Paul & Joe Spring/Summer Base Makeup Collection

Paul & Joe will release its spring/summer 2010 base makeup collection on March 1st in Japan. The collection includes:

Protective Powder Compact Foundation (SPF 22 PA++): 6 shades



Protective Foundation Primer UV (SPF 40 PA++): 1 new shade

[Photo credit: www.cosme.net]

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Paul & Joe Fall 2009 Base Makeup Collection

New Product: RMK Gel Emulsion Compact



Ad Campaign of RMK Gel Emulsion Compact

For spring/summer 2010, RMK will release Gel Emulsion Compact (SPF27 PA++) on March 5th in Japan. The new gel-based foundation is sopposed to provide good blendability, breathability and moisturization while effectively covering pores, uneven textures and expressive lines.




RMK Gel Emulsion Compact will be available in 7 shades.

[Photo credit: http://www.iswii.net/]

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Anna Sui Spring/Summer 2010 Base Makeup Collection


Ad Campaign of Anna Sui Spring/Summer 2010 Base Makeup Collection

Anna Sui's spring/summer 2010 base makeup collection will be released on March 4th in Japan. The collection includes:


Protective Powder Foundation L (SPF28 PA++): 5 shades


Protective Foundation Primer L (SPF38 PA++)





Protective Fluid Foundation L (SPF20 PA++): 6 shades


[Photo credit: www. iswii.net]

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Jill Stuart Smooth Silk Powder Foundation N


Jill Stuart will release Smooth Silk Powder Foundation N (SPF20 PA++) on March 5th in Japan. This new powder foundation is a revamped vertion of Smooth Silk Powder Foundation, and will be available in 5 shades.

[Photo credit: www.cosme.net]

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Lunasol Spring/Summer 2010 Base Makeup Collection

Lunasol’s spring/summer 2010 base makeup collection on February 19th in Japan. The collection includes:

Micro Finish Pressed Powder N (SPF10 PA++): 2 shades




Pressed Face Color: 2 shades


[Photo credit: www.cosme.net]

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Elégance Spring 2010 Makeup Collection

Elégance's spring 2010 makeup collection will be released on February 18th in Japan. The collection includes:

Phantom Eyes: 3 new variations



Eye Crayon: 8 shades



Spice Shot Rouge: 4 new shades



Pencil Remover

[Photo credit: www.joseishi.net/voce/]

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Kate Spring 2010 Collection

Kate will release its spring 2010 makeup collection in Japan on February 1st. The collection will include point makeup and base makeup products.

The lineup includes:
Gradical Eyes A: 8 variations


Diamond Cut Eyes: 1 new variation


Quick Eyeliner S: 2 shades



Eyebrow Color N: 2 shades



Lasting Design Eyebrow W: 2 variations



Cheek Color S: 4 variations


Lasting Cover Pact (SPF 20 PA++): 6 shades



Makeup Base UV N (SPF 29 PA++)



Covering Concealer (Dark Circles): 1 shade



Covering Concealer (Pores): 1 shade


Stick Concealer N: 2 shades



Face Powder N: 2 shades

[Photo credit: www.kanebo-cosmetics.co.jp & www.joseishi.net/voce/]

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Update on Essie Spring 2010 The Art of Spring Collection

Essie Spring 2010 The Art of Spring Collection

Many of you must have been very curious about the swatches of Essie's upcoming spring collection set for early February release. Do head over to this post on
Beauty Judy blog for the review and swatches of Essie's spring 2010 The Art of Spring Collection. Enjoy!

[Photo credit: www.transdesign.com]

Dolce & Gabbana The Make Up The Roses Lipstick Collection

Dolce & Gabbana The Make Up The Roses Lipstick Collection

Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana proudly celebrate the first year anniversary of Dolce & Gabbana The Make Up with The Roses Lipstick Collection. Dolce & Gabbana The Make Up is a visionary translation of two decades of straight-from-the-runway colour reinterpreted into a colour cosmetic collection that transcends time, tradition, and trends. The Make Up continues to evolve with The Roses Lipstick Collection and captures implicit femininity and explicit sensuality, inspiring desire and reinventing modern beauty.

The Roses Lipstick Collection, a collection of five new lipsticks, is a celebration of lip colour as the star product and essential heart and sensual soul of the Dolce & Gabbana The Make Up. It is a tribute to the most singular of flowers, the rose, and the forever fundamental inspiration of all that is-and has always been-Dolce & Gabbana. This collection explores the primal lure of lipstick: the essence of sensuality as both an intimately private and a disarmingly public gesture.

A salute to the iconic glamour of the 1950s-its underlying eroticism, its smoldering sensuality-The Roses Lipstick Collection embodies the utmost in seduction. Lips, the ultimate symbol of feminine allure, are enhanced and emboldened as the key to a woman’s duality-her simplicity and complexity, her strength and vulnerability.

