Gransenbon launches in Singapore

Hot on the heels of its recent successful launch of Majolica Majorca, Watsons in Ngee Ann City has also launched Gransenbon blushes. The rest of the product line is not available but this is not that big a loss since Gransenbon's best product is probably their blushes. Instead, there is only one cardboard display stand.



There are 8 shades available: #1 Lady Rose, #2 Candy Pink, #4 Orange Brown, #7 Blossom Pink, #9 Apricot Ginger, #11 Sugar Marmalade, #12 Peach Rose and #13 Cherry Fromage. #13 was launched just this past fall in Tokyo, along with #14 Maple Nuts but unfortunately #14 has not be brought into Singapore.




What is interesting is that #7 Blossom Pink, which was earlier discontinued in Tokyo, made it to Singapore! Guess Gransenbon had some extra stocks lying around. Too bad they didn't bring in #6 or #8, which have similarly been discontinued.



When I was at the store this afternoon, #12 Peach Rose appeared to be the most popular shade as there was only one piece remaining on the display and even that was snapped up while I was there. #13 also seemed to be quite popular with only a couple of pieces left.



The good news is that the blushes are priced at S$29.90, which compares very well with the 1890yen (about S$29.60) retail price in Japan due to the strength of the yen. Here's hoping that Watsons will keep the price at $29.90, as if it rises, I think many ladies would prefer to get blushes from MAC instead.

Watsons is currently also having a promotion whereby you can receive a $5 voucher with purchase of $50 paid by NETS, so now is a good time to buy a couple of these lovely babies.

Here's my whole "family" of Gransenbon blushes! I'm missing #3, #6 and #8.





Gransenbon blushes tend to have more shimmer rather than color. This is especially true for their more recent releases like #11, #12 and #13. It takes quite a bit of layering to get the pink tone to show up.



If you want a nice baby pink flush, I would recommend #7 which is one of the most pigmented and gives a pretty baby pink flush. #1, #2 and #4 are the least pigmented of the lot and probably would not show up well except on very fair skin tones.







Ingredients list: Ethylhexyl stearate, dimethicone, ethylhexyl palmitate, methyparaben, sorbitan isostearate, tocopherol, jojoba seed oil, matricaria flower extract, butylene glycol, water, rosemary leaf extract, mica, aluminum distearate, carnauba wax, silica, talc, methicone, nylon-12, CI73360, iron oxides, ultramarines, titanium dioxide.