Makeup, Skincare, Fragrance and a Bit of Fashion
(image/info from www.biteki.com)All the items are limited editions and will be released in Japan on April 17th.
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3. Coffret D’Or
(Coffret D’Or Shine Accent Eyes)Just a year after the launch, Coffret D’Or has become one of my favorite makeup lines. Among the spring 2009 collection, the new palette range, Shine Accent Eyes, includes another array of pretty and wearable colors. The palettes don’t have an intense eyelining shade, but I can do without it for my daytime makeup. I am planning to getting 02 Pink Variation, and I look forward to sharing my thoughts with you.
2. Dior
(image from www.dior.com)
For me, the star of Dior’s spring 2009 collection is obviously the Lady Dior palette. However, the collection has other gorgeous items, including some soft milky neutrals. Both 5-Color Eyeshadow in Elégante and 5-Color Iridescent Eyeshadow in Parisian Lights are beautiful and very covetable. This is a collection that shows that neutrals don’t have to be dull.
1. Lunasol
(image from www.nikkei.co.jp)
(Lunasol Layer Bloom Eyes palettes)The Purple Variation palette is now on my way, and I will be posting my thoughts later on.
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(images/info from www.joseishi.net/voce)
– Lustre Crush Eyes (bi-phase liquid/powder eyeshadow, 5 shades, seen above)
– Lagoon Mascara Duo (2 variations, limited editions)
– Nail Bijou (4 new shades)
It is a very colorful and summery collection. I especially like the look of the Lustre Crush Eyes, and I look forward to seeing more close-up photos of them in Japanese beauty magazines later.
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Elégance Spring 2009 Collection
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(images/info from www.nikkei.co.jp)
The full collection includes:
– Layer Bloom Eyes (Summer White Gradation and Summer Pink Gradation)
(images/info from www.cosme.net)
– Full Glamour Lips S (2 new shades)
– Full Glamour Gloss N (2 new shades)
– Shining Pencil (2 shades, sharpener included)
– Curling Mascara (1 shade)
– Nail Finish (2 new shades)
Note that all the items in this collection are limited editions except Curling Mascara.
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6. Max Factor
(image from www.maxfactor.jp)
Do check this post for a great review of the green-toned palette (with swatches of all the palettes). The writer pointed out the improvement in the powder’s pigmentation level and lasting power. (The low pigmentation level from previous releases was mentioned by one reader under my initial post on this collection.)
5. Lavshuca
(image from www.kanebo-cosmetics.jp/lavshuca)
4. Aube Couture
(Aube Couture Designing Eyes)The countdown continues in Part 3.
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Spring makeup collections tend to be my favorites as compared with collections from the rest of the year, since the colors are usually soft, fresh, and wearable. This week, I will be counting down my top ten spring 2009 makeup collections.
10. Maquillage
(Maquillage Eyes Creators 3D)
(Maquillage Face Creators 3D)9. RMK
(image from www.rmkrmk.com)
8. Elégance
(Elégance EyeShadows)
(Elégance Radiance Quartet)Like Sonia Rykiel and Paul & Joe, Elégance is a French fashion line with its beauty range mainly available in Asia. I particularly like the glamorous and opulent golden cases for many of its products. (Please see my profile of the brand here.) For spring 2009, the four new Eyeshadow palettes reflect all the main seasonal color trends (pinks, purples, and neutrals). The new Radiance Quartet is among the three cheek items from Elégance that I really want to check out in person.
7. Esprique Precious
(Esprique Precious True Impact Eyes)The countdown continues in Part 2 and Part 3.
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(SUQQU Blend Eyeshadow in #10)
Last week, I reviewed three of the five Contour Shadows, which are the main items of SUQQU‘s spring 2009 collection. Today, I will highlight several items from the rest of the collection.
