Makeup, Skincare, Fragrance and a Bit of Fashion
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The lineup includes:
– Shadow Brilliance II (above, 6 variations)
– Fairy Eyes (2 new shades)
– Lipstick (6 new shades)
– Lipstick Luxual Color (2 shades)
– Fairy Rouge (2 new shades)
– Nail Color (6 new shades)
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The new point makeup items include:
– Shadow Supreme (above, 3 new variations)
– Rouge Supreme (5 new shades)
– Nail Supreme (5 new shades)
– Lip Brush
The new base makeup items (which will be housed in the new packaging launched last year for AQ’s fall 2008 point makeup collection) include:
– Cream Foundation Supreme (7 shades, SPF 20, PA++)
– Powder Foundation Supreme (7 shades, SPF 15, PA++)
– Makeup Base (2 shades, SPF 18, PA+)
– Concealer (2 shades, SPF 25, PA+++)
– Modelling Nuancer (pressed powder/ highlighter, 2 shades)
– Face Powder N (1 shade)
– Lip Glosser (lip treatment, lipstick base and lip gloss)
Related posts:
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Beauté de Kosé Spring 2009 Collection
Foundation Face-Off (4): Dior vs. Kosé Esprique Precious
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– Brilliance Eyes palette (1 new variation)
– Fairy Eyes (3 new shades)
– Lipstick (3 new shades)
– Eyebrow Mascara (3 shades)
(Eyebrow Mascara)
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Partly due to the current world economy, many people are not spending as much money on makeup as before. It is also not surprising that many of us are looking for classic, wearable and trend-resistant colors.
If you are the kind of makeup fan that looks forward to unique shades, you might have already been disappointed with most of this season’s lineups. It seems that, for spring 2009, many brands are coming up with wearable colors that don’t easily date. But I find it very interesting to look into how various brands interpret “wearable colors”, and here are three shades from spring 2009 collections.
– Soft neutrals
(image from www.shiseido.co.jp/cpb)
Some of the loveliest neutral palettes I have come across are from Clé de Peau and Dior. They are soft, elegant, chic, and easy to wear.
(Shiseido Clé de Peau Eye Color Quad
(Dior 5-Color Eyeshadow in 553 Elégante)If you want something slightly more intense, try Chanel‘s Les 4 Ombres (Quadra Eye Shadow) in Mystic Eyes from the spring 2009 Bohemian Fantasy collection.
(image from www.iswii.net)
– Pinks
(image from www.giorgioarmanibeauty-usa.com)
Like Giorgio Armani, YSL includes pink in the brand’s only new quad for the season. (Check my previous post to see the main makeup look).
(Palette D’Artiste Colletor Powder for the Eyes)
(Illuminance Eyes in 06 Blossoming Shine)For an edgier look, try Lancôme‘s Irreverent Madame palette from the brand’s Pink Irreverence collection.
(image from www.lancome.co.uk)– Lilacs
(image from ep-bko.com)
Lilac was part of the spring 2008 makeup trend, and, as a lilac fan, I am pleased that it is still a very prominent shade this season, especially in Japanese beauty brands. Beauté de Kosé’s Esprique Precious is using the lilac-toned palette (from the new True Impact Eyes range) in the ad campaign. Lunasol‘s Layer Bloom Eyes in 03 Purple Gradation is also the feature item in the brand’s Floral Purification collection. (In the image below, it seems that the palettes are blossoming under the fresh spring sun.)
(www.kanebo-cosmetics.jp/lunasol)
(image from www.ayura.co.jp)
(image from woman.excite.co.jp)
Beauté de Kosé‘s two new Eye Fantasist liquid eyeshadows are of pink and lilac hues:
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(image from www.shuuemura-usa.com)
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(image from www.cosmedecorte.com/magiedeco)
More information on the spring 2009 collections featured above:
AYURA
Beauté de Kosé
Chanel
Dior
Elégance
Esprique Precious
Jill Stuart
Lunasol
Magie Deco
Shu Uemura
YSL
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Today and in the next few days, I will be counting down my 10 favorite holiday 2008 makeup collections. We’ll start from #10 to #7 today.
10. RMK
(image from RMK)Please have a look at my review of the palette here.
9. Magie Deco
(image from www.iswii.net)
8. Jill Stuart
(image from www.urcosme.com)I have to say I am slightly underwhelmed by Jill Stuart’s holiday set for this year. It does have a beautiful vintage look, but, again, I prefer last year’s Christmas Rose Collection, with rosette details and a more different design for the eyeshadow palette. But the Solid Perfume Ring did tempt me a little bit when I first saw it.
7. Shu Uemura
The countdown continues in Part 2 and Part 3!
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My Fall 2008 Makeup Top 10:
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Magie Deco‘s spring 2009 collection includes a new Shadow Brilliance palette as well as new shades of Lipstick, Lipstick Luxual Color, Fairy Rouge (lip gloss), Pure Color (eyeshadow single), and Nail Color. Pink, purple, and green seem to be the main shades of the collection.
(new Pure Color eyeshadows for spring 2009)
Many thanks to Betsy at Autumn Masquerade for informing me of the website update!
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Magie Deco Holiday 2008 Collection
Magie Deco Fall 2008 Collection
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If there is one word that sums up the makeup trends for fall 2008, it is “warmth”. We had grey from fall 2007 and cool lilac and blue from spring 2008, and now we are greeted by opulent gold and red.
