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The Good, The Mediocre and the Ugly of Dior Colour Gradation Spring 2017 collection

February 8, 2017 Paris B 12 Comments

Spring makeup collections usually bore me. So do Summer, come to think of it. I usually fall asleep till the Fall-Winter makeup pop up because colours start looking more saturated and bolder, and pastels take a back seat. This time around however, the Dior Colour Gradation Spring 2017 collection gave me a jolt of surprise.

Hello? This doesn’t look like a Spring collection does it?

Often, for Spring makeup, Dior is the quintessential embodiment of pastel colours. Just take a look at some of their previous offerings in Spring 2016, Spring 2013 and Spring 2012. Usually, we can expect something airy, pastel and girly from Dior. Not this time. The Colour Gradation collection brings to my mind the warmth and colours of Summer (don’t believe me? Tell me that Coral Gradation palette doesn’t remind you of Aurora! Or maybe you don’t remember it HAHA! 😀 )

I received some select pieces from the Dior Colour Gradation Spring 2017 collection, and incidentally, they’ve conveniently fallen into 3 distinct categories – the good, the mediocre and the downright ugly. So, here’s what I think 🙂

The Libre de Chanel Holiday 2016 collection draws inspiration from the urban style but it is the colours that shine

December 19, 2016 Paris B 4 Comments

Chanel has a new creative director in Lucia Pica and she’s doing some interesting things that bears watching. Her first collection was the Le Rouge collection, with an interesting take on a Fall/Autumn collection and her first Christmas, or as some will have it, Holiday collection, is similarly different. The Libre de Chanel Holiday 2016 collection is a departure from festive reds and golds.

Like the Dior collection, I received this late, but I know it’s still available at the brand new Chanel Beauty boutique at Pavilion KL if you’re interested. (you’d want to visit, because there’s this amazing highlighter I’m going to show you that’s only available there!)

I’ll take you quickly through the few items I have here, and show you the beautiful limited edition Camelia de Chanel highlighter, that apparently isn’t yet available in many places. I’m not sure why, but it’s available here, and quite likely, flying off the shelves as we speak! 😛

Except for the Chanel Rouge Allure Gloss in Pirate, I’ve made my other glosses walk the plank

October 3, 2016 Paris B 10 Comments

Arr, me hearties! If ye be part of me crew for long enough, ye’ll know that I’m no fan of lip glosses. Nasty, sticky, goopy things! But bless yer landlubber hearts, I’ve found one that I am happy to brandish around like my cutlass right here. Careful, don’t want to poke your eye out!

The gloss in question is one that has been around a while, but one which I’ve only now grown to enjoy tremendously. So much, it’s found permanent residence in my daily bag!

It’s the Chanel Rouge Allure Gloss and the shade I have is Pirate, which explains the slight descent into insanity up there! LOL! 😀 Now I might be late to the party, but I’m sure there are those among you who already use this and love or hate it so it’ll be interesting to hear your thoughts!

TL;DR I’m conflicted about the Clarins Instant Light Lip Comfort Oil

August 4, 2016 Paris B 16 Comments

Some people say I write too much. Ok, sorry so here’s the short version about the Clarins Lip Oil (see, I even shortened the name from the full version of Clarins Instant Light Lip Comfort Oil).

I don’t know if this is makeup or skincare and there’s no blooming colour. But it’s nice. Kinda. Fin.

Now, if your attention isn’t wont to waver, here’s the full version.

Clains introduced their Instant Light Lip Comfort Oil (which I’ll just call the Clarins Lip Oil for brevity) some time late last year as part of a limited edition collection. It turned out that it was so popular that Clarins has now made it permanent! So, if you’re a fan then rejoice! If you were upset for not being able to try it when it first launched, rejoice! 😀

But what on earth is this?!

Good question.

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