Showing posts with label #makeup. Show all posts
Showing posts with label #makeup. Show all posts

15/03/2017

New Blog Launch + Holy Grail Giorgio Armani Luminous Silk Foundation Review ft. Amanda

by Caroline Hastings-Brown–

We are happy to announce that the new COSME-DE.COM blog officially launches today! With the name Coin de Papillon, our new blog offers the latest beauty trends, tutorial videos and exclusive details on our attractive promotions.

To celebrate the new blog launch, we're offering you an exclusive shopping code to enjoy discount off your purchase! From Mar 15 to Apr 15 2017, enter code NEWBLOG to enjoy 12% off your orders! Happy reading and shopping!
 

Let's start with watching one of our KOLs sharing her HG foundation!

Watch this lovely review of the Laura Mercier Foundation Primer that smooths the appearance of skin, and the Giorgio Armani Luminous Silk Foundation. This young lass discusses why she feels she has found the holy grail of foundation with this product. After five hours there was no trace of oiliness, and skin certainly had the effect of "luminous silk". Check it out to see for yourself!




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13/03/2017

Timeless Beauty: Luxury Items Must-Haves

- by Brenda Chan - 



“For beautiful eyes, look for the good in others; for beautiful lips, speak only words of kindness; and for poise, walk with the knowledge that you are never alone.” -
Audrey Hepburn

Although I very much agree with this saying, looking beautiful outside is as important as having a good soul, especially when we are living in a time where appearance matters. Like most of you, I like to try different new beauty products to experiment their effects. Some give the results they claim, some just don’t work at all. What I found is that the ones that often work are the luxury brand beauty items. With advanced technologies and exquisite ingredients, these high-end products deliver excellent performance and results. Below is a list of some of my favourite luxury beauty items.

Radiant, Flawless Complexion 


To create a glowy complexion with ultimate radiance, Guerlain L'Or Radiance Concentrate With Pure Gold Make-Up Base is always my go-to pick for primer. This beautiful, golden makeup base is sprinkled with pure 24-carat gold flakes. These precious flakes give skin divine and unfailing radiance. The skin is smooth, supple and satiny, ready for perfect and long-lasting makeup.


For a perfect, flawless finish, I would use
Chanel Perfection Lumiere Long-Wear Flawless Fluid Makeup SPF 10. This multi-faceted long-lasting wear gives a matte finish with radiance and color, thanks to the Perfect Skin Affinity Complex. It perfects all imperfections with adjustable coverage, and ensures a second-skin effect and perfect hold for 15 hours.


Youthful-Looking Skin


To get beautiful, youthful skin, choosing an effective product for fighting signs of aging such as wrinkles, dark spots and sagginess is very important. My all-time favourite is Estée Lauder Advanced Night Repair Synchronized Recovery Complex II. When my experiment with other new products fails, this is ALWAYS the item that I return to for a promising, visible result. With innovative repair technology, it delivers comprehensive and precise night-time repair by fights all major signs of visible aging. In just 4 weeks, I found my lines and wrinkles are reduced, and my skin feels smoother, younger, more radiant and even toned.



Alternatively, La Prairie Skin Caviar Liquid Lift is another excellent product for restoring firmness and elasticity to your skin. It gives the look and feeling of an instant lift and helps increase firmness and over time. By protecting epidermal stem cells, it helps the skin act younger. It rebuilds skin to fill in existing wrinkles, and softens facial expressions to prevent new lines and wrinkles.


Shiny, Soft Pout 


How could you miss the lips? A full, shiny and dewy pout is the key element for creating your desired makeup look. This is the product that I make sure I’ll have in my makeup bag – Yves Saint Laurent Rouge Pur Couture Vinyl Cream Creamy Stain. This high-coverage liquid lip color gives your lips ultimate shine, comfort, and all-day wear. Ideal for lip contouring, it dresses your lips in vibrant color with high-impact vinyl shine. The creamy formula provides a very comfortable touch on your lips and does not leave them dry. Coming in a variety of shades, it is a perfect lip product for achieving different beauty looks. 



