Hi Divas
 

It's been years since I purchased an eyeshadow palette. I never felt the need to add to my collection since the dreaded lockdown days. I have been using the palettes in my collection intending to hit pan on all of them. When I passed the Essence stand a while ago to top up on some makeup essentials, I couldn't let this beauty pass by. The palette is named after my beautiful home town Cape Town and that was enough reason for me to make a transaction at the till. Upon opening the palette, to my surprise, it was filled with an exciting colour story. I was very eager to play with it as these eyeshadows were quite different from my collection.

The palette is designed with a sturdy cardboard casing that makes it light and easy to travel with. The length and width of the casing are perfect sizes. It is not cumbersome to use. I was surprised by the large mirror inside, making it a nifty case to escort around. The cover is a picturesque aerial shot of the iconic Cape Town views. Table Mountain stands tall looking over the gorgeous coastline and bustling city arena. This is the beauty of Cape Town captured in one picture; the colourful sites of the city along with its vibrant culture and diverse nature.

There are 12 bold shades in the palette consisting of 5 shimmers and 7 mattes. The variety of shades is what makes this palette an absolute winner. The 5 shimmers are yellow gold, rose gold, metallic silver and aquatic blue. The mattes are 3 neutral shades in two browns and cream, making great transition shades. The rest are a bold orange, leafy green and two shades of sea blues. I just love the cute tree and lion embossed on the pans. There are no names allocated to the eyeshadows, but the stark contrast in colours makes it forgivable. The pans are large and will last quite a long time. What a fun and fresh design. It makes me delighted to use the eyeshadows.

As you can see in the swatches, the colours really pack a punch. They are pigmented and have great colour payoff. I was especially surprised by the performance of the matte shades. They truly blended well on my eyes and were bold not only in the pans but on the eyelids too. Some of the shimmers are a bit chunky and you will need a concealer or eyeshadow primer to help them adhere to the skin. This especially applies to the gold shade. I prefer to use my finger to pack the pigment on. I used a combination of 5 shades. For my brow bone the white-cream and for my crease a combination of  light matte brown and bold orange. I carefully placed the gold shimmer on my lids as this eyeshadow has the most fallout in all the pans. For a pop of colour, I blended the two matte blues alongside the blue shimmer on my lower lash line.

This palette is gorgeous and you can create a variety of looks. If you are someone who wants to explore colourful makeup looks, this is the perfect palette to jump into. It's easy to work with and not intimidating. The mattes especially blend wonderfully. You can easily create a vibrant eye for any occasion. If you are a makeup fanatic like me, this is an excellent option to add to your growing collection. Have you purchased this palette?
 Let me know your thoughts below!

Hi Divas

I received this beautiful palette from my blogger friend Kim of Avery Sweet Blog back in January. She kindly sent me a box of goodies to wish me a Happy New Year and this blockbuster was one of the items in the surprise box. I only own two Urban Decay Eyeshadow palettes being the Naked 2 and the Ammo palette. I was therefore super delighted to be given the Honey palette as Urban Decay have revamped and stepped up their game in the Naked ranges. They have launched three other palettes other than this, along with a new foundation and concealer line. They are one of the OG's (Original Gangsters), when it comes to high-end Sephora makeup back in the day. Since then, so many makeup brands have popped up and somewhat surpassed them in cosmetic releases, innovative ideas and unique packaging. I am happy to see that Urban Decay is not sitting on the side lines but pushing through in the beauty market. It is great to notice that such a well-established brand is exploring fresh product ideas to keep the old and new customers interested.

The Naked Honey palette is inspired by the rich golden and yellow tones of pure honey. From the packaging to the colour story within the eyeshadows, the sweetness, along with the earthly nature of honey shines through. This is a warm toned palette with rich and neutral tones to compliment every skin tone. You could wear this palette on an everyday basis to work with its earthy tones or jazz it up for a glam night out look, with the bright metallic shades. This is a very versatile palette, that would flatter all ages and occasions. The actual outer case is absolutely stunning as it is embossed with ripple effects, that look like a continuous flow of honey. The standout lettering gives the palette a luxurious feel too. The case is a lot more golden in tone, reminding me of thick large quantities of honey being poured out. The design in packaging is gorgeous and it makes me want to grab a jar of honey and eat it with a spoon. The casing feels very sturdy and comes with a big mirror, as well as the standard dual ended eyeshadow brush, which the brand is known for. When you open the palette, there is a sweet scent which wafts through. The whole experience in working with the palette from sight, to touch and smell is impressive and deserves gold stars.


