Even Better Compact Make-up SPF15 is available in a range of 20 shades and formulated to match a variety of light, medium and deep skin tones. Clinique’s Even Better Compact Make-up SPF15 is priced £27.50 and is set to launch at Clinique counters nationwide and online from 15th March 2013.
Expanding on the Touche Eclat rage YSL have introduced a liquid foundation.. I nearly wet myself when I found out.. its all too exciting!! No news as yet on the price or launch date but I will try and keep you guys posted!! 
Source – WWD
Dior are set to launch their new Nude Foundation this winter, no idea of the date as yet but I will keep you updated when and if I find out
I was rather excited to see on British Beauty Blogger that NARS will be launching a tinted moisturiser. Pure radiance will be available in 9 shades and will contain an SPF30 and anti-ageing ingredients. I’m a big fan of NARS and an even bigger fan of light coverage, I’m looking forward to giving this a try.
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Source: British Beauty Blogger
I was invited to view the new NARS Holiday Collection a few weeks back.. below are some swatches from my goody bag! My personal favourites were the new Concealors and eye pencils. I am such a BIG fan of NARS and have been for some time now, I love that they are really branching out to different skin tones!!
Bourbon Street Purple £17.00
Long Wear Eyeliner
Have you seen the new Holiday Collection?
January 2012 will see the launch of Bobbi Browns new Repair Fundation, a serious moisturising treatment foundation that combines the intensive skin nourishing benefits of extra skincare with daily sun protection and Bobbi’s signature skin tone correct coverage.
RRP: UK £36.00
Benefits:
Foundations for me are the trickiest.. I absolutely hate the plastered/caked look and am a strong believer that texture should be seen through your base.
‘Mii Cosmetics’ is a fairly new brand that offer a pretty versatile look in the world of forever changing cosmetics, with a choice to either go mineral or not for that very reason Mii have a huge thumbs up from me.
The ‘Illuminating Face Base SPF 15′ really is a lovely light foundation. Almost like a tinted moisturiser with much better properties. The finish is amazing, a perfectly even and dewy look is what you get every time. At first glance the formula looks very thick and you may need to choose a colour that looks way darker than you need, but as soon as you have buffed it in you will notice how perfect the match is due to its dewy nature.
My favourite part about application is the brush…
Now, we have all experienced the streaks that a regular foundation brush leaves. Its annoying and time consuming to rectify, ‘Mii Cosmetics’ have decided to create the ‘Miracle Base’ brush, it very much resembles a Kabuki brush and gives the BEST and even finish. You simply dot foundation around your face and take the brush and buffer it in circular motions. GENIUS! It’s the best foundation brush I’ve EVER used!! FACT!!
What do you look for in a foundation and what are your foundation brush woes?
Award winning Japanese brand SUQQU launch a fabulous new foundation- Frame fix is a primer and foundation in one which contours and tightens the skin promising not to move an inch and last all day!
It’s said, Frame fix helps to cover pores and colour irregularities whilst increasing blood circulation in the face and helping to enhance your facial features and contours… Sounds Posh I say!!!!
SUQQU’s Frame Fix technology is based on the four key principals:
• Synchronising Technology
Inspired by the Earthquake-Absorbing Structure, it moves together with the movement of your face, giving a long-lasting finish.
• Stretch Up Polymer
Keeps the surface of the skin supple creating a ‘corset’ for the face.
• Cushion Polymer
Absorbs shock from movements and facial expression by fitting tightly to the skin.
• Dual Reflection Technology
Enhances the bone structure by creating a natural glow in light and shadow in darker light.
FRAME FIX FOUNDATIONS are available in three formulations.
Frame Fix Cream Foundation 30g, £65
Frame Fix Liquid Foundation 25mL, £65
Also controls sebum production for an oil-free finish with a natural lustre.
Frame Fix Moist Pact Foundation 25mL, £62
Frame fix coming soon.. Keep your eyes peeled!
A list of current products you will find in my makeup bag!! If you haven’t got these in your life…. you NEED them!! Simples!!
Dr Perricone No Foundation Foundation (yes it is actually called that) $50- Best foundation ive used so far! I hate the caked, dry, orange look! This formula gives you a dewy flawless look and provides translucent coverage, corrects skin undertones, instantly smooths fine lines and boosts skin’s natural moisture throughout the day, all the while delivering antioxidant benefits. Magic stuff indeed!
Inika Organic Eyeliner Pencil £10 (approx) - Fab formula, easy on the eyes and love that the lid has a sharpener!
NARS Downtown Lipgloss (2010 Holiday Collection) £17 - Love this entire Holiday collection! Fabulous sheer lip colour, glides on well and very this season!! Mucho Love!!!
