Dainty Doll Powder Blush in 004 You Are My Sunshine

So, another addition to my make up collection thanks to Cara Pharmacy's recent sale of Dainty Doll products. I bought 3 powder blushers for the costly sum of €1.49, one of which was You Are My Sunshine. It's been called a good dupe for NARS Orgasm, but I've never tried Orgasm so bought this purely on the prettiness!

 Simple packaging but functional

Like the lipsticks, Dainty Doll powder blushers are in simple black packaging. It does pick up marks very easily, but I love that the compact is so slim (it fits easily into my make up bag), it has a mirror, & it clicks shut so I'm not worried about it breaking in my bag.

It can be applied sheerly, to reduce shimmer!

You Are My Sunshine is a peachy-pink blusher, with gold shimmer. It's definitely a 'warm' blusher, which is perfect for adding colour to your cheeks & will still look gorgeous with a tan. The golden shimmer is quite apparent though - It's not overly glittery, but it is pretty illuminating. I love that, but if you're after more of a matte look, you might want to avoid.

Obligatory 'here is me smiling & wearing product' picture.

It applies really nicely & is easy to blend (which does tone down the shimmer). Lasting power isn't bad - After about 8 hours I still had some colour on my face, but it obviously wasn't as fresh as when applied. I really like You Are My Sunshine, & happily wear it during the day, & on a night out. I'm not really too into blushers, so I'm never enthusiastic about spending a lot on one, but I'm tempted to pick up a back-up seeing as it's so good for the price!

It is now once again available on Fragrance Direct for £1.99 if you like what you see.

Do you prefer cheap or high-end blushers?

Chloe x

Khroma Beauty Khloe's Kardazzle Face Palette

WOW, that title was a mouthful! It's impressive alliteration though. (Junior Cert English, you have served me well). But less about the name, more about the product? Or at least some of it.

Khloe's palette is a mix of neutral shadows (which you can see here) with a blush, bronzer & highlight. Today I'm going to show you the face products, because they were the main attraction for me.

The lid opens to reveal a mirror & eight shadows, 

with a compartment containing blush, highlighter & bronzer pulling out.

The palette is teeny-tiny, just the size of a credit card. This, coupled with the sturdy packaging & mix of products makes it ideal for throwing in your bag - I'll probably end up bringing it home on the weekends or out at night. For €16.95, you're getting a decent amount of product. I picked mine up online at Cloud10.

The blush, bronzer & highlighter themselves are lovely. The blusher is a pretty peach, unlike most of my other blushes so it's a welcome addition! The bronzer is quite warm, & could easily be used as a blush, because there are some warm gold tones in it. But the knock out here for me has to be the highlighter - It's a beautiful pearly gold, that has insane pigmentation! (It's probably best to apply lightly, unless you're going for full on shimmer.)

Blusher, highlighter & bronzer swatched 

The lasting was power was impressive - Mine are still on my face, at six minutes past midnight, so a good fourteen hours or so. They were easy to blend as well, so no fear of looking stripy instead of contoured!

As you can see, my orange hair & I clearly went for the full-on shimmer look.

Basically, even if you're not a Kardashian fan, I'd recommend trying out one of these palettes (Kim & Kourtney versions are also available). I'll be back with a closer look at the eyeshadows!

Do you like the look of the Kardashian palettes?

Chloe x