(images from www.urcosme.com,
info from www.jillstuart-beauty.com & www.urcosme.com )
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Jill Stuart has released Summer Dress Collection on April 1st in Taiwan and Hong Kong. The limited-edition collection includes two eyeshadow palettes and two lip color palettes.
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(images from www.paul-joe-beaute.com, www.cosme.net, & i-voce.jp,
info from www.paul-joe-beaute.com)
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Paul & Joe will release its summer 2012 Midsummer Nights makeup collection in Japan on May 1st and some additional items from the collection on June 1st. The collection includes:
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(images and info from Chanel)
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Chanel has released Ombres Matelassées (in 51 Montaigne) in the UK today. The limited-edition eyeshadow palette celebrates the re-opening of Chanel’s boutique on Avenue Montaigne, Paris.
The gold-toned palette is named after the boutique’s street address (51 Avenue Montaigne) and features shades of pear, pale gold, gold, golden khaki, and black.
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Jo Malone‘s limited-edition London Blooms collection explores the spirits and expressive contrasts of the British garden. The collection features three scents: Peony & Moss, White Lilac & Rhubarb, and Iris & Lady Moore. Adorned with colorful botanical drawings, these decorative bottles are a first for Jo Malone. Today I am highlighting White Lilac & Rhubarb Cologne.
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by PJ on Wednesday, April 11, 2012
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(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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