New In: Serums and Oils To Start The Year
Beginning of the year is a great time to invest in a new facial oil or serum, or better – both. I personally bought myself a rose oil from REN but here are three brand new products that you may be interested in.
And while some brands that were originally specialising in beauty are now launching skincare, brands that produce makeup are now very much into launching skincare lines. Here are two examples – Bobbi Brown and Trish McEvoy. Laura Mercier launched a rose oil not a long time ago, too.
Bobbi Brown Skin Moisture Solution – Intense Rehydration Compound £29.50 from Selfridges and $45 from Saks.
Bobbi Brown just launched Bobbi Brown Remedies line, just in time for 2017, and the product shown is “formulated for severely parched, uncomfortable skin, this Sodium Hyaluronate-infused solution works like a moisture magnet, instantly binding moisture to skin’s surface. The result is deeply moisturized skin that’s supple, never taut. Helps increase skin’s natural moisturizing factor-Helps restore skin’s optimal moisture levels-Minimizes tautness. A concentrated infusion of moisture featuring Hyaluronic Acid Complex to pull moisture to the skin and support skin’s natural moisturizing factor.”
Trish McEvoy Beauty Booster Oil $128 from Saks and Nordstrom
” A highly concentrated serum that contains
SS17 Cheek Products: Benefit, Hourglass, Bobbi Brown, NARS, Oribe
I have recently featured two new cheek palettes for Spring 2017, and here are more beauties! And it’s not a surprise, who doesn’t want a glow/ youthful flush for the upcoming Spring season?
Benefit Galifornia, sunny golden pink blusher. Will be available from Sephora and House of Fraser from January.
This will definitely be a big hit! It comes in a fun, signature Benefit packaging, and is also scented with the notes of pink grapefruit & vanilla.
Hourglass Ambient Strobe Lighting Blush Palette, $62 from Sephora and Space NK UK
Palette includes 3 shades:
- INCANDESCENT ELECTRA: A cool peach blush blended with Incandescent Strobe Light for a celestial glow.
- BRILLIANT NUDE (NEW): A deep amber blush blended with Brilliant Strobe Light for a lustrous glow.
- EUPHORIC FUSION (NEW): A soft lilac blush blended with Euphoric Strobe Light for a resplendent glow.
NARS Narsissist Unfiltered Cheek Palette, $59 from Sephora and
AW16 Nude Eye Shadows Palettes: Clarins, Urban Decay, Bobbi Brown and Estee Lauder
Nude eye shadow palettes continue to take the (beauty) World by storm. Here are the newest variations. Do you like the look of them, or do you have enough nude palettes to last you for a life time?
Bobbi Brown The Nude Library 25th Anniversary Edition, $200 from Saks
This palette was created to celebrate Bobbi Brown’s 25th anniversary, and features the most-loved and best-selling nude eye palettes from Bobbi’s archives. Sounds like a must-have, Bobbi does know her neutral shades.
Estée Lauder Sultry Nudes Eye Shadow Palette, £44 from Harrods.
A palette which features 14 eye shadows with different finishes. There is also a
April 2016 Beauty Favourites
Can you actually believe that it is May, the fifth month of the year?! Time flies, it feels as if it was 1st of January only yesterday. And this month I actually have quite a few products, including some amazing new discoveries.
Makeup
Max Factor Glossfinity Nail Polish in 85 Cerise (review and swatches)
I have already finished a bottle of this, and am going through my second one, and I am wearing this, as I type, too. Such a gorgeous vibrant, juicy and glossy warm-toned red, it brightens up any look, and (almost) any mood. I am a fan.
For complexion I have been using these two products almost daily: Diorskin Nude Skin-Glowing Make-Up in Ivory (review and face swatches) Rouge Bunny Rouge Naked Disguise Concealer in Castalia.
Dior’s foundation is simply brilliant, it is a re-discovery for me. I like the coverage it gives and the finish, it is not matte but not too dewy either. The shade, Ivory is the lightest in the range, and looks great even on my currently greenish pale and tired complexion. As for the concealer, I plan on writing a detailed feature about it soon. Surprisingly, I have already used half of the tube, and the love is going strong. It gives just the kind of coverage I like – the formula is not thick but it brightens up the under eye area.
Other products I have been using all the time are Inglot Sculpting HD Powder in 504 (review) which I talk about non-stop, as it is my favourite product for adding
Summer 2016 Bronzers: Guerlain, Bobbi Brown and NARS
Looking for a new bronzer? You can see some of the new ones here – summer 2016 launches.
But here are there options from Gueralain, Bobbi Brown and NARS that caught my attention.
Guerlain Terracotta 2016 Original Bronzing Powder, £36 from Harrods and $53 from Saks.
Cult Terrracotta bronzers are out again! They offer “an instant natural glow, at any time of year, in one quick, easy motion. Its formula, enriched with moisturising active ingredients, does not dry out the skin. It ensures long-lasting comfort. Neither too shiny nor too powdery thanks to an ultra-thin film which perfectly embraces all the contours of the face.” Shades: Golden Deep, Moyen Brun, Intense, Nat Blondes, Brunettes, Blondes (shawn), Nat Brunettes and Moyen Blondes.
Bobbi Brown Face & Body Bronzing Powder, $48 Nordstrom
“A warm,
