Thursday, March 13, 2014

Obsession with bronzers

I am happy to admit that I do love to look bronze and I am always on the hunt to try new bronzers out. 
Here is my pick of my current reached bronzers. 
Bourjois bronzing primer  MAC blush (harmony)  Soleil tan de chanel 
Here is a closer look at the two which I love the most recently:

This Dior bronzer is completely matte and has the most lovely texture as it it feels very velvety and smooth on the skin. The bronzer has a lot of orange and yellow undertones so you do need watch out when your putting on the bronzer. But overall I love the sun kissed look it gives and the pigmentation is great!

Nars Laguna is one of my all time favourite bronzers. It is not completely matte and has very fine golden shimmers running through the powder which I LOVE!  When you apply the bronzer you cannot see any glitter on your face but the bronzer gives a lovely glowing effect to the skin. This bronzer has much less orange tones to it and would say that the the pigmentation is slightly better than the dior bronzer so again just keep a light hand when you apply the bronzer.
So they are my reached out bronzers currently and the my two top bronzers of all time. I am addicted to bronzers and I am always wanting to try more! If you have any recommendations please tell me them! I also love to try different textured bronzers such as liquid, gel or cream-so please tell me your favourites!
Kisses and hugs

Monday, March 10, 2014

Spring cleaning! Base products

Here in England the last few days have been sunny spells, which put me into a good spirit to welcome the new season by doing some spring cleaning. My last Sunday was spent cleaning my wardrobe and dumping half of my clothes away and feeling like my closet was from the 90's (anyone else feel like that?!) 


So when it was time to clean out my make- up collection I found my old favourites which had been pushed to the back of my drawers. So for the last day or two I have been using a few of my old favourite products- a bit like shopping my stash, I guess. So the bronzer which I digged out was the soleil tan de chanel. my relationship with this product has had its ups and downs, one point I hated the colour and one point I disliked the texture of the product. But recently my love for this product is strong again, I also picked up my chanel loose powder, which is a lovely setting powder, which keeps my make-up on all day and not making it look cakey at all.
The two products which are new purchases, which I have been trying out is the new Dior bronzer and Nars blush in Gina. I have done a review for the Nars Gina blush, so if you were wondering how I got on with it check out my last post.
I have been going crazy over highlight lately and the Benefit watts up highlighter has always had a place in my heart. It gives the most lovely glow for daytime and can be built on for a more intense effect for nigh time.
For concealer I found my Bobbi Brown creamy concealer which is on its last legs and will probably last me for two more weeks. I am not head over heels for this concealer but it will make do for the week ahead till I have used it all up. For my under eye concealing I have been using the Mac highlight pen in light boost, which is a lovely light concealer, perfect for the spring/summer. And lastly I have been using my Chanel perfection lumiere which I have had a break with for the last month and I am using it again. A full review of the foundation will be up soon, so stay tuned for that!
What's your favourite spring products

Friday, March 7, 2014

NARS BLUSH: GINA

I recently picked up this blush and it is the my first ever Nars blush. I wasn't really planning of buying Nars blush, and the reason to this purchase was because I had £5 voucher for space nk as I reached a thousand points, so I though with a couple of pennies off the blush, it was the perfect time to purchase the blush. 
I picked up the colour purely because I was drawn to the colour at the counter. 
It is the most gorgeous peachy, orange colour and looks lovely on olive skin tones (MAC NC30) 
The Nars website describes this blush as a 'true orange' but I would say that it peachy and slightly coral but the main colour is orange/ peach. 
The pigmentation of this blush is AMAZING and a little goes such a long way! The part which I was really impressed was how long lasting the blush was. I applied this blush at 8:00 am and it stayed put until 8:00 pm,which no other blush can beat. 
The blush is not completely matte but does not have any shimmer or sparkle. The blush is a satin finish so it gives a lovely sheen to the cheeks. The blush is very build- able, you can use a very light amount for a very natural flush of colour or you can also build the colour for a more intense affect. 
I have been enjoying paring this blush with a peachy coloured lipstick and lots of bronzer (Dior nude tan in 003) The texture is so beautiful and blends in looking like skin and not cakey at all. 
This blush comes at £21.50 with 0.16 oz amount of product and really think that you are getting your monies worth, as you really don't need a lot and would recommend this blush for anyone and great taste into Nars cosmetics.