DiorSnow Fresh Cheeks Glowing Colour Powder Blush, 5 Couleurs in #874 Tenderness Swatches (Asia-Exclusive)

Hey Beauties, I'm THRILLED to show you 2 items from the Asia-Exclusive DIOR SNOW collection today. Take a deep deep breath before you proceed to read.

Burberry Complete Eye Palette #15 Sage Green Swatches

Burberry's latest spring offering - a Complete Eye Palette with shades of greens - gets me terribly excited. I"m not big on greens usually but I find this palette's colors extremely wearable. Knowing it's Burberry, it almost whispers "muted" to me so I'm not afraid the colors will be too 'loud' for my liking.

Chanel Ombres Tracees in Jardin Zen, Illusion d'Ombre in Rose Des Vents Swatches

I'm thrilled to show you the new quad from Chanel - Ombres Tracees in Jardin Zen, and the Illusion d'Ombre cream shadow in #94 Rose Des Vents today! It's been quite a while since I last featured Chanel on this blog and I'm ecstatic to procure these two pieces.

Burberry Summer Splash Palettes' Swatches

I received this promo in my inbox yesterday, Burberry is releasing LE palettes this summer! Who knew?

1028 Brownie Eyes Palette swatches / 1028 朱古力包裝的眼影盒

During the past 6 months I've been on a skincare kick and I realized I haven't been talking about makeup for a while already. So, today I'll be showing you something from the Taiwanese drugstore front. The beauty addict in me asked my mom to look out for this palette for me while she was in Taiwan, it's no other but "Brownie Eyes" palette by the brand 1028!

Doesn't it look like a box of chocolates? If you're a die-hard fan of neutral eyeshadows, chances are that you will drool just by looking at the box...

我近半年迷上了護膚和保養, 好似好耐無同大家介紹化妝小物咁, 所以今日會講下購自台灣開架品牌 1028既 Brownie Eyes Palette. 呢盒眼影是我媽搜購的, 呵呵! 外型很似朱古力盒嗎? 單是看包裝已經要吞口水了!

April Bits and Bobs

April wasn't an exciting month - I spent half of the time brought down by a serious flu, and with that, April was (nearly) gone in a breeze. I thought I"d do a round-up of April here, beauty-wise.

First off, who could have imagined there were days with just 18 / 20 degrees Celcius in APRIL here? You see, with the summer season approaching (supposedly), I did not carry any lip balms with me since I know I wouldn't need them. But I found my lips chapped quite much that it hurted, and out of panic I reach for the drawer and open this Fresh SUGAR lip balm duo.

Jill Stuart Dreamy Garden Collection Petite Gloss Trio Swatches// Jill Stuart 公主夢幻迷你唇彩組合試色

Warning: This post contains extremely pretty contents, read on if you're up for princessy and cute things! The Dreamy Garden Collection from Jill Stuart has been launched on 1st April, the collection is only available in Hong Kong & Taiwan. Some bloggers have asked me to CP them the new eyeshadow palettes, perfume, etc. I only got the petite gloss trio, hence I will be posting swatches of the glosses instead of the eyeshadow palette, but I'll include some teaser pics of course.

警告: 這篇post內含極漂亮同華麗既包裝, 請自行決定看不看.

Jill Stuart 公主夢幻系列已經係1/4 登場了, 只在香港及台灣發售. 有唔少外國的bloggers托我購買新系列裡的眼影盤及香水 , 我就買了gloss trio, 所以只會post唇彩試色圖, 但當然會包括teaser pics 啦.

The flowery and feminine design on the paper box:

包裝紙盒上的花朵圖案, 很有女孩味:

Many people are after this shade in #102 Amazonite Dazzle because it's not similar to the shades released before, and not found in the entire Jill Stuart eyeshadow range.

很多外國bloggers都說要#102號色的眼影盤, 因為盒裡的顏色和Jill Stuart現有的顏色很不同, 以前也沒有出過.

Here are official promo pics, but they don't do justice at all, to the pretty packaging you will see below!

官方圖片, 我說實物比圖片靚得多!

Now come to the glosses. I was thinking of skipping this collection altogether (not in a mood to shop lately), but I thought I'd swatch them before I pay the other items and go. Man, it was such a wrong decision (-_-) I found two of the glosses pretty pigmented and I fell for it. Grrr.

