BURBERRY Fresh Glow Foundation SPF 15 PA+++, shade Ochre No.20

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Burberry, BURBERRY Fresh Glow Foundation SPF 15 PA+++ shade Ochre No.20, comparisons, review, swatches

The BURBERRY Fresh Glow Foundation SPF 15 PA+++ came out on the market a while back, and it sucessfully replaced in the top of my preferences, the now discontinued Burberry Sheer Foundation, which used to be a favourite of mine for the spring and summer months! I used to have that one in the colour No.04 Trench, if I’m remembering well!

Then, two years ago, another Burberry face base was launched ( the Burberry Fresh Glow B.B. Cream – the best B.B. I had the chance to try, even better than Dior and even Estée Lauder… I know, bold statement there, which I obvioulsy assume! See for yourself what I mean in this post here! ) and made me forget about my Sheer, which eventually went out of date somewhere in the depths of my makeup drawers, and I had to dispose of it!

Long story short, I was extremely happy to see that Burberry “brings my favourite back”, be it in another form, with another name and other shade range ( which to be completely honest, was a little bit of a nightmare to match myself to, since for my Sheer in Tench, I got matched to in Milan, at the Burberry counter from La Rinascente, in Piazza Duomo… ).

The formula of the BURBERRY Fresh Glow Foundation SPF 15 PA+++ is comfortable, and gives that no-makeup-look I adore. It’s also very beneficial for the skin, as the formula features “vitamins and moisturising extracts ( Burberry’s signature blend of rosehip, tea and lavender extract ) to help keep skin hydrated for up to eight hours and enhance skin suppleness”. Plus it’s packed with anti-oxidants and sunscreens factors to “help protect against the damaging effects of the sun.”, being free of Parabens, Sulfates, Phthalates.

It has medium buildable satin coverage and a natural-looking finish, it’s light, which I prefer my bases to be, and exquisitely dewey, very close to the radiance of natural daylight!…

On certain complexions, this might give the illusion of an oily look… But if you ask me, it’s just an excessive dewey-ness, which I personally prefer in my face bases! I love the aspect of an healthy-looking complexion, especially during the hot months of the year and to balance everything out, I like to keep the rest on my makeup as matte as possible! I’m thinking matte eyes and matte lips!… It’s only a personal preference though, as I think matte foundation makes my complexion look powdery, chalky and pretty much old.

I found that it applies best with my Tom Ford #02 Creamy Foundation Brush and with my damp Beauty Blender to uniformize the colour and the finish! I go with my Beauty Blender over the brush application, because I found out that like that the foundation doesn’t accentuate pores or cling onto any eventual dry patches I have!

Also, this is the kind of foundation you need to give it time to set, then apply your other powder products: setting powder, contour, highlight, blusher and finishing powder.

This colour I own, Ochre No.20, has a lot more pink undertones in it than I usually go for, but when blended out, it somehow manages to give me a beautiful, luminous look, and a bit of a tan as well!

You can see me wearing it in this post here!

Can’t wait for the warmer weather to be here, to get some colour onto my pale slin and to properly wear this foundation again!

Well, it’s also almost gone! So, I’m waiting for your recommendations!

See you soon, Beautiful!

xx, Annie

 

 

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My Valentine’s Day date night makeup 2016

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#narsissist, Anastasia Beverly Hills Brow Wiz, Burberry, Chanel Le Volume Mascara, Charlotte Tilbury, date night, Hourglass, MOTD, NARS, Tarte Cosmetics, Tom Ford, Valentine's Day 2016, Valentine's Day makeup

I hope I’m not too late, but today I’m going to share with you, my lovelies, the makeup I wore on my date night out with my Mister, on Valentine’s Day!

As you can easily see I ditched the classic red lip look and winged eye liner, and went for a more peachy-pink-smokey eye paired with a matching nude lip, a look I’m sure I will wore over and over again throughout this whole upcoming spring…

I took my inspiration from this gorgeous macaroon picture I found on Pinterest, paired it with a matching silk blouse I recently got on a glorious sale from H&M ( similar item here ), a feminine Dior-esque skirt and a pair of nude heels from my favourite Romanian brand, Smiling Shoes and ready I was for a fabulous romantic date.

And it was a fabulous one indeed!

