Saturday, February 12, 2011

My top 6 blushes for Spring/Summer




The best thing about Spring besides the sunshine, is COLOR! Here are my top 5 blushes for Spring/Summer:
(in no particular order)

1- MAC Ambering Rose.
This was the first MAC blush I ever purchased.
It is perfect for the sunshine with its shimmery blend of rose, gold and coppery colors. Will look divine on any skin tone.









2) MAC Fleur Power! This bright corally pink will give you tons of beautiful color. It's a great rosy cheek to rock in the milder months of March, April and May.











3) First one pictured is MAC Springsheen. Sorry it's in the blush palette. This is known for being a fantastic dupe for NARS Orgasm. The only major difference I would say is that Orgasm has chunky glitter where as Springsheen is much much finer. It's gorgeous, and gives a natural subtle glow.

4) MAC Sunbasque, pictured on the right. It literally does as the name implies. The peachy hues adds the perfect amount of warmth. Divine!


5) NARS Deep Throat. This picture is from the website as I could take a proper one. Out of all of their beautiful blushes, this is my favorite NARS blush for the upcoming season. In my opinion, they make the best blushes. It's pinky-corally color is pigmented but subtle allowing you to use as little or build up to as much as you'd like. A must have!




 6) Surprise, surprise. Everyone's favorite of last
Summer. It still remains a hit for me. It is the perfect color for S/S. If you're looking for just one blush for your S/S color palette, my vote would be for this, Benefit's Coralista. A bonus, the scent is so yummy. Floral and sugary, I can't stop smelling it.
















From top to bottom :
Nars Deep Throat, Benefit Coralista, MAC Springsheen, MAC Ambering Rose, MAC Fleur Power, MAC Sunbasque

Mmm. Favorite Bath and Body lotions thus far.

If you see these two on the shelves GRAB THEM. They are luscious! They smell absolutely divine. I plan on picking up Apricot in the same Summer Vanillas line as I have heard really good things. 









Thought I should add these two but I'm not certain you will find them in stores. I wish I had know to purchase a back up of Twisted Peppermint. Oh, how I am kicking myself now. I use it extremely sparingly because I love it so. If you can get your hands on them, don't hesitate!

Putting together my Spring swatches.


 As Spring is approaching, I thought I would do a post on a few things that I have worn quite a lot this winter and what I will be putting away for some time. First up, is Viktor & Rolf's Flowerbomb. I know everyone has heard the hype surrounding this perfume and while it is very, very good, I do not think I will be re-purchasing this. I've grown really tired of the scent and I find it too over-powering now.


 Next up, is Bobbi Brown's lipstick in Brown 4. This is a lovely matte brown with slight pink undertones. Maybe it's because I've wore a lot of nudes lately and I am craving COLOR, but for now, into the makeup draw it goes.
Ahh, Chanel. How much I love thee! I am truly in love with Chanel's glossimers. The consistency and formula is so amazing compared to MAC lip glosses. I'll continue to use this glossimer in the color "Mirage" until the tube is empty, it's so pretty!

And lastly, MAC's blush in "Love Thing." It's been perfect for
Fall/Winter. It's burgundy hues with gold glitter gave my
NC42 cheeks a perfect rosy glow. 
It is so pigmented that a very little goes a long
way. I will continue to use this blush as well but
perhaps not as often.