Oh how I adore Summer make-up. The variety of colours open
to us this season is endless, and vary
magnificently from trend to trend.
I absolutely love it when a brand takes a current fashion
trend and uses it as inspiration for a make-up collection, and Mary Kay Cosmetics
have done just that.
Honing in on the vintage mania that has taken over the
fashion industry for a good few years now,
Mary Kay’s Limited Edition ‘Hello Sunshine’ collection is new age fun
with a vintage feel. Oh, and how kitsch is the packaging?
When I first opened these and saw the colours, I really
wasn’t sure what to think, but the moment I swept my finger across them I
couldn’t wait to try them out. They really are springy, and lay slap bang in
between a powder and a cream eyeshadow. They’re incredibly lightweight and
smooth to use, and require hardly any blending whatsoever. The colour is quite
translucent, with a slight shimmer, so that the colours on the skin are subtle, but obviously the colour is buildable. I like to put the
browner shades just under the bottom lash line, and either the blue or the
yellow on my eyelid, all the way up to the brow, and team it with a thin line
of eyeliner for a 60s Summer look.
*Wearing Spring Eye Duo in Summer Sunset with Carefree Coral Lip Colour*
*Wearing Springy Eye Duo in Stonewashed with Retro Rose Lip Colour*
These are the answer to my red lip prayers. Being olive
skinned, yet not very tanned, I find it quite hard to find a classic red lip
colour that doesn’t completely wash me out, but the colour palette of this
entire collection is quite warm so it suits me perfectly. These lipsticks are
incredibly smooth and moisturising, and have a matte finish with a slight
shimmer that lasts for ages. Carefree Coral is a pinky red whilst Retro Rose is on the browner side.
*Wearing Lip Gel in Cherry Twist*
For a classic vintage red without the matte finish, this
product is perfect. A bit of sheen with some colour adds volume to your lips, so
for a juicy, voluptuous look, without the grease of your average lip gloss, I
highly recommend this product. My only gripe would be that you need more than
one application to build up a decent amount of colour, but once you’ve achieved
that, it lasts for quite some time.
Mary Kay were also kin enough to send me samples of their Lash Love Mascara, True Dimensions Lipstick in Citrus Flirt and Facial Highlighting Pen in Shade 3, all of which are featured in all of these pictures, except the lipstick, which is only in the above picture.
Steph x x x
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