MAJOLICA MAJORCA SUMMER 2016 NEW PRODUCTS

Let summer be LIT!!!

Let's take a look at what Majolica Majorca has to offer this season!

Judging by the items released, bright and light makeup is still very much in trend, and it only seems appropriate as it's summer time! We usually associate summer with lighter makeup, so this collection is simply lovely for this time of the year.


Think of bright shimmery eyes that's framed with dark and luscious eyelashes. So clean.

MAJOLOOK (ILLUMINATOR) | 1400 YEN

An eyeshadow trio with a cream eyeshadow base that intensifies the powder eyeshadow. Get summer ready with the luminous finish.

LASH EXPANDER LONG LONG LONG | 1200 YEN

It can catch even the shortest eyelashes on the inner corner of the eyes and lengthen it, giving it a falsie effect.

LASH ESTHETICIAN | 1200 YEN

Add fluff and volume to your lashes. Formulated with nourishing ingredients to reduce damage to lashes.

BROW CUSTOMIZE (SWORD CUT) CASE + PENCIL | 650 YEN + 550 YEN

Conveniently packaged with a spoolie, the eyebrow pencil has a powder touch formula that ensure easy blending for natural looking eyebrows.

Pencil and pencil holder sold separately.

GEL LIQUID LINER | 950 YEN

It hugs your skin snugly like a gel, and is sweat and sebum resistant. Use on the outer half of the eyeliner as an accent colour.

Editor's thought:
I really like how peach is gaining traction lately! The orange gel liquid liner, and the slight orange-y eyeshadow palette is really appealing to me. Pair them with clean and long (or voluminous, your choice) lashes, you can create a fresh look for summer. Too bad most of the items are limited edition!

Japanese brands usually reformulate their products annually (or they just change up the packaging and re-market the products?), it's the first time I'm seeing the lash esthetician, but I think it's just a voluminous mascara to add to their complicated line of mascaras.

In all honesty, if it ain't broke, don't fix it.

Translated from MAQUIA.

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Majolica Majorca Spring 2016 New Products

Cherry pink everything!


MAJOLICA MAJORCA'S new spring 2016 collection "open your luck" will be available from 21 february 2016, and they want you to have a smashing impression on others when school reopens! Usually, it's the big eyes that captures others attention first, that's why they've came up with a new liquid eyeliner, together with lip treatments, mascara, and a cherry coloured blush to "open your luck".

all of the limited edition items are in the shade of cherry pink, or sakura pink. how adorable!

MAJOLICA MAJORCA GEL LIQUID LINER | 1026 YEN

with its fine tip (0.02mm) and smooth brush, you can get a strong and fine line easily that last up to 12 hours thanks to its sweat/sebum/tear proof formula.

you can easily adjust the intensity of the colour by controlling the number of clicks at the end of the pen.

available in 5 shades, PK400 cherry pink is a limited edition colour.

MAJOLICA MAJORCA LIP ESSENCE BALM | 648 YEN

provides an instant boost of hydration and a tint of colour. formulated with honey and other moisturizing ingredients, it can draw moisture from the air onto your lips, while forming a barrier that keeps all the moisture locked within your lips. the lip balm is slightly tinted so you can create that naturally pink and healthy looking lips.

available in 2 shades, cherry tint is a limited edition colour.

MAJOLICA MAJORCA LASH EXPANDER EDGE MEISTER PK400 | 1296 YEN

a limited edition colour, the cherry pink mascara will create a loveable first impression (that hopefully make guys want to protect you :P). the waterproof formula will keep this mascara safe from perspiration, sebum, tears, while keep your lashes curled all day long. the duet comb and 4mm black fibres will get your those one-by-one and natural looking long lashes.

use this at the end of the lashes, as well as the bottom lashes as a point colour for best results.

MAJOLICA MAJORCA PUFF DE CHEEKS PK401 | 1620 YEN

also a limited edition colour, the sakura pink blush is a mix of 3 colours. applying it with the puff by lightly patting it on your cheeks will give you natural flush of colour.

it seems like the trend of using pink on the eyes won't be dying down anytime soon! the idea of the vulnerable look appears to be gaining traction, with canmake releasing their secret colour eyes which also contains a pink shadow not too long ago. i won't be surprise to see a pink eyeshadow being released by MJ in the near future.