The palette comes in 12 shades all with a common warm yellow tone theme. The names of the eyeshadows are inspired by the honey making process. There is a wide range of mattes and metallics to create different looks. The eyeshadows consist of 6 mattes, 5 metallics/shimmers and 1 satin shade. I love that using the palette on an everyday basis won't become monotonous. There are many colour combinations to choose from, to get a unique eye look. I have swatched the eyeshadows below using the NYX white eyeshadow base. Some of the shades might look different due to this and my skin tone. I will name and explain each shade to you from left to right in the palette.

First up is Fly By (white pearl satin) great for the brow bone, Sweet (matte peachy taupe) light transition shade, Swarm (matte light orange with yellow undertones) deep transition shade and the first metallic in the palette Amber (deep copper) similar colour to the outer case. Next up is Keeper (matte burned orange brown) excellent for the crease or all over the lid, Golden (metallic deep gold with a shimmer) beautiful shade for glam occasions, Honey (metallic bright yellow gold with shimmer), this is the masterpiece shade in the palette and Queen ( metallic olive toned shade with brown undertone and gold sparkle), beautiful on the lid for an earthy look. The last four shades are Hive (matte warm toned brown) great for the crease, Drip (rich brick brown shade) excellent for deepening the crease, HBIC (true copper coin shade), lastly Sting (matte chocolate brown with slightly purple undertone), great for darkening any look.




Bright Glam Eyes
For the first look I swept Keeper right across my crease extending it slightly up towards my brow bone. I deepened the outer corners using Hive and Sting to create depth. For the lids I pressed the magical shade Honey right across creating a little cut crease with a flat brush later. For the lower lash line I added the metallic shimmer Amber and topped it off with Flyby on my brow bone.


Soft Smokey Eyes
To start off I dusted Swarm across my upper lid as a warm transition shade. I placed Drip and Sting in the crease and outer edge for dimension. On top I pressed Queen all over my lid. This is such a beautiful shade to be worn for any occasion. I then placed HBIC on my lower lash line along with to brighten the look. I too added Drip and Sting on the lower lash line at the outer corners to deepen the look. To end off I applied Flyby to the brow bone.


I am truly in love with this palette regarding texture, formula, shades and design. Everything compliments my skin tone so well. These shades are warm and neutral enough to wear ever day while containing pops of shimmer for glamorous looks. The palette shades are adaptable and would therefore be great for travel. I recommend this Honey edition to an avid makeup lover. You will truly appreciate its unique qualities. I hope you found this lengthy review helpful and got some inspiration for makeup looks.


Thank you so much for reading!
Divalicious Kisses
Xxxx

Hello gorgeous Divas!

This week I bring to you the creme de la creme of all eyeshadow palettes! As most of you may know I am a Too Faced fanatic. All their makeup products speaks to my pink, cute and all things pretty fetishes. When I saw the ultra gorgeous packaging of this beauty, I knew I had to get my hands on it. So how did I obtain the stunning Bon Bons palette you may ask? Well I saved up my spending money and skipped on some lunch and dinner meals, literally! When I was in Qatar back in April, I knew that I wanted to get something sweet from Sephora. In my first few days I was there, I priced this palette and a few other things. It was really expensive and I was debating whether I should get it or not because I didn't want to use my credit card. On my last day in Qatar I had saved some of my spending money and went straight to Sephora and bought the palette with my eyes closed. I knew it was a now or never purchase. Buy or cry, was my motto for the day. At that point I had no more money left to buy lunch, dinner or let alone pay for a taxi back to the hotel. I was hoping that my Qatari boss would take us out for a last supper kind of thing and pay for my meals and give me a ride. He did by the way, hahaha. I left Qatar with a 'broke as heck' face, but with a happy heart because my palette was in my suitcase. Crazy I know. The life of a beauty junkie is real people. ;-D

