But enough of the excuses. I did a haul the other day, posted it on Instagram (I am nicolagg over there) then suddenly thought - wow I would like to blog this. So I have.
My haul was a sweet combination of "high end" and "drugstore" - in this case MAC, Nars & Topshop (whose make up collections I am really enjoying of late).
l-r : MAC Shell Pearl Beauty Powder (Year of the Snake Collection), MAC 168 angled contour brush, MAC Summer Sweetheart Lipglass (Archies Girls Collection), Topshop Milkshake Nail Varnish, Topshop Glow, Topshop Blush in Morning Dew and Nars Galapagos.
So some new(ish) things and some oldies but goodies.
MAC: The Shell Pearl beauty powder looks a bit scary but is in fact a perfect peachy gold highlighter which would also work well as an eyeshadow. Lovely. The lipglass is probably the only thing I will haul from Archies Girls - just don't like the cartoonish collections and nothing inspiring there to me. I recently had a full on make over done at the MAC store in Covent Garden and they used a 168 contour to apply liquid foundation. I usually use Studio Tech in the compact but have a few liquid foundations I never use and I really liked the finish with the brush so thought I would give it a go!
Topshop has been a real revelation. The Milkshake varnish is a great dupe for OPI Mod About You (one of my all time fave pinks cremes) and the Glow is a lovely subtle highlighter. Perfect for summer. I really like the creme blushes as they have good staying power especially when applied with a stippling brush and then gone over lightly with a powder blush.
Finally NARS Galapagos. I have been umm'ing and ah'ing about this for a while. I always love NARS colours but the payoff never seems that good - apart from Dogon which is my alltime fave. I have Mekong in the single but I gave in to temptation and purchased this too - a nice coffee brown with a gold sparkle which doesnt really show when applied. Lets see!
Anyway - thats that - I guess I am back!
Until next time .... XOXO
N