“To me, lips are a woman’s most evocative feature; they are the focus of her femininity, the key to her innermost being. The shades she wears must capture her many moods,” says Domenico Dolce, “since the rose has always been an icon to us, representing deep womanly sensuality in full bloom, it seemed natural that it served equally as inspiration in our quest for the perfect collection of lipsticks.”

“We also wanted to emphasize the act of applying lipstick, which should be the most luxurious and most intimate of beauty rituals, so finding the perfect rose scent was crucial,” says Stefano Gabbana, “as the design of the lipstick as an object of absolute beauty too, is essential.”

Each and every lipstick shares an intoxicating velvety smooth fragrance redolent of the wild rose gardens of Sicily, innate to the designers’ deepest roots. Inspired by these classic and beloved rose gardens, the designers have further transformed the ‘100 petals’ scent (omnipresent throughout the lip products in The Make Up collection) to live as a modern formulation that evokes a euphoric sensory experience. Adding further nostalgia, when the lipstick case is shut, a special clicking sound adds a hint of intrigue.

The Shades:
The Roses Lipstick Collection consists of five extraordinary lipsticks with nuanced shades ranging from bold to delicate, inspired by five memorably unique roses. A result of the designers’ discerning eye, eachlipstick’s colour meticulously matches its namesake rose. Each lipstick shade is taken from a classic antique wild rose that has been carefully cultivated as a modern hybrid.

The Dolce & Gabbana signature nod to contrast is omnipresent as classic meets modern, bold meets delicate, and pure vivid colour meets weightless supple texture. The palette encapsulates the essence of femininity-a woman’s inner spirit, soul and sensuality. Each colour satiates the senses with its delicate fragrance, silky texture, and vivid finish. Five exceptional roses render five essential lipsticks, providing endless combinations of eclectic moods and eloquent looks. Dolce & Gabbana salute the ultimate flower with the ultimate lipstick, revealing the ultimate glamour.

the classic lipstick
Scarlett, a shade inspired by the most classic of all roses, the vibrant Scarlett Fire Rose, is the sole Classic Cream Lipstick of the collection. Scarlett is dedicated with love and admiration for The Designers’ longtime muse Scarlett Johansson, who epitomizes femininity and glamour at its most pure, most provocative and primal. Just as the rose-and particularly this select group of roses-Scarlett encompasses femininity and glamour in all its various guises; a cool blue-red shade... bold, magical, luminous and lasting.

the shine lipsticks
Shine On, inspired by a relatively recent hybrid, the Rosa Shine On, which is characterized by a tender infusion of apricot, peach and gold. The lipstick is kissed by light and glows with sparkling hints of blush tones.

Magnifica, inspired by the deeply fragrant mauve-red rose, the Rosa Magnifica, is a warm red with a sleek shine and daring intensity that reflects the essence of all that is Dolce & Gabbana sophistication and style.

Baby Darling, inspired by Rosa Baby Darling, a miniature apricot-pink rose, the shade is a lustrous pale pink with a subtle, delicate shine to glaze the lips with natural luminosity.

Fascination, inspired by the most modern of the hybrids, the Rosa Fascinata, a precious pink rose with a demure scent. Fascination is a lush, yet delicate deep pink with distinctive shine and innate duality.

The Look
Masterful make-up artist Pat McGrath continues her collaboration with Dolce & Gabbana, creating a new look that is all about reds, roses and pinks-and all about Scarlett Johansson’s powerful yet ethereal femininity.

The look is daring and evocative with contrast as a key inspiration. Imbued with pure light and glowing colour, an air of immediacy and drama meets a distilled elegance that results in a look that is cool yet tender, fresh yet sexy-and simply enchanting.

The focus is on the lips; they are lush, soft and seductive-and truly Scarlett, through their shade and soul. The lipliner in Ruby underscores the bold lip, adding definition and emphasis. Cheeks radiate a flushed thanks to the blush in Rose. Eyes shine softly with exuberant luminosity in subtle colour from the eyeshadow quad in Mediterraneo; lined with the eyeliner in Coffee and further defined with the mascara in Black.

“I wanted to create a range of lipsticks that really reflected Domenico and Stefano’s longtime obsession with roses as the ultimate flower expressing love, lust, femininity and life”, says Pat McGrath, “at the same time, I wanted to celebrate the remarkably comprehensive palette - with so much colour in just five lipsticks. The goal was to uncover new and intimate layers within Scarlett in a classic yet modern way. To capture the intensity of the moment, I played with strong contrast to create a full range of rose-inspired shades. The Designers envisioned warm and cool tones in matte and gloss finishes - and I think the collection reflects this. It is classically elegant with a modern rogue sensuality”.