The Bon Bons palette is the third edition to the Too Faced Chocolate Bar palette family. What makes it so unique is the breakout packaging from the other two palettes. The original, which I own, and the Semi Sweet chocolate bar palette have the standard chocolate bar blocks engraved on them. They look exactly like a huge slab of delicious chocolate. This one however is pink and covered in embossed hearts. It makes my heart melt whenever I look at it. Did I mention I am a sucker for all things cute, girly and pink? ;-) Thank goodness Too Faced did not change the scent of this one. When you open the palette that decadent cocoa smell hits you in the face just like the original palette. There are 16 eyeshadows, 14 of which are in the heart shaped pans and two in the rectangular shaped pans. It comes with a standard mirror and a how to use pamphlet to give you some makeup ideas and inspirations. The palette is slim and has a magnetic closure. It is sturdy enough to travel with and will look absolutely stunning on any vanity table.

The quality of the eyeshadows definitely does not disappoint. Not only is the packaging absolutely stunning but so is the pigmentation and wearability of the shades.There are 5 true matte shades which are Almond Truffle, Pecan Praline, Bordeaux, Mocha and Malted. There are also 2  borderline matte shades with the tiniest specks of glitter in them, named Cashew Chew and Divinity. The palette has 2 with a metallic finish called Cafe Au Lait and Molasses Chip. Along with those are 6 with a satin finish known as Satin Sheets, Cotton Candy, Sprinkles, Dark Truffle, Totally Fetched and Earl Grey. There is one pop of shimmery glitter called Black Currant which is a deep purple/plum shade. All the eyeshadows are very pigmented and buildable. They are buttery and blend out easily without much effort. I especially love the matte shades in this palette as they are not powdery at all but so smooth and great to work with.

There are many options for lid a colour which makes this palette a treat to use. I love that I will never get bored in creating signature makeup styles. I especially love to use Satin Sheets and Molasses Chip on my eyelids for a gorgeous bright appearance. The pink shades Sprinkle and Cotton Candy look like sparkling strawberry milkshake shades on the eyes. I love using that combination to create a fun and pink romantic look. The colours really stand out on my honey skin tone. The eyeshadows that have created the most hype are of cause Earl Grey and Totally Fetched. These pops of colour are quite unique in the Chocolate bar family. Totally Fetched is a deep fuchsia pink which I love to use as a transition shade. Earl Grey is a lovely dark teal shade which works best in the crease or on the outer V of the eyelid. If you love experimenting with colour and trying out new combinations then this palette is right up your alley.

I wanted to incorporate as many eyeshadows as I could into my makeup look. I prefer doing actual tutorials than swatches on my blog. There are many swatches of the eyeshadows all over the internet if you want a more in depth look. I used 6 eyeshadows to create my look below. I swept Divinity all over my upper lid and brow bow area as a white base to blend my eyeshadows. I placed Satin Sheets right under my brow bone and on the inner corners of my eyes as a highlight. For my transition shade I blended Almond Truffle which is a warm brown mauve and lightly dusted the fuchsia pink Totally Fetched just underneath it and into my crease. For my outer V, I blended Earl Grey on my lids and dragged it to the centre of my eyes. I then placed Molasses Chip on the inner corner of the eyes and dragged it to the centre to merge with Earl Grey. I carefully and gradually blended the edges together in the centre where the two shades meet. I mirrored the look on the bottom lash line as well. I then added eyeliner on the bottom lash line, a dramatic winged liner on the top lash line and added loads of mascara. I have to admit it took me three attempts to perfect this look and i finally got it right. I think it came out pretty good ;-)

To conclude my review, I am utterly in love with this palette. This is a cool toned eyeshadow palette that does not disappoint. It is packed with a lot of gorgeous shades both in the matte and shimmer department. The packaging is perfect and any makeup junkie would be a fool to pass out on it. I give this palette a whole lot of divaliscious kisses. Is it a palette that you definitely need? The answer is No. If you have other eyeshadows similar in your collection to these then you don't really need the palette. Is it a beautiful palette that a makeup junkie should own to add to their collection? The answer is a big fat Yes! Need I say more? ;-)

Lots of Divalicious Kisses
Xxxx

Hi Divas!

