Orange Lips at New York Fashion Week 2014 - How to get the look at the Drugstore/on the Highstreet

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Orange lips looked great for spring and summer at New York Fashion Week making sure that the focus is firmly on the lips with the rest of the make up being very neutral

My choices are all available at the Drugstore or on the Highstreet and consequently are budget-friendly!

Catrice's Pure Shine Lip Balm in "060 Go Flamingo Go" (Euro 4.99) is a great, subtle shade creating a shiny finish to ease you into the trend.

Catrice Pure Shine Lip Balm

MUA's Matte Lipstick in "Peachy Keen" is great for creating a stunning, light orange lip with peachy undertones.  The matte finish makes this lipstick ideal for making a long-lasting colour statement (and at £1 it's a great lipstick to try out a new trend).

MUA Matte Lipstrick

Another great option to achieve an on-trend orange lip is Revlon's Colorburst Lacquer Balm in "Tease" (£7.99).  This Balm stick glides on easily - no lip liner necessary - , has a great minty scent and gives lips a subtle glossy sheen.  The orange tone is super intensive with a hint of red.

Revlon Lacquer Balm

If you are after pure shade of orange which not just pops but sparkles and fizzes, then Maybelline's Color Sensational Vivids Lipstick in "912 Electric Orange"  (£7.19) is where it's at!  The colour applies evenly and is super intense - like straight from the New York catwalk!

Maybelline Color Sensational Vivids Lipstick

Will you be going orange for summer?

Lip products (l - r) in order of intensity

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Mountainbeauty2013

*All views expressed in this blog post are my own*

March 2014 - My Monthly Favourites!

I haven't done these for a while but as I have been loving so many great products this months, I thought this would be a great time to do a monthly favourites post again!

This time round it'll be purely make up as I have been really obsessed with quite a few products!

Base Products

As we have been moving into spring I have been very focused on achieving natural yet perfected skin and these products worked great for me in the past month:

L'Oreal Nude Magique Eau de Teint in "Ivory"

Skink79 Super Blemish Balm

Rimmel Fix & Perfect Primer

Maybelline Dream Touch Lumi Concealer in "Ivory"

Collection Illuminating Touch Concealer in "Natural"

Rimmel Scandal Eyes Waterproof Kohl Eyeliner in "Nude"

Benefit High Brow Glow

Cream Blushes

For me spring and cream blushes go hand in hand and I have worn these two pretty much all month - either on their own or topped with a powder blush.

Maybelline Facestudio Masterglaze Blushstick in "Pinch Pink"

MUA Cream Blusher in "Yummy" 


Face Powders

As my goal was a natural, luminous complexion I have felt naturally drawn to products helping me achieve these and the following four have worked particularly well for me this month:

Physicians Formula Happy Booster in 52 "Natural"

The Balm Mary-Lou Manizer

Bourjois Healthy Balance Compact Powder in 52 "Vanille"

Too Faced Milk Chocolate Soleil Bronzer


Eyeshadows

This month I was all about neutral eyes with muted pink/rose-gold twist and I in particular enjoyed the below products as they give a beautiful finish and wear really well.

Urban Decay Naked 2

Sally Girl - Single Eyeshadows in "Midnight", "Brick", "Cranberry" and  "Cinammon"

L'Oreal Infallible Eyeshadows in " Hourglass Beige", " Forever Pink" and "Amber Rush"
(Review of the first two shades here)

Mascara

These were my go-to mascaras for super black, fluttery lashes:

Smashbox Full Exposure Mascara in "Jet Black"
(Review here)

Physicians Formula Organic Wear Jumbo Lash Mascara in "Ultra Black"

Essence "I heart Extreme" Volume Mascara in "Black"

Lip Balms

This months I've kept my lips soft with:

Maybelline Babylips in "Peach Kiss", "Intense Care" and Dr. Rescue "Peachy"

Blistex Mediplus

Lipsticks

I have been all about the nude lip this month and found three really flattering shades which are great for paler skin tones. (All lipsticks also have a really smooth and creamy formula).

Too Faced La Creme in "Deep Maple" (1.)

Maybelline Colorsense Nude Lipstick in "Tantalizing Taupe"

L'Oreal Color Riche Privee Collection by Cheryl

Balm Sticks

For a quick shine boost of comfortable color I always had a balm stick in my handbag!

Catrice Pure Shine Balm in "Go Flamingo Go", "Rusty in Peace" and "Rose Woody"

(Catrice Cosmetics is available in drugstores in Germany, Austria, Spain, Croatia, Switzerland, Portugal, Hungary and Slovakia)

These are my "Monthly Favourites" for March! 

I think next months post will have a skin care focus to balance things out!

I'd love to know your favourites!

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Mountainbeauty2013

*All views expressed in this blog post are my own*

ARTDECO Limited Edition "Jungle Fever" (Launch April 2014)

Hello my Dears

I am very excited about the April 2014 launch of ARTDECO's "Jungle Fever" Limited Edition.

To find out where  ARTDECO is available in Germany click HERE.

To find out whether ARTDECO is available in your country click HERE(and there is a very good chance it is :) ). In England ARTDECO is available via www.debenhams.com and in selected stores.

But now on to the "Jungle Fever" product palette!

The "Jungle Fever" Limted Edition takes its inspiration from the international Catwalks. It reflects the beauty of exotic flowers, intense colours and wild animals.

The focus of the "Jungle Fever" Limited Edition is to created gorgeous bronzed skin whose beauty is highlighted and complimented by a selection of both neutral eyeshadows and ones which provide a pop of colour. 

The ArtCouture Eyeshadows (12, 20, 27, 32, 49, 61, 73, 83) are available are double the size of a permanent line ARTDECO eyeshadow (giving 50% additional product making these a great deal).

There are eight eyeshadow shades available - being a neutral girl the four lovely shimmery shades above ranging from a dark mid- tone brown, a more bronzy hued shade, an adorable rose-gold colour and  neutral silvery shades are going right up to the top of eyeshadows to check out to add to my collection.

The remaining four shades are great if you love to emphasise your eyes with shimmery colour - the stand-out shade for me is the bright turquoise (second from right). 

 There are two lipsticks (Nr. 362 & 366) in the "Jungle Fever" Limited Edition.

The first one comes in a vibrant, very on-trend orange colour which I think will work beautifully with bronzed skin.

The second lipstick is a lovely, rapsberry pink colour which I think will work particularly well complimenting a hint of turquoise eyehadow.

I am particularly looking forward to the launch of the Bronzing Glow Blusher "Queen of the Jungle" which combines coral, fuchsia and rose-gold tones to add a shimmering glow to cheekbones.

I think these shades will work beautifully swirled together adding shimmering colour or used individually - allowing for customising one's look by emphasising peach or rose-gold tones. (I am a particular fan of anything rose-gold really).

And the embossed finished of the bronzer makes it just nearly too pretty to use!

Shades available: Bronzing Fever (lighter) & Tan Fever

I also really like the matte Bronzing Powder Compact (with SPF15) which comes in two shades (lighter shade pictured).

This powder goes on transparently and offers buildable coverage.  It again not only comes in a pretty compact, is beautifully embossed but is also water-repellent.

To summarise: the absolute must-haves for me from this Limited Edition are the Bronzing Glow Blusher, the neutral and pinky-toned eyeshadows and the orange/coral lipstick!

Picture Source: www.artdeco.de

 Are you planning to check out this Limited Edition?

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Mountainbeauty2013

*All views expressed in this blog post are my own*