Review: Chantecaille Hummingbird Eye Quartet (Cool)

Chantecaille’s spring collection was based around and inspired by the Hummingbird’s iridescent wings. As always for every purchase of a Lip Chic (review in the next post) Chantecaille will give back to the Amazon Conservation  Trust, a charitable organisation which is working to protect the hummingbirds’ natural Amazonian habitat.

The eye quartet(£68) comes in two shades, cool and warm. I chose the cool option. The colours are as follows:

 top left, glowing pink pearl (which can be used as an inner corner highlight);

Top right, soft taupe (which can be used as an all over base and tradition shade);

Bottom left, shimmering deep plum (eye liner/ outer eye to deepen dimension);

Bottom left, duo-chrome sparkling rose gold (all over lid).

The metallics can be amplified by using a damp brush. As the eyeshadows are a powder-gel formula they have a lot of dimension and felt light and comfortable to wear. As I wear glasses I always worry about fall out but there didn’t appear to be any. In the pictures I show the shadows in different lights and with/without glasses to illustrate how the colours shift and sparkle, just like hummingbird wings. 

I really like this quad. The packaging is beautiful and the shadows are easy to blend and beautiful to look at. I wish the shadows and the inside packaging could be removed as the box itself would make such a pretty travel jewellery/ trinket box once the shadows have been panned. 

I purchased the item myself and the views expressed in this blog are my own.

Review: Anna Sui Cosmetics Limited Edition Eye & Lip Colours

Anna Sui Cosmetics recently launched their Limited Edition Eye and Lip Colours. All the colours are presented in mini gold trinket style compacts with embossed butterflies on the lids. The colour of the butterfly relates to the colour of  the lip/eye colour.  All the colours are vibrant autumnal hues and cost £12 (1g) each. I purchased the lip colour in silk red,  eye colours in rusty brown and velvet green.

The silk red limited edition lip colour is a vibrant lip gloss with the distinctive Anna Sui tea rose scent. They are supposed to keep lips hydrated and have a high pigmented shine. I did find the colour to be highly pigmented and gave my lips  a mirror like high shine finish without feeling overly sticky or gloopy. The lipstick can be applied with either a brush  or fingers. I preferred using a brush as I found it to be rather messy and unhygienic to keep putting my fingers in the gloss. The container does loook like a piece of jewellery or a trinket but in real life it felt rather light weight and plasticky. It is still an unusual and beautiful item, it was just a bit surprising as Anna Sui’s compacts etc normally feel weighty and substantial, the compact could also have done with s mirror - I like to re apply my lip product when I am out but there isn’t a mirror in the lid as one would expect there to be.  I do feel the lip glosses (it is also available in orange) are good value with cute packaging and are great colours for autumn/winter, they just lack a mirror. 

The limited edition eye colours are packaged in the same mini gold trinket compacts as the lip glosses. Again the colours are vibrant colours with an autumnal/winter feel. They gave a slurry formula which create a velvety, multi dimensional finish. The eyeshadows can be applied with either the fingers or with a brush. I did enjoy applying and wearing these eyeshadows. They were easy to apply with either a brush or fingers. There was little fall out and they did not look patchy on the lid. I did feel that the rusty brown colour was golden rather than brown. The colours looked great worn by themselves for a monochromatic look or blended together. Again the only disappointment was the lack of a mirror and the light, plasticness of the compact. The overall effect of the compact is beautiful- the detail to the butterfly etc is lovely and eye catching but the overall concept is spoiled by these minor points. I would purchase other colours in the collection especially the teddy brown one as I feel it would pair well with the colours I already own. 

I purchased these items myself and the views expressed in this blog are my own. 

Review: Paul & Joe LE Makeup Palette Z 300

I found this Paul and Joe Limited Edition makeup palette (£32) whilst browsing Amazon.  It consists of four eye shadows and a blush (which could also be used as an eyeshadow. The eyeshadows include a gold (can be used for an inner highlight, 2 browns and a burgundy. There is also a mini blush brush and dual ended eyeshadow brush. The blush is a light peachy pink which lifts the face, making the skin seem brighter rather than imparting a bright pink blush. The case is plastic and includes a useable mirror so great for travelling.

 As always one of Sophie’s cats is included - this is Gypsy. I like this palette as the eyeshadows are more interesting on the eye than they look in the palette and the blush really brightens up the complexion. I just wish a lip product had been included in the palette. 

I purchased this item myself and views expressed in this blog are my own.

