The Glueless Scr4pbook.

I thought I'd start a little mini series on my blog, I'm going to call it the '5 series' where I will pick 5 products of a certain group to talk about.

The first 5 I have decided will be the high end products I would recommend and are worth their hefty price tag in my opinion.

1. Hourglass Arch (£26) this has a lovely flat angled tip which I haven't seen in any other, they usually have a round bullet tip but I find this angled shape really easy and convenient to work with, they colour options are great too, very natural. The consistency is soft and waxy so it's very nice to apply and comes with a spooly on one end to brush through if you happen to be a bit heavy handed. 

2. Kevyn Aucoin Sculpting Powder in Medium (£36) I'm sure I don't need to say much about this but alas, it's the perfect contour shade not orange or brown, a nice matte ash to create a natural looking shadow, a very fine and highly pigmented powder which is so easy to work with after a little practise. The pan is tiny but you really don't use much at all so it will last forever.

3. Kevyn Aucoin Creamy Duo #4 (£19) this is the sculpting duo with a highlight cream version of the famous Candlelight powder and the even more famous Sculpting powder, butter soft and super blendable. This gives a beautiful natural finish and to be honest I think the price is pretty reasonable for the gorgeous quality.

4. Chanel Le Blanc De Chanel (£31) is the ultimate in luxury primers, it gives a gentle glow to the skin making it look bright and healthy immediately, a little goes a hell of a long way and it can be used under foundation, by itself, mixed in with foundation and even over the top in the areas you want to highlight plus it has the gorgeous Chanel scent to make it extra luxurious.

5. Chanel Perfection Lumiere Velvet foundation (£33) I have a full review of this scheduled but for now all I have to say is it does what it says on the tin, it perfects the skin beautifully giving a soft velvet finish without a dry matte look and leaving a luminous glow with no glitter or shine. A gorgeous foundation to splurge on.  

Hope you enjoyed this start to the series and keep n eye out for the next one coming soon x

I have been kind of stalking the Space NK website recently and I came across these little charmers, the Creamy Glow Duo by Kevyn Aucoin, there are 4 colour ways to choose from, 3 are blush colours and the 4th is a sculpting/highlighting duo, I went for number 4.

So it is a 4.5 gram palette and retails for £23, which even though it sounds expensive I actually don't think that's too bad at all considering how much you actually need of the product itself. The compacts are really dinky which again is something I like about them (I know many will disagree) I'm not sure what the idea is behind the tiny size but I like it anyhow.

The majority of the palette is taken up by the highlighter side which is a cream form of the famous Candlelight powder and the smaller palette is a cream form of the even more famous Sculpting Powder in Medium. The consistency of these is gorgeous, so soft, smooth and buttery, the sculpting cream is really pigmented much like the powder form and the highlighter is super reflective so with both sides minimal product is needed.

The sculpting cream is very cool toned and dries in super matte which is exactly what every woman wants when it comes to sculpting and the highlighter is just a perfect sheen without actual glitters or anything boisterous. They both blend perfectly and I find applying them with my fingertips is best because the pans are so tiny, I then blend them out with a small stippling brush.

I think this is a really cute little product, perfect for throwing in your handbag and perfect for summer too since its so light on the skin. Have you tried it? What did you think?