Weekend Beauty Reads for October 19, 2008

by PJ on Sunday, October 19, 2008

in Weekend Beauty Read

From The Beauty Blog Network:

Do you like diamonds? What girl doesn’t? EyeshadowCult.com, tells you what product from Too Faced will give you blink bling!

Want to get your hair back to how it looked before the summer sun and swim took its toll? Check out The Makeup Divas for some haircolor saving tips and tricks by Clairol color director Jack Backe.

Raging Rouge has some fun trick or treating beauty blog style with Benefit Cosmetics!

Beauty Anonymous reviews MAC Mineralize Eye Shadow Duo.

Tired of losing your hair color? StyleBell shows how you can retain your beautiful hair color on a budget!

Beauty411 shares details on the shimmering NARS holiday collection!

Who says you can’t be frugal and still look your best?! Beauty Banter finds a fab face mask for $3.00!!!

Elke reviews her fav pink product yet!

Cybelesays.com discovers a weightless lippie in the new Giorgio Armani collection.

Elke, Fouder of The Beauty Blog Network starts her Comments For A Cure on the Network blog starting now till the end of October. Comment away!

Glossypink has the dish on CARGO’s extended PlantLove makeup collection!

makeup loves me is giving away lancome’s hottest new vibrating mascara – oscillation! enter now!

The Beauty of Life is giving away a whopping eight products from Yes to Tomatoes and Yes to Cucumbers, with a retail value of over $80! Click here to enter!

Kyle at Face Candy is giving away a pair of limited edition Anastasia Swarovski Pink Ribbon Tweezers!

MAC Artist Christopher D spends his Sunday Afternoon hanging out with pursebuzz.com, we talked about the most anticipated Holiday Collection-MAC Holiday Releases. Get Ready it’s a two part video!

Visit Spoiled Pretty and enter to win Bioelements Sleepwear – an overnight rejuvenation crème that gives you visibly smoother, firmer skin in just one night! Three readers will win a jar, valued at $59!!!

Makeup Moxie reviews Cargo Plantlove eyeshadow.

Do you have oily skin?? Scandalous Beauty shows you how to prevent and almost eliminate oil, help matte a shiny face and how to erase acne scarring!

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New Beauty Magazine: Voce Platinum

by PJ on Friday, October 17, 2008

in all about Japanese cosmetics, What do you think? Beauty topics and thoughts

(both images from voce-platinum.jp)

Many of us are aware of the fact that Japan has a very vibrant beauty market. Apart from people’s pursuit of flawless skin and exquisite makeup, I think another reason for this is the strong media support.

Biteki, Voce, and Maquia are considered to be the top-three mainstream magazines that focus on skincare and makeup. Also, among many others, FRAU runs a great Best of Beauty issue in November, and Makeup Magazine is a solid quarterly publication.)

Beauty magazines in Japan also have specific target age groups. The three main ones mentioned above are mainly for those in their thirties and late twenties, while the ones like Bea’s Up are for slightly younger readers.

In October, Kodansha (which publishes fashion magazines like With and Vivi) launched Voce Platinum, a sister magazine to Voce. The tagline is “beauty magazine for mature women”, which clearly indicates the target age group.



The tagline may not appeal to all readers, but, based on the pages on the Voce Platinum website, it seems that the magazine is essentially a slightly more upmarket version of the mainstream ones. (But I am sure there are features that specifically interest more mature readers.) Overall, I think this magazine will appeal to whoever is interested in quality beauty brands presented in a sophisticated and elegant editing style.

But I think the birth of this magazine does reflect a trend. Apart from the age makeup of the Japanese society, we have seen recent launches of both top-end and drugstore brands, such as like (Kanebo’s) CHICCA and (Shiseido’s) Integrate Gracy, which are targeted at the more mature customers. Voce Platinum fills in the gap in the market and will probably give these brands the coverage they deserve for a lot of readers.

I certainly hope the magazine does well, because variety benefits all of us in the long run.

Related Posts:

Biteki – My Ultimate Cosmetics Archive

Voce 10th Anniversary Monthly Feature

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YSL Golden Gloss for Breast Cancer Awareness Month 2008

by PJ on Friday, October 17, 2008

in -YSL, makeup, makeup - lip color, makeup - lip gloss

(image from YSL)

YSL‘s Golden Gloss range is among my favorite lip gloss ranges (along with Lunasol’s Full Glamour Gloss). Supporting the Breast Cancer Awareness Month in 2008, YSL has released a limited-edition Golden Gloss in 27. Just like the rest of the Golden Gloss range, this wearable shimmery peach-pink shade contains 24-carat gold.

30% of the purchase of this product will be donated to the National Breast Cancer Coalition Fund.

BBN_BCA

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Maquillage Holiday 2008 Collection

by PJ on Friday, October 17, 2008

in -Maquillage, -Shiseido, 2008 Holiday, makeup

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

Maquillage will release its holiday 2008 collection in Japan on November 21st.

The collection will include two Jewelling Palettes, again featuring collaboration with British fashion designer Christopher Kane. Both the Noble Glamorous palette (in the gold case) and the Princess Tiara palette (in the black case) will have four eye colors and a face color.

