(some of my Jill Stuart items)
After previous speculation, it has been confirmed that the Jill Stuart Beauty line will be launched in Taiwan in April.
Taiwan will become the only place outside Japan where the full line is officially available.
As with many other Japanese brands available in Taiwan, it is expected that the overall price-point will be around 10% lower than the retail price in Japan and that all the subsequent seasonal collections will be launched more or less simultaneously in Taiwan. (The Jill Stuart Beauty line is developed, produced, and marketed by Kosé, one of the largest cosmetics companies in Japan. So I usually classify the beauty line as a Japanese line.)
Like previous launches of popular Japanese cosmetics brands (such as Anna Sui, Paul & Joe, Majolica Majorca, and Lavshuca), the news of Jill Stuart’s upcoming launch has hugely excited makeup fans in Taiwan, some of whom travel to Japan regularly to pick up the trendiest and hippiest beauty items.
Many popular Japanese cosmetics brands eventually make their way to Taiwan (in most cases), Hong Kong and Singapore, so I am not totally surprised at the news. (The line debuted in Japan in fall 2005.) I suspect this is also an attempt for the line to test the water before it is considered to be launched in other countries. We’ll see!
(You can read a little bit more about the brand and the launch here if you happen to read Chinese.)
Updated on February 28th 2008:
The first Jill Stuart Beauty counter outside Japan will open on March 6th in Taipei’s Shin Kong Mitsukoshi (Hsinyi A8). (Check here for the source (in Mandarin).)
Updated on March 4th 2008:
Another source mentions that the launch date is March 28th, which should be more accurate.
Updated on March 8th 2008:
Have a look at the price list and the confirmation that there will also be a Jill Stuart counter in SOGO Chung-Hsiao Taipei on March 28th.
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Loving Japanese Brands: Jill Stuart Cosmetics
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Thanks for the information. I can look at Jill Stuart products when I travel to Taiwan next time.
hi again PJ
i recently got my first JS haul and i’m in love with everything!!
i noticed those face pearls are no longer on JS’s website, are they discontinued?
thanks
yin
I love Jill Stuart too, where did you buy yours from? in Japan?
Maybe not to Singapore though… Singapore has quite little brands as compared to many other countries. For instance, we do not have the other lines of cosmetics like Majolica Majorca from Sheseido nor Visee from Kose and Lavshuca from Kanebo. We only have more or less the basic lines. Anyways I really love Jill Stuart cosmetics because they are sooo soooo sooooo pretty and I love anything and everything thats pretty! =D I like that the eyeshadows are highly pigmented and full of shimmer as well!
Hello CC,
You are very welcome! I am sure you will be able to find which department store carries Jill Stuart later.
Happy shopping!
Thank you for your comment again! :)
Hi Yin,
I am glad you love your Jill Stuart items!
I read your initial review of them. It is a great selection of items! I look forward to reading your further reviews!
As for the face pearl powder, it, along with the miniature lip gloss that you see in the photo, are from Jill Stuart’s Christmas collection in 2005. So unfortunately the set is no longer available…
But who knows…maybe they will have something similar in the future… :)
Thank you for posting your comment again!
Hi Vicky,
I bought the face pearl powder and the lip gloss (the Jill Stuart Christmas 2005 set) through a boutique whose owner used to do customer purchases for Jill Stuart products. I got the rest also from someone that used to do customer purchases in Japan.
Currently, you can purchase Jill Stuart items from websites like http://www.adambeauty.com and ichibankao.com.
Hope it helps! Thank you for leaving your question!
Hello Cosine,
I see. I have to admit I was not entirely sure about what Japanese brands are available in Singapore. So thank you very much for painting a picture for me!
I do hope, like Paul & Joe (which I remember is available in Singapore), Jill Stuart will be available in Singapore. Do please keep me posted if you hear anything!
Thank you for posting your comment again! :)