Fall 2010: Kanebo Kate (various)

I haven´t written a monster review in long time but they are kinda fun so today I am going to review the whole bunch of Kate stuff from the fall collection =) I got everything from Mihokoshop.com and as always service and pricings were perfect!

I am really in love with the new collection as the items are really pretty and great quality but affordable in the same time.
The fall collection is really huge this year as there are various new eyeshadows (a whole new series and new additions to other ranges), new glosses, lipsticks, eyebrow products, new gel liners and a makeup BB base.

I hauled a good amount of the new stuff so the individual reviews will be listed now:

-Dual Blend Eyes:
This is a new series of eyeshadow duos so the Dual Carat Eyes are discontinued (not sure if they were d/c even longer ago?). Anyway, the Dual Blend Eyes come in the typical simple Kate kinda compacts made of clear and black plastic.

These eyeshadow duos have kick-ass pigment and a wonderful blendable texture which feels almost creamy to the touch. Creating smoky eyes is super easy and the rich colors and pretty shimmer just give perfectly defined eyes.
I picked 3 of the palettes but would consider picking up more if there are colors that look attractive.

Since the shadows are so highly blendable they might smudge a little, especially when worn on the lower lids but they don´t crease on me when using a base. Overall love love love!
Retails for 1365 Yen.

BK-1: It´s interesting that this color is listed as a black shade. It´s a duo of neutral light golden beige and deep cool brown

BK-2: A deep charcoal gray with and frosty white

PU-1: Very pale pink and deep plum, a gorgeous fall color!

-Liquid Rouge N:
This is the 2nd revamp of the popular Liquid Rouge I have seen so far. For some reason I always order the color BR-2 which pretty much stays the same in each revamp but it´s just one of the most gorgeous colors ever so I gladly buy the updated version whenever one comes out.

The Liquid Rouge N is a lipgloss or liquid lipstick, whatever you wanna call it. The level of pigment and texture highly depends on the color but in general the formula is rather long-wearing, a bit thick and sticky and gives a beautiful glossy shine. 

Anyway, it´s unscented and unflavored an comes with a flat fuzzy spatula applicator.

BR-2 is the most gorgeous shimmery rosy beige ever. Since it´s intensely shimmery it gives a really strong volumizing effect in my opinion. This has amazing lasting-power and wears more like a lip-lacquer than a gloss. I wore it for over 4 hours without any reapplication and it hadn´t gummed up or faded at all.

PK-9 therefore looked so cute with its 3 layers but turned out to be a really blah and boring almost clear pink color. 
Retail 1470 Yen for 6grams which if I remember is more content than the previous versions had. 

-Rouge Luster:
This is a new series of creamy, sheer and glossy lipsticks. They come in pretty ribbed silver tubes and contain 2.5grams for 1470 Yen. For only 2.5grams that´s quite a lot honestly but still this lippy is worth it in my opinion.
The texture is very soft and smooth and with a beautiful sheer shimmery finish. 

Kanebo just makes fantastic lipsticks, no matter under which brand-name!
PK-3 is a very natural mauve pink with fine shimmer and a glossy finish.

-Gel Eyebrow & Gel Eyebrow Coat:
The Gel Eyebrow is a very interesting product as it´s a gel color in a pot but for defining the eyebrows and not an eyeliner. It´s a very solid matte gel color which doesn´t smudge or fade at all. This stuff stays on even when I swim and will only budge when I remove it with my cleansing oil.

BR-3 is the darkest brown and very neutral in tone so it´s perfect for me. 

I also picked up the Gel Eyebrow Coat which comes in a glass jar, too. It´s a very soft gel, similar to normal hair gel. It´s clear and is just used to set the eyebrows. Honestly this isn´t special and I find the jar a bit inconvenient. A normal mascara-type applicator would be way more convenient in my opinion. Other than that it´s a good product and works very well.

 Around 1100 Yen retail price per product.

-Makeup Base BB UV SPF 31 PA++:
So here is Kate´s version of a BB Cream =D Well it´s a makeup base with a cool name.

This product comes in a white squeeze tube containing 25g for 1200 Yen.
Honestly for me this stuff has not much in common with a BB Cream. It´s not skin-colored but just has an off-white color which will not show up at all anyway. It just slightly evens out my skin and prepping it nicely for makeup but I can´t call this a BB Cream.

I think it contains silicones as it feels so but I can´t read the ingredients so I can´t confirm this. The finish of this is slightly dewy but not shimmery.
This is unscented and doesn´t irritate my skin.

Overall this collection from Kate features a lot of nice poducts and I am pretty sure I will pick up more of some of the items, I am especially interested in trying 1 or 2 of the new gel liners!

Shiseido Maquillage Eyebrow Color Wax #55

I know posts about eyebrow-related stuff are usually not that popular but in my opinion grooming and accentuating the eyebrows is a really vital step as they are the frame of the face and ungroomed/uneven etc. eyebrows can really distract from a pretty nicely made-up face. 

I always tweeze/shave/trim my brows to shape them, fill them in with eyebrow powder and set them with a gel or wax. For several months now the Eyebrow Color Wax from Maquillage in the color 55 is my favorite product for this purpose.

Shiseido revamped the eyebrow wax from Maquillage recently and I was lucky to score the new version a few months ago on eBay for less than 10 bucks in the color I wanted (55 is the darkest of 3 available shades).

The Eyebrow Color Wax comes in a small tube with a coil-shaped brush applicator similar to some mascaras. The wax itself is more of a soft cream with a good dose of pigment, in the case of 55 a nice deep neutral brown (the camera is picking up gold tones that aren´t visible in natural light).

This product is doing a perfect job in keeping my eyebrows in place and giving a nice tint. I don´t think the tint can replace proper filling in with an eyebrow powder but it gives a nice finish and keeps my brows from getting unruly. There is also no smudging or staining involved as soon as the wax dries down.
  

 
I am (finally) going home tbis Wednesday, yay! I am so looking forward, especially coz there are some packages waiting for me incl. some of the new fall stuff from Integrate, Kate and Majolica Majorca so you can expect some really nice reviews soon!
Btw I couldn´t post the past week because we stayed in the beach house and I only had a very lousy connection!