Welcome back to my crazy blog. I want to give a huge Diva Shout Out to a very special friend and blogger Kim from A Very Sweet Blog! Last month I was having one of the worst weeks ever as my car broke down and I had to run for the bus in the pouring rain. I snapchatted about my experience and Kim, with her kind sweet heart, gifted me this beautiful palette to brighten my week. I was so super shocked as I did not expect this random act of kindness. She wrote a beautiful piece on her blog as to why she decided to send this palette all the way from the USA to South Africa. Here is an excerpt:  

''A Sweet Surprise! I want to award a Sweet Surprise (Too Faced Sweet Peach Palette) to Desle of Diva Desle Blog. Desle is a theatre actress and beauty blogger from Cape Town, South Africa. Her blog just turned four and it's a fun assortment of all types of beauty product reviews. I've always admired Desle's imaginative spirit & creativity. Her nail designs are the absolute cutest and she loves trying beauty products from around the world! I love her diversity! Desle and I share a love for Too Faced products (especially eye shadow palettes). Even though she is MUCH BETTER with eye shadow than I am. She always creates fabulous looks. I appreciate her sincerity. She communicates with bloggers on social media. She sent me the sweetest post card. We're always communicating on Snapchat. The other day, she was having car problems and had to take the bus BUT WHAT I ADMIRED was she made the best of the situation. Attitude and all! She will take a rainy day and bring sunshine into it. It's hard to get Too Faced products in SA, so I wanted to make sure she got this limited edition palette. So enjoy Desle and thank you for being a wonderful blogger & friend.''

You can read the rest of her review on the palette HERE and subscribe to her blog and social media pages ;-) A huge thank you to Kim for this Sweet Surprise. I will always appreciate her generosity and kindness. I am truly grateful. Xxxx

On To The Review:

The Sweet Peach palette is one of the most major makeup releases for 2016. It is a limited edition palette by Too Faced that has been selling out like hot cakes in stores all over the USA. So what is all the hype about? Well the packaging is one of the prettiest and cutest things that Too Faced as ever put out. Plus there are a whopping 18 eyeshadows that all suppose to smell like juicy peaches. Now I truly love peach anything! Fresh peach fruit, canned peaches with cream, sweet peach juice and peachy lip balms are all my jams! When I had this product in my possession I was dancing in my room like a crazy person. The packaging is absolutely stunning! It comes in a similar case as the other palettes in the Too Faced Chocolate Bar family. I measured it against the original chocolate palette which I own and it is exactly the same size in width and length. The original has 16 eyeshadows and the sweet peach has 18. Unlike the original palettes with the chocolate block engravings, the sweet peach has mini peaches engraved on the palette and a orange colour which fades from coral, to pink to a light peach shade. So super duper cute!

As I said the palette comes with 18 eyeshadows in a variety of colours. There are so many options to choose from ranging from light to dark, matte to shimmer and stunning satin shades. Each eyeshadow has a strong sweet peach scent. It does not smell like the original peach fruit. Rather it smells like a peach sweet or peach bubblegum. I personally love the scent and sniff it at every opportunity I get. Even as you apply the eyeshadows the scent lingers on your makeup brush and I absolutely love it. It makes applying my makeup so much more pleasant. The palette comes with a mirror which would be perfect for travel!I just love the packaging of this palette and it has become my favourite in my makeup collection. It is so pretty to look at and a delight to work with.


There are 6 matte shades which are White Peach, Peaches N' Cream and Georgia in the light coloured family ranging from white to pink. Then there are Puree, Summer Yum and Charmed I'm Sure in the brown colour family which have taupes and copper brown shades which are perfect to use in the crease. There are 8 shimmery shades with a touch of satin texture. These consist of Nectar, Luscious, Cobbler, Just Peachy and Bellini which are in the peach colour family. They have gold and coral tones ranging from light to dark pink. Bless Her Heart which is a gorgeous olive green, Caramelized a warm satin brown and Peach Pit a brown shimmer shade with a hint of warm purple. These 8 eyeshadows are perfect lid colours. The rest of the four shades have a matte finish with speckled gold glitter in them. These are Candied Peach a vibrant coral shade great for the crease, Tempting a dark black, Delectable a dark purple and Talk Derby To Me which is a dark navy blue almost black shade.

