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Mar 19, 2013

Guerlain Precious Lights Radiance Essentials Kit Review

March 19, 2013 By Carleenp 3 Comments

Guerlain makes some of my absolute favorite products for creating a flawless luminous look, especially Guerlain meteorites. Right now, they have available a limited edition collection, the Guerlain Precious Lights Radiance Essentials Kit.

the Guerlain Precious Lights set includes the following:

(1) Precious Light Rejuvenating Illuminator: This light concealer has gold radiance pigment to blur the appearance of wrinkles and other issues by reflecting light. It also contains peptides to treat the skin.

(2) Guerlain Meteorites Perles Light-Diffusing Perfecting Primer contains also reflects light and conceals blemishes with color correcting properties (generous trial size).

(3) Guerlain Meteorites Perles (my favorite) provide six colors to use as a finishing powder that creates a glowing look unlike anything I have achieved with other powders (generous trial size).

Here are photos from the set.

Guerlian Meteorites. I love these.

The Perles Primer. I find that it doesn’t color correct all that much, but it lends to the overall luminous glow that you can get when using these products together.

Here is a swatch of the Guerlain Illuminator. This rubs in to diffuse and reflect light.

Overall, this is a very nice set and it can be a great way to try these products without dishing out a ton of money for full sizes of the meteorites and primer. One caveat, the shades are geared for fair to light skin. They can be pretty forgiving, but I still wouldn't recommend the kit for anyone who doesn't consider themselves fair or light.

Get the Precious Lights Kit at Sephora

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Filed Under: Concealer, Face Products, Makeup, Makeup Primer, Powder Tagged With: Concealer, Guerlain, Powder, Primer, Swatches

Feb 4, 2013

Makeup Wars Valentines Day Look

February 4, 2013 By Carleenp 12 Comments

Valentine’s day is upon us! Do you have your plan ready? My husband and I are headed to Two Brother’s Brewing for their annual beer and food pairings. It is a 7 course gourmet meal, paired with Two Brothers beers, and they always break out some special brews for the event.

For Makeup Wars this time around, the group decided to do a Valentine’s Day makeup look. Since I had just gotten my Urban Decay Glinda palette (see review and swatches here), I was itching to put it into action, and it seemed perfect for a romantic feminine look.

The Eyes

The Glinda palette came with a “get the look” card and I decided to give that a try. I applied some Urban Decay primer potion and then followed the card. The look used Aura (top middle pan) on the brow bone, Illusion (bottom left pan) from the crease up to the brow bone, South (bottom right pan) on the lid, and Tornado (top left pan) at the outer corner of the lid and a bit under the lower lashes. The eyes were lined with the purple 24/7 liner from the set, and Aura and was swept over it. Aura and Magic (upper right pan) are also used in the inside corner and under the lower lashes. I tend to go easy with the inside corner though since I wear contacts. I used Clinique high impact mascara on my eyes.

The Face

For my foundation, I used Urban Decay Naked Skin Beauty Balm as a primer. I have yet to write my review of this, but I’m not a big fan of it in the true BB cream sense. However, as a tinted primer for other makeup, it is fine. I then applied the new Make Up For Ever Pro Finish powder foundation, yet another item that I still need to write up the review on. This is an awesome product! It can be applied wet or dry, and I love it dry for really nice coverage. Unfortunately, I have quite a bit of pigmentation, acne, and redness to cover, and the MUFE product worked great.

On my Cheeks are a Purely Pro Hi Lite in Flirty worn as a blush with a bit of Guerlain Meteorites swiped over it to set it (I forgot to add that to the photo).

The Lips

The lips have a Fuchsia Dara Z liner that I have come to love. Over that is the Super Saturated Lip Color from the Urban Decay Glinda set.

Here is the look.

Here is a bit of a better look at the shadow.

After putting this all together on a Friday afternoon, I used it as an excuse to go out for dinner! We went to Chapins in Morris, Illinois, which I highly recommend. It is a gem of a restaurant in an unexpected place for that.

To see more Valentine’s Day looks, click on through the links below! You can also see past Makeup Wars here.

Filed Under: Blush, Collections and Looks, Eye Liner, Eyeshadow, Face Products, Foundation, Holiday Items, Lip Products, Makeup, Makeup Wars, Palettes and Collections, Powder Tagged With: Clinique, Collections, Dara Z, Looks, Makeup Forever, Makeup Wars, Palettes, Purely Pro, Swatches, Urban Decay

Oct 17, 2012

MAC Holiday 2012 Making Pretty Collection

October 17, 2012 By Carleenp Leave a Comment

The MAC Making Pretty Collection will be available online December 6, 2012 and in stores December 13, 2012. the items include a set of two brushes, powders and lipsticks with a pretty, feminine, and classy look. I really like these. Here are sneak peak photos of the Making Pretty Collection.