Shu Uemura haul

This is a review for all my Shu Uemura makeup haul. The products pictured from left to right are: Face Architect Smoothing Foundation 764, Eyelash curler (full size), Peach 40 Glow On blush, Gold 335 pressed eye shadow and Peach 42 Glow On blush. The details for all the above products can be found at www.shuuemura-usa.com/.

I will start with the foundation. I must admit, before I found the Makeup Forever Face and Body Foundation,I liked this foundation initially. It goes on smooth most of the time and is blendable. But ensure that your face is nice and hydrated before applying as this foundation does gather and accentuate dry patches. It is a matt finish so no need to use powder. I found the colour to be a bit dark on me and more yellow based.

Pros: blendable, pump is easy to use and hygienic, smooth texture, cover up small scars, pleasant smell.

Cons: can be drying and accentuate dry patches, a bit too heavy, yellow based

Next is the all famous Shu Uemura's eyelash curler (full size). Seeming my last eyelash curler was from Manicare, this curler is a winner by far! The curler is suited for Asian eyes and does not pull or pinch the eyelashes. The angle is designed to fit the entire lash line. When curled, the eyes looks more open and defined.

Peach 42(top) Peach 40 (bottom)

Peach 42 and Peach 40

I had bought the Peach 42 Glow On blush first from Strawberrynet but was not very happy with the paleness of the colour. Hoping it to be a pale pink of some sort, but upon opening, found out the colour was very pale pink, almost white which looked odd on my cheek. So I am saving this colour to use not as a blush but as a highlighter.

Not happy with my first purchased, I ventured into David Jones to buy another blush as they had a sale going on. Wanting a peach colour blush that is true to the name, I bought the Peach 40. This colour was much better and more pigmented than the initial blush and gives the cheeks a nice rosy, natural glow (the look I was after!)

 Lastly the eyeshadow... Now, I'm a virgin when it comes to eyeshadow application, might be due to the fact that I have different shaped eyes (one monolid, the other creased). Plus I don't bother much because I always seem to rub my eyes (sensitive eyes). So if possible, I avoid wearing eye makeup (shadows and mascara). When I do experiment with other eyeshadow colours, I would end up looking like I had a black eye from my lack of experience in blending!

I bought this Shu Uemura eyeshadow on a whim as it was on sale at David Jones with my favourite shopping buddy while she was oogling the other shades. I picked the shade Gold 335 because it looked pretty with shimmers and I had a wedding to go to the following Sunday which I thought would be perfect for the occassion. 

The colour, as you can see from the picture, is very pigmented gold but I found it to be a pleasant wearable night-out colour. It might be a bit too shimmery during the day under the sunlight. I would wear this colour again if I had another special occassion to attend. I wore this colour to the wedding reception and was suprised that it had stayed put the whole night (6 hours). It is a very girly, summery shade.





Prices: sale prices from David Jones during their special promotion (September 2011):          
eyeshadow: $23.40     Glow on blush Peach 40: $34.80     foundation shade 764 and blush Peach 40 purchased from strawberrynet.com