If you are like me who like to experiment new beauty products, definitely don’t miss out on the above items! They are on discount on COSME-DE.COM from now till Mar 19th. Get them and you’ll be amazed with their results!  


10/03/2017

Glowy Skin: Dior Capture Totale Dream Skin Perfect Skin Cushion Review ft. Amea

- by Brenda Chan - 



Watch the chic Amea do a first impression review on Christian Dior Capture Totale Dream Skin Perfect Skin Cushion. She applies the cushion with a brush instead of the sponge that comes with it, as she said that will give her better coverage. She finds the finish really natural and it looks undetectable on skin. It evens her skin tone and gives a nice glow to her complexion. She also mentions that this cushion has anti-aging function, which is perfect for ladies who concerned with aging problem. Moreover, Amea commented that this foundation has really long lasting power – it hasn’t faded since wearing it from 9am to 7:30 pm in the evening. 



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08/02/2017

Valentine's Day Romantic Makeup Tutorial ft. Amanda Rawles

- by Caroline Hastings-Brown - 



Check out the adorable Amanda’s video tutorial on how to create a sweet, gorgeous makeup look for Valentine’s Day. She demonstrates how to do a full makeup look step by step from flawless foundation, sweet pink eyeshadow, highlight & contour, and defined, plump lips. Using products from YSL, Shiseido, Estée Lauder and so on, she shares tricks on perfecting your V-day look, e.g. draw your waterline with peach color pencil liner to give the illusion of bigger eyes, and apply nude lip liner for lipstick to stay longer. This makeup is also suitable for special occasions and date nights.


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27/01/2017

Happy Chinese New Year! Grab Your Red Pockets and Enjoy Site-Wide Discount!

- by Caroline Hastings-Brown - 



It’s Spring festival time! Whether you call it Lunar New Year, Chinese New Year or Spring Festival, this special time of year is determined due to the cycles of the moon and the turn of the traditional lunisolar Chinese calendar.

Festival Traditions

A time of celebration, family gatherings and reunions, the wishing of good fortune, happiness and good will for everyone. One of the traditions of this time of year is to give money in red paper envelopes. So, we thought about coming to each and every one of your homes with a red envelope, but it’s logistically impossible as you, our dear customers, come from every corner of the globe. So, we came up with a much better idea.



Red Pocket Romance

So, at COSME-DE.COM we have created an online version of this, just for you! All over our site, that houses the latest and most popular beauty brands in the world, at the very best prices, with free shipping, we have created ‘Red Pockets’ for you to enjoy cash off, percentage discounts AND free gifts when you buy your favourite brands and products. So, between 26 January and 4 February….

Cash, Percentage Off AND Free Gifts!

All you need to do is to log in our website
, and you can dip into a red pocket up to 4 times a day and receive a cash discount, a percentage off your spend OR a free gift.

Free gifts include the innovative Japanese brand SK-II’s Power Radical New Age Cream, the much-loved Estée Lauder Multi Action Foam Cleanser, the romantic Chloe ‘Love Story’ Eau de Parfum, the highly effective Eminence Clear Skin Probiotic masque, dreamy Marc Jacobs ‘Dream’ Eau de Parfum, a skin-rejuvenating Sulwasoo Renewing Kit or a magnificent mane enhancer, the RENE FURTERER Professional Hair Care products! 


All you need to do is click and open your red pockets, and receive the offers inside. Your offer codes would be saved and shown in “My loyalty Discount “under “My Account” section.

And There Is More! Site-Wide Promotion Discounts

But wait, that is not all! To make sure that the year of the Rooster is truly a beautiful one, there is a site-wide promotion discount too!



·         Let off a firecracker in e-celebration when you spend USD 450 / USD 450 / AUD 600 / HKD 3400 / £360 or above and get 22% off your order total and a FREE Valentine's Gift Box.

Make January and the Spring Festival time is a truly special occasion of beauty, bounty, good cheer and fortune for all!


