Women are from..... Lime Crime Venus and Venus 2 Palettes

Ok so I love a palette.... Having gone through all the stages of Naked (Urban Decay of course) I had felt something was missing from my vast repertoire of eyeshadows.

In came the Venus Palette from Lime Crime. As soon as I saw those grungy tones and that true burgundy red I knew this was what would fill the make up void in my life.

I was right of course! The palette is gorgeous, I find myself reaching for it much more than any others, I can create a classic pin up to a grunge eye and an intense smoke with just that little beauty. My only complaint really is that although the packaging is gloriously beautiful, It's not all that travel friendly. Maybe I ask too much.


When the Venus 2 Palette started being tantalisingly swatched day by day on the Lime Crime instagram I knew I had to have this too. I can always be lured in with a nice marketing plot.

I'm especially foaming at the mouth to get
Pigeon (pearl): Brown/green shift and
Fly (pearl): Ivory/green green shift onto my eyes!


I'll do a full review and a look once I get my paws on it. Fingers crossed for fast US delivery!

Stay classy


Kelly x

Oh my Teese..... My Beauty Mark and Dita Lipstick

I have always been a fan of Dita's. You may see a little of her influence in my own make up and hair from time to time. She was very important in my journey finding my own style. Whilst I like to mix and match vintage with a modern twist, Dita tends to stay quite true to a classic vintage look. She knows what works for her and has spent many years perfecting that look. That's why I am so excited for the new book to come out. With Mr Pearl as my close friend I was hoping I would get some behind the scenes beauty secrets but no such luck. I would expect no less from him....A true gent.

I know the book will have a lot of the things I already know in there as we do very similar styles but its the process of getting to that end result that fascinates me.....what tips and tricks does she have? For me the book is worth having even if it's just for the beautiful imagery it will have. So it's on order and I will review it as soon as I have pawed it!

On top of this MAC have collaborated for the second time with Dita. MAC fans will remember Dita being one of the faces of MACs charity lipstick, Viva Glam VI. This lipstick is a warm terracotta-plum with pearl finish which is really easy to wear day by day, not really mine or Dita's usual style.



This time around Dita has had involvement in the colour of the lipstick itself, so of course it's a red! Now I have over 15 different reds...maybe closer to 20. Do I need another red? You bet I do. I'm a sucker for packaging and presentation. I LOVE the fact the lipstick has the signature on it and the packaging!

It's being described as "a true red" hmmm what exactly does this mean? A lot of reds now are saying they are a true red (not the lipsticks themselves, they can't talk.....can they?)



  I have heard that it is more a tomato red which is very Dita....A slight yellow warm red without pulling into an orange.

I'll put up a full review when I get my mitts on the book and the lipstick.




Stay Classy

Kelly xx

Rodial Makeup and Christmas givings

I went along this week to the new Rodial make up launch. Now I've been quite excited about this release having been a big fan of their skincare for the past couple of years. (Dragons blood day cream, I'm looking at you)

I arrived in the Harvey Nichols store in Edinburgh to be sat down and straight into a lovely bit of cleansing and moisturising using the stem cell oil and moisturiser. I have used the oil before and have to say it is a really lovely oil. It has all the usual omega you would want in a facial oil as well marula oil for extra hydration, which to be honest is something we should all be looking for during the harsh winter. (It's already ridiculous up here in Scotland, we even had snow the other day!)




Moving onto the make up.... Paul Edwards did a fabulous job of making my skin look super glowing (not my usual style so it made a change for me) He mixed the glow pen with the tinted balm which gave a beautiful sheen all over my skin. This for me would be one of the must have products from the Rodial make up range. I also loved the eye sculpt, it's a beautiful contour shade that looks beautiful buffed all over the eye or in the socket for definition. It's very different from the Mac paint pots as it is much more of a mousse consistency. I layered over it that evening to go out and my eye make up did not shift!



(Lighting wasn't great to take a picture I'm afraid)

If you are in the market for a new mascara I would recommend the XXL mascara which made it into the Harpers Bazaar hero products! It has beeswax in for conditioning and gives a gorgeous fan of lashes....I love volume on my lashes and black as night please!

If you want to try out the Rodial skincare I would say get yourself to Harvey Nichols and grab one of the Christmas gift sets (better yet get someone else to buy you it for Christmas! The hero set is only £50 and you get decent sized products to try out or open it up and put them into crackers for the Christmas wow factor.

What's your favourite Rodial product?

Stay Classy

Kelly xx

Deadly is The Female

I have a soft spot for Deadly is the Female. I love their vintage inspired lingerie that has just the right amount of decadence, so I was very excited when I heard about their new kickstarter.

Its a Murder Mystery theme which is just perfect for me, I love a bit of film noir.! And to top it all off they are now expanding (haha) up to a G cup... I am so pleased to hear that, it can be so hard to get nice bras, especially vintage inspired in a larger cup size.

They have a cute video to show off the collection on the kickstarter page here....https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/kissmedeadly/retro-lingerie-fashion-for-femme-fatales-by-kiss-m
You can grab a nice little discount through the kickstarter. I've gone for...




Grace
A bias cut, cowl-neck black satin nightgown, with adjustable spaghetti straps and sheer chiffon side panels.

 I do love the sheer chiffon robe with a plunge front, elbow length sleeves, and full skirt, trimmed in rows and rows of ruffles too!! For £70 each on the kickstarter they are total bargains!








This is an adorable set too...

Angelou

What are you going to pick??

Stay Deadly

Kelly xx