轉談今次的迷你3色唇彩. 我並無打算買任何東西 (最近無shopping的mood), 但臨走前做了個錯的決定: 試色上手. 我發現其中2隻色異常地上色, 所以...*吼*

Pretty box which houses the gloss trio:

漂亮的盒子:
Side of the box:

側面看:
"Omg it's so pretty I wanna cry..."

漂亮到想喊吧?
Colored gem stones on the lipgloss caps, such a nice detail!

每支唇彩的蓋都有不同顏色的閃石, 很精緻和用心的設計.
The 3 shades are: #101 Pretty Tutu, #103 Sweet Perfume, #102 Cherry Whip. #103 Sweet Perfume INSTANTLY reminds me of NARS Angelika lipgloss after I swatched it *faints*...but minus the heavy glitter in NARS Angelika, #102 Cherry Whip is a matte coral shade (can I say "matte" again? ♥), these two are the most opaque ones. #101 Pretty Tutu is a pretty transparent shade with fine glitter/shimmer.

3隻顏色分別是: #101 Pretty tutu, #103 Sweet Perfume, #102 Cherry Whip. #103即時令我想起NARS Angelika的唇彩色, 但#103無NARS那麼多閃粉, 接近啞色系. #102係無任何閃粉的珊瑚色 (可不可以再強調是啞色系? ♥), 這2色都是比較實色. #101係接近透明色, 但有很幼細的閃粉.

Swatches:

試色:
Honestly I'm blown away with the pigmentation of #103 Sweet Perfume and #102 Cherry Whip! The regular line of jelly lip gloss from Jill Stuart doesn't come close to these two. #101 has the prettiest fine glitter/shimmer I've seen, they're not chunky and looks so dreamy in the tube. I am totally digging the 3 shades!! (P.S. If anyone needs help purchasing the new collection, email me.)

#103 和#102的上色度頗impressive. #101裡的閃粉是我見過的最幼細, 不會結成一塊塊, 看下去很夢幻的感覺. 趁現在有promotion, 去親自看看吧!

L'Oreal Curl Impact Collagene Mascara Review//全新 L'Oreal 震撼捲曲豐盈睫毛液試用

When I knew L'Oreal is releasing a new mascara, I was extremely delighted and thought "This is just in time!" since the mascara I'm now using smudges badly (more on that later in a separate review)! I was invited to a blogger party where the new Curl Impact Collagene Mascara was introduced, here's my attempt at creating an artistic photo of the mascara using my bracelet, the gold mascara tube goes very well with the vintage-style bracelet with ruffles eh?

當知道L'Oreal推出新既睫毛膏, 我超興奮, 因為係時候要換支新架喇. 呢排用開果支睫毛膏暈染得好緊要 (另開post再講) 感謝HKCOSME & L'Oreal Paris, 我有幸獲邀參加Blogger Party, 介紹新既Curl Impact Collagene Mascara. 今次呢支mascara全新包裝, 黑色+金色既配搭第一時間令我諗起我最近買既呢條手鍊:

Some quick photos from the party: I gotta say I love the gold and white balloons, it matches with the color tones of the mascara.

Party以金色和銀白色既氣球做theme, 同支mascara好夾:
A makeup artist demonstrating how to create bigger and dramatic eyes using the new mascara and the Open Eyes Pro eyeshadow palette:

現場有L'Oreal 既makeup artist 示範點畫大眼妝:
Here's my take on the mascara :)

回家試用 :)
The formula is easily removable using warm water and is smudge-proof. Have you experienced a hard time removing mascara using eye makeup remover? I have never tried mascaras that can be removed by warm water and I'm definitely curious to try this out.

盒上說明話呢支mascara既配方可以用溫水清洗, 唔會暈染, 唔洗驚有熊貓眼. 大家一定用過D好難落既 mascara 喇?!

It is said to volumize your lashes and holds your curls, containing Amplified Collagene elements to protect your lashes.

支mascara有捲曲(curl)同豐盈(volumize)睫毛既效果, 仲有骨膠原精華, 幫你保護經常受損既睫毛.
The brush has a special design, "Spiral Curler Brush" with 2 different sides, each side is designed to volumize and curl respectively, the brush is especially designed for Asian eye shapes. ("OMG did someone say especially designed for Asians?!")