18/01/2017

Beautiful Bronzed Brown Makeup Tutorial ft. Lisa

- by Brenda Chan -


Watch the lovely Lisa does the spooky brown eye and glowing skin makeup look. Using products including Illamasqua Matte Veil Mattifier, Benefit BADgal Lash Mascara and YSL Rouge Volupte Shine, she demonstrates how to create this sexy, glamorous makeup look that is versatile and can be worn every day or for an evening date. 

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06/01/2017

Jill Stuart Gorgeous Must-Have Makeup Kits

- by Brenda Chan -


It is every girl’s dream to become a princess when they grow up. Sparkly tiara, beautiful tutu dress, crystal heels, and most important of all – the flawless skin and perfect pink pout – all these make us feel beautiful, loved and spoiled. Who doesn’t love being spoiled? Now that you’ve grown up and realized you can’t be princess in real life, it doesn’t mean you can’t treat yourself LIKE a princess. In fact, you have to because you are beautiful, unique and precious – a princess of your own and your loved ones!

Crowned Jewels For Every Princess

Recognizing the preciousness of every woman, New York designer Jill Stuart has created a collection of “crowned jewels” for every princess – innocent, sexy, fun and savvy makeup products. Come in luxurious packaging with brilliant cut designs and Swarovski rhinestone decoration, its makeup items fulfill your dream of becoming a princess by helping you to create an innocent yet sexy look. 


Experience Luxurious Treatment And Reach For The Stars!

At COSME-DE.COM, we love our valuable customers and want you to be treated to in the princess way. Therefore, we are thrilled to offer two Jill Stuart makeup kits at attractive discounted prices.

1. Jill Stuart 5-Piece Makeup Collection

The set includes:
  •         Shimmer Couture Eyes (09 Winter Tweed) 5g
  •         Mix Face Powder 8g
  •        Airy Tint Watery CC Cream SPF 30 / PA +++ (02 Natural Floral Beige) 23g
  •        Mix Gloss Balm 12g
  •        Pink Pouch 22cm x 14 cm


2. Jill Stuart 4-Piece Flowery Pink Carpet Make Up Kit

The set includes:
  •         Mix Brush Compact More Colors (15 Flowery Pink Carpet) 8g
  •         Rouge My Dress (02 Pezzottaite Necklace) 5g
  •         Airy Tint Watery CC Cream SPF 30 / PA+++ (01 Light Floral Beige) 25g
  •        Lip Plump Oil 4g



While we can’t be a princess in real life, we can definitely feel and look a princess! Treat yourself in a luxurious way and grab these gorgeous makeup kits to create innocent sexy look! 

04/01/2017

NEW Japanese Makeup ADDICTION by Ayako – Create Your Original Beauty

- by Caroline Hastings-Brown -


The beauty industry can be a little contradictory. There is a huge and ongoing, positive trend toward finding your individuality, creating your own style and being true to yourself. At the same time, you will find many advertisements and products helping you to hide your ‘flaws’ or achieve the latest standard of beauty, whether that standard really suits you, or not!

Celebrities and Fashion Superstars

New-York based Japanese makeup artist Ayako has worked with Karl Lagerfeld, Steven Meisel, Scarlet Johansson, Ann Hathaway, Alicia Keys and Jennifer Lopez. All strong characters, all highly successful in their own, individual way. So, why do you think they all loved Ayako’s work?

Creating confident beauty

It was the philosophy of individuality that did it! Ayako focused on the full beauty of a personality, and using texture and colour, created looks that imbued an acceptance of the self in the wearer. By neither hiding or enhancing flaws, Ayako only focused on the individual’s real and unique beauty with her makeup looks. And the amazing result of self-acceptance? The ultimate and most individual of beauty enhancements – confidence!

Ayako’s ADDICTION brand

Ayako went on to create her own, original beauty brand in 2009, called ADDICTION. The products feature a never-before-seen variation in colour and texture that Ayako developed, based on her experiences all over the world. This refreshing brand has made high quality products that can produce a dramatic look with a single stroke. By focusing on and enhancing a woman’s overall and unique beauty, a real sense of personal style is achieved.

