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Beauty Blog Link Love Sunday 29/01/2012

2012-01-29T12:33:00.000Z

Lisamarie from Beauty Crazed thinks size does matter and tests out her theory with Maybelline Illegal Length Fiber Extensions Mascara - check out her results and see if you agree! My Funny Valentine is proud to present...A vain person's guide to water sports: how to waterproof your makeup and deal with chlorine. Nail bling strikes again! Musicalhouses shows you her silver and blue nail art with

News Flash! Guerlain Summer 2012 Collection Terra Azzurra By Emilio Pucci

2012-01-27T22:27:00.001Z

I was Google-ing to see if I can find out about upcoming summer collections and I've come across these images of Guerlain's summer 2012 collection Terra Azzurra. This is alone enough to excite me, but what's extra exciting is that the packaging is designed by Emilio Pucci! This is actually the second time Guerlain teamed up with Emilio Pucci, there was a gorgeous collection in 2007 if I remember

FOTD with Accessorize Merged Eyeshadow in Purple Drama

2012-01-27T11:01:00.002Z

This is the look I created with the Accessorize Purple Drama Merged Eyeshadow I showed you earlier this week. I really liked this look, I generally love purples and I especially adore Stila's Royal (purple) Sparkle Waterproof Liquid Eyeliner which always makes any purple look pop. I used the pink part of the eyeshadow on the lid and the purple in the crease and it worked really well. To create

Updated Blog Sale Now On!

2012-01-26T19:02:00.000Z

I've added lots of limited edition Mac pigments and some new paint pots, so be sure to check it out by either clicking here or at the link on the top of the page.

Giveaway Time: Win An Accessorize Eyeshadow Palette!

2012-01-25T00:01:00.002Z

Every time I log on, I'm amazed by all the pageviews my blog receives daily and all the lovely followers I now have. I can hardly believe that Pleasureflush has been visited nearly 300,000 times (and more amazingly over 200,000 times just in the last year!) and that over 400 people are following me. Wow! So I thought, it's about time for another giveaway to say thank you to all you lovely people!

Accessorize Merged Eyeshadows Shade 9 and 10 - Review and Swatches

2012-01-24T11:39:00.001Z

I picked up these two new Accessorized Merged Eyeshadows in my recent trip to Superdrug. I owned a few of these already and being a sucker for all things baked/mineralize, I decided to pick these up too. If I remember correctly there were 4 new shades on the Accessorize stand, but the other two didn't interest me. I picked up Cosmic Rays and Purple Drama. Cosmic Rays, Purple Drama These

L'Oreal Infallible Eyeshadows Review and Swatches

2012-01-23T11:15:00.000Z

Having heard lots of good and some bad about these eyeshadows, I decide to check them out for myself. I was browsing in Superdrug and noticed that they were on offer (£3.99 down from £6.99), so I picked up four of them. I like my Armani Eyes To Kill eyeshadows as well as Chanel Illusion D'Ombre eyeshadows, but let's face it, they are very expensive. Who would say no to a cheaper alternative,

Chanel Knightsbridge Collection Rouge Allure Lipsticks Swatches

2012-01-22T11:19:00.001Z

Chanel released a Harrods exclusive 5 piece collection back in September and at the time I showed you the gorgeous blush, Brompton Road that came with the collection, but never got around to reviewing the lipsticks. I believe this collection is not available anymore in the UK, but it is now available in the US from Chanel's website, so I thought I'd post these pictures anyway. Kensington,

Guerlain Spring 2012 Collection - Noir G de Guerlain Mascara Review

2012-01-21T12:57:00.002Z

The spring Guerlain collection isn't released yet here in the UK, but luckily I managed to get my hands on the new mascara, so here is my review. The new Noir G de Guerlain mascara comes in a heavy case just like the Rouge G de Guerlain lipsticks, with the integrated mirror that flips open once the mascara is opened. The case is gorgeous, luxurious and exactly what you would expect from

Vivo Baked Shimmer Palette in Paparazzi Review and Swatches

2012-01-20T13:48:00.002Z

I've recently reviewed the Chocolate Box Palette and today I have Paparazzi to show you. Like the Chocolate Box Palette this one also contains 4 baked eyeshadows (1g each) and a baked blush (2.5g). The colours in the pan seem very vivid, but they are actually quite sheer, but of course buildable. They swatch quite sheer, but you can pack them on and they actually look very nice when worn. I've

Tutorial Videos From Urban Decay Book Of Shadows IV For The Technically Challenged

2012-01-19T20:51:00.000Z

When I bought Urban Decay's Book Of Shadows IV with all the gadgets and QR codes, I was a bit annoyed that I couldn't use any of them. You see at the time I didn't own a smart phone, so all of that technology was lost on me. Annoyingly I also couldn't watch the tutorial videos it came with (quite a big change from the booklet with the second Book Of Shadows), but finally even I own a smart phone,

NOTD: Max Factor Max Effect Nail Polish in 45 Fantasy Fire

2012-01-18T22:26:00.000Z

I wondered into my local Superdrug the other day and found that Max factor had come out with new shades of the mini Max Effect nail polishes (I've owned 3 of those already). This gorgeous shade immediately caught my eye, so I decided to pick up two. They are very small (don't know exactly how small as I can't see it on the bottle though), so I thought I'd make sure I don't run out anytime soon,

