Beauty Professionals Speak!

So just in time for all those Christmas Eve parties I've been able to get the most Christmas-related beauty dilema asked to me by my readers, and put it forth to some of the beauty editors of top magazines including the likes of Marie Claire, Stylist, Company, Elle and More! magazine. To read my full introductory post to this exciting new feature, click here.

So for this post, I put forth a question asked on my Facebook page not long ago by Kate 15, from Shropshire. She briefly asked me on chat, 'I need to know how to apply glitter in a subtle way... I don't want everyone to look at me like I'm a weirdo but I want it to be noticeable enough that I'll get a couple of compliments. Can your editors help me in time for Christmas Eve?' Well, never fear Kate! Sarah Jane Biggs Beauty Editor of More! magazine wanted to take this one, and here is what she came up with...

Short but sweet, Sarah Jane simply said,

'I love BeneFit's Lust Dusters. Gorgeous colours and just a hint of glitter/shimmer x' 

And since I'm such an epic fan of beneFit my self, I took the initiative to head out and purchase one of these bad boys.

Retailing at just £14 on the beneFit website, these little pots of glitter-pigment are perfect for a sprinkling of sparkle if you don't want to be brassily glitter-fied! Similar to BarryM's Dazzle Dust, this is basically a container with a very loose powder inside, who's glitters are so tiny, it appears from afar almost like a luxury shimmer shadow, but up close twinkles in the light. Most of the colours available are pastel shades, which is great as they highlight your eyes and even though they come in a couple of brighter pastels (like the blue shade  'boom boom' and the green shade I got, named 'moon doggie') they are also suggested by beneFit themselves to be used also as a subtle highlighter on cheekbones!

So here is what a Lust Duster looks like in the pot... Mine's the one on the right...

And now, on the face...

As you can see, I've kept things relatively simple for the rest of my face with just a nice reddish lip, a slightly rosy cheek, a slick of black gel liner and a couple of coats of black mascara. I used Urban Decay's Primer Potion for underneath the dust (vital with loose powders as they can slide easily) but for the actual eyelid, the Lust Duster dominates all!

So I'd like to thank Sarah Jane Biggs of More! magazine tons for her contribution this week! Each week I will be putting a question to the beauty editors, and one of them will respond, so keep your questions coming girls! I've already got a post on keeping winter lips soft, and another on keeping hair healthy in the miserable weather conditions on there way, but please ask me some more questions, as I really want this to be an interactive feature where my readers are fellow beauty bloggers can get proper answers from the women in the know.

So what do you think? Have you tried the Lust Dusters yet? Do you know any other subtle glitter products to help Kate out? Would you wear a green pigment as a cheekbone highlight? Let me know...

Love
gabriellasofia

Haute Future Haute Haul... The Clothes Show Part 1: Barry M...

I know it's taken a while for me to get these up, but this is the first in a three part mini-haul-series... These are the bits and bobs that I got from the lovely people at Barry M cosmetics, and all for the amazing price of just £10!!! I could hardly believe it myself...

As I say in the video, none of the colours are named, which is ridiculous. Like, I don't know why they would do that? But whatever, they have. So, I can only list the instore prices of the products in general. Each of these items can be purchased at www.boots.com;

Barry M makeup bag - £4.99
Nail Paint - £2.99
Fabulous Glossy Tubes - £3.99
Glitter Liquid Liner Pen - £4.99
Dazzle Dust - £4.50
Lipgloss Wands - £4.49
Eye Liner Pencil - £2.99
Eye Liner Pen - £3.99
Shimmering Eye and Lip Crayon - £4.59
Metallic Liquid Eye Liner - £4.79

So I managed to work out that I got about £52 worth of Barry M products! That's if we remember that I got three Nail Paints and two Dazzle Dusts. That's a saving of £42!!! Amazing :)

I will be uploading Part 2 shortly, which will be my Models Own haul from The Clothes Show, so hit subscribe and keep an eye out for that! More info regarding my giveaway will be coming soon, so stay tuned!

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gabriellasofia x