Blast From the Past: Sofina Aube

Wow. I'm so sorry that I missed out on this brand's eyeshadow palettes. According to Fleckschnitte on Makeupalley (or over at lotuspalace.blogspot.com) she totally raved about them.

Unfortunately, the only thing I managed to get--by swapping--was one Fruitina lipgloss. That's not a bad thing though, as these are some major shine lipglosses. But I still wish I could've gotten my hands on some of those fabulous eyeshadow palettes before the mother company Sofina redesigned Aube.

Now it just looks very silly--with those boring colors as eyeshadows! Gah!

Anyways. Sofina Aube Fruitina Gloss EX05. Here it is in all of it's glory. Some comments:

-Pleasant smell, I would say fruity.
-Great not too sticky texture with lasting power.
-Mirror-like shine!
-Color is sheer but still shows up on me as slightly milky beige pink.
-The wand is great, not exactly doefoot (slightly bigger and more flimsy), easy for swiping across full lips but depositing lots of color.

Blast From The Past: MAC for A-Mei

(A-Mei, Asian pop star)
It was released 1/8/08 at very select locations, like Dresscamp and Manish Aurora.
From specktra.net:
"Lipstick

* Ruby woo - Vivid bluish-red (Matte, Perm)
* Siss - Muted golden beige (Satin, Perm)

Lipglass

* Love rules - Fuchsia flashed-up with white sparkle pearlized pigment (LE)
* Shes a star - Lustre-shine light neutral gold (LE)

Bold Eyes Palette (LE)

* Venus - (LE)
* Carbon - Intense black (Matte, Perm)
* Freshwater - Bright summersky blue (Veluxe Pearl, Perm)

Neutral Eyes Palette (LE)

* Vanilla - Soft pale peachy-ivory flecked with shimmer (Velvet, Perm)
* Mulch - Intense golden reddish brown flecked with golden bronze shimmer (Velvet, Perm)
* Brown down - Teddy bear brown (Veluxe, Perm)"

Although it was at very select locations, I still managed to indulge. I got Bold Eyes and Love Rules.

Honestly, the bold eyes were pretty disapointing. Carbon creased on me, Venus barely showed up and Freshwater was sheerer than I'm used to from MAC. However, the colors work great together, and I can use this efficently when I want to.

Love Rules is your standard bright obnoxious warm fuschia lip glass we all see from MAC at some point, but as I didn't have one, I happily indulged. This brightens up the lip (and face) fabulously!! Complete 5 star from me.