Suqqu Blend Color Eye Shadow #18 Sakuraori & Balancing Cheeks #3 Yawakohaku, Review, Swatch & FOTD

Today I am excited to share two products from Suqqu Spring Collection with you. After the first images were available online, these two especially caught my eye. Pink and orange, such a lovely combination we don't get to see too often. Here is Suqqu Blend Color Eye Shadow #18 Sakuraori and Suqqu Balancing Cheeks #3 Yawakohaku.

Suqqu Blend Color Eye Shadow #18 Sakuraori & Balancing Cheeks #3 Yawakohaku

The color story of Suqqu Blend Color Eye Shadow #18 Sakuraori is like a orange and warm naturals mixed with a dose of pink. Sakuraori is my favorite of the three of the Blend Color Eye Shadows released for Spring. It is the one with the most interesting combination and stronger pigmentation. Also by combining such cool tones with very warm ones, it becomes very wearable across the skin tones.

Suqqu Blend Color Eye Shadow #18 Sakuraori

The shades in #18 Sakuraori are as follows:

Top left: A very light shimmery white base shade. It can be applied all over the eye lid as a base but I like using it sparingly under the brow bone and pack it on the inner corner. It has delicate Suqqu shimmer, which doesn't reflect the light in a harsh nor frosty way but it highlights beautifully.

Top right: A very light cool to neutral pink with satin to shimmery finish. This shade has very fine golden shimmer which makes it suitable to mix with the orange and brown in the palette, truely lovely.

Bottom right: A mid-toned terracotta shade which is a bit unusual for Spring but wait and see *winks* This shade has great color pay-off and applies beautifully. It has satin to shimmery finish but nothing harsh nor frosty.

Bottom left: A deep neutral brown with satin to shimmery finish. It has very good color pay-off and it is deep enough to define the crease but not too deep so it doesn't ruin the delicacy of other shades.

Close-up: Suqqu Blend Color Eye Shadow #18 Sakuraori

Swatch: Suqqu Blend Color Eye Shadow #18 Sakuraori

 

Sometimes I have problem trying to make shades show up on my lids but with Suqqu Blend Color Eye Shadow #18 Sakuraori just a single swipe is enough. Look how nicely pink and orange combine. Seriously it is not only my favorite of this collection but it is going to the favourites post for Spring Collections!

Below I have applied the white on the inner corner, next to it pink all the way to the half of the lid. I then blended pink into orange which I applied from mid lid to the outer corner. Afterwards I have defined the crease with deep brown.

In-action: Suqqu Blend Color Eye Shadow #18 Sakuraori

Two new blushes are released with Suqqu Spring 2015 Collection. One of them has mauve pink tones. I usually go for the pink one since warm cheeks look very unnaturally orange on me but I couldn't resist orange and pink combination. Also I thought Suqqu Balancing Cheeks #3 Yawakohaku would combine nicely with Suqqu Blend Color Eye Shadow #18 Sakuraori.

The idea of Balancing Cheeks blush is to apply the right color, orange in this case, on the cheeks and blend it by applying the left color, the pink. Different than my other Suqqu Blush, #1 Momoshuiro (reviewed here), #3 Yawakohaku was not embossed with the brand name. I found Yawakohaku to have better color pay-off too, which is great news for medium complexions. 

The right shade is a golden orange, very warm but with the shimmer it worked on my complexion. Especially since I could layer the left shade to cool it down a little. Left shade is a very light neutral to cool pink and has no shimmer.

Close-up: Suqqu Balancing Cheeks #3 Yawakohaku

Swatch: Suqqu Balancing Cheeks #3 Yawakohaku

Here is the look in context with Suqqu Blend Color Eye Shadow #18 Sakuraori on the eyes, Suqqu Balancing Cheeks #3 Yawakohaku on the cheeks, Suqqu Creamy Glow Lipstick Moist #08 Tougyoku on the lips. The eye look as well as the cheeks lasted over 12 hours on me, a major advantage of Suqqu makeup, which lasts the longest on me among all the formulas I have tried.

FOTD: Suqqu Blend Color Eye Shadow #18 Sakuraori & Balancing Cheeks #3 Yawakohaku

FOTD: Suqqu Blend Color Eye Shadow #18 Sakuraori & Balancing Cheeks #3 Yawakohaku

Also check out my review of Suqqu Blend Color Eye Shadow Ex-25 Haruhinata here from the same collection.

Final thoughts: I am officially in love with Suqqu Blend Color Eye Shadow #18 Sakuraori. The color story is unique to my stash (not as easy at it sounds) and it gives me a soft springy look without being too pastel. Balancing Cheeks #3 Yawakohaku is a very pretty blush for those who are afraid of orange as much as I am should check that out because it works.

Availability: A few of you asked where to find them after I shared the photos at Instagram. The good news is that the whole Spring Collection is available online at Selfridges at the time I am writing the post. Also both of the items I reviewed today are permanent so in case they sell out, they will eventually be restocked.

Anything catches your eye? How do you find the color story with orange and pink combination?












Disclaimer: The products in this post are provided for my consideration. 
I am not paid for this review. All opinions are honest and my own.