Chanel Perfection Lumiere

Hey Lovlies! Hope you all are well. My post tonight is about Chanel's Perfection Lumiere foundation.

Let me first say, I have heard many mixed reviews on this foundation, and Chanel foundations in general.
To be honest, I have always found higher end foundations a bit of a bust. They either didn't sit right on me, or I was shade matched wrong (which admittedly isn't exactly the products fault, it's incompetent staff) The only higher end foundation I had ever found that I really liked was the Armani Luminous Silk foundation, but at €50 a bottle I cant justify buying a bottle every month!

I would have never bought this foundation for myself but my friend Donna on Twitter bought it, and it was a few shades too light for her, so I offered to swap her 2 bottles of foundations, which were too dark for me. I have to say I'm so so happy I did! Thank you Donna!

The shade is 20 Beige and it is perfect for me. I had read previous that it is a hard foundation to work with. I have to say, I really didn't find that. I had read that you should use your fingers to apply it as it tends to set pretty quick.

I used my Real Techniques buffing brush to apply it, keeping in mind how quick the foundation supposedly set, I buffed like crazy, but I honestly did not have any issues with it at all! It gave me a medium buildable coverage, it covered all my blemishes really well and it was still perfect 6 hours after application.

Another thing I have to tell you, that really surprised me was that it didn't cling to any of my dry patches.For a long wearing foundation which is recommended for combination/oily skin that's pretty darn impressive in my book and that's something that I really look for in a foundation.

The above picture is just to show you how the foundation looks on. I think that I most definitely will purchase this myself when it runs out, it gets 10 out of 10 from me so far!

Just wanted to say a big thank you to Donna again!

Check her out on Twitter: @VonFluffy
The blog she and her sister share: http://notjustontheinside.blogspot.com/

So that's it ladies, I hope you enjoyed!

Give me your foundation recommendations...

Whats worked for you and tell me some of your foundation disasters!

Aundrea xoxo

OPI Holland Collection Spring/Summer 2012

Hello Ladies,

I hope this post finds you all well! If you don't already know this, I am a nail polish junkie. I sometimes feel that nail polish is to me, what shoe's are to one Carrie Bradshaw. My two favourite brands are China Glaze and OPI, if I had to choose it would be OPI all the way.

For those of you who don't already know OPI kind of have a running theme of taking countries at random and naming their collections after them. Last years collection was the 'Touring America' collection. This year it is Holland. One thing i adore about OPI is the names of all the colours. If i could have any job in the whole world... It would be choosing names for the OPI polishes!

This year there are 12 colours to choose from! I have 11 out of 12 colours. 'Pedal faster Suzi' was sold out unfortunately but the lovely Laura from @fatshopaholic on Twitter and the same YouTube channel kindly sent me a picture of her nails painted in the above mentioned colour for you all to see!

Left to right: Red Lights ahead...Where?, A Roll in the Hague, Kiss me on my Tulips, Dutch 'ya just love OPI?, I have a Herring Problem, I Don't give a Rotterdam!, Thanks a WindMillion, Wooden Shoe like to Know?, Gouda Gouda Two Shoes, Did you 'ear about Van Gogh?, and Vampsterdam.

This is Red Lights ahead... Where? This is an orange based red, almost a coral colour. This has no shimmer at all, I think this is going to be a popular shade this Spring/Summer.

This is A Roll in the Hague, I love this colour! It's almost a traffic cone orange, it's very creamy to apply and dries almost neon.

This little beauty is Kiss me on my Tulips. This is another shimmer less creme formula its a lovely hot pink with blue undertones.

Thanks a WindMillion. See what I mean about the names? I had a feeling I had seen this colour before and I was right. It's very reminiscent of Mermaids Tears from The Pirates of the Caribbean collection. It's not entirely similar this is more of a muted green creme.

Wooden Shoe like to know? I really like this colour, it reminds me of Get in the Espresso Lane from the Touring America Collection last year. This is just a shade or two lighter. This is a beautiful chocolate brown with pinky/gold duo chrome shimmer.

This is Vampsterdam. A hard colour to pin down, a deep Burgundy wine. Very nice.

I have a Herring Problem. This is a dusty blue green with gold shimmer. It is one of two very similar colours in this collection.

This is Gouda Gouda Two Shoes. This is a dirty rose brown colour, with a minimal amount of orangey gold shimmer which is very very subtle.

Dutch ya just love OPI?. Yes, Yes I do! This is one of my favourites its a plum purple with the most beautiful red/gold duo chrome shimmer particles.