For Valentine’s Day
The Roses Lipstick Collection enriches, from now on, the Dolce&Gabbana The Make Up line. Celebrate your innate femininity with a ‘single stem’ or a ‘five-rose bouquet’ that will last longer than a day. Indulge in your personal style on Valentine’s Day with your own look and your own shade. Celebrate Dolce & Gabbana beauty... with a gift that will last forever and the next day.

The Roses Lipstick Collection:
  • the classic lipstick in Scarlett 185 ($30 USD)
  • the shine lipstick in Shine On 75 ($30 USD)
  • the shine lipstick in Magnifica 105 ($30 USD)
  • the shine lipstick in Baby Darling 145 ($30 USD)
  • the shine lipstick in Fascination 165 ($30 USD)
Dolce & Gabbana The Roses Lipstick Collection is on counter from February 2010

Source: Dolce & Gabbana The Make Up


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Dolce & Gabbana The Make Up The Romantic Collection


Preview: Jill Stuart Mix Blush Compact #12 Candy Orange from Jill Stuart Spring 2010 Makeup Collection

Jill Stuart Mix Blush Compact #12 Candy Orange from Jill Stuart Spring 2010 Makeup Collection

I have been drawn to Jill Stuart's Mix Blush Compact for its ultra princessy packaging and its wide range of girly colors. #12 Candy Orange from Jill Stuart's spring 2010 makeup collection is my very first Jill Stuart Mix Blush Compact. It looks so beautiful in my vanity, and is simply too beautiful to be used!

Please stay tuned to my review on #12 Candy Orange! :)

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New Product: Nars Orgasm Illuminator

Nars Orgasm Illuminator

A scintillatingly sheer, weightless fluid that instantly makes skin refreshed, radiant and glowing, the ORGASM ILLUMINATOR is a new product category for NARS. Flecks of gold, peach and pink shimmer softly diffuse light, melting into the skin to allow natural luminosity to shine through. It joins the cult-followed Orgasm franchise which includes Blush, Lip Gloss, Nail Polish and The Multiple.

Ad Campaign of Nars Orgasm Illuminator

Revered by makeup artists, celebrities and consumers worldwide, NARS Orgasm products have been the recipient of numerous beauty accolades. Founder and Creative Director François Nars chose supermodel and long-time friend Amber Valletta to be the face of the product for the campaign. Additionally, the Orgasm Illuminator was used to create the looks backstage at many of the Spring/Summer 2010 Fashion Shows including 3.1 phillip lim, Marchesa and Thakoon.

Source: Nars Cosmetics

Chanel Les 4 Ombres Eyeshadow in Murano from Chanel Fall 2009 Venice Collection


Chanel Les 4 Ombres Eyeshadow in Murano from Chanel Fall 2009 Venice Collection

Chanel Les 4 Ombres Eyeshadow quad in Murano from Chanel's fall 2009 Venice Collection, which is inspired by Venice's shimmering facades, mosaics and as well as the aquatic colors of its lagoons, features three gradational green eyeshadows with a hint of pink.


Chanel Les 4 Ombres Eyeshadow in Murano from Chanel Fall 2009 Venice Collection

Color (Clockwise)
  • pale iridescent pink with subtle shimmer
  • deep mossy green with faint shimmer: has gray and blue undertones
  • light green with frosted shimmer: has gray undertones
  • mid-tone dusty green with pearl shimmer: has gray and blue undertones
Pigment
The pale pink and light green eyeshadows give a sheer color pay-off. The dusty green is medium pigmented, while the deep mossy green is fully pigmented.


Chanel Les 4 Ombres Eyeshadow in Murano from Chanel Fall 2009 Venice Collection

Texture
The texture is rather silky smooth. It applies light and goes on smoothly.

Finish
The eyeshadows from Murano eyeshadow quad worn together give a neutral look, yet slightly on the cool side.

The pale pink color is the sheerest shade in this palette. It leaves a translucent and iridescent glow.

The deep mossy green is very pigmented. It has slight shimmer that is barely noticeable on the eyes. As an eyeliner shade, it sculpts and defines the eyes without looking too sharp. I only wear this color on the upper lash line because this gray and blue-toned mossy green looks too grayish blue, tiresome and messy on my lower lash line as I have black circles.

The dusty green shade softens the deep mossy green eyeshadow, and creates a nice contouring effect.

My favorite shade from this palette is the light green with frosted shimmer. What I love about this shade is it highlights the eyes without making my eyes look puffy. On the other hand, this gray-based light green eyeshadow gives a soft shadowing appearance.

Lasting Power
The colors stay fairly well.

Summary
I love the wearability and versatility of Chanel Les 4 Ombres Eyeshadow in Murano. The gray and blue-toned green eyeshadows with a touch of pale pink create a sophisticated, yet understated look.

