Cosmetics a la Carte Bare Blush in Moonbeam and Lipstick in Ballerina!

 Cosmetics a la Carte Bare Blush Cream Blush in Moonbeam

 Cosmetics a la Carte Plump & Prime [lip base] and Lustre Lipstick in Ballerina

There is something about this base, it makes all lipsticks look even better and I find it prevents them from running, quite often I like to wear it on its own just as a nude lip!

Cosmetics a la Carte Lustre Lipstick in Ballerina

Hey Beauties! As featured before here is a look I created wearing the beautiful Cosmetics a la Carte Moonbeam highlighter and the pretty Lustre Lipstick in Ballerina. It's a really natural and fresh looking beauty look, which is emphasised by the glowing complexion and a pretty light pink lip with a sheen. If you haven't seen my previous blogpost with in depth review on these products, all the shades info and swatches click here! 

Although it's called a Cream Blush it really is a highlighter, but you can use it all over your face including cheeks and eyes just avoiding the centre of the face except for the bridge of the nose. The way I like to use it for that super glowing complexion is by applying it on top of my foundation and using it just like I would a highlighter but I also apply it where I'd apply blusher. Then on the cheeks on top of Moonbeam I layer my powder blush of choice, what that creates is a beautiful subtle sheen from underneath which means it doesn't look greasy, it just lifts the blush. Moonbeam  is a warm peach/rose gold shade, very beautiful. You can apply it with fingers, but I prefer to use the realTechniques Contour Brush with it, it applies it like a dream creating that airbrushed finish!

I have become a huge Cosmetics a la Carte lover this year, there are just so many great products I keep discovering! I particularly love their lipsticks, the textures are beautiful, the different finishes, they wear nicely, and somehow every lipstick I have tried looks effortlessly beautiful! Ballerina is such a pretty casual pink with a sheen. Although it's a Lustre finish it doesn't have a frosty shimmer, it just has a flattering sheen, which I find adds freshness to the face just like a glowing complexion does!

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Autumnal Beauty Look with Cosmetics a la Carte!

 Cosmetics a la Carte Blush Touch Powder Blusher Compact

 Shade: Grape

Cosmetics a la Carte Lustre Lipstick in Strawberry

As promised in the previous blogpost here is a look I created wearing the lovely Cosmetics a la Carte Blush Touch Powder Blusher in Grape and Lustre Lipstick in Strawberry.  For more pictures and swatches click here! The powder blusher is really pigmented, so you only need a touch, Grape is a very pretty autumnal tawny figgy colour. I absolutely adore this blusher and lipstick shade, it looks beautiful with a smokey eye. Strawberry is such a yummy colour, although it's a lustre it has a flattering sheen to it making your lips look voluptuous, rather than giving them that 80's slightly scary frost effect. The best way I can think of describing this colour is a strawberry jam! 

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Cosmetics a la Carte Blushes & Lipsticks!

Cosmetics a la Carte From left to right: 

 Blush Touch Powder Blush Compact in Grape and Bare Blush Cream Blush in Moonbeam

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Lustre Lipstick in Strawberry and Ballerina

 Lustre Lipstick in Strawberry [L] and Ballerina [R]

Cosmetics a la Carte Lustre Lipstick in 

Strawberry [top] and Ballerina [bottom]

After I discovered a new love for the Cosmetics a la Carte lipsticks this year I decided to also try the blushes! Firstly the two new lipstick additions to my ever so expanding Cosmetics a la Carte collection are the shades: Strawberry and Ballerina [both Lustre finish]. As I have mentioned in my previous blogpost Cosmetics a la Carte lipstick colour and texture range is fabulous, if you haven't seen it yet click here! The lipstick also comes in Moisture Plus, Matte Velvet and Sheer Balm finish.  

Strawberry is such a pretty strawberry jam colour, it has a sheen to it, nothing frosty just very pretty. Blogpost with me wearing it is coming soon! And Ballerina is also a pretty light pink shade, great if you are wearing a smokey eye and want just a touch of pink with a bit of sheen on your lips. There is something really youthful about Ballerina, I find it knocks off years and makes you look super fresh and there I say it yet again - pretty!

Speaking of which, Bare Blush Cream Blush Lights is their Anti-Ageing Beauty Bible Award Winner! Basically it's a highlighter and comes in four shades: Angel, Starlight, Honey, and Moonbeam. Moonbeam is absolutely stunning, it doesn't look like much in the pan but swatched on it's a peachy rose-gold fine shimmer! You can apply it with fingers on the highest point of the cheekbones taking it up to the temples in a C shape, sides of the forehead, bridge of the nose, on the brow bone and the cupid's bow, avoiding the middle of the face basically. Bare Blush also comes in other twelve shades, which are more colourful and can be used more as a blush.

