Spring/Summer 2012 Makeup (Part 1)

As spring is on its way, I think it is my duty as a beauty blogger, to share with you some of the Spring/Summer 2012 makeup trends.
I'll divide this topic into three or four posts for this week, so stay tuned. Each post will feature one single trend, this way giving me more time and space to discuss it properly. I hope you won't get bored :)

And without further ado, let us move on to number one beauty trend and the most talked about lately: Pastels.
Firstly, I'd like to show you this editorial from Flair (Austria) magazine, which in my opinion is the best representation of what Pastel makeup should ideally look like.

(Pictures from fashiongonerogue.com website)

Of course it is not everyone's cup of tea and in the magazines the makeup is quite exaggerated to give a better understanding of the trend and in order for it to be more vital.

 My advice to you is don't copy the makeup exactly how it is on the paper, just be inspired by it to create your own, with a little twist. 

I don't know how about you, but I think the first look from the editorial seems most realistically wearable for every day. A beautiful porcelain base, two coats of mascara, a barbie pink blush and a glossy pink lip that' s all you need.

I've selected a few products, both high-end and drugstore, which might encourage you to embrace the pastel trend this spring/summer. Let's look into them:

Dior's Spring Garden Party 2012 collection 

Revlon Matte lipstick in Smoked Peach

Revlon lipgloss in Lilac Pastelle

Revlon nail polish in Sunshine Sparkle

I hope these gorgeous spring colours brightened up your day,

Focusonthequiet

xx

Dior Bronzer in 003 Amber Matte

 Back in December I had this product on my Christmas wishlist and now I am the proud and grateful(to my boyfriend<3) owner of this beautiful Dior bronzer.
I'll show you some pictures:

It comes in this velvety pouch,which looks really chic, when it's new and clean. Mine is a bit dusty from all the travelling this month, but I'll clean it,promise.

This is the most beautiful compact I've seen, the colour and the design is just so classy and at the same has a 'modern woman' twist.

This is the back of the compact with the full name and colour of the bronzer. A thing that seemed interesting to me is that it is water-resistant, however not had the chance to try that yet.

And here it is the actual product. In my view, it has more ashy undertones to it, it doesn't look orangey at all. If you have a medium skin tone, I think this shade would suit you perfectly.

Also, a good thing about this bronzer, is the SPF of 20 which is always good to have in your products.

Christmas Wishlist(Make up)

I thought I'd make and post a wishlist of the products I'd like to get for Christmas.  Polyvore is an easy way of doing those and it's quite fun too :)

So, getting back to the list: 1) Estee Lauder eyeshadows-the colours are just great and the packaging looks expensive and christmassy

                                             2)YSL blush radiance in 06- saw it in the store and fancied it from the first glance

3)NARS Blush in Desire- pink pink PINK!

                    4) Bobbi Brown lip balms- always wanted to try those

5)Dior matte bronzer

That's about it really. xx