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Laura Mercier First Blush Face Palette Review
Laura Mercier First Blush Palette. Image from Sephora
From Laura Mercier Website:
“Laura Mercier’s new limited edition First Blush Face Palette conveniently offers everything you need to create a soft, romantic look. The palette includes:
- Two gorgeous cheek colours to give cheeks a flushed glow in Blushing Peach or Blushing Pink
- Create natural, yet perfectly feminine lips with Flushed, Natural, or Naked Lip Glaze
- Give eyes a neutral and pretty look using Granite, Tawny Apricot, and Buff Eye Colours
- Limited edition
- Eye Colours: 0.05 oz./1.6g each; Cheek Colours: 0.11 oz./3.3g each; Lip Glaze: 0.03 oz./1.0g each”
Need I get thee ass to the nearest counter for this?
Shade Descriptions:
The picture from Sephora is pretty accurate.
- Eyeshadows
Left Row Top to Bottom – Matte cream, shimmery pink with perhaps a tinge of mauve, matte dark grey (its not really black to me)
- Blushes
Middle Row Top to Bottom – Shimmery peachy pink, Shimmery pink. (there’s shimmer…if you read my post on Beauty Review: Chanel Les Tissages de Chanel Blush Duo Tweed Effect you would know I am very, very bothered with shimmer/glitter. So there’s shimmer but its only noticeable if u peer really close at your face in the mirror.)
- Lip colour
Last Row Top to Bottom – A sheer milky chocolate brown, a beigy nude shade and a pinkish (MYLBB) shade
Packaging
Pale pink plastic casing with the words Laura Mercier in Black across the middle lid. Huge mirror. There is a plastic sleeve protecting the mirror from the products. No applicators.
The Lipglosses
Nice sheer lightweight texture. Applies easily on my lips. Not very pigmented. Unfortunately it is drying on my lips. Colours provide a good mix of looks. I would consider this more of a lipgloss than a lipstick.
The Eyeshadows
Creamy (and I do mean creamy) fine eyeshadow. Lasts fairly well. Pigmented as well. The eyeshadows would work well for a range of skintones I think and is absolutely perfect for a conservative/work environment or a everyday/casual look or for that first date or even for a bride on her wedding day! With this palette, I get a very soft, natural, neutral bright eye look with this…I had only 4 hours of sleep last night and when I use this palette, I had comments on how great i look…It is also possible to create a smokey eye look with this if you use the dark grey shade. No creasing (although I did use this with Too Faced Shadow Insurance) noticed.
Alash… poor souls…my profuse apologies for tempting tee…
Price - 40 pounds
Availability – Laura Mercier counters
A Word from the Angel of Sensibility…
Do you truly need this palette??
- Well…ermmm…NO…because if you are reading this blog, I gathered you are as nutty about makeup as I am so I am sure you should have those shades mentioned already some where in your makeup stash…
- The shades in the palette are not unusal or something to wow about…its more of the look that it creates – a very fresh face look.
- The lip shades are lipglosses, not lipsticks.
- The lip products are drying for the lips.
The Last Word from the Devil of Temptation…
Yes!! BUY because
- The combination works really well together.
- You can get a very soft natural neutral/ fresh face look that is appropriate for a variety of looks/events.
Hope this helps!
~nutty
2009 Spring Look by Laura Mercier – First Blush Collection
It’s like your first kiss…
Laura Mercier First Blush Beauty Look
How to Get the Look:
EYES
• Using the tip of the finger, pat Peach Organza Satinee Creme Eye Colour onto the ball of the lid. Also try Pink Chiffon or Ecru Silk.
• Brush Buff Eye Basics over the entire lid . Also try it in Eye Bright or Wheat to get the truest hue of your eyeshadows.
• Sweep Tawny Apricot Eye Colour from the Limited-Edition First Blush Face Palette through the crease.
• Smudge Granite Eye Colour from the Limited-Edition First Blush Face Palette into the upper lash line.
• Paint Black Ebony Eye Liner into the roots of the lashes. Another option is Blue Marine. The purple hue makes any eyecolor pop.
• Finish with two coats of Black Thickening & Building Mascara.
CHEEKS
• Freshen the apples of the cheeks with Blushing Peach Cheek Colour from the Limited-Edition First Blush Face Palette.
