Make Up For Ever Aqua Cream in #15 Taupe & Jill Stuart Jelly Eye N in Platinum Satin Swatches

Yesssssssss

Just as I had planned, I got my hands on Jill Stuart Jelly Eye N! I chose Platinum Satin which is a shimmery pink color that would work well as a quick swipe over my lids or as a base with my Jill Stuart Eyeshadow Palette!

Sorry about the smudges on the cap!

Also, I didn’t like Make Up For Ever Aqua Cream in Warm Beige because it blends in with my eyelid/lash-line, making my lids very reflective and not “ooh~ pretty glitter” like Jill Stuart’s eyeshadows. Besides, I bought #13 Warm Beige in the first place to emulate SNSD’s Taeyeon & Jessica and Davichi’s Kang MinKyung’s eye makeup…

Previously an ulzzang (얼짱 = 얼굴 짱! = Face “Best/Amazing/Great!”), Davichi’s Kang MinKyung (강민경)

Eyelids and Nails! Interesting of her to mix fall nail polish colors…

ㅠㅠ But this aqua cream lacked the glitter that their makeup had. Instead, Warm Beige was overly shimmery without much depth to the colors of shimmer/glitter that it contained.

(I think I will be using the desk next to my computer for swatching LOL. Pretty accurate!!! This desk was bought at Ikea a couple of years ago…haha)

But now I will try SNSD’s Run Devil Run Makeup using my new Make Up For Ever Aqua Cream in #15 Taupe (:

Although her eyelids are of a different color, this is the idea I would follow.

Line my eyes, apply Urban Decay Primer Potion or NARS Smudge Proof Eyeshadow Base maybe? and apply the Aqua Cream in Taupe as the base-color and blend blend blend eyeshadows on top of it! (:

Jill Stuart Brilliance Eyes in 03 Amber Glaze Photos and Swatches

Today I visited SOHO for the first time! 🙂 Although it was my first visit to this south-west part of Manhattan, my friend and I were wandering around aimlessly haha.

I managed to find Jill Stuart around 11:07am? and the door was still locked at the time so we moved on. Around lunchtime, we stopped by Sanctuary Tea and reveled in the joy of fellow Americans (in nearby restaurants) as USA scored a goal against Algeria! Wow, what an experience. I have never shared the excitement of a goal with so many people (particularly with the older crowd of 20s-40s, some drinking away but importantly, cheering)!

Regardless, as I had hoped, I purchased my first Jill Stuart product! :D♥

Sorry about the color of the packaging! In real life it is almost a rose-pink rather than this borderline-nude pink.

The material of the case surprised me. I expected a more luxe, cool-to-the-touch, metal packaging, but was rewarded with a metal-plastic casing. Compared to a tube of Chanel Rouge Coco, I expected this palette to be somewhat heavy, but was happy that it was not as big of a burden to carry.

Besides having the Jill Stuart protective film here, I used my camera’s Sunny white balance.

Here is the camera’s Cloudy white balance setting.

Hopefully these last two pictures did not totally confuse anyone, but I’ll say that the 2nd picture produces better color for all the shades in the palette except for the gold. The gold is a lot lighter in real life, not that tan-bronzey? gold color that is shown.

Here are swatches of my first Jill Stuart palette! 🙂

The texture is DIVINE as countless others before me have said, and the shimmer has such a maturity to it that it is really pleasing, haha. Overall, I am extremely ecstatic about my purchase and I am eager to get my hands on a Jill Stuart dress sometime soon!

P.S. Girls’ Generation (SNSD) also loves Jill Stuart dresses, specifically Tiffany. During Factory Girl, a reality-TV type of show that had the girls working or interning? at Elle Girl Korea. Four of them, Tiffany, Jessica, Sooyoung and Yuri flew to NYC and visited Clinique Headquarters and Jill Stuart herself! 😀 Tiffany proceeded to gush to Jill Stuart about how she (they?) LOVED Jill Stuart LOL!

BTW, there were two girls at Jill Stuart, but sometime after my friend and I approached the Jill Stuart makeup, the other employee left… Anyway, she wrapped my purchase in Jill Stuart tissue paper and sealed it with a sticker.

I Must Get Jill Stuart Jelly Eye Color N and Jewel Crystal Eyes! :D

Although the new Bobbi Brown Beach Club Summer 2010 Collection looks fabulous, I do not want to risk fall-out? Credits to Karlasugar for swatches!

Regardless, I need a new compact mirror and something from Jill Stuart.

I am planning to go to NYC with a friend sometime in June 🙂 Most likely after tests are done!
So she’ll be shopping for shorts, and I’ll be shopping for Jill Stuart makeup and maybe dresses for this choir party?

