Rouge Bunny Rouge Colour Burst Lipstick: Unrestricted & Whim of Mine

The formula of the colour burst lipsticks has it all; they are comfortable, creamy, moisturising with good pigment and long wear.

Unrestricted is a muted pink beige with a slight silver shimmer. I'd say this applies cooler than how it swatches. Its very pretty and I don't think I have another shade like it.



Whim of mine is a creamy warm rose with a satin finish (£24 each). This shade is very heavily featured in blog posts about RBR lipsticks and I can see why its such a popular universal shade.




Ingredients below (the lipsticks do have a sweet scent)


I bought one of these from rougebunnyrouge.com (extremely quick delivery and a beautiful site which is worth checking out for their looks section alone) and the other I received via a gift certificate which was very kindly given to me by RBR.

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Rouge Bunny Rouge Long-lasting Eye Shadow Refill round up

I thought it might be useful to show you all the newer shade refill pans from Rouge Bunny Rouge together. They currently offer 9 refill shades (of which 3 are their best-selling shades in their original line up).

Shades described below follow clockwise, starting from top left in photo.
Olive Violeteare - smoky olive with satin finish 
Umber Firefinch - satin finish cool toned medium brown
Golden Rhea - iridescent gold
Trumpeter Koel - iridescent dark grey/charcoal base with a strong blue tone.
Lilac Reef Curassow - blue toned pale lilac with a semi matte finish.
Bohemian Waxwing - shimmery taupe with a touch of warmth


Swatches below L-R:Golden Rhea,Olive Violeteare,Bohemian Waxwing,Lilac Reef Curassow,Trumpeter Koel and Umber Firefinch

The Bestselling Shadows are:
Unforgetable Oriole - cream gold with a iridescent/shimmer finish
Solstice Halcyon - semi-matte brown/taupe with a hint of mauve
Abyssinian Catbird - metallic mix of brown/bronze/olive and gold highlights.

Rouge Bunny Rouge shadows tick all the boxes for me; great pigment,blend beautifully, interesting colours and good wear.

I bought 6 of these shadows from zuneta.com and 3 were sent to me for free.

Laura Mercier Illuminating Eye Colour: Gilded Bronze

The Holiday Art Deco Muse collection focuses on metallics for the eyes and rich reds for the lips. The four quilted Illuminating Eye Colours instantly stand out.


I am not into high shimmer/metallic finishes such as these, but upon swatching I didn't have any doubt in my mind that at least one needed to come home with me.

 
The pigmentation is phenomenal, I actually try to apply this lightly such is the intensity.The shadows are embossed with a quilted pattern, it applies extremely smooth and blends well. The shade I bought, Gilded Bronze (£20), applies a lot cooler than it looks in the pan and though its called bronze, I would describe this as a taupe.

As the natural light it so bad here at the moment, I have taken a photo in natural light and with a flash as below:

 
I think its a beautiful shade and I am very tempted to go back for more.

I bought this from John Lewis

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Live Native Essential Gold Rejuvenating Eye Balm

Live Native is a handmade, mostly organic skincare range. The brand is based on the Isle of Skye and none of the ingredients are heated/pasteurised (so as to retain all the nutritional value).

The formula of the eye balm (£45) feels very concentrated so you only need a little bit. It contains 23k gold leaf, cold-pressed comfrey oil (to help reduce puffiness and dark circles) and also ingredients such as rosehip and carrot root oils (to provide regenerative anti-oxidant properties).


I found the product quite strong in terms of smell, its meant to be rose, vanilla oils and raw cacao butter, but it reminded me of an orange chocolate lip balm I used to have (I must have a strange sense of smell).

Everything was pointing to this being a winner, the ingredients look good and the reviews across the board were impressive.
I held off reviewing this until I used it all up as I was hoping I would change my mind.....
Though its write up says its light and none greasy, for me it never completely absorbed, and left a greasy slick feel, which did not make a good base with concealer. Its meant to help "reduce puffiness and dark circles, and promote the natural production of collagen that reduces the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles". I have tried so many eye products over the years that I do not have high expectations, however I must concede I did feel slightly disappointed that having used this day and night without fail, I notice no improvement and felt like my eye area was left feeling and looking much dryer than before.
Ingredients:

However, though this product didn't work for me, I do think the brand offers a good range of products for those wishing to move towards more "raw" skin and body care.

I bought this from beingcontent.com

Chanel Holiday: Harmonie du Soir

It was a welcomed sight to see the changed formula of eyeshadow quad from Chanel (previously release in the Topkapi palette). I had hoped that this would be a permanent change to the baked eyeshadows quads, unfortunately looking at the pictures of the Spring 2013 collection, I see the normal baked formula quad in the collection for us not in America.


Harmonie du Soir (£43) contains a gold, taupe, light pink (slightly frosty) and a cranberry/plum. All the shades are shimmery.

The formula of the shadows is easy to work with as they are very blendable, have great pigment and last well. They feel soft and smooth and the colours apply true to pan.
It terms of the overall look from the palette, I don't find the red tones of the cranberry/plum flattering so I only use a touch of this and whilst I like using the other three colours independently, used together I feel it looks overly shimmery (the shimmer is not the subtle shimmer I would expect from Chanel).

I do really like this formula and do hope they use it for other releases, but for me the colours used together are just too shimmery and I know I won't get a lot of use from the red toned shade.

Ingredients:


I bought this from Boots.