Oh, Paul & Joe… You certainly know how to woo a girl who loves cute packaging.
The limited edition 19-piece spring 2014 collection recently sprung on Paul & Joe counters and online, and, as one might expect from the line, everything’s cute, cute, cute!
There are eight eyeshadow trios ($35 each), four Eyeshadow Compacts ($10 each), five nail polishes ($16 each), a Face Powder ($45) and one Face Brush ($30).
I wore three of the pieces last weekend to the Marine Mammal Center. A few brief thoughts… (On the pieces. I loved the Mammal Center!)
- The Face Powder S — A little like Guerlain’s Meteorites Perles! I used it as a highlighter and got a gentle, barely there glow… Smells amazing, too. Like violets.
- Face Brush — Soft like kittens? Check.
- Eye Color Trio in My Little Kitty — Mostly glitter. Low in pigment (it’s pretty sheer). It reminds me of the Bobbi Brown glitter shadows. I wore the bronze shade on my lids, the gold in the inner corners and used the dark purply brown as a liner. They lasted on my lids for 12+ hours with primer but migrated into my fine lines and creases. Really pretty, though, for subtle, sparkly looks.
- Nail Enamel in Petunia — An uber-sheer pink with tiny flecks of glitter in different shapes and sizes, which is cool. I think it’s cute, but a little too subtle for me.
The trio and face powder are really pretty!
I love the face powder!
Ummmm, that face powder looks TOTALLY yummy! All I can think about are the pastel Cadbury mini eggs! Haha. On a side note though, I have heard a couple people mention this brand before and I will have to check it out now!
This is a brand that should be banned from such cute packaging, hahaha. It’s just so cute, it tortures me with all the cute.
Too bad the eye shadows are rather sheer, they look quite pretty in the pan! So does the nail enamel. That brush looks super soft!
Oh Yeah I agree with the packaging. But there isnt any that really stands out like a must have. Thanks for the swatches Karen!
The Paul & Joe packaging is always so beautiful and boudoir and the meteorite pearls are very delicate and pretty :o) Xx
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I love the packaging of face powder. So cute. I’d like to try these out. 🙂
The packaging on those pearls is actually so damn cute that I want to shake them for not being a bit *more* creative and not copying Guerlain. I mean, I actually like their version better, but they’re usually so creative that I want to see something original!
This looks like a really cute collection! I love the eye trio!
Paul & Joe always means “kitties” to me – I’m glad they’re sticking with it. 🙂
I’m waiting for the pearls. Couldn’t resist…