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

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blog sale, Burberry, chanel, Charlotte Tilbury, clarins, dior, Giorgio Armani, Givenchy, NARS, Tom Ford

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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Dior Inspired Bronzed Summer Look From Day To Night

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bronzed look, clarins, dior, guerlain, Hakuhodo, Hourglass, summer 2014, Tom Ford, YSL

Because it is still summer ( not for long though! ), I decided to recreate this look for you, beautiful. It is a Dior Nude inspired look, created by the amazing Peter Phillips – Creative and Image Director of Dior Makeup, for the launch of the new Dior Nude Tan Natural Radiance Bronzing Powder, re-launched a while ago.

It is also the look I went for most of the time during these past months, because it is so effortless and so summer appropriate, being fresh, bronzed with an amazing healthy glow to it!

Makeup used to create this look:

1) Dior Nude Glow Skin-Perfecting BB Cream, in #001

2) Dior Skinflash Corrector, in #002 Ivory Glow

3) Guerlain Terracotta 4 Seasons Tailor-Made Bronzing Powder, in #03 Natural Brunettes

4) Dior Fusion Mono Long-Wear Eyeshadow, in #001 Lune and #661 Météore ( review here )

5) YSL Eye Pencil Waterproof, in #1 Black

6) Dior Diorliner Precision Eyeliner, in #798 Brun

7) Dior Diorshow New Look Mascara, in #090 Black

8) Dior Rosy Glow Healthy Glow Awakening Blush, #001 Petal ( review here )

9) Dior Universal Lipliner Pencil ( review here ) 

10) Dior Addict Lipstick, in #535 Tailleur Bar

11) Dior Vernis, in #219 Safari Beige ( my first ever blog post, hehe! )

Brushes:

1) Tom Ford #02 Cream Foundation Brush

2) Tom Ford #03 Concealer and Eyeshadow Brush

3) Tom Ford #05 Bronzer Brush

4) Tom Ford #15 Eyeliner and Definer Brush

5) Hakuhodo J210 Blush Brush Round

6) Hakuhodo J5533 Eyeshadow Brush Tapered

7) Shu Uemura S Curler Eyelash Curler

– daytime look

And to make it suitable for a night walk on the beach, or a dinner with friends on a beautiful terrace I added a bit of brown liquid liner creating a small wing – because I wanted everything to look soft yet chic, then I added my favourite Dior Addict Fluid Stick in #239 Frisson ( read the full review here ) for a bold, glossy colour on my lips and changed the classic nude of the Safari Beige for a more daring, vampy Nuit 1947 on my nails.

– night look

I hope you enjoyed this post as much as I enjoyed creating it!

Thank you for reading and see you soon, Beautiful!

xx, Annie

 

 

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Summer of 2014 Bronzed, glowing, healthy summer Tip #10: My Top 5 Lip Products for Summer: Dior, Clarins, Shiseido

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clarins, dior, lip balm, lip gloss, lipstick, review, Shiseido, SPF, summer 2014

Even if I am not the type of girl to wear lip gloss and “sparkles” on my lips all year round, during the bright summer days I find myself reaching for sheer lipsticks and glosses most of the time.

What better opportunity to wear a glossy lip if not in summer, when you have the chance to make those sparkles look so good in the sunlight!

I am a lip products fanatic – no surprise there! – so before I decided to upload this post my lip picks have changed again and again… And again!!!… So, because of the amount of lipsticks, and glosses, and lip balms was bigger and bigger I had to cut it off to a Top 5, otherwise my word count would have gone nuts!

Here you have My Top 5 Lip Products for the Summer of 2014!

1. As you might have red in a previous post, using SPF on my lips is equally important as wearing it on my skin ( read what I use to protect my skin here ). My lip product of choice is the Shiseido Sun Protection Lip Treatment SPF 20 UVA. It is a white lip balm which protects your lips and hydrates at the same time. When you apply it you will see a white cast on your lips but when it absorbs it disappears and your lips are ready for lipstick and protected ( read a proper review here ).

2. I do not go anywhere without my Dior Addict Lip Glow! It is a permanent item in my purse and I carry it with me everywhere I go. You all know this product, I’m sure of that! It is a lip balm which helps enhance the colour of your lips while nourishing them! With the Lip Glow on my lips have a beautiful, natural and healthy rosy tint! Chemistry is magic, don’t you think?!