The Makeup:

FACE:

• NARS All Day Luminous Weightless Foundation Light 3 Gobi
• Charlotte Tilbury Filmstar Bronze & Glow
• Hourglass Ambient Lighting Powder Dim light and Incandescent Light
• Hourglass Ambient Lighting Blush Dim Infusion

EYES:

• Tom Ford Cream and Powder Eye Color 03 Golden Peach, as a base
• Charlotte Tilbury The Vintage Vamp and The Sophisticate Luxury Palette Colour-Coded Eye Shadows
• Dior Diorshow Fusion Mono Long-Wear Eyeshadow 001 Lune, innercorner highlight
• Tom Ford Eye Defining Pen 01 Deeper
• mascara: a mix of the Tarte Lights, Camera, Splashes and the Chanel Le Volume
•  brows: Anastasia Beverly Hills Brow Wiz – Chocolate, new in, not sure about this shade though

LIPS:

• Charlotte Tilbury Lip Cheat Pillow Talk blended, NARS Audacious Lipstick Anita and Burberry Lip Glow No. 09 Nude Beige

I hope you all had an awesome Valentine’s Day and that you are willing to share with me what you wore on your date!

[ Remember that I’m currently running another awesome Blog Sale here, on the blog, and that I still have a couple of gorgeous makeup items that need a new home! ]

See you soon, Beautiful!

xx, Annie

 

 

 

 

 

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CHRISTMAS BLOG SALE – Adopt a Lipstick from annie’s beauty…!

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SALE CLOSED!

Finally! My blog sale is finally here!

As you might know, I’m a declared and assumed lipstick hoarder! I love them, I like to have them in my collection… But I don’t use them as much as I would love to!

So, to prevent them for going bad, I decided to find them a new home!

The selected lipsticks:

TOM FORD Lips&Boys: Price 20 €

1. Cooper SOLD!!!!!
2. Xavier SOLD!!!!!
3. Luciano SOLD!!!!!
4. Patrick SOLD!!!!!
5. Adriano SOLD!!!!!
6. Peter SOLD!!!!!
7. Alasdhair
8. Flynn SOLD!!!!!

Review and swatches here.

TOM FORD Lip Color and Lip Color Mat Price 20 €

1. Blush Nude SOLD!!!!! 2. Pink Tease SOLD!!!!! 3. Crimson Noir 4. Pussycat SOLD!!!!!

CHARLOTTE TILBURY MATTE Revolution and K.I.S.S.I.N.G. Fallen from the Lipstick Tree Price 20 €

1. So Marilyn SOLD!!!!! 2. Stoned Rose 3. Confession SOLD!!!!! 4. Lost Cherry SOLD!!!!! 5. Sexy Sienna SOLD!!!!!

NARS Audacious Lipstick Price 20 €

1. Marisa 2. Greta SOLD!!!!! 3. Natalie 4. Kelly 5. Grace SOLD!!!!!

Full review and swatches here.

Estée Lauder Pure Color Envy Price 20 €

1. Impassioned
2. Tumultous Pink

Reviews and swatches here and here.

Burberry Price 20 €

1. Lip Mist Nude Peach SOLD!!!!!
2. Lip Cover Romantic Rose SOLD!!!!!
3. Lip Cover Oxblood SOLD!!!!!

Reviews and swatches here, here and here.

GIVENCHY Le Rouge Price 20 €

1. Carmin Escarpin SOLD!!!!!
2. Beige Plume

DIOR Price 15 €

1. Dior Addict Lipstick Vintage
2. Dior Addict Lipstick Tailleur Bar
3. Dior Rouge Dior Nude Charnelle SOLD!!!!!
4. Dior Rouge Dior Allégresse ( L.E. ) SOLD!!!!!
5. Dior Rouge Dior 999 SOLD!!!!!
6. Dior Rouge Sérum Radiant Pink Serum
7. Dior Rouge Sérum Carmine Crystal
8. Dior Rouge Sérum Raspberry Serum

CHANEL, GIORGIO ARMANI, GUERLAIN, DIOR, CLARINS

Price 15 €

1. Chanel Rouge Allure Velvet La Diva ( L.E. )
2. GIORGIO ARMANI Rouge Extasy Downtown
3. Clarins Rouge Prodige Tea Rose
4. Dior Addict Fluid Stick Rieuse
5. Guerlain Rouge G Rose Glacé ( L.E. )

The Rules:

1. Items will be sold on a first come first served basis. When an item is sold I will let you know in this blog post, by writing SOLD next to it.
2. I will do my best to ship all my orders internationally for a 5 € fee, although from my experience this far for the counties outside the EU, fees might be higher than that ( 1 or 2 € added to the original fee ). The packaging will be sent via Romanian Postal Service and it will reach its destination within max 10 working days!  Delays have been reported!
3. PLEASE pay asap! If I don’t have a payment within 3 working days, I will have move on to the next buyer! If not the product will be listed again on this blog post!
4. Absolutely NO RETURNS! Sorry guys but I’m selling exclusively luxury makeup items that are barely swatched for my blog posts for half and less their original price. They are sanitised and within their expiration date, of course!
5. Some of the Lips&Boys come in their boxes, all the other lipsticks come unboxed.

