Makeup, Skincare, Fragrance and a Bit of Fashion
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The new items include:
– Eyeshadow palettes (4 new variations, above)
– Cool Eye Color (2 new shades)
– Sweet Dew Rouge (4 new shades)
– Nail Color (4 new shades)
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Japanese Brand Focus: Elégance
Elégance Summer 2009 Collection
Elégance Spring 2009 Collection
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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)
9. Dior
(image from www.dior.com)
8. RMK
(image from www.rmkrmk.com)
7. Elégance
(image from www.elegance-cosmetics.com)
Please check out Part 2 and Part 3.
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– Lustre Crush Eyes (bi-phase liquid/powder eyeshadow, 5 shades, seen above)
– Lagoon Mascara Duo (2 variations, limited editions)
– Nail Bijou (4 new shades)
It is a very colorful and summery collection. I especially like the look of the Lustre Crush Eyes, and I look forward to seeing more close-up photos of them in Japanese beauty magazines later.
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Japanese Cosmetics Focus: Elégance
Elégance Spring 2009 Collection
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Spring makeup collections tend to be my favorites as compared with collections from the rest of the year, since the colors are usually soft, fresh, and wearable. This week, I will be counting down my top ten spring 2009 makeup collections.
10. Maquillage
(Maquillage Eyes Creators 3D)
(Maquillage Face Creators 3D)
9. RMK
(image from www.rmkrmk.com)
8. Elégance
(Elégance EyeShadows)
(Elégance Radiance Quartet)Like Sonia Rykiel and Paul & Joe, Elégance is a French fashion line with its beauty range mainly available in Asia. I particularly like the glamorous and opulent golden cases for many of its products. (Please see my profile of the brand here.) For spring 2009, the four new Eyeshadow palettes reflect all the main seasonal color trends (pinks, purples, and neutrals). The new Radiance Quartet is among the three cheek items from Elégance that I really want to check out in person.
7. Esprique Precious
(Esprique Precious True Impact Eyes)
The countdown continues in Part 2 and Part 3.
Related posts:
Spring 2009 Makeup Trend Report
Maquillage Clean Contrast Eyes 2 in SV844
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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)
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Beauté de Kosé‘s two new Eye Fantasist liquid eyeshadows are of pink and lilac hues:
(image from www.iswii.net)
(image from www.shuuemura-usa.com)
(image from www.joseishi.net/voce)
(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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(images and info from www.cosme.net)
The lineup includes:
– Confiture Gloss: 6 new shades
– Sweet Dew Rouge: 3 new shades
– Radiance Quartet: 3 variations
– Eyeshadow: 4 new variations
– Nail Color: 3 new shades
Related Posts:
Elégance Fall 2008 Collection
Japanese Cosmetics Focus: Elégance
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I used to like gold more as a (glamorous and opulent) makeup packaging color scheme than as a shade to be worn. But I have tried a couple of gold-toned eye palettes this summer, and I have been enjoying seeing how various shades of gold can do for my eyes.
It seems that gold will be leading the makeup trend for fall and winter 2008, and I think there will be more dazzling hues of gold all the way through the holiday season.
Base
Anna Sui Fluid Foundation
Majolica Majorca Skin Remake Powder Foundation
Versace Concealer & Highlighter Duo
Eyes
Coffret D’Or 3D Lighting Eyes in Gold Variation
Lavshuca Summer Gradually Compact in Shiny Sandy Beach
Elégance Purity Eyes 11
Cheeks
Anna Sui Face Color Stick 302
Lips
Dior Sparkling Lip Gloss Duo
YSL Golden Gloss 03 Golden Pink
Multi-purposed
Dior Golden Dior Luminizing Makeup Jewel
YSL Gold Celebration Palette “Star Glow”
Fragrance
Dior J’Adore Eau de Parfum
Other splashes of color:
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Elégance, the Albion-owned top-end beauty line, will release its fall 2008 collection on August 18th in Japan. It is a predominantly neutral-toned collection with wearable warm hues for eyes and lips.
The lineup includes:
– Eye Shadow (3 new variations)
– Sweet Dew Rouge (3 new shades)
– Confiture Gloss (3 new shades)
– Crayon Gloss (6 shades)
– Nail Color (3 new shades)
(images from www.cosme.net)
Some of the items do appear a little plain in these images. But the Elégance website tends to present their seasonal collections very well. I will update this post with more images later on.
