Nuxe Reve De Mieille: First Impressions

    I'm still in the midst of crazy business with a holiday in a couple of days and a new job (yay!) starting tomorrow. I haven't had a lot of time to play with my make up but one thing I did pick up was Nuxe's infamous Reve De Mieille lip balm.  I've heard it's a holy grail but I'd never seen it available here until last week. I found it for €11 (McCabe's Pharmacy in Dundrum if you've been looking) which is pricey for what it is but I was waiting for someone and found it unexpectedly so figured I might as well give it a go!
 
    The texture surprised me most. The balm is a honey yellow colour, which isn't a great surprise but it has a thick paste consistency rather than the more solid or gel like texture of other balms I've used. The smell is citrusy and downright edible which is nice, but I do find it a bit invasive when its actually on my lips.

    All else aside the balm does a great job of moisturising the lips and is especially good before bed seeing as it's so rich. I tried it today before applying a red lip and found the lipstick actually lasted longer over the not completely absorbed, still slightly sticky base of the lip balm!

   So far I'm not sure if this will ever be a complete holy grail for me (not like Blistex <3) but it does do a great job, especially if you have particularly dry or chapped lips. Well worth a shot if you're a serious lip balm person!

Have you ever tried anything from the Nuxe range?

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Put To The Test: Maybelline Gel Liner

    I've had a pretty hectic week! It was a combination of birthday shenanigans (22 now!), socialising, cinema and an outdoor gig; all during one of the hottest weeks we've had in years!

    Ireland is a drizzly, temperate place at the best of times so nobody, NOBODY, was ready for temperatures that were nearly creeping into the 30's.

    On Sunday I went to see Mumford and Son in the phoenix park, big and outdoors, in sweltering heat. We had to walk what felt like endless miles (maybe 1? 1.5?) to get to the arena with little shade and next to no change in the landscape. It was like wandering a desert in hell, and I don't feel that's exaggerating. BUT the gig was amazeballs and it was bearably cool by the time they came on and my love for Marcus Mumford is getting out of hand, so it was all good in the end!

    I threw Maybelline's Eye Studio Lasting Drama Gel Eyeliner 24H in  10 Ultra Violet, or Eggplant in the states, on my lids as I ran out the door on Monday morning in the vain hope that it would stick around. And you know what? It actually did! 

    I'm not usually impressed by claims that make up lasts a whole day, for me at least, it's rarely true. So I was pretty impressed when I finally went to wash the dust and old beer ( Aside: why do people feel the need to throw beer in crowds anyway?) off my skin around 12:30 a.m and found my eyeliner still perfect, unsmudged and opaque, exactly where I left it. Mega kudos to Maybelline, you go!

As a nice perk it didn't take any nasty scrubbing or pulling to get it off my face either! Have you tried any supposedly long lasting products that took you by surprise?

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Smoky Blue FOTD

    I was in the mood for a smoky look for the first time in ages (I had a funny turn towards neutrals a couple of months ago) and so I decided to play around a bit with a few shadows that had been sorely neglected. I'm pretty happy with the result and found a way to get the best out of one of the most awkward shadows in my stash.

   On a side note my new found neutrality paid off in that I finally have a lipstick to wear with looks like this that isn't too over the top or intense for day time.

 

Face:

L'oreal Lumi Magique Pure Light Primer

Revlon Nearly Naked Foundation - 110 Ivory

Mac Sheertone blush - Pink Swoon

Make Up For Ever Sculpting Blush - Satin Indian Pink (I think?)

MAC Mineralize Skin Finish - Blonde

Benefit Brows A-Go-Go

Benefit Boi-ing Concealer - 01

Benefit Erase Paste - No.2 Medium

Benefit High Brow

Young Blood Mineral Rice Setting Powder - Medium

Eyes:

Mac Metal-X Cream Shadow - Cyber

Mac Velvet Eye Shadow - Beauty Marked

Barry M Dazzle Dust - 22

Too Faced Exotic Colour Intense Eye Shadow - Midnight Mist

L'oreal Super Liner Luminizer - Black Diamond/Brown Eyes

Urban Decay Vice Palette - Occupy

Urban Decay 24/7 Glide On Eye Pencil - Perversion

Jelly Pong Pong Fairy Lashes Mascara

Lips:

Bourjois Levre s Contour - 18 Framboise Exquise

Yves Saint Laurent - 13 Peche Passion

    Sadly the photos don't do justice to the incredible beauty of Midnight Mist, possibly the world's most awkward eye shadow but that's sunshine for you! 

    If you don't fancy the hefty price tag of Peche Passion ( actually a little birdie told me it's soon to be discontinued along with most of the original Rouge Volupte Line), Rimmel's Lasting Finish by Kate Lipstick in number 16 is a good dupe, though the formula lasts much longer and isn't nearly as glossy!

   On a side note  I've been pondering including where and how I used the products as an aside to the product lists in posts like this, what do you think?

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Birthday Bronze FOTD

    So it was a friend of mine's birthday last night and I felt like giving the more neutral (if still quite dramatic) side of life a go. I'm not especially au fait with the whole browny/goldy/greige world, but a little exploration never hurt!

    Ps. Apologies for picture quality, it was late in the evening and my camera was saying no to close ups!

Face:

 Benefit That Gal Primer

Benefit Erase Paste - Medium

Benefit Brows a-go-go

Benefit Boi-ing Concealer - 02 light/medium

Catrice All Round Concealer 010 - green/ pale beige

L'oreal True Match Foundation - C1 Ivory Rose

Mac Mineralize Skin Finish - Blonde

Benefit Box o' powder - sugarbomb/thrrrob

Art Deco Compact Powder - 01 Dita Von Teese Face Fatale

Eyes:

Mac Paint Pot - constructivist

Bourjois Shimmering Shine Liquid Eyeshadow - 31 Molecule D'or

Urban Decay Naked Palette - Half Baked

Urban Decay Mariposa Palette - Wreckage

Urban Decay Vice Palette - Muse

Urban Decay Vice Palette - Penny Lane

Urban Decay 24/7 Eyeliner - Midnight Cowboy

Urban Decay 24/7 Eyeliner - Bourbon

Bourjois Liner Clubbing - 81 Absolute Black

No. 7 Exceptional Definition Mascara - Black

Lips:

Revlon Colorburst Lip Butter - 15 Tutti Frutti

Revlon Colorburst Lip Gloss - 46 Sizzle Canicule

    My favourite part of this look was the completely bright orange lip that looks completely bright red when you put it on, without any of the worry or slippage you can get with most glossy red lip looks!

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