Makeup, Skincare, Fragrance and a Bit of Fashion
Today I am back with another jewel from my treasure chest!
Kao Sofina’s Aube Couture (which was and is now simply Aube) used to release limited-edition makeup palettes for the holiday season. The first ones were from holiday 2009, and today I would like to share with you photos of Designing Jewel Compact H in 01 Gold Brown Set (BK) from holiday 2012.
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Ayura‘s Spirit of Ayura and the fragrance from the Meditation bodycare range are two of the best fragrances I have ever come across. I have talked about Spirit of Ayura in my posts on my three favorite fragrances and Ayura’s Night Meditation, and the most detailed description of the scent I have given so far is in my reply to a reader’s comment.
As for the fragrance of the Meditation range, I very briefly described it in my post on Ayura’s 15th Anniversary Memories Coffret, and today I will talk more about it as I share my thoughts on Meditation Body Balm.
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Kesalan Patharan started a product revamp in 2012 with the launch of Moisturizing Eyecolor and it also released Cheek Color in summer 2013. Both products caught my attention with their wide ranges of colors and new gold packaging, and I decided to try Moisturizing Eyecolor in E01 Elegant Violet.
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I don’t often go for non-powder blushers, but I can be occasionally tempted by them. Shiseido Majolica Majorca‘s Cream de Cheek was one of the non-powder blushers that did tempt me, and I went for PK312 Shell Pink Cream.
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Today, my Stash Debut series, which highlights my first purchases from various brands/lines, focuses on Vecua Honey.
Launched in April 2011, Vecua Honey is a sister brand of the Japanese beauty brand Vecua. While Vecua (debuted in 2003) is a high-end brand sold in department stores and has a clean and sophisticated look (see my brand profile on Vecua), Vecua Honey’s image is more youthful, fun and whimsical. Vecua Honey’s products feature honey as well as other natural ingredients.
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The first fragrance release from Jill Stuart in Japan was a trio of scents (Jasmin Fleur, Night Blooming Lily and Vanilla Lust) back in 2006. (According to Fragrantica, these three scents were released (presumably in North America) in 2005.) I remember wanting to try Jasmin Fleur at the time, and I nearly decided to buy one on eBay. (They were never available in the UK.)
Over the following few years, Jill Stuart released more fragrances (such as Jill by Jill Stuart (2007), Night Jewel (2009) and Vanilla Lust (2011, a different version)), but it was Relax Eau de White Floral that got me interested again. It was released in December 2012 soon after the brand debuted the Relax bodycare range in September.
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It has been a few months since I purchased these items from Paul & Joe during the summer sale earlier this year, but I thought I would still share images of them with you all.
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(images/info from www.cosme.net)
Kesalan Patharan will release its summer 2013 makeup collection in Japan on June 21st. The collection includes:
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(images from www.suqqu.com,
info from SUQQU and www.suqqu.com)
Last year, Paul & Joe celebrated its 10th anniversary. This year, it is SUQQU‘s turn. The brand will release its 10th anniversary Vintage Pearl makeup collection for spring 2013 in Japan on February 1st. The collection includes:
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It was the sale time again, and I had to stop by the Paul & Joe counters in London to see what was on offer. (See my Paul & Joe sale purchases in 2010 and 2011.)
Paul & Joe’s sale items are usually past limited-edition items, discontinued (replaced) products, soon-to-be-discontinued products, and overstock. For this winter sale, many Lipstick N shades and Face Color variations were on sale, since the new lipstick lineup was released in fall 2012 and the new range of blushers (Cheek Color) will be launched soon as part of the brand’s spring 2013 makeup collection.
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Fall 2024 Makeup Trend Spotlight: New Blusher Ranges & Lavender Blushers (image from www.cosme.net)
