Colour Couture Cosmetics

Colour Couture Cosmetics is a brand that I hadn't heard of until very recently and I am very glad to have discovered them.  They have some fantastic products at amazingly affordable prices but the quality of the products is outstanding.

First up is the Colour Couture BB Perfect Beauty Base.

This is perfect as a primer, it tones down any redness in the skin and has a slight blurring effect on any imperfections and lines.  It is also very moisturising and for those with perfect skin you could wear this without foundation.

As you can see it is not as thick as some BB creams on the market and it is very easy to blend.  It is not just a flat cover up, it actually leaves the skin with a dewy glow and it also has an SPF - 15

The RRP of this product is £5

The Eye Shadow Quad is a product that I have been using every day since receiving it.

As you can see the colours are very neutral, you can use them as a colour wash for a daytime look or really layer them for the ultimate smoky eye.

The shadows are lovely to apply and are very long lasting.  This is my 'go to' palette, I also use the darkest colour wet as an eye liner and it works beautifully.

The RRP is £5

The Complete Look Beauty Palette is an amazing little kit.  When I received it I actually thought I had been sent a book until I opened it.  Inside is everything you need for a lovely natural look, including a 'How To' guide.  The kit contains 4 eye shadows, a blusher brick, bronzer brick, eye liner, mascara and lip glosses.

I'm not usually fan of kits like this as usually there is only one product out of the kit that I will use, I have to say that I use everything in this kit on a regular basis.

The eye shadow colours are the colours that I wear most of the time.  The second colour from the left is the one I use the most, I also use these shadows combined with the shadows from the eye shadow quad.

The blusher and bronzer bricks are my favourite products from this collection.

L - R Blusher, Bronzer

Now I am a long time fan of a very well known shimmer brick, which I hasten to add is very expensive.  Well let me tell you, I am blown away with the quality of the Colour Couture Bricks.  They have the perfect ratio of colour to shimmer, not a hint of glitter in sight, they are absolutely perfect, the best thing of all is the bricks are available individually for the amazing price of £5

Also contained in this kit is a double ended lip gloss, one peach and one pink and a double ended black mascara and black eye liner.

The lip glosses are very sheer and non sticky, I found that they were a bit too sheer for my liking but they work perfectly over my normal lipstick.  The eye liner has a felt tip pen applicator and is very easy to use for either a thin or a thicker line.  It really impressed me as I find that with most liquid liners that once on the eye lid the colour can creep into eye lid crinkles, there was none of that with this, the liner stayed exactly where it was applied and remained that way until I removed it.  The mascara is a nice every day mascara that is buildable without clumping.

The RRP is £10

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Clarins New Colour Breeze Spring Make-up Collection Part 3

So here is the final part of Clarins New Colour Breeze Spring Make-up Collection.

Limited Edition Instant Light Blush.

L - R Coral Tonic and Vitamin Pink

Skin enhancing liquid cheek colours to create radiant yet natural colour.  Enhanced with skin softening redcurrant and raspberry seed oil.

L - R Coral Tonic and Vitamin Pink

These look just like lip glosses and I have to say that I was concerned that they would feel sticky on the skin, I'm happy to say that there is no stickiness at all and they blend beautifully to leave a radiant flush of colour.

Available February 2012 £19

Limited Edition Eye Quartet Mineral Palette.

Four satin smooth, wet and dry formula mineral eye shadows in subtle spring shades.

Turquoise, Grey Green, Soft Flannel Grey and Illuminating White

L - R Illuminating White, Turquoise, Grey Green and Soft Flannel Grey

You can see just how subtle these colours are, they can be used wet for a more intense colour.  I tend to steer clear of blues and greens but these are absolutely gorgeous and very wearable.  The Flannel Grey makes a lovely eye liner when used wet.  The only colour I wasn't keen on was the Illuminating White and that is simply because there was far too much glitter in it for my liking.  I can definitely see me using the other 3 colours on a regular basis.

Available February 2012 £30

All of the new Colour Breeze Spring Make-up Collection is available at all Clarins counters and from www.clarins.co.uk

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Clarins New Colour Breeze Spring Make-up Collection Part 2

Welcome to Part 2 of the Clarins New Colour Breeze Spring Make-up Collection.

Joli Rouge Lipsticks consist of 2 new shades of the Clarins moisturising and colour-rich signature lipstick and 2 new sheer shades.

L - R  Pink Magnolia (sheer shade) Pink Coral (sheer shade) Baby Pink and Poppy Red.

L - R  Pink Magnolia (sheer shade) Pink Coral (sheer shade) Baby Pink and Poppy Red.

As you can see the Pink Magnolia and Pink Coral are a lovely sheer, high shine lip colour.  The high-sheen finish is created by a shine-activator pigment which is enhanced by mango butter.  

Baby Pink and Poppy Red are soft and creamy giving a vibrant and long lasting finish.  The formula repairs and protects with mango butter, vitamin E and pro-ceramides.

Available February 2012 £16.50

Gloss Prodige Intense Colour & Shine Lip Gloss comes in 8 shades.  They are a non sticky, intense colour gloss.

L - R  Raspberry and Candy

L - R Raspberry and Candy

The glosses contain Clarins Maxi Lip Peptide,  They also have a blackberry and liquorice scent and flavour.

Available February 2012 £15.50

All products are available from Clarins counters and www.clarins.co.uk

Look out for part 3 tomorrow.

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