Kiko Long Lasting Stick Eyeshadow and Colour Sphere Eyeshadow Review and Swatches

2012-01-17T22:29:00.000Z

I'm sorry this review is really overdue, I actually bought these Kiko products back in October (remember my October London Haul video?). But then better late than never, eh? I got these products from the Kiko store in Westfield. Kiko is an Italian brand I believe and they have two stores in the UK (in both Westfields) and also a website* where you can order all their products from. The prices

Paul & Joe Sparkles Cat Collection Review and Swatches

2012-01-16T21:18:00.002Z

When I first saw the images of Paul & Joe's upcoming cat collection, I knew I wanted to get some products just because of the cute design. I ended up buying Face & Eye Colour in 077 Kittycat, Lipstick C in 076 Meow! and 077 Catwalk. I'm still wanting the Matte Pressed Powder to hit ASOS or BeautyBay (I got the others from ASOS, but I never saw the Kitten collection up which has the face powder,

Chanel Illusion D'Ombre Eyeshadows in Illusiore and Emerveille and FOTD

2012-01-15T18:55:00.001Z

While I'm waiting for my eyelid to recover (dry patch is going away nicely), I managed to dig out these old photos I did back in October but never got around to putting up in a review. It's actually quite fitting as well, following yesterday's post on my Chanel eyeshadow stash. These cream/gel shadows came out last autumn and I have reviewed 2 other shades, so for more info please check out this

Beauty Blog Link Love Saturday 14/01/2012

2012-01-14T23:02:00.000Z

At Musing on Beauty, Mariella gives Japanese brand Suqqu a try with their Reset Cleansing Oil. At long last, BB creams are (finally!) hitting it big in North America. Check out theNotice's BB cream coverage, which has only just begun. polish insomniac shows us how to make a difficult polish look good! The Pink Sith has FINALLY finished her quest for the elusive L'Oreal Infallible Eye

Photos of My Chanel Eyeshadow Collection

2012-01-13T22:35:00.000Z

I'm a bit frustrated at the moment because I have a very dry and itchy patch on my left eyelid and I've not been able to wear eye make up other than mascara, but there are so many products that I want to test and review and I can't. So I was scratching my head trying to come up with something to do a post about and I came up with this: I'm going to show you my Chanel eyeshadow collection. And

Urban Decay Naked 2 Palette Swatches and Quick Review

2012-01-11T22:39:00.000Z

Following on the success of their Naked Palette, Urban Decay has released their Naked2 Palette and it is now available in the UK. I bought mine on Friday night and it arrived in the post this morning. I've had a quick look and swatched it for you all, but I have not had time to use any of the eyeshadows yet (except those that are permanent or repromotes, but not from this palette anyway). My

Duwop Crush3 Eyeshadow Palette Review and Swatches

2012-01-10T23:32:00.000Z

Duwop is not one of the most well known brands and I really only got into it because I saw their original Crush trio (Lava) featured on Musings of a Muse. Since thenI have bought a few other products from Duwop, but my favourite has to be that original Crush Lava trio. I don't think it's available separately anymore, but do not fear as it's included in this palette. Crush3 is basically 3 Crush

FOTD: Too Faced Romantic Eye Palette

2012-01-09T21:15:00.000Z

I wore this look in my Sales Bargains video, but I have to say, I wasn't sure whether to post this after all as it didn't look too good in the video. The pictures aren't great either, but it actually looked really nice in real life. I decided to post it anyway, if nothing else for the idea as I think the colours worked really well together. For this look I used Too Faced Romantic Eye Palette

NOTD: Zoya Adina

2012-01-07T22:23:00.000Z

I haven't had much time lately to photograph and swatch products, so apologies for yet another nail polish post (these are quick and easy to do), but it is such a pretty one, I would've wanted to show it to you anyway. This is Zoya Adina from the Spring 2010 Reverie Collection. Without flash It's a gorgeous light purple and green duochrome, depending on how you look at it. My pictures don't

My Sales Bargains Video

2012-01-06T17:00:00.000Z

Just a quick video I did showing you what goodies I got in the after Christmas sales. :)

Vivo Baked Shimmer Palette in Chocolate Box Review and Swatches

2012-01-05T22:47:00.000Z

I'd heard so much about Tesco's new make up line, Vivo, so when I was doing some Christmas grocery shopping I decided to check it out. I brought home this lovely Baked Shimmer Palette in Chocolate Box. The palette contains four baked eyeshadows and a baked blush. The shadows are a mixture of two-three colours each, so it's a little hard to see what the mixed colour will be, and I was rather

Finished! The December Edition

2012-01-04T21:41:00.000Z

Another month over, another post about products I've finished. There are a few included that I have reviewed a few times on here, so I will just link them to some earlier reviews instead of repeating myself. First up - a confession. I'm probably the only person in the blogesphere that doesn't know what the big fuss is about Clarisonic. I got a Clarisonic Mia a couple of months ago and I've been

NOTD: Andrea Fulerton Nail Boutique Colour Nail Polish in Beatrice

2012-01-03T21:09:00.000Z

I had terrible trouble photographing this gorgeous nail polish. My regular camera cannot cope with pinky purples, turns them into bluey purples. So I tried using my camera phone which isn't that great, but the colour is much more true to real life. It's pinky purple with some blue/green duochrome. I managed to take these pictures during sunset by the upstairs window, so I still had some natural