UPDATE 13.06.2016: Under the light of the recent unfortunate events, annie’s beauty… CAN’T and WON’T be held responsible for/of:

• the loss of the package
• deterioration of the packaging and/or any of the products inside
• delays
• loss
• the package not being claimed in due time

Publishing any information from emails between annie’s beauty… and buyer, or from private messaging services without previous accept, will be considered a violation of privacy and treated as such!

How to buy an item:

1. send me an email at anniesbeautyblog@gmail.com with your intention and the item you want to get, full name and address. Use as a subject line Luxury Beauty Christmas Blog Sale. Since I haven’t managed to set up my PayPal account yet ( sorry about that, it’s my bank’s fault! ), so you will have to send the money directly to my account.
2.  I will try to ship your item the following working day after the payment has been confirmed.

Buy more than one item and I won’t charge you the shipping fee!

Anything you want to ask me write a comment below or send me an email at anniesbeautyblog@gmail.com!

See you soon, beautiful!

xx, Annie

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Home Scents: BURBERRY Smokey Embers Fragranced Candle

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Burberry, Burberry Fragranced Candle Smokey Embers, candle, fragranced candle, gift idea, home scent, review, smokey embers, woody notes

Today, as you can see, I decided to take a break from reviewing all those magnificent dark, bold, sultry lipsticks… And since Miss Winter is just around the corner, I thought what better time than now to talk about one of my favourite home scents. It comes in the form of a fragranced candle, it’s from Burberry and it’s called Smokey Embers.

*Yes! Besides those iconic trenches, shawls, makeup and perfume, Burberry does home scents as well! And you have no idea what you’ve missed on!*

My absolute favourite candle to burn around the holidays has been for the past couple of years was Bibliothèque from Byredo, which I can’t wait to burn this year as well. It smells like smoke and old books and old, used leather… Delicious!

I discovered Smoked Embers last year while I was writing my “Last minute gift guide for Christmas”. Of course I was blindly ordering it from their website as I usually do! But I wasn’t disappointed this time either…

It’s perfect candle to recreate “the mood of an English fireside afternoon”, filled with relaxation and quality time spent with the family. The warm cozy notes of patchouli, birch tar and guiac wood compliment each other in the most harmonious way and they’ll fill your whole house with the most peaceful atmosphere.

This is a single wicked candle, with a white beeswax base, presented in a transparent glass holder “with honey-coloured twill paper inspired by the unique gabardine texture of the Burberry Heritage Trench. The candle’s label references the inner label of the iconic coat.”

To prolong it’s freshness you can top it with this gold metal lid it comes with. It contains 200g of product which is set to burn for 40-50 hours. Since I had several other options, I still have a generous amout to burn this year as well.

The presentation is amazing, as Burberry had us used with! So this would make an excellent, luxurious gift.

This particular scent is not available on their website at the moment, but I’m sure they will restock it soon. But if you’re on a hunt for a woody, cosy, warm scented candle there is another option – the Fire Embers Fragranced Candle.

I’m still waiting for another candle in the mail, from a brand I’ve always wanted to try, NEOM. Fingers crossed it will be as awesome as all m candle picks this far!

What’s your favourite candle to burn in the Winter time? Please let me know in the comments below! I’m taking notes, as always!

See you soon, Beautiful!

xx, Annie

 

 

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Loving Nudes #8: a FOTD feat. CHARLOTTE TILBURY Lip Cheat Lip Liner in Pink Venus & BURBERRY Lip Glow No.9 Nude Beige – The best nude lip combo I wore all Summer long

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#loving nudes, Burberry, Burberry Lip Glow No.09 Nude Beige, Charlotte Tilburry Lip Cheat Re-Shape & Re-Size Lip Liner Pink Venus, Charlotte Tilbury, fotd, LOTD, nude lip combo

Confession time: I miss Summer already!…

… But I can’t wait to wear those gorgeous Autumnal colours at once!

With that thought in mind, I recreated for you my go-to Summer 2015 look that revolves around glowing skin, peachy-nude lips, cheeks and lids and lots of mascara!

