The Red Chamber Multi-Purpose Cream started my rampage buying of this brand. I bought Toodow and it was just too warm for me to like it. However, I just loved the texture because it didn't feel oily, balmy, or siliconey. It was just a well made cream. Eventually, I began to like Toodow, and it had become one of my most used colors. It gave a touch of warmth to the eyes when using a palette of cool tones.
As mentioned in my Red Chamber concealer post, I am not one to advocate clean beauty. I like to use what feels good to me. Red Chamber is a clean beauty line and it is pretty much summed up in the poster below.
The Multi-Purpose Creams come in various colors and tones of warm, cool, and neutral. The size of these pans are 30mm and there is 1.5g of product. The prices vary from about $15.99 to $24.99. I buy mine from Yami since they are the cheapest and located in the US. Another US location Red Chamber officially started to sell at is Amazon. The prices are one of the highest, selling at $24.99, and there is a very limited selection.
Many complain that the size is too small and it costs too much. Yet, let me show you an example. Below is a page from Yami and they sell Suqqu, a luxury Japanese beauty brand. The eyeshadow retails for about $35.99! That to me is a lot AND it is 1.5g of product. Yet, people swoon and buy it at that price.
Another example would be Victoria Beckhams new Blush Stylus. Since it is in pencil form I am guessing it has about 1 gram of product if they are generous, and it is sold at $40. If I am wrong, forgive me. Another thing about those pencils, they break. Then you have to buy a container to put the broken bit in and you end up smooshing it into a pan while some of it sticks onto the spatula you smashed it with, thus getting less product than you had before.
The size doesn't bother me as much as buying something that I know I can't finish. These sizes I can finish!
Back to Red Chamber. The packaging from the initial cardboard to the actual product is very protective. The cardboard packaging is sealed and is compostable. The cream color is actually sealed with a protective covering. If both of these characteristics aren't there, the product has been tampered with. Sometimes, the products come in cute packaging.
The cream is one of those that works smoothly on the skin. The color is soft and it can be layered for a more pigmented result without looking greasy or sticky. Since it is multi-purpose, it can be used on the eyes, cheeks, and lips. I bought the non-glossy ones. There are some colors that are more balmy and glossy. I actually have enough balmy products and stuck with the regular ones. Maybe, next time!
The Warm Tones
- Toodow - terracotta brown
- Monsia - nude peach pink
The Neutral Tones
- Jenchun - milky apricot rose
- Lekui - cinnamon peach tea (Yami's description)
- Chuwen - brown rose
The Cool Tones
- Vichi - scarlet wine
- Zhili - gray pink rose
- Haelyn - milky gray rose
- Yiner - taupe brown (one of the most popular colors and often sells out)
- Liben - mauve taupe (another popular color)
All of these are creams which leave no tackiness. They can crease on the eyes. I would suggest applying them on top of powder products like eyeshadow or silica based powder for longevity. On the cheeks and lips, these are so lightweight, the makeup becomes one with the skin. This is one reason why I like them. They become one with the skin, intrisic like the Skin Illustrator Glazes, only these are creams and made for the makeup consumer. And, yes, great for mature skin! As usual, I bought these at Yami (referral link) who has great prices and sales. They also have free gifts with purchase as you will see in my next post!
