Maybelline Dream Touch Blush

Maybelline Dream Touch Blush in Apricot, £6.49

This is a nice little product that I wanted to share with you all. I used to live on Maybelline make up in my younger days but now I tend to find their products slightly gimmicky. I am however really impressed with this Dream Touch Blush priced at £6.49, it's a cream whipped blush that is designed to leave your skin with a soft, natural colour, the range is limited to 4 shades and I chose Apricot which is a peachy, apricot shade.

The consistency is quite creamy and it feels a lot wetter than the Topshop cream blushes, the formula feels weightless on the skin and like all good cream blushes it has a cream to powder finish. This blush is great for giving a soft, natural flush of colour, it also contains a slight shimmer (which hasn't shown up in the photographs) that gives cheeks a lovely sheen and a beautiful dewy finish. The colour pay off is good and you only need to use a small amount of product for each application, whilst the pot is pretty small at 7.5g I can see it lasting a long time.

Topshop Cream Blush in Butterscotch

Topshop Cream Blush in Butterscotch £6.00

Earlier on in the year I blogged about the Neon Rose version of this cream blush, however Butterscotch is hands down my favourite shade and this is the second pot I've bought. I'm slightly confused as to whether they have discontinued it or not as it is not available on their website and I found it quite hard to track down in store. I'm really hoping it hasn't been discontinued as it's a beautiful shade!

In the photos the colour looks browner than it is in real life. In the pan it seems to have a darker film on  the top which disappears with a couple of uses to reveal the lighter shade underneath - the swatch below is a good representation of the lighter colour. 

Love the peachy gold shimmer!

Butterscotch is what I would describe as glowy, it is a light bronze with a peachy-gold shimmer running through. I actually find it more peach than bronze and it doesn't look out of place applied to the pasty skin of my cheeks. Darker complexions may find this more suitable as a highlighter as it is quite a light, neutral colour, however I find it works perfectly as a stand alone blusher and highlighter on my fair skin.

These blushers have a brilliant cream to powder finish which settles perfectly on the face, and despite the fact it gives a powder finish I still find my skin looks dewy when I am wearing this product. The consistency is good and very easy to blend, I am not joking when I say I slap it on my cheeks and go.

In short, I can't get enough of this product, I wear it at least once (but probably more) a week without fail, it's great as a blusher and occasionally as an eyeshadow. I am keeping my fingers crossed that it's not being discontinued, or I may have to write a letter to Phillip Green in protest!

Topshop Cream Blush Neon Rose

Topshop Neon Rose £6

heavily swatched - top, lightly swatched - bottom

Neon Rose is the second cream blush I have purchased from the Topshop range, the first being Butterscotch. I normally gravitate towards pale pinks or nude tone blushers, but when I spied this colour it made me long for a healthy, flushed look and I promptly snapped one up.

Neon Rose is a pinky coloured blush with peachy, coral undertones, applied to the skin it gives a warm flush of colour. The consistency can feel quite greasy in the pan, but when applied it blends into the skin beautifully giving a cream to powder finish. I was initially worried that I would be left with greasy cheeks, luckily the formula is very blendable, giving a more or less weightless finish.

This product is well pigmented, and a little bit goes a long way. On pale skin like mine, only a minimal amount is needed for good colour pay off, the colour is buildable and more can be used to give a stronger look. Whilst it gives my skin a peachy flush, I imagine the coral tones in the blush would be perfect on olive/tanned skin and look stunning when worn in summer.

I find cream blushers are very easy to apply, I generally just use my fingers or sometimes a sponge. I predominantly use this colour on my cheeks, but it also looks lovely when worn on the lips. I find that the consistency, which works oh so well as a blusher, is actually very drying on the lips, so combining with a lip balm or alternative moisturising lip product is a must.

These are the first cream blushers I have tried and I am very impressed. Buy these blushers if you are looking for a well pigmented product that leaves a natural, dewy finish. These cream blushers have pretty good staying powder and are reasonably priced at £6. I'm pretty sure this won't be the last Topshop cream blush I purchase, I've already got my eye on Flush.

Stuff

I took advantage of the last few days of my Christmas break to have a nosy round my local shopping centre.

The shops are a bit of a mess at the moment...sale items everywhere, including the floor, and a weird mix of winter and summer clothing.....bikini in January anyone?

I picked up a few items....nothing of much interest, but I thought i'd share them here.

2011 Diary - WHSmith

The all important 2011 diary, this is actually really teeny....even smaller than A5. I buy a diary every year, whether I get round to using it is a different story. I chose this one because its handy size makes it perfect for shoving in my handbag, and I'm feeling pretty committed to being organised this year!

Clutch bag -  Zara

There was absolutely no need for me to purchase another clutch bag - particularly one made out of a material that will inevitably find itself covered in my grubby fingerprints. I had previously lusted over this bag on the Zara website, so when I saw it on sale for a mere £9.99 I grabbed it. I love the vibrant hot pink colour, and it comes with a detachable chain....yes I am a pro at justifying my purchases.

Cream blush in Neon Rose - Topshop

I've read good reviews on this and thought i'd branch out from my usual nude colour blusher/highlighter. I love the packaging of these products, so simple and cute.

Purse - Topshop

I have been on the hunt for a new purse for months. I hadn't come across one I liked, but with my current purse practically falling apart it was time to bit the bullet and pick one. I chose this leopard print number from Topshop. I don't think I'm completely sold on it but it has all the required compartments.

Et Voila!