The eyeshadows are very pigmented and blend effortlessly on the eyes. There is some fall out which happens in the pan when picking up the pigments with a brush. Although once applied on the lids it never fades or falls away. Too Faced knows how to make beautiful opaque shadows and this palette does not disappoint. What I love most about this palette is that there is so much variety. You will never get bored in creating new looks as the eyeshadow colours are very versatile. In the original chocolate bar palette you are limited to brown and gold looks whereas with this palette you can go crazy with options. With the original chocolate bar there are only 4 proper satin lid colours. In the peach palette there are 8 gorgeous lid shades to choose from. I adore the colour range as the bright corals and warm pinks are right up my alley. Now, I won't be doing any swatches in this blog post as there are a ton of them on YouTube and other websites. Just Google Sweet Peach and the swatches will appear on your screen in a jiffy. Instead I want to show you some looks I did with the palette and how versatile the eyeshadows are. I have created three looks. One ranging from a soft everyday look, to a romantic out the box look and a diva glam night out look.

*****

Everyday Look:

For this everyday bright makeup look I used White peach under my brow bone, the light pink Georgia shade as my transition shade, the deep coral shade Candied Peach in my crease and the copper brown colour Summer Yum on my outer lid corners. For the lids I used the beautiful Nectar shade for soft golden eyes. I did a dramatic wing to add glamour to the look but for a everyday work look you can skip the winged liner and just had mascara.

Soft Out The Box Romantic Look:

For this look I used White Peach under my brow bone, the light skin tone shade Peaches N' Cream as my transition shade and the clay brown Puree in my crease. For my lids I used the shade Bless Her Heart which is a gorgeous olive green satin eyeshadow which is a welcome surprise to the palette. This eye makeup is whimsical and delightful. It would be perfect for a date.

Diva Glam Night Out Look:

This is a ''I am a Diva!'' and ''I Slay All Day!'' look. I used Peaches N' Cream under my brow bone, Georgia and Candied Peach as my transition shade and the deep purple Delectable in my crease. For my lids I vamped it up with the deep navy blue colour called Talk Derby To Me. I dragged Delectable and Talk Derby To Me on my lower lash line as well. I cleaned up the look with concealer and added some winged liner.

*****

I am absolutely in love with this palette. I seriously cannot stop playing with it. I have to tell myself to use other palettes now and again because my hands keep grabbing it. My favourite eyeshadows are Luscious (a light peach shade with golden shimmer), Candied Peach (a vibrant deep coral with a hint of pink), Bellini (a two toned peach and pink shade with gold undertones), Bless Her Heart (a beautiful satin oilve shade) and Summer Yum (a matte brick brown shade). This palette is definitely worth the hype and all the attention it got in my book. I know that there are some people who are not feeling this over all peach theme. I think it depends on your personality and what you like to wear. If you love colour and variety you will surely enjoy this new addition to the Too Faced family. I am obsessed! ;-)




Thank you so much for reading, Beauties!!! 
Let me know which makeup look you liked best in the comment section below. 
Lots of love. Xxxx

 (The sexiest palette I ever owned!)

Hi Divas

I want us all to take a moment and admire the hotties you see before you in the photo below. This has to be the sexiest palette I have ever owned. What more could a girl ask for? Pretty vibrant eyeshadows along with gorgeous half naked men, yes please! ;-) I received this palette as a gift from a beauty blogger Tasneem. You can view her blog CityGirlVibe here. This sexy palette called Nude Dude is by the fun makeup brand The Balm. Their packaging is always very playful and cheeky. This is a spin off palette from the very popular Nude Tude palette. I must say I enjoy the Nude Dude palette so much more than the Nude Tude, not only for the cute guys, but for the warm and pigmented eyeshadows this palette has to offer. The palette comes in a rectangular cardboard box with a large mirror and a mini makeup dual end brush. There are 12 eyeshadows in the palette. Each handsome guy is covered by two eyeshadow pans at just the right places with fun eyeshadow names that probably describes the guys personality. My mom and I actually had fun choosing which guy my sister and I should go on a date with, Lol!!!

