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Monthly Archives: November 2009
Bobbi Brown Exclusive Black Plum Beauty Trunk
OK, so it costs $1,000. There is that. But let’s just imagine for a moment that Father Christmas shops at Neiman Marcus, and money is no object. Wouldn’t it be wonderful to wake up on Christmas morning to this much makeup, all presented in a fabulous case? Imagine the fun you’d have going through it all and trying it on!
I’m not going to list everything you get with this, but you can read the full details at the Neiman Marcus website, and order it too, if you happen to have a spare $1,o00 you don’t know what to do with.
Smashbox Cosmetics now available in the UK at Debenhams
Good news for my fellow UK-based Smashbox Cosmetics fans! The brand has traditionally been a little hard to get hold of over here, with eBay often being the only place to buy some of the pieces. This month, however, Debenhams have come to the rescue: they’re now the exclusive UK stockists of Smashbox, and you’ll find everything from the fabulous Photo Finish Foundation Primer to O-Glow blush, and everything in between. Best news I’ve had all day.
Find the Smashbox section here.
Foundation for pale skin: Illamasqua Rich Liquid Foundation swatches – RF105 and RF120
Before my unexpected beauty blogging hiatus, I promised you a review of Illanmasuqa’s Rich Liquid Foundation, which I’ve been using for a couple of weeks now. Well, that’ll be along soon, but first of all, knowing how difficult my fellow palefaces find choosing the right shade of foundation, I thought I’d quickly show you some swatches of the two shades I’m using – RF105 and RF120.
These are the second and third palest shades Illamasqa do – or so I thought when I ordered them, anyway. I’ve since read that RF135 may be paler than the RF120 I bought, so that may be worth bearing in mind too. The very palest shade – RF100 – is a stark white that’s basically only going to be of use for editorial or theatrical purposes. The next shade up – RF105 – also appears to fall into that category at first glance, although it does have a pinkish tinge to it. It’s far too pale for even me to wear on its own, but I actually think a shade like this is really useful to have if you tend to have problems buying foundation, because it can be mixed with other, darker shades, allowing you to dial almost any foundation down to your shade. I’ve used it almost daily since I got it, and this is because the RF120, which I’d assumed would be more or less the perfect colour for me, is actually quite a bit too dark. It’s billed as a pink-toned, pale base, but I found it a little more yellowish than I’d been expecting, and too dark for me to wear it on its own. Here are both of the shades blended in a little:
Eylure Vivid Lashes False Eyelashes – ‘Black Widow’ Style
Confession: I actually bought these lashes to wear as part of my Halloween costume this year. (I was Lady Gaga. Yes.) They were a last minute panic-buy, and were the most dramatic style I could find at short-notice, although Eyelure’s new ‘Vivid’ range does contain some styles that are much more “out there” – think peacock feathers, crazy colours, etc.
These would’ve also looked a little more dramatic if I’d actually used them properly: the set comes with top AND bottom lashes, but by the time I started to get ready I was running so late I didn’t have time to put the bottom ones on. So I’ll have to report back on those another time.
As for the top set, I actually really liked them. They’re very long and felt quite heavy at first (I was wearing sunglasses, too, which didn’t really help because the lashes kept hitting off the glasses and I was sure they’d come off), but they stayed put all night (and it was a looooong night!), so no complaints from me.
Eyelure Vivid Lashes, £7.75
Dollface Reviews: MAC Iridescent Loose Powder in Silver Dusk
It seems like a long time ago now, but a couple of weeks ago, I paid a visit to the MAC counter. I’d actually gone to have a bit of play with the Style Black collection, but they didn’t have much of it in stock and the store was absolutely slammed, so I somehow ended up walking away with this instead.
It’s MAC’s Iridescent Loose Powder, and it’s not a new product, but I love it, and have already had lots of use out of it. It comes in two different colours – I got the ‘Silver Dusk’ (as you can see above, it’s actually a pale beige colour, with silver particles in it) but I think the Golden Bronze version could be a good buy for summer, or if you have darker skin.
This is such a multi-purpose product: you can use it on its own, as a highlighter, or you can mix it with your foundation, eye-shadow etc, to give it a bit of shimmer. And, of course, you can use it anywhere you like, be it on your face, decolletage, arms, etc. I mostly use it on its own, either as an eyeshadow (no colour, but lots of shimmer!) or as a highlighter on my cheek and brow bones. The colour is fairly subtle when you first brush it on, but you can layer it up as much as you like. Because it IS so subtle, it was difficult to get a decent photo of it especially given that natural daylight is now more or less a thing of the past), but I gave it my best shot:
It’s £16.50, but apparently lasts for years. Get it at MAC.