Products used for this FOTD:

• BURBERRY Fresh Glow BB Cream, shade Fair No.1 ( review )
• NARS Ragiand Creamy Concealer, shade Light 2 Vanilla ( review )
• KEVYN AUCOIN Creamy Glow Duo #4 Sculpting Medium/Candelight, shade used Candelight ( review )
• HOURGLASS Ambient Lighting Power Palette, shades Incandescent Light used to highlight and Dim Light and for contour and bronzing Radiant Light ( review )
• HOURGLASS Ambient Lighting Blush in shade Dim Infusion ( review )
• TOM FORD Cream and Powder Eye Color #3 Golden Peach ( review )
• DIOR Diorshow Fusion Mono Long-Wear Eyeshadow #001 Lune ( review )
• CHANEL Le Volume de Chanel Waterproof Mascara Black ( 3 coats )
• BURBERRY Effortless Eyebrow Definer, No.2 Sepia ( review )

Tools used:

• BEAUTY BLENDER
• NARS Yachio Kabuki Brush ( review )
• HAKUHODO J242G brush ( review )
• TOM FORD #13 blending brush ( review )
• SHU UEMURA S Lash Curler

My lip products of choice for this look was a combination of 2 products you might have seen already if you’re a long-time follower of annie’s beauty… .

After applying my lip conditioner ( my favourite at the moment is by Hampton Sun ), I used the CHARLOTTE TILBURY Lip Cheat in Pink Venus ( full review here ) to define my lips following their natural shape, and to fill them in. What I liked to do was to work really well the product into my lips with my fingers and reapply it! I found out that by doing so, the colour lasts longer on my lips, even with a lip gloss on top.

My lip gloss of choice was the BURBERRY Lip Glow No.9 Nude Beige ( full review here ) that comes in one of the most amazing formulas. Not too sticky and with the perfect intensity of shine! Not to mention that they come in an array of shades ( check them out on Burberry’s  website ).

The final result – a gorgeous peachy-nude shade that went so well with so many different looks I wore this past Summer, from going out for a brunch with the girls to a lovely dinner out with Mr. G.

I hope you found your read enjoyable and as always…

See you soon, Beautiful!

xx, Annie

 

 

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Autumn report: My 2015 Must-Haves

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Annick Goutal, Burberry, chanel, Charlotte Tilbury, Daniel Wellington, dior, Estee Lauder, Givenchy, Maison Francis Kurkdjian, Ray Ban, Tom Ford, Zara

Even if I’m beyond happy that we’re having a long Summer here in Romania, I can’t help myself but wearing those gorgeous Autumn colours… Deep browns, burnt oranges and all the reds of the spectrum have already replaced the bronzy, golden shades of this past Summer.

Here you have some of my Autumn 2015 must-haves!

Of course the first change you’ll notice will be my lipstick choice! From bold, neon-y Summer reds or glossy pinks and oranges, my picks will gravitate towards brown-ish nudes, deep reds and earthy oranges. Some of my picks are: my Tom Ford Lip Colour Shine in #05 Bare – the perfect transitional shade since it is a brown nude shade with some sparkles, the Burberry Lip Glow Nude Beige No.9 – can you tell I don’t want to let go Summer yet?!, an old favourite of mine the Givenchy Le Rouge in #103 Brun Createur, the Charlotte Tilbury Walk of Shame a gorgeous Autumn colour with one the most comfortable matte formulation I have ever tried, another Burberry option – the Lip Cover Ruby No.18 because I can’t live without my reds, the Estée Lauder Pure Color Envy in #450 Insolent Plum another favourite from last year and a new discovery thanks to my lovely Janet, who was kind enough to send it over from across the Ocean – the Bite Beauty High Pigment Pencil in Sable.

Deeper and darker nail polish colours are must-haves for Autumn. My two favourites are Dior Nuit 1947 ( #970 ) and Mirage (#338 ), previously reviewed here.

Another must have is perfume. I’ll transition from fresh, zesty, floral perfumes like my Annick Goutal Eau d’Hadrien and my Chanel No.5 Eau Première to the deeper, dusty floral oriental notes of the Diptyque 34 BVLD Saint-Germain or the Maison Francis Kurkdjian Aqua Vitae Forte.

This Autumn I have a thing with hats! I love this Zara Narrow Brim Wool Hat that goes with everything and makes every outfit look classy and chic. More options here.

I won’t let go my favourite sunnies just yet, so I will always have with me my Ray Ban Aviators. A cult favourite piece.

Another must-have is a classic, timeless watch and my choice is my Daniel Wellington Classy Sheffield watch, which you can get for yourself with a 15% off, just by entering anniesbeautyblog discount code before check out! Available until 30 September 2015 – so hurry up! More details here!

Another fashion must-have is funky shoes! Whenever I have the chance, I give up on my heels gladly just to wear this Lust of Creation crazy orange coloured oxfords, that are extremely comfortable and unique.

