It’s Cyber Monday and the online world are going nuts and offering up to 60% today. I am giving my depleted make up bag some love today and diving in to buy the classics and a few novelty treats to experiment with (that I wouldn’t buy unless they were reduced!)
Nars Blush in Orgasm Was £24 now £19.20
This was the first blusher/bronzer I bought one I had left the confines of boarding school. It was definitely a turn up from the Bourgeois one I was packed off with (I literally channelled Coco the Clown during my teens) and I Have been a faithful follower of Nars blush and bronzer since. JUST DON’T DROP IT!!
Charlotte Tilbury Hollywood Beauty Light Wand £29 – £23.20
The highlighter to end all highlighters. Simply squeeze a smidgen of the highlighter onto the sponge and blend it on the top of your cheekbones, centre of your nose, under your brows and voila, you have a sun kissed radiant glow.
Remember light colours advance (i.e. your cheek bones) and dark colours recede (which is why you put bronzer under your cheekbones to give you the illusion of high cheekbones!
YSL Touche Eclat £25 – £22.90
Ah the classic. Just go easy and watch that flash at the Christmas parties to avoid the Panda look.
Bobbi Brown Caviar & Rubies Eye Shadow Pallette £55 – £44
This is your Christmas palette sorted. If these large palettes terrify you – here is the 101.
1) choose three colours from light to dark
2) put the light colour all over your eyelid
3) put the middle depth in a sideways triangle from your eyelashes to your eye hood but not past the pupil.
4) put the darkest just all your eyelashes
5) blend
Lancome Hypnose Gift Set £24 – £20
Whenever I chicken out of trying a new mascara, I always revert to this one. It’s ace.
Laura Mercier Illuminating Tinted Moisturiser £34 – £27
I have waxed lyrical about this product before and it is time to do again, especially as now you can get £7 off!
When my skin feels a bit dry and sallow, I whack this on (usually the lightest Bare but it’s sold out and so I am braving the next one up) and it gives you that red carpet glow.
There are literally thousands of discounted products from all the top brands on House of Fraser, so if you need to do a sweep this is the only place to look at for serious discounts!