The collection will also include:

– Dramatical Gel Liner (in RD632 and GY831 (I know “dramatical” isn’t a real English word…))


– Jewel Rich Gel (for face and body, 16g)

Related Posts:

Maquillage Clean Contrast Eyes 2 in SV844

Maquillage Lasting Climax Rouge in RS310

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Lunasol Website Update – Holiday 2008

by PJ on Thursday, October 16, 2008

in -Kanebo, -Lunasol, 2008 Holiday, makeup

(image from www.kanebo-cosmetics.jp/lunasol/)

The Lunasol official website has added a page for the holiday 2008 Soft Silver Lighting collection. The Party Coffret 2008 (seen above) will be out in Japan on November 15th, and pre-ordering starts on November 1st.

At the bottom of the page, you will find links to the pages on holiday sets for 2006 and 2007.

Please check out my previous post for a link to photos of the actual items in the 2008 Party Coffret.

Related Posts:

Lunasol Sheer Contrast Eyes in Lavender Coral

Lunasol Full Glamour Gloss in Bright Pink

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Jill Stuart Holiday 2008 Collection

by PJ on Wednesday, October 15, 2008

in -Jill Stuart, 2008 Holiday, all about Japanese cosmetics, makeup, makeup - base makeup

(image and info from www.urcosme.com)

Like many other Japanese brands, Jill Stuart will release a makeup set for the holiday season.

The set will include an eye palette (Vintage Glaze), a lip gloss (Deep Bordeaux), a solid perfume ring, a hand mirror, and a vintage-style clutch bag.

As with all the limited-edition holiday items from Jill Stuart, I think this set will sell exceptionally well. So far, the Jill Stuart holiday set I have is from 2005 and is the brand’s first holiday collection. It includes a shimmery face powder (similar to Guerlain Meteorites) and a lip gloss, packaged in a little round box. You can see the items (minus the box) here.

The set will be released in Japan on November 21st (according to Rouge Deluxe) and in Taiwan on December 1st.

Also, Jill Stuart released a base makeup set in Taiwan. The contents differ slightly from those in the Japanese release, but the clutch bag in the set is the same. Please see the photos of the actual items on this Taiwanese blog.

Related Posts:

Jill Stuart Cosmetics Available in US Soon

Jill Stuart Fall 2008 Makeup Collection

Jill Stuart Moist Silk Liquid Foundation

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Beauté de Kosé Holiday 2008 Collection

by PJ on Wednesday, October 15, 2008

in -Kosé, 2008 Holiday, all about Japanese cosmetics, makeup

(image and info from www.urcosme.com)

Beauté de Kosé will be releasing a makeup set for holiday 2008. The set includes two Eye Fantasists (cream eyeshadows), a Rouge Fantasist Aqua Vinyl lip gloss, a mascara, and a face color. All the colors are limited editions.

The set will be released in Japan on November 21st (according to Rouge Deluxe) and in Taiwan on December 1st.

Related Posts:

Beauté de Kose Fall 2008 Collection

Magie Deco Fall 2008 Collection

Esprique Precious Fall 2008 Collection

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Bobbi Brown Pink Ribbon Collection

by PJ on Wednesday, October 15, 2008

in -Bobbi Brown, makeup

(image from Bobbi Brown)

Supporting the Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Bobbi Brown has released the Pink Ribbon Collection. The collection includes Lip Colour in Tulle and the exclusive Glitter Lip Gloss in Pink Quartz.

The collection is priced at £27. In the UK, the entire purchase price less VAT will be donated to the Breast Cancer Research Foundation‘s research study at The Royal Marsden in London. In the Republic of Ireland, the same donation will go to the Cancer Clinical Research Trust at St. Vincent’s University Hospital in Dublin.

The collection will be available throughout October 2008.

BBN_BCA

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Sonia Rykiel Holiday 2008 Collection

by PJ on Tuesday, October 14, 2008

in -Sonia Rykiel, 2008 Holiday, all about Japanese cosmetics, makeup

(all images from www.cosme.net)

Sonia Rykiel will release its holiday 2008 collection in Japan on November 14th. The collection includes:

– Rouge à Lèvres (above, 3 variations)

– Ombre à Paupières Crème (2 shades)

– Nail Color L (3 shades)

– Poudre Visage (1 variation)


All items are limited editions. The rich and vibrant magenta-toned packaging is also unique to this collection, as the brand currently features striped cases that reflect the classic Sonia Rykiel designs.

Updated on October 23, 2008:

Please check out photos of all the shades available. (All images are from woman.excite.co.jp.)




Related Posts:

Beauty Brand Focus: Sonia Rykiel

Sonia Rykiel Fall 2008 Makeup Collection

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More from Lavshuca Holiday 2008

by PJ on Tuesday, October 14, 2008

in -Kanebo, -Lavshuca, 2008 Holiday, makeup

(image from www.cosme.net)

Apart from the Stick Eyeshadows, Lavshuca will release Antique Collection for holiday 2008. Each of the two versions will include a Liquid Rouge and an eyeshadow duo.

The Antique Sepia version features a brown-toned eye duo with a beige-brown Liquid Rouge, while the Antique Monochrome version includes a grey-based eye duo with a pink Liquid Rouge.

I think, overall, I prefer the look (and the originality) of the Winter Make Collection from Lavshuca’s holiday 2007 release, so I think I will be saving the money for some other holiday items.

Other posts on Lavshuca:

Loving Japanese Brands – Lavshuca

Eye Color Select in PU-2

Jewelry Lips in PK-1 and RS-1

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