It's Spring and that means beauty brands are releasing new products and collections for the new season. Charlotte Tilbury has released two face and eye palettes, one for fair to light skin tones and another for medium to deep skin tones. I'm very happy about this as in the past she's only released one of these palettes and of course that meant that lots of people were left out however now that's changed! Today I'm going to review the fair to light palette which is called Pretty Blushed Beauty. It contains three eyeshadows, a bronzer, a blusher, a highlighter and a face powder which I believe is the same shade as the Airbrush Flawless Finish Powder in Shade 1, which is very handy to have when you need to touch up while you're out and about. This would definitely be a great palette to take with you on holiday, or for this year more likely a staycation as it has everything you need to look great, you just need to take a mascara, lipstick and a concealer or foundation with you and that's it!
Let's start by talking about the eyeshadow shades. This palette follows a similar number set system to her original eye shadow quads however this time it starts with the Pop shade which is a gorgeous bronze, golden glitter, then the Eye Enhance shade which is a taupe brown shimmer which can be built up to be more intense and lastly we have the Smoke shade which is a warm toned medium matte brown shade which is perfect as the name suggests for smoking out the look but it's also perfect for adding some colour to the crease of the eye to give the eyes more definition and intensity.
The bronzer is very similar to the original Filmstar Bronze & Glow palette, so not too cool or too warm toned, it just sits right in the middle which perfect! You could try and use it to contour however because it's not officially a cool toned shade I wouldn't bother as you may not get the result you want. The blusher is similar in the sense that it's neither a cool pink or a warm pink, it sits somewhere in the middle which I appreciate as I struggle to wear most pink blushers because they either make me look like a clown or Barbie, this is one of the few that actually looks good and you don't need to apply much as a little goes a long way, same with the bronzer.
The highlighter is a lovely champagne colour that will look beautiful on everyone. Also you can never go overboard with it as it's a very buildable formula, so you won't accidently put on too much straightaway. The face powder is perfect for anyone with a fair to light skin tone as it blends seamlessly into the skin, it doesn't even look like you're wearing an powder, it's that good!
From testing out the palette for a couple of weeks now I can confidently say that I love it! It's the only palette I've been wearing as it has everything you need to complete a great makeup look. You can get it here for £55.
Have you purchased either of the new Look of Love face and eye palettes? If you have let me know what you think.
Chantal x
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For a while now I've been looking for a product that I can put on quickly with or without a brush or sponge so that I can get out of the house faster than if I were to put on something that was full coverage. Let's say you are literally just popping out to do a food shop or you just want to wear something that's light coverage for a change. Well I think I've finally found the product for that! The relatively new (or newish) Lancome Skin Feels Good Hydrating Skin Tint is Lancome's version of a tinted moisturiser however it does have some coverage and the best thing is that it's actually oil free which is great for us oily to combination skin people as it means it will last longer on us, especially in the warmer weather. I bought it in the shade 010C Porceline and it's held within a tube of 32ml of product instead of a glass bottle which is good if you want to put it in your hand luggage if you are going on holiday this summer. Also it has a spf 23 rating so again it would be great to use if you are going to be in the sun however I do recommend using a normal spf underneath the foundation just in case of any sun burn.
Another brilliant design feature of this skin tint is that it actually comes with a pump so you can dispense as much out as you need without wasting any product which I think is great! Formula wise this product feels lovely and light on the skin, it glides on smoothly and has a kind of mouse like texture, so there's no weight to it what's so ever. Performance wise if you don't powder it then it will give you a nice glowy finish however I have to always powder my face otherwise it will disappear within at least an hour of leaving it un- powdered, but if you do like a dewy finish then it will be good for you. Don't worry if you do have oily skin as once you have powdered it the foundation will last pretty much all day, I would say 8 or 9 hours before it starts disappearing in places. Overall I think it's a great skin tint with a light to medium buildable coverage. The only let down is the shade range as it only comes in 7 shades (at least in the UK it's 7 shades) and that it won't cover your under eye circles much, so if that does bother you just put your under eye concealer on first, then go in with the foundation.
