Smaller, more compact and part of a stylish modular system, the newly-revamped shadow and blush ranges from Shu Uemura afford increased portability and more mix-&-match possibilities. Developed by Japanese architect Kumiko Inui, this sustainable palette system requires no glue, no magnets and no tape – only a genius…
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Thanks to its reflective metallic sparkles which reminded me of various cream shadows (Kate Gel Eye Shadows, the shimmery Bobbi Brown Long-Wear Cream Shadows and MAC Metal-X cream shadows), I was unsure initially if Holika Holika Make A Wish Eyes Metal in GR406 was a cream or powder…
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A while back, Nature Republic sent me a surprise gift box. Filled with several of their latest products, this beauty trove occupied me for a while! Naturally, the makeup caught my eye first. In the box were six baked eyeshadows. Quaintly named ‘Olive Cooking Dual Shadow’, these baked…
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Made in Italy, Solar Cell (S$19) has a certain silky softness to it that is not always inherent in baked products. In my experience, some baked shadows have a crumbly – and sometimes, rough – texture and though they’re sparkly, they tend not to apply smoothly. However, this…
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Another surprise gift from Iris (my makeup fairy!), this retractable eyeshadow crayon delighted me not only because it was unexpected but also because it is beautifully encased in a rose gold tube. I find it hard to resist a good pewter eyeshadow and I think Iris knew this…
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When Iris was away in the UK and the US recently, she helped me to purchase a number of makeup lovelies. Several of these beauties are actually gifts from her and I was very touched when she surprised me with them – not only was she extremely generous,…
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Here are swatches of the new Shiseido Luminizing Satin Eye Color Trios for Spring 2011. Almost pillowy-soft like the Autumn 2010 palettes, the texture of these silky-smooth shadows doesn’t make for good swatching but it does make for easy blending. As you can tell from the swatches, these…
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