Visee Glam Hunt Palette Review

The Muse is a bit tired of all the holiday coverage! It's the end of the week and she isn't really up for doing more holiday collections and just feels like concentrating on the lovely Fall weather and maybe a Fall collection too!

How about you?

I've had the Visee Fall Collection for a while now but haven't had a chance to take advantage of it but this week I decided to crack open both and give them a whirl. The new Glam Hunt Palettes are quite different from previous releases from Visee but have no fear they are just as good. I was playing at being a good Muse so I only ordered two of the five color combinations released.





I was pleasantly surprised that I enjoyed the Visee Glam Hunt Palettes as I do have a love affair with the Visee Jewel Crush Eyes Palettes and as I mentioned these are vastly different. Although the Glam Hunt Palettes contain some shimmer it's not a whole lot when compared to previous palette releases from Visee.

The Glam Hunt Palettes have five strips of color that you'll be using on various parts of your eye. I always find it interesting that the directions for application instruct you to use the lightest shade of shadow on the crease instead of the lid. I normally contrast my shades of shadow by applying a darker shade to the crease and a lighter shade to my lid however most Japanese brands recommend contrasting them in the opposite way!

The shades included in the palettes are two contrasting shades of eyeshadow, one liner shade, one base shade, and a sparkling powder which can be used in the inner corner of the eye to add a bit of sparkle and shine to your look! The palettes I got were G1 and G4. G1 consists of green shades which are comparable to my favorite KATE Glamtrick Eye Palette GN-1 and the G4 palette contains dusky rose shades. Out of the two palettes G1 was my favorite simply because I really adore how a smoked out green eyeshadow look makes my eyes sizzle! The G4 is very nice as well but I thought the liner shade made my eyes look slightly tired.



G4


G1


The shadows are all quite pigmented and blend wonderfully well. I thought the formula and texture was comparable to KATE palettes. As I mentioned above these are considerably different from the palettes you've seen Visee release before and I'm hoping they'll actually continue with the line as it's quite good.

















All in all I thought the Visee Glam Hunt palettes were quite nice with a good selection of Fall friendly colors. I'm not Muse Approving for them purchase simply because they are quite similiar to many Japanese brand palettes you might already own! If you don't have a considerable stash of Japanese palettes I do recommend trying these out as they are quite lovely!



Visee Fall Collection 2008: Glamorous Hunter

Visee Spring Collection 2008: Featuring a Review of the Visee Jewel Crush Eye Palettes

Visee Aqua Shining Eyes Review

MuseTV: Visee Spotlight

Visee Fall Collection 2008: Glamorous Hunter

Our friend Kodi Kumi is back in full swing advertising Visee's Fall Collection. After a rough patch of publicity it's nice to see her back in the promo for Fall!

A few items are being released with Visee's Fall Collection but of course the item that really jumps up at me is the new Glam Hunt Eye Palettes. Visee makes a great eye palette as you may have guessed from my previous raves. These are a revamp from the last few releases and the colors are very suitable for the cooler weather that will be upon is soon!

The palettes come in five styles and include five shades of shadow plus a brush for application. I see at least three color combos I want but I may just indulge in all five.

Each palette is 1890 yen but it'll probably be a bit cheaper due to various drugstore discounts in Japan.

Expect a review on these shortly!




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Visee Spring Collection 2008 Review

Lord I'm sure late with this one! Sorry 'bout that!

But it's here now!

The Visee Spring Collection 2008 Review!



Excited?

Don't be.

It's disappointing.

For those of you lovely girls (or boys!) that are not in the know allow me to briefly explain that Visee is a brand available in Japan and is sub-brand of Kose who makes a ton of fab brands, Visee, being one. These are sadly unavailable in the US :(

E6 and E7


Without Flash E6 and E7


Now for the review.

I know many readers were highly interested in hearing about the new Spring palettes considering that the previous release of the the Jewel Crush Eyes were such a smashing success and hit!

Don't get me wrong these are beautiful, beautiful editions to the Jewel Crush Eyes line up but why they did them in such similar shades as previous releases is really beyond my feeble little mind.

The fact of the matter is that E6 and E7 are practically identical to E2 and E4. It really boggles my mind! The colors are so similar it borders on absurd to bother wasting your money on either!

The good news is I wasted my money so you don't have too. Seriously, you do not need E6 and E7.

With that being said allow me to explain the very minor differences between the four palettes.