The eyeshadows are Fearless (matte skin tone shade), Fabulous (Shimmery yellow gold shade), Flawless (matte medium brown shade), Faithful (warm gold/bronze shade), Firm (satin golden brown shade), Fit (satin copper shade), Flirty (pink/plum shade with golden glitter undertones), Feisty (warm mauve matte shade), Friendly (deep purple shade with brown undertones), Funny (satin burgundy shade), Fierce (deep marshy green shade with specks of gold glitter) and finally Fine (chocolate brown with fine specks of gold shimmer). There are 3 definite matte shades which are Fearless, Flawless and Feisty, that are perfect to use as transition shades or all over the lid and in the crease. My favourite matte shade is Feisty as it is a beautiful mauve colour that really warms up the eye when used as a transition shade. There are 6 definite lid shades ranging from Fabulous (a bright yellow gold) to the darkest which is Fierce (a deep marshy green shade) perfect to create a smokey eye. The shades Friendly and Fine are the darkest in the palette and work best as crease eyeshadows.

This palette reminds me a lot of the Urban Decay Naked 2 palette. The shades Faithful, Fit and Firm, match up with the shades Half Baked, Chopper and Snakebite from the Naked 2 palette. I love the shade range and versatility of the Nude Dude palette. You can create many glam looks as well as everyday neutral looks from one palette. My absolute favourite shade from this palette is Flirty. It is a pink eyeshadow with golden and plum undertones. It is so unique and I haven't seen this type of shade in a palette before. It would look amazing if used it for bridal makeup. I think the variety of gold, copper and pink shades make this palette a perfect option for wedding makeup. Whether you are a guest or part of the bridal entourage. This is a great palette to travel with too as it comes with a large mirror and a mini brush. The palette is not bulky at all and can be packed flat into the smallest travel bag.

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In the photo above I used Fearless all over my eye area up to my brow bone. I placed Feisty as my transition shade and deepened up my crease with the eyeshadow Friendly. I placed the yellow gold shade Fabulous all over my lid and on the inner corners of my eyes. I dusted Firm on my bottom lash line to warm it up. These eyeshadows are very vibrant, easy to blend and look amazing on the eyes. The only problem I have with this palette is that the pans are very small. It wouldn't take long to hit pan on the eyeshadows if you are using this palette everyday. Besides that I really love this palette and would recommend it to anyone who is found of the Urban Decay Naked 2 palette too. Plus who doesn't love looking at half naked men while doing your makeup?!




Hope you found this review helpful
Divalicious kisses
Xxxx

Hi Divas!


This week I will be reviewing one the most luxurious eyeshadow palettes I have ever owned. When I think of the brand Guerlain there are two words that come to my mind: Pure Luxury. That is exactly how I would describe the Ecrin 6 Couleurs Tailored Harmonies palette. At a first glance, the palette doesn't look anything like makeup packaging. The case resembles an elegant jewelry box for a diamond necklace or bracelet fit for a queen. This is the heaviest palette I have ever come across as the casing is made out of metal. The eyeshadow palette comes in a sleek black box with a black velvet pouch. Inside is a beautiful metallic case with an ornate cut out pattern design and an engraved bee on it. It looks so elegant and regal, hence the doubt of could this really be an eyeshadow palette? Once your heart has stopped skipping a few beats and you can come to terms with the opulent packaging, when you open the case you find 6 eyeshadows, a mini brush and a flap open mirror too. The palette comes with an instructional pamphlet, explaining the different eyeshadows and diagrams of how you can create three different looks using this palette.There are 6 eyeshadow palettes in this collection to choose from and I have the shade #93 Rue De Passy (super fancy title). I feel like a medieval queen when I use this eyeshadow palette. The packaging is totally on fleek! This gets a 100% rating in the makeup packaging awards department.

This palette deserves 10 gold stars for packaging!!!

