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.

Guerlain - Terracotta Loose Powder Khol 04 Oriental Bronze

Introduction
This is from Guerlain's Terracotta collection for summer 2007. This collection comes with several interesting products which I'll review later. They are the Sun Elixir, Blush & Sun blushers and bronzers.

Texture
Unscented loose powder. The color is a mystical greenish grey with copper sparkles. Really oriental.

Packaging

The packaging is very exotic. The cap is in gold color with Middle East style motif. The tube is transparent which I greatly appreciate because their previous regular eye kohl tube is unable to see how much contain is left in the tube. There is a thin stick attach to the cap which you could pick up the powder from the tube and apply directly to eyes using the stick. What an innovative invention! Without the stick, I really don’t know how I’m going to pour the powder out of the tube. However I do not recommend to use the stick as applicator to avoid contamination. Normally what I do is I use an eyeliner brush to pick up the powder on the stick and apply on eyes. Oh my gosh, it even comes with a velvet pouch!

Price
RM99, 1g. I loves it so I think is worth it.

Review

The color is truly unique! I have not seen any eyeliner in this color. It brighten up my eyes and make them looks mystically bigger instantly! It is a greenish grey with copper sparkles in it. I bet it will look good on everybody. It compliments my brown eyes so well that I'm thinking whether I need a backup of this. I love the Turquoise kohl that Guerlain came out last year and I couldn't find it anywhere now. The applicator is a bit messy to use and some of the powder dropped onto my face but you can always use a eyeliner brush with it. I love this stuff.

Guerlain - Meteorites Pearly Touch Voyage Powder

Introduction
This is Guerlain's limited edition product in year 2006.

Texture

Scented with Guerlain's signature scent but it is subtle. The powder is super fine and super shimmery! It feels like putting pure pigment on your face.

Packaging
I remember the first company that came out with this kind of packaging is Yves Saint Lauren's touchy blush then I see more and more similar packaging. It has a spong attached to the pot and the powder will be dispense when pressing the sponge on your face.

Price
RM179, 7g. The price is way too high for just a 7g of powder! I guess the cost goes to the packaging.

Review
This is a highlighter. It is very shimmery and gives a shimmer pink sheen on the face. So I think you can use it all over the face unless you want to look like a disco ball. Anyway, i love the effect it gives. A sheer pink sheen is perfect to highlight the cheekbone and use under a blush. It gives you a really extraordinary glow. The packaging is a bit crumpsy to use. The sponge is too big for my cheek and hard to put the powder on the exact place that I want. It also hard to control the amount of powder dispensed. I don't feel it is very hygenic as the sponge pressed over my face with foundation although the sponge could be taken out to clean.