Bright Cheeks, Pink Lips FOTD (using Chanel Rouge Allure Gloss in Imaginaire)

Hi everyone, for today's FOTD I focused mainly on the cheeks. It's miserable and cold outside, so I chose to use a cheerful peachy-pink shade of blush to brighten things up.

My blusher of choice is Illamasqua's Temble. It's a gorgeous bright colour. Like all Illamasqua's blush, it's heavily pigmented so I have to be careful not to have too heavy handed application.

I kept the eyes simple using black eyeshadow as liner, topped with a shade of natural brown on the upper eyelids.




On my lips, I used a pale cotton candy pink gloss. I'm loving the new Chanel Rouge Allure Gloss in Imaginaire at the moment.

Products Used

Face:

Pail and Joe Moisurizing Foundation Primer, 03

Diorskin Nude Natural Glow Fresh Powder Makeup, 020

Dior Skinflash Radiance Booster Pen, 002 as concealer

Illamasqua Blush, Tremble

Eyes:

17 Eyes, In The Nude

Mac Carbon as Eyeliner

YSL Faux Cils Mascara

Lips:

Chanel Rouge Allure Gloss, Imaginaire

I don't really suit light pink gloss, as most shades wash out my complexion. The Chanel gloss deosn't seem to though, which is why I love it so much! I would love to try some milky beige coloured lip glosses.

November Haul

Hi everyone, just a quick post to share with you items that I have bought this month. As I'm getting older, I've started thinking about anti-ageing skincare. I wanted to get a serum which contained some form of retinol, as well as peptides and antioxidants (all of which are thought to be good anti ageing properties), so my skin can look young for longer.

Philosophy's Miracle Worker Miraculous Anti-Ageing Concentrate contains all the ingredients. The retinol is in the form of retinyl palmitate, it contains a couple of peptides and multiple antioxidants including vitamins a, c and e to help protect the skin against environmental attack. Here is the ingredients list:

The serum is in the form of a dark yellow gel which smooths over the skin easily. It doesn't feel too greasy. It makes my skin glow when I put it on, but after a few days I've noticed a few tiny breakouts- which is unfortunate as otherwise it's a rather nice serum.

I also purchased the Diorskin Nude Natural Glow Fresh Powder Makeup. I'm in love with it already, and it's everything I'm looking for in a base.

It comes with a small flat top brush.

I bought it in the shade 020 Light beige. This foundation gave me an amazing healthy glow, and I'll definately be doing a review on this later.

Also from Dior, I bought their Skinflash Radiance Booster Pen.

The shade I bought was 002 Candlelight, which was perfect as an undereye concealer as well as a highlighter. I love how it brings instant radiance to the skin.

I bought N.Y.C's Color Wheel Mosaic Face Powder in Pink Cheek Glow.

The colour comes out as a beautiful apricot-pink, and I use this mosaic as a blush.

I bought this Avon SuperShock Eyeliner after reading a glowing review from A Model Recommends.

I've tried all sorts of pencil liners including Urban Decay 24/7 liner and MUFE aqua eyes eyeliner. In my opinion, the Avon eyeliner is alot better then the rest. It's got a longer staying power, and is extremely smudge proof. It's inexpensive too!

This eyeliner is so smudge proof that it's extremely difficult to remove, you need a REALLY good eye makeup remover. I love the price of this liner. It's normally sold for £6, but I got it on offer at £3.

Lastly, I bought these cute bedroom slippers from Accessorize. They are so warm and comfy for winter!