The colors, overall, are slightly on the cool side. There are different ways to apply the colors for a casual, daytime look or a smoky, nighttime look. The eyeshadows from this palette also look beautiful when paired with neutral-toned eyeshadows like blacks, greys and browns.

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Majolica Majorca Spring 2010 Collection


Majolica Majorca's spring 2010 makeup collection will be released on January 21st in Japan. The collection includes:


Jewelling Eyes: 2 new variations



Lash Enamel Glamour Volume On mascara

Lash Bone Black Fiber In mascara primer



Skin Lingerie Pore Cover foundation primer


Skin Remaker Pore Cover foundation: (SPF18 PA+) 4 shades
Skin Remaker Case (limited edition)

[Photo credit: www.iswii.net]

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Essie Spring 2010 The Art of Spring Collection


Essie Spring 2010 The Art of Spring Collection
[Photo credit: www. transdesign.com]

Essie will release spring 2010 The Art of Spring Collection in February. The collection features six ethereal and feminine shades from pale violets, pastel pinks, soft coral to classic red.

Essie Spring 2010 The Art of Spring Collection (From Left to Right)
Lilacism, Neo Whimsical, Pink Pop Art, Red Nouveau, Tart Deco & Van D'go
[Photo credit: deltacephei.nl]

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Lavshuca Spring 2010 Makeup Collection

Right: Rouge Star Classics (Prism Pearl) from Lavshuca Spring 2010 Collection
Left: Lash Wide Maker from Lavshuca Spring 2010 Collection

Lavshuca's spring 2010 makeup collection will be launched on February 1st in Japan. The lineup includes:
  • Light Mix Eyes: 1 new variation
  • Eyebrow Mascara: 2 shades
  • Lash Wide Maker
  • Rouge Star Classics (Prism Pearl): 4 new shades
  • Dramatic Memory Rouge: 2 new shades
I will update this post when I have more images of this collection.

[Photo credit: www.nikkei.co.jp]

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Update on Jill Stuart Spring 2010 Makeup Collection

Ad Campaign of Jill Stuart Spring 2010 Makeup Collection

Jill Stuart's website has been updated with its spring 2010 makeup collection. The collection, including Jewel Crystal Eyes eyeshadow quads, Mix Blush Compact, Jelly Lip Gloss, Nail Lacquer N and Lip Luster, feature pink-based shades.

Among them, Mix Blush Compact in 12 Candy Orange has caught my eye for its vibrant color mix of orange and pink.

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All A-Bordeaux The Sled! from OPI Winter 2009 Holiday Wishes Collection


All A-Bordeaux The Sled! from OPI Winter 2009 Holiday Wishes Collection

All A-Bordeaux The Sled! from OPI's winter 2009 Holiday Wishes Collection is one of the three shades that I bought from the recent holiday nail color collections. The color is a deep wine crème with brown undertones. It was the boldest and vampiest color I bought last year.

The pigment is very rich and intense. The application, however, is a disappointment. When a light coat is applied, it looks streaky and uneven. A heavier coat of this color in each application is required for a smooth, streak-free finish.

All A-Bordeaux The Sled! from OPI Winter 2009 Holiday Wishes Collection

With one coat, it is a deep plum red with brown undertones. With two coats or more, it is a blackened wine shade with a glossy finish that looks nearly black in dim light.

The lasting power is good. The vampy, dark wine shade of All A-Bordeaux The Sled! makes it a fun, bold and fashionable statement for wintertime. It is such a shame that the application is streaky and uneven.

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Clé de Peau Spring 2010 Collection


Ad Campaign of Clé de Peau Spring 2010 Collection

Clé de Peau's spring 2010 makeup look focuses on a luminous, flawless complexion with lips accentuated by colors. The collection includes 5 new shades of Satin Eye Color and a new range of lipsticks called Extra Rich Lipstick.

Clé de Peau Spring 2010 Collection

Extra Rich Lipstick is formulated with Vitamin A Acetate and Hyaluronic Acid to create dimension and reduce fine lines on lips. It will be available in 8 shades inspired by roses, with 4 shades inspired by red roses for a velvety finish and the other 4 shades inspired by tea roses for a satiny finish.

Sonia Rykiel Spring 2010 Makeup Collection

Sonia Rykiel's spring 2010 makeup collection will be released on February 5th in Japan. Here are the images of the collection:


Quatre Eyeshadow Collection: 2 new variations



Glossy Lip Color: 4 new shades



Lip Liner: 6 shades



Lip Color Base: 2 shades


Fard Poudre: 3 shades (limited editions)



Shiny Nail Color: 20 shades



Perfect Base Coat



Long Lasting Top Coat


Moisturizing Nail Treatment

[Photo credit: www.cosme.net]

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Happy Holidays!

Gareth Pugh's Neon Christmas Tree for Topshop
[Photo credit: www.vogue.co.uk]

I wish all of you a happy holiday season!