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Small Wonder! Shiseido Perfect Refining Foundation

July 22, 2011 Paris B 49 Comments

I’ve learnt a few things since I started this blog.

I can now use liquid foundation when I would previously shy away, preferring to use powder foundation
I am quite happy to give up most of the liquid foundations I have tried from time to time. Most, I can live without.
Some liquid foundations, I’d hold on to for dear life and I’ll fight you for them! So gloves off!

shiseido perfect refining foundation

The last category doesn’t come around often. In fact, its a new category I just created, after playing for a couple of months with the Shiseido Perfect Refining Foundation. I’ll fight you to keep it! Yes I will! 😈

Know why I call it a Small Wonder? See, it fits right into my hand. Its small. In fact, its one of those things you hold up thinking “How can anything this small cost so much and yet do so much magic for the face?” I like the small compact packaging and that black bottle is certainly different from the norm. However, as you can also tell, it can get quite marked if you use your hands to apply foundation all the time. I did my best to clean it up before photos – scouts honour! But 2 months is a long time for it to set in 😛

Would this Shiseido Shimmering Rouge RD406 Desire light your fire?

July 21, 2011 Paris B 23 Comments

I didn’t want to include this into my 30 day lip colour project because I’d already featured another Shiseido Shimmering Rouge lipstick in RS308 Iron Maiden earlier. But I did want to show you this colour because I love it a lot, and I think many of you would too 🙂

shiseido shimmering rouge rd406 desire

Its RD406 Desire which belongs in the red colour family but wait! Don’t run away because I said red 😛 It might just surprise you yet!

You don’t have to be afraid of green eyeshadow with RMK Mix Colors Eye and Cheek palettes

July 20, 2011 Paris B 22 Comments

I love green eyeshadows. I think they are one of the best shades for Asian skins and to complement brown eyes. Don’t believe me? Try it for yourself! Its one of the easiest way to ease into colours other than the usual browns and beiges.

The problem is in getting the green subtle enough to wear in a formal or semi-formal setting. RMK has quite a versatile green palette that, in typical Japanese makeup fashion, goes on sheer and more subtle than it looks in the pan.

RMK spring summer eye and cheek palette

Left: RMK Mix Colours for Cheeks Right: RMK Mix Colours for Eyes (Shiny) EX-04 Green

If you aren’t a fan of sheer shimmer colours for eyes, then I will tell you that this will not be for you. However, if you like having a subtle wash of colour, with just enough shimmer to perk things up and give that wide-eyed look, then you might like to take a look at this.

Day 26 of 30: Chantecaille Lip Gloss with SPF15 in Guava

July 19, 2011 Paris B 13 Comments

Chantecaille! The first time I knew anything about Chantecaille was when I saw their gorgeous Coral eyeshadow palette. Since then, there’s been one with dolphins, turtles and tiger heads on them. Very artistic, very gorgeous to look at and… you guessed it… very pricey!

I checked out the brand when I was in Hong Kong a few years ago – its our nearest Chantecaille counter and the prices left me reeling. So, when I was trawling my regular Strawberrynet haunt one day and saw a Chantecaille lipgloss on 50% sale, I just had to give it a go.

chantecaille guava lipgloss

The colour is Guava which research online told me was a nice pinky red and that it wasn’t sticky. The only downside is that it comes in a pan form, and so you need a lip brush to apply this. Well, fingers can work too… but that would be messy.

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