Favourite New Eye Products - No7 Stay Perfect Eye Mousse in Pewter and Fudge

I find it hard to let those No7 £5 off vouchers go to waste, but since I've stockpiled enough eye make up remover, wipes and hot cloth cleanser to do me until 2015 I had to find something else to spend it on.  Down the years I've tried a lot of No7 make up courtesy of these vouchers and have been left distinctly underwhelmed by most of the permanent line, apart from the Stay Perfect Foundation, Tinted Moisturiser and some of the Limited Edition collections.  

The Pewter eye mousse caught my eye first as I am going through a major obsession with taupey/purple/grey eye shadows at the moment (hello Bobbi Brown Fawn and Chanel Fauve!) and thought this would create the perfect base. Plus how easy is this to swipe on in the morning rush?!  I've only tried them with eyelid primer and they 'stay perfect' all day, even in the heat, but I'm yet to risk them on their own.  I also go over with some shadow to set further.  Both of these colours really compliment blue eyes.  

I'm not sure I'd be happy to stump up the full £9.50 per tube as they are pretty small and it's a little hard to control how much you squeeze out, so there can be a little wastage, but £4.50 is a pretty good bargain.  My next No7 voucher has the lovely pink champagne colour's name on it.  There are about 3 or 4 other shades in the range so it's definitely worth checking out if you have one of these vouchers burning a hole in your pocket!

 Below: Pewter left and Fudge right

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Maybelline Dream Touch Blush in...Berry?

I'm a sucker for cream products at the moment, particularly blushers so I picked this new Maybelline offering up a couple of weeks ago.

I've previously complained about the big chunks of glitter in their Dream Mousse formula, even though Dolly Pink is a gorgeous bubblegum pink.  Dream Touch is a much nicer consistency - more pigmented and sheeny but not glittery, and a dream to blend.

For some reason the name of the shade I picked up isn't printed on the jar, so I can only guess that it is Berry.  The other colours in this new range are Plum, Apricot and Peach.  I think I'll give the Peach a whirl next as unfortunately, Berry makes me look a little ruddy.

Boots is calling them Dream Soft blushes for some reason (it's Touch!) but currently has them on offer for £4.49 (normally £6.49).  A mighty bargain methinks.

Have you tried any of these new Maybelline Dream Touch Blushers?

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A Long Overdue TopShop Make Up Haul

I don't know why I was so underwhelmed by the TopShop make up launch last year, but in my search for great cream blushes I was led back to it in search of 'Flush' and saw a whole bunch of other products I'm looking forward to trying.

The packaging has certainly grown on me and I would now go as far as to call it 'cute'.  

This cream blush is £6 for 4g and is a vibrant coral pink with gives me a very healthy glow as though I've just been on a ramble on the moors.  It works best when eyes and lips are kept neutral.

The texture is very smooth and creamy and it's a dream to blend.  You can sheer it out or build up colour depending on the looks you're going for.

I was also very impressed by the Kohl pencils and picked them up Frost, Coal and Dragonfly.  At £4 each you can't go wrong.  I really like the fact that they are a proper 'wooden' pencil which is so easy to sharpen into a fine point rather than the sort of plastic surround I see on some like No7 eyeliners. 

Frost, Coal, Dragonfly

They are extremely pigmented and soft - you need to apply hardly any pressure which is great for the upper and lower waterlines.

Without flash: Frost, Coal, Dragonfly

I can't wait to do a dark smudgy smoky eye with Coal and Dragonfly is a nice daytime alternative to black which can look harsh on me.  The muted dark green also makes my eyes look bluer.

With flash: Frost, Coal, Dragonfly

The S/S 2011 Sandstorm collection is very pretty and I was almost tempted by the Equinox eye Crayon in Rose Gold.  However I swiped some over my eyes and it creased while I was checking out the rest of the collection.  A shame as the packaging and product are gorgeous.

Let me know in the comments below if you have any TopShop make up recommendations for me!

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