#1 Remington Salon Pro Keratin Therapy Tong – Perfect timeless wavey curls each and every time with this tong.
#2 Garnier Hand Intensive 7 Days Protecting Hand Cream – Effective and value for money with the amount you get.
#3 Molton Brown Paradisiac Pink Pepperpod - Refreshing and great for time of the month to de-bloat.
#4 Lancome Rouge in Love lipsticks – Very hydrating even for dry lips and comes in a range of GORGEOUS shades. Also love Midnight Rose.
#5 Bioderma Crealine H20 – They don’t call this the miracle cleansing water for nothing. Great for even the most sensitive skin.
#6 Sisley Phyto Blanc Intensive Lightening Serum – Haven’t seen such great results from a brightening serum in a loooong while.
#7 Tom Ford Nail Lacquer Spring 2012 – Designer luxe + beauty = cult must haves!
Notable mention, I LOVE Clara H Nails from Tsumiki Design.
Along with their Spring 2012 collection, Tom Ford Beauty releases four additional nail lacquer shades to their existing nail lacquer collection. Previously I have blogged about the Tom Ford Cream Color for Eyes and this time around, I will be swatching 3 of the 4 new shades.
Tom Ford Nail Lacquer – #Gold Haze
True to its name, it is a subtle metallic gold shade that is quite light and is flattering to the nails. Texture wise, this is a breeze to apply and remove and I like how pigmented they are. You only need one careful coating.
Tom Ford Nail Lacquer – #Burnishes Rouge
Surprisingly, this shade looks darker on the nails than it is in the bottle. Also, it has more of a glossy overall finish. Again, you will only need a very teeny amount for an even, smooth coat.
Tom Ford Nail Lacquer – #Silver Smoke
Frosty finish, my favourite out of the lot and is such a gorgeous subtle metallic silver shade. A must have!
RRP AUD$45 each
Available on Tom Ford Beauty counters now
Say hello to Tom Ford Beauty Spring 2012 Collection. I will also swatch the nail polishes in a separate post. For Spring 2012, Tom Ford introduces a collection of smouldering, molten-toned colour. Think liquid, bronze and metallic glow.
Today, let’s take a look at the Cream Colour for Eyes in #Platinum. Texture wise, it has a liquidy, wet feel that goes on really smooth, non-creasing and long wearing (providing I was using an eye primer). In terms of colour pigmentation, this is highly reflective and ultra-pigmented so a little really goes a long way. For an intense look, I use a synthetic eye shadow brush to pile on the colour and for a more subtle, everyday look – I go for it with my finger to blend it out for a more natural finish.
Left: Swatched by a brush, finger swatched for a natural finish
There are four Cream Colour for Eyes shades available in this collection. All are equally bronzy and wearable: #Platinum, #Golden Guilt, #Burnished Red Illicit, #Shimmering Spice.
RRP AUD$60
Available in David Jones Elizabeth St, Sydney and David Jones Bourke St, Melbourne
Stockist enquiries 1800 061 326
Tom Ford. Ah, Tom Ford. A man who can do no wrong. Make up aside, his perfume is fast upping its rank in the beauty world. Previously I have blogged about how much I love the Tom Ford Neroli Portofino perfume and I still do and it is still my favourite Tom Ford perfume.
However, we are here to talk about Tom Ford Lavender Palm today and what I think of it. Packaging wise, it’s a winner for me. Sits perfectly right next to my Neroli Portofino and I have a thing for square things rather than round. I pick square watches over round too. This perfume is inspired by the Californian coastline evoking scents of sunlight, natural blossoms and the coastlines. So you can imagine the floral, the sharpness and mellowness pouring out of this perfume.
As with its name, you can imagine this fragrance oozes with lavender as its key note. Surprise, surprise, two types of lavender are included in this fragrances – one with bright tonic lavandin & one with concentrated herbal lavender note with undertones of lavender absolute. If you’re a fan of lavender, you can be sure this is the one for you.
I find this perfume quite sharp to the senses after first spritz but for some reason it mellows out to this lingering floral scent that is quite warmth, woody to the senses. Definitely a cooler weather perfume. Loving it!
Top notes – Citrus lemon, bergamot, clary sage
Middle notes – Lavender, palm leaf accord, sparkling aldehydes, pink & white oleander, lime blossom
Bottom notes – Vetiver, cedar, benzoin, tonka bean, olibanum, rich green moss
Private Blend EDP Spray 50mL / RRP AUD$290
EDP Decanter 250mL / RRP AUD$750
Available on counters now
Say Hello to Tom Ford Ultra Shine Lip Gloss, aka Gloss Ultra Brilliant, aka luxury on lips, aka new on the Gloss God status.
Needless to say, the packaging is classic sleek with a hint of understated luxurious feel.
#02 Rose Crush – A creamy musty rose/brown shade that goes onto the lips buttery creamy with a scented delicious vanilla. The gloss actually feels more like a tinted hydrating lip balm than an actual glossy gloss.
Another TF makeup product that does not disappoint.
RRP AUD$60
Available on Tom Ford beauty counters now
Rimmel – Union Jack Eyeshadow
RRP AUD$15.95 each
Every palette comes with 4 shades (from light to dark) in a Union Jack design. Love the design and packaging just be extra careful when picking up pigments to not mix the light shades and the dark shades together.
Chanel – Ligne Extreme Eye Liner #307
RRP AUD$45
Party gold liquid liner! You can see the expert – Lisa Eldridge working her magic with it here.
My personal way of doing it is starting my usual black eye liner and finishing the flick with this gold liquid liner.
Chanel – Illusion D’ombre #84 Epatant
(Long Wear Luminous Eyeshadow)
RRP AUD$48
This is hands down Chanel’s 2011 best product for eye make up product. Comes in a range of six totally wearable and collectable shades, all Illusion D’Ombre comes with an individual brush that helps keep application clean and free of shadow cross contamination.
This jelly-gel like shadow surprisingly delivers intense shimmery pigment (which I love) and is super long lasting. Definitely double thumbs up and stock them up when you can.
Garnier - Youthful Radiance Anti-Dark Circles Roll-On Concealer
RRP AUD$18.95
Covers under eye dark circles and treats the eye areas (concealer + eye treatment) at the same time.
I have not met a person who have used this and don’t like it. Get on it.
Tom Ford – Eye Color Quad #08 Sahara Haze
RRP AUD$100
This is definitely one of those palettes I am keeping for myself and no amount of begging from a dear friend will let me allow to share with them when they come over to play make up. This unusual eye shadow quad comes with two matte shades (top row) and two shimmery (bottom row) shades. Gives the combination of smooth matte base/shading shades and shimmery/glittery darker shades for crease and lining up party eyes.
NP Set – Rainbow Eye Palette
RRP AUD$29
Budget friendly palette that comes with 15 shades that are quite universally flattering from nude browns, smokey hues to the brighter playful shades. I use these shadows with my NARS eyeshadow primer and haven’t had any issues, the colours are medium pigment and are long lasting.
Maybelline – EyeStudio Hyper Diamond Eyeshadow Palette
RRP AUD$18.95 each
If you like intense shimmers paired with pigment shadows, these are some of the palettes you don’t want to miss. While I am not a big drug store brand type of girl, I must say Maybelline has eye shadows make up category mastered. They never fail to deliver and won’t cost you an arm and a leg for the quality of the products that release. Texture is always soft, very blendable and packed with pigments.
Clinique – High Impact Mascara
RRP AUD$38
Separates, defines and lengthens minus the clump and annoying flakes. Long wearing and enhances my existing curled lashes without weighing them down. Also one of Clinique’s best selling mascara, definitely worth checking out when you’re at a local counter next.
Xtreme Lashes – Hydrating Gel Patches
RRP AUD$30
Of course with all the late night parties, it is crucial to replenish what’s loss. Xtreme Lashes does some really well fitted Hydrating Gel Patches that keeps the eye area well moistured and to prevent early signs of ageing.
‘Private Blend is my own scent laboratory; it’s where I have the ability to create very special, original fragrances that are unconstrained by the conventions of mainstream scent-making. Private Blend is designed with the true fragrance connoisseur in mind.’ — Tom Ford
For the true fragrance connoisseur, Neroli Portofino Perfume features Tunisian Neroli, Italian bergamot, Sicilian Lemon, Winter Yellow Mandarin, Lavender, Orange Flower, Rosemary, Myrtle, Egyptian Jasmine, Pitto sporum, Angelica Root and Woody Amber.
RRP AUD$290 (50ml)
RRP AUD$395 (100ml)
RRP AUD$750 (250ml)
The long awaited Tom Ford Beauty makeup and skin care collection has finally hit our counters Australia wide on 13th November 2011. Definitely a day to celebrate and rejoice because these comes with 1) luxe packaging 2) are of amazing quality 3) will soon be cult items must-have !! Tom Ford Beauty has previously taken the beauty industry by a storm with their luxurious and high-quality lipsticks. Beauty editors, beauty bloggers both abroad and local went nutso about them.
I got the privilege to play with Tom Ford Beauty before the Australia launch. First up, it’s the Shade & Illuminate (RRP AUD$100). It is a duet of highlighting and shading cream to create the polished model looks that Tom Ford adores in his fashion campaigns. While I am no expert in sculpting and contouring, I find this product relatively easy to use because the pigment is quite sheer and the formula is light.
Much like the crème blush technique, I dab “Shade” into the outer jaw lines of my face to blend it out with my fingers to achieve the illusion of a smaller face. Next, after wiping my fingers clean I’d rub some of the “Illuminate” and dab it onto the bridge of my nose, under brow bone and on top of my cheeks post applying blush. The key is to go easy at the beginning and dab more when you need. Overall, this product is “really sheer” hence you can’t really go wrong with it. I wonder if I should jazz things up with a makeup brush and see how the intensity goes.
Tom Ford Beauty Cheek Brush (RRP AUD$120) – Overall, this is a sturdy good quality brush. While the brush isn’t the softest I have tried throughout my “brush testing” career as a beauty blogger, I did however find the density and the feel of the brush very comfortable to hold and picks up heaps of pigment for blush application. One thing though, once you put colour in the brush the brush heads looks tainted and don’t appear snowy white anymore, so please admire this picture below at its purest form.