個睫毛掃係為亞洲女性既眼部專設既, 個掃兩邊有唔同型狀既設計, 比較扁平既一邊用黎令睫毛濃密, 另一邊用黎保持睫毛捲曲.
Close-up of the brush bristles: one side is actually flatter than the other.

近鏡: 一邊係比較彎, 另一邊係平少少的.
Before-and-after application:

使用前-使用後既比較:
I'm liking how it adds definition to my eyes and makes them look bigger. My eyelashes are pretty non-existent before application =.= They look instantly awake after applying.

I also swatched a few lipsticks from the L'Oreal Color Riche line, my initial thought is, these aren't lipsticks, they have such a glossy finish to it and aren't drying on the lips at all!

用左之後, 分別好明顯, 對眼望落精神好多 :D

The Open Eyes Pro Eyeshadow Palettes:

同場加映: Open Eyes Pro 眼影組合:

In better outdoors lighting:

室外燈光:

Swatches of the eyeshadow palette:

Close-up at the powder foundation, it's actually a two-way cake that can be used dry or wet. It comes with a small area for highlighting. I've never seen this before, it adds such a nice and thoughtful touch to it.

乾濕二用粉餅, 內置highlighter, 好細心既設計呢.

My thoughts on the mascara:

First, this mascara doesn't smudge, which is a HUGE PLUS. After 8 hours of wearing, I don't see any flaking-off or smudging under eye, that's pretty impressive to begin with. The price of this mascara is moderately priced and you got 11ml in it, plus you get a formula with collagen to protect your lashes. The brush bristles deserves a mention too, when applying the mascara in zig-zag manner, it doesn't clump. As you can probably see from the before-and-after photos, my lashes were virtually non-existent before application, this mascara however adds definition to my eyes and make them look instantly awake. It holds my curls and I removed this mascara with warm water and it's so quick and easy. I have tried a few mascaras before this and some of my lashes would come off when I use a cotton pad to remove the mascara.

使用後感:

用左8小時都無暈染, 又無甩黑色既一點點落面, 同埋佢保持到D睫毛捲曲. 價錢唔貴, 搽完又唔會令睫毛打 'cake', 配方仲有骨膠原精華保護到睫毛. 使用前同使用後分別好大, 令眼部好突出,落妝用溫水就得. 唔會好似有D mascara咁落妝時會整甩D睫毛.

Disclosure: Products mentioned in this post are provided by PR for consideration and this does not affect my judgment and views on the product quality. My product reviews will always be honest and impartial.

Jill Stuart Spring 2011 Collection info and photos!

Happy New Year people! Life had been busy since I returned from Taiwan (Christmas gatherings, birthday celebrations, new year's eve countdown and work), I'm planning on a few upcoming posts but first I want to post this: Spring 2011 Collection from Jill Stuart!

This year there are a few products up in the alley so hopefully there's something for everyone. They will release a new line of lip glosses called Lip Jewel, a new color for blush blossom, a new color for Mixed Blush Compact, 2 new shades for Jewel Crystal Eyes Palette, and 3 new nail polish colors.

12 new shades are included in the new Lip Jewel line, each gloss is named after some precious stones like ruby, catseye...there will be 2 limited colors, #11 and #12.

06 Little Anemone will be the new color for the blush blossom range. Also notice that the price of blush blossoms is increased. *o*
Price of the Mixed Blush Compact is also raised, the new color will be #13 Milky Pink.
Dolly Bloom, Marshmallow bonbon, Petal Shower will be the 3 new colors added to nail polishes range. Retailing price is increased.
Angelic Topaz, Sweet Amethyst are the 2 new shades for Jewel Crystal Eyes palette range. Retailing price is raised too.
And finally, something for Jill Stuart Club Member who spent over $5000 HKD in the past year until March this year. They can redeem the following set of dishes and plate (without the products), I say this set looks very classy!!

(all images taken from Jill Stuart official site)

Which item catches your eye?! :) Personally I will be picking up the Mixed Blush Compact in #13 Milky Pink 'cause I'm a big fan of the mixed blush compacts anyday over the blush blossoms lol!

P.S. If you need help purchasing these, contact me early in advance because their new products are always sold out in a matter of 2-3 days.

On another note, do you have any new year's resolutions for 2011 (both beauty and non-beauty related)? Please SHARE! ^_^