I keep reading China Glaze Ingrid being described as a taupe or a greige. I’m not pedantic over shade names… hell, I’m always getting corrected for describing them a bit squiffy, but Ingrid looks like an out and out brown to me. Brown with gold micro-glitter.
It’s stunning, but the gold glimmer warms it up a bit too much for my skintone. You can’t see the gold very well on my nails thanks to the overcast skies, but it’s clearly visible in the bottle.
I found Ingrid to be quite thin and three coats were needed to reach the above finish. It’s a really lovely twist on the whole brown/greige/taupe (I’m so tempted to add ‘shitfingers’ – your fault Karleigh) and may be a great choice for those of you who find the trend leaves their skintone looking a bit flat.
Have you tried Ingrid yet?
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The day that I get my concealer application down to a fine art is the day that I go ALL out on tinted moisturisers. I love the more natural finish, but hate compromising on coverage.
Arbonne are quite new to me and I’ve been pleasantly surprised by the quality of the products I’ve tried. I’ll probably never feel comfortable with the way in which you need to purchase the products through consultants but that’s just because I’m an old fashioned girl who’d much rather be able to pick up her makeup whilst out shopping!
I received a sample of Arbonne’s Sheer Finish Tinted Moisturiser in Fair. Arbonne offer an impressive 6 shades within their tinted moisturiser range. I’m used to seeing Light, Medium and Dark… so such a wide selection caught my attention early on.
Packaging is SLEEK! I know they’ve recently revamped their entire cosmetics line and the dirty pewter finish is lovely!
The texture of the tinted moisturiser is quite fluid… which makes it easy to spread and blend, there’s plenty of slip which makes for quite a fool-proof application. It’s definitely more like applying a moisturiser than applying a foundation.
It’s a dewy finish that would benefit from a little powder over areas that are prone to shine. I usually powder my nose, chin and forehead after applying this. It evens out my skintone nicely but doesn’t provide any coverage for blemishes. It also doesn’t completely cover redness, but as a tinted moisturiser, it probably isn’t meant to.
It moisturises well (something that most tinted moisturisers actually fail to do!) but the flipside to this is that it leaves my skin feeling slightly tacky to the touch, another reason to set with powder.
At £24 for 50ml, this is high end. Not as expensive as Laura Mercier’s cult offering or Bobbi Brown’s tinted balm, but more expensive than many high street alternatives including Clinique’s Almost Makeup (which I love for the winter).
Longevity is good, it does slip around my nose by mid-afternoon… but that’s where I’m at my most oily and I don’t use any kind of mattifying products in this area.
Final Verdict – If you’re looking for a sheer tinted moisturiser in a wide variety of shade choices, Arbonne’s Sheer Finish Tinted Moisturiser may be for you. If you’re prone to oily skin or don’t need so much moisturisation… consider other options first.
Posted in Arbonne, Foundation, Reviews
I’m wildly excited at the prospect of being able to get my hands on the Deborah Lippmann’s collection.
From mid October, House of Fraser will be stocking The Lippmann Collection exclusively as part of it’s new Apothecary.
The collection includes cult shades such as Happy Birthday, Don’t Tell Mama, Superstar and now included under that ‘cult’ umbrella thanks to a recent Vanity Fair cover… Waking Up In Vegas.
Starting from £14 a bottle, The Lippmann Collection may well make our purses weep, but there’s no denying that there are some splurge-worthy shades at our fingertips.
Me? I’m lusting after Waking up in Vegas (naturally!) and new shade for A/W Across the Universe (the blue glitter above).
Anything catch your eye?
Posted in Deborah Lippmann, Nail Polish
I’m guest blogging over on Zuneta again today!
I get to grips with a bit o’ Rouge Bunny Rouge and characteristically fall in love with the cult brand, but it’s not ALL plain sailing…
Head on over there and don’t forget to leave a comment, I wanna know your tips for sharpening those babies! (not babies babies… um… oh, you’ll see what I mean if you go have a read!)
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I bought this cream concealer from Inglot earlier in the year (around the same time as I picked up the MUFE full cover concealer). I was hoping to do a comparison, but they’re really quite different.
I tend to use this around my nose and on blemishes. It’s a little thick to use under the eyes, though I have had some success if I apply with a small fluffy brush. Coverage is medium/full and I find that it dries quite quickly, so rapid blending is essential to achieve a flawless finish.
Compared to my MUFE, the texture is thin and gives less coverage, it’s easier to blend but doesn’t produce quite the same effective results.
I also find it a little drying. Having said a few negative things about the Inglot Cream Concealer, it’s only fair to also point out a major positive. This doesn’t seem to highlight or sink into my pores. Some concealers leave my pores feeling rather ‘out there’… but this blends in nicely. It will sink into fine lines around the eyes unless you use a very light hand during application. I think that perhaps thin layers may be key with this concealer.
Shade #32 is a good slightly pink toned match for my cool pale skin. I wish I could remember how much I paid for this but I can’t. If anyone knows how much the Inglot Cream Concealers retail at, holler and I’ll update.
You can buy Inglot in the UK at the Westfield in London and Liffey Valley Shopping Centre in Dublin.
Posted in Concealers, Inglot, Reviews
From the Autumn/Winter 2010 Vintage Vixen collection, Bogie (named for Humphrey Bogart) is a must have. No really, go and buy it NAO!
I don’t usually like frosts, but this is metallic enough to bring it up to date and stop it from looking like you’ve raided your Mum’s nail polish box.
It reminds me a little of my Dior Silver Purple from last Christmas… though is a bit less gun-metally (metally, totally a word) and more purple.
I’ve already worn this twice in a row and die-hard nail fans will understand that that’s QUITE the accolade.
A very, very pretty polish for Autumn/Winter.
I buy 80% of my polishes from BeautyZone2007 on eBay who I’ve had a faultless experience with so far.
Posted in China Glaze, NOTDs, Nail Polish
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