 

all information and images adapted from shiseido.

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MAJOLICA MAJORCA 2015 Fall/Winter Collection

Are you ready for fall?


it's the time of the year again where brands release remotely sexy and seductive themed products.

a quick flip through magazines will show you the general trend every fall: dark and sultry looks. since this is a japanese brand, they added a slight twist to the typical definition of "sultry". instead of dark lips and clean eyes, they instead chose to focus on alluring scents and deep eyeliner/mascara colour.

this year's MAJOLICA MAJORCA LIMITED COLLECTION will be out on 21st OCT 2015 in japan, and is created with three themes in mind: fashion, make up/hairstyle, love. let's see if it fits the bill.

all information and images from shiseido group jp.

MAJOLICA MAJORCA CHARMING BODY BODY AND HAIR MASK | 99g | 864yen

a no-rinse moisturizing gel mask formula for the skin and hair that contains moisturizing ingredients such as hyaluronic acid, glycerin, wild rose extract.

with its special blend of fruity, floral and woody scents, you will smell seductive all the time.

MAJOLICA MAJORCA NAIL DECORATION | 8g | 1188yen

clear gel colour nails that come with star-like nail stones, available in two shades.

MAJOLICA MAJORCA LASH EXPANDER EDGE MEISTER & PERFECT AUTOMATIC LINER SPECIAL SET | 6g / 1.3mL | 1944yen

with a sweat, sebum, and tear proof formula, the lash expander edge meister will give your short lashes length that last the entire day while the perfect automatic liner will frame your eyes with its intense colour.

now available in the sexy romantic night violet shade.

MAJOLICA MAJORCA MAJOLOOK (ILLUMINATOR) | 4g | 1512yen

a shimmery eyeshadow palette, it consists of an illuminator base (on the top), and three powders at the bottom - a shiny colour, shade colour, and a line colour.

MAJOLICA MAJORCA LIP DIP KISS | 10g | 918yen

a lip tint that changes colour according to your lips, adding a healthy glow to your face. enriched with collagen to moisturize your lips, and a honey rose scent to keep your lips on the sweet side. 

EDITOR'S THOUGHTS:

apart from the purple themed packaging (which adds to the darker and mysterious fall theme i suppose?), i must say i'm wasn't too impressed by the collection. i feel that the entire range is pretty much a spring/summer product that got housed in slightly fall/winter packaging. either that or i'm too used to the western interpretation of fall makeup, which usually features darker and bolder colours. who knows, maybe the japanese will dig this collection? beauty standards are different everywhere!

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MAJOLICA MAJORCA Summer 2015 New Items

The new items tell you something about the trend.


new items from majolica majorca, as seen from their official website! from the looks of it, you can probably tell what trend they're going after.

did you guess it correctly? it's the natural makeup trend, thanks to korean influences!
if i were to come up with a keyword for this trend, it'd be "translucent". afterall, summer is all about clear skin and barely there makeup, right?

here's what majolica majorca has to offer this summer. most items are limited in number, but i believe they'll make a come back if sales are good :)

NUDE MAKE GEL (FOUNDATION, MAKEUP BASE, CONCEALER) SPF30 PA+++ | 1300 YEN

a gel that transforms into a lotion upon touching your skin, this moisturizing lotion will cover up any slight blemishes naturally to give you a no makeup look. can be used as a foundation, make up base, or a concealer.

LASH SECRET LONG (LIMITED) | 1200 YEN

can be used as both a mascara base and a top coat, the black extension fibre in the clear base will lengthen your lashes naturally and secretly. waterproof formula means your lashes will stay curled all day!

this is very similar to their lash bone black fibre in, the only visual difference i can observe now is the different comb brush. if you're confused about majolica majorca mascaras, i've got a comparison chart in this entry!

BLOOD ON (LIMITED) | 950 YEN

japanese are all about multi function products ever since the success of visee's cream blusher, which doubles up as a lip tint as well! blood on gives you a clear reddish veil on your cheeks and lips, just what it takes to fake that natural flush.

HONEY PUMP GLOSS NEO (LIMITED) | 480 YEN

2 new limited colours - red and orange - will help you create the perfect no makeup makeup look! the thick gloss is formulated with royal honey EX, moisturizing your lips while plumping them up with volume at the same time. 

the only thing that caught my attention is their beautiful packaging. i particularly like the gold on white packaging of the blood on blusher/lip tint. i am inclined to try the nude make gel some day, after i run out of my current foundation perhaps?

what about you?

