Showing posts with label Chanel. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Chanel. Show all posts
Summer Lovin'
Monday, June 13, 2011
After being sick in bed all week with a virus, being able to wear make up again has made me far more excited than it should. Normally one to back away from bright colours with rapid speed, this little break from make up has made me slightly more adventurous. Cue all manner of make up slapped onto my face. And you know what, I kinda like it!
While I'll always be a Winter girl at heart, I'm happy to embrace the summer brights for the next while!
Inglot Eyeshadow Quad (bottom two colours)
MUFE Aqua Liner in 21L Dark Grey
Maybelline Volume Lashes Mascara
Chanel Pro Lumiere
Laura Mercier Secret Concealer
MAC Harmony Contour Powder
MAC Well Dressed Blush
MAC I Like it Like That l/s
Do the summer months result in you wearing brighter colours?
Happy Monday! x
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Haul Part 2: Lip glosses
Friday, May 6, 2011
Now on to part 2, with 3 lovely lip glosses at 3 very different price points.
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| Front to back: Benefit "Almost Famous", Revlon "Pink Whisper", Chanel "Aurore" |
As I said, these 3 beautiful glosses are each at a different price point... but all are so so so lovely :) Chanel glossimer "Aurore" is from the summer 2011 collection, and according to Temptalia is the only glossimer worth buying from that collection. Score for me! Haha :) Since the video I have tried it, and holy moly! Glitter glossy city, but no sticky! Beauty.
Have yet to try the Benefit one, but the Revlon is a nice light pink. Not very sticky either. I really like the formula of these Revlon glosses.
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| Same order as above |
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Skin Deep
Monday, April 25, 2011
I'm not sure whether its the pale Irish skin that has always been my downfall, but for as long as I can remember my skin has been sensitive, very dry and red. While people always complimented me on my "rosy cheeks" they were always a source of embarrassment and resulted in a dip in my confidence.
Now, this may be seen as a slight overreaction, but I used to dread going out at night, even out to restaurants because I knew they would be warm and my face would become tomato red. This is why, for years I have always opted for a medium to heavy coverage - not because I had bad skin, quite the opposite I have always had reasonably good skin, but because I feared people commenting on how red my face was.
I have used countless products to try to counteract the redness of my face, green primers, green concealers, the list goes on. And none of them worked. It was only when I went into a Chanel counter a few months ago that I realised my skin wasn't going to change, but that my attitude needed to. The woman on the counter almost flat out refused to sell me Mat Lumiere because she insisted, like so many makeup artists before her, that my skin was too good and shouldn't be covered up.
Its only literally over the last few months that I have come around to that way of thinking. No matter how well I take care of my skin, it will always have high colouring and instead of caking it with lots of coverage, I'm going to wear the coverage it needs. A week or so ago, I bought Chanel's Pro Lumiere, which is to be discontinued. Typical. This light coverage foundation not only gives me a dewy glow that lasts all day, but makes the best out of my skin.
While it may not block out all of the colour, it gives a beautiful sheen to the skin and has made me realise its not that red. Don't get me wrong, I would never wear it on a night out or much during the Winter; but for the Summer months when the weather is beautiful and the tan is building, Chanel Pro Lumiere is the perfect foundation for me. It looks well, it gives a beautiful coverage and it gives me the confidence to walk around with my head held high.
And then they go and discontinue it. Boohiss.
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Snow in the Sky
Thursday, December 9, 2010
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So I was online the other day, looking for a Chanel Riva dupe, and I came across several blog posts that name Hard Candy "Sky" as the ultimate winner. It is indeed a winner, but a dupe? I don't think so. Hard Candy was big in the nineties, specially if you were a Clueless wannabe. And they first hit it big because of a little jewel named Sky. Alicia Silverstone made it famous, and Hard Candy was an instant hit. More than a decade later, Hard Candy is now available at your local Wal-Mart, and they just re-released the one that started it all. So for it to be considered a dupe, seems unfair to me. Yes, they are very similar (from what I see in pictures, I don't own Riva), but Sky came FIRST!
The color is beautiful and you won't be disappointed with the final result, your nails will turn heads. But the application is a whole other thing…. Very streaky, very sheer, needs 3 coats, kind of a bitch to apply. I wore it alone for a day, I just wanted to admire this shade on my nails.
Today I stamped a snowflake over them with Konad White Special Polish, and added a few details with silver dots and glitter (Finger Paints Easel come, easel go and Kiss Nail Art in Silver Glitter). I used plate bm14.
Something else that happened and made my manicure more difficult is that my top coat is half way through so it got thicker and since the bottle is half empty, it's kind of hard to get the brush completely dipped in the polish and that was very annoying.
In the end, I liked the final result. It is cute, subtle, yet Christmasy, and I need to thank my sister because it was totally her idea and I stole it due to lack of inspiration and plane ol' laziness.
Birthday Prezzie #1
Monday, October 11, 2010
Hello lovelies!
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| Photo from Google |
I read somewhere that Coco Chanel wanted the original to "smell like a woman" or something to that effect. It has so many different scents in it, so it's really hard to describe it in a few words. It smells... feminine. Beautiful, but soft. I love it.
I have to say, I feel so classy when I wear it. I've only worn it twice in the past week, but... those were good days :) Read more...
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