And finally, Blush Touch Powder Blusher comes in four Shimmer finishes and 24 Matte. The shade I have is Grape, on my complexion it's a beautiful autumnal shade. It's a tawny warm pinky/figgy kind of colour. They are very pigmented and you should take most of the colour off on the back of your hand before applying it onto the cheeks. Although Grape is a Matte it has definitely a few very fine sparkles going on, very pretty shade! Also I love the silver packaging of Cosmetics a la Carte, and this compact doesn't leave you desire more, it's chic, practical, and has a great quality brush too!

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Summer Reds Beauty Trend with Cosmetics A La Carte!

 Nails: Estee Lauder mini from the Travel Exclusive Collection in the shade 09 Tempting Melon

Dior Rosy Glow Healthy Glow Awakening Blush in 001 Petal

Estee Lauder mini in 09 Tempting Melon from the Travel Exclusive Collection

Cosmetics a la Carte Outliner, Eyeliner & Shadow in Blazon

Cosmetics a la Carte Matte Velvet Lipstick in Tomato

Hey Beauties! As promised here is the Summer Reds look I have created with the beautiful Cosmetics a la Carte Matte Velvet Lipstick in Tomato and Outliner Eyeliner & Shadow in Blazon! I like this tone on tone look set off by the fresh pink flush on the cheeks. I'm a big fan of Cosmetics a la Carte lipsticks, the shade range is absolutely fantastic, I took a shot from the 2012-2013 catalogue of the shade range in my previous blog post so do have a look. The lipstick comes in four textures, Moisture Plus, Lustre, Matte Velvet, and Sheer Balm. The Matte Velvet wears really comfortably, without drying the lips and it lasts well! 

The Outliner, which can be used as an eyeliner and eyeshadow has a very creamy texture. When I swatched it first time I instantly knew it would be perfect for a lived in smudgy look. It does crease pretty quickly, and gives you that modern edge to the look. An eyeshadow that has a super creamy texture gives you that almost glossy/wet eyeshadow look which I think looks pretty sexy during the summer. I do love the shade Blazon, I haven't come across that many red eyeshadow shades. Blazon is a warm, sultry red with a bit of shimmer giving it a satin finish, it's a really wearable and beautiful shade. 

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Summer Colour Burst Trend with Cosmetics a la Carte!

Hey beauties, I will be posting a look with these awesome creamy eyeshadows soon. But for now I just want to quickly share a few of the Cosmetics a la Carte beauty products I have found that are fantastic for this summer trend: the colour pop! Cosmetics a la Carte has an array of popping, bright colours for eyes, lips and cheeks! These four particularly stood out to me. The Outliner, Eyeliner & Shadow in Blazon [a shimmery warm red] and Dragonfly [very much on trend shimmery emerald green]. The texture of them is very creamy, so they do move and they are perfect for that lived in grungy/smudgy look. 

And for lips I really like the Matte Velvet Lipstick in Tomato [a true tomato red], I'm not sure why but I love the name! I'm a huge fan of Cosmetics a la Carte lipsticks, they are beautifully pigmented, last well and don't feel dry on the lips. The Neon Lip Lacquer in Bubblegum is a very sheer pink with light shimmer, I actually thought it would be pigmented and quite bright, but it's not literally a neon although it does look pretty pink in the tube. But if you are scared of brights and like a touch of sheer colour than you'll like these, the Neon comes in three other shades. These lip-glosses also come in Shimmer and Cream, which are more pigmentation.

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40 Years of Colour & Culture at Cosmetics a la Carte Exhibition!

Hey beauties! I am super excited to share with you an exhibition pre-opening event I went to yesterday, Cosmetics a la Carte is celebrating 40th anniversary this year and they have put together a Colour & Culture exhibition to share the history of the brand. So if you are a beauty junkie and you are in London this week you should definitely check this exhibit out, it's a beauty heaven! This exhibition opens today and will run till 26th of May. The Gallery where this exhibit is taking place is on 50 Redchurch St in Shoreditch, if you are not from London you should definitely check it out, it's the heart of trendy London. Shoreditch is an experience in its own right, with lots of hipster-esque urban culture and street-art.

I have discovered Cosmetics a la Carte last year and have been hooked ever since. The colours of the eyeshadows are pretty unique, and I also love their lip products and bases. In fact I will be doing a bold on trend summer look for you soon to showcase the stunningly daring shades! In London Cosmetics a la Carte products are only available at the London Boutique in Knightsbridge,  and on www.alacartelondon.com hence perhaps why so very few people know about this great brand that definitely deserves more attention!

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