Jill Stuart Fairy Garden Collection Photos

Thanks to a very kind sweet friend, I was able to snag the Jill Stuart Fairy Garden Collection holiday coffret this year from Hong Kong where it was retailing for HK$620 (about S$100), considerably cheaper than Japan where it was 7875yen (S$132).

The coffret comes with its own specially designed shopping bag.


Similar to 2009's Sweetness Collection and 2010's Secret Tease Collection, the coffret is a girlishly sweet pink confection. The case is decorated with tulle flowers and "J" charms dangling from the zips.



The coffret includes a Jewel Crystal Eyes 104 Fragile Opal, Loose Powder N 101 Twinkle Dust, Jelly Lip Gloss 103 Crystal Kiss and two fragrance sachets.


The vintage-style Loose Powder N pot is similar to the original Blush Powders except that it comes with a powder puff instead of a brush. The tulle accessory around the cap can be removed and used as a hair tie. The plush powder puff feels luxuriously soft.


The pale lilac powder contains very refined shimmer particles. It is subtle enough to be used all over the face as the shimmer particles are not very obvious unless one looks closely.



The Jewel Crystal Eyes in Fragile Opal is much more of a glitter mess. The shade combination is typical of Jill Stuart, with an abundance of silver glitter in most of the shades. The case features a dreamy floral motif.


I experienced some fallout when applying this today and had to use a fluffy eyeshadow brush to dust off the glitter bits. The eyeshadows also contain the brand's usual floral scent. The pink shade pulls more coral on my skin.



The Crystal Kiss lipgloss applies as a translucent light pink with rose shimmer.


Here's a quick look that I did today wearing the eyeshadow quad, the lipgloss and the loose powder over Bourjois Flower Perfection liquid foundation.

The two fragrance sachets bear the scent of the Jill Stuart eau de toilette.

Like most holiday coffrets, this set offers good value for money considering that an eyeshadow palette usually retails for HK$380 (S$63) in Hong Kong and 5250yen (S$88) in Japan. Granted the shades in the coffret are not terribly unique and the eyeshadow palette is a glitter bomb, but holiday coffrets are usually designed to be crowd pleasers. The three makeup products are well-coordinated and easy to wear, plus the packaging is delightful if you like Jill Stuart's princessy style.


The Fairy Garden Collection is currently available on Gooddealer.com for US$93.13, Ichibankao.com for 10,200yen and MihokoShop for 10,500yen.

The Takarajima website has just listed a new Jill Stuart Jill Face Recipe A to Z mook which will be released in early December.