WKW for Shu Uemura (왕가위 슈에뮤라)

WKW for Shu Uemura (왕가위 슈에뮤라) Holiday Collection by Wong Kar Wai

Shu Uemura released a collection that is holiday rich in emotions and atmosphere, with beautiful package decorations inspired by internationally renowned director Wong Kar Wai's special short film for Shu Uemura "Mask."

Here's a clip of "Mask."

There are various type of products in this collection including eyeshadow palettes, lipsticks, glow/blush powder nail polishes, brightening cleaning oil, brush set, glitter false lashes etc... 

I picked up three products from the collection: Drowning In Flame Palette, Lustrous Glow Powder, Rouge Unlimited in Pink Flush.

Sigma Beauty Eyeshadow Palettes in Bare, Flare, and Dare + Coupon Code

Sigma Beauty Eyeshadow Palettes in Bare, Flare, and Dare can be bought for $35 USD each at SigmaBeauty.com

Bare

This palette has matte and satin finish eyeshadow colors in light and dark colors in neutral tones and comes with a dual ended brush (E30: pencil brush, E25: blending brush)

Flare

This palettes has matte, satin, and shimmery eyeshadows in greens, purples, browns, ans skin tone. It comes with a dual ended brush that has E55 for shading and E40 for blending.

Dare

This palette has mix of matte and satin colors in reddish browns, corals, yellows, and skintones for highlighting brow bones. It comes with a dual ended brush with E20 for shading and E45 for blending.

Dual ended brushes from Bare palette (top), Flare palette (middle), Dare palette (bottom).

These brushes are same quality as regular Sigma brushes which is a great bonus to any eyeshadow palette! Each dual ended brush has one blending brush and another for shading. My favourite is the one from Bare palette. The brush from Dare palette is also great but I find the brush from Flare palette too big for my eyelids which is a shame since the Flare palette is my favourite palette!

When I first got these palettes I was sure that the Bare palette will be my favourite that I will use most often. However, the colors are either too dark or too light. There's no medium tone neutral color that I can use for blending creases which means extra blending is required to blend out the dark colors. Control, Snoop, and Hitch are all nicely pigmented dark neutral colors that apply softly on the skin but they are too dark for daytime neutral looks. Act is some what tricky to wear; I hated it at first but after few tries, I found it to be the only neutral lid color I can wear during daytime. It's a muted taupe color with slight pink iridescence and when worn right it can create beautiful light smoky eyes perfect for daytime or night. Why did I hate it at first? Act has the most fall out and is somewhat powdery. One color I hate from this palette is Command; it appears pretty in the pan but doesn't transfer well on the skin. Overall, this palette was a little disappointing but that's probably because I expected too much (after seeing rave reviews on YouTube!). 

The Flare palette has fun colors like green and purple as well as neutrals. Oversee and Define are fun shimmery greens that apply silky. Publicize is a perfect highlighting color for the brow bones. Allure looks pretty in the pan but doesn't transfer well on the skin... Other colors are alright; not much to rave about. This would be a good palette to have for Spring and Summer looks.

The Dare palette would truly be for some daring! This palette has reddish browns and corals that reminds me the Fall color trees! As with the other palettes, there are colors that looks pretty in the pan but not so much on the skin: Shout and Vanish. But the rest of the colors in this palette are very pigmented and applies softly on the skin.

If I had to choose one palette I would pick the Flare palette, and if I can pick one more I'd pick the Bare palette. That's my personal preference. I would recommend getting the Bare palette plus either the Flare or Dare depending on personal preference. 

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Tokidoki Cromatico Eyeshadow Palettes & Single Shadows

Tokidoki Cromatico Eyeshadow Palettes & Single Eyeshadows

tokidoki Cromatico Eyeshadow Palette - Adieu

tokidoki Cromatico Eyeshadow Palette - Bastardino

These palettes are sold exclusively at Sephora for $19USD/$25CAD.

What Sephora says about them:

What it is:

A collectible eyeshadow palette that allows you to explore both your criminally cute and irresistibly edgy sides.

What it does:

Create your perfect look with four coordinated shades of purple and gray. Made with pigments that won't fade, these shadows are also formulated with natural rice lipids and vitamin B, so they blend beautifully and hydrate the delicate eye area. There's also a collectible charm inside that can hook on tokidoki key chains, makeup bags or anything you wish to accessorize!

