Showing posts with label bronzer. Show all posts
Showing posts with label bronzer. Show all posts

Saturday, 26 January 2019

Nars cheek palette (orgasm infatuation)

It is totally time for a makeup review, as this blog is first and foremost a beauty blogging site!  Also because this is a product I got for my birthday from my sister and absolutely has to be bragged about and shared with the world.  Incidentally, I didn't put this in my 'wish list', my sister just has a very very good idea of the sort of products I like!

I've always been a fan of Nars blushers, and have only ever had them before as a single colour from this company.  My first experience was I think 16 year old me feeling completely grown up and choosing from SpaceNK the famous Orgasm blush with my weekend earnings. I loved that blush, its matt packaging and the slight sparkle it had to the rose hue.

And somehow, along the away....it's been a very long time sine I've gone back to Nars blushes.  So to get a trio I was really very excited and my soul actually exploded when I opened the pack and saw it was the .....

The Orgasm Infatuation Palette!!

Now THAT is a name for a blush palette haha!
I really can't praise this palette enough.  For me, it is also more of a contouring palette.  As the dark brown colour is perfect for defining the cheek bones.  I also use the colour under my jaw at the sides and also in the side corners of my forehead.  The colour is dark with a little bit of shimmer, and I adore how it isn't matt.  It gives a sunkissed glow, rather than that scary contour colour you can normally see.  With a big fluffy brush, this dark hue is also perfect for all over bronzing if you don't fancy or you are not a contour person.

This dark shade is called Laguna, and I also believe it is a best selling colour in the NARS bronzing range.  So you know you are off to a winner with this palette with it already having Orgasm and Laguna.

I already mentioned to you how much I have always like the shade Orgasm.  And as Nars has named the palette after this colour, you can see it is their trophy amongst their blusher shades.  It looks very dark for a blush, but actually gives the perfect tint pf pink without being too heavy.  I think this shade is actually a very good colour for most people of most skin types.  It is also important to put a little blush on if you use foundation as though foundation clears your blemishes, it also erases any natural rosy hue you might have.  Orgasm gives you that pinched cheek pink colour back.  I really hope this colour gets nominated in the Global Makeup Awards as it really deserves to be recognised as a great blusher.

The third colour is great and I'm relieved to say that.  Often, when makeup brands put the highlighter, it is a moonlit silver that doesn't look natural, or is white which is so hard to work with.  This third colour, is called Orgasm highlighting blush.  This highlighter has a lovely peach tone to it so stays away from that harsh, icy silver tone you see so often.

Price tag - I have good news for you ladies.  This product is typically £35.00 (still a great price for three full sized blush and bronzers.  BUT is currently reduced to £24.50 from SpaceNK.  Winning!


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Monday, 12 August 2013

Bobbi Brown Bronzer and Brush review

Happy Monday my lovely ladies!

My holiday tan is already fading so I've treated myself to a slice of paradise!  No, not another holiday, but almost as good - a Bobbi Brown bronzer and bronzer brush!
The most luxurious bronzer duo I have ever used, available from www.bobbibrown.co.uk

Review:  

Bronzer:  

The Bobbi Brown bronzer, in the shade Golden Light 1 is suitable for most skin tones as it is a matt coloured bronzer in a delicious light tan colour which blends silkily into the skin.  What I love about this product is how natural it looks, it leaves no streaky lines and no ridiculous glitter, just a simple matt colour that bends perfectly.  It gives a warm healthy glow and I think would suit just about anybody.  I would reccommend this to anybody who wants a good quality bronzer that provides a light and natural tan.  

Bronzer Brush:

Bobbi Brown Bronzer in Golden Light and Bronzer Brush

The Bobbi Brown's bronzer brush - though not essential to the beauty regime, using this high quality brush makes that application of bronzer so much smoother.  It was a bit of a splurge at £38.00, but this brush provides a beautiful and even application of product and holds a lot of product preventing wastage.  The Bobbi Brown bronzer brush makes the application of their Golden Light bronzer feel so luxurious with its super soft bristles that I would say makes it definitely worth the extra bucks! 

Summary:

I am so so pleased with this duo and how it really adds a note of natural warmth to my skin tone without look over the top.  They are a little pricey though, so if you had to choose between the two I would definitely advise the BB bronzer over the brush, as Ruby and Millie do some cheaper alternative brushes available from Boots which will still do a great job applying bronzer just without that Bobbi Brown silky effect!


Monday, 20 May 2013

Bronze it up!

Putting on the right amount of makeup depending on the occasion is sometimes quite hard to gauge.  There's nothing worse than being too made up or too little. This weekend was a close friends birthday and she treated us all to a beautiful home cooked dinner.  I opted for a subtle gold and black smokey eyes with tonnes of bronzer to make it a bit more special





Below are some of my most used and most trusted makeup products.  These all make part of my fail-safe makeup bag and I carry with me wherever I go!  The bronzed effect was achieved through lightly applying the Nars bronzer all over with a large bush and then concentrating more under the cheekbones in order to acheive contouring.  The Benefit blush I then gently applied above this to lift the cheekbones and add a glow.

Face makeup - applied in this order
Eye Makeup

  • Clarins barocco trio (my favorite smokey pallet in the world, discontinued)
  • DiorShow Blackout
  • Chanel kohl crayon in peche cuivre


Clothes: Zara biker jacket, Miss Selfridges jewelled shirt




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