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Seasonal Favourites Spring 2015

30 Tuesday Jun 2015

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We’re almost mid summer already and it’s just about the right moment to bring you my most loved/modt used items, this past season. So here you have my Spring 2015 Favourites!

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My most loved makeup products were my lipsticks, this season as well! No surprise there, right!

The ones that had the most impact on me were the NARS Audacious Lipsticks which I adore and I wore almost every day for the past couple of months! My favourites were Juliette, Natalie and Michyio!

[ Well, I loved them this much that I had a marathon week of posts featuring a NARS Audacious Lipstick, every day of the week! Start reading about that here, with Monday of course! ]

When I wasn’t wearing any of these, the one I had on my lips was the Charlotte Tilbury K.I.S.S.I.N.G. Lipstick in Coachella Coral, a lovely Spring colour, amazing all by itself or over another Charlotte Tilbury favourite of mine – the Lip-Cheat Lip Liner in Pink Venus!

My base of choice was another one from NARS! The new and gorgeous All Day Luminous Weightless Foundation, a surprising discovery that has become a staple in my makeup routine in the shortest time!

Another makeup item and one I came back to this Spring as well was the Dolce and Gabbana blush in #33 Rosebud! This is such a lovely natural flush of colour, excellent for a natural, fresh look!

To take care of my skin I really enjoyed the First Aid Beauty Face Cleanser and the combination of the Kiehl’s Midnight Recovery Concentrate as a serum and the First Aid Beauty Ultra Repair Cream.

My perfume of choice was Rancé’s Rose de Rose, a “mature” rose scented perfume.

My makeup tools I enjoyed the most were, another no surprise, my Hakuhodo Eye Brushes especially my J5523 and J142.

This is it for this post lovelies! Make sure you check my other Seasonal Favourites here and here!

See you soon, beautiful!

xx, Annie

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NARS Audacious Lipsticks – One Week in Spring Colours OVERALL THOUGHTS

21 Tuesday Apr 2015

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Modern lipstick so shamelessly seductive in touch and texture, the sensation is audacious.

NARS

NARS Audacious Lipsticks

– Probably one of the best lipstick formulas I have ever tried!

Lots of people have already talked about them but for me it was literally impossible to get my hands on when they first launched ( September 1st, 2014 ) because at the time the shipping to Romania was limited, even for their online store.

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They’re extremely creamy, beautiful lipsticks. With a matte-satiny finish, they feel absolutely comfortable on the lips.

Satin-matte formulas are my favourites because they are so low maintenance. In just one swipe you get the right amount of colour you need on your lips and it is there to stay for the longest time. Just one-stroke for a full-coverage, creamy wear!

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Even if they are some of the most long-lasting lipsticks I own, I really don’t recommend applying only one layer and then give up! Being a luxurious texture enriched with ingredients to smooth and nourish your lips, these will still fade after a couple of hours! To avoid having to repeatedly apply it on your lips during the day, do the tissue trick! Apply one layer, then take a tissue paper and press it onto your lips ( you can do the powder trick at this point as well! ). Then reapply your lipstick and you’ll get even a longer-lasting colour! Using a lip liner will help too!

Not that these extra steps are mandatory, but they are really helpful in certain situations! So keep these little tricks in mind!

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Also, keep in mind that these are essentially matte lipsticks so you will find some colours more drying than others and of course, you’ll have to take care of your lips before and after applying them. And just in case you don’t know how to do that ( although I’m sure it’s not the case ), check out this post here, where I have it all explained step by step.

Even if I absolutely love the NARS Audacious Lipsticks and I think that they are so worthy of their retailing price ( 30€, here in Europe ), in terms of colour I really think that a lot of them are just slightly off in variations, especially the nude shades and some reds…

But there are several colours that are absolute must-haves and that I gladly recommend them! Especially for the spring and summer seasons…

Here you have my recommendations:

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MARISA – is a “warm pink”* that reminds me a lot of my gorgeous Tom Ford Matte Lipstick in #04 Pink Tease ( review here ), only that Marisa has a bit more depth and character to it. An excellent everyday shade! ( Swatch here! )

MICHIYO – described as a “shocking pink”*, it is indeed the most shocking colour of all my picks, which makes me love it even more. Bold, fuchsia lips are a must especially if you’re dealing with Monday Blues… Just saying!

To see how I wear it, the link is here.

GRETA – Greta has probably, the best description ever – “a wild azalea”*, the closest to a very red shade but not as sharp and pretentious as a true red. The visible warm undertones dress it down a bit and make it more wearable on a daily basis. See me wearing it here.

GRACE – taking over the world! this is how I feel wearing this “bright pink coral”*! It’s a bright coral, almost a true red with coral hints of pink and gorgeous warm undertones. I wear Grace in this post here!

Side note: Warm undertones make lipsticks so much more wearable, don’t you think my lovelies?

KELLY – I’ll correct myself and say that Kelly has the best description ever: “a coral hibiscus”*; yes, I’m absolutely subjective since Hibiscus is my favorite flower, with all its variations! This one is definitely a bright coral red, as the name suggests, with warm undertones. See me wearing it here!

