Natural Veil Powder:
The powder comes in a thin plastic case as it´s meant to be put into either the Compact Case I (alone) or Case II (together with a blusher or 2 eyeshadows).
I was a bit disappointed when I received it as from the picture it was not noticable that this would not come in an actual case. Also for the hefty price I thought it should not just come as a refill. I eventually ordered the Compact Case I though as I just dislike to have it in the ugly thin plastic thing.
The Natural Veil Powder is a very light-toned finely milled silky powder that evens out my skin perfectly. I really love this powder as it doesn´t look overly powdery or chalky at all but still offers light coverage. It sets my foundation and doesn´t feel dry. I am not sure if 01 is supposed to be translucent but this is definitely best suitable for fair-light skin-tones as it definitely does have a bit of a tint to it.
Really, this is a superior quality powder however I must say I have other cheaper powders that perform almost as good at a fraction of the price. I think I will still repurchase this though as I seriously enjoy using this.
This is not scented and I don´t have any irritation or adverse reaction when I am using this.
You can get this on Ichibankao or Mihokoshop so you can check out the price yourself. There is also a color 02 available.
Blush in Amazing:
I saw this color shown on the pamphlet and fell in love with it right away. The perfect cool hot pink!
Oddly this comes in an actual case but without a mirror. I don´t know why the cheaper blush comes in a hard plastic case whereas the more expensive powder comes in a flimsy refill case! After all the blush is also meant for depotting =X
Anyway the blush color is gorgeous! It´s really a very bright cool pink but deep enough not to look clownish!
The blush has a very smooth fine texture and is only very lightly shimmery, almost matte.
The only little rant I have is that the level of pigment is actually much less than I expected for such an expensive makeup-artist-like brand. Actually for me that´s not that bad as I can overdo blush very easily but still I think this should have a bit more pigment. It takes about 2-3 layers to achieve the soft pink flushed cheeks I like =)
You can fit 2 of the blushes in the Compact Case I or 3 pieces in the Compact Case II.
Overall both items are great albeit a tad expensive. Next time I´ll review the 4 eyeshadows I picked up =)
I love your blog for reviews! I was wondering, can you compare the Blush in Amazing to NARS Mata Hari?
ReplyDeleteJust from this picture it looks really similar...what do you think?
ReplyDeleteIt's my first time leaving a message.^^
ReplyDeleteActually I'm really interested
in this new brand. Last week I went to Shinjuku Isetan where there is the only counter of Addiction in Kantou area.
I bought the eyeliner,which was very soft.
The counter was very small and crowded. I didn't check their other products except the eyeliner and concealer. The eyeshaows look fantastic.can't wait to read your review about the eyeshadow.^^