Other Fall 2008 Collections:
EST
Coffret D’Or
(with link to swatches)
Maquillage
(featuring Agyness Deyn)
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(Champs de Fleurs –Today I start with Elégance, a brand I personally really like.
As far as I know, Elégance is a French fashion brand. (Their boutique in London is just off New Bond Street and their Paris boutique is on rue Saint Honoré.) But, it seems the Elégance beauty line is only available in Asia.
The Elégance beauty line is developed and produced by Albion (which is currently owned by Kosé).
(Like Anna Sui, Paul & Joe, and Jill Stuart, I classify the Elégance beauty line as a Japanese line.) This high-end line has been doing consistently well in Japan. Over the years, their mascaras and base makeup items have proven to be especially popular. (Relatively, their skincare line doesn’t seem to enjoy as much attention.)
Elégance consistently uses gold as the main color in the packaging. I think, with gold as the main color scheme, the rest is best kept simple. I think this simplicity has been well maintained throughout the line. As YSL uses straightforward square and rectangular shapes for their gold cases, Elégance opts for circular cases. While YSL looks chic and glamorous, Elégance has an extra touch of softness and femininity.
Two of the items from the current lineup that appeal to me are the powder blusher (in 9 shades) and the loose powder (in 3 shades):
(image from www.elegance-cosmetics.com)
(image from www.elegance-cosmetics.com)
As Miss Elégance, Elégance’s very cute (and much more affordable) sister line, was discontinued in 2007, I really hope Elégance will do well for many years to come.
(The Elégance beauty line is currently available in Japan and Taiwan.)
Other Japanese beauty lines!
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I am planning to visit Japan again. It won’t be happening very soon, but my shopping list has been growing longer and longer already!
Here is just a little sneak peek of my shopping list!
(photo from www.jillstuart-beauty.com)
(photo from www.kanebo-cosmetics.jp/lunasol/)
(photo from www.elegance-cosmetics.com)
I absolutely love this brand but I haven’t really talked about it on my blog. Elégance is a French fashion label that has a cosmetics line in a couple of Asian countries. It is very high-end but the quality is great. I love the simple but opulent gold packaging as well. I am interested in their pressed powder blusher and the new cream blusher.
4. Eprise
( photo from www.albion.co.jp)Eprise is the makeup line from Albion, a major cosmetics brand in Japan. Albion has some extremely popular skincare and foundation products. The makeup line Eprise is relatively low-key but has an elegant look that really appeals to me.
5. ettusais
I have used many ettusais foundation and skincare products and have thought highly of them. The ettusais makeup line has recently been re-packaged. Well, it doesn’t particularly look very exciting, but I would like to have a look at the new blusher (yes, I can’t have enough blushers…), which features a sponge puff attached to the bottom of the container.
6. Sonia Rykiel
Sonia Rykiel is another French fashion label that has a cosmetics line in Asia. Known for some great foundation formulations and a couple of skincare products, Sonia Rykiel Cosmetics has an exquisite quality. Currently, the makeup packaging is inspired by Sonia Rykiel’s famous stripy patterns:
(photo from www.isetan.co.jp)
7. Watosa
(photo from www.isetan.co.jp)Watosa is a quirky brand with a colorful look. Like Stila, paper is used for some of the product packaging. I bought a Watosa lipstick in Hong Kong many years ago and this is a brand I want to try more products from.
8. Kiss
(photo from www.kiss-cosmetics.com)
Kiss is a drugstore line that has been immensely popular in Japan. The packaging is very girlie, although I don’t think the overall look is as dreamy and princessy as Lavshuca. But like Lavshuca, their products are very affordable and I won’t leave Japan without a couple of their goodies.
9. Love Clover
(photo from www.loveclover.jp)Love Clover, like Makemania (which carries Curvy Lip Silicone) is part of SONY. It has also been a popular drugstore brand and has a rather similar feel to Kiss. The PonPonCheek N (above) looks so adorable!
10: Anuenue
The list goes on and on, as there are many other brands and products I am interested in. But I’d better stop here before I get carried away (and book my flight to Tokyo tomorrow)!
Notes:
1. In the UK, we have Shiseido International, Kanebo International, Paul & Joe, RMK, and SUQQU. (We used to have Anna Sui and Chic Choc, but they left a few years ago.)
2. Some of the brands above are available outside Japan. But Japan is the only country where all of them are available…
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Read about my favorite Japanese brands:
Ayura
Anna Sui
Jill Stuart
Lavshuca
Lunasol
Paul & Joe
Sofina
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