This is what it looks like on without any concealer on underneath and with some powder on top.
I really hope you enjoyed reading this review. Have any of you tried this foundation/skin tint yet? If you have I'd love to know what you think of it.
Back in December last year for some reason I was browsing the John Lewis website (most probably for new in beauty products) and I noticed that there was a new and limited edition Instant Look In A Palette in the shade Smokey Beauty by Charlotte Tilbury. At the time I wasn't sure this product was going to have a general release on the Charlotte Tilbury website however in the last week or two I noticed that the palette has indeed been released on her website so it now seems like the right time for me to review this palette and before I carry on with the review I'm just letting you know that I absolutely adore this palette and I'll tell you why now.
Charlotte Tilbury is one of my favourite beauty brands out there, it's definitely my favourite high end brand for sure! One of my top pics from the range are her Instant Look In A Palette face palettes. I have the Seductive Beauty and the Beauty Glow face palettes, so when I found out that they released a new one I was so excited I just had to buy it as an early Christmas present to myself. Surprisingly the Smokey Beauty palette is my most used and loved palette out of all of the Instant Look palettes and I think the reason for this is because this palette has all the colours you need to create either a neutral smokey look or even a neutral day time look. There are 3 eyeshadows, 2 blushers, a bronzer and a highlighter and they are all such gorgeous shades! The eyeshadows contain a champagne shimmer, a mid toned, matte brown and a matte black. The blushers are a light pink with a slightly deeper light pink which are both warm toned, the bronzer is very light toned, so it won't make you look orange at all and the highlighter is a pressed version of her Bar of Gold highlighter, so it's more of a buildable formula which I think it great actually as it means that you can put as much on as you'd like but yet it will still show on the skin. All of the powders blend so well into the skin and they all have great pigmentation to them, but my favourite has to be the black eyeshadow as it really comes off as a proper black shade and once you apply it the shadow won't move around unless you blend it, this means that it's brilliant both used as a shadow and an eyeliner. Also this black is such a great shadow to use on the lower water line as it stays in place for ages which most shadows struggle to do.
A closer look at the palette
I've swatched all the shades, first I'll show the eyeshadows, then the blushers, bronzer and the highlighter.
I hope you can see from the swatches that these colours are perfect for creating a neutral smokey look or a toned down day time look. This palette has been my most used palette since I got this and I really hope other people will find out just how great and versatile this palette is. Also of course due to its size it's perfect for travelling and it comes with quite a large mirror which is great too!
I really hope you liked my review of this palette. Let me know what your thoughts of it are and I'll see you in my next post!
All the best
Chantal x
First off I realised that this shade was a great colour choice for my skin tone as it matched my skin pretty much perfectly which was great. It applied very well and smoothed over all my pores and considering I didn't put any concealer on it actually covered my spots and blemishes reasonably well. When I applied it I noticed that it had a slightly tacky feeling to it which was good actually as it made me feel like it would last on my skin as it felt like it wasn't going to slip and slide around my face. It leaves you with a satin finish so it's not super matte or too glowy, however I still powdered my face after putting it on as I know that no matter how good a foundation is it will still disappear if I don't apply powder to it.
In terms of staying power it stayed on well for most of the day, however it did disappear a bit around and on the nose area and my skin did look a bit more dewy towards the end of the day. For that reason I wouldn't buy it, or at least not straightaway as I feel for the price it should last a bit longer as in the foundation shouldn't disappear off parts of the face. Maybe I could give it a go when it's less hot outside and when my skin is a bit drier like during Autumn and Winter but I still think it's a good foundation and if you like your high end foundations it's definitely one to try out.
What it looks like on the skin
Have you tried the Magic Foundation? If you have what do you think of it and do you agree or disagree with what I've said about it, I'd love to know what you think.