1. BonBonCosmetics
   $5 shipping, $3.50 for each extra item. $30 = free shipping (so slightly cheaper if I buy 1 or 2 expensive things…)
   Jelly $32.99
   Palette $59.99
2. Facial-Shop (shows when product has been available since… cool!)
   Free shipping everywhere. 5% discount after 3 items
   Jelly $36.99
   Palette $64.99
3. Gooddealer.com
   Wanting the Kose Esprique Precious Symphonic Fit Eyes in F-1 !
   Shipping by weight.
4. Imomoko
   $4.99 under $50, $50 = free shipping and maybe tax
   I may get KOJI Dolly Wink Eyelashes in 01 Dolly Sweet or MUFE. Note to self, there are more in the Dolly Wink than 1 MUFE…
   Although it is out of stock… its $16.99
   Jelly $33
   Palette $65
5. Bobodave
   I have to pay for my product, then it is weighed and I will have to pay for shipping SEPARATELY.
   Depends but this postage rate calculator can be used: http://app1.hongkongpost.com/calc/eng/overseas/step1.php
   Overall, the price rises like, exponentially =________________=.
   Jelly $30.10 –>27.23 + ~$5-10shipping (which is not that bad if I only get ONE)
   Palette $55.89
6. Adambeauty.com (Shipping is included in price. Every order requires standard $2… handling fee or something?) Link to Kose Cosmeport Masks 😀
7. Pretty & Cute Falsies? $10 http://prettyandcute.com/store/product_info.php?cPath=25_156&products_id=1049
8. Cosme-de
   Free Shipping
   Doesn’t have everything, but whatever they do, it is a bit to a LOT cheaper.
9. Sasa.com

I am adamant to get my hands on falsies and something Jill Stuart!
03 Princess Sapphire for Jewel Crystal Eyes and Jelly Eye Color N in 01 Diamond Snow, 02 Gold Light and/or 03 Platinum Satin!YEAH 😀

Cream Shadow– Makeup like 김태연 (Kim TaeYeon of 소녀시대(SNSD)/Girls’ Generation)

This be taeyeon=태연; taengoo=탱구; etc. heehee
She is the leader of a South Korean girlgroup called 소녀시대–So Nyuh Shi Dae = SNSD or in English, Girls’ Generation.

Thus the “various” names, capiche? 🙂

Anyway, she was the leader –but they took the strain/pressure/stress off her shoulders from leader duties such as representing the group, and taking care of business with staff during photoshoots and varying things that they take care of with their authority– and just became one group of 9 girls women its really difficult to really label their age… young adults? They’re all 20-22 years old.

REGARDLESS
WIKI THEM IF YOU’RE CURIOUS, and I KNOW you are!

So her lids for a live performance– YES they sing their songs LIVE (so not as much computer editing going on but people continue to incorporate autotune…*coughbravebrothers*) while dancing, and synchronizing as a freaking group of 9! (They have been training since their elementary or middle school days in various aspects to be refined for the entertainment world…) They perform live 3 times in a weekend, Friday, Saturday and Sunday, due to the existence of 3 different tv channels/stations. (There is a 4th one but SNSD’s company and that station do not have very good ties due to CD distribution fail or something…? *shrugs shoulders* I forget… go wiki that too! I am NOT relaying incorrect information so utilize the inter-webs people! haha)

— are typically shimmering, but there is a slight wash of color depending on the concept that they’re following at the specific situation.

So I was looking up cream eyeshadows alllll over!
And not just any cream eyeshadow, but the one that her stylist most likely applied, because whatever it is MUST be good because it has to last hours, sweat, or in general, strain. 🙂

So I’ve got the list down to what would be applied via 1 STEP rather than utilizing 2 or 3 products haha ;D

1. Shiseido ‘The Makeup’ Hydro-Power Eye Shadow $25 (0.21 oz) in H8 Bare Pink or H9 Glistening Sand or H12 Lemon Sugar
2. Yves Saint Laurent ‘Fard Lumiere Aquaresistant’ Waterproof Cream Eyeshadow $30 (0.22 oz) in #1 Pink Sands or #2 Amethyst Grey (summer 2010’s Riviera Blue looks STUNNING TOO OMG)
3. Benefit Creaseless Cream Shadow/Liner $19 (0.16 oz) in Tattle Tale or R.S.V.P.
4. Clinique Quick Eyes Cream Shadow $15 (0.17 oz) in Seashell or Sparkling Nude
   EDIT: here are more brands i’ve decided to consider!
5. Jill Stuart Jelly Eye Color N $33.35/3050yen–shipping included () in 01 diamond snow or 02 gold light or 03 platinum satin (jill stuart is available in asia or this website i linked to OR at their soho store which i may visit on the 22nd with a friend of mine)
6. Addiction by Ayako $34.44/3150yen–shipping included () in …many shades. there are few swatches available so i’ll update the color selections later…
7. Laura Mercier Metallic Creme Eye Colour $22 in Platinum or Gold
8. *LE Estee Lauder Bronze Goddess Liquid Eyeshadow $17.50 in Sand Shimmer
9. Stila Smudge Pots $20 in Kitten
10. Too Faced Eyeshadow Duo $17 in Erotica & Silk Teddy –I’d buy this for the Silk Teddy shade? I have to check how this powder shade appears on real life as I’ve only seen swatches that emphasized the reflective properties of Silk Teddy 😦

I’d like to get swatches for comparisons but we’ll see… right now, it is unlikely I’ll be able to pop my head into the mall. Earliest, June 12th? I’m taking the ACTs hehehehe.

I’ll update details about each potential color, particularly the cheaper cream shadows.

• Temptalia.com –Bobbi Brown Metallic Long Wear Cream Eyeshadows are not very pigmented!
• Unlikely to be anything from Make Up For Ever as their line’s shimmery/glittery products are all of a powder form.

*LE – limited edition