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A Guide On Majolica Majorca Mascaras

For Those Confused By The Marketers

i decided to write this entry because i also need to educate myself on the range of mascaras offered by majolica majorca, a brand under shiseido. those fancy  names don't tell me much about the actual functions, and the brand is obviously trying to make it difficult for me to differentiate between product packaging because they all look similar in terms of color scheme (with the except of the lash link and lash bone). so here is an illustrated entry on the strengths of each mascara.

on the official japanese website, there are only 2 types of mascaras and one base coat. each type comes in two variations: film type (removeable with warm water) and waterproof type.

LASH KING FILM | LASH KING | LASH EXPANDER EDGE MEISTER F | LASH EXPANDER EDGE MEISTER | LASH BONE FILM | LASH BONE 

LASH KING VS LASH EXPANDER EDGE MEISTER

click image to enlarge. image originally from the official japanese website.

i've translated the original image (it was in japanese) to english. it's only available on their japanese website, i think they should add this to their other websites too because it's so useful! now you are able to tell at a glance what each mascara does.

the LASH KING is meant to give you length AND volume, while making your lashes more fluttery at the same time. think of it as an all rounder. i'd perhaps liken this to the maybelline falsies, since that also promises length, volume, fullness, and flared out lashes. i have a review on the maybelline falsies mascara coming up soon!

the LASH EXPANDER (i'll omit the 'edge meister' from here on because the name is too long) on the other hand will give you length and separated lashes. this is much like the maybelline lashionista mascara, except this comes in waterproof formula. i've actually tried the older version of the lash expander, you can read my review here.

the LASH BONE is a translucent mascara base that contains black fibers, meant as a base coat to give you more length and volume. japanese brands seem to love making a lash primer for extra length. kate, visee and integrate have them too.

on the singapore website, i spy two extra mascara that isn't shown on the japanese site (anymore?).

LASH ENAMEL GLAMOUR VOLUME ON | LASH GORGEOUS WING NEO

and look what i found on the taiwanese official website!!! a full on comparison chart! i translated it into english from chinese :D easy peasy!

LASH EXPANDER VS LASH ENAMEL GLAMOUR VS LASH GORGEOUS WING VS LASH KING

as the film type LASH KING is a new release in japan, it's not updated on the taiwanese website yet, hence showing only a "waterproof" sign. image originally from the taiwan MJ website.

the LASH ENAMEL GLAMOUR VOLUME ON is a volumizing mascara, the dual comb brush allows you to control how thick you want your lashes to be. thick as in clusters of lashes stuck together to form a gigantic spider leg. i'd say this mascara parallel the maybelline volum'express hyper curl cat eyes waterproof mascara, as the comb allows the volumizing formula to coat my lashes thickly. read my review here!

lastly, the LASH GORGEOUS WING NEO has a formula that will make your lashes look fuller and more fluffy. "more hairy" doesn't sound nice even though that was the first adjective that came into my mind. the brush is zig-zagged to separate your lashes in order to prevent clumping even after multiple coats of the mascara (according to them). at first glance it seems similar to lash king, that's because they are similar. but i'll expect the lash gorgeous wing to give you skinnier and more natural looking lashes. you know some times lashes end up looking spidery after multiple coats? this MAY avoid that. just a guess judging from the product description.

IN A NUTSHELL

there are 4 main types of mascaras offered by majolica majorca - length, volume, fullness (the false lash effect), and "all of the above".

take your pick.

after writing this entry, everything suddenly appears to be clearer to me. majolica majorca's mascara collection isn't as confusing as maybelline's in my opinion. the thing is these mascaras have a creative name, which is in line with the entire brand because they dream up fairy tales for each collection they release - just goes to show you how airy fairy this brand is. it'll be odd to see really practical and descriptive names show up in majolica majorca's product lines.

one must learn the facts before they can appreciate the beauty in these product names, and i can finally say i really like the product names after spending hours flipping through the web to write up this entry.

QUESTION

were you confused by majolica majorca's product names just like me? please tell me i'm not alone.

image credit: majolica majorca official japanese website and taiwanese website

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