These are a few things I will definitely wear a lot this season! What are your must-haves, my lovelies?

See you soon, Beautiful!

xx, Annie

 

 

 

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BURBERRY Light Glow Earthy Blush No. 7 – review

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Burberry, Burberry Light Glow Blush, Burberry Light Glow Blush Earthy, comparisons, Eartthy blush, No. 7 Earthy Blush, review, swatches

You all know how much I love my Burberry makeup and that I own quite a lot of items it’s no surprise as well! 

I had my eyes on this particular blush from their regular line for quite some time, but to be honest the one thing that keept me away from it was exactly the fact that everybody in the beauty world uses it mainly as an excellent contouring shade… “How is that even possible!?”, I kept asking myself and left it aside.

It was brought back to my attention when the international makeup artist Andy Rowe used it to create the main looks for the Burberry Spring 2015 Collection, The Birds and The Bees. I already did a blog post about this look with details about the products and the techniques she used, so if you want you can read more about it here. 

I was just fascinated about how natural it looked on the models, so bronzy and chic that I had to give it a go! Well, it’s still Burberry! What could’ve gone wrong, right!?

NOTHING I’m telling you! In fact it was the only thing I wore on my cheeks lately, just to warm up my complexion and to give it a bit more definition. This combined with a bit of that gorgeous Tom Ford Pink Sand blush and sometimes a bit of the Kevyn Aucoin Celestial highlighter for an extra glow.

It definitely looks more like a contour shade but on the cheeks it comes off a little too warm for what I like my contours to be, especially in the colder months when my skin is paler. Now that I managed to put a bit of a tan on it looks effortlessly beautiful!

 – from left to right: Hourglass Ambient Lighthing Powder Luminous Light, Hourglass Ambient Lighting Powder Radiant Light, Kevyn Aucoin Cream Contour Medium 3, BURBERRY Earthy, Charlotte Tilbury Filmstar Bronze & Glow Sculpt, Guerlain Terracotta 4 Seasons Bronzing Powder 03 Natural – Brunettes, Guerlain Teracotta Light 04 Sun Blondes

Swatched, Earthy definitely looks like a beautiful neutral blush but like a decent contour shade as well – warm, brown, delicate shade. 

As you can see, the closest one in colour is the Sculpt shade from the Charlotte Tilbury Filmstar Bronze & Glow duo. The others are warmer and cooler variations! 

The formula is as expected, silky and highly pigmented in spite of the fact that it’s marketed as a Sheer Blush. I apply it in thin layers continuously buffing it, to control the intensity I want and build up the colour to a maximum that pleases me. 

My favourite face tool to do that with is the Tom Ford #06 Blush Brush, that’s soft and dense enough to pick up just the right amount of product and ro buff it evenly for a flawless look. It does come with its own brush encased in the iconic checked, gunmetal case, which is not bad at all… But I still prefer my Tom Ford brush! 

The versatility of Earthy sold me instantly!… I now can use it as a delicate everyday blush and it shows beautifully niw that I have a bit of a tan on! It only accentuates it, making everything look more natural and healthy than ever.

Which product is your favourite for contour this summer?

See you soon, beautiful!

xx, Annie

 

THE Best 10 Online Shopping Destinations for Luxury Beauty

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Aesop, Aoro.ro, Aromatherapy Associates, Bobbi Brown, Burberry, chanel, Chantecaille, Charlotte Tilbury, Creme de La Mer, Cult Beauty, dior, Diptyque, Emma Hardie, Eve Lom, feelunique, Fillerina, Glam Glow, guerlain, Harrods, Jo Malone, Kiehl's, La Prairie, Lancer, Laura Mercier, May Lindstorm, MV Organic Skincare, NARS, net-a-porter, Omorovicza, online luxury shopping destinations, Oribe, Rahua, REN, RMK, Sarah Chapman, Selfridges, Shiseido, Sisley, SK II, SpaceNK, Sunday Riley, SUQQU, Tata Harper, Tatcha, Therapy, Tom Ford, Urban Decay, Verso, Zelens

Since many of you, my lovely readers, always ask me where do I shop for my makeup and my skincare, here you have it – a full post dedicated to my favourite online places to shop for luxury beauty!

  

SELFRIDGES

BRANDS AVAILABLE:

– Tom Ford, Charlotte Tilbury, Dior, Chanel, Guerlain, NARS, Laura Mercier, Bobbi Brown, RMK, Urban Decay, Omorovicza, Zelens, Eve Lom, Kiehl’s, Diptyque, Jo Malone

SHIPPING:

– to over 60 countries around the world, including North America, Australia, the Middle East and China.

