Lunasol Fall 2011 Modeling Cheeks EX02 (Soft Coral)

I am now joining the Lunasol bandwagon with the ladies whose blogs I follow and adore. I recently picked up 2 Lunasol products. :D YAYYYY!!!! I will do a separate post on each with my initial impressions and thoughts on the products.  

Lunasol Fall 2011 Modeling Cheeks EX02

Soft Coral

Swatches.

Swatched on MAC NC30 skin.

Swatch of all the colors blended together.

NOTE: All pictures were taken under artificial lighting. 

EX02 is a peach-coral shade depending on how you apply or layer the colors of the blush. It has shimmers that are barely noticeable. If any, the shimmers just give a very lovely and healthy glow when applied! The pigmentation is rather sheer but buildable. The finish is very natural and pretty. It will make you look like you are blooming. 

It feels so nice to the touch - almost creamy and soft - its powder has been finely milled along with the shimmers (fear not, the shimmers won't scratch nor bother you).  

The blush case/compact and the blush are sold separately. You may opt not to buy the compact and just get the blush. I however, seriously need a compact for this. The Lunasol counter I visited ran out of stocks so I just bought the blush without the pan. I have an excuse to go back to their counter now.. :P

So much for not buying any blushers till I hit a pan. LOL! xD

Paul & Joe 2011 Fall Collection - Manhattan Launch at Rustans Makati

I was invited to the Paul and Joe workshop and Fall launch. YAYYYYYY!!!! xD

They will still be having a launch and a workshop this coming weekend so you might want to drop by their counter before the event to get an invite. 

Paul & Joe products have the most amazing packaging! :)

 Color Palettes in 001 58th & 5th, 002 Chelsea and 003 Central Park West

Price - Php 2,650

I have been looking forward to these color palettes although I am currently on an eyeshadow ban because I own way too many eyeshadows. LOL! xD If I could I would certainly pick up one of these gorgeous palettes! 

001 - is a good neutral palette for ladies with light to medium skin tones.

002 - is a great palette for everyone! It has the a great variety of color selection IMO because it can be used for both day and night time. The colors will look good on everyone from lighter-darker skin toned ladies.

003- also a neutral palette but is aimed towards ladies with fair to lighter skin tones.

001 58th & 5th

Finishing Pressed Powder - 001 Spotlight

Price - Php 2,650.00

I have been told that this is a highlighting powder so it should only be applied on certain areas of the face to give it a healthy and lovely glow. :)

Lipstick C in 073 Uptown Girl, 072 SoHo and 074 Lower East Side.
Price - Php 1,550/Ea

073 is a very pretty and light coral shades - Coral lovers should definitely check this lipstick out - it's a milky coral that is very pretty! 

072 is a bright red-orange which would look for bold and daring looks. Little dabs on the lips will give you natural kissable lips.

074 is a mauve color with beige undertones. This is the perfect nude lipstick and I picked it 

up because I fell inlove with it! <3 (Swatches and review will be posted in the future.)

From Left to Right - 073 42nd Street, 074 Empire State and 075 Brooklyn Bridge
Price - Php 1,350.00/Ea

The eyeshadows are a bit similar to those of the summer collection but I prefer the packaging of the summer collection although these may have a different hue because they're for fall. If you already own the LE summer edition eyeshadows, I suggest you skip these and invest on the palettes and other items. 

Pencil Eye Liners in 002 Bleecker Street, 001 Upper East Side and 003 Grand Central

Price - Php 950.00

Nail Enamel in 018 The City Never Sleeps, 019 Big Apple and 017 Downtown.
Price - 800.00

The City Never Sleeps is navy blue well, almost midnight blue with purple and pink hues that show up when the lighting changes.

Big Apple is a very deep and gorgeous shade with shimmers for an extra sparkle!

Downtown is a peach-pink well it's kind of a coral with some shimmers that will compliment any skin tone. 

Face & Eye Color CS and  Lipstick C are now available for purchase at Paul & Joe's Rustans counter in Makati. The other items will also be released this month. I was not able to get a picture of the new cream foundation which is probably a re-formulated version of the Moisturizing Compact Foundation.

