Suqqu Holiday 2009 product pictures and FOTD

After my post about Suqqu Holiday 2009 and 2008 products, the company that handles the PR for Suqqu contacted me and offered to send me the Holiday 2009 kits to have a look at and review them. Mr London is a bit disturbed by this turn of events (as he put it, "If someone else has sent you Suqqu, what am I going to buy you for bloody Christmas?") but I've reassured him that I'm sure there will be other things at the Suqqu counter I'd like.

The Christmas collection this year is based around the sparkle of freshly fallen snow. The look for eyes is neutral with a cool sparkle, the lips are softly neutral and nails have a sheer coat of iridescent pink. I've said it before, but I really do love the concepts behind each collection (from memory, Holiday 2008 was based on golden stardust.)

The eye kit is £48 and the lip kit is £38. Both of these are good value compared to the price of individual items, and a great way to try Suqqu if you are interested in the brand. I love the Eye Lucent that comes with the Blend eyeshadow; it's an opalescent pink that would work well on cheekbones and collarbones too.  In the pictures below I am wearing the Blend quad with lower right all over as base, lower left along lashes (upper and lower) and in outer corner of mobile lid, top right blended over the mobile lid and top left in the crease. I've patted a little of the Eye Lucent on my inner eye corners. On my lips I'm wearing the top right colour from the lip quad with a dab of the top right crystal shade in the middle. I completed the look with Blend Cheeks 05, Kasanebeni, a soft neutral blush. (Blend Cheeks 03 Shanarimomo, a more candy pink, would also work well.) The Blend eyeshadow itself is quite similar to that in the Holiday 2008 collection; if pressed I'd say that the 2008 is a bit more sparkly, and the accent shade is gold rather than pink.

Please note: the products pictured in this post were provided to me free of charge, for review purposes. I am not affiliated with the company. The blushes mentioned were purchased by me (or by Mr London!)

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