Bobbi Brown x Tibi Peony & Python Collection — A Reptilian Rapture

When famed makeup artist Bobbi Brown and Tibi designer/founder Amy Smilovic joined forces to create a limited-edition cosmetics range housed in covetable makeup bags and compact cases, the final result was the Peony & Python collection, a mélange of regal purples, romantic lilacs, cool grays, dirty silvers and dusky taupes and blacks. Like the famed guns-and-roses dichotomy, the juxtaposition of colors coveys a power play between naughty and nice, wild and domesticated, dangerous and damsel-like. The zippered canvas makeup bag and eyeshadow compact case in the collection. designed by Smilovic herself, each feature an illustration of a magenta-tinged, lilac-colored, fanciful peony blossom outlined in black and boasting shadows made with electric purple brush stokes — all offset against a reptilian cream-and-black snakeskin pattern.

The piece de resistance in the collection if the Peony & Python Palette ($50 at BobbiBrownCosmetics.com or Sephora.com), which features six eye shadow shades: Eclipse, a dusky, abysmal black; Plum Orchid, a mysterious eggplant purple with a chalky matte texture; Cobra, a dirty, tarnished-looking silver; Cool Ivory, a creamy pale taupe; Lavender, a shimmering soft lilac worthy of a lush spring wedding bouquet; and Opal; an understated, neutral gray with a hint of shimmer. In addition to these cool, shadow-y but fresh eyeshadow hues, the Peony & Python collection incorporates the perky pink Pale Peony Rich Color Gloss ($22 at Bobbi Brown counters) and the creamy Lilac Rich Lip Color SPF 12 lipstick ($22 at Bobbi Brown counters).

Below (from left to right), you’ll find swatches of the Eclipse, Plum Orchid, Cobra, Cool Ivory, Lavender, and Opal eye shadows in the Peony & Python Palette. The Lavender, Cobra, and Opal shades are my absolute favorites — they’re romantic with a rock-n-roll edge. Check them out:

Here’s another look at the six eye shadows in the palette, which range from shimmering pale grays and lilacs to intense, smoky blacks and purples:

C’est tout, mis amores! Check out this collection before it slithers away like the coy snake it is and disappears from stores!