Suqqu Blend Color Eyeshadow #16 Hanashuobo for Spring 2014, FOTD, Swatch & Review

Suqqu's Spring Collection arrived to counters in Japan, and about to reach UK in a week or two. I just got lucky, again on eBay and laid my hands on two of the quads and one of the blushes. Today I would like to show you Suqqu's Blend Color Eyeshadow #16 Hanashuobo. 

The limited pieces by Suqqu are being prefixed by Ex before the numbers so as there is not Ex with this one, it is going to join the permanent line. What a pleasant surprise, after having really hard time finding Suqqu Christmas Kit B. 

From what I can see, Hanashuobo is the "smokey" palette of the collection. It has two deeper shades, which can be layered or applied alone. Accompanying this there are two lighter shades. On the bottom right, there used to be a matte base shade to apply all over eye lid. With Hanashuobo, base shade is shimmery and semi sheer. I believe it is done for layering, but haven't tried it yet. There is almost so much to discover in Suqqu palettes.

Here are the shades:

Upper left: Pale ivory with frosty/metallic finish. This one is rather opaque.

Upper right: Mid-toned bronze brown with satin finish. This shade has the hidden Suqqu shimmer which reveals itself only under certain light conditions. It is not very warm, rather a natural brown.

Bottom left: Mid-toned purple with similar finish to the bronze brown shade, with very subtle shimmer. This one is also not very warm nor cool.

Bottom right: Semi-sheer pale pink champagne with shimmer.

Below is the first attempt with Hanashuobo, champagnne is on the inner corner, brown is on the lid and purple is on the crease. This one is rather a natural smokey eye with a purple twist. The shades remind me a little of Armani Quad #12 in Fatal (reviewed here) but Hanashuobo is much more understated and the longevity today was really impressive. Applied at 8am over Nars Pro-prime, removed at 10pm, still almost 90% of the eye makeup was intact. Some eye shadow formulas also irritate my eyes, especially after a long day of wear but I don't even felt that one, it silently wore and wore over 12 hours on me. 

Here is the whole look and a sneak peek of Suqqu blush from upcoming review on my cheeks, Tom Ford lip sheer in Summer Fling on the lips, which I am loving at the moment. The only with with this palette would be to have a pale to mid-toned shade for versatility instead of two pale shades which look rather close. 

Final thoughts: Another solid palette from Suqqu, especially perfect for smoky eye fans since two of the shadows are rather deep. It gives a natural smoky eye with that pretty purple twist. Surely worth checking out.

Are you planning to pick anything from Suqqu's Spring collection?