At COSME-DE.COM we are focused on making sure that we have everything you want, need and would like to try. Which is why we are super proud to be stockists of Ayako’s revolutionary brand, Addiction. Check out some of our favourite products, and browse for many others on our website.

Ultimate Ayako product picks

One of my personal favourites is the ADDICTION Cheek Stick, a lipstick-style cheek product that can be used on cheeks, eyes and lips for an exceptionally natural colour and lustre that blends easily and maintains a long-lasting, fresh finish. By working into the skin with fingers you can easily achieve a flawless, natural contouring.


A signature ADDICTION product is the amazing range of colour, texture and finish in the eyeshadow collections. What makes these super eyeshadows so unique are the delicate gradations and original and unique colours, all 99 of them! The fragrance-free formula can be applied with a sponge tip applicator or brush all around the eyes to create dramatic and individual looks.


There is no denying that I am a major fan of multi-purpose products, so it should be no surprise that I absolutely love the ADDICTION Tinted Skin protector SPF 50+ / PA+++. Combining the functions of sunscreen, primer and foundation, this go-to product provides natural coverage of pores, and evens tone and colour in one simple application. Rosa Centifolia Flower Extract and Rose Hip Oil moisturise the skin naturally and the fragrance-free formulation ensures no irritation. 


So, go ahead and break the mould in 2017. No more complying and trying – be free, be you and give the world the gift of showing your individual style and beauty!

30/08/2016

2016 Autumn Makeup Color Trend Part 2: Lipstick

We love our lipstick, we can’t help it! It’s the makeup essential that really adds focus to our face, and this autumn is definitely no different. Following on from the recent trend for individuality, you can take just about any look that you really love lip-wise and adapt in into your autumn makeup look. But there were a couple of strong trends to watch out for that will update your look to right here, right now in autumn 2016!

Going Over To The Dark Side

This is a prominent trend for autumn 2016 – deliciously dark lips that hint at moody, seductive secrets, this look is full-on drama and glamourous in the extreme! The lips showed up in velvety textures, full and sensual. The colour palette showed up with deep burgundy, dark purple, intense brown, scrumptious plum and the most daring of all – pure black! So, how do you wear this daring and deep look? The best way is to keep the rest of the look fairly minimal, so the focus is on those lips!

Just because we are dabbling in the dark makeup arts, doesn’t mean we don’t want to protect our precious skin, and Burt’s Bees Lip Shimmer with coconut and Vitamin E oils will soothe and nourish your lips. Choose the stunning ‘Rhubarb’ shade and you will be devastatingly dark, but very bright at the same time as you look after your lips!



In The Pink

Some days you will just want to indulge in one of the most flattering and on-trend shades around – pink! It suits everyone and gives that innocently pretty and youthfully fresh look. Once again, formulation is important, and Jane Iredale Just Kissed lipstick is created as “lip plumper” as well, so you can fill out your pout and once again, care for your skin at the same time. This product is amazing because it combines the saturated colour of a lipstick with a more liquid texture of a lip gloss. The product includes a peptide that can increase collagen synthesis and hydration, and it doesn’t sting the lips as some lip-plumping formulas can do. This all-in-one protector plumps, softens, exfoliates and imparts gorgeous colour all in one. Go for the delightfully pretty pink ‘Sydney’ shade for an on-trend colour that you will keep wearing and wearing.



Lacquer your look

The 90’s trends are all creeping stealthily back into our hearts (and onto our faces) this autumn! One of those is to use a whole lot of lip gloss. This winner is youthful and fresh, and glows with innocence. For a super shiny glossy gloss and a glamourous lacquered effect, you just cannot go wrong with Lancome’s Juicy Tubes. Give yourself a totally transparent shine with the tiniest hint of pink with the delightfully named “Peche” shade. It’s so easy to wear and also great for days when you do not have a lot of time, just slick some on and go!

