New in beauty

I recently picked up a few bits and pieces from Everlane and The Real Real , and figured it was as good a time as any to nab a few beauty products that I’d had sitting on my wishlist.

First up was the Lorac Pro Contour Palette; while I don’t contour quite as much as I used to (I tend to go pretty minimal on the base these days), I thought that this would be a great product to have in my vanity. I’ve been using it the last couple of weeks and I’ve been really impressed with the quality. Highly pigmented – trust me when I saw a little goes a long way – incredibly smooth, and so versatile.

Then, I decided to stock up on a couple more of the Clinique Cheek Pop blushes. I tend to reach for the shade Pink Pop most days; I love the formulation of these, they are slightly sheer but build up quickly for a nice flush of colour on the cheeks making them great for beginners. I picked up two new shades, Ginger Pop (a red toned coral) and Peach Pop (a true peach) which are both beautiful and I think will be perfect particularly during the warmer months of the year.

As I mentioned earlier, I tend to keep my base very minimal. Most days I’ll leave the house without applying any foundation or tinted moisturiser – my face tends to get pretty pale in the cooler months and I’ve been trying to embrace it, while avoiding clogging my pores. But one thing I have been keen to pick up is the pore minimising photo finish primer from Smashbox. I tried out a sample of this earlier in the year and absolutely loved it. It has a slippy silicone texture to it, which for my oilier skin type is ideal. I’m really looking forward to wearing this on days where I do opt for a full face of make up – it’s definitely a product that feels very comfortable on the skin.

Lastly, I picked up a new lip pencil from MAC. I’m a huge fan of MAC’s pro longwear lip pencils; it’s one of the more comfortable and creamy formulas that I’ve tried, and I find that they help to prolong the wear time of any lipstick I’ve swiped over the top (as you’d hope!). Practicality for my make up has been first and foremost as of late, so I opted for the shade Nice’n’Spicy. This is a gorgeous brown toned nude with a hint of pink – great for everyday and also a good option if you’re planning to overdraw your lips a little bit.

Next on my wishlist has to be Charlotte Olympia’s makeup collaboration with MAC, although I’m still at odds over how many red lipsticks is too many…