YSL Spring 2009 Collection

The amount of spring collections that we have to look at yet is beginning to dwindle down, but there are still a few more that need to be reviewed. The Spring 2009 collection from YSL is based on bright colors and reminds me of a sunset. I can see this collection being very popular this spring because this is the only collection that I have looked at so far that is embracing the bright tangerine trend that is in all the fashion magazines. Quite unique when reviewed against the others. The description of the collection is, “Contemporary art inspires this year’s Spring Look. An explosion of vivid colours, graphic lines and sensorial textures reveal a strikingly modern interpretation of beauty.”

Here is what is needed to create this look…

Touche Eclat Radiant Touch - Instant highlighter. The best selling must - have take-anywhere pen-brush for adding a touch of light or banishing shadows and signs of fatigue from the eye area, the hollow of the chin, the contour of the lips and the sides of the nose.

Palette d’Artiste Collector Powder for the Complexion - This palette knows all the secrets of dazzling spring beauty. A bronzing powder to warm and sculpt the face; two vivid shades, orange and pink, to enliven the cheeks; and a pale rose highlighter to highlight the rounded parts of the face. Gently mixed around and applied on the cheekbones, they promote an instant healthy glow. Extremely soft and fine, this powder ensures long-lasting comfort.

Palette d’Artiste Collector Powder for the Eyes - This daring quartet has been designed to enhance any eye colour and to endlessly “customize” your look: pale yellow, tender pink or sage-green to dress the eyelids and deep violet to structure and intensify. Perfectly adjustable, easy to apply and mix, they will turn your look into a work of art.

Easy Liner for Eyes Automatic Eyeliner - Easy Liner For Eyes is not only ultra-glamorous, it is also easy to use. Its calligraphic brush offers great precision and its continuous but ultra controlled flow delivers the exact quantity of formula at each application. It guarantees an even line and gives an intense look all day long.
- #2 Easy Brown - mink brown
- #3 Easy Blue - bright blue

Everlong Mascara Lengthening Mascara - Innovation dedicated to seduction. Everlong Mascara is the first mascara that offers a double lengthening effect: instant make up result and long-term lengthening action thanks to the association of a new generation moulded brush with an exclusive complex encouraging lash growth.
- #7 Ever Steel Blue - blue gray

Fard a Levres Rouge Pur Pure Lipstick - Colour with care. Lip colour and care in one, Rouge Pur stays fresh for hours while ensuring hydration and protection to the lips. Available in a sensational range of shades.
- N 144 Silky Apricot - peachy apricot

Gloss Pur Pure Lip Gloss - Pure colour and high shine. YSL's newest lip gloss is everything you need to achieve an ultra-sophisticated every-day look. Based on YSL's top selling lip gloss, Golden Gloss, GLOSS PUR delivers a sparkle-free beautiful and glossy sheen to the lips.
- #3 Pure coral - bright coral

Nail Touch Nail Lacquer - A clever pen brush, incredibly simple to use, to varnish the nails anywhere, anytime and very quickly! In a single click, the nails are adorned with a veil of pearly shine or glossy colour.
- N 6 Coral Touch - bright coral

Mehhhh…I don’t like coral, so really this collection holds little to no appeal for me at all. So, I really doubt that I will be picking up anything from this collection. However, I do like that it is more unique than all pale pinks and beiges that we have been seeing this spring.
photo courtesy of YSL