A few bits that I've picked up over the past couple of weeks which I thought I'd share with you.....
Make Up For Ever Face & Body Foundation
Bourjois Healthy Mix Concealer
As I mentioned in my must-have products for summer post, Make Up For Ever's Face & Body is one of my favourite summer foundations. I've worn it for the past two summers so I had to pick up another bottle for this year! I got shade #20 since I've been wearing a bit of false tan. I also picked up Bourjois Healthy Mix Concealer because I'm a big fan of the Healthy Mix foundation and thought the concealer looked quite promising too. I got #52 which is the same shade as the foundation I have. I've used this a few times now to cover dark circles and minor redness and so far so good...I've no complaints!
Kiko Milano & Topshop Nail Polish
I was in Rome at the weekend and we came across a Kiko Milano shop one of the days where I picked up a couple of their nail polishes. I'd only briefly heard of this brand before but I thought the nail polishes looked quite impressive and they had a huge range of shades! I got #'s 313 (hot pink) and 332 (purple). They were also a huge bargain at €2.50 each! I also bought a Topshop nail polish before I left in the shade Celestial which is a gorgeous cornflower blue. I love Topshop nail polishes - they always have great colours, they're opaque in two coats and are very easy to apply! Swatches below are all two coats.
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| Topshop Celestial |
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| Kiko Milano 332 & 313 |
MAC Hibiscus Lipstick (Surf Baby Collection)
Dior Addict Lipstick 578 Diorkiss
I went into MAC about a week ago to have a look at the new Surf Baby Collection. I wasn't exactly bowled over by anything in the collection except for one of the lipsticks called Hibiscus. I've been looking for the perfect orange-red lipstick for a month or so now and I think I've found it with this one! It's a cremesheen formula but it also has a tiny bit of a subtle gold shimmer running through it. I also bought another one of the Dior Addict lipsticks in the airport on my way back from Rome since they were significantly cheaper than they are here. I got the shade Diorkiss which is a lovely medium pink colour. I'm really loving the formula of these Dior lipsticks!
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| MAC Hibiscus |
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| Dior Addict Diorkiss |
RMK Ingenious Powder Eyes Eyeshadow ME-02 Metallic Gold
I've been eyeing this RMK eyeshadow for ages now but since we don't have the brand in Ireland I was waiting to get it on my next trip to London. However I recently found out that ASOS stock RMK now so of course I had to order it! I also had a 20% discount code which I was very happy about since these are quite pricey! ME-02 is a very light gold/champagne colour and it's extremely metallic. I think it will be great in the inner corner or as a wash over the lids with some black eyeliner. I love the packaging too!
NARS Cream Blush in Cactus Flower
MAC Cremeblend Blush in Something Special
I've recently had a complete 180 when it comes to cream blush. I used to really dislike it but since realising that they're not all a sticky, gloopy mess I now can't get enough of the stuff! When placing my ASOS order for the RMK eyeshadow I also ordered NARS Cactus Flower Cream Blush. It's a beautiful watermelon colour with some gold shimmer running through it. It may look a bit scary in the pan but it's softer when it's applied and you can sheer it out or build it up as much as you want. I think it's a great summery colour and can see it working on most skin tones. I also got one of the MAC Cremeblend Blushes when I was in there last week. The shade I got is called Something Special and is a light peachy-pink colour. Neither one of these is sticky - they're both very smooth and easy to apply. So far I really like them!
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| NARS Cactus Flower, MAC Something Special |
Well that's it for all my new purchases. If you've tried any of these let me know what you think of them!
