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.

LOTD: A few more pictures!

In these pictures I have on Besame's Besame Red lipstick and MAC High Tea topped with Aube Fruitina EX05 gloss.

Besame Red:
As you can see in the pictures, it's a gorgeous matte blue red. Unfortunately, as I had it on, it seemed to clash with my skintone and make it look very sallow. And it did also make my teeth look yellower. But this is a great red lipstick that I like to think of as retro, because it looks like the color Marilyn Monroe would wear.



MAC High Tea with Aube Fruitina EX05 gloss:
The gloss is very sheer, so it pretty much just makes High Tea's color stronger and glassy shiny. I like this combination for a nude lip.

Haul: What Came in the Mail!

(Sofina Aube gloss top, EL high gloss bottom)

Yay! Free haul. My mother's friend works in DC, shipping cosmetics/fragrance/skincare, so when my mother's company did a mass order she sent along a few freebies.

-EL Double wear mascara sample
-3 makeup bags (EL and Lancome)
-EL lipsticks, one my mom has (Dunno the name sorry!) and 02 Luscious Rose Hydra Lustre
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-07 pearl high gloss, LOVE these!


Swap:
-Sofina Aube Fruitina Gloss eX05



News: Sofina Aube is now DC'ed and replaced with Aube Couture. While personally I didn't get to try many of Aube's things, I did swatch them and they were very nice. Aube Couture looks too 'safe', too blah and boring. Aube will be missed.