Slightly disappointed in Suqqu Spring 2012

I finally got to have a look at Suqqu Spring 2012, and bought nothing from it. Everything was still in stock by the middle of March, so they have fixed the limited edition 'sell out on day of launch' issue, the colour combinations are tasteful and flattering, and the textures are smooth, blendable and buildable. So what's my problem?

I don't find the collection concepts as interesting or attractive as they used to be.

This is the Spring Summer 2012 Summer Collection. I don't know if it has a collection name in Japanese (if any readers who can read/speak Japanese could tell me, I'd like to know) but in the UK it's going by the catchy title of 'Spring Summer 2012 Collection'.

The products themselves are lovely, if a bit of a pedestrian brown eyes/peachy cheeks and lips combination. From any other brand, I'd be impressed.

However, with Suqqu, I'm comparing this Spring collection to these:

Spring 2008 Kirari - the reflection of light, as if the colours are seen through a layer of water.

The Blend Eyeshadow quads all had a colour with subtle sparkles in it at the top left, and I loved the Blend Cheeks Yanwaricha, which is a perfect contouring duo. The Blend Lipsticks in this collection were sheerer with shimmer in them, giving washes of orange, coral, pink and beige.  

Spring 2010 Kisui - inspired by a watercolour painting technique, layering one shade on another to give a subtle glazing of different colours.

I loved the eyeshadow quads and the cheek duos from this collection, although the lipsticks did not work quite as well for me and were a little pale/chalky when applied, even the deeper colours.

Finally, my favourite Spring collection, Spring 2009 Sakurakage. Sakurakage was based on the luminous pink of the cherry blossom, contrasted with the dark definition of the tree bark.

One of the most interesting items in this collection was the contour shadow, available in five different shades of pink, to highlight the browbone. Using a clear pink to highlight the brow gives a fresher look than a fleshtone/cream shade, and contrasted well with the browns/greens/purples of the eyeshadow quads and duos in the collection.

There are some lovely swatches and pictures of the new collection at Drivel About Frivol and Replica at Visionary Beauty has a post on Blend Colour Eyeshadow #10 Kozuecha which does tempt me to give it another look.

I don't think the collections have been as creative or intriguing since the line re-vamp in Autumn 2010, although Suqqu's popularity as a brand continues to grow. Do you agree, or do you prefer the style of the new collections?