Hello everyone,

wanna buy something special for your mom for Christmas? Here are some lovely ideas:

Caudalie Beauty From The Vine: this nice set features a Hand and Nail Cream to moisturize and nourish hands, and a Lip Conditioner with a vanilla scent to soothe dry lips. ($15.00)

Crabtree & Evelyn Rosewater Little Luxuries: This lovely set contains Rosewater Body Lotion, Rosewater Bath & Shower Gel and Rosewater Body Cream.The fragrance is a captivating blend of rosewater, violet, florals, and musk. ($12.00)

NYX Natural Look Kit Nude On Nude: this palette contains 9 shades of neutral eyeshadows and 2 complementary lip colors to create a fresh, natural and polished look. ($12.99)

Clinique ‘Smoothie Kisses’ Set: this cute silver mini cosmetics bag contains Vitamin C Lip Smoothie Antioxidant Lip Color in Berry Boost, Pink Me Up, Mango-thon and Goodness Grapecious. ($28.00)

Bobbi Brown Classic To Go Palette: this pocket-sized palette includes eyeshadows in Bone, Cement and Caviar; a High Shimmer Lip Gloss in Naked Plum; and Lip Colors in Pale Mauve and Tulle. ($25.00)

Estée Lauder ‘Double Wear Eye Looks That Last’ Set: this elegant red case includes Double Wear Zero-Smudge Lengthening Mascara in Black, Double Wear Stay-in-Place Eye Pencil in Onyx and Lash Primer Plus Full Treatment Formula. ($25.00)

L’Occitane Hand Creme Confections: A travel-size set of five nourishing hand creams in Fleur Cherie, Pivoine Flora, Cherry Blossom, Verbena Cooling Gel, Shea Butter.($40.00)

Philosophy Unconditional Love™ Fragrance Layering Collection: this cute set features three products scented with Philosophy’s Unconditional Love fragrance. The products included are Spray Fragrance, Body Butter and Shampoo, Shower Gel & Bubble Bath. ($49.50)

Olay Regenerist Skin Care Starter Trio: the set contains Regenerist Daily Regenerating Cleanser, Regenerist Deep Hydration Regenerating Cream and Regenerist Eye Lifting Serum. ($33.99)

Yves Saint Laurent Sephora Holiday Glamour Set: this Sephora exclusive set contains aTrial Size Volume Effet Faux Cils Mascara in Black, Golden Gloss in 10 Golden Peony (light strawberry pink), Trial Size Waterproof Eye Pencil in Black, Touche Éclat in 2 Luminous Ivory (for fair to light complexions with yellow undertones), Black faux-patent-leather clutch with hot pink lining and Black faux-patent-leather framed mirror. ($65.00)

Elemis ‘Superstars’ Collection: this lovely set features the brand’s best-selling products. It contains Papaya Enzyme Peel, Cellular Recovery Skin Bliss Capsules, Pro-Collagen Marine Cream, Frangipani Monoi Bath and Shower Cream, Skin Nourishing Milk Bath and Exotic Monoi Moisture Melt Oil. ($85.00)

Laura Mercier Color Portfolio: this beautiful palette includes everything you need to create natural and polished looks. It contains six eyeshadows in Primrose (sateen finish), African Violet (luster finish), Merlot (sateen finish), Truffle (matte finish), Topaz (luster finish), Stellar (sateen finish); three Tightline Cake Eye Liners in Ground Espresso, Black Ebony and Burgundy Wine, two Second Skin Cheek Colors in Rose Petal and City Pink; and three travel brushes (Ponytail Brush, Crease Brush and Flat Eyeliner Brush). ($98.00)

For the holiday season, Bobbi Brown has added a very festive Shimmer Brick to their iconic collection. Bobbi Brown Party Shimmer Brick contains a shimmering combo of silver and gold that promises to brighten skin, giving it an instant glow. That’s a very interesting combination that really intrigues me but it’s not the only reason why I’d love to try it. What’s really cool about the Party Shimmer Brick is the beautiful design imprinted on the powder. The cocktail shaker and glass are really cute and bound to get you in a festive mood, don’t you think?

The Bobbi Brown Party Shimmer Brick retails at $40 and is available on bobbibrown.com. Are you going to try it?

