There is a quality to luxury Japanese makeup that is hard to put down into simple words. On the surface, it seems the appeal lies in the meticulous packaging, often coming inspired by some intricate Japanese art, and never failing to include a special attention to detail.
On the inside, the formulas are light, never cloying; the colours elegant and wearable, never in-your-face or deliberately trendy. While everyone knows that K-Beauty has been on the forefront of late, their Japanese counterparts have continued to push out the classics, the reliable stuff we know we can always fall back on, trend in, trend out.
That’s why the Kanebo Fall/Winter ’17 makeup collection has such an appeal. Its key selling point is its simplicity, its main theme a straightforward one: the manipulation of light and shadows, to present the facial contours in the best possible way. The products focus on the 3 aspects of a healthy, reddish colour; a comfortable product texture that melts into the skin; and a softly glowing finish that makes the skin look lit from within.
Of the eight products in this collection, our favourites include the Lip Primer, in a crayon format that moisturises the lips and adds a natural pink tint, should you choose to wear it alone. It can go on before the Intense Crayon Rouge, a crayon lip colour in 6 pinkish-purplish hues and a modern matte texture.
As for the rest of the face, the Eyebrow Mascara and Volume Framing Mascara add subtle definition to the eyes, in a compact selection of natural hues made for Asian skin tones; there are eye and cheek palettes as well, and a decadent cream foundation that’s rich in texture, but adds a light porcelain finish to the complexion.
This Kanebo collection is a good opportunity to step away from all the clutter that might have crept into your makeup stash, and keep things simple and streamlined instead.
KANEBO Fall/Winter 2017 Makeup Collection, $39 to $184. Available at KANEBO counters from October 2017. kanebo.sg
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