Spring Beauty Loves

This season, some of my favourite beauty brands have released some gorgeous collections for the spring. Recently the beauty blogosphere has gone crazy for these products*. 

• Estee Lauder's Pretty Naughty collection - The Pure Color Five Color EyeShadow Palette and Sheer Matte Lipstick in Rebel.
•  M.A.C.'s Archie's Girls collection - Spoiled Rich Eye Shadow and Betty Opulash in Optimum black.
• Clinique's Chubby Stick Shadow Tint for Eyes in Pink & Plenty and Bountiful Beige.
• Benefit's Fine-One-One sheer brightening colour for cheeks & lips - a more detailed blog post here. 
• Clarin's Rouge Eclat Lipsticks in Pink Fuchsia and Red Wine. 
• Illamasqua's I'mperfection collection - Powder Blush Duo in Lover & Hussy.  

I am a big fan of Clinique's Chubby Sticks. They are staple products in my collection and have become an instant hit with all beauty lovers. So when I heard that they were releasing a version for eyes I was ecstatic! I really like how the nib of the stick has been rounded, to allow for smooth application. It is easy to build the colour, if you wanted to create more of an impact and contains vitamin E. I really like the Pink & Plenty shade which provides a pinky champagne colour, I'm really enjoying champagne shades at the moment. 

Clarin's Eye Quartet Mineral Palette Collector Edition and Rouge Eclat Spring make-up collection and Rouge Eclat Lipsticks in Pink Fuchsia and Red Wine (l-r)

I have to admit I have fallen deeply in love with the Rouge Eclat lipsticks especially the Red Wine shade. I've found this lipstick to last all day on me when I'm chatting away and drinking my buckets of tea (as I tend to do). It includes vitamin E and 100% plant waxes of Mimosa, Jojoba and Sunflower. The colour is super intense and it has a sweet liquorice and blackberry flavour. Yum.

Illamasqua's I'mperfection collection - Lipstick in Immodest, Powder Blush Duo in Lover & Hussy, Nail Varnish in Freckle (light brown) and Fragile (light blue) and the new Blush Up Brush. 

The new I'mperfction range from Illamasqua celebrates and embraces flaws, freckles and birth marks. Anything that you might consider to be an imperfection. This is one of my favourite things about Illamasqua - they are always going against the grain. They create such stunning products whilst encouraging you to love yourself for your real beauty. I love the stunning new Blush Up Brush and the Powder Duo in Lover & Hussy. 

For a detailed analysis all of the above products check out my March Spring Beauty piece for Time & Leisure magazine. Coming soon! :) 

~Nas~

*All products photographed are P.R. Samples