Make Up For Dolls: June 2012

29 Jun 2012

Yves Saint Laurent Le Teint Touche Éclat

YSL Le Teint Touche Éclat

Ireland and the UK are hosting the worldwide launch of the new Yves Saint Laurent foundation Le Teint Touche Éclat, on 24th of June 2012, and it is currently available exclusively in Ireland from YSL concessions in Brown Thomas stores (until the 14th of July, when it should be available on all other YSL counters).

YSL claims: "Illuminating foundation, dimensional radiance, weightless perfection". I've been using it since 26th of June and I am in love! Here's my skinny...

11 Jun 2012

Upcoming Chanel Fastrack Collections SS 2012 & New Illusion d'Ombre Shades

It's unusual for me to specifically create marketing content for products or brands, as I prefer to review products on my own steam, however on occasion there comes along something noteworthy... or perhaps a collection for which information is not readily available in the normal scheme of events. Or something that I'm hugely excited about!! Take for example, the Chanel Fast Track makeup collections...

Chanel create "fast-track" collections for the various Chanel fashion shows each year - these collections are usually created by Peter Philips, who is the Global Makeup Creator for Chanel. The press releases and images for these makeup collections are very last minute, so information on them is hard to find. On top of that, the products are generally limited edition in a very real sense, being specifically only created (a) for that collection (b) in small numbers and (c) usually available from very few points of sale.

The upcoming fast-track collections* that I'm aware of are...