Coffret D'Or Essence Lip Base

Ooops. Had this 7g tube of Coffret D'Or Essence Lip Base at my desk for a few years now but totally forgot the post in the draft folder. And Coffret D'Or as a brand was discontinued just this June 2024, so this post is already outdated.

All pictures taken in natural light without flash.

Coffret D'Or Skin Synchro Rouge Part II

Before I got the chance to try my first batch of Skin Synchro Rouge, Coffret D'Or had gone ahead and released more LE colors for the summer of 2019. Despite buying blind, I couldn't resist picking up EX-05 Sunny and EX-06 Watermelon. I'm a total sucker for oranges and reds.

All pictures taken in natural light without flash.

Coffret D'Or Skin Synchro Rouge

Last spring, Coffret D'Or released a new line of lipsticks called Skin Synchro Rouge. In addition to a lineup of colors, there were also two toppers, PT-01, a platinum color-changer that will cool the colors down, and a GD-01, a gold color-changer that will warm the colors up. I thought the toppers were total BS and skipped both, and went straight for the colors that caught my eyes: OR-119, RD-228, WN-76, and EX-01.

All pictures taken in natural light without flash.

Coffret D'Or Mysterious Force Eyes

It's been two years since I last picked up a Coffret D'Or lippie, namely the Premium Stay Rouge shortly before they were discontinued, and even longer since I last picked up an eye shadow palette, partly because they'd gotten so repetitive and plain boring. 

It seems the power that be realized that also, because the brand has been releasing some pretty edgy stuff recently, many of which are perhaps too cool for boring ol' me ^.^ Last fall though, these hilariously-named sextet caught my eyes, the Mysterious Force Eyes in 01 Golden Modern and 02 Mauve Lady. 

All pictures taken in natural light without flash.

Coffret D'Or Premium Stay Rouge Comparison Swatches

Just this past March, Coffret D'Or released a brand new line of lipsticks, Purely Stay Rouge currently with 8 colors and 4 more set to be released in June. I've seen the swatches at Cosme.net and they all look sheer and translucent, just like every other Japanese lipstick out there. Bleh. What's the point?

I do wonder whether the new formula is any better than that of Premium Stay Rouge, but the new square tube packaging looks bigger and bulkier for sure.

Packaging: Purely Stay vs. Premium Stay.

***Photo from this Japanese blog.

Coffret D'Or Rouge Essence Comparison Swatches

These Coffret D'Or Rouge Essence have disappeared from Coffret D'Or's official website, which I take to mean they've been discontinued and are gone for good. They haven't had any new colors for a long time now anyway.

So here's my tiny collection of four colors, RD-198, RD-204, RD-208, and RS-282. There were more colors available when I was still in Tokyo, but none of them really interested me. I preferred the mostly jelly and cream-jelly formulas for the Premium Stay Rouge anyway. Enjoy the swatches :)

All pictures taken in natural light without flash. Click to zoom.

Coffret D'Or Premium Stay Rouge Part VII

From Rakuten JP, I got a hold of two more Coffret D'Or Premium Stay Rouge from the 2016 LE winter collection, PK-310 and RD-221. I skipped the remaining four colors BE-230, BE-231, PK-309, and RS-336 since I'd swatched them in person and didn't like what I saw. These colors no longer have names, just the color numbers as usual. 

All pictures taken in natural light without flash.

'Tis the Season of Giving - Asian Brands

Updated Friday, February 24, 2017.

Blog sale for charity final update.

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Long post ahead. 

Hubby and I are going to move again in eight months' time, this time just across town, at least that's to my knowledge. We've learned to *not* double down on our words because every time we say we're staying somewhere for a while, we ended up moving the next year.

The biggest reason for our next move being:

Yes, there's a tiny one coming and we now need a shoe-box for three.

So I'm letting go of a substantial portion of my collection.

After moving so many time, I've realized I've missed out on the vast majority of my collection because I can only take so much with me. Since I haven't been around to enjoy them, I thought someone else might be.

