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FYI! New Zealand Organic brand Antipodes Launches A Performance Plus Mineral Foundation

December 13, 2013 Paris B 12 Comments

You know, beauty trends have a cyclical nature that you never really notice till you’re “in the scene” as it were. When I started blogging back in 2007 the IT product was mineral makeup. Then over the years, interest waned but it seems like it’s never really gone away. Now, Antipodes hopes to bring it back with their version of mineral makeup foundation and powder.

Antipodes, if you didn’t already realise, has quickly become my favourite organic/natural skincare brand for the simple reason that almost every product I’ve tried from them has worked for me. I have this love-hate relationship with organic/natural skincare because for the most part, my skin rarely takes well to them. Antipodes was different and I was happy to have been introduced to it.

But mineral makeup? I’ll be the first to tell you that I’m not the biggest fan of mineral makeup or mineral foundation. I just find them too fiddly, and the colour match for foundation is usually a problem for me. But Antipodes has recently launched their Performance Plus Mineral Foundation and I’ve got a quick overview on what’s new in their makeup line, plus a quick thought on the mineral foundation that I tested a little at the launch.

It’ll be interesting to see if the budget-friendly base makeup in Covo Cosmetics gives you luxe for less

July 22, 2013 Paris B 16 Comments

New brands in the cosmetics market always pique the interest, especially if they come in with a wallet-friendly pricetag. Ditto a brand that is homegrown. My only concern with homegrown brands is their longevity. Its hard to compete with the big players out there!

Not too long ago, I was introduced to local brand Covo Cosmetics and I told you about their affordable 3-Free nail polish. Expanding my horizons a little further, I’ll be exploring some of their other offerings starting with what they say are their bestsellers – the HD Picturesque Liquid Foundation, HD Picturesque Loose Powder and HD Picturesque Primer. The latter doesn’t interest me, as I don’t use primer at all so I’m afraid you’ll have to figure that one out for yourself.

Well how about that – an affordable HD quality base!

I will tell you that scepticism aside, one of the 2 items did made me pause and go “Hmm… this isn’t too bad!” The other, had me go “OMG! This looks just like something I own from YSL!”

Shade selection is a little limited but they do serve most local Asian skintones quite well – not too light and most certainly not too pink. Importantly, how well do they perform?

Well, let’s say that they do perform well enough. Both products.

Clear, Translucent, Radiant, Glowing – Words to describe the Diorsnow Makeup and Frost Bloom palette

April 10, 2013 Paris B 4 Comments

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The whitening skincare phenomenon is so huge these days that brands now have a whole collection just specially for them. They don’t stop at just skincare though. Oh no, makeup too gets a look in and often, they are sold only in Asia where we likely will see this trend continue to grow in popularity.

Every year, Dior launches a little capsule collection in the Diorsnow range for colour makeup, usually available only in Asia. They don’t shout about it a lot, and it tends to get a little lost, coming in so quickly after the Spring and just before Summer collections roll out. I like keeping an eye out for this little collection because I find it interesting.

I usually look to it, not for the colour which tends to be light and sheer, but more for the base products. Whitening skincare as is also reflected in Diorsnow, is all about making skin look brighter, more transparent, and more radiant. The base products tend to help you along in that department.

I have here some items from the Diorsnow Frost Bloom makeup collection and also some of the Diorsnow base products. The base products are permanent while the colour ones are usually limited edition. So here’s a quick overview of the collection (with more than a few photos) and what I think of it in brief. If you have a specific request for a specific product, please pipe up and I’ll shuttle it up the list. I sometimes forget or overlook it so its good to know what you want to see more of 🙂

So Near, So Close, Almost Paradise : Guerlain Meteorites Perles du Paradis just miss the mark

April 1, 2013 Paris B 38 Comments

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Sometimes, you want something so badly and then when you get it, you’re all, “Meh, is that it? Is this what I waited for?”

Without preamble, this is how I feel about the Guerlain Meteorites Perles du Paradis. You know I love my Meteorites powders. I wax lyrical about them all the time, and I usually love them one way or another, even the rather warm Pucci Perles d’Azur Meteorites, or the slightly sparkly Perles de Nuit Meteorites. In fact, I wish they’d make the Perles de Nuit permanent because that gives you the most perfect candlelit glow I have ever come across. You don’t know what that word means till you actually see it, and Perles de Nuit reflects it perfectly.

Perles du Paradis however… lets just say I’m not enamoured. I know, its almost sacriligous coming from me but here you go!

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