New York

Hello my berries,

As I have failed as a dedicated blogger to upload in a while, I thought I would give you a reason: I was in New York! Having made many beauty purchases in the likes of department stores, Sephora and others as well as the airport in duty free I thought I would share them and give you my first thoughts on them upon using them for the first time. To start I'm just going to express my anger that in the US Mac, Clinique and many other brands are so much cheaper than in the UK, so all Mac lovers wait until you go the US to make purchases. I just thought I would share a couple of my favourite purchases that I bought with you so here it goes!

Top- Bountiful Beige chubby stick eye pencil by Clinique
Orchid Pink lipstick by Clarins
Plum Crystal Balm by Clarins

I bought a Clinique chubby stick for eyes in Bountiful Beige which is Shade 1, as I have heard lots of love for them and thought I would given them a go. They are perfect if you are in a rush because you just swipe them over your lid and your good to go, I really like the colour as it is a very subtle gold shade and it really opens up your eyes.
I also bought 2 Clarins lipsticks that I already know I have fallen head over heels for and one of them is the Clarins Pro Long-wear lipstick in Orchid Pink, it is so creamy and it smells and tastes delicious, it lasts for a long time (hence the name) and I just love the pop of colour this shade brings. The other lipstick I got is one of the Crystal Balms in the shade Plum. I have to say this is the most bizarre lipstick I have ever seen and when I opened it I thought I had picked up the wrong thing, as shown in the picture below it has a transparent green around the colour in the middle, which I have grown to love as it hydrates your lips while adding colour. The only downside is that it is quite hard to apply as the small section of colour means that you have to really fiddle to get the product over your lips as otherwise it can appear blotchy.
My other favourite purchase was the Mac Studio Finish Concealer in NW20 as it has such a creamy texture which makes it easy to apply and it literally covers anything which I love!

New York is an amazing place for anyone to visit and I had a wonderful time with my family! I highly recommend popping it on your "things to do before you die" list because it is magical and wonderful everywhere, and the most amazing experience ever!

From left to right
Mac Studio Finish Concealer in NW20
Clarins Lipstick in Orchid Pink
Clarins Crystal Balm in Plum (the bizarre one with the green film around it aha!)
Clinique chubby stick for eyes in Bountiful beige