I hope you are all having a wonderful week. Since Friday is holiday here, there is only one more day left to this week. My appointment yesterday went very well, but I feel like someone drove a truck over me. I think after all the travelling, now I need some holidays. I am definitely planning to take it easy for the long weekend.
But till then I have so many pretties to share with you. I get so excited and start jumping around when I play with beautiful make-up. I am talking about Suqqu Summer! I brought these with me from Japan and took them with me to the States. I put on Suqqu Eye Color Palette Ex-02 Yosaizora in the morning at the day of my presentation at the conference then went down to have a breakfast. I was staying on the 43th floor, which was way below than last time when I attended the same conference. Back then I enjoyed 63th floor. There is something about being so high up. One feels like god, lol. Anyway, went down for breakfast and ordered an omelette from a super sweet guy with rasta. I ordered from him the day before but this time he looked at me and said "wow you look so beautiful today!". That must have been... Suqqu!
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| Suqqu Eye Color Palette Ex-02 Yosaizora and Color Lip Protector Ex-01 for Summer 2015 |
Now that is true that I am biased when it is Suqqu. I love their Eye Shadow Formulas and recently I am hooked with their highlighter. To me Suqqu is a brand which delivers consistent quality. That said some of their offerings are more on the sheer and wearable side. I like these too but generally I prefer a good pigmented eye shadow. This is why, if you are like me, be prepared to fall head over heels with their Summer Collection!!!
Suqqu Summer Collection is tiny but exciting. It is composed of two Eye Color Palettes in Ex-01Benikakesora (red summer sky) which has bordeaux and a beautiful multi-faceted rose gold. Ex-02 Yosaizora (night sky with colors, such as fireworks) which I will be showing you today is a combination of navy and bronze. With this collection Suqqu also releases a limited edition tinted version of their much loved Lip Protector which was not available in UK before. Color Lip Protector Ex-01 has SPF20 and it aims to protect your lips against UV damage and dryness. The tint in it is very subtle so once I swatch this, it doesn't show up so well on my arm. But on the lips it give a subtle sheen and color, which you can see in the first FOTD below.
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| Suqqu Color Lip Protector Ex-01 for Summer 2015 |
Now let's come to the trio which makes my heart skip a beat, Suqqu Eye Color Palette Ex-02 Yosaizora. The formula is Suqqu at its best, very long lasting and silky. It is not powdery and the shades are all very pigmented.
Left (A): is a deep navy blue with satin finish and very subtle lighter blue shimmer. It can be worn full on for a smoky eye, used as a liner for a softer eye look or can be used as a definition shade on the crease and outer corner.
Middle (B): a mid toned warm bronze with satin to shimmery finish. The shimmer in that is very complex and beautiful and mostly "cool" which balances the warmness of the base shade in a nice way. I like it mostly as all over the lid.
Right (C): although this looks like white under my lighting, it is a light opalascence pink. You can see the effect in the swatches I posted on Instagram better in store lighting. This shade can be used as a base but I also like it to bring it over on the deeper shades to make them more shimmery. You can see at the swatches below, once C is layered over A, it looks like night sky, seriously pretty!
I can't stress more how one should mix these shadows to layer them over each other. Try layering and many other brands will fail (will look patchy) but Suqqu always turns into most interesting shades. Look at the beautiful taupe below once everything is layered together. Isn't it breath taking? Good thing about it is that you can control the shade and put more of B and it will be warmer. Add a bit more A and it will be cooler, more C it will be more shimmery.
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| Close-up: Suqqu Eye Color Palette Ex-02 Yosaizora |
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| Swatches: Suqqu Eye Color Palette Ex-02 Yosaizora |
Below I applied these in my favorite and very "straightforward" way. I applied the bronze shade (B) all over the lid, added a bit of navy (A) to the outer corner and crease. I then applied some A on the inner corner and over B. Since the navy shade is really really pigmented, I find this as the best way to wear it for a day look. I almost never use deep shades as liners since I usually don't use eye liner at all. But bringing the bronze all over the lid and navy as an eye liner would be another very wearable and pretty option for the day.
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| In-action: Suqqu Eye Color Palette Ex-02 Yosaizora |
Below I combined Suqqu Eye Color Palette Ex-02 Yosaizora on the eyes with Suqqu Balancing Cheeks #01 Momoshuiro Blush Duo (reviewed here) on the cheeks and Color Lip Protector Ex-01 on the lips. I tapped a tiny amount of Suqqu Highlighting Liquid (mentioned here) on the high points of the cheeks.
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| FOTD: Suqqu Eye Color Palette Ex-02 Yosaizora |
I would like to also show you a full on smoky eye make-up using Suqqu Eye Color Palette Ex-02 Yosaizora. I didn't blend it all too much to show you how pigmented these go on the eyes. I applied the navy shade (A) to the inner and outer edge and the bronze (B) to in the middle. I then added some of the shimmery light pink (C) in the middle to bring more dimension. If you use that, be sure to highlight the inner corner better. Afterwards when I was editing the photos, I was like whoops, maybe a little highlight would open up the eyes better. Nevertheless here is the eye look...
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| In-action: Suqqu Eye Color Palette Ex-02 Yosaizora |
Here is more of a night look using Suqqu Eye Color Palette Ex-02 Yosaizora on the eyes, Dior Nude Tan Blush Harmony #001 Pink Sunrise (previously reviewed here) on the cheeks and Color Lip Protector Ex-01 on the lips. I felt like this eye look needed a bit more definition on the cheeks.
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| FOTD: Suqqu Eye Color Palette Ex-02 Yosaizora |
Here are two of the beauties side by side once more. I also like the white summer packaging, silimar to what Tom Ford does but Suqqu did it even before. Both of the brands have a special place in my heart. I wonder if it is because they can dress in white in such a gorgeous way.
I can't wait for the red/rose gold palette either. When I swatched it at the counter in Tokyo, I gasped and everyone laughed because I called me husband "Hey look how beautiful it is!" with an excited voice. I would like to thank Junko and Kozue who showed us great hospitality and spend time with us in Tokyo. I also got to enjoy my first Gankin Massage. You can see me having it here. It was a wonderful experience. That was the day of our departure and my skin was happier than ever, even after such a long flight. The massage also visibly tones the cheek bones and works on lymph drainage. I can recommend it to everyone who is close to a Suqqu counter.
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| Suqqu Eye Color Palette Ex-02 Yosaizora and Color Lip Protector Ex-01 for Summer 2015 |
Final thoughts: Suqqu Eye Color Palette Ex-02 Yosaizora is a very pretty natural palette which layers to a taupe perfection, can be worn for a day or night look. The shades are very pigmented, ultra long lasting and the shimmer is so complex and beautiful. Color Lip Protector Ex-01 is great for protecting your lips from UV and dryness. Its sheer quality combines with all the crazy summer eye looks you can create using one of the trios. All thumbs up!
Suqqu Summer Collection will be released on the14th of May. Suqqu is available in-store at Fenwick of Bond Street, Harrods, Selfridges and Selfridges online.
Are you eyeing any of these? Do you layer eye shadows?
Disclaimer: The products in this post were provided free of charge for my consideration.
I am not paid for this review. All opinions are honest and my own.