LIPS
• Brush on Flushed Lip Colour from the First Blush Face Palette to lips and finish with Peach Glow Lip Plumper. Persimmon or Rose Flush are also excellent choices for the ultimate pout.
Images and Description from Neiman Marcus.
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Lancôme ‘Magic Voyage’ palette aka Palette de Maquillage
Pray tell …What might this be?
Lancome “Magic Voyage” Palette contains
- 5 Ombre Absolute Powder Eyeshadows: Net wt. 5 x 0.025 OZ (5 x 0.7g)
- A05
- F60
- G01
- D01
- F70
- 1 Colour Design Powder Eyeshadow: Net wt. 0.025 OZ (0.7g)
- 501
- 3 Colour Fever Shine Solid Lipsticks: Net wt. 3x 0.035 OZ (3 x 1g)
- 106
- 208
- 324
- 2 Applicators
- Double sided sponge applicator – One end is the usual flat fat sponge, the other end is a tapered flat sponge (for eyeliner usage)
- A brush!! Image this!! (For lipstick application)
Need I get thee ass to the nearest counter for this?
Shade Descriptions:
I have no idea which shade numerical corresponds to which colour description, so the shade descriptions will go according to the picture above.
- Eyeshadows
Top Row Left to Right -Fine Shimmery taupe, matte cream, shimmery silver (this shimmer is less fine then the other shimmer eyeshadows)
Bottom Row Left to Right – Fine Shimmery Chocolate Brown, Matte pale pink, Matte Black
- Lip colour
Left to Right – Suppose to be a Nude shade but on my fair skin its a Toffee shade (almost a brown, good thing my lips are fairly pinky so it doesnt turn out brown…might be a slight problem with ladies who have lips which arent that pink), Sheer Pink Shimmer, Sheer Red Shimmer
Packaging
The packaging is quite simply…to die for!!! A small compact (fits within my palm) palette containing eyeshadows, lipsticks and applicators packed in a black velvet pouch. The casing is black with a discrete gold rose at the bottom right corner of the palette. Although its quite light, the compact is fairly sturdy (Already dropped it once – am quite the klutz with tiny items!). Compact did not shatter when i accidentally dropped it and it went flying across the toilet…
The top lid flips open to reveal the eyeshadows and applicators. There is a plastic sleeve protecting the eyeshadows. The bottom drawer containing the lipsticks actually slides out of the compact!! (How cool is that?? Although I must admit it took me ages to figure out how to open it!). I usually do not like palettes because the powder in the eyeshadows tend to migrate into the lipsticks which just make them yucky…so I give top marks for the design!
The Applicators
well…am actually pleasantly surprised with the tapered flat sponge – its perfect for lining the eyes with the darkest shade and I actually can use it for eyeshadow application to the crease! The lip brush is a dream! Its firm brush bristles help pick up the lipstick beautifully…I washed it twice already (simply because I am a klutz with tiny items and it ended up falling out of the palette – twice!) and there was (surprisingly) no shedding of brush bristles or any colour dye running!!
The Lipsticks
Am not too sure where to start with this…the 3 shades would suit numerous occasions and looks that you want to achieve. There’s the nude lippie for a dark smokey eye, a everyday / every occasion lipstick in rose/pink and a red lipstick for kick ass events! But…these lippies have a slight shine (micro-glitter) in them (noticed this in the red and pink lippie) so for people working in environments which have a conservative dress code might have problems with this…
Texture of lipsticks is lightweight and pigmentation is sheer with shine! Makes my lips look all juicy!! Surprisingly lasts fairly well and is fairly moisturising.
The Eyeshadows
Absolutely amazing!
You get a nice mix of wearable shades that can create many looks. There’s a gorgeous black shade for lining eyes and also doubles as a great black smokey eye (with the silver eyeshadow). The light pink and pale off-white works great as a base and highlighter. The taupe and chocolate shade is great for contouring in the crease. I have paired the taupe and chocolate separately with the pink and white (thats 4 looks), and the taupe and chocolate together as a smokey grey/brown look (5th look). The silver with the black for a nice smokey look (6th look) and the sliver with the taupe for a lighter smokey eye (7th look).
The only problem I foresee is the lighter shades running out before there’s even a dent in the darker shades. Also some might consider the pigmentation to be quite sheer and hence poor – but i much prefer sheer shades where I can slowly build up application.
