Hardwired.

NARS -

Fall 2015 Color Collection

The Fall 2015 Color Collection, created by NARS Founder and Creative Director François Nars, stars a lush and lavish mix of shades for eyes, lips, and cheeks. The look begins with natural sculpting of the face. Eyes dramatize in smoky shimmering brown and golden ombré. Lips captivate in tones of iconic red. Making its official launch is the Velvet Shadow Stick, a silky, velvety shadow in a range of sumptuous shades for layering under and over, blending and setting, creating looks that are modern, sophisticated and always tempting.

Velvet Shadow Stick

Hollywood land - Pale gold

Aigle Noir - Black infused with gold shimmer

Glenan - Navy

Goddess - Pink champagne

Oaxaca - Quartz

Sukhothai - Shimmering peacock

Filbuste - Black

Reykjavik - Grey

Dual-Intensity Eyeshadow

Telesto - Brown with gold shimmer

Pasiphae - Shimmering peacock burgundy

Lipstick + Lip Gloss 

VIP - Red Dark brique

Chelsea Girls - Pink beige

Baby Doll - Shimmering candy pink

Blush

Tribulation - Shimmery rosy sand

NARSissist Six Appeal Hardwired Eye Kit (Limited Edition)

For Fall 2015, NARS Cosmetics introduces every NARSissist’s eye essential – smoky, subtle, minky, bold – the combinations are endless. The limited-edition eye kit features a compact of six shadows ranging from pale lilac to smoky charcoal, a mini Via De’Martelli Larger Than Life® Eyeliner and a newly designed travel size Wide Contour Brush #43 for easy application on the go. It’s neutrals worth noticing.

I’m beyond excited for this Fall Collection. The colours are amazing! I think I'm especially excited for the Dual-Intensity Eyeshadows because they are such amazing and rather unique shades. Plus the Limited Edition Hardwired Eye Kit is just flawless and I can imagine it looking amazing on and that they’re colours to suit everyone!

Naked 3.

Urban Decay -

Naked 3 Palette

Urban Decay Naked3 Eyeshadow Palette includes twelve eyeshadows, (equivalent of a full-sized eyeshadow), in hues of pink and brown. It also includes a dual-ended eye brush, and a week’s worth of samples of each of their primers. The case is a rose gold metal with “waves” indented across the exterior.  

These are how I would describe each shade (in order of palette)

Strange is described as a “pale neutral pink matte-satin.” It’s a pale, neutral-to-warm white-pink with a satin matte finish.

Dust is described as a “pale metallic pink shimmer with iridescent micro-glitter.” It’s a light-medium pink with warm undertones and a white and gold micro-glitter.

Burnout is described as a “light pinky-peach satin.” It’s a rosy, medium peach with a pearly finish.

Limit is described as a “light dusty rose matte.” It’s a mauve-y, medium pink with neutral-to-cool undertones and a matte finish.

Buzz is described as a “metallic rose shimmer with silver micro-glitter.” It’s a warm, coppered rose with a frosted, metallic sheen.

Trick is described as a “light metallic pinky-copper shimmer with tonal micro-sparkle.” It’s a medium copper with brownish tones and a gold sparkles over a frost finish.

Nooner is described as a “medium pinky-brown matte.” It’s a medium-dark, rosy plum with neutral-to-warm undertones and a matte finish.

Liar is described as a “medium metallic mauve shimmer.” It’s a medium brown with subtle warm undertones and a slightly gray-ish cast on top. It had a very frosted, almost metallic, finish.

Factory is described as a “pinky-brown satin.” It’s a medium-dark brown with warm, reddish undertones and a soft, pearled finish.

Mugshot is described as a “metallic taupe shimmer with slight pink shift.” It’s a medium-dark, warm-toned taupe with a frosted, metallic finish.

Darkside is described as a “deep taupe-mauve satin.” It’s a cool-toned, purpled taupe with a pearled finish.

Blackheart is described as a “smoky black matte with rosy red micro-sparkle.” It’s a deep, blackened burgundy with warm, reddish-brown undertones and ruby red micro-shimmer.

Overall, it’s a really lovely palette filled with eyeshadows that are highly pigmented, soft, blendable, and easy to use. 

What do you think?

Timeless Beauty and Modern Elegance.

Jouer - 

The Blushing Beauty Collection

When the Jouer Blushing Beauty Collection landed on my doorstep I had to take 10 minutes just to stare at it. If there were a prize for the most amazing piece of eye candy in my stash then hands down this would come up top. An interlocking palette that takes me back to my Lego playing days, housing the best of Jouer’s offerings: their Sheer Matte Powder and Bronzer Duo, Lip Gloss in Cherish, Powder Eyeshadow Duo in Chocolat and Peach, Tint in Whisper and Highlighter in Feather. It’s already sold out twice on Cult Beauty and has taken over every beauty bloggers wish list for the last couple of months.

As with any mixed palette it’s a nice way to be served your first taste of the brand. Personally, I really love every part of the palette. 

First off, the highlighter and tint are amazing. They give the most stunning glow effect, which is really good for summer. Next up, the eye shadows are fabulous. They really make my blue eyes pop, and can be used each shade alone, or used together a really nice smoky eye. Now onto the Sheer Matte powder and Bronzer Duo. This was most definitely part of the palette I was really excited to try, as so many people have said how good their bronzers and matte powders are. Both are really good, the bronzer takes a bit of working, however does the most amazing job. Its something I save for days when I have more time to get ready. The powder is also good, I just dust it over my t-zone to help matte the areas that are most likely to get oily.

Lastly the lip-gloss. In all honesty it does the job, it adds just the right amount of colour and gloss. The colour itself isn’t something I would usually go for, however I will use it, especially if I was to only take the palette out for throughout the day touch ups.

