Elemis Pro Radiance Cream Cleanser v Liz Earle Cleanse & Polish

Elemis Pro-Radiance Cream Cleanser

I've been using and loving the Elemis Pro Radiance Cream Cleanser for a few years now, along with my Shu Uemura oil cleanser, these form the basis of my go-to makeup removers.  Either-or removes "pretty much most" of the makeup I wear on a daily basis, with a little bit of help for more heavy-duty eye makeup on occasion (mainly these days via Lancôme Bi-Facil).

A pre-Christmas trip away saw me forgetting to pack a makeup remover, so when I noticed the Liz Earle on sale in an in-flight deal (cleanser+moisturiser+toner+two muslin cloths+hand cream) I thought I'd give it a whirl, having heard so much about it in the past.

Dior Grand Bal Lipsticks in Marilyn & Diva - swatches

Dior Grand Bal Christmas 2012 Lipsticks

Red red red red red... I love red lippies.

Chanel Christmas 2012 Makeup Update: Purchases & Swatches

I know I know, I'm harping on a bit about Chanel a bit, but I just love their makeup, and I feel that the Christmas collection this year is particularly noteworthy.

A quick digression on arrival: the collection was late on stand in Dublin, and it wasn't exactly front-and-centre for a few days.  Cork got it late also.  It was worth the delay.

To recap, I had thought that I'd be interested in essentially five items:

• The new Illusion d'Ombre Apparence (definitely)
• The duo eyeshadow Nuit-Claire (possibly)
• The Rouge Allure Velvet l'Impatiente (most likely)
• The nailpolish Malice (maybe)
• The Poudre Universelle Rêverie (almost certainly)

I went, I visited counter, I perused, I swatched, I bought four of the five :-)

MAC Pro Highlighting & Sculpting Masterclass & Upcoming New Products

The latest MAC Pro masterclass was a demonstration of highlighting and contouring, and it was given by Lesley Keane, MAC's senior artist in Ireland.  It was one I was particularly interested in, being only very slightly obsessed by both highlighting and contouring - anything to give me the appearance of high cheekbones and de-chubbify my cheeks ;-)

Bye Bye Becca, Farewell Jemma Kidd

In general I don't do these kinds of posts, but I'm lamenting the closure of two of my favourite brands and wanted to pay homage to those products of theirs that I love :-(