SHU UEMURA New Collection
It took two weeks to get shipped to me but I finally got my order last week. (Note to anyone with questions about their Shuu Emura online orders: do NOT email Customer Service because you will NEVER get a reply back! Call instead but be prepared to be placed on hold for quite some time.)
This was a pretty collection and if I sound slightly underwhelmed perhaps it's only because of the sheer fabulousness of the latest bobbi brown and Nars purchases I've been loving so much recently. Or maybe it's because I had to wait so long for my order to arrive and was worried it was delivered to the wrong recipient and I'd have to (gasp!) call again.
Still, no regrets here; in fact I'm having quite some fun with these babies too. I selected the pressed eye shadows in ME Sepia (deep copper-bronze) and ME Brass Gold (electric greenish-gold), Glow-On blush in Antique Orange (pearlized sunset-bronze), and Rouge 4 in Beige Gold (sheer golden nude-beige)
If I were to pick a favorite, it would be the Antique Orange glow-on; I've been warming up my cheeks with this practically everyday. It's a gorgeous golden peach, warm and shimmery. Truth is I was slightly alarmed when I saw how orange-y it looked in the package, but my fears were quickly allayed with the first swipe. I do suggest, however, that my porcelain pale friends would be better off with the Antique Pink shade instead.
The eye shadows are true-to-color are perfect for cat eyes makeup; what you see in the package is how it appears on skin. The ME Sepia is a warm bronze and really lights up my dark brown eyes, and I've been using the ME Brass Gold to add luminosity and brilliance (gorgeous when used on the lower lashlines, by the way).
At first I was slightly disappointed by the Rouge 4 Beige Gold shade; it's just too close to the color of my skin, it's really a true nude for me. But I discovered that when I apply it over a lipliner like, say, bobbi brown's Bare or MAC's ubiquitous Spice or Stripdown, and then under a gold lipgloss such as NARS' new Moon Fleet or bobbi's latest Gold Glitter, the effect is truly breathtaking and my lips feel moisturized and soft.
Just one word of warning, if I may: don't fall in love too deeply with the beautiful filigree design of these limited-edition items. One swipe and it's gone. But at least you're left with a product you're still going to enjoy -- at least I know for sure I am.