LANCÔME Juicy Tubes Lip Gloss Ultra Shiny
                                               LANCÔME Juicy Tubes Lip Gloss Ultra Shiny 


So whether you are a gothic dame, an innocent pink debutante or a lip-lacquer girl (or all three, when you choose to be,) update your look and get some new lip shades to ease you into autumn.

26/08/2016

2016 Autumn Makeup Color Trend Part 1: Eyeshadow Palette

Keep It Subtle Or Swing Out With Bold Styles – It’s Up To You!
The autumn catwalks one and all were awash with exciting and delightful new makeup trends for autumn 2016. The skin was bare-looking and healthy, and the range of eye makeup looks absolutely astounding! The great thing about having such a range is that there is always going to be something that is totally “now” that is right for you. With modern takes on retro trends and great new ways of wearing colour, you are going to love updating your eye makeup this autumn.


Comebacks and Creative Firsts
The looks range from a simple, one colour sweep of terra cotta, orange or pink, to the 2016 version of the all-time classic and sexy smoky eye, to a sparkling blast of rock n’ roll chic with glam green and gold, exotic, bold rainbow looks to very bold blocks of blue, gorgeous minimalist 90’s looks revisited, and even further back in time, Twiggy lashes were featured too. Winged eyeliner swept up to new heights, coloured in with aubergine, and white highlights on the inner eye sockets made a comeback too.

Whether it’s an expressive halo of black shadow and liner, a proud pop of intense colour or a gentle and pretty wash of gorgeous bronze, chocolate and copper, there is definitely going to be a look (or many looks) that you will love this autumn.

The Ever-Seductive Smoky Eye
One of the looks that never quite seems to fade from fashion is the dark, sexy, smoky eye, so it makes sense to give this one a go and add it to your makeup repertoire (if you haven’t already.) Make the look yours by investing in the Christian Dior 5 Couleurs Couture Colours & Effects Eyeshadow Palette. This stunning, 5-colour kit gives a professional smoky eyes effect with a host of finishes, including matte, satiny, iridescent and ultra-shimmery. The quality of the eyeshadow is evident when you use it, it is extremely blendable and smooth with a “second skin” effect.




Grab a Variety of Looks in One Palette
To tap into the rock n’ roll look, the rainbow effect, as well as the aubergine wings, the natural one shade or the pretty coppery eyes, you can’t go wrong with the versatile palette available from Shu Uemura – aptly named “I love my Shu Shu Palette”, which you can achieve all these looks with this limited edition palette of 7 gorgeous shades, that can be used to be spot on with all the autumn trends! The 7 eye colours combine textures of pearl, metallic, iridescent, metallic and matte as well as a bonus “glow on pink” blush. Get yourself some fuchsia, pale pink, purple, eggplant, copper, dark green and lavender happiness and indulge the full spectrum of your creativity!



Blue-Eyed Bombshell

Spring and summer saw us all donning an elegant navy shadow, and blue is still the bomb in autumn, except the shade has moved on to a bolder, brighter blue. This is a great, fresh look with the pop of colour really making a statement. Make your statement an even better one with the awesome formulation of Benefit Creaseless Cream Shadow that glides on and stays crease-proof and budge-proof all day long. What’s more, it doubles up as an eyeliner if you use the hard angle definer brush. Grab the “Blue My Mind” shade for a hard-working product and update your makeup look this autumn. 

So, move with the times and don’t be dictated too – choose the look that rocks your world and enjoy being you!

09/08/2016

Summer Makeup Tutorial Video featuring Chelsea

Check this makeup tutorial out for the ultimate summer make up look, demonstrated by Chelsea. She used Chanel Les 4 Ombres Multi-Effect Quadra Eyeshadow to create a gorgeous summer eye makeup look with beautiful colours (especially the pink) that blend together perfectly. She also demonstrates the Clinique Chubby Stick Intense Moisturizing Lip Colour Balm in a summery pink / coral shade for a look you will love and want to get straight away for summer!




