Rouge Bunny Rouge Umber Firefinch and Unforgettable Oriole

If there's one thing I'm consistent with its my buying of Rouge Bunny Rouge, oh the travesty were I not to buy something at least once a month from this beautifully whimsical brand.

I finally got round to buying Umber Firefinch which is one of the new shades that comes in the refill format only.

Its a satin finish cool toned medium brown. I find cool browns hard to come by so am really pleased with this. Unforgettable Oriole is a shade both available in a single eye-shadow compact or a refill (£16 for a refill).

Its one of the metallic finish shades so expect a high iridescent/shimmer finish. Its a cream gold that manages to not be overly warm; a welcomed attribute as there are not many golden type shades I can wear on my cool toned skin.

Swatched below with some other RBR shades.
L-R Blackpepper Jay,Umber Firefinch,Bejewelled Skylark.

L-R: Golden Rhea,Unforgettable Oriole, Embrace of Cashmere Loose pigment

Both shades feel smooth, have great pigmentation,blend perfectly and last well. RBR remains one of my favourite eye-shadow brands and one I feel happy to recommend or buy as gifts for others.

I really hope that RBR release all their shades in the pan version as I have hit pan on quite a few now and do find a palette system allows for better storage and organisation.

I bought these from zuneta.com

NARS Vent Glacé Eyeshadow Duo

I was somewhat dubious of the Vent Glace (£24) duo from the Nars Fall collection, it looked like one of those combinations that could easily turn to frost, yet the more blog posts I saw of the duo, I couldn't withstand the call anymore.

The shades are described as a “platinum” and “silver smoke.”


On me its a light silver white with a shimmery, frosted finish and a shimmered dirty grey/sage (a hard to describe shade, but undeniably interesting).

I can't help but wish that the lighter shade was omitted and replaced with something a bit deeper to lend a bit of balance, as whilst the colours are pretty I feel it registers as too icy looking on my skin.

The pigmentation is good, and they feel soft and smooth, I do need a base to get these to last and not crease.
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I bought this from John Lewis

Chantecaille Elephant Cheek Shade

Part of the beautiful Fall collection, the elephant embossed limited edition fun cheek shade (£30) is a real gem.

Like the eyeshadow palette (reviewed here), five percent of proceeds will be donated to the David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust, an organisation that rescues, fosters and release baby elephants orphaned by ivory poaching.


The Fun cheek shade is described as a soft apricot, I tend to think of apricot as a slightly yellow orange peach so for me I'd say this is more of a subtle true peach shade with a satin finish. It does have a shimmer over spray which makes it look a bit darker than it actually is (the overspray is gone after one use).
Below with the overspray off


It has a smooth very lightweight feel, and blends smoothly onto the skin. This type of shade is a great face brightener and the tones of this do not compete with the rest of my makeup so I am able to wear it with any eye look.

I have similar colours but not any dupes. Swatched below L-R Benefit Coralista, By Terry blush Terrybly #100 Torrid Peach, Chantecaille Fun, Sisley Phyto-Blush Eclat #05.

This is just such a wearable shade that instantly enlivens the complexion.

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I bought this from SpaceNK

Japonesque Safari Chic

Japonesque have brought out a rather eye catching collection of Leopard print brushes.

The collection consists of a kabuki Bronzer Brush (£19.50) and a brush set (£28) that contains travel sizes of a blush, shadow and crease brush. All the brushes have synthetic bristles.




The brushes are densely packed but manage to still be soft. All the brushes are multitasking, I tend to use the eye brushes for concealer as well as blending and applying shadow.

The bronzer and blush brush works well for bronzer, foundations, face powder, blusher,and highlighter.

 
The brushes managed to really pack on product but buff it in effortlessly, working well with powder, cream or liquid. Another attribute is that they wash up well and keep their shape.

I don't have any negative to say other than personally I'd like the option of longer handled versions so they fit in my brush pots (that's being ultra fussy I know).
Overall I'm really pleased with these, they have managed to combine a fun design with great quality at an affordable price.

The brushes are available from www.hqhair.com

Disclaimer: These were sent to me for free for review purposes. 

Sisley Phyto-Blush Eclat

The Phyto-Blush Eclat has had an update, its now housed it a rather striking zebra print compact and the two shades are now two sections of two in a waived embossed pattern rather than just two blocks of colour.


The blush is billed as having a high tech formula that offers skin benefits through ingredients such as Gardenia, Woodmallow and Linden extract to moisturise and soften and Ginkgo and Rosehip are meant to offer a "protective shield".

