Swatches & Links: Etude House Sweet Recipe Collection

Important disclaimer: none of these photos belong to me. I merely just found them and decided to organize them into one post for easier viewing pleasure. If you are the owner of any of the following photos and you don't want me to showcase them, let me know. I will be more than happy to take them off or simply link your original blog post. On another note, if you'd like to use some of these photos from this collective post, I would really appreciate it if you give me some credit (i.e. via...) as this took a lot of time to put together. Thank you~

Check out my Sweet Recipe haul here!

Etude House, you have once again outdone yourself! *claps* I've been fussing over this delightfully sweet collection before it was even released! It's just one of those collections by Etude House that really hit the spot (like the Etoinette collection)...and I knew I need to get them!! Released in Korea on February 1st, this collection features 13 items including accessories. I won't be showing you the accessories because you can't exactly swatch them and they're kind of boring compared to the other items :p

Etude House Sweet Recipe Dear My Jelly Lips

Source: blog.naver.com/tuby_ina

Etude House Sweet Recipe Baby Choux Base

Mint 01

Source: mint 01 blog.naver.com/tuby_ina

Berry 02

Source: blog.naver.com/ireneli

Peach 03

Source: beautyfulldreams.wordpress.com

Etude House Sweet Recipe Cupcake All Over Colour

T to B: PK002 Strawberry Chiffon Cake, OR202 Peach Sugar Cake,  OR201 Orange Choux Cake, RD301 Raspberry Mousse Cake

Source: tousleslilas.tumblr.com 

PK001 Blueberry Cheesecake

Source: blog.naver.com/cherrycoco08

Etude House Sweet Recipe Chocolate Eyes

Source: tousleslilas.tumblr.com 

Another good review link: blog.naver.com.babydowon 

Etude House Sweet Recipe Chocolate Highlighter

Source: blog.naver.com/lucky2916

Etude House Sweet Recipe Cookie Pact

Almond Chip 01 (light beige)

Source: gohalainn.net

Choco Chip 02 (natural beige)

Source: midoriwrote.blogspot.ca 

Etude House Sweet Recipe Chocolate Smudge Liner

T to B: Cupcake eyes PK001, Milk Chocolate 02, Cupcake eyes BR401

Source: tousleslilas.tumblr.com 

Dark Chocolate 01

Source: bunnykisskawaii.blogspot.com

Etude House Sweet Recipe Cupcake Eyes

This is similar to the Sweet Cupcake Eye but shades and packaging is slightly different

PK001 Sweet Berry Lemon Mousse

 Source: blog.naver.com/aloma_92 

PP501 Blueberry & Strawberry

 Source: blog.naver.com/aloma_92 

BR401 Sugar Maple Syrup Choco

 Source: blog.naver.com/cho_choc 

OR201 Sweet Mango Tango

Source: blog.naver.com/sungy12 

BR402 Mint Chocolate Chip

Thanks to Beauty-full Dreams, this collection of swatches is finally complete! Source of original post here.

Etude House Sweet Recipe Ice Cream Nail Polish

L to R: Strawberry Star Candy, Apricot Candy, Mint-chocolate Chip, Lemon Sherbert

Source: blushingnoir.com

Etude House Sweet Recipe Candy Stick

L to R: Strawberry Candy 01, Orange Candy 02, Lemon Candy 03

Source: beautyfulldreams.wordpress.com

Check out this great video by NYLON TV Korea featuring the all over colour, choux base, jelly lips, and cupcake eyes!

I hope you found this post fun and helpful! Most of these products you can find on Gmarket (seller) or from ebay. Have you tried anything from the Sweet Recipe Collection? Comment below :) I'd love to know. Want to see what I bought?

Hopefully, I don't get in trouble for this even with the proper sources *gulps*

Swatches: Annabelle CC Cream

I saw this display at PharmaPlus yesterday and I believe this is the first CC Cream to hit Canadian stores!

I swatched the products and to my disappointment, they lacked pigment. The powder was chalky while the cream disappeared on my hand after I blended it. It had a nice gel consistency and a light wine mixed with plastic scent.

The only product that's worth buying is the white base which had beautiful fine golden shimmer in it. It reminds of the Etude House Nymph Aura Volumer where you can wear the product alone as a highlighter or as a medium to mix your foundation/bb cream in for a satin finish. It also had a gel consistency and spread very well. The scent reminded me of natural beeswax.

Spotted! & Swatched Up a Storm: PharmaPlus 05/22/2011

Annabelle Jungle Belle Summer 2011 Collection

 I saw this at Shoppers Drug mart as well as PharmaPlus.

L'Oreal Eye Fashion for the Fearless LE Collection

  I saw this at Shoppers Drug mart as well as PharmaPlus.

Sinful Colors H2O Collection

Our lovely friends in the States already got this display in their drugstores in March.

Sally Hansen Beauty Tools

This collection is massive! It is very impressive because there are 4 different types of tweezers! I wonder if the eyelash curlers are any good.

Marcelle Being a Girl Collection

I'm really grateful that Marcelle decided to do this type of project. When you purchase any one of these products, 50 cents will go to the Because I am a Girl campaign. Just a brief intro of this campaign (from their site): "Plan International's Because I am a Girl initiative is a social movement to unleash the power of girls and women to claim a brighter future for girls in the developing world."

Marcelle Multi-Colour Powder Blush in Timeless Charm/
Marcelle Lux Gloss Sheer in Sorbet

I had to play with the exposure to get the true colour of the gloss to show.

Indoor/indirect sunlight/flash

Marcelle Lux Gloss Sheer in Sorbet over Rimmel's Lasting Finish Lipstick in Airy Fairy

Swatched Up a Storm: Joe Fresh Spring 2011 Nail Polish in Oyster, Wave & Cloud

Exciting new for all you Joe Fresh nail polish lovers out there (including me)! If you haven't seen their website recently, I can tell you that their spring collections have hit stores. This season, for nail polishes, they have 3 different displays and I have successfully spotted 2. Mind you that the Spring 3 display that I saw at Loblaw was terribly eaten...

