If all sorts of cute and pretty grew on trees, do you think it will be somewhat like this?
shu uemura thinks so and for this year’s spring/sakura season, the brand’s collaborated with 21-year old Japanese contemporary illustrator, Ob. Play the video below for an explosive dose of cuteness!
The 2013 Spring Sakura Collection’s just as pretty as the previous years’. So pretty I can stare at ‘em all day!
ob For shu uemura: 2013 Spring Sakura Collection makeup colour details after the cut
ob For shu uemura Limited Edition cleansing oils
blue: Whiteefficient Clear Brightening Gentle Cleansing Oil
yellow: High Performance Balancing Cleansing Oil Advanced Formula
pink: Fresh Pore Clarifying Gentle Cleansing Oil
green: Cleansing Beauty Oil Premium A/O Advanced Formula
Two days late for the party but — trick or treat! :) Our company recently had a trick or treat feat for the kids and I can’t wait to show you what made my look an absolute win (IMO at least!).
I was tasked to be Maganda from the local folklore Malakas at Maganda. There’s absolutely no way I will dress up in just leaves (que horror!) at work reason why I put 100% effort to look the part instead. LOL I was given a sample of LANEIGE Snow BB Soothing Cushion SPF 50+ PA+++ in SAND BEIGE and using it for a couple of days made me think that it’s *hands down* the best base I could use for my look since it’s never matte yet never too wet and dewy. It’s also very photogenic yet never gives off a white or gray cast.
Bright and Clear Whitening Care + Strong Sunscreen Effect
Contains White Plus Renew Complex™, the major ingredient of Laneige White Plus Renew, for bright and clear skin. Moreover, its SPF 50+ PA+++ formula blocks UV rays even under strong sunlight.
Long-lasting Makeup
High molecules strong against sweat and sebum form a network to create an elastic barrier on the surface of makeup to hold makeup and UV screen on for a long time. Also, highly elastic cushion powder holds up the makeup barrier that can easily be collapsed by sweat and sebum for long-lasting makeup even with one layer.
Refreshing and Cooling Sensation
The refreshing soothing sensation that you can feel on your skin reduces the skin temperature to refresh your skin after it has been fatigued by heat. The soothing sensation is best in hot and humid environments and allows you to refresh when correcting makeup.
Natural and Clean Skin Tone
The spherical powder with similar refraction rate as the skin controls oil absorption and light diffusion to prevent excess shine and creates a natural and clean skin tone with medium coverage.
Are you ready to meet Mon Shu Girl this weekend? :) I hope these snaps from the Manila media sneak peek would entice you to block this Saturday (Rockwell) or Sunday (Alabang Town Center) to meet her and see the rest of the eye candy from the Karl Lagerfeld for shu uemura Holiday 2012 collection.
Patrick Alcober using the Prestigious Bordeaux Eye and Cheek Palette
John Pagaduan using the Smoky Velvet Eye and Cheek Palette
Some three weeks ago, shu uemura Philippines brought in 6 shades (here’s all 10 of them) from the much raved Rouge Unlimited Supreme Matte Lipstick range. Promising “creamy texture with comfortable moisture feel on lips that achieves intense color pay off”, I was giddy to swing by the boutique to get my quick matte fix.
shu uemura Rouge Unlimited Supreme Matte Lipstick
M RD 165. M PK 376. M PK 335. M PK 348. M BG 931. M BR 761.
Php 1, 195 photo via Lush Angel
I was immediately drawn to M BG 931 because I’m head over heels ov’r the non-matte variant.
more about the Rouge Unlimited Supreme Matte Lipstick in BG 931 here
Remembering that I’ve got a date with Mon Shu Girl soon, I think you can tell what I gunned for.
“beauty begins from healthy skin, and the essential element of healthy skin is TSUYA, which symbolizes ideal skin in JAPAN. complexion with TSUYA is radiant & vibrant, as if the light of skin is switched on from within. such beauty is what I aspired to recreate in this look.”
Yuji ASANO, shu uemura international chief make-up artist
After months and months of hype, shu uemura’s finally unveiled their mystery product duo. On a rather ideal night (pun intended), shu uemura introduced us to their latest breakthrough skin care and makeup products: TSUYA Skin youthful radiance generator & UV underbase youthful radiance mousse.
Chocolates and makeup. Who can resist this duo??? Apparently, shu uemura knew we couldn’t resist it reason why they launched their 135th mode makeup Chocolat-Donna and best ever cleansing oil, Ultime8, over a chocolate inspired dinner.
They asked us to bring a special friend/someone to dinner. I thought that’s a no brainer.
Say hello to the Mon Shu Girl!
Cute necktie! I like!
Sorry — my special someone’s Brigittepala and not the Mon Shu Girl. :)
While it was storming outside, we chatted endlessly over endless pasta, sandwich, salad, fondue, and coffee. Le yum!
Please pardon the cheesy, pun intended title. *grins* I was scouring over different words and phrases and ended up with “browmance” because I thought this post is nothing but all about my love towards my favourite eyebrow products.
shu uemura hard formula in WALNUT
MAC Impeccable Brow Pencil in TAUPE
Shiseido Eyebrow Pencil in BROWN (available in Japan)
Majolica Majorca Brow & Lash Colorist in BR555
Charm Dream Brow Duo
Make Up For Ever Waterproof Eyebrow Corrector in 0
These are my absolute can’t live withouts when it comes to my eyebrows. I may let them go every so often but that’s just because of the shade (sometimes my hair’s borderline dirty blonde making these colours too dark). I love all of them to bits because they do the job plus stay on until I remove them at the end of the day. Tried, tested and abused — they outlast water (“bagyo-proof” as a friend called it), sweat and (eep!) facial oil.
shu uemura hard formula in WALNUT
MAC Impeccable Brow Pencil in TAUPE
Shiseido Eyebrow Pencil in BROWN
In a nutshell, here are my 2 cents on the products above:
shu uemura hard formula in WALNUT — Most economical! It took me almost 3 years to use up one pencil considering I used it daily.
MAC Impeccable Brow Pencil in TAUPE — Great for Asian skin tones + brown hair. No red undertones too!
Shiseido Eyebrow Pencil in BROWN — Hands down: my best bet when I need to wear full and natural looking brows. Too bad it’s not locally available.
Majolica Majorca Brow & Lash Colorist in BR555 — Save version of MAC Brow Set in Girl Boy (only Php 595!). If you find it too dark, go for the vanilla shade.
Charm Dream Brow Duo — I use this to groom my brows & lashes and to apply the MUFE WEC.
Make Up For Ever Waterproof Eyebrow Corrector in 0 — My favourite brow product esp. when I go red or brunette. Used daily, refill tube should last you somewhere between 12-18 months.
Swatch love time! Do note that the shu uemura hard formula only “works” when run over brows. It took me 20 lines to get some colour on my arm!
swatched under the shade, natural light left-right
shu uemura hard formula in WALNUT
MAC Impeccable Brow Pencil in TAUPE
Shiseido Eyebrow Pencil in BROWN
Majolica Majorca Brow & Lash Colorist in BR555
Make Up For Ever Waterproof Eyebrow Corrector in 0
My friend’s trying to cast me in this video game (!!!) she’s creating and I had to create a quick look (for her portfolio) aligned with sweet cupcakes and skulls. It’s a GP game and wrath and blood aside, I ended up with this peg to draw inspiration from:
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It’s been a while since I’ve played with colour and extensions and I thought it would be rad to do a look I used to rock a lot before.
