Here are my thoughts and swatches of one of the Pure Colour Blushers and two of the new Deep Nuance Eyeshadows from Suqqu's Autumn/Winter collection.
SUQQU PURE COLOUR BLUSH IN HANACHAORI
The bottom of the compact is in contrasting gold and has the product description label.
The Pure Colour Blushers have gradated tones that fade from a subtle glow to a bright pop of colour. I have the colour combination in "Nude" and "Blossom", called Hanachaori. It's basically a medium bronze shade and a very pale peach. You can either swirl both colours together, or use them separately with the lighter shade as a wash of colour and the darker shade as a pop of colour on the apples of the cheeks.
Unfortunately, the very pale peach is too light for my medium, olive (ÑC30-35) skin tone. You can see it a little, but not much. In the last photo further down below is how it looks on me. I applied the darker shade as a bronzer on the high points of my face and under the cheek bones, and the lighter colour on the apples of my cheeks. I can see myself hitting pan on this end of the palette just from trying to build colour on the cheeks every time. ;-) I do love the bronze shade though. For me personally, I find it too dark to use as a blush, so I prefer to use it as a bronzer, and while these do have shimmers, they're subtle enough so that you could also use this to contour as it's not overly warm - if you have light to medium skin tone. As a bronzer, it gives a lovely warmth and it looks natural with a touch of glow to the skin. Longevity-wise, I do find this has mostly worn off my dry skin by the time I take of my makeup late in the evening, so it's not the longest lasting blush I've tried. Those with oily skin will find the wear time even shorter unless you use a primer and/or apply a setting spray, etc.
Overall, I think Hanachaori will be most suited to those with light skin tones to make the most of the pale peach shade. The bronze part is very pigmented and strong though so you need a light hand to apply. The powder has a very smooth, fine texture that glides onto the skin easily and requires little effort to blend.
Overall, I think Hanachaori will be most suited to those with light skin tones to make the most of the pale peach shade. The bronze part is very pigmented and strong though so you need a light hand to apply. The powder has a very smooth, fine texture that glides onto the skin easily and requires little effort to blend.
SUQQU DEEP NUANCE EYES IN GENSYUKOU (EX-04) & HIKARIZOE (EX-01)
Deep Nuance Eyes are a brand new range of eye products from Suqqu. As with most luxury cream eye shadows, they are packaged in glass pots.
As expected from the luxury brand, the mini brush provided pictured below is a decent, usable quality. It's a sturdy blending brush with soft bristles.
Below left to right is Gensyukou (Ex-04) - a shimmering burgundy, and Hikarizoe (Ex-01) - a sheer, shimmering pink. The shimmers are somewhat reminiscent to those of Chanel Illusion D'Ombre eye shadows - ultra fine and sparkly pretty and sophisticated.
Below are the swatches on my medium, olive (ÑC30-35) skin tone. Photographed indoors using a strobe. The warm pink (Hikarizoe) is more on the sheer side (especially once applied and blended out on the eye lids) and it has a reddish hue which ties in with Gensyukou (Ex-04) when paired together. Both have warm undertones.
Below left is a comparison swatch to Chanel Illusion D'Ombre Eye Shadow in Abstraction (88).
Below is how I wore the two shades together with Hikarizoe on the eye lids and inner corners and Gensyukou on the outer corners and along the crease. This was photographed using my phone camera under natural lighting.
These have a creamy texture and I find these melt very quickly with the natural warmth of your finger. It's quite emollient so it needs to be applied in very thin layers almost like an eye cream, and it does take some time to set. For reference, my eye lids have normal skin condition (neither oily or dry), but I find these do crease or settle into the crease of my eye lids, which is a shame. It creases pretty much straight away. I found the pink shade didn't last on me - especially since it's sheer to begin with. The burgundy which I applied along and just above the lids blended out lasted most of the day with a little bit of fading at the end. So, I recommend applying it over an eye primer to hopefully prevent creasing and to help improve longevity, especially if you have oily eye lids. I did find the burgundy had really good pigmentation and blended and meld with the skin seamlessly and easily. Both do have such beautiful subtle, sparkly shimmers that I love.
Out of the two eye shadows, I much preferred Gensyukou (Ex-04) - it performed better and the colour and finish are perfect for autumn, but best applied with a primer I reckon. :) For a luxury item, I wish it didn't crease though!
For pricing and availability of these products, see my sneak peek post linked HERE.
Hope this was helpful! :-)
This sample was sent to Indigo Kir Royale without charge for consideration for review. (For more information, see Disclosure)
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