Hello everyone,

do you like pigments? I’ve always loved them but I’ve been neglecting them lately. They can be a bit messy to apply and because the weather is so cold and I tend to spend more time that I should in my cozy back in the mornings, I’ve been doing mostly simple and quick looks with pressed eyeshadows. But a couple of days ago I decided that it was time to give my pigments some love and this is what came out. It’s a wearable look with some pop of color and it takes only a few minutes to do. Let me know what you think of it!

Products used:
- Too Faced Shadow Insurance
- Fyrinnae Pixie Epoxy
- BFTE eyeshadow in Tangerine
- Formula D eyeshadow in Golden Bear
- Formula D eyeshadow in Kaleidoscope
- Urban Decay 24/7 Glide-On Eye Pencil in Whiskey
- Barry M Dazzle Dust in #15 Aqua
- Layla Love For Lash mascara
- YSL Teint Singulier Sheer Powdercreme Veil Foundation
- Bobbi Brown Creamy Concealer
- Paul & Joe Disney Face Color Ball in 001 Fantastic Orange (Bambi)
- Wet n Wild Cover All Concealer Palette
- Michael Todd Creme Lipstick in Pumpkin

Directions:
- Start by applying an eyeshadow primer to your eyes (I used Too Faced Shadow Insurance) to help makeup stay put all day and improve the color payoff of the eyeshadows.
– Apply Fyrinnae’s Pixie Epoxy (if you don’t have, you can skip this step) on the lid to make the colors really pop.
- Sweep a light orange shade (I used BFTE eyeshadow in Tangerine) on the lid.
- Apply a golden brown shade (I used Formula D eyeshadow in Golden Bear) on the crease and blend.
- Sweep a pale pink shade (I used Formula D eyeshadow in Kaleidoscope) on the browbone to highlight. Apply the same shade on the inner corners of the eyes. This will open up the eyes.
- Line your lid with a brown pencil liner (I used Urban Decay 24/7 Glide-On Eye Pencil in Whiskey).
- Now it’s time to apply color on the lower lashline. Sweep an aqua shade (I used Barry M Dazzle Dust in #15 Aqua) in that area and then apply mascara.
- On your face, apply your usual foundation (I used YSL Teint Singulier Sheer Powdercreme Veil Foundation in no.5) and then concealer (I used Bobbi Brown Creamy Concealer in Porcelain) to cover dark circles or any other imperfection you may have.
- Sweep an orangey blush with gold shimmers (I used Paul & Joe Disney Face Color Ball in 001 Fantastic Orange) on your cheeks and highlight the cheekbones, middle of the nose and chin with a white highlighter (I used the white shade in the Wet n Wild Cover All Concealer Palette).
- Apply a coral lipstick (I used Michael Todd Creme Lipstick in Pumpkin) on your lips.

Hello everyone!

Today I want to show you a look that I did using the Sleek Good Girl palette, which features a lot of pink shades, and gold eyeliner, hence the title. I think pink and gold go very well together and I actually got a few compliments when wearing this look. I hope you’ll like it too:

Products used:
- Too Faced Shadow Insurance
- Fyrinnae Pixie Epoxy
- Sleek I-Divine Good Girl Eyeshadow Palette
- Sleek I-Divine Original Eyeshadow Palette
- Urban Decay 24/7 Glide-On Eye Pencil in Eldorado
- Layla Love For Lash mascara
- YSL Teint Singulier Sheer Powdercreme Veil Foundation
- Bobbi Brown Creamy Concealer
- Sleek Blush in Rose Gold
- Wet n Wild Cover All Concealer Palette
- Barry M Lip Gloss Wands in Bubblegum Pink