This particular palette comes in brown, taupe, and grey purple shades. There is a black eyeshadow as well to create the perfect smokey eye. Three of the shades are matte, which is the black shade on the far right, the light brown shade on the top left and the taupe shade which is a perfect crease colour on your far left. At the bottom right is a satin brown shade. On the top right is a greyish purple shade that is gorgeous for a sultry eye. In the middle is a frosty pink shimmer shade that can be used as a brow highlighter or to dust over the lid area. All of the shades are very pigmented and blend easily. In this particular palette the colours are pretty neutral and safe. You can create an everyday look for the office or you can go dark and sultry for a night time look. The eyeshadows are very elegant and the colours are timeless. Any age group from a teenager to a more matured lady would enjoy this palette and create a look that is unique and classic. I love to use this palette on my mom's eyes too. I feel the shades look amazing on her and make her look glammed up without overdoing it on the shimmer as other palettes tend to do.

Romantic Smokey Eye look

As you can see in the photo above, I opted for a subtle and romantic smokey eye look. I think this look would be perfect for a date night. Not that I go on any of those, anyway! I absolutely adore this palette and love wearing it in the Autumn and Winter months. To be honest with you, at first I was afraid to use it as it was so luxurious and I didn't want to mess it up. I soon got over that fear and started playing around with the pretty shades. I suppose you can get these particular shades in other palettes as they are nothing new or unique to speak of. The wow factor about this palette is definitely the packaging. If you are looking to splurge a whole lot more and want to add something beautiful to your growing makeup collection, then I urge you to visit a Guerlain counter close to you.

Hope you enjoyed this review. 
Sending lots of love your way.
Divalicious kisses.
Xxxx

Spring Makeup F.O.T.D 

Hi Divas!

Last week I did the Spring Fling tag on the blog which you can read here. This week, I thought I would use some of the products I mentioned in that post and do a fun makeup tutorial. Of cause you don't have to have the exact same products that I have used to create this look.I thought I would get you inspired for spring and you can use whatever is in your makeup bag for a fun bright makeup look. The weather in Cape Town has really been depressing. It has been grey and raining a lot lately. How I wish Cape Town would wake up and smell the flowers! It is Spring people!!!

Makeup Tutorial:

1. Firstly I covered my face with the Guerlain Super Aqua BB Cream. I prefer using BB creams rather than foundations. It gives my face a more natural and glowing appearance.

2. I filled in my eyebrows and set them with the Essence Eyebrow Stylist Set and Essence Lash and Brow Gel Mascara. I applied the Nyx Jumbo Eye Pencil in Milk all over my eyelids to prime them and create a white base as I am working with bright colourful eyeshadows.

3. I took the Yardley Suntorini Eyeshadow palette and used the lightest matte brown shade and dusted it all over my eye lids to warm it up.

4. I added a warm shimmery brown shade of the BH Cosmetics That's Heart palette and lightly applied it in my crease just to warm up the eye a little.

5. I then applied the pink shade of the That's heart palette and the deep pink shade of the Yardley Suntorini palette and mixed them together to create a pretty pink eyeshadow on my eyelids. I then blended everything with a fluffy brush.

6. After that I took an angled brush an applied the turquoise eyeshadow of the That's heart palette and glided it across my lower lash line.

7. For eyeliner I used the Nyx Super Fat Marker on my upper lash line and volumised my eye lashes with the Loreal Miss Manga Mascara.

8. For concealer I used the Catrice Coverstick under my eyes and set my face with the Maybelline Clear Smooth powder. To contour my face I applied the blush, bronzer and highlighter using the That's Heart palette.

9.Once that was done I mixed the Etude House Dear My Blooming Lips Talk lipstick in RD304 and Maybelline Fuchsia Flash lipstick for bright pink lips.

Final Thoughts:

If you love colour and not afraid to wear it this would be a great bright spring look to rock. If you want to tone the look down a little bit, you could skip the turquoise eyeshadow under the eyes and apply a pretty pink gloss instead of bright pink lipstick. I really hope you enjoyed this look. Let me know what you like to rock in spring: bright lips, floral accessories or dresses?

Have a fabulous week Divas! Xxxx