Current Favourite Blushers

~ Powder Blushers ~

Swatched From Left to Right:

MAC Merrily - A red with golden shimmer

MAC Pinch O' Peach - A fairly neutral matte pink

NARS Deap Throat - A peachy-pink with shimmer

NARS Torrid - A coral with shimmer

~ Cream Blushers ~

Swatched From Left to Right:

NARS Cactus Flower - A watermelon red with gold shimmer

Topshop Flush - A bright warm pink

MAC Something Special - A soft pinky-peach

Graftobian Raspberry Wine - A rosey-red shade 

Has anyone else tried any of these? Let me know what you think of them or what your recent favourites are! I always love checking out new ones being the blush addict that I am :D

Simple FOTD With Chanel Rouge Coco Shine

This is just a really quick and simple everyday look using my new Chanel Rouge Coco Shine in Monte Carlo. This lippie definitely gets a lot of love from me and I've been wearing it loads since i bought it. It's one of those face brightening lipsticks and I think it's a great red for everyday wear as it's not too bold or overdone. This would also be a great option for those who may be a bit wary of wearing a really full-on red lip. I also have the Jemma Kidd Dewy Glow Iced Gold on my cheekbones here which I reviewed in my last post so you can see how it looks on the skin.

 Face:

Diorskin Forever 010 mixed with Make Up For Ever Mat Velvet 15

MAC Pro Longwear Concealer NW20 & NW15 mixed

Jemma Kidd Dewy Glow Radiance Creme in Iced Gold

Dior Bronze Matte 002

Graftobian HD Creme Blush in Raspberry Wine

Laura Mercier Translucent Powder

Eyes:

Laura Mercier Metallic Creme Eye Colour in Platinum as a base

MAC Naked Lunch on the lid

MAC Wedge in crease

Face2 Cake Eyeliner on upper lash line

Clinique Cream Eyeliner on waterline

Max Factor False Lash Effect Mascara

Laura Mercier Brow Pencil in Blonde

Lips:

Chanel Rouge Coco Shine in Monte Carlo

Hope everyone's having a good day! (:

MAC Plumful FOTD

I'd just like to start by saying a huge thank you to everyone who has followed my blog so far as I just reached 100 followers the other day and in less than a month too which I never anticipated happening! I was afraid of even starting a blog as I thought absolutely no one would follow it so thank you so much everyone! (: 
So now on to the FOTD...


This is one of my staple eyeshadow combinations - I tend to wear this or something very similar when I don't have time to think about what I'm going to use. I find that it works well with almost any pink or plum lipstick and blush which is very handy. My skin is a tad on the pastier side in these photos which is just down to the lighting. I'm definitely not *quite* so pale in real life! I do generally like to embrace the pale but now that it's coming into summer I'm thinking it may be about time to get stuck into some fake tan!

  Face:

Graftobian HD Glamour Creme Foundation in Bombshell

Benefit Erase Paste in Fair

Becca Shimmering Skin Perfector in Pearl

Make Up For Ever Super Matte Loose Powder # 12

Dior Bronze Matte 002 Honey Matte

Chanel Joues Contraste in 56 Tea Rose

Eyes:

MAC Painterly Paint Pot

MAC Phloof in inner corner

MAC Jest on the lid

MAC Haux in the crease

MAC Embark in outer corner & crease

Face2 Cake Liner on upper lashline

Clinique Cream Liner on waterline

Max Factor False Lash Effect Mascara

ELF False Lashes 

Laura Mercier Brow Pencil in Blonde

Lips:

MAC Plumful Lipstick

MAC Kissable Lipcolour in Scandelicious (tiny bit)

I really wasn't getting on well with the foundation I used here - Graftobian Hi-Def Glamour Creme. It sunk into all my pores very badly which I've never experienced from a foundation before. I've been testing it out for about a month now and I'm sorry to say that I don't think very highly of it at all. For this reason I'm not too sure yet if I'll do a full review on it. If anyone would really like a review, however, then please do just let me know and in that case I'll be very willing!

Graftobian Hi-Def Glamour Creme Blush Review

I think I’ll begin by admitting that I’ve never been a fan of cream blush on myself. I don’t have oily skin - it’s normal to dry - but I’ve still always disliked the fact that the previous ones I’ve tried have left me looking too greasy, feeling sticky, or just didn’t give my cheeks enough dimension.

So I’m sure you’re wondering why I went and bought a whole palette of cream blush?! Well as a make-up artist I have to have a bit of everything in my kit and some products which I dislike on myself I love to use on others. The Graftobian blush palette was therefore ideal for me as it has shades to suit a whole host of skin colours.

What surprised me the most, however, was that I actually really love how this cream blush looks on myself! They’re definitely not gloopy or sticky in any way but actually very smooth and easy to blend. They do dry down quite a bit so they’re not overly-shiny or dewy but still leave a nice healthy glow. The fact that they do dry down also means that they don’t move around. It doesn’t budge all day on me and I had to cleanse my arm twice to remove the swatches! For this reason I can see them working well for oily skins and also being ideal for brides. The pigmentation is fantastic as you can see in the swatches. They can be built up or sheered out as much as you want. I like to apply them with my MAC 109 brush and a tiny bit on the brush goes a very long way.

From left to right: Peach Blush, Vienna Rose, Raspberry Wine, Autumn Breeze, Cherry Glaze

Swatched in same order as above (natural light - no flash)

'Peach Blush' swatched heavy and sheer

The one fault I will mention is with the darkest shade - Cherry Glaze. Now I don’t know if it’s just a dud in my palette but it’s not very pigmented like the others. It feels almost ‘wet’ and doesn’t adhere to the skin very well. I'm wondering if the 'glaze' in the name also reflects the texture of this one? It’s not a shade I would have ever used much so I don’t mind and like I said it could just be my palette.

Unfortunately, being an industry brand, Graftobian is not widely available to buy in shops. I bought the palette from ‘crcmakeup’ on ebay and it cost me £13.82 before postage so roughly €16. With postage it was approx €25 which I think is very good.

Pros: Great texture, great pigmentation, long-wearing, not too expensive

Cons: Not widely available, problem with darkest shade

Mark out of 10: 7

Would I buy again: I'm not sure if I'd buy the whole palette again as I just don't use the darker shades. If they came in individual pots I would most definitely buy a couple of the lighter shades on their own.

First Ever Face Of The Day - Pinky-Browns

Face: 

Graftobian HD Glamour Creme Foundation in Bombshell

Benefit Erase Paste Concealer in Fair

Jemma Kidd Dewy Glow in Iced Gold

Make Up For Ever Super Matte Loose Powder #12

MAC Harmony Contour Powder

Graftobian HD Glamour Creme Blush in Peach Blush

Eyes:

MAC Painterly Paint Pot

MAC Haux eyeshadow

NARS Alhambra Duo (pinky side)

NARS Surabaya Duo (right side)

Face2 Cake Eyeliner

Clinique Cream Eyeliner

Max Factor False Lash Effect Mascara

Laura Mercier Brow Pencil in Blonde

Lips:

Make Up For Ever Aqua Lip Liner in 3C

MAC Plushglass in Ample Pink