Russian Beauty'

Guerlain's Slavic Beauty should be launching any day now! It's technically slated for release in August 2009, but I always see Saks with their Guerlain displays out weeks before they're due to launch. Guerlain offers a fall look defined by a fresh, smooth complexion, bright cheeks, eyes shimmering in a crimson glow and sparkling, rosy lips.

Guerlain 'Kiss Kiss Baby' Lip Balm $30.00

A soft and velvety lip balm pampers the lips with its rejuvenating formula, and keeps them comfortable after long-term usage. Three ingredients combine for complete lip care: Wild mango butter infuses lips with moisture and suppleness, luffa oil nourishes dried-out and chapped lips and oligopeptides (proteins and trace elements) increase volume and softness.

Guerlain Ombré Éclat 'Russian Beauty' Eyeshadow Palette $58.00

Faded orange, brick red, old rose and aubergine combine to create an intense, rich and enchanting palette inspired by the dresses worn by Russian princesses. Accented with a champagne motif, the shades are contained in an exquisitely designed black-and-gold compact and create eyes that are velvet-smooth with a crimson glow, highlighting their pure clarity.

Guerlain Eye & Lip Palette $69.00

Inspired by the legendary lavish parties along the banks of the Volga river in Russia, this eye and lip palette is rich in color. In sumptuous black-and-gold packaging reminiscent of the emblematic ornaments of Slavic art, Guerlain has placed a perfect soft pink and delicate taupe shade for the eyes with two lip colors of rosewood and sparkling pink. This all-in-one palette is the perfect accessory for a quick, easy and elegant touch-up.

Guerlain Tsarina Eyeshadow Palette
* Parure Compact Foundation in NEW Rose Intense
* Blush in NEW Russian Doll

EYES
* Ombre Eclat 4 Shades Palette in NEW Tsarina
* Ombre Eclat Eyeshadow Palette in NEW Brun Mordore
* Retractable Eye Pencil in NEW Gold, Silver, or Bohemian
* Le 2 de Guerlain Mascara in NEW Intense PlumLIPS
* NEW Volga Princess Eye & Lip Palette
* NEW Kiss Kiss Baby SPF10
* Rouge G de Guerlain in Giovanna 67
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Guerlain Asia Exclusive Pearl White 2009

Guerlain's not-so-new Asia-exclusive Pearl White collection was launched in early 2009, but I figured since I'll be reviewing the foundation, you might want a little background info on the collection and all the products available from it.I have to say that Guerlain's packaging was the most aesthetically appealing, which is why I couldn't resist indulging in the foundation!
One product that I had a very hard time resisting was Guerlain's Parure White Pact which came in a gorgeous sleek silver compact. During my last trip to Korea I purchased a Guerlain powder foundation compact that was just heavenly, but of course they discontinued it and replaced it witha powder that was pure rubbish. I was tempted to get this but refrained lest this compact veer towards being more like the newer powder foundations rather than the older formula.

The Meteorites Pearly White consist of pastel white, pastel mauve, pastel pink, pastel green and pastel gold balls to create a pearly soft-focus glow. The 5 shades each have a different function: pastel white for brightening, pastel mauve for addressing dullness, pastel pink for lively color, pastel green for reducing redness in skin and pastel gold for a golden glow. I find that I never really use my Meteorites so I avoid them, but this incarnation of them was one of the prettiest I've seen in awhile.

My latest acquisition, the Parure Pearly White Brightening Fluid Foundation SPF 15 PA+++, is available in six shades and is made with natural pearl for a soft focus finish to reduce the appearance of pores and to give a natural glow. It's specially formulated for Asian skin and is meant to replicate the look of flawless, luminous natural skin. Let's hope it delivers!

And one more product that caught my eye from the Pearly White collection was this Parure Pearly White Brightening Highlighter which comes in click-pen form. It contains a soft iridescent white highlighter that would've been great for highlighting my cheekbones. read more

Guerlain 'Summer Splash' Collection

Dive into summer with Guerlain's Summer Splash Collection. Sprinkled with shades of pearl and sand, this limited-edition collection draws from the inspiration of a mermaid basking under the sun.

Guerlain 'Ombré Éclat 1 Shade - Summer Splash' Single Eyeshadow $34.00
Ombré Éclat 1 Shade is the largest single-eyeshadow product on the market. Intense and long-lasting colors allow for light and delicate eye makeup or a more sophisticated, dramatic effect, always with an impeccable finish. Available in many different shades to collect and match according to your mood.

Guerlain 'Kiss Kiss' Stick Gloss (Extreme Shine Fruity Colors) $30.00
The first stick gloss by Guerlain, Kiss Kiss Stick Gloss continues to expand its palette of colors to embellish the lips with endless sparkles of light. In its metallic summer packaging with a satiny sand color, three new shades light up golden skin.

Guerlain 'Météorites - Summer Splash' Illuminating Perfecting Pressed Powder $65.00
Inspired by Akoya, the most famous seashell from Tahiti, Météorites Nacre des Mers celebrates Polynesian light. A tonal palette of beige, ivory and pearly pale apricot enhances radiance and illuminates the complexion, while the pale blue heart sweeps away small imperfections. The compact of perfecting pearls is housed in a refined case, decorated with fragments of metallic shell in homage to island seashells.