3. God, I love my next pick! It is another Dior product, this time a proper gloss: the Dior Addict Gloss in #643 Diablotine. This is the lip gloss everyone should have in their makeup collection and to use during summer. It is a bright peachy coral in the tube but on my lips it shows more on the pink/red side. It is quite sheer as you can see from the swatch and it has the most amazing gold glitters, which in the sunlight will give such a natural brightness to your lips.

4. This next product is simply amazing! I have tried to keep myself away from it for the longest time! But when I finally caved in and bought the first one I knew that it will be the beginning of a new and unhealthy addiction ( I now have 3 and need at least 3 more! ). I am talking about the new Dior Addict Fluid Sticks line, and the one I have here is in the gorgeous color #373 Rieuse. It is the perfect peachy pink lipstick but it has the brightness of a gloss. In fact this is a new formula, a hybrid between a lipstick and a gloss which will give your lips an instant lift, making them glossy and plumped, and sensual. I will write a review on all the Dior Fluid Stick I own soon!

Swatches L-R: Shiseido Sun Protection Lip Treatment, Dior Addict Lip Glow, Dior Addict Gloss #643 Diablotine, Dior addict Fluid Stick #373 Rieuse, Clarins Instant Light Natural Lip Perfector #6 Rosewood Shimmer.

5. My last pick is an all-year-rounder! The Clarins Instant Light Natural Lip Perfector in #6 Rosewood Shimmer. It is maybe my most used product this summer, next to my Shiseido SPF lip balm and my Dior Lip Glow! I also have a full review on it here.

As you can see my favourites for this summer are brighter colours, glossy/shiny finishes and liquis textures. SPF and hydration is a must too!

Please share yours? *always on a hunt for new lipstick or lip gloss… lip everything

See you soon, beautiful!

xx, Annie

 

 

 

Summer of 2014 – Bronzed, glowing, healthy summer Tip #3 Other bronzing products: By Terry Tea to Tan and Clarins Radiance-Plus Golden Glow Booster

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#01 Bronze Bay, By Terry, clarins, Radiance-Plus Golden Glow Booster, review, summer 2014, Tea to Tan

I really could not continue the Summer 2014 Series without talking about other products I love to use to achieve the healthy glowing tan I very much like.

I have been dying to write a proper review about the “infamous” By Terry Tea To Tan Water Colour Bronzer Instant Double Glow. I already talked about it a bit when I blogged its launch, in April ( see post here ).

It is an aqua based product formulated with Native Active Water from tea which goes on transparent on the skin. It contains Red Teas and Black Teas and Native Water of Organic Cherry with anti-oxidants, detoxifying and revitalizing properties and Correcting micro-prisms, and coloured powders which will totally be guilty of your bronzed, glowing look.

It comes in one shade #01 Bronze Bay. What an inspired name! Because by using this product your complexion will be imprinted with a veil of nude sun kissed colour.

Its texture is also revolutionary: “100% water with a bi-phased formula”. To customize the application you need to shake the bottle before use, to evenly mix the fine pearlescent particles with the tea water base.

It comes in an elegant glass bottle provided with a glass dropper I have never seen on another product. To open the it  you have to twist off the cap until the dispenser pops up, then a few more twists and you can use the product.

One more thing I have noticed is that it never turns dead orange on me, no matter how much I apply. And it lasts all day long! Hopefully you can notice the shimmering particles glistening in the sun. Don’t be afraid it won’t translate like that onto the skin, but in the form of a pigmented, diaphane veil.

It also dries down matte, so no need to worry about it fading or transfer on your clothes!

I find the best way to apply it is by tapping it with my fingertips over foundation in areas where I want the bronzed look, then blend it really well with my Tom Ford foundation brush.

It will work on any skin colour/undertone, the key being to apply in thin layers and to blend very well.

Good for face and body!

The second bronzing product is the new Clarins Radiance-Plus Golden Glow Made-to-Measure Self Tan. With this innovative, product you only need to add 3 drops to your day and/or night moisturizer, wait for it to work its magic and it will warm up your complexion with a sun-kissed glow.

It comes out transparent and it must be used combined with a moisturizer, and never alone. By reapplying it for several days it allows you to develop the tan to the intensity you want it.