Directions:
- Start by applying an eyeshadow primer to your eyes (I used Too Faced Shadow Insurance) to help makeup stay put all day and improve the color payoff of the eyeshadows.
– Apply Fyrinnae’s Pixie Epoxy (if you don’t have, you can skip this step) on the lid to make the colors really pop.
- Apply an icy pale pink (I used Lychee in the Sleek Good Girl palette) on the inner part of the lid.
- Apply a coral shade (I used Strawberry Sorbet in the Sleek Good Girl palette) on the outer part of the lid and blend where the colors meet.
- Apply a fuchsia shade (I used Pink Punch in the Sleek Good Girl palette) on the outer V and on the crease. Blend well to soften any harsh lines.
- Sweep a pale yellow shade (I used the one in the Sleek Original palette) on the browbone to highlight.
- Using a pencil blush, apply a black shade (I used the one in the Sleek Original palette) on the outer V. Now, take a blending brush and using circular motion blend the eyeshadow into the pink to soften the edges.
- Line your upper lid and your lower lashline with a gold eyeliner (I used Urban Decay 24/7 Glide-On Eye Pencil in Eldorado) and apply mascara.
- On your face, apply your usual foundation (I used YSL Teint Singulier Sheer Powdercreme Veil Foundation in no.5) and then concealer (I used Bobbi Brown Creamy Concealer in Porcelain) to cover dark circles or any other imperfection you may have.
- Sweep a pinky peach blush with gold shimmers (I used Sleek Blush in Rose Gold) on your cheeks and highlight the cheekbones, middle of the nose and chin with a white highlighter (I used the white shade in the Wet n Wild Cover All Concealer Palette).
- Sweep a semi-opaque bubblegum pink gloss (I used Barry M Lip Gloss Wands in Bubblegum Pink) on your lips.

Name: Creamy Concealer
Brand: Bobbi Brown
Size:1.7g
Price:€26,00

From Bobbi Brown’s website:
Bobbi shares her favorite makeup artist tip – a yellow-based concealer that instantly camouflages dark circles. The creamy consistency ensures that it goes on smoothly, providing full, but natural looking coverage.

What I liked:
- available in lots of shades
- good, medium to full coverage
- natural finish
- covers dark circles and other imperfections well
- creamy texture is moisturizing and blends well
- doesn’t settle in fine lines
- longlasting

What I didn’t like:
- pot is tiny
- mirror included is too small to be useful
- the price

I have very pale skin and horrible, very dark circles so for me, to find a good concealer is almost a mission impossible. A few of my blogger friends have recommended me to try Bobbi Brown concealers but alas, the brand isn’t available in Italy *sighs*. So, when my boyfriend went to Germany last summer, I asked him to stop at the Bobbi Brown counter and get their Creamy Concealer for me. He kindly obliged, but when he heard the price, he almost walked away empty-handed! He thought I was crazy to pay so much for a little pot and that I had been ripped off! lol.

It is a very expensive concealer indeed and the pot is tiny (and comes with a small, useless mirror), which may put some people off but you need so little that it’ll easily last for several months to a year and the quality is amazing! And I love that it is available in 14 shades, all yellow based as Bobbi believes there’s nothing better than that to cover dark circles, so that everyone will be able to find a good match for their skintone. They even make one that’s light enough for me!

The shade I got is Porcelain, the lightest shade available, which is yellow-based but also has some pink tones in it and works extremely well on very pale skintones. It has a very creamy, not too thick but not too thin either consistency that goes on smoothly and is very easy to blend. It provides medium to full coverage so less is more with this concealer. The finish though is natural and looks like you have nothing on.

You can either apply it with a brush, which picks up more product and provides full coverage, or with your fingers for a lighter application. Personally, I dab it on with a concealer brush and then blend it with my fingers and I’m very impressed with the results: it just completely covers my dark circles and every other imperfection I have on my skin without looking cakey or settling into fine lines! Its texture is quite moisturizing and not drying at all so it suitable for mature skin too. It lasts about 7 hours on me if I use it alone, but once I set it with powder, it’ll stay put all day.

Now, what am I gonna do when I run out of this?! Thank goodness, that doesn’t look like it’ll happen any time soon..

Available at: bobbibrowncosmetics.com, Nordstrom

Summary
Bobbi Brown Creamy Concealer is a yellow-based concealer with a creamy and moisturizing texture that provides medium to full coverage. It does a fantastic job at covering dark circles, blemishes and other imperfections, while giving skin a natural and flawless finish that lasts for hours. It is available in 14 shades but the pot is tiny and the price expensive.

Rating: 4.5/5

I wish!

Now, that would be such an amazing experience, wouldn’t it? Sadly, that’s not gonna happen anytime soon but I can always pretend to be there with the help of my beloved Sleek Safari palette which I used to create this yellow and green look. What do you think of it?

