Guerlain Summer 2014 Terracotta Sun Celebration Powder, Le Parfum, Aquarella Meteorites!
Nobody does summer like Guerlain. Since 1984, the French house has been turning out Terracotta collections to help women all over the world achieve the beautiful bronzed look without spending hours sitting under damaging sun. The Terracotta collection consists of a whole suite of products from foundations to sunless tanning gel and after sun cream. … Continue reading
YSL Souffle D’Eclat Finishing Veil
YSL recently launched the YSL Souffle D’Eclat Finishing Veil, replacing its older loose powder product, the Poudre Sur Mesure. The biggest difference is you no longer have to grind your own powder. It was quietly released together with the CC cream and Forever Light Creator Compact Foundation, and will be a permanent item in the … Continue reading
By Terry Densiliss Foundation & Hyaluronic Hydra Powder
I have been seeing so many rave reviews about this By Terry duo that I went out and bought them without actually trying them properly in person. This is very unusual for a brand that I am not all that familiar with. Up until now, my relationship with By Terry has been solely based on … Continue reading
A Puff a Day Keeps the Shinies at Bay
Happy weekend everyone!! How do you feel like a long, good story? Sit back, put your feet up, grab a cup of coffee or tea… for this is going to be a long read! Once upon a time, I only had 1 loose powder, La Mer The Powder in Translucent. And that was my world… … Continue reading
Guerlain Météorites Blossom Collection
For Spring 2014, Guerlain has reformulated their famed Météorites Pearls, adding their new Stardust Technology. This is a spherical pigment contained within each pearl to help diffract light upon contact, and bring greater luminosity to the skin. There are 4 shades in the Guerlain Météorites Blossom Collection: 01 Blanc de Perle – This is permanent … Continue reading
Hourglass Ambient Lighting Powders: Dim & Radiant light
The Hourglass Ambient Lighting Palette was part of a large collective Sephora haul last October, and was soldout almost right after I picked it up. I procrastinated on this review because I was very much on the fence on this product, and as all the rave reviews came flooding in, I was even more torn. … Continue reading
Guerlain Les Voilettes Translucent Compact Powder
Just before the Crazy Paris collection (reviewed here) launched last year, Guerlain released 2 beautiful base makeup products – the Tenure de Perfection (reviewed here) and the Les Voilettes Translucent Compact Powder. I was so overwhelmed by all the Holiday 2013 goodies that I completely missed them and only picked them up “accidentally” during the … Continue reading
Let’s talk compact powder foundations…
As I was spring cleaning my stash over the holidays, I realized how many “new” compact powder foundations I’ve acquired over the past year, and never got around to reviewing. And I would have buried the notion, as I figured who the heck wants to read reviews on products that are not the very latest … Continue reading
