Tsumori Chisato x Shu Uemura Haul

Shu Uemura held a party for its members at the Tangs Orchard counter today to launch the Tsumori Chisato collection. The event had a slew of special offers which I found too irresistible to pass up so this was what I came home with :-) During the makeup demo, the MA said that on the day of release in Japan, 200 customers lined up in Shinjuku for this collection and over 700 units of makeup items were sold in one day alone.

After registering, each guest was given a choice of either a gold or pink pouch with a pack of accessories that they could then use to decorate the pouch. This was pretty fun!

I picked the Venus Pink lipstick (S$45) at the SA's recommendation as she said it would brighten up my face given my fair skin tone.

The Ribbon Palette (S$130) looked very sweet when applied on the model during the makeup demonstration. The MA first applied the white cream shade as the highlighter over the browbone area before brushing on the pink shade from the middle of the lid to the outer crease. She used the lilac shade from the inner corners to the middle and then added a touch of the gold shade in the middle of the lid with the brown cream lining the upper lashline.

If you purchase both a palette and a lipstick, you receive the small pouch as the gift. I was afraid they would run of the pouch so I made my purchase very soon after registering for the event.

Like the vanity case, the pouch is very well padded with an inner pocket and a gold star charm attached to the zip. I thought this was the most valuable GWP given how much the vanity case costs. In the US, you can buy the pouch by itself for US$29.

Here's a pic of it stuffed with all the deluxe samples I received.

And the star of the collection, the Vanity Planet (S$140). The SA told me that she liked it so much that she bought it at full price as Shu Uemura does not give its SAs any staff discounts on limited edition items.


Here's a comparison pic with the Paul & Joe vanity case. The Shu one is obviously roomier and more suitable for travel as the Paul & Joe case is wrapped in paper. But in terms of price, the Paul & Joe set is more affordable at S$93 and it includes an eyeshadow palette and eyeliner pencil.


This was the doorgift worth over S$40: Japanese iris bath oil 30, Depsea Moisture Replenishing Emulsion 10ml and Cleansing Beauty Oil Premium A/O 8ml.

The GWP for spending S$150: the bath oil, Cleansing Beauty Oil Premium A/O and White Recovery EX+ 50ml and UV Underbase Fluid 10ml.

The prizes I got in the sure-win lucky dip with every S$120 purchase: another Cleansing Oil and Depsea Moisture Replenishing Cream 13ml.

If you spend S$180 and above, you also receive the Tsumori Chisato mirror which comes with its own pouch.



What persuaded me to haul so much was actually Shu Uemura sending me a S$60 voucher (off a purchase of S$120) for my birthday earlier this week, just in time for the event (what a stroke of luck!). In addition, Tangs is currently giving a $20 voucher for every S$200 purchase for Tangs Citibank Platinum cardholders. On top of that, I also enjoyed my usual 10% rebate on my Tangs Citibank Platinum card. So all in all, thanks to the event and various promos, I managed to save a nice bundle and received a ton of gifts!