Shu Uemura's Chocolat-Donna collection...

If most women would go gaga over designer bags and diamonds...yours truly would seriously go nuts over chocolates and makeup!  

So imagine my delight when this two are combined for Shu Uemura's latest makeup collection:

Shu Uemura's Chocolat-Donna Makeup Collection

The 135^th autumn / winter 2012 mode make-up collection is a chocolate-inspired collection filled with passion, love, and delight. A delicious make-up confection that lifts the emotion and celebrates your sweet and bitter memories and your delicious future.

So what's exactly in this collection?

Choco-inspired six eyeshadows are assorted in the limited-edition refillable custom case quad, 

which design is inspired by a box of luxurious chocolates.

Php4000

 Mint and Vanilla

 Orange and Pistachio

Raspberry and Mocha

Glow-ons, inspired by delicious fruit infused chocolate

Php1095/refill pan

Apricot

Framboisier

Spice up your fingertips with melted dark chocolate and luminous icing accent in these nail colors

P1195

 

Beloved rouge unlimited in extremely matte yet creamy texture with comfortable moisture feel on lips that achieves intense color pay off. choco-inspired colorful confections ranging from milky beige to hot cherry pink.

Php1195

 

Complete your chocolat-look with an irresistible indulgence-lashes in brown feather with gold and silver accents called Choco-lash

Php1500

Here are some Chocolat-Donna inspired looks:

 Bittersweet Memories

Delight Memories

Romantic Memories

Do you happen to know which of the three I like best?

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And to top it all, Shu Uemura launches their best cleansing oil to date:

 Ultime8 Sublime Beauty Cleansing Oil

Php2600/150ml, Php6200/450ml 

the precious essence of 8 exquisite botanical origin oils has been merged together. those were carefully sought out from chinese medicines and beauty oils all over the world proven to have the highest skincare efficacy for a petal-soft silky smooth sensation.

8 exquisite oils from botanical origin for ultimate solution to 8 skin benefits powerful yet gentle botanical origin removal system for superb cleansing.

removes effortless all kind of make-up and impurities. skin feels soften, conditioned, hydrated, nourished from within and glows with a new radiance.

The launch was held at Chocolate Fire in Makati. I can't think of a place that could be more appropriate!

My dinner date, Phoebe

My dearies, meet the Mon Shu girl!

Of course, we didn't pass on the chance to have a photo-op with the uber cute Mon Shu girl:

Nikki

Earth

Phoebs and I had fun measuring our SHUgar level:

We had a sumptuous dinner and of course, chocolate fondue:

Life is really good.  Most especially if you are surrounded with friends, good food (chocolate, most especially) and gorgeous makeup!

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I had this for 2 weeks before I had the heart to eat it...

YUM!

Anything that you like in this collection?  

I wanna get the Orange and Pistachio eye palette and the Framboisier glow-on!

Warning though, be sure you have the courage to dip your brush on to the eye palettes...they are so gorgeous you'll break your heart before you can get to use it.

^_^

Tata!