Because I
have been having lot of fun playing with makeup again, I thought I will talk
about some of the product I loved during January. There are only a handful of products;
some of them are rediscovery and rest are new to my collection.
STILA Shimmer & Glow Liquid Eye Shadow in Twig: I bought a set of these shimmer and glow and Glitter
and glow eyeshadows from Stila a year ago. I reviewed it (you can find it here)
and then forgot about it. Then during holiday season, I ordered a mystery bag
from Stila which included this “Twig” shade in full-size. I have been regularly
using it since. You can see that there is already dent in it! First of all, the
color is stunning; it is dark coppery brown that immediately makes me feel and
look sultry. I LOVE it. It is also so very easy to apply; I pat it on and just
blend it with my fingertips. I do one eye at a time because it gives me enough
time to blend it without having any sharp edges in my crease area! I think it
has the perfect drying time. You have a little bit of time to play with it but
you don’t need to wait forever to move your lids waiting for the eyeshadow to
dry! I typically wear it all-over my lid and blend it on the crease with a dark
brown and cream crease shade. It is fast, super easy and yet it looks as if I
spent a lot of time and effort in creating the eye look :-) It also has tremendous staying power. I am very impressed and absolutely in LOVE!
ATELIER COLOGNE Clémentine California ColognePure Perfume Travel Spray: Yes, it is a sleek travel bottle and it has a
FREAKING spray. Isn’t that great? I have loved perfumes from a long time. It’s such
a niche beautiful house of fragrance. Among all the different type of scent
they offer, I think I love “Clémentine California” the most. It is very fresh,
florally but it is layered and complex. The reason to love it even more is
because of its packaging. It is such a sleek bottle and just perfect for
travel! It almost does not take any space in my makeup bag. I got a great value
set quite some time ago and I am still finishing them up. I love them all,
almost! And I am definitely taking 2-3 of these travel sprays for my upcoming travels.
HOURGLASS Ambient Lighting Blush in Luminous Flush (read full review here):
Oh man! Another product that I have of rediscovered. This was a limited-edition
palette from Nordstrom some time ago, but early in January I was doing a full
makeup with re-discovered products and I pulled this out. And I have been using
this blush almost non-stop. It is a refined rosy-shade and it immediately
uplifts my look! Brings a certain spring and joy in the look actually :-) As it
is typical for Hourglass powder, it has that subtle sheen but it does not
emphasize any of my acne scar on my cheeks. This is available in their permanent
line in full size or in mini travel size as well.
LAURA MERCIER Velour Extreme Matte Lipstick in
Fresh: This is new to my collection. My mom wants a new lipstick and I have
been trying a few different products for her. This is a set I bought from Sephora
when they had some sale on sale thing going on. The one thing I loved most
about this is the shade. On Sephora website it is described as a deep pinky
nude but on me it appears to be a very mature light plum shade – I love it,
especially for wearing to work. I have gone through an entire tube of Mac Satin
Lipstick in Amorous and I am trying to find a cruelty free replacement. Shade
wise “Fresh” comes close enough! It is an “extreme” matte formula, so I do not
use it 3 or more days consecutively but it has decent staying power.
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| From Top to Bottom: Hourglass "Luminous Flush", Stila "Twig", Laura Mercier "Fresh" |
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| Wearing Hourglass "Luminous Flush" on cheeks, Stila "Twig" on eyelids, Laura Mercier "Fresh" on the lips |
Hope you enjoyed! Anything that you have tried? I
am not sure if I will be able to have February Favorites as I will be in India
towards the end of February so. We will see!
Love
~Arrru
