NEW BEAUTY RELEASES

Images from Ojon.com, loreal-paris.co.uk, narscosmetics.eu, glamour.com

Here are some of the new releases that have caught my eye.  It's going to take every ounce of my strength not to rush out and but these, so for now I can merely admire them from afar.  Very far away because if I see any of these in the flesh I'll end up buying them.

WHAT A DIFFERENCE APPLICATION MAKES... JOUER MATTE MOISTURE TINT

This base did the rounds of the blogging kingdom quite awhile back.  Since it had matte in it's name, I had to buy it.  I had high hopes for this base, as it was beloved by seemingly everyone in the blogging kingdom.  When I initially got this I was using the Real Techniques Buffing brush to apply it, and almost immediately I felt it was a shade too dark for me.  

KEVYN AUCOIN SCULPTING POWDER

This did the rounds of the blogging kingdom last year, receiving universal praise.  I am pretty new to (and pretty awful at) contouring, but this was even said to be foolproof!  Before breaking this baby open, I was quite happy with using the NYX blusher in taupe, which I whole heartily recommend.  This is in a different league however.

CLARINS PALETTE ECLAT

I picked this gorgeous palette up at Christmas time in one of my local chemists on a whim basically.  It was reduced from €37 to about €19, which is why it originally caught my eye.  I'm absolutely delighted I bought this.

RECENT PURCHASES

Here are a few bits that I've picked up over the past few weeks.  A few of these I have tried already so I'll give my first impressions.

BENEFIT GIMMIE BROW

I have only had this a few days but I wanted to put out this review because this is a great product.  At first I was a little sceptical, as it promised fuller brows, and I wasn't sure how exactly Benefit was going to come through on this promise.

L'OREAL TRUE MATCH FOUNDATION

I have been on the hunt for an everyday drugstore/high-street foundation for a long time.  Laura Mercier Luminous silk is my all time favourite foundation but at about €50 a tube, its too expensive to wear daily.  When I was younger I tried a

I HEART DRUGSTORE MAKEUP TAG

This is a really old tag but I thought it would be good to do and pay homage to the great drugstore make up out there.  Drugstore makeup is good clean fun, for me it means I can try out the latest trends in the beauty world without paying the earth, and suffering from buyers remorse

KIKO STICK EYESHADOWS

I had seen a few different bloggers talk about these and compare them to the Laura Mercier Caviar stick eye shadows.  I thought they would be a good for a swipe and go product.  At €6.90 each I couldn't resist

FEBUARY FAVOURITES

Kiko Eyebrow Designer:  I only got this at the start if the month but I have used it everyday this month.  I have dedicated an entire post to it here.  The applicator is really interesting two brushes

Haul Time

So this happened.  I have read so much about the new Smashbox Full exposure palette it had to be mine.  All the blogs that had it featured had beautiful

The Makeup Brushes I use the most

Make up brushes can be a bit daunting.  There are lots of different brands, doing different brushes, with different types of fibres, in different shapes and sizes that do different jobs in very different price ranges.

Blush for beginners

For a long time I could not understand blusher.  Too many times I had seen it over applied and it looked daunting.  I have quite a lot of redness

Kiko Eyebrow Designer

I only got this a week ago but already it's love.  I was sceptical about the "eyebrow designer" claim as I thought it would be just another clear mascara.  However the claims