It does not transfer onto your clothes or bed sheets! One thing you have to make sure you always do: wash your hands thoroughly immediately after every application if you don’t want them to look awkwardly tanned!

Also good to use for face and body!

Well? What do you think about this two alternatives to classic bronzers? Don’t they look scary? Haha!

See you soon, beautiful!

xx, Annie

 

Primers and bases I currently use and love and… one fail! Feat. Chanel, Clarins, Clinique, Sephora

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chanel, clarins, clinique, face primers, review, sephora

I am a big fan of minimal makeup! Mainly because of sheer lazines, but I also try to make my makeup look as close to natural as possible! So I thought that an extra step added to my makeup routine was going to slow me down and that priming my skin was useless! But how wrong was I?!

It is not that I have big problems with my skin! A bit of enlarged pores and some redness on my cheek areas! But when I started to use primer, I discovered that not only my pores were not that visible anymore and that the redness in my cheeks disappeared, but the texture of my skin was smoother and made foundation application easier, and the makeup did not budged all day long!

My first experience with primers has a bit of drama in it! Oh, well! What would be my life without a bit of a drama!!?? I bought the Too Face Shadow Insurance Primer which turned out to be an empty plastic container. Went to Sephora to change it and I ended out with the Sephora Smoothing Primer.

The Sephora Smoothing Primer has a transparent gel texture which smooths skin’s texture and leaves it feeling exceptionally soft. It is a matte finish which makes it suitable for all skin types, oily skin included. It comes in a neutral shade, which is completely translucent and suitable for all skin tones, from very light to very dark. It has no scent and I feel it a bit sticky when I first apply it on my face. Overall, this is an ok product and the glass, elegant 15 ml bottle sold me in the first place! Shallow much!? Price little over 15 €.

The next primer I am going to talk about is a recent buy – the Clinique Superprimer Colour Corrects Redness. Lightweight, oil-free primer which creates a smooth canvas for the next step in your makeup routine. It is a yellow based primer meant to correct redness and even out your skin tone. It is a silicone based product which glides on evenly. This is my second favourite primer I have ever tried! It comes in a 30 ml plastic bottle, with a retailing price of 22 €.

I saved my best and worst primers for last. Best primer I own is the Clarins Instant Smooth Perfecting Touch which shares the title of best priming/base product with another favourite of mine, my most recent purchase the Chanel Le Blanc de Chanel Sheer Illuminating Base, I already reviewed and featured in some earlier posts ( here and here ). Back to the Clarins Instant Smooth Perfecting Touch now! This is an “unique makeup base and primer which provides a fine, melting texture that conceals lines, pores, and imperfections in an instant”, at least that is what they claim on their website.

I bought this one not having big expectations! But this is by far the best primer I’ve tested yet and it delivered a very good result. Is a good deal thicker than other primers I’ve tried. In fact, it is safe to call it a paste. But being so thick does not impair its ability to spread – even around the delicate eye areas. It comes in this small 15 ml pot and it is a bit expensive, around 25 €, when the Clinique one is less expensive and you get double the amount of product. I’m inclined to believe that the Clarins primer will be as cost effective or better as other primers, given that I use less of this to achieve a better result.

Then again, I apply all my primers in strategic areas of my face (not all over): a small swipe for each cheek where my pores are visible, nose included, another swipe for theforehead and a final swipe to pat around both eyes. But with the Clarins primer a little bit really goes a long way!

The worst base product I own is another Clarins product. The Instant Light Complxion Perfector, in the shade #00 Rose Shimmer. It might work for anyone else, but on myself I really hated it! I already have naturally rosy undertones in my complexion, which I totally hate and try have to correct all the time. What this product succeeds to do is to accentuate and highlight these features. The final result is that I look like a pink disco ball. I have tried other shades too, and none was light enough or warm enough to work for me. I love the concept, hence the Chanel Le Blanc de Chanel Sheer Illuminating Base but not the actual product! Still using it to highlight from time to time though!

What are your favourite primers/bases?

See you soon, beautiful!

xx, Annie

What is in my travel makeup bag…

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By Terry, chanel, Charlotte TIlbury the Sophisticate, clarins, dior, Escentric Molecules, Hakuhodo, Maison Francis Kurkdjian, makeup bag, Tom Ford, travel

This post will be obvious, simple, informative, and quite long…

When it comes to traveling, I try to limit myself and bring with me only the essential makeup products, the ones that are going to help me create multiple looks, without taking too much space in my suitcase.

