Showing posts with label 2013 release. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 2013 release. Show all posts

Wednesday, December 11, 2013

The Skin Food Merry Christmas, My Honey Winter 2013

Who doesnt like holiday season and honey? The Skin Food combines both theme this year. Presenting you: Merry Christmas, My Honey!

the collection includes lipbalms, body wash, hand and foot care, moisturizing cream, lip and cheek balm. I'm interested in the lip and cheek balm... is it really balm?!?


picture from theskinfood.co.kr

Etude House Winter 2013 Princess Etoinette

This winter 2013, Etude House is continuing on its PrincessEtoinette winter 2012 theme. The packaging is now pearly white instead of matte pink like previous Etoinette theme.


The collection includes all over powder, mirror, perfume, lipsticks, candle, hair mist and hand cream. Anything catches your fancy?









pictures from etude.co.kr

Etude House Minnie Touch Blusher, Minnie Touch Highlighter, Kissing Minnie Lips Lipstick in #02 Bubble Pink

I am on make up diet… i have way too much make up in my drawers, I need to stop buying them. But… how can I say no to Minnie Mouse… Etude House, I blame you!

Of the complete Minnie Mouse x Etude House collection from2013, I decided to grab the highlighter, blusher, lipstick, few nail polishes and the loose glitter for nails.

For packaging, picture is worth 1000 words… there goes…


Look at that cute Minnie shaped design! The pan is made of matte plastic, but it feels quite sturdy.

The highlighter contains 3 colors: light lavender, warm beige and pale pink pastel. All with lovely iridescent glow when applied. I cant seem to capture the subtle color difference between all three on my hand swatch, but trust me, the difference is there. It feels soft and lovely when applied, you don’t have to dig with your brush to get colors. When applied, it doesn’t make my face look oily, just add nice glow on my morning skin.


In similar fashion with the highlighter, the blusher has 3 colors: pink, peach and light lavender. The texture is similar with the highlighter… soft, don’t dig too much with your brush. This one is matte and very sheer. I am not going to use this as blush; this is more suitable as all over face color when my skin feels particularly pale and colorless. Doesn’t appear chalky when applied.


Now, the lippie in #02 Bubble Pink. Polkadot tube with matte finish… love! The color… even better…. Lovely creamy MLBB pink that’s creamy and easy to apply. No tugging, just nice slip. It gives me medium coverage, lasts for about 3 hours on me. After that, I got a nice stain left behind. Just like the highlighter and blush, it has no fragrance.

I’m not going to review the nail polish here… one one note: don’t expect coverage from the glitter as it is meant to be used as top coat, giving your nail splash of polkadots and Mickey faces. It is kinda hard to get the mickey faces, so when I used it, I ‘fish’ them with toothpick…

Bottomline…
Cute design aside, I am adoring the highlighter but don’t care about the blush, since the blush is so sheer. The lipstick is lovely, especially when I want to just perk up my lip color.


Sunday, October 27, 2013

Holika Holika Sweet Treats Lip Balms and Penguin Hand Cream 2013

I haven't been checking out Holika Holika that frequently lately... Kinda missing a lot of cute stuff from this Korean brand....

Cant resist the cuteness that is Sweet Treats Lip Balms and Penguin Hand Cream. Oh, dont forget the I Want Chu lipbalm set

Because I need more food themed make up... I say almost edible...

More birdie themed hand creams, please...

I Want Chu... a set of lip balm for him and her! how cute...

pictures from holikaholika.co.kr

The Skin Food Queens Baking 2013

The Skin Food goes to the cute, yummy route this time... Welcome Queen's Baking collection for 2013! These has been launched for a while, I just havent been around much to post this one...

It includes contouring pacts, lip colors, lipsticks, eye brow pencils, eye shadow palettes, eyeliner, mascara and brow highlighter. 

Yummy....








pictures from theskinfood.com

Etude House XOXO Minnie Collection 2013

Etude has done it again! It does what it does best, making cutest make up and tempting me! This time, it is with its ultra cute, super irresistible Minnie collection. Minnie who? Minnie Mouse of Course!


The collection includes line up of lipsticks, highlighter, blusher, nail polishes, nail glitter, eye shadows, eye liners and mirror. Wait... Minnie has major eyelashes... of course we have to have mascara and faux lashes in the collection too!









Very very tempting indeed! I am coveting over the pretty pink lippie, highlighter, blusher and nail glitters! What about you? 

(pictures from etude.co.kr)

Wednesday, July 10, 2013

Etude House Color Pop Shine Tint in 09 Wonder Pop Bling in The Sea

I am not denying it … I am in love with glossy stains the moment I tried YSL’s original version. And I bet the Koreans agree with me…. Look at the variations each brand seems to be churning this summer… from Etude House to Innisfree … all offers you varieties of colors!

The Color POP starts as pre fall collection from Etude House encompassing variations of oranges and tangerine colors (review here). Now, I am thrilled to know that they come in variety of pinks! How I love pinks! This baby I picked, belong to Bling in The Sea Summer 2013 launch

As the previous Color POP Shine Tint, the plastic bottle is white in color. It has heart shaped applicator for precise application. I have no complaints against this, as the application takes enough product each time.

09 Wonder Pop is lovely bright and glossy fuschia pink… the type of color which will brighten up my face the moment I apply it! I am loving it. Pigmentation is lovely… it wont apply as creamy as it appears in the tube, but by no means the pigment is diluted.

When applied directly, on lips it appears super bright. To get more office friendly subtler color, I apply it with my fingers. Yes… it results in pink finger tips… but the I am loving the color on my lips when applied like this. This lip swatch below is made with fingertips application.

