Coffret D'Or has just launched its Spring/Summer '09 new base makeup collection in Japan, including this gorgeous limited edition powder foundation case! This is the loveliest case that I've seen from Coffret D'Or to date, love how the letters are arranged amidst the star pattern!
Please note that the pics are from a Yahoo Japan auction and are not mine.
The cases usually retail for 1050yen each. Unfortunately, the Coffret D'Or base makeup line is not available in Singapore so the only way of getting it is by ordering it online or asking a friend who's going to Japan to help you buy it.
The Paul & Joe website has been updated with the new summer base makeup collection which includes:
1. Protective Fluid Foundation SPF25 PA++ (6 shades, 5250yen, 30ml)
2. Protective Dual Foundation UV SPF 23 PA++: two-way powder foundation that can be used either wet or dry (6 shades, 3675yen for refill, 1575yen for case)
3. Protective Foundation Primer UV SPF40 PA++ (30g, 3675yen)
Paul & Joe have also revamped the Whitening Serum (5250yen, 40ml) which contains Vitamin C, evening primrose and arnica extracts.
If you're still waiting impatiently for the Singapore launch of the new Majolica Majorca Lash Expander Frame Plus, from the spring '09 collection Girly Erotica, I'm afraid you will have to wait almost another month. According to yesterday's issue of Urban in the Straits Times, the collection will launch here only on 26 March.
Also, do check out my buddy, Fleckenschnittte's reviews of the collection on her wonderful blog, Lotus Palace!
It's been a strange week for me with a weird onset of sensitivity in my skin that I usually get when I'm about to get a fever or flu. I did get slightly feverish on some mornings but managed to suppress it with regular doses of Panadol. Also almost got a bad sore throat but fought that off with several bottles of Coke Zero (hey it works...) and Strepsils.
But I couldn't find a cure for the debilitating lethargy that I was feeling. It was so bad that I couldn't even be bothered to put on makeup some days for work. I was not feeling any inspiration for beauty blogging, to the extent that I even flirted briefly with shutting down the blog. Except that my boyfriend, who proudly declares himself to be my biggest fan, protested vehemently :-)
Anyway, finally worked up the energy to resume blogging today and thought I'd end off with some random musings.
A good day is when:
1. I get new fragrance lemmings to look forward to. Current ones on my list: Vera Wang Rock Princess (due out in April, I want this for the gothic bottle alone!) and Kate Moss Summer Time (also out in April; with notes of English rose, peony, wisteria, bluebell, mahogany wood, tonka bean, and musk). Rock Princess has notes of white peach, raspberry, bergamot, heliotrope, rose, night-blooming jasmine, lily, cashmere woods, musk, iris and creamy coconut.
2. I learn that my three favourite musicians are all putting out new albums within the next 2 months: Tori Amos, Jewel and Kelly Clarkson. I've spent whole afternoons just listening to Kelly Clarkson's My Life Would Suck Without You online non-stop. Big cheesy irresistible sing-your-heart-out pop, I likey!
3. I get a new issue of UK Glamour, Allure, Smitten, Style or some Japanese magazine with a cute freebie. I'm a total magazine junkie with no patience or interest to read books anymore. The last books that I read were the Twilight and Harry Potter series, which I thoroughly enjoyed (Harry Potter much more than Twilight, which was just cringe-inducing juvenile at parts).
4. When there is a new episode of Battlestar Galactica. Only four more to go though. BSG breaks your heart and just when you think it can't break anymore, they find a new way to shatter it some more.
5. When I get out to go out to a place like this on a work day instead of being cloistered in my cubicle.
Hope you're having a good week!
You can now view the new Esprique Precious TV ad at the official website for the Dramatical Stay UV Pact EX powder foundation. In the ad, Karen Elson walks through a crowded train that then links into a bustling restaurant kitchen. I guess the ad is meant to show that the foundation holds up flawlessly under any kind of conditions!
The ad visual looks generic and not particularly impressive. Instead of playing up Elson's quirky beauty, they've made her look impossibly bland. Yawn.... next.
Jill Stuart will release a Pure Brightening Care Powder SPF15 PA++ (5250yen) on 20 March in Japan. It is touted as a skincare powder that helps to prevent acne, provide sun protection, oil control and skin brightening benefits.
Instead of the usual floral charm, this comes with a cute berry charm and has a sweet fruity floral scent. It also contains extracts of peppermint and raspberry, strawberry juice and Vitamin C.
