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Shiseido Integrate will release its holiday 2010 makeup collection in Japan on November 21st. The collection includes:
– Crayon Eyes (9 shades)
– True Shining Gloss (7 shades)
– Rainbow Grade Eyes (1 new variation, limited edition)

(Rainbow Grade Eyes for holiday 2010)
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See the nine Rainbow Grade Eyes variations from Integrate’s fall 2010 makeup collection here.
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Other holiday 2010 makeup collections from Japanese drugstore lines:
Majolica Majorca
Lavshuca
Kate

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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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Here is a look at Dior’s holiday 2010 makeup collection. (I will update this post with information on additional products later.)
The collection includes:
– Dior Holiday Collection Makeup Palette (above)
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SUQQU will release its holiday 2010 makeup/skincare collection in Japan on November 5th. The collection includes:
2010 Christmas Makeup Kit A (above):
– Blend Color Eyeshadow in EX-01 (limited-edition variation)
– Mascara Volume Long N in 01 Black (charm size)
– Eye Cream R (charm size (4g))
– original pouch
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Earlier this year, British spa and skincare brand Elemis debuted its first fragrance, Elemis Eau de Parfum, a citrus marine that is summery and relaxing. As we are heading into autumn and winter, the brand has launched another olfactory creation, Elemis Eau de Parfum Exotic.
Top notes: pink pepper, clove bud, cinnamon bark
Middle notes: ylang ylang, tuberose, Indian jasmine sambac
Base notes: frankincense, cedarwood, Somali incense, sandalwood
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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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(Lip Cover in 20 Hibiscus)
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Most of my favorite beauty brands (especially when it comes to makeup) are designer brands. Beauty lines from Chanel, Dior, YSL, Anna Sui, Jill Stuart and Paul & Joe are beautiful extensions of their respective fashion brands as well as credible makeup/skincare lines in their own right.
On July 12th, Burberry Beauty was launched in the UK, and it is currently available exclusively in Harrods. Even though I am not a Burberry person, the look of the products did catch my attention. A fashion brand’s beauty line can help convey the image of the brand to a wider audience, through the colors and packaging (among other things), and, after seeing the products in person, I think Burberry has done well in both aspects.
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