The Blend Eyeshadow range (SUQQU’s 4-color eye palette range) was launched in fall 2007 with five variations. Three more were introduced in spring 2008, and another three were added to the range this season. Pictured above, Blend Eyeshadow #10 is a very wearable neutral palette. The shades include (anti-clockwise from bottom right):
– luminous cream white with very sparse and fine shimmer (used as a base)
– softly pearly warm taupe with a very faint mauve undertone and fine multi-colored shimmer
– pearly cool silver with a very faint cool lilac undertone and fine multi-colored shimmer
– predominantly matte dark chocolate brown
The base shade does a good job at brighting up the eye area and making it even-toned (which helps create a base for a clean (rather than muddy) neutral eye look). The warm taupe and the cool silver are moderately pigmented for a delicate and elegant finish. The powder is soft and easily blendable.
When it comes to the texture, the brown eyelining shade reminds me of the purple in Shiseido Maquillage’s Forming Shiny Eyes in 52. Compared with the other shades in their respective compacts, the two shades don’t have as much movement and the powder seems slightly dryer. I think they are formulated like this so that they stay in place for longer.
I find that the warm taupe and the cool silver can work together to create subtly different hues. When I apply a soft layer of the silver underneath the taupe, the taupe looks cooler. As it can sometimes be difficult to get the tones of neutral shades exactly right for a certain complexion or a certain makeup look, this palette, perhaps inadvertently, offers a good solution for at least certain complexions for which taupes are generally suitable.
Overall the colors in this palette are very easy to wear, and the palette is versatile in its own ways.
(SUQQU Blend Lipsticks in #18 (left) & #16 (right))
Both Blend Lipsticks in #16 and #18 are cooler than #14. #18 is a very pretty cool pink that goes on slightly more vibrant than it looks in the tube. Like Contour Shadow in 02, it really reflects the sakura theme of the collection and it is definitely a very lovely spring-like color. #16 is a light medium pink that applies lighter than it looks in the tube. If you are looking for a nude lipstick with a hint of pink, this shade is worth looking into.
Between the two, #18 seems to be a little more pigmented and can be easily layered for more intensity. # 16 is more about a soft nude look.
Both shades are subtly glossy and create a sophisticated finish. Like all the lipsticks from SUQQU, they have a very creamy texture and glide on effortlessly. (As I mentioned before, SUQQU’s lipsticks are some of the most moisturizing lipsticks that I have come across so far.)
Most of SUQQU’s makeup products radiate sheer quality and sophistication, and these certainly do too. The items reviewed here (along with the Contour Shadows, apart from EX-02) are part of the permanent lineup and are not limited editions. If you do have a chance to stop by a SUQQU counter in Japan, Thailand (Bangkok), and the UK (Selfridges, London), do enjoy testing out these items.
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– Bronzer (001 Goddess and 002 Deity, above)
– Eye Color G (001 Nugget, 002 Gold Rush, 003 Fortune)
– Lip Gloss S (001 Byzantine, 002 Bullion, 003 Lustre)
– Nail Enamel S (001 Golden Slumbers, 002 Goldfinger, 003 All That Glitters)
– Blotting Paper 2009
The collection will be out in Taiwan on May 1st. According to Rouge Deluxe, it will be out in Japan on the same day.
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A Taiwanese blogger, Gemilay, has posted information on Lunasol’s summer 2009 collection on her blog.
If you are familiar with Lunasol‘s spring 2009 collection and how Lunasol develops some of the summer collections based on the concept of the spring collections, you might have been speculating which flowers would be the inspiration for the summer 2009 eyeshadow palettes.
I will let you check out the post yourself and not spoil your fun. I will talk more about the collection as I have more information.
By the way, if you are a Lunasol fan, be sure to check out the links under Gemilay’s post. (Have a look at her amazing stash of Lunasol eyeshadow palettes.)
(Many thanks to my reader Littlewing for telling me about this post. Do check out her blog, The Rainbow Star.)
Updated on March 20, 2009:
Please see the update on the collection here.
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(image and info from www.nikkei.co.jp)
On May 1st, Lavshuca will release a new range of lip glosses (simply called “Lip Gloss“), which will include 8 shades. They are infused with sweet almond oil and (hydrolyzed) silk for extra moisture for the lips.
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Jill Stuart Story of Fragrances Collection for 2025 & 2026 (image from www.cosme.net)
