This latest ON MY DESK Spring Beauty column features the latest beauty, makeup and skincare products to cross my desk in November 2015…
OPI HELLO KITTY
Lovely delivery from Amanda Thomas of @herecomesthesunblog of my GIRLBOSS book she borrowed to read, and the kawaii new Hello Kitty OPI collection and Covergirl Full Lash Bloom mascara! I really love this pink shade and can’t wait to try the yellow. Hello Kitty x OPI comes in 12 shades for $19.99 at Farmers and selected pharmacies from December 2015. The same 12 shades will be in GelColor gel nail polish from selected nail salons also from December. Below: a detail of the flowers pictured above by Bloom Social, who deliver you flowers regularly. I wish you could smell this spring bouquet! Also I LOVE the name tag idea of writing in metallic pen on a camellia leaf and stapling it on. Would be great at weddings and parties.
ESSIE
The Essie Summer collection of six nail colours has the expected pale shades for sun-kissed, beachy skin, but also a pop of colour in this bright orange-red. I particularly like the peachy one (‘Peach Side Babe’) which I’m wearing in the photo here holding the Karen Murrell lipsticks. Plus who can have enough pale blue nailpolish, right?
ESSIE CHILLATO
So happy to get a bunch of peonies for $2.99! My new milky lemon nail polish is Essie in Chillato, which you see pictured above. It did take 3 coats to get a nice opaque cover. You can buy Essie at Farmers stores and pharmacies for RRP $22.99.
DESIGNER BRANDS PALETTES
Bargain Beauty Buy: The new Designer Brands Palettes out for Christmas are priced from just $10 each. The larger palette at the bottom is a Pro Contour Kit ($22.99) with powders in six shades. The top palette has ten (yes, ten!) eyeshadows for $16.99. My pick is the Gold Nude Mini Palette, which also comes in Silver, ($10) on the right, with six warm-toned cream to bronze colours for eyes. I don’t really love the sponge applicator, so I use my own brushes, but for $10 you can’t complain. Designer Brands is available at pharmacies throughout New Zealand.
MAC MAKEUP AT TRELISE COOPER AT SOUL BAR
Mary Maguet of RPD Models walking at Trelise Cooper’s Spring Summer 15/16 fashion show at Soul Bar this week, wearing Spring makeup by MAC Cosmetics.
KAREN MURRELL PEONY PETAL
How pretty for Spring is this Karen Murrell lipstick in this delicate shade of peachy-nude, called peony.petal? RRP$30 at department stores and pharmacies. For info and stockists, see karenmurrell.com
POMEGRANATE PUNCH
Spring doesn’t have to be just pastels…If you’re wanting a bit more oomph in your Spring makeup you can try these lovely bright shades of pomegranate in today’s flatlay, featuring flowers from my mother’s garden, Trilogy Rosehip Oil, Karen Murrell True Love Lipstick, Olive Pomegranate Handcream, MOR Berry Lipbalm, FitBit.
SKINFOOD COCO+NUT FACE OIL
Skinfood now has a certified organic Coco+Nut Face Oil, with sweet almond, macadamia and apricot kernel oils to hydrate and renew skin for $22.99 at supermarkets. This bespoke muesli was created to match it by the clever Angela Merrie of PrettyDamnGoodForYou.com
Megan Robinson
20th November 2015
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