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"I was inspired by the fresh, glowing look you get at the beach" Bobbi Brown

Shimmery shades of copper, gold, nude, bronze, coral and pink feature in the new Bobbi Brown Miami collection. A concoction of tropical themed warmth, oozing Miami, this collection features everything you need to enhance your inner beach Goddess, this 12-piece release of limited and permanent products is available now.

Shimmer Cheek Glow

Bobbi's new Shimmer Cheek Glow is a sheer powder formula that gives skin a healthy, natural-looking glow with a soft shimmer. It glides on smoothly and blends easily for a weightless feel. £30.50

Treatment Lip Shine

This lightweight, soft shine lipstick doubles as a rejuvenating treatment. It instantly comforts dry, chapped lips and provides long-term moisturisation. Now in four new shades: Peach Sorbet, Pink Seashell, Sunset Beach and Orchard Pink. £18.00

Long-Wear Cream Shadow

Just when you thought your makeup couldn't stand up to the summer heat, now it can. The innovative Long-Wear Cream Shadows deliver saturated colour with a soft, velvety finish. Now in four new shades: Copper, Bronze Sugar, Nude Beach and limited edition shade Candlelight. £17.00

Bobbi Brown Beach Fragrance

Bobbi's best-selling fragrance in a sleek new bottle. Designed with a light, intoxicating blend of Sand Jasmine, Sea Spray and Mandarin, it captures the essence of summer in a bottle. £38.00

Fragrance Oil

This unique, moisturising body oil gives skin a sultry shimmering glow scented with Beach Fragrance. £30.00

Swatches from MakeUpAndBeautyBlog from the left: Treatment Lip Shines SPF15 in Sunset Beach, Pink Seashell, & Pink Sorbet; Long-Wear Cream Shadows in Candlelight, Nude Beach & Copper; Shimmer Cheek Glow in Gold.

Seriously, how gorgeous does this collection look? The corals and golden bronze are right up my street, and so perfect for the Summer. I'll try and do a full review on the longevity of these products as soon as I can.

What do you think of this collection? Will you be picking anything up?

YSL Rouge Volupte 16

The Perfect Red Lip - YSL Rouge Volupte 16 'Red Temptation'. I am a big fan of red lipstick and more so YSL Rouge Volupte lipsticks. Creamy in texture, these lipsticks instantly soften the lips, are easy to apply, true to colour and contain SPF15. They really are FANTASTIC. They are expensive at £23.50, but in my opinion, well worth the money - the product is gorgeous, the packaging is gorgeous, and the staying power is brilliant.

On my medium olive-toned skin the warmth compliments my colouring and gives me a fresh healthy glow - perfect if you are doing a 1940's pin up makeup look.

I used YSL lip liner #10 (£15.50) to stop the lipstick bleeding and it did work quite well although I do find the liner to be a bit too cool toned for this lipstick - Illamasqua 'Spell' pencil (originally bought for a Halloween eye-make up look) would have been a better option as it has more orange undertones, but I couldn't find it at the time and I was in a rush! Next time...

What's your favourite red lipstick?

Mac MSF - In the Groove collection

Hey you guys!

So I was cleaning up my make up drawer this morning and just thought I would do a quick post on a couple of my MSF's (mineralise skin finish's).

Mac describe them as; A luxurious velvet-soft powder with high-frost metallic finish. Smoothes on: adds buffed-up highlights to cheeks, brows, anywhere on the body: provides an ultra-deluxe polish to the skin".

I got mine from the In the Groove collection which came out June/July 2010. I had never used any MSF before so I was eager to try them out and I must say, 9 months later and I am still loving them! They are the sort of product that you can use with a light foundation to just give you a more brighter glowing complexion without having to go through the whole, contour, blush, highlight scenario. They work great if you just want a flush of colour, a simple bronzed look, or a dewy highlight.

From left to right:

Comfort is a bronzed golden shade, which looks great with a tan or a more darker skin tone. Can look a bit orangey on my olive complexion unless I have had a spray tan, so I have been saving this one for when I go on holiday.

Stereo Rose is a rich golden coral with bronze undertones which is absolutely gorgeous! I ended up going back to buy another one of these babies!

By Candlelight is a golden pink shade which appears very golden vanilla on my skin tone, not so much pink, but still very lovely. I have been using this to double up as a highlighter.

I also have Petticoat which has a much cooler tone to it. I am yet to create a look with this one but when I do I will post a pic.

Whats your favourite MSF & how do you use yours?

Top 3 L’Oreal Make-up Products

L’Oreal is one of those brands that have a great make-up range, at affordable prices, with a great selection of products. I am particularly fond of their mascaras and lip glosses.

L’Oreal Glam Shine lipgloss come in a range of fruity shades, with a fantastic heart shaped applicator. My favourite colours are 174 Sheer Peach, a peachy coral gloss with pink shimmer, 172 Sheer Watermelon, a ‘honeysuckle’ pink with pink shimmer, & 175 Sheer Papaya, a vibrant sheer orange with pink shimmer. The texture of the gloss is sheer, so colour pay off depends on how much you apply. The gloss does not feel tacky at all which is surprising as they last very well on lips. The shimmer is not gritty as the particles as so small – overall these glosses are great for giving lips a hint of colour, crystal shine, and volume all the same time. Currently they are on offer in Superdrug for 3 for 2. Bargain!

Boots are currently promoting the L’Oreal mascara range for 2 for £15.

I picked up the L’Oreal Telescopic Mascara & the L’Oreal Voluminous Carbon Black x5 Mascara. I have been using L’Oreal Telescopic mascara for years! I love the thin high precision flexible brush as I find it can coat both the top and bottom lashes. The consistency of the product is also great – it not only provides minimal coverage for an ‘au natural’ look, but you can easily build up with this mascara to provide think voluminous lashes.

“Up to 60% longer lashes IN JUST 1 STEP”, I don’t know how this percentage was worked out, but I think it’s a slight exaggeration. I have naturally thick, long lashes anyway, so with one step they do appear A LOT longer and curlier - 60% longer though? I don’t think so!

Overall, a great mascara, that doesn’t clump, is easily buildable, and can be used for both a natural look, and a dramatic look.

L’Oreal Voluminous Carbon Black x5 Mascara is another great mascara. I feel that considering the price you pay for more high end make up products, L’Oreal mascaras are really comparable for a fraction of the cost. This particular mascara gives great volume to your lashes and really gives you that false lash effect. You have to be careful with application, as the extra volume brush is quite big so I suggest you apply your mascara before applying eye shadow, until you get used to the applicator.

What are your favourite L’Oreal products?