Alash… poor souls…my profuse apologies for tempting tee…
Price - Might i just add its very reasonably priced?? I paid SGD64 (there was supposed to be a 10% discount for the month of January but they didnt give me that discount! damn them!!) for a palette containing 6 eyeshadows and 3 lip colours…
Availability – well…ghee…thats the difficult part (and hence the apologises) I bought this on the plane during my long haul flight. It was during Singapore Airlines’ Inflight Sales. This item is stated as a “Travel Exclusive” so I am not too sure if its available at the duty free shops at departure louges or only available specifically to Singapore Airlines. I do know its not available at the Lancome counters in UK (because the lovely SA had a really blank face when I asked about the palette – or it could be that I didnt pronounce the name with the correct French accent??). But fret not my dear readers…if you click on the link below, you should be able to see the palette in its full glory and order it online!!
A Word from the Angel of Sensibility…
Do you truly need this palette??
- Well…ermmm…NO…because if you are reading this blog, I gathered you are as nutty about makeup as I am so I am sure you should have those shades mentioned already …some where in your makeup stash.
- There is a serious danger or running out of the lighter shades and lipsticks…Look at their tiny size!
- And this palette is seriously missing a blush shade!
The Last Word from the Devil of Temptation…
Yes!! BUY because
- If you are just starting to dabble in makeup, this palette contains a nice mix of wearable shades.
- If you have not tried Lancome makeup but want to now…this is a pretty good palette to try their items!
- More importantly, you would sooooooooooo need this if you travel frequently and cannot be bothered to carry your whole makeup stash…It is very handy as this tiny little compact would create sufficient looks for a week! Your baggage will be lighter (and free up baggage space for more shopping!)
Hope this helps!
~nutty
Image from krishop Online
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Best of 2008
2009 Spring: Laura Mercier First Blush Collection
Laura Mercier First Blush Collection.
From Laura Mercier website, presenting the First Blush Collection: -
Laura Mercier brings you First Blush, her new fresh and feminine colour collection. The First Blush Face Palette gives you everything you need for a soft, romantic look, including two cheek colours and three neutral shades of lip glazes and eye colours. Create and customize your look with ease using the First Blush Mini Brush Set for eyes, lips and cheeks. Finish with Lip Plumpers and Nail Lacquers to add the ideal touch of pink. All this and you’ll be sure to welcome Spring looking natural, pretty, just kissed…
Laura Mercier First Blush Collection.
Look created with the First Blush Collection.
Laura Mercier First Blush Palette
Laura Mercier’s new limited edition First Blush Face Palette conveniently offers everything you need to create a soft, romantic look.
First Blush Mini Brush Set.
Laura Mercier’s NEW First Blush Mini Brush Set makes it simple accommodate your early spring essentials with this soft pink cosmetic bag complete with all the brushes you need to achieve romantic eyes, cheeks and lips. The First Blush Mini Brush Set contains:
- Cheek Colour Brush – 4.5″/11.43 cm
- Angled Eye Colour Brush – 4.5″/11.43 cm
- Pull-Apart Lip Colour Brush – 4″/10.16 cm (Expanded – 6.75″/17.15 cm)
Laura Mercier Lip Plumper
Laura Mercier Lip Plumper uses the latest technologies to instantly plump, hydrate & moisturize for healthier, sexier looking lips.
- A refreshing, cooling effect builds up over 20 minutes to plump lips, lasting up to two hours
- Infusion of unique ingredients penetrate skin, stimulate collagen production and beneficially smooth the lip surface
- Offer a slight tint to the lips for natural looking lips that are perfectly pouty & kissable
- Peach Glow, Rose Flush and Pink Pearl included in the First Blush Collection
Laura Mercier Nail Lacquer
Laura Mercier Nail Lacquer creates beautifully manicured nails with long-lasting, chip resistant, protective colour and high shine.
- Ultra smooth pigment enhances any nails
- DBP-free, Formaldehyde-free and Toluene-free
- Fast drying element expedites the drying process
- Nude Peach and Sheer Kiss included in the First Blush Collection
- 0.35 fl. oz./10.35ml
I have my heart set on the First Blush Face Palette. What are you lemming from the Laura Mercier First Blush Collection??
Happy Shopping!
~nutty
Images from Nordstrom, Product Descriptions from Laura Mercier Website.
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