So this little Zara Home pouch I took with me is great for that. It is a compact little thing but also big enough to hold all my makeup, and my brushes.

Here is what I filled my Zara pouch with…

First, BASE products:

– primer Clarins Instant Smooth Perfecting Touch. I took this particular one because it has this compact container and although it is silicone based, when I use it my makeup stays on all day.

– foundation Chanel Vitalumière Aqua Skin Perfecting Makeup SPF 15, #30 Beige. You know that this is the foundation I always reach for because it is easy to apply, stays on all day and I also love the finish it gives. I already wrote a complete review about it, link here.

– to correct any dark circles or spots I took this Bourjois Healthy Mix Radiance and Anti-Fatigue Correcting Concealer because it is compact, does the job well and I have to finish it.

– my powder of choice was the By Terry Hyaluronic Hydra Powder. What were you thinking by taking a loose product while traveling?! You might ask… I absolutely adore this powder! It was between that and the Hourglass Ambient Lighting Powder Palette and I decided to go for the By Terry one because I wanted a matte finish on my complexion, since I think it is more work appropriate. For a full review and ways I use this powder click here.

– the last base product I took with me is a bronzing powder – the Guerlain Terracotta Light Sheer Bronzing Powder, in #04 Sun Blondes. Even if I bought it several months ago, I took it directly from its box. It was absolutely new! I simply swatched it a few times to see how it looks… And it was the best choice I could have made. I used this bronzer for contouring, all-over my face for a healthy look and as a… blush! If you are familiar with the Guerlain Terracotta bronzers you know that they look like a kaleidoscope of colours. This particular shade has a melange of pinks, bronzing shades and darker browns. Well, the pink in the palette was my blush shade… Not for long though, because I really did some shopping makeup-wise while I was in Milan… Oh! This is the makeup bag I took with me to Milan, last month! And it would have been a shame not to!

The EYE makeup:

– a neutral, matte palette is an absolute must for me when I travel, especially if it is a work related trip. This Charlotte Tilbury The Sophisticate Luxury Palette Colour Coded Eye Shadows landed on my door step the day before my departure. And I have to say that I was pretty impressed with the quality of these eye shadow palette. The eye shadows are soft, finely mild, very pigmented and easy to blend. Loved it!

– then my absolute favourite eye product at the moment, the By Terry Ombre Blackstar Colour-Fix Cream Eye Shadow, in #5 Misty Rock. I love it all-over the lid by itself for a soft day look and also combined with other eye shadows for a night out with the girls, in Milan.

– to accentuate my eyes I took the Clarins Eye Pencil, in #02 Brown.

– as for mascara I went for this samples of Dior Diorshow New Look Mascara, in #090 Black and my holly grail mascara the Chanel Le Volume de Chanel Mascara, in #10 Black. I love the two combined or applied by themselves.

LIPS. Yeah lip products are my weakness! I said I allow myself to take only three. I ended up with six! And bought a few more while I was there!

So:

– the Dior Lip Glow Colour Reviver Balm – I can not leave the house without

– the Clarins Instant Light Natural Lip Perfector, in #06. I love how hydrating this is and not sticky at all. I previously featured it in a post, here.

– my go-to, easy-to-wear lipstick the Chanel Rouge Coco Shine, in #48 Évasion, reviewed here.

– another nude my Tom Ford Lip Colour #13 Blush Nude – simply because

– and finally THE red, you never know when you will need a red lipstick right?! – my Dior Rouge Dior #999 Red, paired with my favourite lip liner the Dior Universal Lipliner Pencil.

Went BRUSHES crazy too! So I took with me my old, trusty Samurai Army: my Tom Ford #14 Smokey Eye Brush and the #02 Cream Foundation Brush, and my Hakuhodo brushes: the J210, J5522 for powdering contour and blush, the J5533 an excellent brush to blend eye shadow, the J5529 and G5513 great for precise makeup application. And of course my Shu Uemura S-Curler, my go-to eyelash curler.

The last items in my makeup bag were the ones I used to freshen up – the Chanel Blotting Sheets and a small bottle of Travalo filled with the Caudalie Beauty Elixir.

