Last weekend Em and I went to Leeds with the intention of buying only make up and had a great time. She was treated like dirt by the SA on the MAC counter, without which humiliation no cosmetics shopping trip is really complete. Lose the attitude, it maybe MAC, you maybe beautiful but the contempt? UGLY.
Wanted to check out NARS Sheer Glow as had read so much about it and can confirm that it is neither sheer nor especially glowy. Lovely though I would imagine. The 2 SA's on the NARS counter in Harvey Nichols in Leeds are officially the nicest make up SA's ever. We chatted for ages, they were really interested in the whole blogging thang and kept hauling new stuff not yet on the counter out from underneath it to show me! There is a hot hot hot pink gloss due out soon, very opaque and an incredible colour for the young and firm of pout. Think it might be these actually just debuting only on the NARS site
http://www.narscosmetics.co.uk/the-latest/spring-2011/perfect-match-lip-gloss.html
And some lovely lip gloss pencils.
Clearly this is a case of reinventing the wheel but this time the new wheel is better than the old one, it has alloys and white walled tyres. Ok enough with that analogy, that really isnt working! The gloss pencils are lovely - I got to have a play with one and they are more like a sheer lipstick than a sticky shiny gloss. These are also on the NARS site so not sure how new they are?
All you lip product junkies should keep your eyes peeled for these!
Eyes - UDPP, Sin on lower lid, Hustle into crease, Darkhorse upper and lower lash line, smidge of naked below lower lash line to soften. L'Oreal telescopic mascara. Clinique ultra fine brow pencil in soft brown.
Face - Bobbi Brown Moisturising foundation (its an on/off love affair and I can't commit!) MAC creamblush in Lilicent and Pixi highlighter (so not me, so loving it!)
Lips - Bobbi Brown lip pencil in Cocoa, Creamy lip colour in Heather Buff.
Sin is super shimmery so decided any brow highlighting would be a lily gilded. Hustle is lovely, blended into sin it takes on an almost purpley hue, very soft and neutral looking. Seriously have never had so much fun doing my eyes!
Right proper hard. What a fool. Decided that in spite of the power cut - thanks YEDL for fixing it by 10.30am, the snow - more? Really, bloody hell enough already with the snow. And Steves blatant complete and utter lack of enthusiasm "root canal? why I dont mind if I do" "Christmas shopping? What, you need me to come too? Really? Are you sure? OK but don't expect me to enjoy it" I decided that we needed to make a trip to the Trafford Centre as I couldn't be arsed trogging round Leeds in the pouring rain/snow/sleet and I hate being outside freezing my arse off, walking into a shop and going into full on meno sweat down and back outside again and so on, at least in the Trafford Centre you know if you are wearing more than a bikini you are going to be sweating cobs from the off. And thats before you are in John Lewis's and realise that right at that moment they might be selling the very last Bobbi Brown Modern Classic eye and lip palette in Selfridges and you need to RUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUN!
And run I did, I so wanted that palette but it was not to be. I am such a fool, I didn't realise that it was limited edition and that basically any make up branded "limited edition" sells out in seconds. Damn. So I decided to get myself a nice Bobbi Brown cream lip colour in Heather Buff and a lip pencil in Cocoa - wasnt til I got home that I realised we are talking pencil that needs sharpener not propelling, bum.
Anyway, (dinner burning as I type...) I got a Pixi Wakeup palette too! 
Edit: Had a more detailed look at this before handing it over to Em for wrapping. The eye colours look nice but are all shimmers, would have liked a couple of matts in there too to balance things out. Not sure how much of the lip gloss will get used, hopefully if they are sheer then a fair amount, if too thick or opaque some of them might be more "colour" than I am looking for. And I might donate the blusher and highlighter section to Em, depending on application. I just think with older dry skin adding any kind of powder, apart from a hint to set make up, isn't the best idea my MAC blush cream gives a juicy glossy look rather than a dry dusty one, but we'll see I might be surprised!
So this post is really to say watch this space, Pixi palette and bobbi brown reviews due in the New Year!
