Summer 2011: Lunasol Full Glamour Liquid Lips EX-02 Coral Pink & Eye Pencil N EX-02 Blue Green

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Lunasol released a pretty summer collection but nothing tickled my fancy. The main popular item were/are the summer palettes but they just looked a lot like the previous years´palettes Lunasol put out for summer so I skipped them.

I got one of the new Liquid Lips in EX-02 Coral Pink and the Eye Pencil in EX-02 Blue Green on eBay recently so time to review them before I forget =)

Both products come in Lunasol´s signature packaging/chocolate bronze metallic packaging.
The Liquid Lips is one of the nicest liquid lipsticks/creamy lipglosses I know and wears absolutely comfortably.

As I said above the texture is very creamy, not sticky or goopy and stays on decently. It feels quite moisturizing as my lips are very soft when this wears off.

EX-02 Coral Pink is a beautiful sheer color with fine shimmer. The name coral pink fits the color very well.


Rating 5/5

The Eye Pencil N EX-02 Blue Green is a fat pencil-shaped twist-up pen so it does not require sharpening.

It´s a creamy pencil with good pigment and fine shimmer. It blends nicely and looks really bright as it´s such a gorgeous teal shade. This cream eyeshadow/pencil wears well with minimal creasing but does fade a little over the day.

It´s a bit too thick to use this as a eyeliner but it´s a nice eyeshadow in my opinion.
EX-02 Blue Green is a nice sparkly teal.


Rating 4/5
Retail is around 2800 Yen for the lipgloss and around 2600 for the eye pencil. I believe Adambeauty has them up for grabs.

Summer 2011: Integrate Mineral Watery Foundation SPF23 PA++ OC-00

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Integrate added a new liquid foundation to their Mineral line and to my delight they had the color OC-00 which is usually a pretty light color suitable for fair skin like mine.
The new Mineral Watery Foundation comes in a very small plastic squeeze bottle with a slim nozzle. The packaging is simple but quite hygienic and easy to tote around.

The texture is a very liquid cream which offers sheer-medium coverage. It applies nicely and gives super smooth, moisturized and soft skin but doesn´t feel heavy or greasy. I can´t comment on oil-control since I have dry skin.
The result is not shimmery nor dewy but not flat matte on me either.
The Mineral Watery Foundation is unscented and doesn´t irritate my skin at all.

Unfortunately it is quite yellow and very dark so even though the color code suggested otherwise I can´t wear it as my skin is lighter and more pink.

This would get a good rating (4/5) as it´s a really nice product but the color match is off so a personal and individually sensed
Rating of 1/5

I got mine from Adambeauty for somewhere around US$20.

Summer 2011: Esprique Blend Dimensional Eyes A-4 & A-5, Melty Fix Cheeks RO600 and Aqua Drape Rouge RO670

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Esprique Precious got a revamp and has been renamed in Esprique starting with this summer collection.
The new packaging is a bit more mature than the previous style and reminds me now a bit of how Visée used to look like. I like it anyway and most Japanese brands change their looks quite frequently so Esprique will definitely undergo some changes in the future.

I got couple of eyeshadow palettes, a gloss and one of the new blush sticks during my Hong Kong trip. I don´t remember the prices exactly but I remember compared to the Japanese retail prices it was like 25-30% less.

The new eyeshadow quads are called Blend Dimensional Eyes and consist of 4 powder shadows, 3 of them grouped together in 1 pan and one separately.

The shadows have a silky, pigmented and fine texture with a gorgeous metallic glazed shine and a great blending quality. The shadows have a little fall-out when applied with a brush so as always I recommend doing the eye makeup before the face...or maybe use the included applicators as they seem to be great quality.

Lasting power is excellent, all the colors stay pretty fresh and crease-free for most of the day.

A-4 is a gorgeous neutral taupe-beige quad. The colors are all light and neutral however the metallic shine gives them a more interesting finish.



A-5 is a mermaid-y emerald/seafoam and beige combo.  My favorite shades are the beige (it has such a nice glazed finish) and the emerald.



Overall these are wonderful eyeshadow palettes and I really love them.
Small deduction only for the fall-out:

Rating 4.5/5

The Melty Fix Cheeks is a new series of cream blush sticks, something quite rare among Japanese brands in my opinion.

The black twist-up stick is quite heavy and big and the formula is creamy but not greasy, overly slick or soft.

The blush is pigmented and blends beautifully, I like applying it with a wide foundation brush (got one from Sigma brushes which is really great, will review these brushes, soon!).

This is not scented (like the other Esprique products) and doesn´t irritate my skin at all, furthermore it stays on well topped with a sheer layer of face powder.

RO600 is a gorgeous cool candy pink with minimal shimmer.

Rating 5/5

Last but not least I got one of the Aqua Drape Rouge lipglosses/liquid lipsticks.


I like the quite chunky tube with the nicely shaped and soft applicator. This is a slightly thicker and long-lasting gloss with a very lustrous finish and good lasting power. The particular color I got is quite pigmented but not sure about the other colors.

Overall this is a great well-lasting beautiful lipcolor which is not scented and doesn´t feel drying at all. I think I might pick up a few more colors later on!

RO670 is really beautiful, a golden-tinged rose pink.


The haul incl. freebies from the Kosé counter in Hong Kong:

Rating 5/5