Spring 3 display

Joe Fresh nail polish in Wave/Oyster

Joe Fresh nail polish in Oyster

 Oyster really stood out to me because it's formula really remind me of Peacock. It has a duochrome effect because in certain lighting, it appears silver. But in different angles, I can see purple and sometimes green. I can already imagine it on my toes, twinkling. The effect much like the inner shell of an oyster.

Joe Fresh nail polish in Cloud/Wave

 I don't know why I decided to try on Cloud. It's a basic gray with very fine pearl shimmer in it that is very unnoticeable on the nails. Then again, I don't have neutral colours...I prefer loud and bright ones :) Did I ever mention that I absolutely LOVE pastels? I love Wave. Wave might remind you of Powder Blue. Wave is a lot lighter in terms of colour, a light almost "fluffy" baby blue, and it gives off an aura of calmness. Both Wave and Cloud is a cream finish so I'm guessing that the formula is similar to Mint and Faded Violet (review here).

In all the swatches, 3 coats were needed to achieve opacity.

Mint vs. Wave

In the photos with poor lighting, it might remind you of Mint. But I assure you that they are drastically different.

I will hunt the last display down. It looks like the package designers (perhaps graphic designers) switched up the bottle. The ones from the Spring 2 display looks squared...but strangely, I like it.

On a side note, I think I found a suitable dupe for Nicole by OPI's Nicole...Spotted! (Gossip Girl Collection 2010). It is Nail Junkie by Sinful Colors. Don't believe me? Find out for yourself. Behold:

Pinkie finger: Nicole...Spotted! Fourth finger: Nail Junkie

Sorry about the black and pink rims. It was my attempt of quick removal. I only had on one coat of each.

Sinful Colors Nail Junkie/Nicole by OPI Nicole...Spotted!

I saw the Nicole nail polishes on sale for $4.98CAD at Pharmaplus. Want more info and pictures? Click here!

Spotted! & Swatched Up a Storm: PharmaPlus 03/17/2011

Annabelle

Annabelle Day Dream Spring 2011 Collection

Le Gloss Shine in BabyDoll

All three photos were taken in natural light, it just depends on how close they were to the window.

Glitterama Liquid Eyeliner in PomPom (purple) & Majorette

1-4 are all in natural light, but 1 was right next to the window. PomPom stands out to me more because it has fine blue and purple glitter in it.

Custom Quad Mono Eyeshadows

Custom Quad Mono Eyeshadows

Face Powder in Bubble/Smudgeliner in ChiChi Girl

Marcelle

Marcelle Paradisia Spring 2011 Collection

Multi-Colour Face Powder in Splendid Beauty/Multi-Colour Eyeshadow in Lagoona & Tropika

N.Y.C.

Sally Hansen

Spotted! Annabelle 4Show & Day Dream Spring 2011 Collection

The Annabelle 4Show Collection was released not so long ago but it looks like this isn't the actual spring collection. I saw this at my local Shoppers Drug Mart. Annabelle says that these products are for makeup junkies who want to express their inner artistry! 

The Annabelle 4Show Collection features:

• 4 new Annabelle Studio 4Show Eyeshadow quads in 

• 4 new Annabelle Volumelip Lip Plumping Gloss in

I really like Coralicious! It's a beautiful pinky coral colour hehe I have a soft spot for corals.

4Show eyeshadow quad swatches

4Show eyeshadow quad swatches

The eyeshadows are really lacking in pigmentation when used dry and the texture is on the harder side. Not velvety smooth :(

I also saw Annabelle's new LipStain Markers and Smoothie Eyeshadow Pencils at Shoppers but it was a different store. These two specific products are exclusive to Shoppers Drug Mart and they are also limited edition! I am always intrigued about new lipstains (still waiting on the NYC ones) so if I get the chance, I will definitely try them.

If you are dying to try out the LipStain Markers(~$8.95CAD), you better get them quick because they're limited edition >< I swatched these and they're like any other lipstain in terms of use and application. It's exactly like a marker, easy to control.

These Smoothie Eyeshadow Pencils(~$8.95CAD) are exactly how they are named: they glide on like a dream. If you've ever used an Annabelle smudgeliner, it's even smoother than that! You slick it on, wait for a minute or two, and BAM! It stays put without fading or smudging. I washed my hands with the swatches on and they didn't budge. 

Top: LipStain Markers/Bottom: Smoothie Eyeshadow Pencils

Top: LipStain Markers/Bottom: Smoothie Eyeshadow Pencils

Grapefull stand out to me the most because it has blue shimmers in it, giving it a very mysterious effect.

Now, the actual Spring 2011 collection is called Day Dream. Featuring bright fun colours like flamboyant yellow, you're bound to scream spring (and Easter)! 

This limited edition collection includes:

• 4 New Custom Quad Mono Eyeshadows

• 1 New Smudgeliner Shade

• 2 New Glitterama Liquid Eyeliner Shades

• 2 New Le Gloss Shine Shades

• 1 New Face Powder

Annabelle tend to group all their collection releases which is rather annoying...obviously customers will send more when you release them one by one :P Anyways, I hope you found this post somewhat interesting and informative. I am not affiliated with this company, I just really like their products so I want to spread the word ^^ I'll probably be lemming most of these new products. Unfortunately, my wallet won't allow me to bring all of these home :( *sniffs* Enjoy your weekend!!! Is there something you're dying to get? Let me know!

Sources: All images are from http://www.annabellecosmetics.com/ except for the swatches and watermarked photos.