Annabelle Eyeshadow Trio - Grafix

Some time ago I promised a look using the Annabelle eyeshadow trio in Grafix. Since the weather has turned cold in Toronto, I thought posting this would be appropriate today :)






Lip colour - Chanel Rouge Allure Laque in Ming
Blush - most likely Everyday Minerals blush in Apple
Foundation - most likely Lunasol Water Cream Foundation





Brows - MAC Brun eyeshadow
Eyeshadow base - Urban Decay Primer Potion
Eyeshadows - Annabelle Eyeshadow Trio in Grafix
Eyeliner - Kate pen liner
Mascara - Marcelle Volume Precision Mascara, Shiseido Lash Base

Chanel Rouge Allure Laque

Thanks for the well wishes on my holiday and the input on the duty free items :) Looks like I will be getting the Meteorites trio then :D

Here's a review on one of my current favourite products, the Chanel Rouge Allure Laque:



The packaging is simple but feels heavy and luxurious. The product is dispensed with a doe foot applicator, which picks up quite a lot of product, enough to cover lips. (No double dipping required unlike some other products.)



The colour I purchased was Ming, which I would describe as a medium pink with a touch of rose.



This was my first liquid lipstick and I'm quite impressed with the pigmentation so far. The colour is opaque, with excellent coverage that shows up even on my naturally pigmented lips.

Under low lighting:


Under lots of daylight:


So far this is one of my favourite lipsticks. It has the coverage of a matte lipstick but the shine of a cream lipstick. The product has a more moisturizing feel than regular lipsticks without being greasy at all. The only complaint I might have is the doe's foot applicator being a bit less sanitary than a tube lipstick. Then again, it would be hard to create a tube lipstick with the same moisturizing feel of a liquid.

So overall - definitely recommended! The price IS steep (~US$32), but since this is a colour I could wear often, I think its worth it :)

Lunasol X'mas coffret, Chanel glossimers

Sorry for the absence! I haven't been around much lately...mostly because of other complications. Thanks for voting on the poll, I appreciate the feedback because its good for me to know what you like reading. From the current results, it looks like there'll be more reviews coming up. Of course, if you'd like to see something else just drop me a line in the comments or email me :)

For today I'm going to post another haul from December, haha. I ordered the Lunasol X'mas coffret from Facial-Shop HK after seeing Lotus Palace's review on it. Also got some Chanel glossimers to go with it since I'd never tried Chanel's glosses before. Its nice how Facial-Shop will give a 5% discount if you buy 3 items (no matter how much each item costs).

Here is the set - it contains a gorgeous bronzy clutch with the following items:

Soft Silver Lightning EX04 eyeshadow palette
Soft Silver Brown Geminate Liner in EX02
Soft Silver Rose EX01 blush
glitter nailpolish




The eyeshadow palette and nailpolish are full size, while the liner and blush are smaller versions.








Chanel glossimers:




Swatches:

L-R: Soft Silver Rose blush on the left, followed by the 4 shades in the eyeshadow palette.



The blush is very light, its more of a highlighter. I used it with a duo fibre brush the first few times and it barely shows up. I'll have to try it with a traditional blush brush and see if it picks up the colour better.

The eyeshadow colours are typical Lunasol - soft understated colour with fine shimmer. The bottom right shade has larger glitters though without much payoff. The diagram on the box shows its meant to be layered over the other colours in the center of the eyelid for a shimmering effect.


L-R: Soft Silver Brown liner, Chanel Galactic, Chanel Amberlight



The liner, as with my other blue Geminate liner is gorgeous. Its a shiny brown colour with shimmer. As for the glossimers, I'm not too fond of Amberlight...its a bit too warm for my taste. I like Galactic a lot though, it has a faint pink opalescence, and contains multicoloured fine shimmers.


Look using some of the above products:


(not including the face products and mascara)

Eyes
Shiseido Hydro Powder in Bare Pink as the base
Pink shade from palette all over lid
Outer 1/2 of lid with the dark brown shade
White highlight under the brow
Finished off with the geminate liner and Lancome Oscillation mascara




Forgive the shine - I only got the chance to take these pictures after a few hours of wear.

Love this shade of brown :)




See how the blush doesn't show up at all in the photo? I'll probably just use this as a highlighter in the future.



Chanel glossimer in Galactic:

No flash


With flash - brings out the multicoloured shimmer



If the set interests you, check out Fuzkittie's look with the same eyeshadow palette and blush.

Guess thats it for tonight :) Have a great week!

P.S. Whoops almost forgot to say, Happy Lunar New Year! :D

P.P.S. I just noticed this blog has pictures of the upcoming Lunasol 10th Anniversary set! Check it out here.