* *happy dance* *happy dance*
Hey Rati, I can’t help giggling thinking of the scene where a person from Guerlain comes to meet your nani asking about the secret of home made kohl…:D:D that would be so cool…!!
that would be awesome rofl rofl rofl
The packaging is to die for Rati *woot* *woot* I also would buy it only for how beautiful it looks *hihi* the reasons we ladies make in order to shop *hihi* Lovely EOTD *jai ho*
i swear… this was trick 😛 😛 😛
OMG…. Ur swatches are so pretty… And that packaging is gorgeous…. I would willingly pay that amount for the packaging and keep it on my display rack… It is so so pretty
then you should. you’d love it. :))
i love the packaging 😀
*haan ji*
Oh my God….what a beautiful Surmedani … 🙂 and works wonders, you have got beautiful eyes Rati ma’am… *clap* lovely…. *clap*
wow such an amazing packaging ..im wondering how wud the blue one look after seeing how gorg is the black one *woot* ive never used surmedaani before *waaa* ur eotd is sooooo pretty ..i loveee the shape of ur eyes *puchhi* can u help me di plzz can u plz do a post on ur travel essentials or can u list them out here only ..im wondering if i can carry a hair straightener with me ?? Plz if u cud help ..thanks in advance *happy dance*
loved d packaging.its so rustic…i m allergic to all the kajals n kohls available i d market be it mac or chanel or any brand…i m so badly in search of a kohl or a kajal wat wud suit my highly allergic eyes….readin ur review dat its loaded wit chemicals i dnt think it wil suit my eyes…still d packagin is out of dis world.resembles d silver surmadani’s my nani used to hv.loved it….
oh hope you fine one… 🙂
omg its beautiful… gorgeous on ur eyes.. *jai ho* *jai ho* I tried powder soorma once during college days n that ws first n last attempt.. *scared* *hihi* hw u manage to wear these powder kohls wid ease n cleanliness by the way.. *woot* *waiting* I wonder for me neither eastern work nor western.. *nababana*
yeah it could be tricky neetu and if you are not comfortable using these kind of kohls, I think you should skip it. Not worth the risk. thank you 🙂
yes its pricey….but honestly saying it looks so classy that i cannot resist buying it…..and on you….it is looking absolutely stunning….. *woot* *woot*
yes it is stunning . get it *happy dance* *happy dance* *happy dance* *happy dance*
I also have a famous local khol, purchased it by accident or can say, curiosity. its has same cons as that of your ones except price 😀 but to tell you the fact i dare not apply that as once when i applied it smudged badly and i was horrified. maybe i need to know hoe to set it. Will dare try again….thanks
it looks so vintage, beautiful packing, I have never tried powder Kohls before actually I hardly apply kohl on lower waterline it makes my eyes even smaller but this is very tempting I am definitely going to try a similar product, looks very nice on you 🙂