Today's soup du jour: SUQQU Spring 2016 Eyeshadows in 22 Kikyoutsubomi and EX-06 Hanamizuki. Both of these cost me an arm and leg ($113 USD total for product and shipping from Asia). My fellow makeup lover friend Emily Loke shipped it to me, and she has a featured FOTD of Hanamizuki here. I hope she doesn't mind my shameless plug hehe.
SUQQU released two quads and two trios for their spring line up, and while EX-28 is limited edition and gorgeous, its pastelity (it's a word?) and silver pan would never work on my skin unless I'm fairer than NC20. I'm still a sucker for warm toned pastels, so 22 swam across the ocean to be with me.
I won't ramble on forever but if you frequently read my blog, you'll know that I'm a SUQQU convert. What they lack in traditional intense pigmentation they make up for complexity and idiot-proof blendability.
Here is 22 Kikyoutsubomi in natural light glory. I was immediately drawn to the color scheme.
For reference, this quad seems to *need* a bold or graphic wing liner to really accentuate your eye shape. Otherwise, you're left with a glowy, but very understated, look. My favorite is the split pan and copper-gold, as the pink and white are both too sheer to work as true lid colors on my skin.
And here is EX-06 Hanamizuki (LE). I wanted a more muted light source to bring out the green tinge of the bottom brown shade. I am enamored by the gold and split pan.
The trio colors are definitely much more muted, sheer, and generally murkier. I love that the brush is sponge tipped and has a tiny brush for the ultimate travel friendliness. This is my first SUQQU trio. The pink is mid-toned (not pastel) and you can layer the white frost on top for your own customized pink :) The green-brown works as a liner, but also blends well into the outer v and crease.
I've taken the liberty of swatching the trio with two passes and single passes for the quad.
This is outdoors in full sunlight.
And of course, flash.
I will definitely be getting a lot of use out of the quad/quint and the trio is so chibi that I can throw it into my bag and lug it around if I forgot eyeshadow fleeing out of the house.
And of course, some full face looks for your inspection:
