Giveaway- Natalya in Wonderland

Hello lovelies,

I just thought I would do a little giveaway today for one of my beautiful readers to celebrate the weekend. The prizes on offer are a set of John Frieda Go Blonder shampoo and conditioner.

All you have to do is guess where this photo was taken (clue: it's not the real Wonderland) and I will use randomizer.org to pick the winner from the correct entries :).

 

You have until next Sunday (14th) to enter, it's open to anyone and you can guess as many times as you like!

Good luck ladies!! xxx

Estee Lauder Michael Kors Very Hollywood

I was really excited to see the Estee Lauder and Michael Kors collaboration called Very Hollywood splashed across numerous blogs, including Pixiwoo. All the colours look very wearable and flattering. I'm not gonna babble on too much about it as my last few posts have been more like essays! I am suffering from a bad hangover today so my brain can only take so much time in front of the laptop.ha ha. Here's a look at what I got...

Pictured below is the Shimmering Loose Powder, Blush in Sunset Pink, Lip Sheen in Starlet Rose and Lip Gloss in Starlet Rose and Bungalow Pink...

I'm particularly loving the bright pink blush AND the packaging...

Here's a close up of the Shimmering Loose Powder which is described as 'Gold Pearl Shimmer'...

And here are the all important swatches...

Left to Right: Lipgloss in Starlet Rose, Lip Gloss in Bungalow Pink, Lip Sheen in Starlet Rose, Blush in Sunset Pink, Loose Shimmering Powder.

So my thoughts? Well I can't quite say that the products matched up to my excitement about the whole collection but there were a couple of gems in there that stood out for me. I would say the blush and the shimmering powder are the star products in my eyes. The blush has a great smooth and silky texture and provides a great pop of colour on the cheeks, it lives up to what you would expect Estee Lauder quality to feel like. The Shimmering Loose Powder is very subtle and looks really pretty when you use it as a highlighter on the tops of your cheekbones. I apply it with a smaller brush so I can really concentrate on the high points of my face...if you use a bigger brush then you risk getting it everywhere.

The lipstick is a nice formula and quite long lasting but it didn't blow me away. I did really like the Bungalow Pink Lip Gloss and it's brighter than what I would usually wear but as I'm in an experimental mood at the moment, I'm happy to broaden my horizons. I wasn't quite as impressed by the Lip Gloss in Starlet Rose because when i applied it, it hardly showed up at all and just ended up looking like a clear gloss. It was just blah.

I will try and do a FOTD soon to demonstrate what the products look like when applied.

So overall, the collection is really nice and I think it added a fresh take on the brnad and what they have to offer to the younger market. Estee Lauder does carry a certain reputation of catering to older women but I think that this collection of glamour, nudes, peaches and pinks appeals to the whole spectrum of age ranges.