Charlotte Tilbury Haul

Sorry I've not posted in over a week but it has been because I have been at the Cassie Lomas Makeup Academy in Manchester doing a course, whilst I was in Manchester I decided to pick up some items for my kit from the Charlotte Tilbury Line as I had purchased a lip liner in Pink Venus and a Matte lip stick from her line in Amazing Grace about a month before and had fallen in love with them.

I went to Selfridges on Wednesday after an amazing meal at Reds in Manchester which does proper American BBQ with my friend Dom, I was looking to purchase a few more luxurious products for my bridal clients and as a reminder of my time spent on the course. I headed straight back to the Charlotte Tilbury counter which has recently been expanded in the city centre Manchester store, I chose this brand because Thembi one of our tutors on the course had used the Colour Chameleon sticks on one of the girls on my course and had mentioned that they are really long lasting and quick to put down as a base on the eyelid and because sadly you can't get pro discount on her products unlike MAC, which I will be adding to my kit once I get my discount card or IMATS in July.

A lovely girl called Vicki helped me out and I picked up the following; the Colour Chameleon in Champagne Diamonds (£19), a Lip Cheat in Pillow Talk (£16), a K.I.S.S.I.N.G Lipstick in Penelope Pink (£23), a Colour Coded Eye shadow Palette in Golden Goddess (£38) and the Goddess Skin Clay Mask (£45).

 

 

I have yet to try the Colour Chameleon, the mask and the Eye Shadow palette on myself or on clients apart from swatching them on my hands. I used the Pillow Talk lip cheat and the Penelope Pink Lipstick on a model at Cassie Lomas and it looks lovely for a bridal look. The swatch of the Colour Chameleon really is budge proof on my hand and the eye shadows are really buttery smooth and blend like a dream but can still be built up for a natural but defined eye which again is perfect for bridal.

 

 

 

I can't wait to use these products on clients with the mask being added to my skincare bag to provide a luxurious start to their bridal makeup application.

 

I hope you enjoyed reading,

 

many thanks,

 

Natalie

 

xoxo

 

Five for Friday: KIt Wish list 3 - Skincare



This week's five for Friday is based on skincare items I want to add to my kit.

Skincare and good skin prep is essential to amazing looking makeup and helping it last longer. There will be some cult classics and some newer products to the market in this post.

I'm going to start with the cult classics and the first one is Embryolisse Lait Crème Concentrate which can be used as a moisturiser, primer and makeup remover. It is available from multiple places including Guru Makeup Emporium for £19.95 for 75ml here or £12.95 for 30ml here, it is also available from Boots here.

 

The next cult item on my list that I want to add to my skincare portion of my kit is the Elizabeth Arden 8 Hour Cream, it can be used to help cracked, dry, sore lips, elbows, knees basically anywhere on the body where you need to reduce irritation and make dry areas look smooth, some models use it on their eyelashes and eyebrows to tame them. It is available from Boots here for £26.

 

The next two skincare items are by Charlotte Tilbury, first is her Magic Cream which is pricy at £70 for 50ml but I've tried it and now want it in my kit to give my clients a luxurious mini facial massage with this cream that does what it says, it gives your skin a perfect base for makeup application for all skin types. It is available from the Charlotte Tilbury Website here or from Selfridges online here or in selected Selfridges stores in England.

The next product from Charlotte Tilbury I want to add to my kit is the Goddess Clay Mask, which I would use first to start the skincare prep, it is designed to tighten pores, clear imperfections but still leave you skin glowing and moisturised. It is £45 for a 75ml tube. It is available from the Charlotte Tilbury website here or from Selfridges here.

 

 

 

 

The final product for this week for skincare is the Mint Julips lip scrub from Lush, I want to add it to my kit for clients with dry flaky lips so lipstick application is better, I already have a potent lip balm in my kit but sometimes it isn't enough to get perfect lips for lipstick application especially if I use a matte lipstick on them. This is a bargain at only £5.50 and Lush don't test on animals either, it is available here online or at your local Lush store.

 



 

Thank you for reading this week's five for Friday, I hope to see you here next week and I'm sorry I didn't do one last week, if you've got any product suggestions that you think I should add to my kit just email me at nataliebolandmua@hotmail.com.