Makeup I´m Currently Loving

It´s been awhile since I talked about what products I have been loving at the moment, mainly because I use a lot of the things over and over again but recently there have been a few additions to my makeup routine that I haven´t been able to stop using.

Recently I have been loving a primer, and actually using it every time I use makeup I honesty can´t remember doing this, I normally forget, but this one has really amazed me, the primer in question is the Makeup Forever Step 1 Smoothing primer, it just improves the texture of my skin and like the primer says smooths it, which is my biggest concern with my skin is the texture, it´s a new release from the brand, there are actually quite a few for different concerns, I also have my eye on the Mattifying one. 

For my base I have been obsessed with 2, the Dior Star Foundation for when I want more coverage and the Chanel Vitalumìere Aqua for the days I want a lighter base that still gives me good coverage and if I need more I just pop a little bit of concealer.

For blush I have been loving Mac Crisp Whites from the new collection Wash and Dry, it´s a lovely peach colour.

For my eyes I have been loving this crayon Colorband Eyeshadow and liner from Bourjois in the shade 02 Brun, a lovely bronzy color perfect to Summer.

Finally for my lips I have been wearing non stop the Clarins Instant Light Lip Balm Perfector in the shade 06, a lovely nude.

These are my current favourites, what are yours?

Paris Haul

In my previous post I showed you what makeup I took with me when I went to Paris, now is time to show you what I bought. Let´s just say mama went a little nuts and clearly was feeling spendy! My poor wallet is still crying from the money that is no longer there!!

First I went to Sephora and did some damage, I bought the Estée Lauder Perfectionist Foundation, I have been wanting this for awhile but couldn't find my shade, I haven´t used it enough to have much of an opinion, but when it comes to foundation i don´t think Estée Lauder foundations are for me, simply because I have such a hard time finding a shade that suits me they all look very orangey or pink for my liking, oh the struggle! I also bought the Smashbox Camera Ready CC Cream which I have yet to use. I also bough the Smashbox Photo Finish Primer, that I have been enjoying using.

I bought the Chanel Vitalumière Aqua in the Airport, I have heard so many good things about it that I finally caved in and bought it and I have to say I love it! I didn´t think I would because is quite light but I do, it covers pretty much everything I need, I hardly need concealer.

Back to what I bought at Sephora, I had to pick up more of the By Terry Ombre Black Star, this time in the shades Misty Rock and Beyond Gold, Yas it´s love! They are amazing!!! Love Love these!

My little drugstore purchase was the Maybelline Color Drama Intense Velvet Lip Pencil in 210 Keep it Classy.

Next I went to Printemps and I went a little wild! First I went to Nars and finally bought 2 lip products that have been sold out everywhere, I couldn't find anywhere or online, so I was so excited when they had it there. The lipsticks in question are the Nars Audacious lipstick in Anna and the Velvet Matte Lip Pencil in Damned.

And now for the grand finale I went to the Tom Ford counter! I have been wanting Tom Ford Makeup for so long and now finally took the plunge. I had one lipstick when Tom Ford Beauty first launched with the white packaging. I bought 3 Lipsticks in Pink Dusk, Indian Rose and Violet Fatale and 3 Eyeshadow Quads, Cocoa Mirage, Golden Mink and Cognac Sable. I love them! I have been having so much fun playing around with them!

So here it my Paris Haul.

The Paris Makeup Bag

Recently I went to Paris, so I thought that I would break down what I took with me.

I tried not to get carried away and just bring the bare minimal. I did just that except I brought quite a few lip options!

For my base I brought the Bourjois 123 CC Cream, I love the coverage it gives, it´s one my favourite foundations ever! For concealer I went with my Nars Radiant Creamy Concealer, currently obsessed with this to cover my under eyes circles, sexy I know!

For blush I actually took 2, the Benefit Dallas, a current favourite, I´m so obsessed with this blush that I have to force myself to use something else! I also took the Nars blush in Gina ( not in the photo) , a  favourite of mine, but most of the time I used Benefit Dallas. For bronzer I took Nars Laguna, one of my Holy Grails, I love it so much!

For my eyeshadow I took my beloved Mac Soba, I can´t go anywhere without this! My favourite eyeshadow of all time! I actually have 2, one in my Mac palette and another in the pan , that´s how much I love it! I also brought the Dior palette in 796 Cuir Cannage, a beautiful neutral palette. For mascara I obviously took another holy grail of mine the Max Factor False Lash Effect Mascara.

Finally for lips here´s where I went a bit mental, I brought Mac Patisserie ( holy grail), Maybelline Color Elixir in 725 Caramel Infused, Nars Audacious Lipstick in Anita, Nars Velvet Matte Lip Pencil in Doce Vita , Chanel Rouge Coco Shine in 92 Èmotion.

I also did quite a bit of shopping, haul coming soon....

Paris Fashion Week AW15-My Picks

Chloé

Valentino

Elie Saab

Rochas

Each X Other

Isabel Marant

Carven

Emanuel Ungaro

Chanel

These were my favourite shows from Paris Fashion Week, what are yours?

Disclaimer- The images were taken from www.style.com

August Favourites

This month I didn´t have a lot of new favourites, I´m still using a lot of the products from my July Favourites. One of the products that I changed this month was my foundation, I switched between the Chanel Perfection Lumière foundation (shade 20 Beige) and the By Terry Terrybly Densiliss foundation (shade 7 Golden Beige), their finish is a lot more matte than I´m used to, which is perfect for Summer since my skin gets super oily this time of the year. For bronzer Nars Laguna is still my favourite, I know I have been mentioning it a lot!

