A Touch of Blusher — Makeup, Skincare, Fragrance and a Bit of Fashion

Chanel "Tokyo Happening" Collection Available in the UK

by PJ on Monday, June 22, 2009

(image from www.iswii.com)

One of my blog readers, CedriCeCCentriC, has very kindly let me know that she spotted Chanel’s Tokyo Happening collection in London’s Selfridges. (Thank you very much!) I will certainly head to the counter to have a look when I have time.

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Lavshuca Fall 2009 Makeup Collection

by PJ on Monday, June 22, 2009

in -Kanebo, -Lavshuca, 2009 Fall, all about Japanese cosmetics, makeup

(image/info from www.nikkei.co.jp)

Kanebo’s Lavshuca will release its fall 2009 collection in Japan on August 1st. The new eye palette series, Light Mix Eyes, looks quite adorable. The brand continues its focus on lip makeup by releasing Full Balloon Rouge, which features “clear concealing pearl” to tackle lips’ dullness and vertical lines.

The lineup includes:

– Light Mix Eyes (5 variations)
– Grade Color Eyes (1 new variation)
– Dual Prism Eyes (2 new variations)
– Power Memory Eyebrow (2 shades)
– Power Memory Eyeliner (1 shade)
– Full Balloon Rouge (15 shades)
– Rouge Star Classics (2 new shades)

One new base makeup item, Pore Concealer Base, will be released on the same day.

Updated on July 1 2009:

Photos of the five Light Mix Eyes palettes:

(PK-1)
(images from www.kanebo-cosmetics.co.jp)

(BR-1)

(BR-2)

(GN-1)

(BU-1)

Loving Japanese Brands: Lavshuca

Lavshuca Summer 2009 Collection

Lavshuca Spring 2009 Collection

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Kate Fall 2009 Makeup Collection

by PJ on Monday, June 22, 2009

in -Kanebo, -Kate, 2009 Fall, all about Japanese cosmetics, makeup

(image/info from www.nikkei.co.jp)

Kanebo’s Kate will release its fall 2009 makeup collection in Japan on August 1st. The collection focuses on eye makeup, with new eye palettes, mascara, eyeliners, and false eyelashes.

The new items include:

– Reflect Mirror Eyes (8 variations)
– Diamond Cut Eyes (1 new variation)
– Deep Trap Eyes (1 new variation)
– Gradical Eyes (1 new variation)
– Frame Impact Volume Mascara (1 shade)
– Mascara Base A (Volume Long)
– Eye Lash (false eyelashes)
– Frame Impact Marker (eyeliner, 1 shade)
– Super Sharp Liner (2 shades)
– Super Sharp Liner N (1 shade)
– Rouge Extra (2 new shades)

Also, two new base makeup items will be released:

– Lasting Cover Liquid (liquid foundation, 6 shades)
– High Cover UV Pressed Powder (2 shades)

Kate: Lavshuca’s Edgier, Darker Sister

Kate Spring 2009 Collection

Kate Fall 2008 Collection

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Sass, Style & Substance for June 21, 2009

by PJ on Sunday, June 21, 2009

in Weekend Sass Style and Substance

eye4style
eye4style keeps her tootsies in tip-top shape, thanks to THIS Farmhouse Fresh product.

A Touch of Blusher
A Touch of Blusher reviews Olay Regenerist Daily Regenerating Serum.

Beauty Match
Free Trial Offer: Celtrixa Stretch Mark Cream.

Eat Smart Age Smart
10 ways to tell if you are addicted to sugar.

STYLEnosh
I am so serious: No more shoe purchases for the rest of the year!

Splendicity Accessories
Are you looking forward to the return of flats and kitten heels? Join the shoe revolution!

image: Stock.xchg

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Weekend Beauty Read for June 21, 2009

by PJ on Sunday, June 21, 2009

in Weekend Beauty Read

The Makeup Divas reviews Philosophy Beach Party.

Decorative Diva just found the new summer essential! Head over to find out what it is!

The girls over at Beauty in Real Life want you to have the perfect at home pedicure. Click here to enter their giveaway with Ms. Pedicure and China Glaze!!

Beauty Anonymous shares a preview of Jill Stuart’s upcoming 5th Anniversary Collection for fall 2009!

