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A few days ago, I happened to see Paul & Joe‘s holiday collection in Harrods. (I didn’t expect such an early launch in the UK.) I spent some time testing out the items, and I think most of them are quite wearable. The eye palette in 001 and the two loose powder eyeshadows should be great for creating smoky eyes .
According to the Paul & Joe (English) website, the eye palettes and the eyeliners as well as the loose powder eyeshadows and the face powders are sold as sets in Japan while all of them are sold separately in the UK and the US.
All the makeup items (and the two makeup pouches and the jewelry box) are currently available in Harrods, except the new Lip Lacquer. It will be launched later, along with the repackaged fragrances (Paul & Joe Bleu & Blanc) and the two bodycare items (Body Milk and Body Treatment Oil). (I have had Paul & Joe Blanc for a few years and I am planning to review it later.)
I quite like the colors of the packaging, as purple and gold do make a lovely combination. (But I think I would like the packaging even more if the patterns were a little more delicate.) By the way, the jewelry box retails for 15 pounds, which I think is relatively reasonable.
Other seasonal collections from Paul & Joe:
Fall 2009 Collection
Summer 2009 Collection
Spring 2009 Collection
Holiday 2008 Collection
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Jill Stuart will release a limited-edition Sweetness Collection set for holiday 2009 in Japan on November 6th. The set includes:
– original pouch
– Mix Face Powder Compact
– Jelly Eye Color N
– Jelly Lip Gloss
– Nail Lacquer N
– Emery Board
– Nail Art Sticker
Also, Jill Stuart will release a limited-edition Bath & Body Collection set in Japan on November 20th. The set features:
– Bath & Body Oil 85ml
– Body Cream 50g
– Shower Gel 85ml
– Sugar Body Scrub 100g
– bath puff
– original pouch
Related posts on Jill Stuart:
Mix Blush Compact in 01 Baby Blush
Fall 2009 Collection & 5th Anniversary Jewel Collection
Summer 2009 Collection
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Here is a quick look at Chanel’s holiday 2009 makeup collection. The star item of the collection is Les Tissages Lamés, a gold-toned highlighter version of Les Tissages blushers.
Below is part of the rest of the collection. (The eyeshadow palette stands out for me, as warm green and light turquoise are relatively unusual shades for the holiday season.)
Related posts on Chanel:
Fall 2009 Makeup Collection
Tokyo Happening Collection
Huile Confort & Lotion Confort
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I have got Jill Stuart’s Jelly Eye Color N in 08 Crystal Sky a while back. It is a color that I haven’t really tried before, and I will be posting my thoughts in the next few days.
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A few months ago, I reviewed Barry M‘s Lip Paints that were released for summer 2009. Today I am featuring the new Lip Gloss Wands. There are nine shades available at the moment, and here are my thoughts on three of them.
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(from top: Pastel Pink, Sugar Pink Glitter
and Strawberry Glitter)
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Sugar Pink Glitter is probably the most wearable shade among the three. It is a clear gloss with sparse multi-colored glitters. (The glitters are not too chunky.) It creates a soft moist sheen and can be layered to achieve a glossier finish. It can easily be worn over most lipsticks.
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Strawberry Glitter appears to be slightly more difficult to pull off, as the glitters look quite dense in the tube. But it turned out to be more wearable than I thought. It is a clear gloss with a lot of plum-red-toned glitters, and the finish is slightly glossier than that of Sugar Pink Glitter. (The glitters are the same size as those in Sugar Pink Glitter.) If your lips are very pale, the glitters can look quite glaring. But if you have rosier lips, then the glitters should complement them well and glimmer beautifully. It should go quite well with lipsticks of darker shades.
Pastel Pink is a very funky shade. It is a pigmented glossy pale milky pink with very fine shimmer. It looks (and smells) like strawberry milkshake. The shade you see in the photo is what it looks like when worn, and it is pigmented enough to cover the natural color of my lips. It is too pale for my light-to-medium warm-toned complexion (as far as day-to-day makeup is concerned), and I think, in most cases, it should suit those with a fair complexion a lot better.
The three shades have different scents. Sugar Pink Glitter smells like brown sugar, Strawberry Glitter smells like black currants, and Pastel Pink, as mentioned above, smells like strawberry milkshake. I don’t usually like scented lipsticks or lip glosses, but these scents are not overpowering.
Barry M is an affordable brand that continues to come up with interesting colors, and these lip glosses are certainly worth a look if you are in Boots or Superdrug next time.
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Related posts:
Lancôme Fall 2009 Collection
(featuring two new Color Fever Glosses)
YSL Golden Gloss in 03 Golden Pink
Beautiful Lips…with Blue Lip Glosses?
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