Make-up is the new Champagne

An exciting meeting took place in Birmingham last week, which in weeks to come you will be hearing all about, but for now my lips are sealed I'm afraid.

I couldn't wait to celebrate; any normal person would have cracked open a bottle of bubbly at the nearest bar but me being, well, me rushed over to the nearest beauty hall in honour of the occasion, because let's face it there's no need for a glass of fizz when you can have lipgloss and liners right?

Well, not on a midweek afternoon there's not anyway.

Despite my good mood and 'party with the plastic' attitude that day, I was actually pretty restrained with myself and walked away with the following three products in my little yellow bag.

As I don't live near any exciting beauty counters or do much beauty buying online I wanted to look at a few brands I don't get to see much and their new products.

Nars Larger than Life, Long-wear eyeliner

I passed up Nar's Fall collection as the colours weren't very 'me' but on good recommendation I did check out their new (ish) range of Larger Than Life eyeliners.

I rather predictably went for the brown of the bunch, Via Appia, and have to say, I absolutely love it.

The formula is amazing, they're almost like a gel liner but in an easier to use, foolproof stick form so they're super soft with an intense colour payoff making them a dream to apply and work with.

I will do a full review soon but in short these beat Urban Decay's 24/7 Glide on pencils, Mac's Pearlglide liners and Estee Lauder's Double Wear eyeliners hands down as they are completely transfer resistant, so no smudging or budging throughout the day.



Illamasqua Precision Ink in Glister

On days when I feel like winging it (flicked out black liner) I always turn to my Illamasqua Precision ink in Abyss (review); it is the easiest liquid liner I've used and the staying power is incredible so I've always wanted more colours.

I passed up the newest shade, Havoc, as I'd just purchased the Larger than Life pencil and being unusually practical/reserved for me I plumped for their nude shade Glister instead.

An absolutely stunning shade, Glister, is a neutral with a mauve tint to it that's full of tiny pink and purple shimmer, totally unique.

If I'm honest I'm not entirely sure how to use this best yet, I've been applying it in my inner corners to open up my eyes which I love but I'm sure it has other uses!

Laura Mercier Lip Glace in Bare Naked.

My all time favourite lipgloss LM's After Hours, it is the epitomy of peachy pink perfection and the formula is AMAZING (review) but of course, like all great things it was limited edition.

The permanent shades in their range just aren't tacky enough for me, they're all a bit 'sophisticated neutral' whereas I'm all about the 'trashy nudes'.

Anyway, LM's new collection The New Smokey Eye has SIX new lip glace shades and all of them are baby nudes!!!!

I reluctantly only bought one, Bare Naked, which I'm obsessed with right now, it's a gorgeous milky pink with beige tones, very similar to Mac's Boy Bait.

Bare Baby (After Hours dupe) and Bare Peach are next on my hit list, as is a glass of fizz after writing this post! Phew!

When you feel happy do you celebrate by hitting up the beauty counters too or is it just me??
xxx