Bobbi Brown for Breast Cancer

To support breast cancer awareness month Bobbi Brown released a limited edition set with Pink Peony illuminating bronzing powder with a mini blusher brush with a pink handle.

The set costs £35 with £5 being donated to breast cancer research.

I thought it was a really cute set and I was desperate for a travel sized face brush so I went for it.

The blush itself has the breast cancer ribbon embossed on it and is a lovely soft pink with micro gold shimmer. This is a lovely set, the one thing that could make it better is a bigger percentage of the sales price to go to the charity.

Quick FOTD - Coral Lips

On Saturday I went to visit some family as my cousin had come back for a flying visit from working in Singapore.

The weather was actually nice and sunny for a change so I felt a coral lip was in order. I layered it with a glitter lipgloss over the top to make it a little more daytime.

Face:
YSL Le Teint Touche Eclat Foundation in BD40
Mac Blusher in Fleet Fast

Eyes:
Urban Decay 24/7 Liquid Eyeliner in Perversion
Maybelline Collosal Mascara

Lips:
Mac Lipstick in Toxic Tale
Mac Lipgelee in Summer Shower

Mac Hey Sailor - Crew Highlighter

Whilst out shopping I finally cracked and bought the highlighter that came out with Mac's summer collection, called Crew.
I admit it was all about the looks. I love the packaging for the whole collection, navy, stripey and nautical. It makes a nice change from the white packaging from the limited edition collections of late.
Then Crew itself all pretty with its pastel pink, lilac and orange stripes. Too cute.
I swatched it in the Mac store and was impressed with the pigmentation so I parted with my money and home it came.

I do like it, when the colours are all mixed together it is a very pretty pink. But I don't see highlighter, I see blusher. Not that I have a problem with that at all.

Anyway here are a few pictures of the beauty in question.

Mac Summer Collection - Hey Sailor!

On Monday Mac released this years summer collection named "Hey Sailor". Ever since seeing the first promo shots for this collection I have been ridiculously excited so as soon as it went live on the Mac website I placed my order.
I picked up quite a few bits but I am definately not done hauling from it. I need to get Crew highlighter since finding out the striped pattern isn't just an overspray, it does in fact go the whole way through the powder :)


Fleet Fast blush is amazing, it's such an easy colour to wear and blends beautifully.

As always my love for Mac's bronzers is still high with the two I picked up here. I got one Pro Longwear called Nude On Board and one normal bronzer named Soft Sand

Feeling Fresh eyeshadow is a gorgeous bright green, and I am glad that I finally picked up Crystal Avalanche, its the perfect inner eye highlight colour.

Finally I picked up Shore Leave lipliner, which is a lovely coral and a really buttery texture.


Anyway here's my haul along with some swatches

My Haul

Bronzers

Left: Pro Longwear Bronzer - Nude on Board      Right: Bronzer - Soft Sand

Left: Pro Longwear Bronzer - Nude on Board      Right: Bronzer - Soft Sand

 

Blush - Fleet Fast

Fleet Fast

Fleet Fast swatch

Left: Feeling Fresh eyeshadow     Right: Crystal Avalanche eyeshadow

Top: Shore Leave lipliner    Left: Feeling Fresh eyeshadow    Right: Crystal Avalanche eyeshadow

Crystal Avalanche and Feeling Fresh on the eyes with Fleet Fast Blusher on Cheekc

Soleil Tan De Chanel - Bronzing Makeup Base

This is a product I had my eye on for a while. I love wearing bronze instead of blusher, I just like to have a little glow.

I was using Mac Refined Golden, which is a beautiful sparkly powder bronzer.

This offering from chanel, is a kind of whipped almost solid mousse/cream bronzer

It's called bronzing makeup base, so I guess you could put it on as a primer for foundation to add a glow and slight tan to your skin tone.
I wear it on my cheeks and through my temples.

Its just a lovely product to work with. You can build the colour or blend it out to your hearts desire. It really is quite effortless.

Oh Chanel how I love your makeup so!

Nars Blush in Orgasm

Another cult item in my collection. The always talked about Nars Blush in Orgasm.

It's a beautiful pink with micro gold particles which add the perfect amount of sheen.

The pink is perfect for giving a slightly flushed looked without being too pink. It's just perfect for everyday wear.

Depending on my mood I'll wear it on its own swept over my cheek bones, or just on the apples of my cheeks layered over a bronzer.

I find that it wears for hours, only at the end of a working day do I feel that I need more on, but then that tends to go with any makeup I'd be wearing.

It's very finely milled so incredibly easy to blend meaning you can have as much or as little colour as you want.

Picture: Left: Nars Orgasm swatched heavily, Right: Nars Orgasm blended out


If you're new to Nars then this is as good a place as any to start!


Avaliable at Nars priced £21

Illamasqua Pure Pigment in Static

This is the product that made me fall head over heels for Illamasqua, they certainly do not take their slogan, "Make-up for your alter ego", lightly.

I first saw this years ago when they first arrived in Selfridges, I swatched it and instantly knew I had to have it. Unfortunately I was a poor student back then so it took me a while before I could make it mine. But mine it became.

Illamasqua describes pure pigments as: A metallic, high-shine, pure-colour powder that highlights eyes, cheeks and brows. Mix with eyeshadow or blusher or use on its own to intense effect.

I simply never tire of using this. Your choice of base changes the colour and effect of this incredibly. It really is so versitile.

Picture showing Static on different bases. L-R: Mac's Let's Skate Paint Pot, Illasmasqua's Cream Pigment in Dab, NYX Jumbo Pencil in Milk, MUFE eyeshadow in #92


Static is described as Iridescent pink/silver

At first glance looks white, but look closer and its whitey, pinky, lilac shimmery beauty.
It's hard to photograph just how sparkly and chameleon like the colour is.

If you get the chance to have a play with the Illamasqua pure pigments I am sure you would fall in love just as I have. And if there is one colour everyone should try, it's Static.

Avaliable for £15.50 online or instore from Illamasqua or Selfridges