IMPORTANT:
1. All sales are final. No returns or exchanges.
2. All proceeds will go to charity:
- The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU). See their ratings.
- The National Resources Defense Council (NRDC). See their ratings.
- Doctors Without Borders, aka (MSF, Médecins Sans Frontières). See their ratings.
3. Paypal payments in USD only.

ORDERING DETAILS:
1. To order, please leave a comment and spell out your email address (to avoid spam). I will contact you privately.
2. All orders will be sent via USPS Flat-rate boxes with tracking and insurance. I hold no responsibilities for lost packages.
3. Shipping fee varies.
- Domestic: Small ($6.80), Medium ($13.45), Large ($18.75).
- International: we'll work something out privately.
4. My home is smoke and pet-free.
5. My collection is housed in a wooden craft cabinet placed in a cool and dry corner of my bedroom.
6. All items will be sent in a cosmetic bag chosen at random.
7. Eyeshadow palettes and face powders are without applicators, brushes, or puffs. I use my own brushes and have long given away the others. If you need them, please indicate so and I'll include new/unused ones at random.

Let's get on to the good stuff. Click on images to zoom. Follow links for reviews and swatches.

Coffret D'Or Gloss Coat Stick

These Coffret D'Or Gloss Coat Stick in PK-18 and PK-19 were cart fillers. I actually got them a while back but have been way, way, way behind on photos.

Loved the slim and round metal packaging. They felt weighty but are portable at the same time. Given the name, I was hoping for these to be more like lip essence or balm, something I could layer under or top my lipstick with. They were pretty much clear and very sparkly, so this use made sense to me. 

All pictures taken in natural light without flash.

Coffret D'Or Premium Stay Rouge Part VI

I have to do some photo gymnastics to skip over a great many of food and vacation pics to get to these lovely Coffret D'Or Premium Stay Rouge in RD-220 Orchid Red and WN-74 Cassis Wine, both LE from the 2016 fall collection.

I've already swatched this collection in person back in September, and while at it I'll mention that I have the LE PK-310 and RD-221 from the winter collection also, both secured via Rakuten JP. Will review these later.

All pictures taken in natural light without flash.

Coffret D'Or Premium Stay Rouge Part V

Finally got to my additions of Coffret D'Or Premium Stay Rouge from this past spring. Out of the 8 colors released (with names!), I got PK-299 Orchid Pink and PK-300 Clear Pink, both in the regular lineup, and PK-304 Blossom Pink and PK-305 Berry Pink, both limited editions and are scented.

Unless otherwise stated, all pictures taken in natural light without flash.

Coffret D'Or 2016 Fall and Winter LE Premium Stay Rouge Swatches

I totally forgot about these Coffret D'Or Premium Stay Rouge 2016 Fall limited edition releases, which is why I have blog friends like Citrine who pokes at me :D

Anyway, these new ones are back to being unscented, but the names stuck (I think they used to not have names until this summer's releases, which I still haven't gotten around to reviewing yet, ha!). The six fall LE colors are: PK-308 Apricot Pink, RD-220 Orchid Red, OR-117 Mandarin Orange, WN-74 Cassis Wine (inspired by creme de cassis, a regional specialty of Burgundy), BR-76 Marron Brown, and BE-229 Maple Beige.

***Screenshot from Coffret D'Or JP.

Coffret D'Or 2016 Spring Premium Stay Rouge Swatches

I've running so behind on photos I totally forgot I'd swatched the Coffret D'Or 2016 Spring releases for Premium Stay Rouge! Thanks, Caty, for reminding me ^.^

There are 8 new colors this spring, 4 in the regular lineup in the unscented formula and the white metallic tubes, and 4 limited editions scented formula in the pale pink metallic tubes. 

***Screencap from Coffret D'Or JP.

Regular line-up (top row in screencap):

- PK-299 Orchid Pink

- PK-300 Clear Pink

- PK-301 Poppy Pink

- PK-302 Peach Pink

Limited edition (bottom row):

- PK-303 Lavender Pink

- PK-304 Blossom Pink

- PK-305 Berry Pink

- PK-306 Apricot Pink

Coffret D'Or Rouge Essence Part III

Back in January, I'd mentioned I'd tracked down 2 of the lippies Kate the Driveller had declared jellies. One was Lunasol Full Glamour Lips in 02 Cherry Red, and the other is this Coffret D'Or Rouge Essence in RD-198. Lunasol was super easy to get--the color is still available. This RD-198 was much harder to get a hold of as it was discontinued as of 2012.

