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Tuesday, 30 October 2012

Giorgio Armani Maestro Fusion Makeup Spf15 Foundation

I picked up this sample in House of Fraser a couple of weeks ago and I'M IN LOVE!!!

I literally can't stop using it, I have quite a selection of foundations that I can choose from but this is the only one I've been wanting to use.

I can't say it's my absolute favourite just yet - my number one remains Nars Sheer Glow and the dewy look it gives - but this is a close second right now.

Man, I need to try and get another sample as I think this won't last much longer - I was matched with shade 4.

This month Magazine Freebies:

I got L'Occitane Hand Cream in Date Bouquet with Marie Claire.

I'm a big fan of L'Occitane Hand Creams... and actually anything L'Occitane really so I had to pick up a tube of these; other fragrances available are the original, Rose Petal and Mango Flower (which I may need to buy too as it's too good to miss) and remember, these are limited edition scents.

I got Cha Cha Tint and Sun Beam with InStyle.

I'm so glad I didn't buy Cha Cha when it came out and I wanted it so badly (I remember thinking I would see it as a free sample soon... and there you go!). I got the Posie Tint as a sample too and It's still going strong and lasting ages.

I also bough the Sun Beam as I can't say no to an highlighter and really wanted to see how it compares with my beloved Moon Beam.

l-r: Cha Cha, Sun Beam

Below is the comparison with Moon Beam:

I got to say I thought they would be more similar, actually. Moon Beam is more of champagne highlighter whilst Sun Beam has more bronze in it; personally, I still prefer the pearlessence of Moon Beam but they're discontinuing it, apparently.

l-r: Moon Beam, Sun Beam

Finally, I asked my sister to bring me some Kiko mascaras from Italy.

I donated 1 to the giveaway (you can enter here) and kept the other 2 to try myself:

The first one is a white base coat - I read it is comparable to the Dior one so I have high hopes for it.
I like the wand - it looks flexible and soft.

The other one is a fibre mascara, in fact you can see the filament in the photo below; I haven't tried a fibre mascara yet and I'm very intrigued to see the effect I can achieve. Also, I'm a fan of the 'ball brush' so It looks very promising in my eyes all round.