Some Adambeauty deals

I received an order from Adambeauty earlier this week. I was so glad to see that he started stocking Kanebo's FreePlus range for sensitive skin so along with a few goodies from that line I ordered some random things including some of his "Specials" (sale items).

The sale items I purchased are:

Kesalan Patharan Lipstick in 304P (left) and 114P (right) - US$12/ea


T'estimo Rouge Color Liner (lipliner refill & holder) in PK-05 - US$11


Sofina Raycious Aura Change Foundation in Celeb Platinum - US$14


These are surely older items/discontinued but all are fresh and not expired.

The Lipstick in 114P is really pretty and works so well together with the T'estimo lipliner (both used on the LOTD pic below)!
It's not really super moisturizing and gives a satiny finish with sheer pigment. I quite like it! And for US$12 it was a good deal as KP lippies retail for over US$30.


Adambeauty also got the new Maquillage lipsticks for only US$28/ea. You can also get Korean stuff now (Skin79, Hanskin, Lioele and Dr. Jart).

Here's a pic of the complete haul incl. 3 items I got from Ebay (the 2x Lunasol and 1x RMK). 2 of the MQ lippies were for my mum.

Gone but not forgotten Part 1: Kanebo T'estimo

I decided to do a mini series on brands discontinued since I started using/collecting Japanese brands.


One of my very first ventures into Japanese makeup was Kanebo's brand T'estimo.
4 years ago when I lost interest in Western makeup completely my dear friend and blogging buddy Iris from Rouge Deluxe recommended the Fresh Clear Eyes palettes from T'estimo to me when I asked her which brands are good out there in Japan.
Until that point I only had collected a few items from Majolica Majorca, KP, PN, Inoui ID and Kate and was still quite new to that matter.

Iris sent me a link showing me the Fresh Clear Eyes palettes so I instantly fell in love with the blue and purple ones.

The Fresh Clear Eyes were convenient palettes and the first I saw with an included cream liner in the compact.

From that point on I purchased items from every single collection T'estimo put out and the release of T'estimo's new items was always a date I anticipated eagerly.

I always thought that T'estimo's eyeshadow palettes and lipsticks (Serumdrape Rouge, Grande Shine Rouge, Clear Memory Rouge) were particularly good especially the last 3 series of palettes T'estimo released (Layered Impact Eyes, Frame Impact Eyes and Grande Shine Eyes).

To my shock Kanebo decided to replace T'estimo with their new brand Coffret D'or. While I admittedly like many of Coffret D'or's new products T'estimo still holds a special part in my heart as it was one of my first Japanese loves =)