Biteki.com has posted images of Jill Stuart‘s holiday 2014 makeup collection. The limited-edition Prima Grace Collection set (¥7500) will be released in Japan on November 7th.
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Updated on September 15th, 2014:
Item information and images:

(images/info from www.fashion-press.net)
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The Prima Grace Collection set includes:
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Biteki.com has posted images of Chanel‘s holiday 2014 makeup collection. I am looking forward to seeing the Joues Contraste blusher and the face powder in person.
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Updated on November 12th, 2014:
Highlights of Chanel’s holiday 2014 Plumes Précieuses de Chanel makeup collection:
– Camélia de Plumes

(images from www.biteki.com,
info from www.chanel.com & www.biteki.com)
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by PJ on Saturday, August 9, 2014
in -Bulgari, -Dior, -Elizabeth Arden, -Stella McCartney, -SUQQU, 2011 Fall, 2014 Fall, 2014 Summer, all about Japanese cosmetics (overseas availability information), fragrance, makeup

(image from www.fashion-press.net)
(info from www.stellamccartney.com,
www.fashion-press.net & www.fragrantica.com)
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For fall 2014, Stella McCartney‘s first fragrance, Stella, has been relaunched. The fragrance was originally launched in 2003 and the relaunch involves changes in packaging and a revamp of the advertising campaign.
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by PJ on Wednesday, July 9, 2014
in -Paul & Joe, 2011 Spring, 2011 Summer, 2013 Holiday, all about Japanese cosmetics, bodycare, fragrance, haircare, stash focus

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I do love my fragrances, but, when the weather is warmer, I sometimes reach for lighter options such as body mists. (I hope my readers in the UK are enjoying the nice weather (despite the occasional rain).) One body mist that I recently purchased is Paul & Joe‘s Hair & Body Mist, which was released as part of Paul & Joe’s holiday 2013 bodycare collection. (It is not a seasonal limited-edition item.)
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(images from i-voce.jp,
info from i-voce.jp, www.fashion-press.net
& www.fashion-headline.com)
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For fall 2014, Jill Stuart will release Crystal Bloom Eau de Parfum in Japan on September 5th. Created by Christine Nagel (currently one of the in-house perfumers at Hermès), Crystal Bloom features a “tulle accord”, which is a combination of more than one hundred floral notes crafted to be the olfactory equivalent of a delicately layered tulle dress.
Crystal Bloom’s fragrance notes include:
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