Dior Precious Rocks Eyeshadow Palette; Ruby

You cannot beat a 'Holiday' Collection and certainly not one from Dior...Out of everything in the Diorific Precious Rocks Collection, this was the stand out item for me, and I knew I had to have it.

It was released a little earlier than anticipated, and because I was a little late off the mark, when I came to search online, it had sold out everywhere!
I persisted and was ringing every stockist in Yorkshire to see if they had one in stock (between you & me, I would have travelled further!) I then popped out for lunch and thought I'd try Boots (working in a city centre has it's perks) and my words at the Dior counter, started with, "I know you'll probably have sold out, but...." much to my surprise, and sheer delight the ever so beautiful and glam assistant pulled the last one from the drawer, like a early Christmas miracle! I mean, just look...

Beautiful.

The shades are perfect for this time of year - especially the sparkly cranberry in the centre.

Surprisingly I haven't been impressed with the quality of Dior shadows in the past, but the pigmentation and new formula of these eyeshadows, blew me away and made the £43.50 easier to swallow.

The palette cries out 'Christmas Day Makeup' and the shades work so well together and will come together to create such a gorgeous look.

While the palette is pretty much sold out online now, I would highly recommend asking at your local Dior counter.. you never know! The Emerald palette is still available and if they are your kind of shades, it's equally as pretty.

Did you manage to snag this beauty?

Lauren x

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Huda Beauty Warm Brown Obsessions Eyeshadow Palette

When I saw the release of the Huda Beauty Obsessions palettes on Cult Beauty, with free delivery, I had one in my basket and was clicking 'complete order' faster than you could say "you don't need another eyeshadow palette Lauren"

I chose the Warm Brown palette, it contains my favourite shades and it's so appropriate for this time of year.

The palette has 9 shades and even though it's very compact (but cute!) it still houses a decent mirror. While it's not plastic or metal packaging, it's not flimsy by any means.

Now onto the all important shades... one beautiful metallic shade surrounded by 8 mattes.

Just look at them. Pure heaven for any warm toned shadow lover, like myself.

The quality of the shadows is out of this world, they are super pigmented, buttery and blend like a dream. Having never tried any Huda Beauty eyeshadows before, I wasn't sure what to expect - needless to say I am a convert and was immediately eyeing up the Desert Dusk palette to get my next Huda hit.

The swatches below took the lightest of touches to do, so you can see how insanely pigmented they are.

While I think this palette will suit everyone, for those of us with blue eyes, these shades (metallic copper, I see you!) will make our eyes pop!

The Obsessions palettes are priced at £25.00 and available here from Cult Beauty, the free shipping is across the entire Huda Beauty items and will run throughout the month of November.

Have you picked up one of the Obsessions palettes?

Lauren x

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Balmkind Alpine Rose & Lysine Lip Balm Review

Balmkind Alpine Rose & Lysine Lip Balm

It doesn’t have to be Winter for you to find me 3 different lip balms in my handbag, so I was delighted when Balmkind offered to send me their Alpine Rose & Lysine Lip Balm to try.

Balmkind is a UK company based in Hampshire, their lip balm not only nourishes but also soothes and protects the lips – perfect for this time of year.

The formula is wonderfully rich, yet very light and a little goes a long way, giving a hint of natural shine without being sticky and it’s full of antioxidant rich Alpine Rose and Lysine, which both help to reduce the occurrence of cold sores, luckily for me this isn’t something I suffer from but even still, i’ll Be slathering this all over my lips this Winter!

I have to also mention that Balmkind send this out with the box flat packed, this means it can fit though a letterbox with the box being easy to assemble and it could be given as a gift for example. Pure genius!

The lip balm is priced at £14.00 and can be purchased, here

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Loella ‘Girl on Fire’ Brush Set - you’ll have a ‘Hunger’ for them after reading this..!

One of my favourite things to receive and try is makeup brushes, so when London-based cosmetic tools company Loella sent me their ‘Girl on Fire’ brush collection, I was over the moon.

Not only are these brushes super pretty to look at, they are cruelty free, making them 100% vegan.

Quirky makeup brushes seem to be everywhere at the moment and this collection from Loella does not disappoint! Something has to be said about the personality behind the brand judging by the names they have given the brushes; ‘Buffed up Briony’, ‘Contour diva Caty’ & ‘Powder woman Penelope’ are to name a few and it feels like you have your own girl gang helping you perfect your face!

The perfectly named set (as they actually look like they are on fire) have super soft synthetic hairs that pick up both power and liquid products amazingly well, the quality rivalling some ‘high end’ ones already in my collection.

My favourites from the set are;

• Buffed up Briony - Flat Kabuki brush
• Powder woman Penelope - Fluffy large powder brush
• Contour diva Caty - Angled blush and contour brush
• Blend me beautiful Betty - Large eye blender brush

The brushes can be bought individually, as the base set, or the full set, from the Loella website direct, here

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