Essence Limited Edition "Class Of 2013" spotted in store

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Limited Edition “spectaculART" by CATRICE - spotted in store

 

Catrice SpectaculART Collection

Bombay meets Paris. Indian opulence coupled with French modernity. On the international catwalks, fashion designers are combining sari-like skirts, intricately decorated borders and embroidered coats with accurately cut shirts and simple blouses this winter season. The colors gold, silver, burgundy and pink dominate this look.
The Limited Edition “spectaculART” by CATRICE  is inspired by this crossover couture and the Indian bindi-look of the winter season 2012.

 

 

Pure Chrome

As nobel as precious metal. The highly-pigmented eyeshadow with an innovative 3D design in an effective tweed look is the hightlight of this Limited Edition. The soft powder texture is extremely convincing and lasts for hours. For an intense eye make-up.

• 01 So Precious
• 02 Bombay Bauble
• 03 Treasure It
• 04 Artfully Lustrous 

 

Lashes To Impress

Fascinatingly authentic! The single lashes in three different lash lengths are applied between your own lashes with lash-glue. The result: longer, thicker-looking lashes that look impressively real!

• Lashes To Impress

 

Superfine Eyeliner Pen

The slimliner with a super-thin felt-tip applicator creates professional-looking eyeliner looks – superfine and long-lasting! You can also use it to draw gorgeous ornamental patterns to go with your bindi-look.

• 01 Black Bindi

 

Highlighting Powder

Straight out of 1001 Nights: this highlighter with a silky powder texture contains light-reflecting pigments to set gorgeous accents on your face and neckline.

• 01 Artfully Lustrous

 

Mousse Blush

Haut couture: the Mousse Blush in a soft pink shade with variable coverage gives your cheeks a natural-looking glow. The best thing is: the innovative texture is easy to apply and spread!

• 01 Holi Hai

 

Sheer Lip Colour

Pure pigments ranging from nude to burgundy. The Sheer Lip Colour with a transparent gel texture gives your lips a subtle shine. In addition, hyaluronic acid ingredients help smooth small wrinkles around your lips and the SPF 10 protects them from damaging UVA and UVB rays. The result: soft, smooth lips.

• 01  Artfully Lustrous
• 02 Revel The Red
• 03 Soulful

 

Ultimate Nail Lacquer

The colors: from nude to pink to burgundy. The effects: exciting shine, with or without a shimmer. The brush: extra-broad and ideal for professional and smooth application across your entire nail.

• 01 Artfully Lustrous
• 02 Holi Hai
• 03 Revel The Red
• 04 Soulful

 

Gold Leaf Topcoat

Nails as the ultimate accessory! The transparent Gold Leaf Topcoat offers a gold leaf appearance for a spectacular finish. The flat, extra-broad brush ensures an accurate application of color on top of your usual nail polish. An eye-catching effect is guaranteed!

• Gold Leaf Topcoat

From the whole collection, the two testers that I swatched and fell in love with was the 01 So Precious eyeshadow and the 01 Holi Hai Mousse Blush.

Have you picked up anything from this collection?

Regards
Nats

 

Shop My Stash

I should make shopping my stash a tradition. If your not familiar with the whole "shop my stash" thing.... its basically a way to look through your collection periodically and use some products that have been neglected.   So I can put them together in a basket so I remember to work them into my daily routine.  If I keep rotating products from my stash every now and then, it should keep me from falling into a makeup rut by using the same things over and over.  Plus it feels like I have new stuff without spending any money! 

BeChic Eye Define Retractable Eyeliner Pencil in CEL02 Black Brown - Creamy & pigmented & no need to sharpen

Elizabeth Arden Ceremide Ultra Lipstick in Sugar - From the Holiday Collection

Bourjoir Healthy Mix Correcting Concealer. Radiance and Anti-fatigue - going to use it under my eyes.

Accessorize Diamond Sparkle Lipgloss in Shade 1 Magical - It has not been used yet.  The wrapping is still on the tube.
 
The 6 eyeshadow and blush "Day Palette" from my Elizabeth Arden Day To Night Holiday Colour Collection.
Shades Caf'e Au Lait - Highlighter,  Lilac, Warm Pink, Brown, Plum-smoke, Smokey Brown.  Cheek colour in Sunblush.

Revlon New Complexion One Step Compact in 03 Sand Beige - A cream foundation.  I Like this foundation for winter.  I can only wear the shade Sand Beige in winter when I am lighter.

Givenchy Prism Shaping Powder Makeup (used as a setting powder on my T-zone)

Avroy Shlain Colour Look Bronzer & Highlighter Duo in the shade Angelika - I love the highlighter in this duo.  It is a golden highlighter that just looks pretty on the cheekbones.


All the colours I pulled out are daytime / work appropriate shades.  I remember how I liked these products when I first bought them.  My hydrating under-eye concealer is finished and has also been discontinued, so I am hoping that the Bourjoir one will be a good replacement since the tube is still full.  But if I like it, then I have another problem, since Bourjoir has been discontinued from Edgars stores - Just My Luck!

So those are my "shop my stash" picks to start July with.  They might or might not show up in a favourites post.

Let me know if you rotate things in your collection and what method you use.

Thank for reading
xoxo
Nats

MAC Temperature Rising Collection 2013

I have watched so many You tube Videos where people showed their Mac Temperature rising goodies.

I walked past the Mac store in Gateway Mall Umhlanga Rocks and they had a display outside the store where makeovers where being done using products from the collection.

So if you are in the vicinity of a Mac store, go and check it out and let me know what you think of the collection.

   

Essence 2013 Oz The Great and Powerful Collection

I always wait in anticipation to see what Essence next collection will be.  Just like lots of people can't wait for Mac's new collections.  Its no secret that I like Essence as a brand.  

From the picture of the collection below I only picked up two things: The Highlighter Powder and the Cream blush.

The reason I picked up the Highlighter Powder was because the last highligher Essence released from the Twilight range was awesome and has become my everyday HG highlighter.  This powder has a good look to it (the embossing on the powder).  Makes me not want to mess the embossing.  Anyhoo, its a very smooth powder and I can actually use it as a setting powder instead as sadly there is no highlighting effect as all. 

The cream blush I have not used yet.  I guess I am scared because I have never tried a cream bush before and I want to experiments on the best way to apply it and not look like a clown.  Not sure if I am going to keep it or pass it onto a friend but I love the shade.

Here are swatches of the Cracked nail polishes;

 V.l.n.r 02 Winds of Change, 01 Master of Illusion

More swatches from the collection:

V.l.n.r. Cream Blush 01 Beware the wicked witch, Lipbalm 01 Glinda the good, Eyepencil 01 Fragile but feisty, Eyeshadow 01 Goodness

All pictures where taken from google.

Cant wait for the next Essence collection.

XOXO