The glossiness stays up to lunch time on me… and I drink lots of tea in between! After lunch, the glossiness is gone and the stain appears faded, but for those loving subtler color, I do think you don’t have to re-apply, as the color faded evenly.

The color is no doubt super staining. The right most hand swatch shows the pigment left after I wiped out the product of my skin only after leaving it here for approximately 10 minutes. It certainly stains fast.

Unlike YSL or L’oreal version, I don’t find the color of this Shine Tint to develop over time. It stays the same if not fading as time goes by. On me, this baby stays glossy until lunch time. Glossiness went away after lunch, but the tint is still there, albeit faded. It doesn’t feel dry or moisturizing either.

Bottomline,

Vibrant color and gloss is what you will get from this baby! It is pretty neutral to my lips (not drying or not moisturizing). 

Tuesday, July 9, 2013

Etude House Proof 10 Bling Eye Stick in 5 BL801 Bling Wave

Since I saw the advert in Etude House website, I am itching to try one of these Bling Eye stick myself. The name itself sounds fun… and the color looks super interesting! This Eye Stick is part of Etude’s 2013 Summer release Bling in the Sea.

These pencil shadows / highlighter is currently available in 5 colors. All appears white, but when applied nuance of colors will appear. Super interesting… Etude recommends to use this as lower lash liner for outer part of your eyes. But I also see its use as highlight for eye lids shadow, to be applied in the middle of the lids to make more 3D eyes.

I am loving the packaging color of Bling in the Sea series. This pastel seafoam blue is simply irresistible… making me want to head to the nearest beach (or at least pool) and have my own little holiday! The pencil is twist up, no sharpening… yay!

The color…. As you can see… it is nearly white on the pencil, but it becomes clear with hint of glistening color when applied. Bling Wave BL801 is cool purple-bluish in color. There is very very little white or milky pigmentation… it is mostly pretty sheen of shimmering color. Unless you are applying loads of it, like the swatch I made on my hand, I don’t think you will get the whitish cast.

This pencil is creamy, you only need a single swipe to get the shimmery colors. It takes a while to set, this gives plenty of time to blend and work with the color. My lids and eye area is super oily, hence only the most bulletproof eyeliners and shadows will stay put (hey… MAC Aqualiners and UD shadow pencil!!!)… this one, clearly don’t fit the bill. It travels a little, and I can remove it easily with wipe of my bare fingers after lunch… again, thanks to my oily lids. Thankfully the shimmer doesn’t travel or fall on my cheeks.

Bottomline,

I’ve enjoyed playing with it as accent color… it makes my eyes appear brighter, thanks to the bluish cast. Applied on eyelids, it makes eye make up look more 3D too. Longevity wise, it is not one to count on. Thankfully, the simmer doesn’t travel or fall on my cheeks. Removal is super easy. 

Tuesday, June 25, 2013

Innisfree Shadow Pencil in 6 Sour Citrus Fruit

Im not a big fan of pencil shadow… I found most pencil shadow crease on me by lunchtime. Unless… you have an adorable cockatoo like this one promoting the pencil like this one… too bad, she only comes as a seal sticker between the pencil and cap... gotta peel her off to use the pencil ....

Innisfree is promoting this line of pencil shadows and eye liners for summer 2013. All cheerful colors and waterproof too! Designed for quick, easy make up with creamy texture.

Of the colorful and neutrals offering, I picked apricot colored shadow in 6 Sour Citrus Fruit. The shadow is almost metallic pastel apricot. If you blend it too much, it will appear as shimmer… kinda reminds me of Nars Orgasm, but much more metallic and more warm.


The chubby pencil is not that smooshy, yet still easy to work with. Single swipe will give you sufficient pigment. The shadow is creamy enough for easy breezy blending before it sets. It takes quite a while to set, providing ample time to mix colors.
(Innisfree Shadow Pencil & Etude House Eyeliner swatches)

As for the longevity… well… nothing can beat my favorite Urban Decay Shadow Pencil… the color begins to fade after lunch. I find it last longer when I set it with similar colored powder shadow… but this is totally beside the aim of being quick, easy make up.

Bottomline…

Good range of colors, lovely & easy to use texture. Too bad it faded too easily on my oily lids. 

Monday, June 24, 2013

Etude House Color Pop Drawing Show Creamy Pencil in GR 701

Not that i need another green eyeliner... But, looking at the whole color collection from Etude's 2013 summer launch, i just have to own this one!

Just look at the whole Color POP eyeliner color selection! Seems like that pretty bright yellow, nice purple and wonderful coral are calling me too!

Just like many pencil eye liners today, this liner is not made of wood... i am loving plastic eyeliners for their simplicity and safety during sharpening (wood splinter anyone...)

GR 701 is pastel bright mint green. To my surprise, this baby is matte! There's super tiny, almost invisible shimmer in it, but when applied, it is pretty much glowing matte. The fact that it is matte, makes the color pops more when i am wearing it.
Innisfree Shadow Pencil (L) and Etude House Color POP Drawing Show Creamy Pencil in GR 701 (R)

The texture is creamy an easy to apply. No tugging and pulling. It is opaque and strong in one swipe.

Once it sets, this baby stays put. The color didn't fade or move with the day. All in all, this is beyond my expectation! It stays put on my oily lids. after a long day, it is easily removed with simple facial wash. however, in dryer skin area (when i played with it on the back of my hand), it is not as easily removed with simple soap.

Bottomline, 
Waterproof and laden with pigment, this is the perfect eye liner for colorful, humid summer!