Guerlain 'Terracotta Sun' Illuminating Powder $65.00
This summer, the legendary Terracotta Sun powder travels to sandy beaches flooded with sun and light in the shape of a seashell. With its featherweight formula, extra-soft transparent particles and delicately pearly reflections, it instantly adorns the skin with a natural and translucent summer glow. An ode to the aquatic world, Terracotta Sun reveals an embossed metallic shell presented in an elegant brushed brown mother-of-pearl case. Use all over face and décolleté.

Guerlain Terracotta 'Summer Splash' Loose Powder Kohl $34.00
All the sensuality of the Orient is captured by Guerlain in this Terracotta Kohl that plunges the senses into the deep blue sea. A richly pigmented loose powder that enhances and intensifies the eyes with a lagoon blue. Presented in its jewel tube, revamped in dune colors for this new shade, this khol is as easy to use as ever with its integrated applicator.

Guerlain 'Le 2 de Guerlain' Waterproof Mascara $35.00
The prodigious Le 2 de Guerlain mascara quickly claimed its place as a must-have tool in all makeup pouches. The main brush provides volume, length and curl for the longest lashes, while the mini-brush helps to precisely define all small lashes and lower lashes. To keep your Le 2 de Guerlain at hand, even at the beach, it now comes in a waterproof version in new black-gold packaging. To deploy length, the first supple and liquid polymer helps surround the lash with a flexible coating by encasing natural waxes. To protect curl and maintain hold, the second polymer, a humid resin, forms a setting film over the first coating as it dries.

Guerlain 'Blush 4 Éclats' Sculpting Blush $48.00
Blush 4 Éclats is the ultimate in sculpting blushers. Its cleverly beveled brush is designed to achieve the perfect color effect. By brushing over the palette from left to right, the brush picks up the lighter shades and applies them to the top of the cheekbones. The darker shades naturally cover the lower cheeks to add depth and structure to the contours of the face. Available in many shades.
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Guerlain - Shalimar

GUERLAIN Shalimar Perfume

Price : $125.00 - $315.00

Known as the 'Forbidden Fragrance,' Shalimar seduced the world at its 1925 launch and continues to entice with its daring, sensual notes of bergamot, iris, vanilla and exotic amber.This romantic classic in its famous art deco bottle is the quintessential oriental fragrance.
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Rouge G de Guerlain Jewel

Price : $45.00

A shimmering, ruby-powder lipstick tucked inside a chic, Parisian case. Guerlain Rouge G de Guerlain Jewel Lipstick Compact contains a ruby-powder formula that interacts with the light and creates a jaw-dropping pout of perfection. At first glaze, lips will be left defined, smoothed, plumped, and hydrated. What else you need to know: Tucked in a compact that marries beauty with high design, with one click, you will have a luminous lipstick and mirror at your fingertips. Designed by Lorenz Bäumer, the most talented jeweler from the Place Vendôme in Paris, it is the ultimate accessory of mystery and seduction. Size: 0.12 oz

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Spring 2009 By Guerlain Paris

A hymn to the glory of nature. To celebrate the triumph of spring, Olivier Échaudemaison has created a rich collection drawn from an eccentric, eclectic garden of Eden, a colorful kaleidoscope of nature’s prettiest, most sensual colors and organic delights. With his exotic palette, he concocts color that stirs optimism, awakens purity and arouses a desire for paradise that hibernates within every woman.

Ombre Éclat – 4 Shades 404 PARADIS EXOTIQUE Limited Edition Spring 2009.Paradis exotique The celebrated metallic compact designed by Hervé Van der Straeten dons a new dress for spring, in a pure and fresh bronze-green subtly etched with delicate plant motifs and an elegant, slender bird of paradise.An exhilarating palette of four shades: pink, orange, green, brown are embellished with an exotic leaf motif in pearly green.KISSKISS GLOSS - Limited editions Spring 2009.KissKiss Gloss: the taste of passion.Three forbidden fruits: 804 Orange Interdite, 805 Cerise Tentation, 806 Pomme du Désir.Three glosses, each a divine nectar, color the lips to make them dangerously tempting.A smile is sealed with vibrant color, the lips appear plump and fresh, veiled in sparkly transparency. read more

Le2 de Guerlain Mascara New By Guerlain

Women’s eyes are the map of their sentiments, composed of storms and bright spells, the interplay of shadows and light, sparkling waterfalls, gentle lakes and mysterious depths.Depicting this landscape of seduction requires great delicacy and intensity, precision and poetry, and equal measures of naturalness and sumptuousness.It requires 180 years of expertise dedicated to women’s beauty.It requires the art of creating a look by Guerlain.TWO-BRUSH MASCARA 360° LASHES
One tube, two complementary brushes for a perfect make-up result.
Application becomes more precise and the gesture simpler and more effective.(Finally !) any woman can apply mascara like a pro.Molded in a single piece of flexible material, the brush offers the right balance between softness for comfortable application and rigidity for effective lash separation.

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Parure Fluides New From Guerlain

Radiance gives the skin that indescribable touch of freshness and glamour; it is what transforms natural beauty into something so irresistibly attractive.

And as women love a foundation that effortlessly makes life more beautiful, Guerlain has devised two targeted products, two brand new PARURE foundations which, like their earlier incarnation, PARURE Compact Foundation, place the emphasis on radiance.There are two versions to choose from according to the time of day or the circumstances.PARURE AQUA, a fresh, fluid, feel-good texture that cares for the skin, or PARURE EXTREME, ultra-resistant, for a perfect complexion all day long.

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