E7 is noticeably comparable to E4. The only difference between the two palettes is the fact that E7 contains a few deeper shades while E4 contains light shades. The main color appears identical to my eye, while the contrast shade is different. E4's contrast shade is a lilac purple where E7's shade is a deep gray. The base colors are different completely with E4 sporting a soft lilac and E7 a sparkling white. Finally the liners are a tad different as well with E4 having a purple based brown color and E7 having a smoky purple/black combo. Honestly, once they are on you're not going to tell much difference between the looks you can create using these!

E7 and E4 (Starting from Top Left: Main Base Color, Contrasting Color, Base, and Liner)


Without Flash E7 and E4


E7




Created using E7




Moving on to E6 again we have a similar problem with color combinations. E6 is a dead on match for E2. This time the liners are identical colors! The main base shadow is gold in E6 and a softer beige gold in E2. The contrasting shadows are different in E6 is a gold based brown and E2 is more of a copper color with gold. And finally the base shadow shadow in E6 is more of a creamy white gold and E2 is a true gold. Again, same problem as before, you can create basically the same look using either of the two palettes.

E6 and E2 (Starting from Top Left: Main Base Color, Contrasting Color, Base, and Liner)


E6




Created Using E6




Even though the differences appear major they are in fact very subtle and for me the small changes are not enough to warrant purchasing the newest palettes unless you're a big addict like me and have the "have to have them all" mentality I seem to possess!

I also got the two mascaras that were released with the collection. At the time I was under the impression of how awesome Kose mascaras were but sadly these don't fall under that "great" category!

The mascaras are not worth your money at all in my humblest. They made my lashes spiky as hell! The formula is great, the wand is fantastic, and the colors available are brilliant but that didn't add up to a great mascara experience for me!

I've since used both colors I got, which were brown and black, and each time I tested these out for a run I ended up with the strange clumpy spike look! If I'm extra careful I do get some nice volume but I have to apply it really slow which for me is a big no! It's the AM and I'm rushing no time for slow mascara application!

Big boo to these!



I didn't yet dive into getting any of the new metallic loose eyeshadows that were released but that'll be very soon! As soon as I get them I'll be reviewing!

All in all a rather weak and disappointing Spring Collection for Visee! Let's hope Summer brings something much better!

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Visee Aqua Shining Eyes Review

Visee doesn't get nearly enough love on my blog. It's one of my very favorite brands from Kose and available within Japan only sadly!

I'll be reviewing Visee Spring Collection shortly but today I'm doing a review on my favorite product offered from Visee which is the Aqua Shining Cream Eyeshadow.



If you read my blog often enough you've come to realize how much I detest cream shadows with a passion however Visee Aqua Shining Eyes is a favorite cream shadow of mine and it gets my highest seal of approval!

PK 801


BL 901


These come in a beautiful array of colors which is a key selling point for me! They also pack an extreme bit of sparkle and shimmer which, as you know, the Muse adores.

PU 100


PK 800


These blend beautifully! Three little dots on your lid and a quick swipe of your finger and you'll have beautiful sparkling eyes!

Pigmentation is excellent and the formula is so good that the color lasts all day!

A key selling point on these for me is the sparkle and shimmer I've never run across a cream shadow that packed so much beautiful glitter!

WT 001


One con is the price and the size of the product. Although you need very little of the shadow to get a beautiful eye look the size of the tube seems uber small and it feels like not alot of product is inside for the price of 1,890 yen per a shadow.

GR 700


BL 900


Aside from that very minor rant Aqua Shining Eyes are definately a go for me and I adore them and can't help but recommend them to you!

GD002


BE 301


BE 300


They are definately worth trying out for yourself! If you're a big fan of creams these will surely appeal!

GY 003


Visee's Aqua Shining Eyes are most definately Muse Approved for purchase!



The Muse sporting Visee Aqua Shining Eyes in GD 002 (Click for more pictures of this color!)


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Koda Kumi is a Goner!

I was wandering around the Visee website this morning and it's pretty much official that Kodi Kumi is a goner from the champaign.

The new site is updated with a face chart when you click "What's New?"


Here's what you used to get when clicking "What's New?" As you can see Kodi Kumi has been replaced with a cutesy face chart!


I believe the site went live again about a week or two ago and the images have been revamped to exclude Kodi Kumi from the ads. I'm not sure if she's completely gone or this is temporary while the fire cools. I'm betting she's gone completely and the Summer Collection will feature a new spokesperson! But we shall see! I'll miss her actually as she has that edge that really brought Visee alive for me and I'm curious who they'll replace her with!

Below is the new Make-Up theme, again Kodi Kumi has been replaced by the cute face chart image!


If you're not up to date on the drama click here to read why Kodi Kumi is under fire at the moment!