I’m a big fan of the NARS eyeshadow formulas and have pretty much….every single shade in my professional kit. Occasionally you get a slightly rogue matte formula and one of them for me was a little ‘off’ which is the ‘whipped’ shade. The other matte shades seems to have a nice pay off and are relatively easy to blend. I say ‘relatively’ as often very flat, matte eyeshadows can be tough if you are applying on uneven skin/ no primer etc, but if you prep the eyes well with a bit of the NARS smudge proof eye primer, they all will work for you and a few of them (crushed / mad love) come off a lot more brighter than they look in the pan. The shade ‘whipped’ was just a little chalkier in feel for me, and applied a little patchy. I also thought the shade was too similar to ‘shadow hill’ which has a better texture and they could have maybe done with a really nice darker brown like their infamous (and my favourite) coconut-grove kinda vibe. The Afterglow Eyeshadow Palette has colors that are all pigmented and easy to blend. I was really pleased with the quality of all the shades. Some of the warmer yellow ones were nice to layer and warm up other shadows even if I don’t see myself wearing alone. Lasting power was excellent and no fallout after it set: TALC • OCTYLDODECYL STEARATE • OCTYLDODECYL STEAROYL STEARATE • PHENOXYETHANOL • CAPRYLYL GLYCOL • SILICA • ZINC STEARATE • [+/- (MAY CONTAIN/PEUT CONTENIR): MICA • TITANIUM DIOXIDE (CI 77891) • IRON OXIDES (CI 77491) • IRON OXIDES (CI 77492) • IRON OXIDES (CI 77499) • CARMINE (CI 75470) • MANGANESE VIOLET (CI 77742) • RED 30 LAKE (CI 73360) • RED 34 LAKE (CI 15880) • RED 36 (CI 12085) • RED 7 LAKE (CI 15850) • YELLOW 5 LAKE (CI 19140)] • My Week Holiday-from-Home : What we did and must-see places to visit in Dorset, Somerset & Wiltshire.

TALC • ZINC STEARATE • OCTYLDODECYL STEARATE • OCTYLDODECYL STEAROYL STEARATE • SILICA • CAPRYLYL GLYCOL • PHENOXYETHANOL • [+/- (MAY CONTAIN/PEUT CONTENIR): MICA • TITANIUM DIOXIDE (CI 77891) • IRON OXIDES (CI 77491) • IRON OXIDES (CI 77492) • IRON OXIDES (CI 77499) • MANGANESE VIOLET (CI 77742) • RED 28 LAKE (CI 45410) • RED 30 LAKE (CI 73360) • RED 34 LAKE (CI 15880) • RED 7 LAKE (CI 15850) • YELLOW 5 LAKE (CI 19140)] • NEW from Antipodes : Flora Probiotic Skin-Rescue Hyaluronic Mask & Credo Probiotic Ferment Revitalising Serum.Medik8 Press & Glow vs Medik8 Press & Clear. Brightening, Exfoliating & Clarifying Treatments for Sensitive Skin. Look 1 wearing: Afterglow Eyeshadow Palette, Overlust Cheek Palette with Tied Up + Let it Burn, Afterglow Lip Balm in Deep Throat To apply I’ve been using 1 highlighter and 1 blush each time I wear although you can certainly mix/layer colors. I found it lasted long on my skin and I had no issues with any powdery look or darkening/oxidizing. ISODODECANE · TALC · DIMETHICONE · CAPRYLIC/CAPRIC TRIGLYCERIDE · PHENOXYETHANOL · TIN OXIDE · [+/-(MAY CONTAIN/PEUT CONTENIR): BISMUTH OXYCHLORIDE (CI 77163) · CARMINE (CI 75470) · IRON OXIDES (CI 77491, CI 77492, CI 77499) · MICA · TITANIUM DIOXIDE (CI 77891)] · It Cosmetics CC+ Nude Glow : Full Review with before & afters AND comparison with the other IT CC+ Creams!

For the really deep smokey-brown and gold look, I did use coconut grove to add depth and smoke as there isn’t quite enough in the Afterglow palette alone. Glow Recipe Strawberry Smooth BHA + AHA Salicylic Serum : A great treatment for blemishes & breakouts! Skincare for your body?! Body Proud Overnight Recovery Body Mask + Smooth Talk Exfoliating Body Serum. The Best Shampoo and Conditioner for Bleached Blonde Hair : Fudge Clean Blonde Damage Rewind Range. Look 3 wearing: Afterglow Eyeshadow Palette, Overlust Cheek Palette with Drift + Body Talk, Afterglow Lip Balm in Dolce VitaThe NARS Afterglow palette is housed in hard-wearing robust and slightly spangly-looking palette, it has a metal-molten-esque finish on the top, 12 shadows within, a mirror inside the palette and no applicator brush ; just the way I like it! There appears to be 3 different eyeshadow finishes from my self-appointed-expert-opinion (be wary) which is matte, metallic and then a really pretty multi-faceted shimmer. I find the shimmery shades are also REALLY beautiful if you dampen your brush with water and press them on wet for ultimate oomph and payoff. All NARS shadows you can use wet/dry. AD Currentbody Skin LED Light Therapy Face Mask Review with Before & Afters + 15% off discount code! So here are all the swatches. Shade ‘First taste’ looks totally invisible as it’s very close to my pale inner arm colour but it’s a really nice highlight tone and by no means has a bad payoff like the swatch would have you believe. My favourite shades are hot line, crushed, made love, deep cut , shadow hill, push, guayaquil it and bayader 1. Ok that’s like 8/12 but whatever. Next, there's the cheek palette, which is just as cute, with six face powders, blushers, bronzers and highlighters all included. In a range of matte and glowy finishes - all of which come in NARS' infamous high-quality formula, the palette is perfect for anyone who wants a cheek selection that goes the extra mile.

AD The BEST Makeup remover for Halloween and heavy makeup : The Emma Hardie Moringa Cleansing Balm! Well, it seems the folks over at NARS Cosmetics have the answer. Yup, they've decided to brighten up our lives with a much-needed injection of colour...TALC • ISODODECANE • DIMETHICONE • CAPRYLIC/CAPRIC TRIGLYCERIDE • PHENOXYETHANOL • GARDENIA TAITENSIS FLOWER EXTRACT • GLYCERIN • WATER/AQUA/EAU • POTASSIUM SORBATE • SORBIC ACID • [+/- (MAY CONTAIN/PEUT CONTENIR): BISMUTH OXYCHLORIDE (CI 77163) • CARMINE (CI 75470) • IRON OXIDES (CI 77491) • IRON OXIDES (CI 77492) • IRON OXIDES (CI 77499) • MICA • TITANIUM DIOXIDE (CI 77891)] The three powders are soft mattes and look very natural on my skin. They showed up well on my medium skin although I’m at my lightest right now since we haven’t been at the beach much this winter and I’ve lost my tan. The Afterglow Lip Balm in Orgasm has been a favorite of mine for a long time now. They released minis in a new color during the Nordstrom Anniversary Sale last July and three new ones at Sephora for holiday. The New Shades now come individually in full size and I could not be more thrilled. The Afterglow Lip Balms are sheer in color and will add a slight hint to your natural lip. I did see a slight color shift after they set on the lips although it’s not as dramatic as some other color-changing balms. I love them all. Your mileage will of course vary depending on your natural lip color. I don't know about you, but I've had more than enough of these dull, dreary January days... Staying in every night, watching old episodes of The O.C, trying to eat healthy (and don't even get me started on dry Jan). Ugh.