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3rd: Dior

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Dior’s spring 2014 Trianon makeup collection has a diverse range of colors, with shades of pink, peach, green, blue, purple, and gray. The highlights of the collection are the two Trianon Palettes, but some of the other items, such as the Trianon Editions of 5 Couleurs, Diorshow Mono and Diorblush, look impressive as well.
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by PJ on Wednesday, May 7, 2014
in -Anna Sui, -Aube (Couture), -Elégance, -Kao, -Sofina, 2014 Spring, all about Japanese cosmetics, makeup, seasonal makeup top 10
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6th: Elégance

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Last fall, Elégance presented an updated look with Nouvelle Eyes. The new packaging, while in keeping with the brand’s glamorous gold color theme, is sleeker than what we saw from the more ornate Phantom Eyes and Aurora Storm, which were first released in 2009. For spring 2014, there are three additional variations of Nouvelle Eyes and the new look is also seen on the new Sleek Face cream blushers.
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As many of you might already know, the consumption tax in Japan rose from 5% to 8% on April 1st this year and it is planned to rise again to 10% in October 2015. I have noticed that major beauty websites in Japan, such as @Cosme and Biteki, are now listing product prices exclusive of consumption tax. This is what I have recently started doing as well (to follow what seems to be the new protocol).
On a related note, it is currently the case that beauty products purchased by foreign visitors to Japan are not eligible for tax refund (as they are classified as consumables), but the Japanese government is planning to expand the duty-free coverage to include food, medicine and cosmetics from October this year. (Read more on this in this article from Nikkei Asian Review.) This is certainly good news!

(Full Smile Eyes in 01 Apricot Beige)
(image from www.kanebo-cosmetics.co.jp)
(info from www.kanebo-cosmetics.co.jp & i-voce.jp)
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Kanebo Coffret d’Or will release its late summer/ early fall 2014 makeup collection in Japan on June 16th. The collection includes:
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info from www.kanebo-cosmetics.jp/milano-collection & www.cosme.net)
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Kanebo Milano Collection will release its spring/summer 2014 base makeup collection in Japan on June 16th. The collection includes:
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THREE will release its summer 2014 makeup collection in Japan on May 14th. The collection includes:
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