– “For all orders outside of the European Union, we’ll even remove UK VAT and include any relevant import charges before you pay so there are no surprises when your order arrives.” ( Selfridges )

INTERESTING FACT:

– currently Selfridges is running a SALE on selected items all-over their website, so you might want to take advantage of that!

 

HARRODS

BRANDS AVAILABLE: Tom Ford, Chanel, Dior, Dolce & Gabbana, SK II, Creme de La Mer, Shiseido, Sisley, SUQQU, Lancer, La Prairie… See more brands here.

SHIPPING*:

Delivery Service	Availability	Area	Charges	Delivered
Europe Zone A	24/7	– Belgium – Denmark – France – Germany – Guernsey – Ireland – Italy – Jersey – Luxembourg – Netherlands – Spain – Sweden	£20.00	5 – 6 working days
Europe Zone B	24/7	– Andorra – Croatia – Iceland – Monaco – San Marino – Gibraltar – Greece – Latvia – Lithuania – Poland – Portugal – Slovakia – Balearic Islands: Majorca, Minorca, Ibiza, Formentera (country is Spain) – Austria – Bulgaria – Cyprus – Czech Republic – Estonia – Finland – Hungary – Liechtenstein – Malta – Norway – Romania – Slovenia – Switzerland – Canary Islands: Tenerife, Fuerteventura, Gran Canaria, Lanzarote, La Palma	£20.00	6 – 10 working days
North America and Far East	24/7	– USA – Canada – Hong Kong – Malaysia – Japan – Singapore – Thailand – Macau – South Korea – Philippines	£25.00	6 – 10 working days
Rest of the World	24/7	– Australia – Bahrain – India – Israel – New Zealand – Qatar – Saudi Arabia – UAE – Jordan – Kuwait – Lebanon – Oman	£25.00	10 – 12 working day

*Please note that Harrods currently ONLY delivers to the countries listed above.

 

NET-A-PORTER.com

BRANDS AVAILABLE: besides fashion http://www.net-a-porter.com has also a beauty section where I like to get items from brands like Hourglass, Charlotte Tilbury, Burberry, RMS, Byredo, By Terry, Eve Lom… just to name a few!

SHIPPING:

– get more info on International delivery, Times and Fees here.

– excellent Customer Service and free Tracking Order option!

 

SPACENK.com

BRANDS AVAILABLE: Hourglass, By Terry, Chantecaille, Sarah Chapman, Aesop, Oribe, Rahua, REN, Sunday Riley, Tatcha, Verso

SHIPPING:

EUROPEAN DELIVERY

1. Option 1: STANDARD DELIVERY
   You’ll receive your order within 10 working days European standard delivery service is available for all European addresses to the countries listed below.
   £5.00 including VAT.
2. Option 2: FREE EUROPEAN DELIVERY ON ORDERS £100 AND OVER
   If your order totals £100 or more, you’ll automatically qualify for FREE European delivery Free European delivery of orders will be within 10 working days as per usual European delivery.

Destinations: UK, Austria, Armenia, Andorra, Albania, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Guernsey, Hungry, Iceland, Ireland, Isle of Man, Italy, Jersey, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Malta, Moldova, Monaco, Montenegro, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russian Federation, Serbia, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine.

REST OF THE WORLD DELIVERY

1. Option 1: STANDARD DELIVERY You’ll receive your order within 21 working days Rest Of The World delivery service is available for all addresses to the countries listed below.
   £5.00 including VAT.
2. Option 2: FREE REST OF WORLD DELIVERY ON ORDERS £150 AND OVER
   If your order totals £150 or more, you’ll automatically qualify for FREE Rest of World delivery. Free Rest of World delivery of orders will be within 21 working days as per usual Rest of World delivery terms

 

FEELUNIQUE.com

BRANDS AVAILABLE:

– all the brands you can imagine for makeup and skincare, from luxury to affordable

– last month they added a new brand to their never ending selection, a personal favourite of mine – BURBERRY

SHIPPING:

FREE WORLDWIDE DELIVERY ON ALL ORDERS OVER £10 

 

BURBERRY

One of the best Customer Services I have ever encountered online, it made me prefer order my favourite makeup items from their online shop rather than anywhere else!

SHIPPING:

– you can find more information on shipping destinations, costs and delivery for your country by clicking here

– they also give you the possibility of tracking your order

 

CHARLOTTE TILBURY

One of my favourite makeup brands as well, www.charlottetilbuty.com not only has an amazing selection of their amazing makeup and skincare, but also an excellent Customer Service but exclusive offers too!

