A while ago I went spring cleaning through my makeup collection which was basically an amalgamation of everything I had bought over the years. I came across an Estée Lauder face powder that I remembered buying about eight years ago and realised then I needed to chuck out all my old stuff and start again. Surely having something that old on your face isn't good for your skin? Besides that, being older, getting older and watching my skin get older made me want to update my skincare and my makeup routine/products.
In the last month I splurged on a bit of Chanel while also picking up a cute O.P.I neutral mini trio-pack and some new perfumed goodies.
I hardly ever use a whole bottle of nail polish and nine times out of ten they get old, crappy and end up in the bin after the formula has thickened over its over-done shelf time in my house. Buying miniature sized nail polish is really the way to go for me so I pretty much snatched up this O.P.I trio when walking through Myer one day.
I went into Chanel at Garden City. The plan was just to buy a foundation and primer but I ended up buying so much more because I loved the natural finish the makeup gave me.
Here is what I bought...
The essentials were the primer and foundation. I was previously using an Illamasqua primer and although it worked it smelled way too much of sunscreen which really put me off. The Chanel primer actually makes my skin look a little lighter (I have no problem with being a pale face) and more uniformed and makes the foundation sit on top smoothly while filling in my crater sized pores.
I was matched up to Perfection Lumiére because I wanted a semi-matte look. Not too shiny (horrible on large pores) and not too matte (because my skin is already looking extremely lack lustre due to lack of sleep). It is the perfect shade for me. I really like this foundation for the quality and because it doesn't feel heavy on your skin as other brands can. I don't mind paying that little extra for such an improvement in formula.
I also walked away with a new face powder to set my liquid makeup, a matte bronzer to use as light contouring and a gorgeous tweed blush that is pretty much perfect for fair skin.
A little perfume doesn't go astray especially when it smells of peonies like this gorgeous L'Occitane spray. I'm not really a perfume buyer (my husband is usually the one who buys me perfume) but I couldn't pass up on this one. I love L'Occitane products - they always smell so damn good! Same goes for the shea butter hand cream I picked up in store. This stuff is hands down the best hand cream I have ever bought. Two nights of rubbing this into my very dry, scratchy elbows and all the dryness was gone. Can't recommend it enough!
Details + Links
Foundation ~ Perfection Lumiére
Primer ~ Le Blanc De Chanel
Powder ~ Mat Lumiére
Bronzer ~ Les Beiges
Blush ~ Tweed Rose
Nail Polish ~ O.P.I
Perfume ~ Pivoine Flora
Hand Cream ~ Shea Butter