I’ve always wanted to get something from the French brand (if I’m not mistaken, they had the blush mousse way before Maybelline did. Well, it was when I saw it in the UK anyway). It’s so la-di-dah, don’t you think? :p

Anyways, I was at Chadstone when I saw these on sale in one of the cosmetic booths in the hallways. My first thought when I saw it? “Oooh … something with a built-in brush. Definitely not something I’d find in Malaysia”. Well, that, and it cost me only AUD$5 per pot.

Description:

Shimmering loose powder eye shadow with a built in brush. The unique, no spills pot and ingenius built in brush are the perfect companion for a professional application wherever you are. The clever pot deposits just the right amount of powder on the brush with each application. Explore the multiple facets of the intense, shimmering shades.

The colours were quite pretty, although a tad too shimmery for my liking for work (it’d definitely work for evening makeup). Unfortunately, that is probably the only good thing I can say about this.

It’s supposed to be a no-spill pot because it has a built-in brush. But when I took the brush out, the powder was flying all over the place, which caused a bit of a shimmery mess on my dressing table. It states the the pot deposits just the right amount of powder on the brush with each application. Unfortunately, that’s not true, as a lot of the powder was stuck to the brush, which was quite a waste. Of course, you can tap the brush in the pot first before taking it out, but that kinda defeats its original description, don’t you think?

Well, for AUD$5 a pot, I can’t really complain. I swiped the brush on the back of my hand once, and gently applied the colour onto my lids using my finger. That way, I could control the amount of colour I want for my lids, rather than swiping the brush on my lids directly.

What I like about it: Fancy pot (different from the ones I was accustomed to); nice shimmery colours for the evening. Oh, and it was cheap :p

What I did not like about it: Too messy; too much powder on the brush for a single application. Poor quality of brush.

Can’t imagine what bulk this would add to your makeup bag, but who wouldn’t want such a pretty piece?

The Destiny Cubes are available in two palettes – Charisma (pale pink lip colour with brown and voilet eye shadows), and Deep Fascination (red and burgundy lip colours with light green and pink eye shadows).

This is from Lancôme’s upcoming Fall Collection, and is available in August on Lancome USA‘s site. I hope it doesn’t take too long before it makes its way to the shores of Malaysia soon. I’m definitely getting my mitts on this 😉

This retails at USD$50.

Update: This is now available at Lancome counters for RM180.

I bought this at a Kit store, when I was in Melbourne. I was quite attracted to their packaging – they use a lot of bright, playful colours (like Bloom and Benefit). Not exactly the sophisticated sort of packaging if you’re into that, but it was a nice change for me.

Description:

Add radiance and lightness with this magic glow powder and highlighter all-in-one cake. For an all over glow: swirl a brush around the cake and sweep onto cheekbones and temples. To open up your eyes: smooth the white or gold under eyebrows and in the inner and outer corner of the eye. To warm the complexion: use the gold and peach around the hairline, cheekbone and browbone.

When used as a highlighter, I find that the powder added a glow to my face. I don’t use a bronzer; this is probably the closest I’d get creating that healthy glow on my face. You can do an all-over sweep of your makeup brush on the powder, or select individual colours for your eyes. I like to use the glitter bit as a highlighter on my browbone. The matte colours are quite light; you’d have to apply more for the colour to show.

Pop Beauty’s Glow and Highlight Pressed Radiance Powder is similar to Bobbi Brown’s Bronze Shimmer Brick Compact.

This palette retails at AUD$38 or £14.

What I like about it: Nice shimmery highlighter powder for day and evening makeup

What I did not like about it: Not available in Malaysia (I’ll check on this, and update y’all if it is)