Makeup, Skincare, Fragrance and a Bit of Fashion
SUQQU‘s holiday 2010 collection features two makeup kits, one base makeup and skincare kit, and a pressed face powder. Today I am featuring 2010 Christmas Makeup Kit A, with a particular focus on the limited-edition Blend Color Eyeshadow in EX-01 Yukiyo.
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One of RoC‘s latest ranges, Hydra+ Anti-Fatigue, claims to ease the signs of skin fatigue, including dullness, tightness and uneven skin tones. Three items are currently available (Hydra+ Anti-Fatigue Moisturising Cream Light, Moisturising Cream Rich and Eye Cream), and today I am highlighting Moisturising Cream Light.
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Chanel‘s Sublimage range is the brand’s most upscale skincare range. According to Chanel, the planifolia (listed as vanilla planifolia fruit water on the ingredient list) that all the products in this range contain has an intensive regenerating action. Today I am highlighting a new addition to the range, Essential Revitalizing Concentrate, which will be launched in the UK on October 8th.
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The new Dr. Andrew Weil for Origins Mega-Mushroom Skin Relief Advanced Face Serum is claimed to soothe skin’s redness, sensitivity and reactivity, and it is recommended by Origins for those with rosacea. Today I am taking a closer look at this product.
The serum has a light liquidy consistency and spreads very easily. This consistency should potentially suit those with combination or oily skin, but I wouldn’t recommend it to those with these two skin types since it contains a lot of (occlusive) plant oils.
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After Night Meditation in 2008 and Night Harmonition in 2009, Ayura will release Eau de Moon in Japan on October 23rd. (October 23rd happens to be the release date for all these three fragrances.) This night-time fragrance features two main notes:
– tuberose (also known as “moon fragrance” in Japan)
– Dutchman’s Pipe (a species of night-blooming cactus, also known as Night Queen)
On the same day, a limited-edition Eau de Moon Collection I will be available. It includes a full-size Eau de Moon (50ml) as well as a digital photo frame.
Ayura will also release the following items on October 23rd:
– Well Balance Midnight Charge Lip
– Well Balance Nightreat Bath
Updated on October 11th, 2010:
On November 19th, Ayura will release Eau de Moon Collection II.
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The set includes:
– Eau de Moon (50ml, full size)
– Eau de Moon Linen Water
– Eau de Moon Sola Flower
– Eau de Moon Sola Flower Tray
Related posts on Ayura:
Loving Japanese Brands (1 of 7): Ayura
15th Anniversary Memories Coffret
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Among L’Occitane‘s Immortelle skincare lineup is the Brightening range, and today I am featuring the Brightening Essence and the Brightening Moisture Cream.
The Immortelle Brightening Essence has a very lightweight and watery consistency and it is absorbed quickly. Some of its main ingredients are glycerin, pentylene glycol, ascorbyl glucoside, bellis perennis (daisy) flower extract and anthemis nobilis flower water.
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Jill Stuart will release new base makeup items in Japan on September 3rd and new skincare items on October 1st.
The new base makeup items are:
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Kanebo’s Sensai line is one of the lines from the brand that have a more international presence. Today I am featuring two facial masks from the line’s Cellular Performance skincare range, Cellular Performance Hydrachange Mask and Cellular Performance Mask.
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I was on Estée Lauder’s Japanese site earlier today and I came across some how-to videos. Two of them are with American model Hilary Rhoda, who has been one of the faces of Estée Lauder since 2007, and two of them are with Chinese model Liu Wen, Estée Lauder’s first Asian brand ambassador. (The Estée Lauder US and UK sites are not featuring the two videos with Liu Wen.)
One of the things in the videos that I find interesting is how the makeup artist rolls the powder brush across the face to apply loose powder. I usually use a powder puff to apply loose powder, but I might give this method a try.
Related posts:
Fall 2010 Makeup Twins: Estée Lauder & Guerlain
SUQQU Cheek Brush & Eyebrow Brush L
Natural Makeup Recommendations (1 of 3): Eyes
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In 2006, Kanebo launched the Impress range, and, a year later, the Impress IC sub-range was launched. According to Kanebo, Impress is marketed as a “high-price” range while Impress IC is what the brand calls a “volume-price” (mid-price) range.
On November 19, a new sub-range, Impress Granmula, will be introduced in Japan. Marketed as a “highest-price” range, the launch collection includes three items:
– Lotion (21,000 JPY, approx. 154 GBP, 239 USD)
– Emulsion (31,500 JPY, approx. 230 GBP, 359 USD)
– Cream (126,000 JPY, approx. 922 GBP, 1436 USD)
The Cream is certainly exceptionally pricey, but it still can’t stand comparison with Pola’s B.A The Cream Edo Kiriko, released as a limited edition last October.
Related posts:
Dior TOTALLY DIOR Cannage for Holiday 2007
Elizabeth Arden Prevage Face Advanced Anti-Aging Serum
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Jill Stuart Story of Fragrances Collection for 2025 & 2026 (image from www.cosme.net)
