Face Of The Day #1

Off to see Jay Z in Manchester woop! Let's hope Justin Timberlake turns up!!!

Foundation - Ilamasqua Skin Base

Bronzer - Mac Limited Edtion

Highlighter - Ilamasqua Gleam in Aurora

Eyes - Chanel in Emerveille with Mac Pressed Pigment. Also Mac Vanilla Eyeshadow in the corners

Eyelashes - Benefit They're Real!

Eyeliner - Yves Saint Laurent Shocking

Waterline - Mac Khol Pencil in Smoulder

Lips - Mac Cherry Lip Pencil with Mac RiRi Woo in Retro Matt

Concelar - Mac Prowear

Powder - Hourglass Ambient Power in Diffused Light

Review - Chanel Illusion D'Ombre

Hi guys!

Today I am showing you my beautiful Chanel Illusion D'Ombre eyeshadows.  I have never been into Chanel until I started blogging, so I blame the blogging world for this habit I have seem to have developed :0)

Anyway, when I  got these, I did have the intention of getting just 1, but ended up getting 3 (sshhhh don't tell hubby!!!).  but to be honest they are such fantastic quality and I know they will last me for ages so are worth it.

The 3 colours I got were Emerveille (82) which is a lovely neutral bronze shade, Illusoire (83) which I would describe as a dark purple shade and Epatant (84) which is a beautiful khaki shade..

On the above picture Epatant (84), Emerveille (82) and Illusoire (83).

It's up to you how you apply them.  You can use your fingers, but I do really think the brush that comes with these is really good for spreading the cream formula evenly across the eye

I love all these, but if you are new to these products I would say to start off with Emerville, because this is a nice neutral shade that you can dress up or down for day or night.  I do wear during the day, but recently I went out and put one of the new Mac pressed pigments over it and it looked amazing!

I love Epatant and Illusoire as well, but I would say these are definitely night time, going out shades.  They are really pigmented which is great and they don't budge all night!  I also find them really versatile to use with other products too, I recently went out and wore Naked Lunch by Mac under it and blended it in from the outer corner which looked really pretty and not too harsh, with it being a a darker colour.

I would recommend these to anyone they are amazing!  A cheaper alternative would be Maybelline Colour Tattoo, but I definitely think Chanel are worth the money.

What do you think?  Have you tried these?

Cat XXX

Review - Chanel Soleil Tan De Chanel

Hi guys!

I am reviewing this Chanel bronzer today. I am an avid Pixiwoo follower (check our their You Tube channel here, http://www.youtube.com/user/pixiwoo if you have been under a rock and don't know what I am talking about!).  Nic always uses their bronzer, but it always looked a bit scary to me!  So I never tried it.

However, I was still on my mission to find the perfect bronzer.  The last one I used was Mac Mineralize Skinfinish in Medium Deep and I talked about in my Everday Make Up blog.  I did like this, but I think as the weather got colder and my tan from my Ibiza holiday in May faded, it started to look orange.  And the hubby told me this so it must have been noticeable!!!  So, I did read some of my fellow bloggers reviews on this, and kept reading again and again, it was good for fair skin.  I had some points on my Debhanams Beauty Card (always comes in handy!) so decided to take the plunge.

And guess what, I really REALLY like it!  I did struggle applying it to start with, but found through trial and error that a kabuki brush is best to apply this with.  I did try the Real Techniques Contour Brush, but feel like the kabuki brush is just better to apply.

I know on the photo it does look a bit orange!!  But this is just a swatch!  I guarantee once blended into your foundation, you just get a lovely, natural glow.

You can find the Soleil Tan De Chanel here - http://www.chanel.com/en_GB/fragrance-beauty/Makeup-Bronzers-SOLEIL-TAN-DE-CHANEL-95742

Have you tried this product?  Is it a staple in your make up bag, or do you hate it??  Let me know!

Cat XXX