(full of goodness…)This is the first post to highlight some of the spring 2008 makeup items that I have got. There will be more to come later!
Even though I love Anna Sui, my last purchase was almost two years ago (Face Color Accent in 400). But after I saw some photos of the three limited-edition lip glosses for the spring 2008 collection, I decided to get the blue-tinted one.
(part of Anna Sui’s spring 2008 collection)
(image from www.annasui-cosmetics.com)
I have several blue-tinted lip glosses and I love all of them. But if I have to be picky, I prefer the ones that are simply blue-tinted and with very sparse shimmering particles to the ones with more blue shimmer. I also tend to favor ones that have a deep warm aqua blue shade in the tube. (It is just for my visual pleasure…)
This lip gloss by Anna Sui has these particular aspects that I like in a blue lip gloss. It has a pleasing blue color in the tube, but it goes on very sheer. It looks like it has a lot of shimmer, but the particles look quite sparse on the lips.
The gloss has the signature Anna Sui scent. I don’t normally like scented lip glosses, but I am okay with this one.
It imparts a wet glossy shine that lasts well. As with my other blue lip glosses, this one also adds subtle depth and transparency to my lips, making them look fuller and more dimensional.
Plus, l simply enjoy looking at the warm tropical shimmery blue in the container. It is like Maldives in a tube…
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I’m going to buy this because u said its good.. =D
Awesome colours, I just love AS and can’t wait to try out their yummy looking lip glosses. Thanks for the review! :)
Hi Cosine,
Thank you for leaving your comment again!
Well, don’t take my word for it. :) If you have a chance, do give it some testing and let me know what you think.
Hope you will like it! :)
Hi Fennielyn,
I quite like the look of Anna Sui’s spring 2008 collection as well. The colors are vibrant and it is a visually pleasing lineup. Let me know what you think if you get to try some of the items!
Thank you very much for visiting my blog and posting your comment. Hope to hear from you again! :)
Hi PJ!
Blue lip gloss!! I love them! I used to use this blue lipgloss from Red Earth and after that finished (the only gloss I ever finished), I have not been able to find a replacement. (When I read your entry on blue lipglosses, I was like, omg, so true!) :)
I tried California Kissing, but that was a little too thick for my liking. Now that you mentioned this, I might go and try it! How much is this selling in the UK?? and how does this compare to the Dior blue lip gloss??
Thanks v much!
Hi Kng Suan,
I am glad that you enjoy using blue lip glosses too! I do hope more people would give them a try! :)
Unfortunately Anna Sui is not available in the UK. I bought this lip gloss from a website called Ichibankao (ichibankao.com), which is based in Japan.
I have two blue lip glosses from Dior. The finish of the Anna Sui one is quite similar to that of Dior’s 198 Plum Tart, as they are both with quite sparse shimmering particles. But Plum Tart’s finish is a little bit more glassy.
Dior’s Mint Lemonade is slightly different, as the subtle blue-ness is mainly from the pale blue shimmering particles and the overall look is more shimmery.
But I think Dior’s Plum Tart is a limited edition and it is no longer sold. If you are interested, you might have to keep an eye on eBay…
Thank you for posting your comment again! :)
hello,
do you wear the blue gloss alone or over a lip stick? thx
Hello there,
I usually wear a blue lip gloss alone, but it can certainly be worn over lipsticks to add subtle depth to the colors.
Thank you for posting your question! Let me know if you’d like to know about anything else :)
AHHHH OH GOD YOU GOT THE BLUE ANNA SUI GLOSS.
…I’m so going to buy it as soon as I can. The only problem being is that Ichibankao seems to only take Paypal and I’ve had so many friggin’ problems with those bastards in the past I’m not sure I can bring myself to buy anything requiring me to use them as the payment service.
It’s times like this I wish I knew someone in Japan who could get me stuff like this.
Well I’m off to lobotomize myself out of despair.
Have a good day!
Hi Angelique,
I am glad that you find this post interesting…:)
Hopefully you will be able to get it soon. Indeed Ichibankao only accepts PayPal, but I think you might be able to find this gloss in some other places.
Do let me know if you get it and how you think of it. Hope you’ll like it!
Thank you again for commenting! :)
Hi PJ, just a quick question, because the Anna Sui lipgloss is a limited collection, how long do you reckon they will be on sale till??
I didn’t want to get it straight away cuz I am close to breaking my budget and wanted to make this purchase something for me to look forward to…
Thanks again… :) and Happy Chinese New Year!!
Hi Kng Suan,
Happy The Year of the Rat to you too!
I am in the same situation. I am trying to stay within my budget too! :)
If this lip gloss doesn’t sell out earlier, I think my safe guess would be that it will be sold until April or May when various summer collections come out.
So I’d say you probably have about three months to plan or consider buying this one. Or perhaps there is more time than this if it stays at the counter through the summer.
Thank you for posting your question! :)