SHIPPING:

– they currently ship to addresses within the UK and EUROPE:

Austria, Belgium, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Channel Islands, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Montenegro, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Republic Of Ireland, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and United Kingdom.

To order from the USA, click here to visit the US site.

 

CULT BEAUTY.com

– by far my favourite destination for luxury skincare shopping

BRANDS AVAILABLE: Oskia, Omorovicza, Sunday Riley, Tata Harper, Zelens, MV Organic Skincare, Therapy, Aromatherapy Associates, Aesop, Emma Hardie, Glam Glow, Fillerina, May Lindstorm…

SHIPPING:

– destinations:

Mainland UK

United Kingdom

Non-Mainland UK

Jersey  /  Guernsey  /  Isle of Man

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Aland Islands  /  Anguilla  /  Bahamas  /  Barbados  /  Brazil  /  Cape Verde  /  Cayman Islands  /  Croatia  /  Estonia  /  Gibraltar  /  Hungary  /  India  /  Latvia  /  Lithuania  /  Maldives  /  Reunion  /  Romania  /  Russia  /  Slovakia  /  Slovenia  /  South Africa  /  Turkey  /  Ukraine  /  Vatican City  /  Venezuela

– Standard Delivery is FREE worldwide on all orders over £50 except for mainland China.

 

OMOROVICZA

– this is Omorovicza’s official website, where they always host amazing offers and deals and periodically, some amazing sales! The current amazing offers are a beautiful LE Queen of Hungary Face Mist in a beautiful summery bottle, with the possibility of doubling your Pengo and some amazing sets at such convenient prices!

SHIPPING:

	Price	Free over	Business Days
UK	€7	€150	2-5
EU Standard	€20	€150	7
EU Expedited	€30	n/a	Up to 5

– due to customs restrictions, they are not able to ship to China and Russia.

– import taxes and duties will be the responsibility of the customer should goods be ordered from our website for delivery outside of Europe.

 

AORO.ro

BRANDS AVAILABLE: Chanel, Dior, Guerlain, Giorgio & Gabbana and many more

SHIPPING: for my Romanian girls ONLY!

Here you have my main online shopping destinations! I hope you feel inspired and get some new shopping ideas from them!

See you soon, beautiful!

xx, Annie

My BURBERRY Sheer Eyeshadows. Part III: Taupes – #09 Rosewood – review, swatches, comparisons and dupes

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Burberry, Burberry Sheer Eyeshadow, Burberry Sheer Eyeshadow #09 Rosewood, BURBERRY Sheer Eyeshadows. Part III Taupes, comparisons, dupes, review, swatches

If there’s one thing Burberry does heavenly, these are the eyeshadows, especially for a neutrals lover like myself! There are lots of neutral colours in the Sheer range where Burberry took an otherwise boring neutral, added a little something into it and made it extraordinary!

This is Part III of My Burberry Sheer Eyeshadow Collection – Taupes, featuring my absolute favourite taupe shade of all times, #09 Rosewood.

[ See Part I: Pretty Nudes, here and Part II: Earthy Browns, here ]

I know that Pale Barley seems to be the popular one amongst the Burberry shadows but for me Rosewood was the stand out. In fact it was one of the first Sheer Eyeshadows form Burberry I’ve purchased and my most used one.

Rosewood is the epitome of the taupe eyeshadows…

–  here is a swatch comparison of Rosewood with a couple of similar colors in my collection, with various finishes, textures and undertones

… A very lovely complex taupe though, neutral in tone, leaning more brown than grey and ashy, a shade of brown that works well for my skin tone due to the plum undertones in it and never makes me look tired. I dislike the ruddiness in a lot of browns eyeshadows but this is a perfectly balanced mix of browns and greys adorned with a slightly metallic, burnished sheen that I noticed in other Burberry colours as well ( see again Pale Barley! ), which definitely makes it an excellent shade for fairer, cooler toned complexions as well!

The pigmentation and the richness of the texture are as beautiful expected! Rosewood is incredibly silky, soft, buttery smooth and dense and a little goes a long way, as it also is easily blendable.

My go-to look using this eyeshadow is still a natural one ( this and some eyeliner and I’m good to go! ), but a more polished version of that!

The packaging is the classic, iconic, gunmetal, check-printed little box that comes with a mirror and a sponge applicator, everything wrapped up in a black velvet pouch! Sassy, right?!

Do you have a favourite taupe? Please share it in the comment section below!

Thanks for reading and have a wonderful June!

