Makeup, Skincare, Fragrance and a Bit of Fashion
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I think this is a fairly good selection of shades, with a nice range of lighter and darker colors. I am sure more shades will be released later on.
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– Illuminance Eyes palette (1 new variation (Layered Gem), above)
– Jelly Eye Color N (10 shades)
– Jelly Lip Gloss (3 new shades)
– Nail Lacquer N (5 new shades)
– Base Coat N
– Top Coat N
– Protecting Paper N
Notice that the new packaging of Jelly Eye Color N. I think it looks even cuter now, and I am looking forward to seeing all the 10 colors.
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It seems that it has been a bit of a Jill Stuart week on my blog this week… (It is certainly unintentional.)
First of all, many thanks to BA at Beauty Anonymous for posting about the article on Elle News Blog earlier today. According to the Elle article, the launch of the Jill Stuart beauty line will be slightly postponed to early summer this year. The line will be launched at the Jill Stuart flagship store in New York City.
Finally, for those of you in the US who are waiting for the launch, the end seems to be in sight. Hopefully you will be able to place a phone order if you can’t make it to the store.
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(images and info from www.jillstuart-beauty.com)Designer beauty brands like Anna Sui and Paul & Joe often cash in on their fashion roots and release beauty accessories featuring original designs. On February 20th, Jill Stuart will release Pouch Large (Sweet Ribbon). It is a set of a bag pouch and a mini pouch with pink-ribbon pattern and Jill Stuart’s signatures. It will join the brand’s beauty tool lineup, which includes the very popular Compact Mirror and Hand Mirror. (However, the pouch, priced at 4725 JPY, will be a limited-edition item.)
(Jill Stuart Beauty is currently available in Japan, Taiwan and Hong Kong. It is scheduled to be launched in the US with a small selection of products.)
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Since Jill Stuart‘s Mix Blush Compact was launched in fall 2007, it has become one of the brand’s most popular products. Currently, there are six shades available. (01, 02, 03, and 04 were out in fall 2007, 06 was released in spring 2008, and 07 and 08 were recently available for spring 2009. 05 was a limited-edition item in fall 2007.) Today I am sharing my thoughts on 01 Baby Blush.
Like all the other variations, the blusher comes in a very pretty and princessy compact. A retractable brush is attached to the compact. (It can be detached.)
All Mix Blush Compacts feature four shades that can be used separately or together. I decided to go for 01, which contained an off-white pink, two cool pinks, and one warm pink with a hint of coral.
The powder is very fine and silky. The lightest shade has a pearly finish and some fine shimmery particles, while the other three have a subtly luminous finish. Used together, they give a glowy finish to the cheeks. I personally think it is a little too glowy for me, so I usually skip the lightest shade. The lasting power is fairly good, and the fresh cool-pink shade doesn’t turn dull overtime.
I am sure many of you have read other reviews of Mix Blush Compacts, and opinions seem to vary with regard to the quality of the brush and the pigmentation level of the colors. I think the quality of the brush is decent. The hair is nicely dense and the bristle-heads are soft to the touch, but the hair is slightly stiff. The brush is on the small side but it can be very useful in picking up individual colors from the compact.
In terms of the color intensity, I would say the blusher is moderately pigmented. You will be likely to think it is quite sheer if you are used to some of the highly pigmented blushers from MAC and Bobbi Brown. But Japanese blushers, overall, tend to be subtle and are more about recreating the natural flush, and Mix Blush Compact is actually more pigmented than items like Lavshuca’s Cheek Color in 01 and SUQQU’s Blend Cheeks in 05. (Personally, I prefer lightly-to-moderately blushers, and I actually have to be slightly light-handed with it.)
Overall, Mix Blush Compact is a very good item, as it combines beautiful packaging and a solid performance of the colors. Last year, I came across the news that Jill Stuart Beauty would be launched in the US this year. If you are interested in trying out the line, I think Mix Blusher Compact is a good item to go for.
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Partly due to the current world economy, many people are not spending as much money on makeup as before. It is also not surprising that many of us are looking for classic, wearable and trend-resistant colors.
If you are the kind of makeup fan that looks forward to unique shades, you might have already been disappointed with most of this season’s lineups. It seems that, for spring 2009, many brands are coming up with wearable colors that don’t easily date. But I find it very interesting to look into how various brands interpret “wearable colors”, and here are three shades from spring 2009 collections.
– Soft neutrals
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Some of the loveliest neutral palettes I have come across are from Clé de Peau and Dior. They are soft, elegant, chic, and easy to wear.
(Shiseido Clé de Peau Eye Color Quad
(Dior 5-Color Eyeshadow in 553 Elégante)If you want something slightly more intense, try Chanel‘s Les 4 Ombres (Quadra Eye Shadow) in Mystic Eyes from the spring 2009 Bohemian Fantasy collection.
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– Pinks
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Like Giorgio Armani, YSL includes pink in the brand’s only new quad for the season. (Check my previous post to see the main makeup look).
(Palette D’Artiste Colletor Powder for the Eyes)
(Illuminance Eyes in 06 Blossoming Shine)For an edgier look, try Lancôme‘s Irreverent Madame palette from the brand’s Pink Irreverence collection.
(image from www.lancome.co.uk)– Lilacs
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Lilac was part of the spring 2008 makeup trend, and, as a lilac fan, I am pleased that it is still a very prominent shade this season, especially in Japanese beauty brands. Beauté de Kosé’s Esprique Precious is using the lilac-toned palette (from the new True Impact Eyes range) in the ad campaign. Lunasol‘s Layer Bloom Eyes in 03 Purple Gradation is also the feature item in the brand’s Floral Purification collection. (In the image below, it seems that the palettes are blossoming under the fresh spring sun.)
(www.kanebo-cosmetics.jp/lunasol)
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Beauté de Kosé‘s two new Eye Fantasist liquid eyeshadows are of pink and lilac hues:
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More information on the spring 2009 collections featured above:
AYURA
Beauté de Kosé
Chanel
Dior
Elégance
Esprique Precious
Jill Stuart
Lunasol
Magie Deco
Shu Uemura
YSL
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Today and in the next few days, I will be counting down my 10 favorite holiday 2008 makeup collections. We’ll start from #10 to #7 today.
10. RMK
(image from RMK)Please have a look at my review of the palette here.
9. Magie Deco
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8. Jill Stuart
(image from www.urcosme.com)I have to say I am slightly underwhelmed by Jill Stuart’s holiday set for this year. It does have a beautiful vintage look, but, again, I prefer last year’s Christmas Rose Collection, with rosette details and a more different design for the eyeshadow palette. But the Solid Perfume Ring did tempt me a little bit when I first saw it.
7. Shu Uemura
The countdown continues in Part 2 and Part 3!
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– Illuminance Eyes: 1 new variation (seen above)
– Seductive Eyes: 1 new variation
– Mix Blush Compact: two new variations
– Jelly Eye Color: two new limited-edition shades
– Jelly Lip Gloss: 12 shades (2 limited-edition shades, product name translated by Haru at Rouge Deluxe)
– Nail Lacquer N: 5 shades (2 limited-edition shades)
I was expecting more eye palettes from Jill Stuart’s spring 2009 lineup, but it seems that the collection is more about the launch of Jelly Lip Gloss, which is a new product. But if you are a fan of Jelly Eye Color, I think you are probably pleased to see the two long-awaited new shades. (The other is of a dark-grey tone.)
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(Where can you get this for the lowest price?)
I decided to compare the prices of some popular Jill Stuart products in Japan, Taiwan, and Hong Kong. Have a look!
Loose Powder
Japan: 4725 JPY
Taiwan: 1350 NTD (3955 JPY)
Hong Kong: 330 HKD (4132 JPY)
All eye palettes
Japan: 5250 JPY
Taiwan: 1450 NTD (4248 JPY)
Hong Kong: 370 HKD (4633 JPY)
Jelly Eye Color
Blush Powder
(based on today’s exchange rate:
1 JPY = 0.34 NTD = 0.08 HKD)
It seems that Jill Stuart products are currently the cheapest in Taiwan, but the prices in Hong Kong are quite good too. (Japanese beauty products do tend to be slightly cheaper in Taiwan, but currently the prices seem particularly good in the relative sense since Taiwanese Dollar has recently been quite weak against Japanese Yen.) It will be interesting to see the prices of Jill Stuart’s spring 2009 items in Taiwan later on…
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Jill Stuart Story of Fragrances Collection for 2025 & 2026 (image from www.cosme.net)
