This March sees the launch of Clarins’s revamped sunscreen, Clarins UV Plus HP Day Screen High Protection SPF 40 PA+++ (30 ml/S$74). Although it has the benefits of its predecessor, Clarins UV Plus SPF 40, it is formulated with cantaloupe (rock melon) extract which imbues the sunscreen with…
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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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Besides a clever Facebook app, Shiseido has paired the celebration of its White Lucent range with White Day, a variation of Valentine’s Day in Japan. Traditionally held on 14 March (a month after 14 February), White Day sees women receiving love tokens from their beaus. In the same…
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Here are more makeup lovelies from Anna Sui! Part II of the brand’s beauty offerings for Spring 2011, this collection comprises: Protective Foundation Primer C (Clear) SPF38 PA++ S$49 Protective Foundation Primer L (Long-lasting) SPF38 PA++ S$49 Only available in Shade 200 / Platinum Purple, don’t be put…
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I tweeted about my huge haul from the Beauty Asia fair held last month but here are the Zoyas that actually belong to me! (You didn’t think that entire lot was mine, did you? :D) Originally S$10/bottle at the fair, the stall that I purchased them from (Almost…
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Described by the brand as ‘sheer, brilliant color (that) infuses lips with lasting moisture and fullness’, Shiseido Shimmering Rouge lipsticks (S$43) contain plumping and moisturising ingredients that impart lightness and dimension to the lips for a pretty pout. ‘A new sophisticated take on shimmer and color’, Dick Page…
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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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