Review - Dior Rose Diamond Highlighter

Hi everyone :0)

I have been meaning to review this for some time but not had chance!  There was a lot of talk online about the Dior highlighting powers, mainly the Ambre Diamond.  Because I have Mac Soft & Gentle, I thought it would be a waste, which it why I went for the Rose Diamond  - a lovely pink highlighting powder.

The packaging with Dior as always is gorgeous!  It does come with a velvet pouch, but I find it gets mucky in my make up bag :0(

The thing I like about is there are 4 colours in the powder - so you have the option of mixing them all altogether or just using one of the colours.  For this reason I would say the Ambre Diamond is good if you don't have a similar highlighter like me - because you can use these also on your brow bone & tear duct.

For applying this, I find my Real Techniques Stippling brush is best, as I find highlighters work when pressed into the skin rather than brushed.

I do love this, however I do prefer a more bronze toned highlighter, so I tend to use my Mac one more, but this one is great for nights out, and also looks fab if you have a tan! When I am a bit pale, it can look too bright on me - fair skinned gals note!  I would also say these are similar to the Bobbi Brown Shimmer bricks.

You can find the Dior Rose Diamond here

Do you use this?  What other highlighters would you recommend?

Cat XXX

Review - Yves Saint Laurent Le Teint Touche Eclat Foundation

Hi guys!

Today I am talking about Yves Saint Laurent Le Teint Touch Ecalt foundation.  I finally caved in!!

I am normally fussy with my foundation and tend to repurchase the same brand/product.  However, after getting into beauty blogs and You Tube videos over the past 1-2 years, I have I guess self educated myself and know a lot more about foundation.  And a big thing for me is light, medium or full coverage, which I didn't really get before!

So my dilemma was, I really wanted to get Estee Lauder Doublewear foundation for the winter, being a full coverage and better for the colder months.  Plus sometimes I work away and travel, so a long lasting foundation would definitely be a good idea for me to have.  But.....I then started reading blogs about the Yves Sant Laurent foundation and had a dilemma!!!  I had been using Laura Mercier Tinted Moisturiser recently, so it was definitely time to purchase a foundation for winter....... but which one!!??

So, I decided the best thing to do was get a sample of each, try for a month and see which one I liked.  But...... because they are so different I decided to get both ha!  So I have bought the Yves Saint Laurent one this month, and will be getting Doublewear next month, I figured it isn't too cold right now, so I can wait ha!

The packing is beautiful and mirrors the classic Touche Eclat highlighter.  It is a concern travelling but it is glass, but you can always get round that with travel bottles!  But it does look beautiful on the make up table!

The reason I wanted this as well as Doublewear, is I just love the radiance it give your skin.  I think this is even more important when you have fairer skin.  My friends who have darker skin tell me they don't bother wearing anything on their face on a work day, I could NEVER do that!  I would look dead ha ha!  Definitely need a bit of colour in your face, well I do anyway.

I know some bloggers have said this doesn't last all day, but I generally don't have this problem with any foundation I use.  I do have combination skin, so I am not sure if it's a different story if you have oily skin.

This is a beautiful foundation and I can't really compare it to Doublewear which has been the UK best seller for sometime,  but if you love the Touche Eclat pen, you will definitely like this.

You can find the Yves Saint Laurent Le Teint Touche Eclat Foundation here

Have you tried it?  What do you think?

Cat XXX