Kanebo Media Lip Liner A in BE-1, BE-2 and RS-1

I started to really like Media for its affordable but usually good items! I didn´t buy lip liners in loooooong time, I usually use my HG color from IPSA which goes with pretty much all lip colors and the (older version) ones from Maquillage for deeper or rosier colors.


I got 3 of the Lip Liner A from Facial-Shop about couple of weeks ago and they arrived in time before I left. Facial-Shop seems to be down or currently unavailable and I don´t know what´s wrong. Anyway, I am sure you can get the liners from Mihokoshop if you contact her and request this product.


These liners are small and slim thus will fit into any pocket. They are cheap as they retail for only 650 Yen each and there are many colors to choose from.
I got 3 colors that work with about any of my lipsticks except maybe the very deep berry reds.


The liners apply smoothly and evenly and last as long as the lipcolor lasts on me so they´re pretty perfect lip liners. All 3 are rather pigmented but the colors are rather natural and really work beautifully with my lipsticks and glosses.
Since the liners are creamy they can be blended well so the line will not look harsh.

BE-1 is a perfect MLBB (my lips but better) color, BE-2 is a light beige and RS-1 is a cool rose mauve.


Overall I am pretty happy with these lip liners and probably won´t purchase more liners over the next year or so as these 3 colors are just great. I rarely buy lip liners as I said above so I think these are the first ones I bought the past 2 years or so!

Fall 2009: Maquillage (& Alexander Wang)...2x Eyes Creator 3D & Perfect Gloss

Maquillage is one of my top brands (among with Kate, Lavshuca, Jill Stuart, Esprique Precious and more lol)... anyway, Maquillage usually has exceptionally good quality products (many of my daily staples are from MQ...their foundations in OC-00 usually are my best match... except for powdery ones)


The Eyes Creator 3D eyeshadow series is one of the best shadow range I have found this year (haven't tried the cream-only summer palettes though!). The shadows are buttery soft and pigmented, silky and blend well. And most colors have a certain luster without being glittery which makes them look really good on my eyes (and keeps the shadows from looking dull).
Each palette gives you 5 colors, 2 of them being creams (a base and a liner) and 3 powder shadows (1 for lids, a deeper accent one and a highlighter). Some of their color combos are a bit odd but still manage to look good in my opinion.


MQ released 5 new palettes for fall of which I picked up 2, one of the regular colors and one of the limited Alexander Wang colors housed in a black case instead of the standard pinkish silver ones.
I also got 2 of the new Perfect Gloss lippies and these are absolute faves now, I have been reaching for them very often within the previous month!

The 2 Alexander Wang palettes are safe neutral daily-wear colors (aka browns hehe). I picked up the cooler palette and it indeed is a safe and perfect choice for everyday wear.


The other palette I picked up is the new gray one as it looked gorgeous, too. I didn't pick up the pink and green palettes as these didn't appeal to me that much.


The texture is great, just as I described above. The cream base btw is actually good, I used it and the colors went on vibrantly and didn't fade or crease (as I had expected) on me.
The cream liner is ok, not the best, but it's pigmented and applies smoothly. However it's a cream liner, not a gel liner, so it does fade a bit.

The colors are:
BR365:


This is the Alexander Wang palette. The colors are a bit sheerer than the other Eyes Creator palettes and are a light golden brown, medium plummy taupe, light taupish cream to highlight. The cream base is a pearly golden white and the cream liner is a deeper version of the plummy accent color albeit a bit more plummy brown than taupe. All 3 powders have a beautiful pearl finish. The glitter you see on the pics is just an overspray.


GY867:


When I first opened the palette I wasn't sure if I'd like the color combo. It looked a bit weird and the blue looked somehow wrong with the taupe/grays but since I trust Maquillage to come up with good colors I decided to give it a try. The colors harmonize perfectly!
You get a metallic light taupe gray with an intense lustrous (not glittery!) finish, medium iridescent blue gray, intensely pigmented metallic off-white. The cream base is a pale gold and the cream liner is a deep neutral brown that goes so well with the metallic taupe gray.
This palette is really super pimented and it's a joy playing around with the fantastic metallics in this palette hehe =D


All in all I am tremendously enjoying both palettes! Both are much better choices than the GY865 palette which has this strange mustard brown paired with a taupe and stark white. I am comparing them to GY865 as both new palettes are in the same color scheme (I reviewed this palette in Spring or so) =)


Maquillage admittedly also makes some of the finest lipsticks and glosses Japanese brands have to offer. I believe since MQ debuted I have collected over 50 lippies from them...oops!
I certainly was super excited when I spotted their new glosses as I was sure I'd love them!
The new Perfect Gloss comes in a sleek silver/clear tube with wand. The applicator is a flat soft fuzzy spatula which deposits the gloss so well!