Products used:
- Too Faced Shadow Insurance
- Fyrinnae Pixie Epoxy
- Sleek Safari eyeshadow palette
- Urban Decay 24/7 Glide On Eye Pencil in Mildew
- Pupa True Eyes Eyeliner
- Layla Love For Lash mascara
- YSL Teint Singulier Sheer Powdercreme Veil Foundation
- Bobbi Brown Creamy Concealer in Porcelain
- Milani Minerals Blush in Luminuous
- Wet n Wild Cover All Concealer Palette
- Sleek True Colour Lipstick in Rose Petal

Directions:
- Apply an eyeshadow primer (I used Too Faced Shadow Insurance) all over the lid to make the eyeshadows stay put all day.
– Apply Fyrinnae’s Pixie Epoxy (if you don’t have, you can skip this step) on the lid to make the colors really pop.
- Apply a pale beige shade (I used the one in the Sleek Safari palette) on the browbone to highlight. Using a pencil brush, apply the same shade on the inner corner of the eyes, above the tearduct. This will open up your eyes.
- Apply a deep yellow shade (I used the one in the Sleek Safari palette) on the lid. Using a pencil brush, sweep the same shade on the inner lower lashline as well.
- Sweep a dark forest green (I used the one in the Sleek Safari palette) on the crease. This will act as a base for the next color we’re gonna apply on top and make it pop more.
- But first, apply a chocolate brown shade (I used the one in the Sleek Safari palette) on the outer V to intensify the look and on the lower lashline. Blend well.
- Now, sweep a bright medium green (I used the one in the Sleek Safari palette) on the crease on top of the dark green we previously applied. Also, sweep it on the lower lashline above the brown you placed them previously.
- Now, sweep a pale brown (I used the one in the Sleek Safari palette) between the crease and the browbone to soften the edges and help the colors blend more naturally.
- Apply an olive green eyeliner (I used Urban Decay 24/7 Glide On Eye Pencil in Mildew) on the waterline.
- Line your lid with a black pencil liner (I used Pupa True Eyes Eyeliner) and apply mascara.
- On your face, apply your usual foundation (I used YSL Teint Singulier Sheer Powdercreme Veil Foundation in no.5) and then concealer (I used Bobbi Brown Creamy Concealer in Porcelain) to cover dark circles or any other imperfection you may have.
- Sweep a pinky peach blush with gold shimmers (I used Milani Minerals Blush in Luminuous) on your cheeks and highlight the cheekbones, middle of the nose and chin with a white highlighter (I used the white shade in the Wet n Wild Cover All Concealer Palette).
- Sweep a pigmented antique rose lipstick (I used Sleek True Colour Lipstick in Rose Petal) on your lips and you’re done!

Hello everyone,

no, I know it’s not Christmas (in fact, it’s the last day of the holidays today, how fast they flew by!) and no, I didn’t spend it at the circus. I just wanted to show you a look I did during the holiday season with the Sleek Circus palette. I decided to use green and red, which are very festive shades, although I’m not sure the look I created with them was very Christmassy. It’s definitely a fun look though and I hope you’ll like it:

Products used:
- Too Faced Shadow Insurance
- Sleek I-Divine Circus Palette
- Sleek I-Divine Original Eyeshadow Palette
- Urban Decay 24/7 Glide On Eye Pencil in Zero
- Layla Love For Lash mascara
- YSL Teint Singulier Sheer Powdercreme Veil Foundation
- Bobbi Brown Creamy Concealer in Porcelain
- NYC Blushable Creme Stick in Big Apple Blush
- Wet n Wild Cover All Concealer Palette
- Senna Pearl Glow Gloss in Sunkiss