All pictures taken in natural light without flash.

Coffret D'Or Rouge Essence Part II

Picked up another Coffret D'Or Rouge Essence in RD-204 among the regular line-up, because after playing with the tester I found its texture to be significantly different, a cream-jelly, versus RD-208 and RS-282 I own that are creams. So when I found it on Rakuten JP for a ridiculous price of 1,650yen, I didn't think twice.

All pictures taken in natural light without flash.

Coffret D'Or Premium Stay Rouge Part IV

What can I say, I just can't get enough of these Coffret D'Or Premium Stay Rouge! Including PK-290 and RD-214 below, I now own a total of 9 colors. With the exception of PK-292 that doesn't work for me on a dry-lips day, I love the rest of them to death!

A backup of PK-289, and newbies PK-290 and RD-214 from the same limited edition release spring 2015. All pictures taken in natural light without flash.

So...I think I've figured out why I love these so much--the 9 colors I own are either jellies or cream-jellies! I don't know if all the Premium Stay Rouges are jelly or cream-jelly because I don't own them all (may be one day...).

Here are what I have:
- Jellies: PK-290 below, RD-212, and RD-214 below.
- Cream-jellies: PK-289, PK-292, PK-293, RD-215, RD-216, and RS-333.

Coffret D'Or Party Coffret 2015

Update Tuesday, January 14, 2016.

Did some comparison swatches again, this time for Coffret D'Or Premium Stay Rouge PK-293 below against 3 other pinks: RS-333, RD-212, and Rouge Essence RS-282.

All pictures taken in natural light without flash.  

Next to RS-282 and RS-333, PK-293 and RD-212 appear warmer in the tube, especially RD-212 with its gold shimmers. However, all these pinks lean cool.


The most obvious difference here is the finish: RS-282 is more opaque than the rest. Also, PK-293 and RD-212 look sheerer because they're translucent, but both can be layered to reach the intensity desired.
 

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Original post Saturday, December 26, 2015.

This year, instead of releasing a Total Designing Set like they did in 2012, 2013, and 2014, Coffret D'Or released 3 limited edition makeup sets in early September (which are still available at some drugstores!) and not 1 but 4 different Party Coffrets for the winter!



The Party Coffrets are as follow:
- EX-1: pink zipper pouch, Soft Glamorous Eyes in LE 08 Rose Variation with LE case, Premium Stay Rouge in LE PK-293, and Nail Care Oil N 8mL.
- EX-2: black zipper pouch, Soft Glamorous Eyes in LE 09 Blue Variation with LE case, Premium Stay Rouge in LE PK-294, and Nail Care Oil N 8mL. 

- EX-3: red zipper pouch, Soft Glamorous Eyes in LE 10 Beige Variation with LE case, Premium Stay Rouge in LE PK-295, and Nail Care Oil N 8mL.
- EX-4: white zipper pouch, Soft Glamorous Eyes in 03 Green Variation (in the regular lineup) with LE case, Premium Stay Rouge in LE PK-296, and Nail Care Oil N 8mL.

***Screencaps from Coffret D'Or JP.

I'm a big fan of the Premium Stay Rouge (more colors to come!) and eyed these Party Coffrets pretty much for just the lipstick because all 4 are LE colors. Off all 4 sets, I was immediately drawn to EX-1 and EX-3. However, when I was at the store, the Soft Glamorous Eyes in LE 10 Beige Variation didn't show up on my skin at all save for the 2 liner shades, the 2 horizontal strips one cream and one pressed powder. Even worse was the lipstick, which proved disappointingly sheer and a meh candied peach in natural light and not red at all as shown in the online photos. So I ended up with just EX-1 even though I love the red pouch, the red eye shadow case and lipstick case in EX-3 :(