Fields of Gold
Chanel leads the pack with a collection with gold in the eye palette, lip gloss, face highlighter, and nail color. It is a decadent shade of gold, although it can be too warm for some complexions. If this is the case with you, items from Lavshuca (Grade Color Select in GD-1) and Shiseido The Makeup (Lip Gloss in G29 Mellow Gold) might suit you better.
(Lavshuca Grade Color Select in GD-1 (among swatches))
(Shiseido The Makeup Lip Gloss in G29 Mellow Gold)Gold is also seen in Vernis Crème de Nacres, two nail products in Lancôme‘s fall 2008 collection that are applied with a special applicator. (I am not entirely certain whether they are sold in North America, but they are already available in the UK.)
(Lancôme Vernis Crème de Nacres)Shades of Red
If you are fans of purples, there are still some nice shades from Givenchy, Clarins, Awake and Sonia Rykiel as these beautiful hues continue the trend in spring 2008. But many purples are taking on a much warmer tone for fall 2008 and turning into plum purples. We are also seeing shades of burgundy and red, which, just like gold, are the key shades for this fall.
For plum and burgundy, which still somewhat echo the spring trend, look into the palettes from Laura Mercier, EST, and Magie Deco:
(Laura Mercier Eye Color Trio in Mauve Sunset)
(Magie Deco Shadow Brilliance in 021 Bordeaux Shadow)
While warmer reds are seen in major Japanese brands (like Lunasol and SUQQU below), Dior, always a trendsetter, features a muted warm red in 5-Colour Eyeshadow in #673 Earth Tones:
(image from www.kanebo-cosmetics.jp/lunasol)
(image from www.suqqu.com/japan.html)
(Dior 5-Color Eyeshadow in 673 Earth Tones)
If you love experimenting with makeup trends, why not try wearing gold and warm purples/reds to sport both trends at the same time?
(Magie Deco Pure Color in GD076 and RD470)
(Cosme Decorte AQ Shadow Supreme in 015)
(Maquillage Forming Shiny Eyes in 54)If reds around the eyes don’t suit you, try gold with deep cool violets. It is a beautiful and modern way to wear violets. I am thinking about trying the items below:
(Maquillage Forming Shiny Eyes in 52)
(Lavshuca Dual Prism Eyes in PU-1 (among the swatches))Last but not least, the two makeup looks for fall/holiday 2008 from Shiseido The Makeup epitomise the key trends for the coming seasons:
(Eyeshadow Quad Shimmer in Q11 (left) and Q12 (right))
Related posts (more red, plum, and lilac):
Coffret D’Or Trance Deep Eyes in Grey Variation
(with a cool medium lilac)
NARS Fall 2008 Collection
ck Calvin Klein Fall 2008 Collection
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This is yet another interpretation of red by a Japanese brand for fall 2008, and the color figures in the eye palette, eyeshadow single, cream eyeshadow, lipstick, lip gloss, mascara and nail color. The collection therefore has a very coherent look.
(the two new Shadow Brilliance palettes)
I think the wine-reds in this collection can be more wearable for some people than warmer reds, but I am only judging by the colors themselves, not finish or pigmentation level.
Again, Magie Deco has come up with interesting color combinations for the eye palettes to give itself an edge over wearable but somewhat safe palettes from Maquillage and Coffret D’Or, although I didn’t expect its seasonal theme to be so similar to those of Lunasol and SUQQU.
Personally, neither of the two palettes suits me enough to tempt me for a purchase. But Magie Deco is a brand that I really want to try and I hope there will be a good palette for me soon. (When it’s love at first sight, I’ll know it.)
Related posts – a quick look back at Magie Deco:
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(Cosme Decorte AQ Shadow Supreme)
Overall the palettes look good. Each of them combines a more vibrant color (blue, green, violet,…) and dark/light neutrals. I am happy that there is one palette with purple, but the shade, beautiful as it is, looks just a little bit too warm and dark for me. I should not be surprised, since we are entering fall. (AQ items are pricey, so I have to be picky.)
Please be aware that the price of the palette itself does not include the two sponge/brush applicators, which are sold separately for 525 JPY (about 4.8 USD) each. (This is not uncommon with Japanese cosmetics. For example, with Lunasol’s blushers, the refill, the case, and the brush are sold separately as well.)
The collection will be available in Japan on August 21st.
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Beauté de Kosé Fall 2008 Collection
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To me, it feels as if the spring collections just came out and we were expecting more summer makeup news. But, as many of the fall 2008 collections have been unveiled, it is time for me to look back and present you with my summer 2008 top ten makeup collections. (Part 2 and 3 will be up later this week.)
10. Albion Excia AL
(Albion Excia AL Eye Color Impression)
(Albion Excia AL Rouge Impression)
9. Anna Sui
(Anna Sui Mini Rouge W)
8. Giorgio Armani
(Eye Mania in 11 (top), 12 (left), and 13 (right))
The three beautiful Eye Mania palettes above, however, appear to be exclusive to the Japanese market. I particularly like #12 and #13. #12 seems to be a wearable blue-grey palette, possibly even for people who find blue hard to wear. #13 looks like a nice neutral palette and the shades don’t look overly warm or bronze.
(If you are interested, please head over to Autumn Masquerade for a great brand profile on Giorgio Armani Beauty and for a look at the brand’s past Bronze Mania collections.)
7. Cosme Decorte AQ
(Pure Grace Lipstick in RD432
This is the last AQ eye palette released in the current packaging, as the brand’s point makeup line will be revamped in time for the release of the fall 2008 collection.
The top-ten countdown continues tomorrow.
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Lunasol Spring 2025 Makeup Collection (image from www.cosme.net)