The texture of the gloss is divine. A slick soft cream with nearly no stickiness I can detect. Also the pigment is very good so the color you see in the tube is pretty much the result you'll see on your lips. The finish is a beautiful shimmery and shiny glossy mouth. Very purdy!
The lasting power on me is quite good, about 2 hours I'd say. Reapplying is easy though as I don't feel my lips are getting more sticky or gooey from reapplying without removing the color remains first.
All in all it's total love! The Perfect Gloss in my opinion *is* perfect.

Again I went for 2 safe colors. In my opinion noone can make more perfect natural colors than the Japanese brands.


RD711: This is a beautiful rosy brown
RS702: Beautiful light cool pink, very much a MLBB color on me ;D
Both colors are shimmery but the shimmer is very finely milled.


You can get the palettes on Adambeauty. You can get both the glosses and shadow quints from Gooddealer (where I ordered), Ichibankao and possibly some other online shops.

So all in all this is an absolutely winning collection for me. While the colors aren't really original or very special this is a solid collection of excellent quality.

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.

Kokuryudo Privacy Point Magic Pressed Powder SPF15 & Clubbin' Lovin' Nude Pink Lip Liner

My only experience with Kokuryudo Privacy until now has been with their Eyelash Curlkeeper (basically a hairspray for lashes). The Curlkeeper is really good and I am on my 3rd can now I believe =D

Sasa doesn't really carry a lot of makeup that interests me but they carry Kokuryudo stuff for quite cheap so I decided to add the Point Magic Pressed Powder in #11 Light Beige to my most recent order. It was only US$8.80 so not a big loss if it sucks hehe.

The Clubbin' Lovin' Lip Liner (man, that name really sucks lol) in Nude Pink was part of my first order from Jpmon which I received end of December.

-Point Magic Pressed Powder SPF15:


When I received the powder I was stunned by how tiny this compact is! It's rather a travel-sized pressed powder with a little puff so it's perfect for toting around and keep in your purse for touch-ups.
The powder comes in a rather snore-worthy pale pink compact... I know that Japanese brands can do much cuter stuff but for US$8.80 I won't complain too much!


My main worry was that the color wouldn't match anyway. Being sickly pale is really not easy sometimes especially when it comes to matching foundations and powders *sigh*.


However the Point Magic in #11 Light Beige is a perfect very pale neutral powder with sheer-medium coverage. Applied with a fluffy brush (which is not that given the tininess of the compact) this gives a flawless non-cakey finish.


I am quite impressed with this little cutie as for the price it really delivers.

-Clubbin' Lovin' Lip Liner in Nude Pink:


First off I HATE THAT NAME. It's too stupid for words really! It's tacky and yucky hehe (only topped with MQ's Moisture Climax stuff!)! Who came up with it anyway?

The name thankfully didn't keep me back from ordering the pencil (I paid somewhere around US$6-7 for it) as it's a darn good lip pencil.
I own tons of lipliners and in my opinion they're a vital step to gorgeous lip makeup (well, not that necessary for sheer glosses etc.). My favorite lipliner has been one from IPSA for the past 2 or 3 years and it's finishing soon so I am so happy that I found a good replacement.


Japanese brands make the best lip colors but I have an issue with most of their lipliners: oranginess! Even pink or beige liners often have an annoying obvious orange cast that doesn't work with the neutral beige pink lippies I like to wear most of the time.
There are several liners I like from Lunasol, MQ and CdP but they're more suitable to use with roses and plums.

The Kokuryudo liner is a perfect pearly nude pink. It is very close to my natural lip color but with a little sheen so it's very nice to use with most of my neutral lippies.
I used this almost daily for the past 2-3 weeks and it looked good with every lippy I used this with.


This is a regular pencil which requires sharpening and I sharpened mine already 2x so I am sure I will stock up on this with my next Jpmon order.