It’s also got to be noted that the dinky size is perfect for travel and the selection of products means all that needs to be added to into the mix to paint on a daily face is foundation, concealer and mascara.

Overall, it’s a really nice little palette. Never the less it is very small, and I think a lot of people will be quite miffed to see that for £45, it is very small. However, as I travel a lot its really good that it is small. Another downside is that most of the compartments are really small; therefore for the highlighter and tint, you have to really use your figures.

Naked.

Urban Decay -

Naked 2 Palette

I have the original version of this, and use it pretty much every day since I got it for Christmas. It creates the most natural daytime looks to the most dramatic, brilliant evening looks. However all the colours within the palette are rather warm tones, and due to me having blue eyes even though the colours help make my eyes stand out, I find cooler tones make them look even more dramatic and ridiculously blue. Therefore I was ecstatic when my boyfriend bought me the Naked 2 palette. He even explained that he asked the women in Urban Decay prior, what colours were cool tones, then figured out for himself that a lot of the colours within the Naked 2 palette, were them colours to which she had pointed out…he gets extra points for remember I wanted cool tones!

Now the original palette was beautiful, however this one is just stunning. Every colour just blends and goes with all the others; there isn’t one shade within the palette, that doesn’t go beautifully with any other. Personally I think is incredible because it means you can create so many different and stunning looks.  Formula wise its exactly the same as the rest of the eye shadows Urban Decay have, the pigmentation is incredible, however some colours do have a little fall out, but this isn’t a big issue for me as I don’t mind cleaning up a little mess afterwards.

The palette contains 12 eye shadows, 5 of which are new and exclusive to the palette; Blackout (blackest black with matte finish), Booty Call (Shimmery cork), Busted (deep brown with shimmery finish), Chopper (copper shimmer with silver micro glitter), Foxy (cream bisque with matte finish), Half Baked (golden bronze with shimmery finish), Pistol (light greyish brown with shimmery finish), Snake Bite (dark bronze shimmer with metallic base), Suspect (pale golden beige with shimmery finish), Tease (creamy pale brown with matte finish), Verve (oyster with shimmery finish), YDK (cool bronze shimmer with metallic base). It also includes a trial size version of the Lip Junkie Lip-Gloss in Naked (sheer shimmery pinky neutral), this lip-gloss is really nice, and just adds enough colour for a very neutral look, it also has mint in it which helps slightly plump the lips and make them look a lot fuller which looks just stunning. It also includes a double-ended fill size Good Karma Shadow/Crease Brush. I have both these brushes already, and they’re really amazing, it’s exactly like the normal ones, however just double ended and its definitely going to come in handy during traveling (saves me taking all my brushes).

It’s packaged in a metal tin that closes shut really well, but it is a bit heavier than Naked 1; it’s the same size in terms of length and width. I’ve traveled with the Naked 1 palette many, many times, and I haven’t had any issues with it opening, ripping, looking worn, etc. I expect that the packaging of Naked 2 will appeal to others, though, as it feels more secure and hefty. If you’re less inclined to have a dual-ended brush, an Urban Decay 24/7 Liner will fit in the slot as well.

I’ve read many reviews about this palette, and I know its got a lot of mixed reviews. Some say it’s very similar to the original, and others say its completely different and a whole different tone. Personally I do agree that it is a mix of cooler toned shades. However in a sense the there are also a lot of colours which look very much like the originals, Half-Baked is a repeat (which is somewhat upsetting, as I would have liked another gold shade to be added), Bootycall is just slightly warmer than Virgin, Snakebite is similar to Smog (and exactly the same as Darkhorse + Smog together), Suspect is just a touch cooler than Sidecar, YDK is quite close to both Sidecar and Toasted, and Busted is almost the same as Hustle. The shades that didn’t have comparable shades already in Naked 1 were Foxy, Chopper, Tease, Pistol, Verve, and Blackout; that’s five of twelve.

Overall, does it live up to the hype…not as much as I expected it to, however it’s a really good palette and for the price you really cant complain as its £36 for 12 full sized eye shadows, a double-ended full sized brush and a tester lip-gloss (which is perfect for tiny purses when you go out), therefore its worth beyond £200. So even though it doesn’t live quite up to the ridiculous hype surrounded, its never the less beautiful and definitely will be a staple in my make up for a long time to come.

Have you tried or got the Naked 2 palette, what do you think about it?

Dior Spring 2013.

Those who read my blog regularly will know that I'm a HUGE fan of Dior, its my favourite luxury beauty brand. Not only for the amazing quality of there products but also for there stunning packaging. Therefore I was incredibly excited when I saw previews of the Spring launch, however I was even more excited when I found out that its all focused around...are you ready for this...PINK...my favourite colour EVER! The collection is called Cherie Bow, and this blog is just a picture collage of the products which are to be released...Its just a stunning collection and the design and thought that has gone into this is just incredible. So lets begin...

Palette Cherie Bow £59

Dior Vernis, £18

DiorBlush Pink Happiness, £29.50

Dior Nail Glow, £18

Dior Twinset Eyeshadow £24.50

Dior 5 Couleurs Palette, £41

Out of everything, I think I'm most excited about the Lip Glow, Rose Bow Nail Varnish and The Twinset Eyeshadow. 
So those are the main events for Dior Spring 2013, from what I can gather there are different colourways to some of the items, and these aren't all the photos of everything. Therefore I do think there is more to come...how exciting.
Oh, lastly, I should say, it's really not so long to wait for it because it launches on 4th January in Selfridges and nationwide on the 18th. 

I really can not wait, its going to be incredible. There are some beautiful things and I would really love to see how they translate into real life.

So now you've seen it, what do you think about the collection?