In this latest Bargain Beauty column, we look at new summer makeup from Designer Brands – a cosmetics brand that’s incredibly well-priced. I hadn’t been aware of this brand until recently, and I was sent these new summer season products to try out and have a play with. I’m impressed with the look and how very cheap they are for the quality which is more of a pharmacy-level makeup than supermarket-level, if you know what I mean.
The lipgloss had good saturated, rich colour, but I found it slipped off quite easily and bled a bit around my lips. There’s a great range of colours to suit all ages and they’re very fashionable; with coral, fuschia, an orangey-red, and a deep mahogany, all at $9.99.
The CC creme has a very light coverage so I shall stick with their full cover foundation of the same brand; however if you want a colour-correcting makeup that’s even lighter than a BB cream, give this a go – for only $16.99. They’ve recently also released a CC Concealer Pen for $14.99.
My pick of the bunch was the Designer Brands Natural Ground Minerals Blush. It has pink tones with gold, and I found it incredibly easy to wear. The blush retails for $16.99 and has a grinder mechanism in a lidded tub. I used my own kabuki brush to apply it.
I shot the summer collection down at the beach to take advantage of the warmer weather and the natural light and give the shoot a nice summery feel to suit the new colours. I really like the nude and natural shades in the sand, and the corals and pinks look super cute in the daisies.
Here’s my Instagram of me wearing the CC Creme, the mineral Blush, and the Lipgloss in Deep Mahogany.
You can buy this line at selected pharmacies from October 2014.
Words and photos, Megan Robinson
12 October 2014
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