Can we first talk about dust? Where the hell does it come from so fast? I had dusted prior to taking these pics.... #bloggerproblems

Now that I've cleared that up, lets talk about Nars Luminous Weightlous Foundation . I was in London when this was first released, so trotted down to Selfridges and got it slapped on my face. I decided not to invest there and then, I wanted to see how it faired throughout the day. I was honestly disappointed... It clung to my dry patches, oxidised and went extremely patchy. Not what I expected from such a hyped up product.

However, recently I gave this another go. My friends sister is as much of a makeup fanatic as me. She happened to have this, I tried it and to my surprise, I loved it! It sat beautifully on my skin, didn't oxidise and generally made me look less ill than I was. (I had sinusitis at the time). When I got home, I decided it was time.



In my opinion, it is a little more forgiving on people with normal to oily skin, rather than those with dry patches. Nothing that a good moisturiser can't sort. You can pick this up here  from Look Fantastic for £32. For me, the hardest part of choosing a foundation is choosing the correct shade. Especially as not everyone lives in or near London (as the cosmetic industry seems to believe we do).

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The leaves are falling, the nights are drawing in and the sun is definitely not around as much. But I for one, am not willing to let go of my 'sunkissed' glow.
I just wanted to show you these two beauties. Both I have loved, but for different reasons.


The Clarins Summer Bronzing Compact, from the Aquatic Treasures collection. Unlike the NYC bronzer, was limited edition. Some of the Clarins bronzers are really beautiful with their intricate designs on the surface.

I like this one in particular, as it contains 4 bronzer shades can be used on most skin shades. Or you can swirl your brush round to get a deep terracotta shade.





They are both on the large size, so not so great for travel. Most bronzers of this style are mahoosive. Can anyone explain why this is? baffled.. The NYC bronzer is amazing quality for the price and even the packaging isn't bad. For more moola, you get better packaging, but not necessarily a better formulation. It all comes down to personal preference. I always say, go and swatch your heart out till you've got no arm left and then decide what it is about makeup that floats your boat.


Anyone else not ready to embrace the full on pale yet? Maybe next month...

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The colour itself reminds me of Half Baked from Urban Decay Naked palette. Its both shimmery and very pigmented, which is not something you find usually. But generally the Colourpop shadows are all pretty consistent, although there is slight fallout. I love to wear this all over the lid with a medium brown blended through the crease.




The Lippie Stix I ordered are: cookie, Lumiere, LBB, Frenchie, Bossy and I ♡ this. I have had these for about a month and a half now and I have worn them non stop. All are matte apart from BYOB, but this is not shiny at all and does set to more of a satin finish that a shine. I have been wearing a lip liner under them, as I found them to be a little dry after a while. For some reason, Frenchie seems to be especially dry and all of them do have a tendency to disappear in the centre of the lips. They are hard to reapply if your lips are wet. This could be due to that formula and longevity of them. These Lippie Stix are highly pigmented, so a steady hand is needed when applying.

Cookie

Lumiere

LBB

Frenchie

Bossy

I ♡ this

BYOB

Firstly, sorry about the bad swatches... I definitely need some more practice, but you get the gist. Overall, they are a lovely formula and have amazing staying power for something so inexpensive. As you may or may no know, Colourpop don't ship directly to the UK. So I used a 3rd party shipping company called mymallbox. They don't charge you anything if the don't have to repackage your stuff, only the cost of shipping. 

This landed on my doorstep this morning/afternoon (the postie is always late) and to say I was excited, wouldn't even cover it!

 Above is a picture of the Pomade applied for the first time I after it landed on my doorstep. After a few more uses, I got more to grips with it and managed to get a more flawless application. The brush of choice at the moment is the Zoeva 322/Brow line, as it's the perfect size and shape for the size of my brows at the moment. I got mine shipped directly from the Zoeva website as part of a set, but has since become available on Beauty Bay here for £5.95.


Both of the Anastasia products I bought were definitely worth it. I know it may seem a bit excessive, but some days I want a full on brow for which I would probably use both. But on other days I must honesty tell you that I have been reaching for the Dipbrow Pomade the most. 

Dipbrow:  

The Dipbrow Pomade is available here for £15.00 for 4g and the Brow Wiz here for £15.50 for 0.08g, both from Beauty Bay.

Have you broken your Anastasia Beverly Hills bubble yet?

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