We all know and love K-beauty, but C-beauty, or Chinese makeup, has hit the ground running with their extra gorg packagings and added skincare benefits. ICYMI, C-beauty brands which have earned themselves cult followings include Judydoll, Florasis, and Flower Knows, which has popped off on social media for its fairy- and mermaidcore packaging. If you’ve ever considered shopping the brand, here’s the lowdown on the best Flower Knows makeup products you should cop.
P.S.: you can swatch some of these at Watsons stores too.
There aren’t any prizes for guessing what the 3 Swan Ballet Six-Colour Makeup Palettes are named: White Swan, Black Swan, and Pink Swan. Inspired by the classic Tchaikovsky ballet, Swan Lake, everything from the packaging to the shades are true to theme. Each palette comes with 4 mattes and 2 metallic shimmers.
Get the Swan Ballet Six-Colour Makeup Palette for $62.13 on Shopee.
Every product in Flower Knows’ various collections scream fantasycore, and the Moonlight Mermaid Five Colour Jewelry Eyeshadow Palette is no different. There are 3 equally fantastical pans of 5 colours: 02 Celestial Castle, 03 Ocean Siren, and 05 Moonlight Land, each holding 3 matte and 2 glitter powders ━ said to be highly pigmented and blendable.
Get the Moonlight Mermaid Five Colour Jewelry Eyeshadow Palette for $62.13 on Shopee.
Flower Knows was founded by former celebrity Chinese cosplayers Baozi and Hana, so you can be sure they are sure to deliver on the OTT factor. Look no further than the Swan Ballet Liquid Eyeshadow, packed in ballet shoe-inspired tubes with very demure ribbon details. Ultra glittery and non-sticky, which is great for hooded eyes, they’re also perfect for lining your aegyo sal with.
Get the Swan Ballet Liquid Eyeshadow for $31.61 on Shopee.
Fast-drying, long-lasting, and smudge-proof, the Moonlight Mermaid Eyeliner comes in a trio of colours: 01 Black, 02 Brown, and 03 Pink, with ultra-fine precision tips for that slick winged cat eye. The black, in particular, has been created with a “blacker-than-black” pigment; otherwise the pink is a glittery pink liner with gold shimmer.
Get the Moonlight Mermaid Eyeliner for $28.34 on Shopee.
Yet another bestseller on the Swan Ballet series is the Swan Ballet Embossed Blush, with 5 dreamy shades: 01 Niveous Swan, 02 Romanticism, 03 Silky Ribbon, 04 Pleuche and 05 Dreamy Season. Not only does the lid on this lightweight, cream-to-powder blush depict a pair of graceful swans bedecked in coquette ribbons, you’ll find an equally intricate embossing on the compact within.
Get the Swan Ballet Embossed Blush for $54.50 on Shopee.
If you vibe with The Little Mermaid more than Swan Lake, go for the Moonlight Mermaid Jewelry Blush instead, featuring 5 ombre, 3-colour gradient blushes, said to be inspired by sunsets, in a cashmere-like powder finish. Look closely, and you’ll notice the embossing on this blush stars a mermaid sitting on a crescent moon, with mystical palaces, dangling pearls, as well as shell and ribbon details.
Get the Moonlight Mermaid Jewelry Blush for $54.50 on Shopee.
Next, we head into the heavens with Flower Knows’ Little Angel collection, one of whose most popular items is the Little Angel Embossed Highlighter. The packaging of this ethereal series is inspired by medieval stained glass rose windows, with bas reliefs of cherubs and other heavenly beings.
This highlighter, available in 4 shades, is made with the brand’s trademarked low-temperature dehydration technology, resulting in an extra light, velvety finish.
Get the Little Angel Embossed Highlighter for $57.77 on Shopee.
If you had to pick one Flower Knows item to sit on your vanity table, let it be the Swan Ballet Music Box Loose Setting Powder, which looks like an actual music box, crowned with a pair of ballet slippers. This loose powder comes in 3 shades which brighten and colour correct, and give your skin radiance while absorbing oil and sebum. P.S.: there’s a ribboned puff included too.
Get the Swan Ballet Music Box Loose Setting Powder for $60.76 on Shopee.
This one’s for the romantics: the Strawberry Rococo Cloud Lip Cream, designed to resemble vintage perfume bottles, with the flair of the 18th-century Rococo era. Dab on these velvet-matte creams in the centre of your lips and blend them out for a soft focus, filter-like finish. They come in 9 shades from mauve-y apricot S01 Soy Milk Cheese to a cool red S09 Strawberry Crown.
Get the Strawberry Rococo Cloud Lip Cream for $57.77 on Shopee.
From the latest Flower Knows collection comes Midsummer Fairytales Coating Lip Lacquer: 9 water gloss jellies that hydrate without stickiness. They’re also transfer- and smudge-proof ━ but you have to give it a few seconds after application to set for it to work. This also comes in 9 shades from warm apricots to cool berries.
Get the Midsummer Fairytales Coating Lip Lacquer for $46.87 on Shopee.
Live out your Sailor Moon dreams with Flower Knows, and try to resist carting out every one of their products if you can. PSA: you can even complete the collection with items like the Midsummer Fairytales Make Up Set or Violet Strawberry Rococo All-in Gift Set so your makeup can be stored in an equally swoon-worthy case.
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