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Fall 2009 Sneak Peek: Paul & Joe, Shiseido, Cle de Peau, Armani, Guerlain, YSL

July 25, 2009

Happy Friday! I’ve recently gotten into Japanese magazines such as JJ, Biteki, Maquia, and Voce thanks to one of my favorite beauty blogs Haru’s Rouge Deluxe. Luckily, there is a Mitsuwa Marketplace near me which has a bookstore inside which has allowed me to find these magazines in Southern California.

This month the September issues have released their fall lookbooks with photographs of the fall releases of numerous brands. Unfortunately, I cannot read Japanese, but luckily, there are many items that release products with numbers in their color name which makes it easy to match the number to the product color names by doing some research . Here are a few pictures of some of the collections I found interesting:

Paul & Joe from Maquia:

Shiseido new eyeshadows from Maquia:

Close up of RD709:

For comparisons, check out this Color Focus Shimmering Sands . . . article.

Cle de Peau from Maquia:

Giorgio Armani from Biteki (looks like the Eyes to Kill Palettes might still be coming out soon!):

Giorgio Armani from June Instyle featuring Eyes to Kill Palette No. 3:

For more Armani Fall Pictures, check out my haul here Giorgio Armani Fall 2009: Manta Ray Collection.

Guerlain from Maquia:

For more Guerlain product pictures, click here Guerlain Fall Collection 2009. Karlasugar has awesome swatches in her Guerlain Fall: Russian Beauty article as well as Yuki’s Lazy Channel.

YSL from Voce:

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Color Focus: Taupe Eyeshadows

July 20, 2009

Here is a series on some taupe eyeshadows. For me there are numerous shades that could qualify as “taupe”, these mostly range from neutral to cool-toned taupes. For most of the pictures, I’ve included MAC Satin Taupe to help you gauge the colors in comparison to one another. Also note there will be some repeats in some photos!

MAC, Becca & FACE Stockholm Eyeshadows:

MAC Pigments, Paul & Joe Pearl Powder, MAC Solar Bits:

Bobbi Brown Metallic, Bobbi Brown Shimmerwash, Laura Mercier, Scott Barnes Eyeshadows:

Bobbi Brown (some repeats to include Fawn Shimmerwash):

More Laura Mercier & Scott Barnes:

Chantecaille Eyeshadows:

YSL & Chanel Eyeshadows:

Christian Dior, Calvin Klein (original discontinued line), NARS Eyeshadows:

Urban Decay & Giorgio Armani Shadows:

Jouer, Le Metier de Beaute, Shu Uemura & Trish McEvoy:

Better view of Jouer Amaretto & Espresso:

Dior Jazz Club Palette:

Palettes from Lunasol & Dior:

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More Paul & Joe Beauty: Eyeshadow, Face Color, Pearl Powder and Palettes

July 4, 2009

As soon as I saw the new Paul & Joe summer collection, I knew I had to have the 001 Nugget Eyeshadow. However, they were out of stock at Bergdorf’s so I placed an order with Dermstore online and am pleased with the new items! They have pretty good swatches and also include color descriptions of each item which helped me since I don’t have immediate in-person access to the line to check out the products. The only item I didn’t like was the Nail Lacquer in Dress Up 23 which has big chunks of glitter (website description wasn’t as clear).

Check out the Paul & Joe Beaute Website for cute images like the one above, wallpaper downloads and product information.

Click HERE for the first Paul & Joe post a couple days ago featuring more eyeshadows, face colors and pearl powders.

Eyeshadow Nugget 001

Nugget Comparisons:

1. MAC Lustre Eyeshadow – Honesty
2. Benefit Velvet Eyeshadow – Rich Beach
3. Shu Uemura Pressed Eyeshadow – P Brown 820
4. Bobbi Brown Metallic Eyeshadow – Penny
5. Urban Decay Eye Shadow – Chopper (in old packaging)
6. Paul & Joe – 24 Center Stage
7. Paul & Joe – 001 Nugget
8. Dior Powder Mono Eyeshadow – #535 Beige Sunshine

Face Color Moroccan Orange 08

Pearl Powder Afterglow 04: goes on a shimmery cool pink

Afterglow comparisons (couldn’t find a dupe, so here are some other light shimmery pinks):

1. Becca Loose Shimmer Powder – Angel
2. Becca Loose Shimmer Powder – Princess
3. Becca Loose Shimmer Powder – Gypsy
4. MAC Loose Beauty Powder – Tenderdusk
5. Paul & Joe Pearl Powder – 04 Afterglow
6. MAC Pigment – Fairylite
7. MAC Pigment – Goldenaire
8. MAC Veluxe Pearl Eyeshadow – Wintersky
9. MAC Mineralize Eyeshadow – Little Madame
10. Laura Mercier Lustre Eye Color – Gilded Peony (was LE with the Nordies Peony set)

Eye Color Palette CS Ingenue 01

Eye Color Palette CS Starlet 02

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Paul & Joe Beaute: Absolutely Adorable!

June 28, 2009

I’ve been eyeing some Paul & Joe Beaute items ever since I first spotted some pics from the holiday sets and finally broke down and ordered some things from Bergdorfs for their Smart Beauty Event (see one post below on their fabulous gift).

I have yet to see the whole line in person, but was totally smitten with their website which is super cute, unique, and absolutely adorable with their downloads and product design. I’m normally not a huge fan of pink-packaging, but have to saw these items are really cute and take me back to the days when I was little and when Hello Kitty and Little Twin Stars were cute girly.

Again, I have to rave for Bergdorf’s Customer Service – friendly, easy going, patient, and generous with samples and goodies! In addition to the beauty event gift, I also received a cute tote, skincare samples, and a mini container of their #2 Pearl Powder (looks scary orange/gold in the pot, but blends out to a pretty iridescent peach).

The extra goodies:

Eye Shadows are soft and blendable with high pigment. I ordered based on online swatches and descriptions and various blogs. The packaging/boxes only had numbers to identify the product shade, but websites also associate names with them.

Left to right: 003 Fortune, 04 Sepia, 23 Boulevard, 24 Centre Stage, 92 Tapestry

Close ups of each shade:

Pearl Powders are soft loose powders full of shimmer and finely milled. These are in between a MAC Loose Beauty Powder and Becca Loose Shimmer Powder as far as weight/texture go. If you remember those Stila All Over Shimmer Loose Powders – these have a similar texture and feel, but are easier to blend.

Left to right: 01 Secret of Gold, 03 Silhouette

Cute packaging:

Swatches, left to right: 01 Secret of Gold, 02 Blaze, 03 Silhouette
(NOTE: 02 blends out a lot so it doesn’t go on as intense or as orange as this swatch)

Face Colors are exquisite! These remind me of MAC’s Mineralized Blushes, minus the extreme frost. The face colors are still quite shimmery, but gorgeous on.

Left to right: 11 Rhapsody (pinks), 12 Chic (more beigey)

If you are a Paul & Joe collector or have any items you love, please share them! I’m new to this line and need some more details on products and colors!