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Summer 2009 Makeup Top 10 (Part 2)

by PJ on Sunday, June 21, 2009

in -Majolica Majorca, -Maquillage, -Shiseido, -Sonia Rykiel, 2009 Summer, all about Japanese cosmetics, makeup, seasonal makeup top 10

(continued from Part 1)

6. Majolica Majorca

(image from www.shiseido.co.jp/mj)

I have not been paying a lot of attention to Majolica Majorca’s seasonal collections in the last couple of years, as the new items generally don’t excite me. But the new Jewelling Eyes, featuring a nice range of palettes, did catch my eye. The color combinations are on the basic side, but the wearability of them will always appeal to me.

5. Maquillage

(image from www.shiseido.co.jp/mq)

Maquillage’s summer 2009 collection is, in a way, a typical summer makeup collection from Japanese brands, with colorful eyeliners and mascaras as well as a collection of nail colors. Two more Eyes Creator 3D palettes (limited editions) join the five launched in spring. The one in GD831 (left in photo), among all the seven palettes, appeals to me the most. I also like the limited-edition gold and silver cases for the two palettes. (I wish they were not limited editions so that I could have more time to think about whether to get GD831…)

4. Sonia Rykiel

(image from www.soniarykiel-cosmetics.com)

Sonia Rykiel’s summer 2009 collection shows that blue (particularly a medium warm aqua blue) will probably always return as a main color for summer makeup in Japan. With blue, brown and white for both eyes and nails, along with three new lip glosses, the collection seems almost Lunasol-esque as it creates three mini collections with the three colors. Overall the lineup is colorful and well-coordinated, with colors painting a picture of the sun, the sea and the sand.

Please check out Part 3!

(The Other) Budget Princess: Majolica Majorca

Beauty Brand Focus: Sonia Rykiel

Maquillage Fall 2009 Makeup Collection

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Summer 2009 Makeup Top 10 (Part 1)

by PJ on Thursday, June 18, 2009

in -Dior, -Elégance, -Paul & Joe, -RMK, 2009 Summer, all about Japanese cosmetics, makeup, seasonal makeup top 10

The weather in the UK in the last couple of weeks has been pleasantly warm on the whole, so it seems to be a good time to count down my favorite summer 2009 makeup collections. (Let’s hope that the good weather will continue.)

10. Paul & Joe

(image from www.paul-joe-beaute.com)

Paul & Joe’s summer 2009 collection captures the beach holiday feel with gold-toned neutrals and soft cool pinks for eyes, lips and nails. The wearable colors have a subtly vibrant look, and I like the limited-edition champagne gold packaging.

9. Dior

(image from www.dior.com)

With the launch of the Lilas Addict collection (in some countries) and the new 5-Color Design Eyeshadow palettes, Dior’s summer 2009 collection seems a little drowned among all the new products. The seasonal star item, Dior Cristal Shine, is a slight disappointment for me, since it doesn’t have the luxurious feel that many of Dior’s past star items have. The real stars of this collection for me are the two 5-Color Iridescent Eyeshadow palettes. The cool-toned iridescent shades look vivid and edgy.

8. RMK

(image from www.rmkrmk.com)

RMK’s renewal collection was released in time for summer 2009. I like the fact that the 35 shades of Ingenious Powder Eyes are categorized into five groups: DR (Dark), BR (Brown), P (Pearly), SH (Shimmery), and ME (Metallic). I particularly like the dimensional finish of the SH shades I tested at the counter. Also, if you like very sparkly eyeshadows, the ME shades are a must-see. They are seriously sparkly. (They are definitely more sparkly than metallic.)

7. Elégance

(image from www.elegance-cosmetics.com)

Many Japanese beauty brands release colorful items for summer, and Elégance’s summer 2009 collection is a good example. The new Lustre Crush Eyes looks very lovely. (Many Japanese consumers seem to see blue and green as summer colors for eyes.) Since it is not a limited-edition item, I am hoping that there will be more shades in the future.

Please check out Part 2 and Part 3.

Spring 2009 Makeup Top 10: Part One, Two & Three

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Update: Lunasol Fall 2009 Makeup Collection

by PJ on Thursday, June 18, 2009

in -Kanebo, -Lunasol, 2009 Fall, all about Japanese cosmetics, makeup

(image from www.nikkei.co.jp)

Lunasol will release its fall 2009 collection in Japan on August 21st. As mentioned earlier, the collection will have a “starry night” theme. The Stardrop Purification collection (my own translation) aims to capture the varying shades and glimmers of stars and sky at dust and night time. The collection features a new series of eyeshadow palettes, Star Shower Eyes, as well as Star Dust on Eyes, which promises to be very sparkly.