It feels smooth and very lightweight. Pigment is sheer but can be built up if desired. It does not feel drying on the skin and it lasts well. I bought shade #5 Pinky Coral (£48.50)

The colour is true to its name and combines a sheer baby pink and peachy/coral. Obviously for this price, nice isn't going to cut it, but where I think this gives that bit extra, is the finish. It doesn't register as shimmer but makes the skin look more luminous and because of the light reflecting qualities its a very soft focus effect.
Swatched L-R: peachy/coral shade, pink, shades combined.


Sisley also have some rather lush looking new glosses out, Phyto-Lip Gloss, though I am not a gloss girl I was rather tempted. Whilst its often the skincare that gets featured I really do think the brand offer some rather lovely quality makeup items.

I bought this from John Lewis

Benefit Go Tropicoral & How To Look The Best At Everything

This Autumn, Benefit has brought out three complexion and three lip & Cheek kits.


The Complexion Kits contain mini sizes of the POREfessional, Hello Flawless Oxygen Wow, Boi-Ing Concealer (2 shades) and Hello Flawless Powder.

I bought the Light set (£24.50). Porefessional is silicone loaded and feels silky smooth as you'd expect, it does fill in pores to create a smooth surface, though I can't get more than 5 hours wear before it vanishes. Its slightly difficult for me to access the Hello Flawless Oxygen WOW Brightening Makeup as I have only used it a handful of times because its very dark and though I am likely paler that what the industry denotes as pale I am still surprised to see this shade in a kit for light complexions. Its sheer to medium coverage, gives a natural finish that lasts well but is slightly cakey on dryer areas.

You get two shades of the Boi-ing concealer 01 and 02. 01 works best for me, it has good pigment, lasts well but it prone to highlighting lines under the eyes.

The Hello Flawless Powder, is again too dark; it has a silky smooth feel and provides a light coverage and holds makeup in place well. It does not look too powdery and removes unwanted shine. Unfortunately every time I have worn this I have had quite severe break outs (my skin is very sensitive and acne prone).
Swatches below L-R Concealer 01,Concealer 02,Porefessional, foundation, powder


I fared better with the Lip & Cheek Kit. I went for the corals, Go Tropicoral (£24.50),

which contains mini sizes of Cha cha tint Tinted Lip & Cheek Stain (orange peach shade), High Beam (shimmery cool pale pink highlighter), Coralista Face Powder (coral pink with golden shimmer), and Ultra Plush Gloss in Coralista (extremely sheer coral).

The Chachatint is buildable and lasts well though it does stain the skin. High Beam again lasts well, though best to use a light hand or it can look a bit frosty.

 The Coralista Face Powder is the star of the show, a very pretty brightening colour, great to perk up the face.

The Coralista Ultra Plush lip gloss feels moisturising and very slick and does not last long.The scent is very fruity yet slightly plastic.
Swatches L-R Lip gloss, Tint, highlighter, powder


All the kits have application tips/tricks on the inside on the lid (which are detachable), behind them is a mirror. Its a solid concept, which allows you to try a range of products at an affordable price. Whilst the complexion  kit wasn't right for me, if you can  find a colour match and don't have fussy skin it is really nice to have all the base products you need in one set and with Christmas on the horizon I think the Lip & Cheek Kits might make a nice option for someone new to the brand.

I bought these from Debenhams.

Omorovicza Thermal Cleansing Balm & Deep Cleansing Mask

The deep cleaning mask (£57) is a real get you out of trouble mask. If my skin is breaking out and just generally looking congested this mask it what I reach for. I put on a thick layer and leave for 15 minutes, the white clay makes the pores look clean, and the Hungarian moor mud gives a deep cleanse.

Best of it it does not leave the skin tight/dry nor red, instead the skin looks calmer, brighter and feels smooth. I was slightly concerned by the initial tingling feeling, I know a lot of people seem to say that it means its working but for me tingly means its irritating, so I have been very surprised to have got such great results from this with no irritation.


 After trying sample sizes in the Essentials set, I had to buy the full size of the cleanser (£46). Its a black balm that melts into an oil when applied to the skin. I just use wet cotton pads to remove and it comes away easily. Skin is left very moisturised but without a greasy residue. It does not strip the skin but leaves it feeling very soft. It dissolves makeup well including mascara. The only downside for me is the price, as I get through the full size in just over a month.

 
I bought the cleanser from omorovicza.com and the mask was a gift with purchase, its well worth signing up to their site as they have very good monthly offers.