It's been such a glorious day here in Leeds today, which definitely makes a change with the awful weather we've been having lately.
So for my first proper blog post, I thought where better to start than the items I have purchased recently. I do tend to experiment with different brands quite often and as it is summer (well hopefully) I've decided that I want my make-up to look more natural - a nice radiant glow. I have been using the products above for the last couple of weeks now and I do believe they'll appear again in a favourite post.
Recently, YSL had an eye tutorial event on at my local Debenhams. My eyes are a browny / green and I have always been unsure of what eye shadow colour really brings out the colour of my eyes. When the assistant Kat suggested that I tried Khaki, I was a little apprehensive. But the end result, I loved it. I would never have thought to try a khaki smokey eye myself.
The Body Shop 'Moringa' body mist - £7.50
Now, I absolutely love perfume don't get me wrong, but I thought as we are heading into Summer, why not give body mist ago? It also smells really really good!
Vichy Dermablend ultra-corrective cream-stick - £19.00 I hadn't heard of this product before until I read Binky's Beauty blog on the Daily Mail. Binky absolutely raved about this product, claiming it to be the best on the market, and as I was in desperate need of a concealer, I thought I would try it out myself.
Clarins 'Skin Illusion' natural radiance foundation - £26.00I have recently been using the Laura Mercier Silk Creme Foundation and I have nothing but positives for this foundation. But, as it's pretty much Summer, I wanted a foundation which feels a lot lighter on my skin. There's nothing worse than foundation feeling cakey on your skin!
So, after reading Binky's Beauty blog, I noticed that she highly recommended this product. I decided to take a trip down to my local Debenhams and head to the Clarins counter - and I must say that Rebecca was absolutely fantastic, she couldn't have been more helpful. I told her what I wanted from a foundation and she recommended this product. My first impression of this foundation was down to the texture and the smell, it smells just like watermelons - gorgeous!
As I took an instant like to the Clarins skin illusion foundation, I thought why not invest in the matching powder? Before I bought the product, I asked Rebecca to apply it to my skin to see what I thought. As I had only used translucent powder before, I wanted to see what a coloured powder looked like on my skin, and I didn't want it to take away the affect of the foundation. As you can tell, I was very impressed with this product.
Diego Dalla Palma - £15.00
I feel bare unless I am wearing lipstick and I am a sucker for bright colours! I've never heard of this brand before it swatched so lovely on my hand, the colour was very pink, and very me!
When it comes to blusher, I have always been loyal to MAC. But I thought I would mix it up a little and try out a completely new brand. The fact that it's a face & blush powder drew me to the product straight away. The colour is so nice when it's applied to your cheeks, it gives you that lovely summer radiant glow.
In a couple of weeks or so, I will review all of the products above, fingers crossed it will all be positive!
I don't usually buy so much in one go, but I had not purchased for a little while. Also, I had just been accepted onto my teacher training course for this September, so I thought I would go and treat myself to a few bits and bobs.
For now, Amy Louise xx
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