Thanks for reading
Chantal x
Apologies for not doing a post for ages but whenever this time of year rolls round let's all be honest no one knows what day it is anyway so people completely forget about their routines/schedules and now we are meant to appreciated that it's 2016, like what! Anyway let's move on haha. I'm sure we've all had visions of being in a James Bond film, everything about them is just so glamorous, sauve, sophisticated, but yet gritty at the same time and the Bond girls have always been a key part of the films. I know that there's a very unlikely chance of me playing a Bond girl or ever being in a James Bond film but I can still dream and anyway thinking about it I'd rather be one like Moneypenny who doesn't get tangled up in Bond's business but more importantly has less chance of dying or that kind of character anyway. You're probably thinking how the hell does this have anything to do with lipstick, well my favourite lipstick of 2015 was the Charlotte Tilbury Matte Revolution Lipstick in Bond Girl, so there you go.
This lipstick completely changed the way I looked at darker lipstick shades as usually they never seem to suit me, whether they be plummy colours or dark and vampy reds I could never wear them at all until I got this particular shade. I'd always wanted to try one of Charlotte's Matte Revolution lipsticks but I didn't know what type of shade to go for, apart from the fact I didn't want a safe nude shade. Eventually I chose this one and it was love a first swatch. I'm thinking of the best way to describe the shade, it's kind of like a very dark red with a hint of brown to it I guess? I'll leave the swatch photos for you to see anyway. Apart from the fact that it actually suits me I love it because it's matte yet it feels super creamy on your lips (strange but true), it lasts a reasonably long time and the colour pay off is fantastic. It's just brilliant and as it's a more wearable dark shade I think it will suit a lot of people too which is a bonus and I know it does cos I've seen tonnes of Youtubers and bloggers wear it and they all have completely different skin tones to each other. Definitely one to check out if you can.
The square tip id meant to make application easier and it actually kind of does make it easier
These retail for £23 so it is on the pricer side but it is so worth it and even if you're not keen on this shade I'm sure there will be another one you'd love.
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See you soon xxx
It's not very often I go out and buy a high end lipstick, so when I saw that House of Fraser had a sale on about a month ago (I think they may still have a sale on now) I had to check out what beauty offers they had on. I've always wanted to own a Tom Ford lipstick what with lipstick being my favourite makeup product ever and that I've heard loads of times that Tom Ford does the best ones, however I've never been able to justify buying one before especially when it's full price. But that changed once I saw there was 10% off beauty on the HOF website. So once pay day happened the purchase happened and I bought the gorgeous First Time lipstick for £34.60 (I can't quite remember the exact price but it was along those lines) instead of paying £37 for it. I know, I know it was still pricey, however for a wearable matte pink shade that you can wear everyday I think in the end it's worth the money.
So how does this ridiculously priced lipstick perform? Well the answer is pretty darn brilliantly! First of all the pigmentation is fab as you'd expect, it's matte which means it really lasts for hours and even when it starts to wear off most of the colour actually still remains on your lips which is great. Another thing I noticed which is a rarity in other lipsticks is that it's the only lipstick that leaves your lips feeling moisturised which completely makes no sense if I'm honest as it's a matte lipstick, but it honestly does leave your lips feeling super soft...amazing! Plus the packaging is just stunning, I mean you know black and gold is always going to be a winning colour combination, right.
I guess the last question would be would I repurchase it? Well considering how fantastic it is I think I actually would. Of course I would wait until pay day comes round and maybe if I bought it again I would have to consider not buying any other makeup or clothes for that month (even though that's a sensible thought in my head I know that's sooo not going to happen and I will most likely buy other goodies that month anyway haha).
I hope you enjoyed this post. Would you ever save up for a Tom Ford lipstick, or if you have a Tom Ford lipstick or a few already what is it you love about them? I'd love to know .
Thanks for reading
Chantal xxx
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