Directions:
- Apply an eyeshadow primer (I used Too Faced Shadow Insurance) all over the lid to make the eyeshadows stay put all day.
- Apply a white shade (I used the one in the Sleek Circus palette) on the inner lid and inner corner of the eyes.
- Next, place a yellowish green (I used the one in the Sleek Circus palette) on the middle of the lid and blend where it meets with the white shade.
- Sweep a not too bright red shade (I used the one in the Sleek Circus palette) on the outer part of the lid and into the crease. Blend well.
- Highlight the browbone by sweeping a pale yellow shade (I used the one in the Sleek Original palette) on that area.
- Darken the outer V by using a black shade (I used the one in the Sleek Circus palette). Place just the smallest amount of black in that area with a pencil brush and then blending it using a blending brush till all the harsh edges have softened.
- Sweep a dark purple shade (I used the one in the Sleek Circus palette) on the lower lashline.
- Line your upper lid with a black eyeliner (I used Urban Decay 24/7 Glide On Eye Pencil in Zero) and apply mascara.
- On your face, apply your usual foundation (I used YSL Teint Singulier Sheer Powdercreme Veil Foundation in no.5) and then concealer (I used Bobbi Brown Creamy Concealer in Porcelain) to cover dark circles or any other imperfection you may have.
- Sweep a pink creme blush (I used NYC Blushable Creme Stick in Big Apple Blush) on the cheeks and highlight the cheekbones, middle of the nose and chin with a white highlighter (I used the white shade in the Wet n Wild Cover All Concealer Palette).
- Sweep a pink gloss (I used Senna Pearl Glow Gloss in Sunkiss) on your lips and you’re done!

Hello everyone,

as you know I’m reviewing a few products from the Estee Lauder Pure Color Extravagant holiday collection at the moment, so I’ve been wearing them a lot lately to test how well they perform and last. So, I thought it’d be nice to share with you all one of the looks I did with them.

On my eyes, I used the Eyeshadow Palette in Extravagant Gold. At the event I attended, we were told to use the colors diagonally, three at a time, but I decided to just use them all in this look. It’s more fun that way, isn’t it? I wanted the lips to be shiny but natural so I used two of the shades in the Lips Palette 01 Extravagant, which are sheer.

I know this look, is not really natural nor extravagant but it is for me, since I usually wear much bolder and colorful looks. Yes, I’m not very creative when it comes to naming looks I’m afraid but I still hope you like the look. Let me know what you think of it!

Products used:
- Too Faced Shadow Insurance
- Estee Lauder Pure Color Eyeshadow Palette in Extravagant Gold
- Estee Lauder Double Wear Liquid Eyeliner in Brown
- Layla Love For Lash mascara
- YSL Teint Singulier Sheer Powdercreme Veil Foundation
- Bobbi Brown Creamy Concealer in Porcelain
- Sleek Blush in Rose Gold
- Wet n Wild Cover All Concealer Palette
- Estee Lauder Pure Color Lips Palette 01 Extravagant

Directions:
- Apply an eyeshadow primer (I used Too Faced Shadow Insurance) all over the lid to make the eyeshadows stay put all day.
- Apply a gold shade (I used the one in the Estee Lauder Pure Color Eyeshadow Palette in Extravagant Gold) on the inner part of the lid. Sweep the same shade on the lower lashline as well.
- Apply a reddish brown shade (I used the one in the Estee Lauder Pure Color Eyeshadow Palette in Extravagant Gold) on the outer part of the lid and blend where it meets with the gold.
- Now, sweep a medium brown shade (I used the one in the Estee Lauder Pure Color Eyeshadow Palette in Extravagant Gold) on the crease and blend well. You don’t want any harsh lines. Apply the same shade on the lower lashline and blend where it meets with the gold.
- Apply a dark brown matte shade (I used the one in the Estee Lauder Pure Color Eyeshadow Palette in Extravagant Gold) on the outer corner to darken the color there. Blend well.
- Sweep a pearly cream beige (I used the one in the Estee Lauder Pure Color Eyeshadow Palette in Extravagant Gold) on the browbone to highlight.
- Line your upper lid (but not all the way, only till the middle of the lid) with a brown liquid eyeliner (I used Estee Lauder Double Wear Liquid Eyeliner in Brown). This will define your eyes in a more natural way than a harsh color like black would do. Apply mascara.
- On your face, apply your usual foundation (I used YSL Teint Singulier Sheer Powdercreme Veil Foundation in no.5) and then concealer (I used Bobbi Brown Creamy Concealer in Porcelain) to cover dark circles or any other imperfection you may have.
- Sweep a peachy pink blush with gold shimmers (I used Sleek Blush in Rose Gold) on the cheeks and highlight the cheekbones, middle of the nose and chin with a white highlighter (I used the white shade in the Wet n Wild Cover All Concealer Palette).
- On my lips, I mixed the gold and orange shades, both of which are sheer, from the Estee Lauder Pure Color Lips Palette 01 Extravagant lip palette.