NATALIE – I’ve always been scared of lipsticks described as “flamingo”! But it’s not the case with Natalie, because “she” is a muted flamingo, more of a medium pink with a coral tinge and warm undertones, that only makes it even more particular. ( Swatch here! )

JULIETTE – is a “pink coral”. It’s pretty similar to Natalie, except that it is more coral than pink and with less warm undertones. ( Click here for swatches! ) It also made me think of my Charlotte Tilbury MATTE Revolution Lipstick in Sexy Sienna, another gorgeous luminous-matte formula.

My absolute favourites from these seven options are Marisa, Michiyo, Greta and surprisingly, Juliette – a shade I never thought I would come to love in such a short notice.

And here concludes my NARS Audacious Lipsticks – One Week in Spring Colours mini-series. Make sure you check out last week’s posts, where you will see my NARS Audacious Lipstick picks from Monday to Sunday, with swatches and initial thoughts.

I will also leave you separate links for the lipsticks I wore every day this past week, here: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday.

I would love to read everything about your personal experience with the NARS Audacious Lipsticks, if you had any and which ones are your favourites for spring and summer!… If not, just tell me which one caught your eyes and made it to your wish list!

See you soon, beautiful!

…And remember! In a world that lacks in COLOUR, be the RAINBOW! 

xx, Annie

 

 

 

*descriptions taken from NARS website

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NARS Audacious Lipsticks – One Week in Spring Colours. Sunday – Juliette

19 Sunday Apr 2015

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Ahh, it’s Sunday again and another beautiful week has come to an end!

And it was such a special, unusual one here at annie’s beauty… All thanks to these seven amazing NARS Audacious lipsticks that kept all of us entertained throughout this whole week!

I hope you had as much fun reading all my posts this week, as I had writing them!

Here you have the last makeup look, a more smart-casual one, starring Juliette – the most beautiful “pink coral” lipstick in my entire collection!

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Makeup worn:

– Jouer Matte Moisture Tint, shade Porcelain 

– NARS Radiant Creamy Concealer, shade Light2 Vanilla

– Hourglass Ambient Lighting Powder Palette, shade Incandescent Light and Dim Light

– Hourglass Ambient Lighting Blush, shade Dim Infusion – worn as an eye makeup as well

– Burberry Curve Lash Mascara Volumising Lash Curl in #01 Ebony

– Burberry Effortless Eyebrow Definer #02 Sepia

Make sure to revisit annie’s beauty… on Tuesday for a more detailed/technical review on these lipsticks, and more swatches as well!

See you soon, beautiful!

Annie

 

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NARS Audacious Lipsticks – One Week in Spring Colours. Saturday – Natalie

18 Saturday Apr 2015

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It’s finally the weekend!

On a bright Saturday, we wear our NARS Audacious Lipstick in Natalie with the same elegance as the bird that inspired this shade – the flamingo.

Like the graceful bird, always remember to keep your verticality no matter the situation!…

And in a world that lacks in colour ALWAYS be the RAINBOW! 

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Makeup worn:

– Omorovicza Complexion Corrector SPF 20

– Omorovicza Complexion Corrector BB Light

– NARS Radiant Creamy Concealer, shade Light2 Vanilla

– Hourglass Ambient Lighting Powder, Radiant Light

– Hourglass Ambient Lighting Powder Palette – Dim Light and Incandescent Light

– Chanel Le Volume Mascara, #10 Noir

  • Burberry Effortless Eyebrow Definer #02 Sepia

image – please excuse the crappy sunset light but I was out and about and forgot to take a decent picture until now! I will update this post with a new one asap!

See you soon, beautiful!

xx, Annie

To Be Continued…

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NARS Audacious Lipsticks – One Week in Spring Colours. Friday – Kelly

17 Friday Apr 2015

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Fridays are for going out… So they say!

So put your bright, “coral hibiscus” lipstick on, adjust your eye makeup by adding a bit more smokiness to it and a bit of sparkle, mess up your curls a bit more and off the door you go!

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Makeup worn:

  • Dior Diorskin Star Foundation, 010 Ivory

– NARS Radiant Creamy Concealer, shade Light2 Vanilla

  • Burberry Sheer Eyashadow #22 Pale Barley, Nars Duo Eyeshadow Alhambra, Charlotte Tilbury The Dolce Vita Eyeshadow Palette, Clarins Eye Pencil #02 Brown and Hourglass Ambient Lighting Powder Palette Incandescent Light

– Chanel Le Volume de Chanel Mascara, #10 Black

  • Burberry Effortless Eyebrow Definer #02 Sepia

  • Dior Universal Lip Liner

I’m taking the NARS Audacious Lipstick in Kelly with me in my bag to reapply! So don’t forget to take yours!

It’s going to be a long night after all!…

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And remember…

If you obey all the rules, you miss all the fun!

Audrey Hepburn

See you soon, beautiful!

xx, Annie

To Be Continued…

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NARS Audacious Lipsticks – One Week in Spring Colours. Thursday – Grace

16 Thursday Apr 2015

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I love to see a young girl go out and grab the world by the lapels. Life’s a bitch. You’ve got to go out and kick ass!

