Etude House Lovely Cookie Blusher Review - Raspberry Tarte 03

  Etude House Lovely Cookie Blusher in Raspberry Tarte 03 £5.91 (approx)   How cute is this blusher!? I must say, Asia do produce the best packaging for make up #justsaying. Along with a few other products I picked up during my haul at Etude House, this blusher is one of my favourites. Raspberry Tarte is a hot pink powder blush with a slight hint of shimmer and comes packaged in a small round shaped compact. It also comes with the cutest little puff applicator I have ever seen! The colour is quite pigmented, so a little goes a long way. I apply this using my Real Techniques blush brush, swirled round the pot once, then on to my cheeks. Depending on how pink you want it (mine is only subtle), it is very much buildable, but I would suggest a using a good light when applying as you wouldn't want it to look too bright. The texture of the powder is really soft and glides on to my skin smoothly, leaving a lovely flush of colour and lasted the whole day without budging.   Etude House Lovely Cookie Blushers can be found on eBay, Amazon and Yesstyle. Will you be picking one up?  

JOY A/W 2013 Press Day

  Joy has always been one of those stores that I really enjoyed going in to. Even if it was just for a quick browse, I was always captivated by the amount of variation in their clothing, accessories and lifestyle ranges. Attending their AW13 press day recently reminded me of just how much I love their fashion line. Full of vintage inspired cuts and cute preppy prints, it really was a "joy" to look at. I am particularly in awe over their selection of knitwear for the upcoming season, especially the pastel pink diamond jumper which is currently on top of my winter wish list.   The collection will filter in to stores around July/August time, did you see anything you liked?

MAC All About Orange Lipstick Review - Sushi Kiss, Tangerine Dream and Flamingo

Launching just over a week ago, All About Orange is MAC's newest limited edition range. The collection is described as "sizzling, vibrant and modern". As you most probably know, I am a MAC make up addict and of course as soon as the collection launched, I literally drop everything and my only focus of the day is to get my hands on some of it. Finding it extremely difficult to decide what to go for, I finally settled on three lipsticks and a blusher (post at a later date). 

MAC Lipstick - Sushi Kiss £14.00

Sushi Kiss is described as a "mid tone cream coral" with a satin finish. Even though it looked more orange than coral before applying, it actually transferred on to my lips as more of a bright peach. It has a perfect balance of orange and pink tones with a warm sheen and is quite opaque upon application. The texture, however is somewhat chalky and dry, so I would suggest a good scrub of the lips before applying.

MAC Lipstick - Tangerine Dream £14.00

Tangerine Dream is described as a "warm orange cream" with a lustre finish. It has a soft, translucent sheen to it and has a subtle hint of golden yellow shimmer. It is semi opaque and applied well on to my lips as most lustre's usually do and is very buildable. I don't particularly think it suits my skin tone as much, maybe more paler skins could pull it off better. What do you think?

MAC Lipstick - Flamingo £14.00

My favourite out of the three, Flamingo is a "milky bright coral" with a lustre finish. It has a heavy pink  undertone with a subtle hint of coral. Like Tangerine Dream, it is semi opaque and has luminous sheen to it, it almost reminds me of Betty Bright from the Archie's Girls range, but much more shiner due to the finish. 
Overall, I wouldn't say these lipsticks are a must-have as you can probably find similar shades either from MAC or other brands, but I'm a sucker for limited edition, therefore for me, it's like "I have to try it!" It looks like all the shades are currently sold out online, but I'm not too sure about the stores. Did you manage to pick up anything from the collection? What do you think of the colours I got?