Swatches will be posted if only upon request - I was not able to get decent swatches because of the lighting.  Please let me know what items would you like to see swatches of, because I will not post swatches of everything except for the ones that I will acquire and the ones that you would want to see. Just let me know in the comments, ok? :)

I also picked up a few items which I will post in a haul post with GWPs, along with the token I received for attending the event. (Hello backlog! LOL!)

Thank you to Miss Pia, Paul & Joe's Brand Manager and to Marlon, my favorite SA for inviting me to the event and letting me swatch and try the products. :) 

This was supposed to be a Fall 2011 inspired look...

 As some of you may know, Blue eyeshadows are making a comeback for fall. This was supposed to be a fall inspired look for 2011. As I also previously mentioned I caught a flu and have been sick since last weekend so yes, I may look like a ghost and a bit pale even with makeup on.

I will be the first to say, that this look did not turn out the way I wanted it to. :P Yes, I failed. I however wanted to post it to remind everyone that things may not always work out the way we want to but we still have to learn to live with the results, LOL! xD

Urban Decay 15th Anniversary Palette Deep End on the lids and inner corners, Evidence on the outer V and Vanilla as highlight on the browbone.

One more thing, the lighting in our condo makes my pictures yellow!!! I shall get better lights when I have a chance to. Please note that colors have been washed out due to the flash; plus, I had a lamp in front of my face because all the pictures were rather dark and blurred without it.

I tried to contour my nose and I think I managed to make it look a lot bigger than it really is. LOL! Talk about epic fail. xD

FACE:
- NARS Pro-Prime Pore Refining Primer
- Benefit Highbeam
- Hera HD Foundation in No. 23
- MAC - Charged Water Skin Hydrating Mist 
- Etude House Miss Tangerine Cream Choux Blusher No. 2 Miss Peach
- Guerlain Terracotta Bronzing Powder Moisturizing & Long Lasting in 01


EYES:
- Etude House Proof 10 Eyeshadow Primer

- Urban Decay 24/7 in Zero

- Etude House I'm Fine Eyeliner

- Urban Decay 15th Anniversary Palette Deep End, Evidence and Vanilla.

- NYX Jumbo Eye Pencil in Cottage Cheese
- Daiso Faux Cils Cross Type No. 165


LIPS:
- Tony Moly Berry Lovely Girl Lip Liner in 04
-Tony Moly Crystal Glam Color Gloss 03 Glam Peach




I shall try to do a better job next time! I hope you all have a great week! 


It seems like time is ticking by so fast. I can't believe it's the start of yet another week. O__o There was a time in my life when time didn't seem to move, wherein 15 minutes seemed to take forever!!! And, those were during my terror professors class while we were having recitation, hahaha! 

Paul & Joe 2011 Fall Collection - Manhattan

"Inspired by the streets of Manhattan, a place Sophie Albou loves so much."

Let's all take a peek!!! :)

1. Face & Eye Color CS

073 42nd Street　

074 Empire State

075 Brooklyn Bridge

2. Color Palette

001 58th & 5th

002 Chelsea

003 Central Park West

3.  Lipstick C

072 SoHo

073 Uptown Girl　

074 Lower East Side

4. Nail Enamel

5. Pencil Eye Liner

6. Creamy Powder Foundation SPF15 PA++

7. Finishing Pressed Powder

001 Spotlight

8.  Lipstick M

I rarely post about upcoming collections. But most of you know that I am in love with Paul & Joe and I am extremely excited for this collection because of the Color Palette which has 4 eyeshadows, an eyeliner and a blush! I also want to try out the finishing powder and creamy powder foundation - Paul & Joe fans might be familiar with the smooth, light formula that leaves a dewy finish and radiant finish. :)

You might have seen the collection on other blogs but I was waiting for the release date in my country. Last I've been told is that Paul & Joe Philippines will be releasing the items around the last week of August to the first week of September.


Photos are from press release and Blair's blog.


Thank you so much Blair for being such a sweetheart! <3