Both are translucent luxury powders and lightly scented. Both powders are the most finely milled products I've ever encountered. I can't see my fingerprints in pacts after swatching. However, picking up product is difficult. I have not used enough luxury products to compare texture and feel.
Kanebo Milano 2016 Face Up Powder
- Released November of 2015.
- Theme: sprout angel, edeleiss flower of courage and precious memories.
- Puff uses Fukui Prefecture fiber technology. This puff is the largest and softest of the three in this review.
- Case is cream pearl with minuscule flecks of aqua to purple interference/duochrome, convex scallops contours, and gold accents. It has a larger than normal hole on the bottom for refills.
- Price since 20151215 is 125 USD. Tawny Kanebo Milano 2016 has more skin improving ingredients as is currently 150 USD.
Instructions not found. Description sets its moisturizing and ideal for dry skin. Goal of powder to make transparent and bright skin. Not sure if it's safe enough as a night powder, but I will be testing this as night powder, light coverage day powder.
Shiseido Maquillage Snow Beauty II
- Released December 2015.
- Theme: night snow flower, Nordic Finland.
- Two puffs: thinner, smaller, softer puff for day use and travelling. Thicker, larger, not as soft puff for night use. Includes puff case with lavender and lilac ribbons.
- Case is gunmetal or hematite, matte silver background, gold and silver snowflakes (largest silvery snowflake has purple and blue accents), glass top, and gold clasp. No visible hole for refilling.
Currently hard to find. Purchased for 95 USD. It's been roughly 2 weeks and I can't find anyone selling it. Since I ordered from Japan, I just received my package. I actually like last year's packaging better. It was all sliver and grey and rims were pearlescent (I think) with a single gold accent at clasp. Puff case ribbons were light pink and minty green. Unfortunately, I can't find this year's powder for sale anymore and finding the previous year, even just the packaging, will be difficult and expensive. With that said, I still like the case, but just maybe not as much (because I don't have the first snow beauty powder). This year's formula is improved from last year.
Multiple uses: on top or under makeup, on top of hand cream, touch ups during day, for translucent appearance, melanin inhibitor, has hyalouronic acid. Goal: smoothing appearance, whitening, skincare during night. Day: evens skin tone, blurs pores, prevents shine, and enhances makeup wear. Night: brightening, seals in skincare, and reduces sticky feeling of skin after skincare. Includes two puffs, thin one for day, big and fluffy one for night. Will be testing as night powder, day setting powder, day finishing powder.
Thoughts
After opening my package, I was slightly disappointed. These are splurge items and I was hoping to love they way they looked. The letdown was the Snow Beauty II case, especially since I usually like mixed metals. I convinced myself at the time of purchase that darker metal would be more sophisticated and it is but I'm not loving it at the moment. I also thought that I wouldn't be embarrassed pulling out something darker and more mature but it's too bulky to take on the go which will make testing harder. The extra puff case or sleeve is adorable, especially when tied in a bow and really helps me feel satisfied with my purchase. Super bonus points for intention of not clogging pores as I'm super excited to try that.
Testing Shiseido Maquillage Snow Beauty II
Day 1: used after skincare with night puff swirled in product and patted onto face, worn during day
- product was easier to pick up than expected
- puff shed hairs
- as expected it provides little coverage, mattifies skin, blurs pores
- skin soft and velvety to touch
The Face Up Powder is as expected. I would have like the blue version from 2014 but there really aren't good photos on the internet that give me a good idea of what the case looks like. It's also bulky.
Will be testing in January 2016
I will post thoughts on formulation. Honestly, the packaging alone does not justify the price so I'm really hoping these products actually give me translucent and pure looking skin. This would be unlikely because of my acne and scarring so I'm not expecting miracles. If the formulation is nice enough, I would be willing to repurchase next year.
UPDATE
Shiseido Maquillage Snow Beauty II
With continued use, this does clog my pores. I loved the finish it gave me. It gave me a truly translucent, matte, yet glowing skin. I wanted to use it as a mattifying or setting powder, but it changes the finish of my foundation.
I don't have much use for it though I do enjoy using it. Unless Shiseido makes a great design next year, I am unlikely to repurchase. Even so, I might not know if it is a good design because of the massive amounts of retouching on product images.
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