This palette contains:

- Tier 1: Lid

- Tier 2: Eyeshadow and corresponding applicator

- Tier 3: Keychain charm of a tokidoki character

What it is formulated WITHOUT:

- Parabens

What I think about Tokidoki Cromatico Eyeshadow Palettes:
The packagings of these palettes are adorable. The three tiered  clear plastic palette cases are thick and looks pretty durable at first view but an edge of one the case did crack on me within few months of use. The very bottom tier contains the Tokidoki character keychain charm. After the keychain charm is removed, the bottom tier become useless empty space; without this bottom tier the thickness of palette would be half its original size, so perhaps the charm should've just been clipped on to the palette to be removed after purchase instead of this wasteful space for it.


tokidoki Cromatico Eyeshadow Palette - Adieu

tokidoki Cromatico Eyeshadow Palette - Bastardino

 

tokidoki Cromatico Eyeshadow Palette - Adieu

 Al Dente, Ciao Ciao, Adieu, Carina

Carina, Adieu, Ciao Ciao, Al Dente

Carina is frosty silver-ish white with chunky silver glitter, it's flaky with a lot of fall outs and takes several swipes for the color to really show. Adieu is shimmery dark purple and Ciao Ciao is sheer raspberry-blue tone iridescent pink. Both Adieu and Ciao Ciao decently pigmented; Adieu is more pigmented than Ciao Ciao. Both are not frosty or glittery; they offer more of a sheen than shimmer. (Ciao Ciao is also available as single shadow). Al Dente is a matte black shadow with purple and pink glitters. Overall, this palette has some interesting colors with decent pigmentations (Adieu and Ciao Ciao) but the other two colors (Carina and Al Dente) were disappointing as they were pretty useless.

tokidoki Cromatico Eyeshadow Palette - Bastardino

Bastardino, Riposino, Mummetto, Carnivora

Bastardino, Riposino, Mummetto, Carnivora  

Bastardino is glittery green (and it's also available as single eyeshadow). The color is pretty but it doesn't apply smoothly and the grittiness of the glitters in the shadows can be felt on the skin. Riposino is shiny taupe color with frost finish. This one applies smoothly and is very well pigmented. Mummetto is a matte finish medium brown that feels really smooth and is very pigmented. Carnivora is light champagne color with shimmery/frosty finish. This color is nicely pigmented and applies smoothly. Carnivora is also available as single eyeshadow. Overall, I used this palette a lot more than the Adieu palette; probably because this palette has three nicely pigmented neutral colors that can suit various occasions and the glittery green color can be used to give pop of color to otherwise neutral eyes.




tokidoki Cromatico Eyeshadows



What Sephora says about them:

What it is:
A bright, high-impact, highly pigmented eyeshadow housed in an iconic compact design featuring tokidoki's signature heart and crossbones.

What it does:

This super-playful, wearable, collectible shadow strikes the perfect combination of edgy and cute, in a rich, blendable formula that creates fade-proof color that pops. The shadow comes in sixteen vibrant shades and three finishes: "Matcha Matte", "Soft Water Pearl" and "Tokyo Glitter". The extraordinary array of colors and textures means endless possibilities for expressing your personal style.

What it is formulated WITHOUT:

- Parabens

What else you need to know:

Each stunning shadow is inspired by a tokidoki character and comes in a tokidoki-logo-shaped compact, with a heart on the outside and skull pan on the inside. These products are not tested on animals.

 Skeletrina: A bright true blue color. This is a matte finish blue color when applied on the skin but in the pan tiny shimmers are visible. This color very vibrant and long lasting but takes few swipes to apply evenly.

Savana: A frosty gold color. This color has golden glitters and flakes but does apply very smoothly on the skin. This color does have fall outs and doesn't last long on the skin unless used with eyeshadow base.

Bulletto: A dark chocolate color with pearly/shimmery finish. There's a slight golden undertone to this color. This color applies smoothly and evenly.

Carnivora: A light champagne color with pearly finish. This color applies evenly and smoothly.

Choco: A brown-ish bronze color with pearly finish. This color applies smoothly and evenly.

Killer Candy: A pearly royal purple color with slight blue iridescence. This color also applies smoothly and evenly but it's not as pigmented as Choco, Carnivora, and Bulletto.

Tokidoki Cromatico Eyeshadows are $15USD each. They have rice lipids and vitamin B to help nourish the skin and most of the colors (I've tried) do apply smoothly. At $15USD per color, it would be wiser to get a Tokidoki eyeshadow palettes instead since you get 4 colors+ in the palettes for $19USD/$25CAD. Some of the single shadow colors can be found in palettes as well. However, with single shadows, you can choose exactly which color you want, and since it seems at least 1+ color in the palettes are doomed to suck single shadows may be a better choice.

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