The whole lineup includes:

– Star Shower Eyes (5 variations)
– Star Dust on Eyes (2 shades, limited editions)
– Contrasting W Eyeliner (5 shades)
– High Stylize Mascara N (1 shade)
– Full Glamour Lips S (10 new shades)
– Full Glamour Gloss N (5 new shades)
– Nail Finish (5 new shades)
– Coloring Cheeks (2 new shades)

Please check out this post for the link to images of all the five Star Shower Eyes palettes. (I am liking the lilac and the neutral ones.)

Updated on June 27th 2009:

More images of the collection:

(images from www.cosme.net)

Updated on July 2nd 2009:

Images of the five Star Shower Eyes palettes:

(01 Start of Night)
(images from www.kanebo-cosmetics.co.jp)

(02 Medium Night)

(03 Dazzling Night)

(04 Star River)

(05 Close of Night)

Related posts on fall 2009 makeup collections:

Maquillage

Ayura

Aube Couture

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Skincare Review: Olay Regenerist Daily Regenerating Serum

by PJ on Monday, June 15, 2009

in -Olay, skincare, skincare - moisturizing/others

(image from www.olay.co.uk)

Olay is a solid skincare line that has many very well-formulated items. The fact that most of Olay’s products are on the affordable side (compared with all the high-end products) shows that we don’t have to spend a lot of money on quality products.

Olay’s Complete Care Night Enriched Cream has been my evening moisturizer for a couple of years, and I have recently switched from Olay’s Multi-Radiance Daily Illuminating UV Fluid SPF 15 to Complete Care Daily Sensitive UV Fluid SPF15, also from Olay. (I will be featuring this product later on.) Today I am reviewing the Regenerist Daily Regenerating Serum.

This serum has more of a gel texture than a watery consistency. (It is one of the thicker serum-type products that I have come across.) It doesn’t have a lot of slip, but it does create a silky finish, which is largely down to the various silicone ingredients and the fact that cyclopentasiloxane (silicone) is the first ingredient on the list (before water and glycerine).

It has a very good mix of beneficial ingredients, such as carnosine (with anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties), tocopheryl acetate (vitamin E, antioxidant), tocopherol (vitamin E, antioxidant), allantoin (anti-irritant), and camellia sinensis (green tea, potential antioxidant for the skin).

Also included in this product is niacinamide (vitamin B3). Paula Begoun mentions that the serum contains approximately 2% to 3% niacinamide and that, in this amount, “it can increase the skin’s ceramide and fatty acid content as well as have anti-inflammatory action” (Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology, April 2004, pages 88-93). (The three Olay products that I mentioned above also contain niacinamide.) For more information on all the potential benefits of niacinamide, please refer to the entry in Paula Begoun’s Cosmetic Ingredient Dictionary.

Overall, this can be a good product to be used under the moisturizer for those with normal or dry skin or as a light-weight moisturizer for those with oily skin. For daytime, it can also work as a primer to help create a smooth texture for the skin in order to facilitate makeup application. (You can also see Paula’s review of this serum here.)

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Weekend Beauty Read for June 14, 2009

by PJ on Sunday, June 14, 2009

in Weekend Beauty Read

Elke shares her blush tips and application tricks.

Beauty Anonymous reviews Shiseido’s Maquillage Face Creator 3D!

Felicia from ThisThatBeauty shares her current hair obsession and gives YOU a chance to win it!!!

A Touch of Blusher previews Lancôme’s fall 2009 collection.

Summer is coming and you want your makeup to stay on, right? Cybelesays.com found an eye shadow that won’t go anywhere until you move it.

Need to eliminate frizz in your curly hair? StyleBell has the answer with the Redken How-To on Creating Curl Perfection!

The Makeup Divas are giving away one pair of Current/Elliot The Boyfriend Jean valued at $229! So pop on over and enter today!

Beauty Junkie in SF has another tip for all those recessionista’s out there: Homemade Pedicure Prep.

Beauty in Real Life is having another giveaway, this time 3 lucky readers will each receive a Zannclip – and they get to pick the size and color. Click here to enter!!

Kyle at Face Candy shows you how to make your own Mixing Medium using Glycerine.

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