Beak & Claws: Jouer Long Wear Lip Creme Liquid Lipstick in Rose

                          

Welcome to the latest instalment of Beak & Claws. I am going to be reviewing Jouer Cosmetics Long Wear Lip Creme Liquid Lipstick in Rose on my beak/lips. I chose this shade as it is a cool toned metallic champagne  mauve. I got a mini version in my Christmas stocking which is great for travelling and a great way to see if I like the formula etc before I commit to purchasing the full size version. 

Jouer’s Long Wear Lip Creme Liquid Lipstick range are supposed to glide on the lips with full coverage that lasts all day. Weightless on the lips, the liquid lipsticks have buildable coverage, contain vitamin E to moisturise the lips and are a non sticky formula. There is a wide range of cool and warm shades and both matte and metallic finishes. 

I really like the shade I chose. It brightens up my face and it isn’t overly metallic. The lipstick did glide on to my lips. One swipe was enough, I didn’t have to build it up and there wasn’t any patchiness. It did feel very light and barely there on my lips and my lips felt moisturised. The lipstick didn’t crack as it dried and lipstick did not feel at all sticky. It lasted a good 5 hours which included earring and drinking without needing any touch ups. 

I enjoyed wearing this lipstick. It felt and looked great on my lips and was easy to apply. The shape wand made it easy to apply the lipstick precisely. I would purchase the full size version and I would try a few of the matte shades. 

I purchased this item myself and the views expressed in this blog are my own. 

Beak & Claws: New Year, New Lipstick

I shan’t be venturing out on NYE, but if I was I would be wearing either, or both, of these purse friendly gorgeous lip products. The are both made by Essence cosmetics and are under £3 each.

The Colour Boost Mad About Matte liquid lipstick is £2.80 at Wilkos and £2.54 at Parfumdreams.co.uk. I got mine in shade 5 Dangerously Yours which is dark pink with purplish undertones. It has a doe foot applicator which hugs the contours of the lips, leaving a crisp finish. This liquid lipstick dries down quite quickly to a powdery matte finish. The colour is vibrant and not at all patchy. It doesn’t feel drying and didn’t give me “butt hole” lips.  It feels very lightweight and didn’t crack as it dries. It didn’t transfer and It remained a vibrant pink throughout the day. I only needed one layer for an opaque finish.

The Melted Chrome Liquid Lipstick is also £2.80 at Wilkos.  This liquid lipstick has a foil like, metallic matte finish. I chose shade 04 Iron Heart which is a vibrant red  shade as I though it complimented the liquid lipstick. It is water and transfer proof. I didn’t find this liquid lipstick to be as light weight as the traditional one that I tried. I was more aware that it was on my lips and it didn’t feel particularly lightweight. I like the colour as it is more of a foil than a full on traditional metallic shade so didn’t cling and highlight the cracks in my lips. It has a doe foot applicator which fits nicely in to the contours of the lips, sling the Cupid’s bow easy to define.  It was long wearing and didn’t fade. It applied smoothly, no patchiness and one swipe gave an opaque finish.

I combined the two lipsticks for this look. I thought that it gave my lips more dimension and made them look fuller. I used Dangerously as the base lipstick and applied it all over my lips, waited until it was fully dry and then applied Iron Heart to the centre of the lips.





I purchased these items myself and the views expressed in this blog are my own.

Beak & Claws: Clinique Pop Lip Colour and Primer in Love Pop(travel size)

 I purchased a travel sized Clinique Pop Lip colour and primer in Love Pop as it is a gorgeous autumnal berry shade and as it is travel/pocket sized would fit nicely in my jeans pocket. The lipstick cost £7 for 3.5g and the lipstick container feels and looks substantial and expensive. 

Clinique combined lip colour and lip primer  to create  the Love Pop line of lipsticks .  The lipstick is a weightless formula which glides on, leaving a modern velvet finish.  Lasting for 8 hours and leaving lips feeling moisturised, the colour is vibrant and strays true.

Love Pop is a shimmering mid toned, berry red raspberry shade with fine gold and berry shimmers and left a satin finish. It did glide on to the lips and my lips felt very moisturised both when I was wearing it and after I had removed it. I had to put on two coats to ensure the lipstick was opaque on my lips but I found one coat looked nice, giving a healthy sheen to my lips whereas 2 or three built up the berry colour. It lasted for 6 hours and faded nicely with no patchiness.

I enjoyed wearing this lipstick and would buy other travel sized ones in order to try colours I wouldn’t normally gravitate towards.

I purchased this item myself and the views expressed in this blog my own.