For mascara I have a new favourite Lòreal Miss Manga Mascara, I love it! 

Finally for lips Mac Patisserie is still my favourite, our love affair is still going strong! But for something new I have been enjoying Bourjois Rouge Edition Velvet in Pink Pong, it´s a gorgeous bright pink and for gloss I have been reaching for Chanel Glossimer in 179 Murmure, a pinky coral.

The Summer Lip Edit

It seems Summer finally has arrived, even though the other night was pouring rain!

But as I´m typing this the sun is out, so I thought it was the perfect day to write about my favourite lip colours for summer, in case you couldn´t tell there are mainly hot pink!

The Lipsticks:

-A few months ago The Body Shop released new shades from their Colour Crush Collection my favourites are the shades 14( fuchsia hot pink), 15 ( warm hot pink) and 18 ( coral-strawberry), yes I´m terrible at describing colours! They are quite sheer but you can build them up, perfect for Summer

- Mac Flat Out Fabulous ( Hot Pink with a purple undertone) ( It´s a Retro Matte finish so you will need to exfoliate your lips and loads of lip balm before you apply it!)

- Mac Lustering ( Strawberry colour) It´s a luster finish so is a little more sheer and moisturising.

- Chanel Rouge Allure Velvet in 44 La Diva ( LE) ( Bright Pink with purple undertones)

- Bourjois Rouge Edition Velvet in 06 Pink Pong ( Fushia Pink) it dries Matte

 The Glosses

- Chanel Glossimer 179 Murmure 

- Ysl  Gloss Volupté 206

New In from: Chanel Les Beiges Healthy Glow Multi-Colour Nº 02 and Chanel Perfection Lumière Velvet

When I saw that Chanel had release a new Les Beige Powder I knew I had to try it, I choose shade Nº02 so I could use it as a bronzer, I only wore it a couple times but so far so good. I really like it, it adds colour to my face and also a subtle glow, you could use the shades separately or like me swirl the brush in all of them, it just gives such a pretty effect.

I also picked up their newest foundation release, Perfection Lumière Velvet, I don´t own the original Perfection Lumière so I can´t give you a comparison, the packaging is similar to Vitalumière Aqua but in black. I wore a couple times, and I really liked it, I think is going to be great for Summer, when it gets really hot and my skin gets very oily, I think this is going to come in handy, since this foundation gives a more matte, velvet finish than I´m used to, during the Winter my skin is more combination than oily, so I always go for a more dewy foundation.
I have to say I read in someone´s blog that the foundation oxidized on them and I think I have to agree I bought mine in shade 20 Beige and at first I thought it was a touch too light, but after I finish the rest of my makeup it looked darker, it matched much better, I don´t think it was because of the bronzer since I don´t put it all over my face. So I think when I doubt with this foundation go lighter.

Have you tried any of these products? 

Chanel Holiday 2013 Nuit Infinie Collection

When I first heard about  this collection I knew the Ombré Matelassées Eyeshadow Palette in Charming I knew it had to be mine!!! I know this collection has been out for a while but where I live we only got this collection this week. I went in with the intention of only buying the palette but I ended up leaving with 4 things! Typical me! I Know I have a problem...
The Eyeshadow Palette in Charming is a neutral girl dream,it has 5 shades:
- A matte light beige-vanilla
- A matte light brown
- A warm shimmery bronze
- A dark brown
- A grey-purple

Of all the palettes I own I believe this could be the one! In my opinion this is the perfect palette. 
The downside could be price £47 or 51.95€, but I was very lucky because the shop where I bought it had 20% off that day.
I also bought the Nail varnish in 677 Rouge Rubis, a gorgeous red.
The lipstick Rouge Allure in  Radieuse, a baby pink.
And finally Illusion D´Ombre in 827 Initiation, a beautiful bronze shade

Did you buy anything from this collection? Let me know in the comments.

I might have made a cheeky order from Charlotte Tilbury....coming soon


Here is a tutorial of Lisa Eldridge Makeup Tutorial using this collection.

Disclaimer- All the images are my own.

Miranda Kerr Makeup

Chanel Rouge Coco Shine Lipstick in n 63 Rebelle, Nars Velvet Matte Lip Pencil in Red Square, Becca Shimmering Skin Perfector in Opal, Chanel Joues Contraste in n 70 Tumulte, Nars Cactus Flower Cream Blusher

Happy New Year!!!

I love the Victoria Secret's Models, I love their hair and make up, and today I'm going to talk about Miranda Kerr's Makeup.
I found a youtube video with her Make up Artist Noni Smith where she talked about Miranda's makeup. Her look is all about minimal glowing skin and Miranda prefers the focus on the lips rather then on the eyes.

Skin- Miranda doesn't usually wear foundation she wears concealer and one of her favorites is a mineral concealer by Illuminare.

Blush- Nars Cactus Flower Cream Blusher and sometimes on top of that she likes to add Chanel n 70 Tumulte Blusher.

Highlighter- Becca Shimmering Skin Perfector in Opal

Eyebrows- Miranda is very particular with her eyebrows most of the time she just uses a clear eyebrow gel from mac or sometimes eyebrow powder.

Eyes- Miranda likes to highlight her inner corner and as for shadow she likes topey brown colours and to contour with a bronzey color. Lots of mascara on the top and bottom lashes, one that she likes is Lancome Hypnose Drama

Lips- The fun part! Miranda loves a red lip a few of her favorites are Chanel Rebelle and Nars Red Square, she likes orange base reds.

I'm definitely putting these items on my makeup wish list!

Here is the Full Interview with Noni Smith Miranda's Makeup Artist