Liz Earle is my favourite skin care brand and recently, they've brought out a new make up range. When I first heard about this range, I was very overly excited - I think I even ran around my flat, squealing. First of all they brought out their Sheer Skin Tint* and even though I do require full coverage, I still find myself using this tinted moisturiser at least once a week (you can see my full review of this product here).
So I was over the moon when I was sent their Natural Glow Bronzer* and their Sheer Lip Gloss* in the colour Quince. I'm a really big fan of the outer packaging. For me, packaging is important. I don't know why but it's just nice when you're paying a lot for a product for it to be perfect in every way and this doesn't disappoint. It fits in nicely with their Sheer Skin Tint and the rest of their make up range.
The 'inner' packaging (I guess you could say) is also lovely. Once again it's a navy blue with speckles of glitter just like their Sheer Skin Tint. And it also feels very sturdy - you don't have to worry about this breaking.
Once again, I'm rambling about packaging.. But I love that the bronzer has a mirror inside of it. It makes it great for touch ups and travelling.
So first up, their Natural Glow Bronzer. If you know me then you know that I have a problem with bronzers. I just can't make them work. I do apply them pretty much every day but that doesn't mean that they do anything - they're just there. But this one is lovely. It's just the right colour for me and it's sheer enough so that it doesn't overload the face (it's easily built up though). There's not one hint of orange in this and when it catches the light it looks beautiful. It really warms the complexion up in a natural, sunkissed way. The powder is finely milled, soft and buttery but not too soft so it blends away.
Secondly, their Sheer Lip Gloss. I received this in the colour Quince which is a beautiful toffee pink colour. Sorry about the lip swatch but I wanted to show you how it wears on the lips. It isn't a sticky lip gloss but it does last for a long time on the lips. It's pretty pigmented for a 'sheer' lip gloss and it can be built up to provide more coverage on the lips. It's very shiny and adds a lovely sheen to the lips. The only problem I have with this is that I'm not too sure if it suits me as a lip gloss on its own. But when it's worn over a coral lip stick, it looks beautiful. But once again, it's nothing against the formulation of the lip gloss - just my complexion.
*EDIT - I wore this to work today (Sunday the 13th May) and I absolutely love the colour now. I received many compliments and it lasted from 10:15am until 1pm. Incredible!
I'm really struggling to find any faults in these two products. They're lovely and a delight to use. I've thought about everything but I just cannot fault them. And I definitely want to try out more from the range which is bad for my purse and student budget. The Natural Glow Bronzer retails for £19.50 and the Sheer Lip Gloss retails for £13.50. And I can't even fault the price. I think they fit in really well with other high end make up ranges and the prices are very fair for the quality of the products.
Have you tried anything from this range? Is there anything that takes your fancy? Or anything that you'd recommend?
xxx
*PR Sample