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Paul & Joe Holiday 2015 Makeup Collection in Le Bal Masque 002

November 19th, 2015 by Karen 9 Comments

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Paul & Joe Beaute Holiday 2015 Makeup Collection in Le Bal Masque 002 ($42, one of two nine-piece holiday kitteh-themed sets)

I have so many burning questions for Paul & Joe about the cat mask-wearing woman on some of the pieces in the new Paul & Joe Le Bal Masque Holiday 2015 Makeup Collection.

Like, where is she going? Is she going to a Thanksgiving masquerade ball, or does homegirl run errands around town wearing her cat mask like that? Because that’s something I’d totally do, which reminds me — why doesn’t this collection come with that mask? It seems like a missed opportunity…

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Also, assuming that our masked maven is also a cat lady (it’s a safe bet), how many cats does she have?

One cat? Two? Four cats? Seventeen?? In other words, is she living the cat lady dream, and does she get as excited as I do when Paul & Joe goes buck wild with a new cat-themed collection? 🙂

Meow known as the go-to makeup line for CCLs (translation: Crazy Cat Ladies), Paul & Joe has it all figured out. Whenever they go all the way with a new cat-themed release, like they have here with Le Bal Masque, my tail automatically twitches with interest.

There are cats all over the place in this collection! — as there should be. There’s the masked lady on the makeup bag, who also makes an appearance on the Rose Balm tin (which you can use on your skin and/or hair); the kitties on the eyeshadows; the cream blush; and even the eyeliner.

SO MANY KITTIES!

It’s a beautiful thing…

Le Bal Masque is one of two new limited edition $42 holiday makeup sets from Paul & Joe this year, one of them warmer toned than the other. Le Bal Masque is the warmer option. The other one, Oh Carnaval 001, comes with cooler-toned pastels.

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The Paul & Joe Holiday 2015 Le Bal Masque Eye Color L Eyeshadows

Both sets are covered in cats and available meow at Paul & Joe counters and online. Each one comes with nine pieces (like nine lives!!) — the cat lady bag, five Eye Color L Powder Eyeshadows, one Creamy Cheek Color L Blush, one Waterproof Eyeliner and a tin of Rose Treatment Balm.

Le Bal Masque, the set I’ve been wearing and loving lately, is the warmer of the two. First of all, the cat lady on the bag is totally talking to me…

Not literally, of course (that would be trippy!), but I feel like she and I have a certain kitty connection. I would also wear that outfit of hers with the mask any day of the week…assuming they had a maternity version.

Check out the eyeshadows…

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Here kitty, kitty! A closeup of a couple of the Eye Color L Eyeshadows

Interesting packaging, yeah? It’s not often that you see powder shadows packaged in flat paper packaging with a plastic cover.

To use it, you pull off the plastic cover (the thing with the yellow mask for the cats, erhmahgawd) to reveal the powder shadow with the cat pattern underneath. The plastic, which has a sticky adhesive around the edge, seals shut again to keep the eyeshadow safe when not in use.

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Paul & Joe Holiday 2015 Le Bal Masque Rose Treatment Balm and Creamy Cheek Color L

At a glance, the eyeshadows look like something you might use once, or maybe twice, and then throw away, but they aren’t. They’re much better than that. Paul & Joe managed to get a surprising amount of product in there. I’ve already used them a number of times and have yet to make a real dent in the shadows.

Obviously, they won’t last you years, but I think you could get three or four months out of them. Heck, maybe even six, depending on how often and how much you use.

I don’t feel like I have to use a ton of each one because they’re waaay pigmented — much more pigmented than other Paul & Joe shadows I’ve used, which usually hover around moderately opaque in coverage.

For something like the daytime look I’m wearing here, I just do a single layer, then buff out the edges. Of course, you could pile them on for a more dramatic evening look.

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Paul & Joe Holiday 2015 Le Bal Masque Waterproof Eyeliner

Oh — that Creamy Cheek Color? It’s an absolutely lovely matte rosy brown. Like the eyeshadows, it’s much more pigmented than I expected it to be, and it stays out of my pores, which I REALLY appreciate. It also has a lovely light jasmine scent that fades quickly on the skin.

As for the Waterproof Liner, I think it’s adequate… It’ll get the job done, but it hasn’t haunted my dreams or anything. It’s one of those super thin ones that you twist up, so it’s ideal for precision tightlining, for getting down at the base of your lashes, and it sticks well to my upper water and lash lines, but it absolutely refuses to stay put on my lower water line.

It might also be a little drying, but then again, that could just be the season… My skin’s been extra dry lately.

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The back of the Eye Color L packaging

I think the Rose Balm is pretty neat and cute. It’s moderately moisturizing and smells lightly of roses. It leaves behind a slight sheen on my skin and my hair.

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Eye Color L swatches
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Swatches of the Creamy Cheek Color and the Waterproof Eyeliner
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Wearing Paul & Joe Le Bal Masque on my eyes and cheeks

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Basically, if there’s a makeup-loving cat lady on your holiday shopping list, what we have here is a no-brainer. You could even sign the gift tag on behalf of your cat. 🙂

OK, that might be a little much…

Naw! Might as well go all the way.

Your friendly neighborhood beauty addict,

Karen

Paul & Joe Holiday 2015 Makeup Collection in Le Bal Masque 002 / Originally published November 19th, 2015

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  1. Chelsea says

    November 19th, 2015 at 11:40 am

    All the little cats! And the cat masks! So good.

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  2. Ruchita says

    November 19th, 2015 at 1:38 pm

    I am putting this on my Christmas list immediately. You can never have enough cat themed stuff in your life. 🙂

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  3. MonicaP says

    November 19th, 2015 at 2:08 pm

    My dog gives my husband a gift every year so .. I agree, a gift can be from the cat .. purrrfectly normal.

    Monica.
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  4. Erin says

    November 19th, 2015 at 6:33 pm

    I’m not loving the colors but I love the packaging and the kitsch!
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  5. Kiss & Make-up says

    November 20th, 2015 at 6:32 am

    Oh so adorable 🙂 And I like the colors a lot! Belgium now finally has Paul & Joe – hurrah – but availability is still pretty limited and they’re ripping us off with the prices.
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  6. Marina (Makeup4all) says

    November 22nd, 2015 at 5:29 am

    We can always count on Paul & Joe for kittens!!! Love.
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  7. Xuxu says

    November 22nd, 2015 at 11:21 am

    I was wondering if I should get it cuz the eyeshadow looks like one time use stuff. But seeing your swatch and your explanation, I will definitely get it!! I also saw there’s some other lip balms. So in love for this collection!!

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  8. Jen says

    November 23rd, 2015 at 5:22 pm

    I really love Paul & Joe stuff. Their makeup is always really pretty and the packaging… Yum. The cat masks on the cats made me laugh 😉
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    • Karen says

      November 23rd, 2015 at 8:12 pm

      Those cat masks make me wish I could get a real cat mask like that for my cat, LOL! He probably wouldn’t wear it though. Are you a cat person, Jen?

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