The Canmake website has finally been updated with the new summer collection, Sunset Beauty! There are three new bronze-themed Colour Stripe Palettes (924yen)that each contain a cheek colour, 2 eyeshadows and a highlight shade as well as a dual-ended sponge tip applicator/nylon brush. That tiny brush is unlikely to be much good for applying blush evenly and the shades look like they could get somewhat messy as they are not housed in individual palettes. Nevertheless, it's definitely an affordable, fun option that's worth checking out.
The collection also includes 2 new shades of Pop'n'Jelly Gloss (567yen), #6 shiny beige and #7 rose quartz. The model in the ad, Rina, is wearing Colour Stripe Palette #1 and Pop'n'Jelly Gloss #7.
Joining in the trend for gel eyeliners, Canmake has launched its version, Gel Eyeliner (924yen) in 2 shades, #1 Strong Black and #2 Metallic Gold. A great feature of Canmake's version is that the brush is cleverly hidden within the cap and you can turn it around and snap it in to form a longer handle that is easier to hold. I think this is the cheapest gel liner that I've seen among the Japanese brands so far. (Kate's highly-raved version, which is also the market bestseller, retails for 1575yen or 1260yen after the usual 25% drugstore discount.)
As a bath products junkie, The Body Shop never fails to entice me with their sales and promotions. This month's promotion include a GWP of a bath lily, Passionfruit Body Scrub 50ml, Oceanus Shower Gel 200ml in a green drawstring bag worth $42.60 for every $65 purchase. The Cassis Rose, Neroli Jasmine and Aqua Lily Shower Gels were also on sale for $9.90 instead of the usual $14.90. Other great deals include the new Eye Lustre Pearls and Eye Lustre Liner from the new Sun Drenched summer collection for $32.90 per set instead of the usual $44.80; and the Cassis Rose, Neroli Jasmine and Aqua Lily EDT and Body Lotion 200ml sets for $26.90 a set instead of the usual $41.80.
I ended up getting the Cassis Rose, Neroli Jasmine and Aqua Lily Shower Gels, the Cassis Rose EDT & Body Lotion Set, Aloe Vera Toner, Sun Lustre Bronzer #1 Bronze Gleam, Eye Lustre Pearls #2 Golden Green and Eye Lustre Liner #2 Mercury Shine, a blackened emerald green. Total damage was $151.42 but with supposed 'savings' of $136.58, it was pretty worthwhile as I got 2 sets of the GWP! The Sun Lustre Bronzer was $36.90 but there was a 20% discount with the Body Shop members' card. I'm just glad that Bath & Body Works doesn't have any stores in Singapore or I would be in even more trouble!
You can check out the Body Shop's monthly promotions here!
Aube has updated its website with the new summer collection, including break-downs of the products used for creating the three looks, Sweet Shine, Pure Shine and Smart Shine.
The Coffret D'Or website has been updated with the new summer collection that will be released on 16 June in Japan.
Check out this page for the new TV commercials!
My haul from the Lavshuca, Lunasol and Majolica Majorca summer collections just arrived in the post and I'm loving everything that I received! I haven't used any of it yet but the products all look so gorgeous in the pan, that I'm sure they'll be great to use as well.
I got both the Summer Gradually Compacts from Lavshuca. These are an absolute steal in my opinion. For just 1890yen, you get 6 largely shimmery metallic shades in a sleek slim metal compact. The shades are well-coordinated and can be used to create a variety looks. The total amount of product in each compact is 5.5g, which is exactly the same as the Lunasol quad except that the Lunasol quad costs a whopping 5250yen. You have to insert the eyeshadow trays yourself into the metal case (each tray has 4 gobs of glue underneath to hold it in place), which means you can re-use the metal case for other eyeshadow pans once you're done with the original eyeshadows.
I also got the Majolica Majorca Powder Heat Metallic, which turned out to be a very pale beige shade when applied rather than a true bronze. The shimmer is very fine, not too loud or over-the-top so it's suitable to use on the cheeks as a glowy highlighter that won't make one look like a disco ball. It comes in the same cute tub packaging as MM's earlier Snow Carat Powder. Even though I doubt I will use this that much, I still wanted it as part of my MM collection as it's just too cute. At 1470yen for 6g, it's quite affordable as well. The powder is talc-based.
Lunasol's Sheer Contrast Eyes EX01 is even prettier in real life than in the pictures that I've seen online so far. The shimmery bright blue reminds me of MAC Parrot and a teal quad from the discontinued Inoui ID line. It goes beautifully with the light mint green shade. I also like the light silvery brown shade which will be excellent as a liner shade. The shimmery pale beige shade looks like the standard highlighter shade. According to the chatter on 2Channel, a Lunasol SA said that the quads in the summer collection may be made permanent. But I wouldn't take the risk of skipping EX01 now as it's just too lovely. I'm not a big user of brown eyeshadows plus I already own several Lunasol brown quads so I skipped EX02.
Check out my buddy, The Muse's very detailed review of the MM summer collection here!
The Aube's Summer '08 collection website has been updated with the full collection.
1. Coil Comb Mascara (2940yen): Waterproof mascara in 2 shades. The brush head has three different features, a coil brush for coating the lashes from root to the tips, a comb brush for separating the lashes and a tiny brush at the tip for those hard-to-reach tiny lashes at the corners of the eyes and the lower eyelid.
2. Dual Color Eyeliner (2100yen): limited edition in 6 shades. Each features a darker shade with black pearl shimmer for lining the upper eyelid and a lighter, "shiny color" shade for lining the lower eyelid.
3. Gel & Shine Eyes (2625yen): limited edition gel eyeshadow and loose powder eyeshadow in 6 shades, which run the usual range of light metallic pastels that Japanese brands are so fond of doing.
4. Rouge Pure Stay (3150yen): 10 new shades OR721 Clear Orange, PK722 Clear Cherry, PK723 Stardust Pink, PK724 Crystal Pink, BE725 Sheer Beige, RS726 Rose Mauve, RS727 Jewel Rose, RS728 Red Rose, RD729 Melty Red and RD730 Beige Red.
Eprise will launch its Summer'08 collection on 18 May in Japan. Unlike the avalanche of bright teals and blues being promoted by other brands, Eprise's summer collection features soft rose pinks. Check out the collection here. It includes
1. Gradation Color Eyes #6 and #7 (3990yen)
2. Clearly Face (4725yen): pressed face powder in 2 shades
3. Playful Nail (1890yen): 3 new shades
4.Fresh Rouge (3150yen): lipstick in 4 new shades
Kiss will be releasing a limited edition set of its Mascara Glamorous Volume WP #1 Black and Eye Pencil Mini in either #1 Black or #2 Jewel Blue, at the special price of only 1470yen (the usual price for the mascara alone) starting 22 June. Also being released are three limited edition nail polishes.
