Review + Swatches: The Balm Cabana Boy Blush

Last year when I visited Gent, I was also looking for a blush that's more brighter than my blush for everyday.
I went to Beautyqueen where I found the perfect blush.
They have many brands and one of them was The Balm. I already knew this was a very good brand for blushes.
So when I entered Beautyqueen I asked the saleswoman for a blush that was more brighter than my everyday blush.
She said that The Balm Cabana Boy was a perfect blush for a more brighter look.
 Then she said that I should take brush and have to dab it off on the back of my hand. I immediately liked it.

The blush (you could also use it as a eyeshadow) is a muted raspberry pink with a subtle golden sheen, more luminous than shimmery.
It's soft, smooth and silky. It has plenty of pigmentation, so slowly build up color as needed.
Also the packaging is really great. It's housed in a cardboard compact with a mirror and a vintage imagery (which I very like).

It costs $ 21/ € 16  and is available at Beautyqeen in Gent, Di and online at www.thebalm.com

 

MAC x Philip Treacy Spring 2015

 
On April 18 MAC will launches a collection with Philip Treacy. He is known for his famous hats on the heads of Lady Gaga, Princess Beatrice, Madonna and many more.

Philip Treacy's designs are all about feminine, dramatic flair, etc...

Philip Treacy pulled inspiration from his work to create a trio of sensational hats to showcase the structure of the face.

Paired with each hat, a collection of products that enhances the face’s most evocative features.

The starting point for the collaboration are his designs.
‘We went to our archives with the Mac team and I selected pieces that did something for me.’

The collection is broken into three themes: ‘A kind of futuristic Hollywood, one is all about colour and the other is a kind of Gothic, modern future’. ‘I worked with Mac for about 20 years and they’ve always sponsored my catwalk shows.
MAC asked me if he be interested in a project with them and was immediately in for it.

Philip Treacy gets it. He understands that make-up is important: ‘You can transform yourself with beautiful make-up.
It is an enhancer; people buy a lipstick to cheer themselves up. It’s about having fun with what you’ve got’.

The collection includes lipsticks, pro longwear paint pots, high-light powder, fluidlines and more.

The collection will be available in April in selected MAC stores.

Which product is on your wishlist?

High Light Powder Nude Pink - champagne base with silver 

€ 29 / $ 32

 

High Light Powder Blush Pink - pink with silver 

€ 29 / $ 32

 

Lipstick: Cardinal- yellow burgundy red (satin) * No Faux Pas - yellow hot pink (matte) (repromote) * Hollywood Cerise - Magenta Berry (satin) 

€ 19 / $ 16

 

 Fluidline: Royal Wink - Bright Ink Blue (repromote) * Blue Peep - bright flat teal (repromote)

Blacktrack - true flat black (repromote)

€ 18,50 / $19

Pro Longwear Paint Pots: Chrome Angel - platinum silver (repromote) * Genuine Treasure - reflects antique gold (repromote) 

€ 19,50 / $ 21

Review + Swatches: MAC x Moody Blooms "Lust Extract" Sheen Supreme Lipstick

This is one of the lipsticks I really loved most. It's a creamy lipstick which I've never tried before from MAC and I'm really surprised. 

It's an electric violet color. 

It's very easy to put on and lasted very long. 

The collection is inspired by night-blooming flowers for an exotic and slightly dangerous look. 

That you can definitely see in this Sheen Supreme lipstick. 

It's still available by the regular colors from the Sheen Supreme lipstick. 

It costed € 19/$ 17. In the online shop the lipstick is available for € 20,50/$ 18.

Hope you like the color much as I do!

Review + Swatches: BE Creative Fall collection

When I left my job at Kruidvat, to go study for 2 years the BE Creative Fall set was my farewell gift. 

I got the Mystery Quad, the breathless eyeshadow, the licious lips intense gloss, the brilliant lipstick, the neverending lengthening mascara and 2 nail polishes from the collection.

I really love this Mystery Quad pallet. 

Very intense colors for a maximum effect. The colors are very pigmented in this quad, I really was surprised by the intensity. 

So if you want a quad for a very reasonable price, Be Creative is your friend.

The eyeshadow in 009 Breathless is a very electric blue and also good pigmented. The color last for hours. Also to use like a eyeliner.

The gloss in 005 Lovely have some little glitters in it.
For me it also plumped my lips a bit.

The lipstick in 004 Bliss is a pink color with a kind of sparkle over it.
It's really a great addition to my lipstick stash, because I've don't got so much pink lipsticks.

The nail polish in 026 Karma en 027 Dandy are with little glitters in it. 

The neverending lengthening mascara makes your lashes very lengthening.
I already got long lashes but with this masacara on they are very very long.

All the products from BE Creative are available at Ici Paris XL and online.

Do you already use BE creative make-up and what are your experiences with the brand?

MAC x Prabal Gurung

On December 6th MAC will launch his second designer collaboration. 

This time they asked Prabal Gurung to design a collection. 

Prabal Gurung is one of the designers who dressed The Duchess of Cambridge, Diane Kruger, Cate Blanchett and more. For this collaboration he already was in talks for 2 year with MAC.  This results is a very luxurious packaging and a nice color pallet. He said about this collection that he wanted creating a truly beautiful packaging, that even wen it's done you don't want to trow it away. For the caged, interlocked pattern he was inspired by Damien Hirst and Sylvie Fleury. He also paid detailed attention how it's made, what looks like and what it feels like.

The packaging would be more heavy en it looks very luxurious in the pictures. 

Prices varies from 30 euros for a lipglass to 68 euros for a cream colour cream base. 

Lipsticks are 32 euros. 

MAC x Prabal Gurung is already available at www.maccosmetics.be and www.maccosmetics.nl. 

The collection will also available at the MAC Pro Stores. In Belgium you can find one in Antwerp and in the Netherlands it's Amsterdam and Den Haag.

What do you think of this collection?

Review + Swatches: Catrice Metallure Lip color "Alluring Pink"

 

When I saw this Catrice lipstick in Alluring Pink, it immediately catched my eye. 

I really love this packaging. It felt very glamorous for a brand like Catrice.

The packaging is rosé gold with white lines, which looks very nice. It felt something luxury in your hands, but it is still budget. Which I really like. 

For me the lipstick is more a addition to my basic lipstick stash. I also wanted to buy the red lipstick, but had to choose. 

You can wear this lipstick also on a daily base, because it's not a hot pink color.

The lipstick is pink with shimmering details, like you can see in the close-up. It doesn't hold that long, but that is no problem. 

The lipstick cost 3,99 euros.

 I'm really discovering the products from Catrice. 

So you can except more product reviews from this brand in the near future.