Shiseido Integrate - Lipgloss OR302

Introduction
Integrate is Shiseido's drugstore brand with lower price range. Angelina Jolie is the spoke person for this range.

Price
1260 yen, 1.8ml.

Packaging
What a packaging! I never seen anything like this, at least not for a lipgloss but apparently they are good. The bristle is a spatula shape transparent silicon with a hole on it and a tube in the center to dispense the gloss to the bristle. You twist the tube clock wise at the bottom to dispense the color to the bristle and then twist it anti-clockwise to make the gloss back to the tube from the bristle. No more worries of mixing the lipcolor into the wand and waste of lipglosses or applying lipgloss with your finger from the squeeze tube.

Review
The Integrate range only sold in Japan and Taiwan. My best friend brought it back for me from Japan. I got the color OR302 which is coral pink with fine shimmer. Although it is in the orange color family but it actually appear as light pink on my lips. The color OR302 is very sheer that it hardly shows on my lips. It appears like clear glitter gloss on. However, when I applied it after put foundation on my lips, it shows up as a very nice pinkish nude. I also found the texture is a little sticky but it makes my lips ultra glossy. Looks good with any lipstick.
The packaging is a bit tricky to use, you have to use it like a butter knife and spread the gloss on the lips to get a good result. It is comparable to any high end lipglosses in every aspect.

Shiseido Maquillage - Color Fit Climax RD357

Introduction

This is the latest range from Shiseido Maquillage being released for Spring 2008.

Price
RM89, 4g.


Texture
Scentless, very soft, moisturising and glossy.


Packaging
I found this range has the same design as Shiseido's discontinued range Pieds Nus Rouge Aqua X. The tube is slimer and long which is different from the usual fat and short tube. It also has a color similar to the lipstick on the cap of the tube for easy identification. Definately sleeker and more elegant than the usual packaging.


Review
Oh, i love this lipstick very much. I got the color RD357 which is the color used on the model in the poster. The code RD indicates the it is from the red color family. The color is a coral red which is rich but not bold. It appears super glossy on my lips and makes it looks so plumped up! I can't stop staring on my lips. Haha. Unlike their other range (sheer climax, color on climax), this range has a rich color and shows up nicely on my rather pigmented lips. Just beautiful! I'll rank it the best lipstick of the year and get my hands on more colors.

Check out the video below. This is the color I bought.

Shiseido Maquillage - Neo Climax Lip RS753

Introduction
Maquillage is Shiseido's young line exclusively sold in Asia country. It is replacing the PN (Pied Nus) which is my favourite.

Texture
Non sticky, non fragranced, sheer as a lipstick but provide enough pigments as a gloss.

Packaging
From the advertisement photo, a lot of people would think it is a lipstick with 'bullets' at the surface but in fact it is a liquid lipstick in a plastic lipstick shape container. The concept is similar to Maquillarge's another lipgloss in a thin long wand or the Maybeline 3D lipshines. You twist the bottom of the lipstick and the liquid will be dispensed out from the holes on the surface. Pretty and practical design, I like it very much.

Price
RM72, quite reasonable, launched in August 2007.

Review
I'm attracted to its packaging at the 1st place but now I think it is quite a nice product too. I always love lipsticks by Japanese cosmetics company like Sofina, Kose, Kanebo Testimo but Shiseido PN (discontinued) and Maquillage is my top of the list favourite by far. I'm even thinking of converting all my lipsticks into this line.

It comes in 8 colors and I got the RS753. The other color that I like is OR331 but I already have their lipstick in the orange range. This RS753 is very natural, almost the same color as my lips and I have moderate pigmented lips. My lips looks like wearing nothing but looks glossy. This color has subtle gold shimmer that is barely noticeable on lips. Great for a natural look. My lips feel very comfortable with this gloss, it just feels like lipblam, not sticky at all. The other 2 colors in the PK family is too cool for me and make my yellow skintone looks dull.

Shiseido Maquillage - Sheer Climax Rouge 20

Introduction

Maquillage is Shiseido's young line exclusively sold in Asia country. It is replacing the PN (Pied Nus) which is my favourite.

Texture
Non sticky, non fragranced, very moisturizing and ultra light weight.

Packaging
Beautiful! The color of the tube is quite similar with the actual color and it is very convenient for me to pick the color I want to wear out from a stash of lippies without opening it.

Price
RM89, very expensive as a lipstick but I still think it is worth it.

Review
I just love Shiseido Maquillage lipsticks. They are simply the best I've tried. The texture is very moisturizing, very glossy and very light weight. I can't feel anything on my lips with them on, not like other brands lipsticks which you could feel some wax coated on your lips.

The sheer climax has a coat of iridescent shimmer outside of the lipstick but it will wear off after use. I love to look at the beautiful shimmer of the lisptick. I got the color 20. It looks like pure orange color from the tube but it gives a pinkish coral tone on my lips. Very beautiful! I think I'm addicted to it. The shimmer is quite noticeable and the color is consider sheer but could be layered on to get more intensity. I love this range a lot of and would like to collect more from this sheer climax range.

Guerlain - Poudre C'est Moi

Introduction
This is from Guerlain's Christmas collection in year 2006. Along with this collection is the Perles de Velours Meteorites which I have reviewed previously.

Texture
Slightly scented with Guerlain’s signature scent. The texture is ultra fine and silky smooth. One of the finest powder I’ve tried. It contains white sapphire to give the finish some glow and shimmer.

Packaging
I fall for the packaging. I know I gotta have it when I first saw the picture of it. Although it is made of cardboard but still looks elegant and classy with the red and gold color scheme. It also comes with a brush and a holder to separate the brush from the powder itself. Genius!

Price
RM265, 30g.

Review
This babe is so hard to find! I’ve checked almost all the Guerlain counters in KL and all were sold out. Finally I got it shipped from England.

I use this as a finishing powder and I’m impressed of the result. It makes my skin smoother instantly and makes my pores less visible eventually. The shimmer is very subtle and almost invisible on the face but it does give a slight glowing effect. The brush that comes with it also very soft and useable. However, it might gives a white cast to people with darker skintone. My skin is dry and flaky so I don’t use powder normally but I like this one. It doesn’t dry me out.

It is expensive but the generous size and the lovely packaging does make it more worthwhile.