The other two Travalo‘s were filled with my favourite perfumes: the Escentric Molecule 01 ( reviewed here ) and Maison Francis Kurkdjian‘s Amyris. You can also read more about the Travalo’s by clicking here.

So this much makeup I take with me when I travel. In my defense I have to say that it was a almost two weeks trip!

I hope you enjoy reading this post!

See you soon, Beautiful!

xx, Annie

 

 

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FOTD – Sharing the secret. Shhh!… Don’t tell!

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at work, beauty, bourgeois, By Terry, chanel, Chanel #44 La Diva, Chanel Joue Contraste #86 Discrétion, Chanel Vitalumiere Aqua, clarins, clinique, dior, fotd, guerlain, l'oreal, mac, makeup, selfie, spring

It is Monday today! A-gain! Yeah!… Another week has started as it usually does. Me went to work…

But who says that a crappy Monday at work can not be fun?! I’m in my office taking selfies while waiting for my meeting to start. Shhh!… Don’t tell my boss! He’s a Man, he wouldn’t understand!

I even have time to write a blog post about what I’m wearing on my face today… Yay Me!

As a base I’m wearing my usual one. I featured it in my other FOTD. Clinique Superprimer followed by Chanel Vitalumière Aqua Foundation in #30 Beige ( can’t wait to get my hands on the new Chanel foundation release!! ). Then I applied a bit of a Bourgeois Healthy Mix Concealer 52 Medium Radiance and L’Oreal Accord Parfait Corrector in Rose Porcelain – I use it to highlight. Then I dusted a bit of my HG powder By Terry Hyaluronic-Hydra Powder ( review here ). For my cheeks I used Chanel Joue Contraste Blush in #86 Discrétion ( review ) and for contouring I used my Guerlain Teracotta Light bronzing powder in #04 Sun Blondes.

So, on the eyes I used as a base Dior Diorshow Mono Wet and Dry Eyeshadow in # 826 Bikini ( reviewed here ) and to add some definition to my eyes I used the Guerlain bronzer. For a bit of a highlight I used MAC Blanc Type. Then I lightly lined my eyes with a Clarins eye-liner…. . Then I curled my lashes and applied one coat of the Dior New Look Mascara 090 Black and one coat of the Chanel Le Volume de Chanel Mascara in #10 Noir.

On the lips I slightly dabbed some Chanel Rouge Allure Luminous Intense Lipstick in #44 La Diva, then I blended it in with my finger. Previously I applied some Dior Lip Glow to moisturise my lips.

And this is the final result! Can you tell I like it…!?!!?!! Yeah! I’m even taking selfies instead of working! 😉

Hope you like it too!

xx, Annie

Favourite Lip Combo – Dior Addict #525 Vintge and Clarins Lip Perfector #6

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clarins, cosmetics, dior, high end, lipgloss, lips, lipstick makeup, review, swatches

I am always on a hunt for the perfect lip. This next one has been my go-to perfect lip combination, until Miss Spring decided to show herself again to the mere mortals. When that finally happened, I went for colourful, bright, happier colours.

But let me tell you more…

I bought the Dior Addict Lipstick a while ago because I needed a nude lip for an everyday use. It is in the colour #525 Vintage. In store, I only swatched it on the back of my hand  because I was in a rush and when I came home and put it on, I decided that it was not what I wanted. So typical me!

Although I was pleased with the formula, the darkness the product showed in the bullet scared me. At that time it crossed my mind that it looked like an old lady lipstick. So I put it away and forgot about it for a while.

The Clarins Instant Light Natural Lip Perfector is in #6. I bought it because everyone loved it and praised it so much… So I decided to give it a try. It is a good product. Creamy, glossy, non-sticky, smells like vanilla and caramel cookies ( yuuum! )… But I have to say that it dries my lips a bit and it doesn’t last too long. That’s why I decided to use it as a final touch in lip combinations – on top of a lipstick or over a lip liner to add some shine and definition.

In the picture above you can see the result of the two combined. It is a my-lips-but-better colour. Not dark at all right?! It is not too much for an everyday use. And you can easily reapply it when it wears off, even without a mirror or if you are on the go.

What are your go-to lip combos? Please let me know!

See you soon, beautiful!

xx, Annie