NARS Estruque Eyeshadow (2010 Holiday Collection) £16- Gotta love a vintage gold eyeshadow. Long wearing, crease resistant and you can wear this wet or dry!!
NARS Little Darling Lipstick (2010 Holiday Collection) £17 – Gotta love a good natural lippy! I love natural lips.. this lippy is fabulous! Moisturising and dewy, wear it alone or add a clear gloss on top to make your lips really pop!
NARS Sex Appeal Blush (2010 Holiday Collection) £19.50 – ‘sex appeal… you either have it or.. you don’t! In terms of this fabulous blush… I have it’ With this seasons colours being so bold this peachy blush is just enough to highlight your cheeks without being waaaayyy over the top.
NARS Pure Matte Lipstick £18- Matte but moisturising, I totally cannot live without my pure matte lippy!
PIXI Endless Silky Pen Price £11- Glides on like butter and is water proof! What more could you want! Comes in lots of fabulous colours too.
TooFaced Cosmetics leopard Love Complexion Perfection kit $30- Love a good bronzer.. this give you 3 different choices depending on what mood you’re in!
Shu Uemura Pro Concealer £16.50 - Provides a high but natural coverage! Great for under circles and balancing out skin un even skin tone! Can be used alone or underneath your normal concealer!
What are your faves?
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I was first introduced to Inika by the editor and Chief of ‘Lifescape Magazine’, an eco friendly magazine who really know their stuff when it comes down to all things enviroment friendly. Inika is an australian brand that was born in 2006 and founded by its creators Miranda Bond and Jenny Williams.
Inika is one of the first brands of makeup to be Halal certified which I think is amazing. I think all Vegan products should have this flexibility as it would have so much more appeal.
Inika unlike many other mineral makeup brands do not use’ bismuth oxychloride’, a well known skin irrartant, Inika is also free from harsh chemicals, parabens, preservatives, fragrace, GM ingridients and fillers. Inika is also free from talk, an ingridient which is commonly found in mineral makeup brands. Talk is used in most mineral powders and mimeral foundations, its the main ingridient which actually put me off mineral makeup for life. When talk is used in mineral products you will often find that your face looks dry and caked, the talk will sit in the areas such as wrinkles and deep set lines which looks absolutly awful not to mention how much it dry out the skin!!
Here are some of Inika’s Hero products enjoy
Inika Mineral Foundation with SPF 20 £25
This light but sheer foundation is truly amazing, apply on to skin and it practically melts into the skin, its soft, moisturising and has the most amazing glow. It provides you with a flawless and faultless coverage whilst giving you that radiant glow. No talk means, no blocked, clogged pores or flakey residue. Try it out… you’ll be amazed at how fabulous this Mineral Foundation really is! Inika foundations are also suitable and provide fabulous coverage for those who suffer with skin conditions such as acne, rosacea, pigmentation and scarring.
Inika certified Organic Lip Whip £14
Inika Lip Whips don’t only provide a burst of colour but also deep moisturisation. These yummy Lip colours glide on with ease, are non sticky and actually taste yummy… (go grab one so you can have a lick) Much better than ingesting a Lip colour which has harsh chemicals!
Inika Certified Organic Eyeliner £11.50
What a cool invention from Inika, an eye pencil with a sharpener on its lid, no rushing around in the morning because you have a blunt pencil with no sharpener in sight. Inika’s eyeliner’s are rich, thick and glide on with such ease and precision. Inika’s eyeshadow’s work in harmony with their eyeliner’s, select two totally different shades i.e brown eyeliner and green eyeshadow, apply the eyeliner on the base and lightly dab some eyeshadow on top.. this gives you such an amazing pop of colour… try it and see!! Inika Eyeliner’s are available in 8 different shades.
Inika Kabuki Brush £23
I first set my eyes on this Kabuki Brush when I was at a Christmas in July event! Rachel (Boudoir Pr) had to pry the Kabuki brush from my kung fo grip, I stood there talking to her playing with this amazing soft brush and even when it was time to leave I went back for another feel. The bristles are sooo soft that you’d think it was real animal hair, I have never known a synthetic brush to be so soft!
Mineral Bronzer – Sunkissed approx £20
Inika brings us this versitle light bronzer. Apply to contour cheeks and compliment your foundation or dust over the whole face for a lovely sheen and glow. A beautiful colour that suits all
In all a very impressive brand who are Halal certified, Vegan certified and are 100% cruelty free. Inika do NOT test on animals and all boxes and packaging is made from recycled materials.
Check out more of the range at www.Inikacometics.co.uk