Did you 'ear about Van Gogh?. When I first saw this in the bottle I thought 'meh' This is probably one of those colours that wont suit my skin tone, and I'll end up getting no wear out of. I couldn't have been more wrong! I adore this colour... It's like nothing else in my entire collection. Its a creamy nude beige and I love it!

I don't give a Rotterdam!. This is the colour I was talking about that is very similar to I have a Herring Problem. The only real difference with this one is more of a periwinkle blue (mimics Brad Pitt in Snatch 'periwinkle blue boys' The glitter in this is gold and silver.

This is Pedal faster Suzi. This is not my hand. The picture is courtesy of the lovely Laura. From what i can see, it looks like a light pink with silver shimmer. When it does come back in stock I will update this post. Thank you Laura!

So that was it for this post. All polishes were purchased from me at Beauty Emporium from the lovely Stephanie who is an absolute sweetheart. you can find her website here http://www.beautyemporium.ie/ Thank you Steph!

That's it for now.

Hope you enjoyed, let me know what your favourite polishes are!

See you all next time.

Aundrea xoxo

Sunshine Award.

Hello Lovlies!

I was given a Sunshine Blogger award by one of my favorite bloggers Chelsea!

It was such an honor to be given this, especially because I'm quite a newbie at the whole blogging thing.

Thank you Chelsea!

http://www.throughchelseaseyes.com/

So, here's how it works...

1. The person awarded must choose and tag 7 people to recive the award 

2. Each tagged blogger must post 7 facts about themselves

3. The 7 chosen bloggers must in turn tag 7 people that they woud like to bistow the award upon, and tell them!

7 Facts about me...

My daughter Addison and my partner Aaron are my world.

I have a serious addiction to makeup and nail polish.

I would be totally lost without my iPhone

Daisy's are my favorite flowers.

I would be totally lost without my world of Twitter friends.

Capri and Sorrento are my favorite places in the entire world.

If my life were a movie, I would love to have John Hughes direct it!

So there you have it, 7 facts about me!

The people I tag are:

Sarah - http://www.adoreabubbles.blogspot.com/

Rachel - http://www.aprettyobsession.com/

Marian - http://www.highlifeofmars.blogspot.com/

Yavanna - http://www.smokeyeyesmua.wordpress.com/

Alice - http://www.brighttowngirl.blogspot.co.uk/

Claire - http://www.nocturnal-beauty.blogspot.co.uk/

Emma - http://www.elka101.blogspot.co.uk/

All the above ladies are some of the most lovely women I have ever met. I know its only through Twitter but they really feel like friends and bring sunshine into my life daily!

Thank you girls, love you all and enjoy the tag!

xoxox

Top 10 MAC Lipsticks

Hey Ladies,

I want to apologise for my absence over the last week. If you follow me on Twitter, you will know what's been going on. If you don't you can follow me @andie74439

So let's jump straight into tonight's post about my Top MAC Lipsticks.

There are 9 out of the 10 that are part of the permanent line. I really like MAC lipsticks, I like the option of having different finishes to choose from. I have a rather shameful amount of MAC lipsticks in my collection. Do I really need them all? No of course not, but they are fun to have!

Left to Right: All Styled Up, Eden Rocks, and Girl about Town



All Styled Up is a Creamsheen formula, very moisturising and pigmented. This is an almost Barbie pink.

Eden Rocks is a Frost it is a deep pink lavender, really beautiful.

Girl About Town is an Amplified, which means it is super pigmented. It is a fuchsia pink with blue undertones.

Hue, Fashion Mews and Shy Girl.

Hue is a Glaze, I really love this colour its a beautiful pinky nude with a creamy finish.

Fashion Mews is limited edition but its so pretty, it is a Glaze also, its a lavender colour with creamy finish.

Shy Girl is a Creamsheen, it is a beautiful coral neutral with beige undertone, perfect for Spring/Summer.

Hot Gossip. Snob, Madly Creative, and Media.

Hot Gossip is a Creamsheen, it is a plum tinted pink that applies quite opaque.

Snob is a Satin finish, it is a cool toned grey pink that applies like a dream but can be a little drying.

Madly Creative is a Frost, it is a rosey brown toned pink that gives the perfect amount of shimmer.

Media is a Satin, it's a dark sultry wine red... absolutely stunning!

So that's it lovlies, I really hope you enjoyed!

Let me know what your favourites are!

Thanks for reading & I will see you all soon.

Aundrea xoxo