Maya Angelou

Mid working week, we all need a little “pick-me-up” from time to time, right?!

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And when our inner strength isn’t enough anymore, some wise words form an Audacious lady named Maya* and a graceful “bright pink coral” called, how else but Grace?! – on the lips, would definitely do the trick!

I know it always works for me!

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Makeup worn:

– Giorgio Armani Luminous Silk Foundation shade #4

– NARS Radiant Creamy Concealer, shade Light2 Vanilla

– By Terry Hyaluronic-Hydra Powder

– Hourglass Ambient Lighting Blush shade Ethereal Glow

– NARS DUO Eyeshadow Alhambra

  • Burberry Curve Lash Mascara Volumising Lash Curl in #01 Ebony

  • Burberry Effortless Eyebrow Definer #02 Sepia

See you soon, beautiful!

xx, Annie

To Be Continued…

INTERESTING FACTS:

  • *Maya Angelou was a complex character: civil rights activist, dancer, film producer, television producer, playwright, film director, author, actress, professor

– *she was also a poet and award-winning author best known for her biography “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings” and her numerous poetry and essay collections

  • *she was known and loved by so many political figures – she has been a close friend of Martin Luther King’s for instance, and equally appreciated by Oprah Winfrey, or Mary J. Blige

  • *yes, she was an African-American woman and at her death last year, even President Barack Obama praised her saying that she was “a brilliant writer, a fierce friend, and a truly phenomenal woman” who “had the ability to remind us that we are all God’s children; that we all have something to offer”

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NARS Audacious Lipsticks – One Week in Spring Colours. Wednesday – Greta

15 Wednesday Apr 2015

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Who said, you can’t wear a “wild azalea” crushed on your lips anytime you want, even in the middle of a working week?!

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“I AM” and “I WANT” are today’s mantras!

I want an Audacious, almost there red, but less demanding and aggressive…

Today you can call me Greta!…

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Makeup worn:

– Dior Diorskin Star Foundation, 010 Ivory

– NARS Radiant Creamy Concealer, shade Light2 Vanilla

– Charlotte Tilbury Filmstar Bronze & Glow Palette

– Tom Ford Cheek Colour, #02 Frantik Pink

– Charlotte Tibury The Uptown Girl Eyeshadow Palette and a bit of that Burberry Eye Colour Silk Wet & Dry Eyeshadows, shade #200 Tea Rose ( again! since I’m loving it a lot lately )

  • Burberry Curve Lash Mascara Volumising Lash Curl in #01 Ebony

  • Burberry Effortless Eyebrow Definer #02 Sepia

image – …and a frail attempt to a more sensual pose

See you soon, beautiful!

xx, Annie

To Be Continued…

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NARS Audacious Lipsticks – One Week in Spring Colours. Tuesday – Michiyo

14 Tuesday Apr 2015

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Monday blues gone, now is Tuesday and the busy working week has just started!

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So keep your spirits high and wear a “shocking pink”!

She is MICHIYO, lovely and empowering! Don’t we all need a bit of that to get through the week?!

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Makeup worn:

  • NARS All Day Luminous Weightless Foundation, Light 3 Gobi

– NARS Creamy Concealer, Light 2 Vanilla

– Hourglass Ambient Lighting Powder Palette, Incandescent Light

– Hourglass Ambient Lighting Blush Palette, Incandescent Electra ( Incandescent Electra will available for purchase for Sephora VIBs as single in full size starting April 15th; available in stores worldwide starting May )

  • Burberry Eye Colour Silk Wet & Dry Eyeshadows, shade #200 Tea Rose and By Terry Ombre Blackstar #05 Misty Rock

  • Burberry Bold Lash Mascara Intense & Volumised Lashes in #01 Ebony

  • Burberry Effortless Eyebrow Definer, #02 Sepia

photo – find me on Instagram as well!

What do you think? Will you shock a few colleagues with this Audacious Girl?… Or maybe even your boss?… Just dare to be Audacious!

See you soon, beautiful!

xx, Annie

To Be Continued…

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NARS Audacious Lipsticks – One Week in Spring Colours. Monday – Marisa

13 Monday Apr 2015

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It’s Monday again… The first day after the Holy Weekend!… Let’s take it easy shall we?!…

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And how else can we kick off Monday blues but wearing a gorgeous “warm pink” on the lips, paired with a porcelain, flawless complexion and minimal eye makeup!

Today I’m wearing MARISA on the lips!

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Makeup worn:

– NARS All Day Luminous Weightless Foundation Light 3 Gobi

  • Guerlain Météorites Compact Light-Revealing Powder, shade #4 Doré

  • Burberry Silk Eyeshadow #200 Tea Rose and Burberry Sheer Eyeshadow #06 Almond

  • Burberry Curve Lash Mascara Volumising Lash Curl in #01 Ebony

– Burberry Effortless Eyebrow Definer #02 Sepia

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See you soon, beautiful!

xx, Annie

To Be Continued…

INTERESTING FACTS:

  • all NARS Audacious Lipsticks are named after girls. So now I can have fun not only with my boys, my Tom Ford Lips&Boys but with the NARS Audacious Girls as well! Haha!

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