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Haul: Jill Stuart Loose Powder in 03 Shimmer and Mix Blush Compact in 09 Little Bouquet

There is nothing better to cheer up a long day other than receiving something pretty and something that you have been lemming for the longest time.....

Thanks to my sister's lovely friend who was in Hong Kong last week, i finally had my wish fufilled (i have been dying to lay my hands on Jill Stuart's Mix Blush Compact...... ) : )

Presenting the little haul that made my day : D Looking forward to use them soon.

The signature pale pink paper bag with black ribbons.

L-R: Loose Powder and Mix Blush Compact.

The lovelies revealed.


The pot of loose powder. Love the intricate design on the lid and around the pot.



There is a plastic sheet to seal the pot and the loose powder is lightly fragranced.

Loose powder in 03 Shimmer (it has a pinkish tone to it).

20g of loose powder, made in Japan.

Mix Blush Compact in 09 Little Bouquet.

Totally captured by the delicate packaging : )

09 Little Bouquet (a warm peachy blush) and the dense round brush that comes with it.

A closer look at the brush.

A Closer look at the blush.

Due to the favourable exchange rate, i have gotten these 2 babies at a good price:

Mix Blush Compact: HKD 330 = S$56.40 (after conversion)

Loose Powder: HKD 330 = S$56.40 (after conversion)

Ironically, Jill Stuart is way more expensive in its country of origins (Japan) compared to Taiwan and Hong Kong, even U.S. , all thanks to the strong Yen.

Initially i was very tempted to ask my sister to help me snag those lovelies earlier when she was on a business trip to Japan, but i gave up the idea just a day before she left.

Much as i wanted to try on Jill Stuart's stuff, i am just not prepared to shell out alot more $ due to exchange rate differences. Its just absurd, imagine the Mix Blush Compact is about S$70+ (Japan's pricing after conversion to S$) vs S$50+ (Hong Kong's pricing after conversion to S$).

Nevertheless, if it is a limited edition item that is only and solely available in Japan plus it is so so so unique and darn pretty that i would kill to have it..... then it would a different story all together : D

I will definitely do a swatch if time allows... can't wait to use them : )

Jill Stuart Christmas Coffret 2009

This is something that i have been contemplating for the longest time - to unwrap it or not?

It is a arduous process on deciding to open it since i have received it from my dear bff J.L. early this year and it took me almost one week to finally made up my mind to unwrap the delicately wrapped "cake".

Presenting ...... the Jill Stuart Christmas Coffret 2009......

This coffret set cost around S$120 after all that currency conversion if i am not mistaken. Trust me, i am so elated when i got to know that JL's sister-in-law's brother is able to snag 1 for me on the day that it was launched in Hong Kong. I have heard all the raves and lemmings for Jill Stuart's Christmas set.. how coveted it is.. how pretty and how value for money it is..

The truth is.. i am a sucker for pretty packaging.. this is so true in this case whereby everything by Jill Stuart is so princessy... and so i took the plunge without even being able to feel and see the item in real life (usually i would hover around the counters and assess the item before handling over my money willingly).

Being a seasonal item produced in limited quantities could only mean that it would be near impossible to get hold of one. Last year, i got lucky and i am glad to see that last year's set consist of a full sized limited edition highlight powder with brush, a full sized jar jelly eye color, a deluxe size lip gloss, a near full sized nail color and a sheet of nail decoration.

The highlight powder is something different from the eye color palette that Jill Stuart usually include in their much anticipated Christmas Coffret set. From what i have googled, they include a limited edition blusher (blush blossom), a jelly eye color, a lip gloss, a night jewel perfumed body powder and fake eyelashes all contained in a cream colored satin pouch decorated with delicate black lace.

It's rather clever of them to state that all the colors in the Christmas Coffret sets are limited edition colors.. like in the case of last year's set....but nowadays i am beginning to feel the draw of limited edition gradually losing their grip on me....

Ha! We shall wait and see how my sense of self-control is holding up....

Now! The Jill Stuart Christmas Coffret 2009!

Pretty pastry-like paper bag.

All the goodies in the "Cake".

A closer look at the lovelies.

The near-heaven soft brush and the highlighter.

The flat highlighter brush (pretty motifs and pink jewel in the middle).

The limited edition jelly eye color (a slight lavender pink color).

A sheet of sweet nail decoration sticker.

What interest me most in this coffret set are the highlighter (obviously) and the jelly eye color. The rest of the items like the lip gloss and nail color look pretty much like what the permanent like is offering except that they are limited edition colors as stated. I will be swatching the items very soon, so stay around for the post. : )