by PJ on Wednesday, April 11, 2012
in -Aube (Couture), -Dior, -Elégance, -Givenchy, -Kate, -Lancôme, -NARS, -RMK, -YSL, 2012 Spring, all about Japanese cosmetics, makeup, makeup - eyeshadow, seasonal makeup trend reports
(image from www.parfumsgivenchy.jp)
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After purples for spring 2011 and blues for fall 2011 (as well as warm-toned and cool-toned neutrals, which have been taking turns to be on-trend in the last few seasons), we have green in its various hues for spring 2012.
Givenchy‘s spring 2012 Instant Bucolique makeup collection features a strong visual (above) and makes a statement with a fresh and spring-like minty green in Le Prisme Eyes Quartet in 79 Bucolic Blossoms. A very similar shade is seen in Venis Please in 178 Bucolic Lily.
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(image from www.dior.com)
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I had a chance to see Dior‘s Diorsnow Icy Halos Collection in person. The shades are generally soft and airy. The darkest shade of the entire collection is the medium silvery gray in the 5 Couleurs Iridescent palette, which is far from overly intense. The finishes of the eyeshadow shades are (pleasantly) not too frosty.
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(image from www.kanebo-cosmetics.jp/coffretdor
info from www.kanebo-cosmetics.jp/coffretdor & www.nikkei.com)
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Kanebo Coffret d’Or will release its late spring/ early summer 2012 makeup collection in Japan on April 16th. The collection includes:
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(image from www.cosme.net,
info from www.nikkei.com & www.cosme.net)
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Kosé Esprique will release its summer 2012 makeup collection in Japan on April 16th. The collection includes:
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(images/info from www.fashion-press.net)
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Jill Stuart will release its spring/ summer 2012 skincare/bodycare collection in Japan on April 6th. The collection includes:
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Featuring items for the eyes, cheeks, lips, and face, SUQQU‘s spring 2012 makeup collection is now available in the UK. Today I am highlighting two of the limited-edition items, Nuancing Cheeks in EX-03 Akanemizu and Bright Veil Face Color in EX-01. (In a later post, I will review Blend Color Eyeshadow in 10 Kozuecha and Creamy Glow Lipstick Moist in 01 Haruoto. (Updated: see the review here.))
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(images/info from www.rmkrmk.com)
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RMK has released RMK 15th Anniversary Cheek Palette (above, 2 variations, 001 Pink Coral and 002 Brown Beige, ¥5250) on March 2nd in Japan as the first part of a limited-edition collection to celebrate the brand’s 15th anniversary.
On March 23th, RMK 15th Anniversary Base Makeup Kit will be released to join the anniversary collection. The kit (¥9030~11340, depending on items chosen) includes:
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(images from www.dior.com,
info from www.dior.com & i-voce.jp)
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Dior has released Icy Halos Collection in Japan on March 2nd. This is a limited-edition makeup collection released under the Diorsnow whitening range. The collection includes:
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(images from www.gallardagalante.com,
info from www.kanebo-cosmetics.jp/lunasol)
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Kanebo Lunasol has just released Lunasol Starter Kit 2012 in Japan on March 9th in collaboration with Japanese fashion lines GallardaGalante and Toff & Loadstone. The limited-edition kit (¥6825) features Lunasol’s legendary Skin Modeling Eyes in 01 Beige Beige.
The rest of the kit includes:
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