The Dolce Vita Is My Life

Say hello to my new favourite 'holy grail' palette. The Charlotte Tilbury Dolce Vita Color-coded Eyeshadow Palette. (Once again, extremely late to the party).

This the first and sadly the only Charlotte Tilbury product that I own and i'm super impressed. It's everything I want and need when it comes to shadows. Since it was kindly gifted to me for my 21st birthday early in May it has been a struggle not to use it every day. The price tag being one of the main reasons why. 

Before writing this post I wanted to photograph it untouched, which failed miserably. But I just couldn't help myself.

Packaging

There's not much to say about this apart from stating the obvious - bloody gorgeous. A dark chocolatey burgundy brown with rose gold detailing. It screams luxury whilst being petite and light. The perfect palette for travelling, which makes a nice change as most of the eyeshadow palettes in my collection are annoyingly clumpy and heavy. 10/10

Eyeshadows

As with all of the Charlotte Tilbury palettes, you get a Prime, Enhance, Smoke and Pop shade. And i'm obsessed with them all. 

With my skin tone I find it so difficult to find a pretty champagne shade that doesn't look ashy on my eyelids. The top left prime shade, however, is beautiful and looks so pretty and pearlescent on the eyes. 

The top right enhance shade is a personal favourite. Coppery, warm and an overall stunning crease shade that i have no qualms with using every single day.

The smoke shade on the bottom right of the palette is what brings your look from day to night. I use it on the outer corner of my crease or along the bottom and lower lash line. 

POP! This shade is what really sold the palette to me. Although it looks intimidating in the palette, when positioned in the middle of the eyelid it looks phenomenal. There is a tad bit of fall out and is best applied with your finger, but it still undoubtedly sparks joy.

I could have purchased everything on the counter in Selfridges when the lovely make up artist was putting my face on for me. It's pretty dangerous territory when you're surrounded by gorgeous (and expensive) products and a very helpful assistant. And after being extremely impressed and mesmerised by this product, i've already put together a Charlotte Tilbury wish list:

• Light Wonder Foundation
• Eyes to Mesmerise Cream Eyeshadow...(all of them)
• K.i.s.s.i.n.g Lipstick in Coachella Coral

Lastly, I'm so happy to have finally found an eyeshadow palette that I can get full use out of. Not a shadow is wasted, or untouched. And I should bloody well hope so considering the price tag.

Have you tried out any Charlotte Tilbury products?

A 'Brand' New Discovery: Kiko!

Since exams ended, i've been here, there and everywhere. I took the 50 minute train journey to Leeds to visit a good friend and to do some shopping, when I came across a Kiko Milano shop. I've heard and read a lot about Kiko but up until recently, had never visited a store. And let me tell ya, I'm mega impressed. It was a Saturday afternoon when I went in and all the sales assistants were busy so I only picked up one item (annoyingly). I went for the Long Lasting Sticks. Cream shadows are always the safest bets right? Cream shadows in stick form seem to be all the rage at the moment. I've swatched a bundle from brands such as By Terry, Laura Mercier and Bobbi Brown. And as beautifully textured and pigmented as they are, they're all so bloody expensive! These Kiko bad boys are only £6.90 each. 

I really like how this brand have stand alone stores and that the product comes in proper packaging. I obviously never have much use for the outside packaging when I buy a product but it's something you would associate with a luxury beauty buy. And as much as I love having a rummage through Boots for those 3 for 2s, it can be hard to find a product that hasn't been touched by other customers. 'Getting a fresh one from the back' as my mum would say can sometimes be so difficult.

Typically, I went for the 'goldey, bronzey shimmery' shade. I'm not massively adventurous. But it is a gorgeous shade nonetheless. They're super easy to blend and affordable.

Hello Lazy Golden Goddess summer make up!

Have you tried Kiko?