Tom Ford Illuminating Cheek Color - Blush Guilt Review

Tom Ford - Illuminating Cheek Colour

Brand Description - Capturing the natural, warm tones the skin reflects at dusk the Tom Ford Illuminating Cheek Colour sculpts and defines cheekbones with a radiant glow. Pearls enhance the formula giving the cheeks gorgeous luster, added definition and structure and illumination. Apply a few strokes of the stick onto cheeks and blend into skin for a flawlessly radiant finish. Pair with Tom Ford Bronzing Powder for a sensuous, sun-bronzed effect. Price - £48

Review

Tom Ford's Illuminating Cheek Colour is the brands take on a creamy stick blush. This blush is sheer and dewy on the skin, very different to how it looks on the stick and it blends beautifully. As it is so sheer it looks great over a darker blush or bronzer, especially as a highlighter. It lasted well on my combination/oily skin, especially for such a dewy product and still looked good over a more matte effect mineral makeup when applied with a light hand. To use straight from the stick you would have to have a very minimal foundation coverage as it can look unnatural, especially with the slight shimmer when applied too heavily. Overall this is a very pretty, radiant blush for fans of a sheer coverage. I can't say this is a must have product because of the price and it won't make a dramatic difference by any means but if you are looking for one luxury item to add to your make up bag this summer, this is definitely one to consider.

Giorgio Armani Summer 2013 Collection

The new Giorgio Armani summer collection isn't as packed as some of the others hitting the counters at the moment but if it's quality over quantity I won't be complaining. The colour palette is kept fairly neutral for a classic bronzed summer look with a pop of colour available from the bright pink and red from the new Flash Lacquers. If the visual is anything to go by all of the products look stunning.


Face/Eyes

• Face and Eye Palette in Amber (First tier contains a warm golden bronzer, second tier contains three satin eyeshadows in Satin Beige, Rose Bloom and Mineral Bronze.) £60

• Eyes to Kill Eyeshadow Quad in 10 Mirage £49.50

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• Flash Lacquer Crystal Shine Lip Glosses in 32 shades £23.50 each

The Face and Eye Palette is definitely high on my summer wish list although I have a feeling it will be too warm toned for me. At least there is a lip gloss shade for everyone with the amount they have released! I wasn't a huge fan of the ultra matte Lip Maestro so I can't wait to test these out and see how different they are. What do you think of the collection?

Tom Ford Summer 2013 Collections

The new Tom Ford Summer 2013 collection has been arrived in stores last month and it doesn't disappoint! It is made up of products to give skin a beautiful summer glow or as the man himself said "I wanted to capture a very particular look of skin that is bathed in sunset light in the summer. It is a sultry and sublime glow. In this light, every woman looks irresistibly relaxed and sensual."

Face

• Illuminating Cheek Color in two shades Blush Guilt (top) and Bronzed Amber (bottom) £48 each. Review here

• Bronzing Powder in two shades made from a blend of sunstone, amber, black tourmaline crystals, Gold Dust  - Shimmer Finish (top) and Terra - Matte Finish (bottom). £65 each

• Skin Illuminator in the shade Fire Lust which is a shimmering peachy-pink. £46

Eyes

• Cream Color for Eyes in two shades Pink Haze (top) and Escapade (bottom) £28 each

Lips

• Lip Lacquer in new shade Pink Lust £25

Nails

• Nail Lacquer in a semi-opaque white shade called Vapor £25

I really like the look of the Blush Guilt Cheek Colour and the Lip Lacquer but I'm not sure that the      other products will suit my pale skin. What products are you looking forward to trying?

Pierre Hardy for Nars Collection

Inspired by the designer's 2013 high-fashion shoe collection, the Pierre Hardy for Nars collection includes two blushers and six nail polish pairs presented in the spirit of his signature shoe box packaging for ultra modern couplings of conceptual colour.

Face

• Blush Palette in Rotonde (Tiger Lily) £30

• Blush Palette in Boy's Don't Cry (Pink Grapefruit) £30

Nails

• Nail Polish Pair in Vertebra (Coral and Dusty Rose) £22

• Nail Polish Pair in Venemous (Gunmetal and Black) £22

• Nail Polish Duo in Ethno Run (Orange and Navy) £22

• Nail Polish Duo in Easy Walking (Rose Gold and Camel) £22

• Nail Polish Duo in Sharplines (Peach and Burgundy) £22

• Nail Polish Duo in Sharks (Yellow and Lavender) £22

Really pretty collection, I really like the nail duo idea which we have seen from a couple of companies now. I think Sharplines, Easy Walking and Venemous would be my picks but they are all interesting colour combinations which would look good on fingers, toes and as a unique french manicure.