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05/08/2016

Your Secret Garden Of Enchanted Treasure

Do you ever feel that life needs a little bit more enchantment, a little bit more magic and a little bit more mystery? We do, which is why we have created a magical, mysterious and enchanted treasure hunt for you for the whole of August! Yes, every week in August we will be hiding secret codes in the COSME-DE website, for you to search for, find and unlock cash value discounts and gifts!

What’s that Watson?
Now, we know for sure that this appeals to the beauty sleuth in you, so this is how it works! Secret codes will be hidden on various web pages, and once you have spotted them with your eagle eyes, all you need to do is enter the code into the search box. Ok, so the search box is easy to find, it’s just the secret code that requires a little of your Sherlock-like detective work! And then? Well then, Voila! You will be on the receiving end of a cash discount on purchases, OR a free gift? How blooming cool is that?

Now, we move on to the theme of the Secret Garden. I want you to close your eyes (yes, go on) and imagine the enchantment of a secret garden, full of flowers, everywhere you look there is the discovery of something fresh and new and delightful, bursts of colour and a profusion of heady fragrance.

Get your rose-tinted glasses on
Each week we will focus on one of the exquisite flowers from this secret garden, so you may take part in the magic every day at home with beautiful, fragrant products. So, week 1 is, drum roll………. the most celebrated of blooms, the ROSE. The rose – revered by poets and artists, with petals of velvet and silk, and fragrance delicate and sweet.

So, how do you get some of this loveliness for yourself? You can start by infusing your beautiful face of a flower with the intensely soothing and hydrating rose face mask, a gel mask infused with real rose petals and pure rose water to restore a rosy radiance and suppleness to all skin types. Beside the regal rose, the cooling gel contains cucumber, aloe vera, algae and green tea to deliver a host of brightening, beautifying benefits. Apply this loveliness in a jar to cleansed skin, avoiding the eye area, for 5 – 10 minutes to let that rose sink in and then rinse. You can mask up every day if you so wish, and I think you just might!




Treat yourself to the ultimate skin care luxury, Sisley Black Rose Precious Face Oil. This silky-smooth dry oil with Black Rose extract at the heart of the formula is perfect for dry skin, restoring vitality and youthfulness and erasing fine lines with every precious drop. Combined with active botanical ingredients, as well as Bulgarian Rose and Magnolia, this potent oil gives a delicious boost to all the senses. Just apply 3 – 7 drops in the morning or evening on face and neck for powerful benefits.


Next, let’s focus on getting the texture of your body skin as plush and smooth as the most delicate rose. Use Jurlique Rose Body Lotion every day for a lightweight moisturiser infused with rose, calendula and daisy to hydrate, balance and firm the skin to the texture of a supple, perfect petal.




And finally, for the ultimate in irresistible lips, give yourself a slick of Givenchy Rouge Interdit Vinyl Extreme Shine lipstick illicit colour. Go for extreme shine, impactful shades and a major plump up effect – and go for it all in rose! Choose 03 Rose Mutin, 05 Rose Transgressif, 10 Rouge Provocant or 11 Rouge Rebelle for the unfair beauty advantage. Rare black rose oil is part of the formula that delivers extreme moisture, with a silicone resin for that vinyl-like, mesmerizing shine. I dare you!



So there you have it fellow garden lovers, get your rose on, get your sharp eyes out and get those discounts and gifts that will make August the most magical month of the year! Watch this space for next week’s featured garden flower!

26/07/2016

Mini Haul at COSME-DE.COM, Featuring: Noa Quiroz

The elegant and articulate Noa chats about her COSME-DE.COM beauty haul, featuring products she wanted to achieve a radiant, iridescent, natural spring and summer beauty look. She demonstrates the Becca Shimmering Skin Perfector, Laura Mercier Loose Setting Powder and Matt Baked Powder as well as Giorgio Armani Luminous Silk Foundation. Noa sets your mind at ease by delving into the protective packaging and free shipping she experienced using COSME-DE.COM, making her online shopping experience a great one!




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