See you soon, beautiful!

xx, Annie

 

 

 

 

 

The Lipstick Tag 2.0… a.k.a. The Confessions of a Lipstick Hoarder Tag

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Burberry, chanel, Charlotte Tilbury, dior, Estee Lauder, Givenchy, guerlain, NARS, tag, the lipstick tag, Tom Ford, upgraded collection

FAIR WARNING!!! Brace yourself, because this is going to be EPIC!

I haven’t had this much fun playing Tag since the beginnings of annie’s beauty…! I already did a Lipstick Tag back then, and what I called “my lipstick collection” at that moment, has now transformed into something… let’s just call it “intense“!?

So thank you my lovelies bloggers and friends Katie, the creative mind behind Plus+ Beauty and Zoe from Zoe Beauty Blog for bringing back sweet memories from my early blogging days!

[ For Rules and all that boring stuff head over these girls blogs, read them there and make sure you say “Hi!”, from you… and from me as well! ]

[ To see my first Lipstick Tag, click here! ]

Now let’s do this!

The Questions:

1. How many lipsticks do you own?

First time I did this Tag I had and I quote: “35-ish”, after a Spring cleaning – which btw, I thought it was decent. Now, two Spring cleanings later and an Autumn one in between, I have to report that “35-ish” became A LOT more, an amount of lipsticks that’s outrageous to be owned by any women and it should be considered felony…

2. What was your first ever lipstick?

For the answer to this question I will have to cordially invite you to read my previous Lipstick Tag! It’s still the same answer!?!?!?

3. What is your most worn lipstick?

At the moment?…

The Charlotte Tilbury Coachella Coral and the NARS Audacious Lipstick in Juliette. And maybe Tom Ford Bare…

4. What is your favourite brand for lipsticks?

Tom Ford… to a pretty tie with Charlotte Tilbury.

5. What is your favourite finish?

I used to love creamy sheers, but now I adore the creamy, non-drying mattes like the Tom Ford Matte Lipsticks, the Charlotte Tilbury MATTE Revolution Lipsticks and finishes like the NARS Audacious Lipsticks.

6. What is the last lipstick you bought?

The Tom Ford Skinnydip and Rose Soleil from the Summer 2015 Soleil Collection, ( see the preview of it here ).

7. How many lip products do you currently have in your bag?

The Dior Balm Reviver, the Charlotte Tilbury Lip-Cheat Lip Pencil Pink Venus and the lipstick Coachella Coral, Tom Ford Sheer in Bare and Skinnydip… and that would be it!

8. What lipstick do you use to rock a red lip?

Now that’s the worst question of all! It should have been: “What lipstickS do you use to rock a red lip?” Because…

… I have Tom Ford Flame, Tom Ford Crimson Noir, Tom Ford Wild Ginger, Tom Ford Lips&Boys Alejandro and Adriano, Chanel Arthur, Charlotte Tilbury So Marilyn, Burberry Ruby, Dior Rouge #999, Givenchy Carmin Escarpin, Estée Lauder Impassioned, Giorgio Armani Rouge Ecstasy Downtown, Shiseido Laquer Rouge Drama… ( see swatches in the “Photo Gallery” – LOL?! – below )

To name a few!… Can you tell I love reds?!?!?!

You asked for it remember?!

9. How do you store your lipsticks?

The storage systems from Ikea still do all the hard work for me.

10. What lip products are you currently lusting over?

Some Gucci lipsticks and some Dolce and Gabbana Mattes ( see preview on those here ) would definitely tickle my senses!

So this is it for now!

I tag Jacquie ( use a nasal French accent while reading that! ), Janet and Josie, Serene and Anne ( I know you already did this Anne! ) to do this tag as well! And of course, everyone else who wants to!

I hope you had fun reading my version of The Lipstick Tag a.k.a. The Confessions of a Lipstick Hoarder Tag!

See you soon, beautiful!

xx, Annie

INTERESTING FACT… much?! :

• the Photo Gallery I was telling you about… Happy scrolling down lovelies!

– Charlotte Tilbury So Marilyn – Tom Ford Flame – Tom Ford Alejandro – Tom Ford Crimson Noir – Dior #999 – NARS Audacious Lipsticks – Chanel Arthur – Tom Ford Lips&Boys  – Tom Ford Matte Lipsticks – Tom Ford Lip Colours – Esteé Lauder and Givenchy reds – Burberry Nudes – Autum Lipsticks – Burberry Nude Lip Combo  – Givenchy nudes – Tom Ford Nudes – Tom Ford and Chanel Sheers – Dior Addict Fluid Sticks – Chanel Glossimer Mica – Burberry Lip Glow – Dior Rouge Serum

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