Tuesday 23 April 2013

Shopping The Stash For Spring Shades

The weather has finally started to warm up here over the past week or so and we've had a few lovely, sunny days, so I've been shopping the stash for Spring shades. I've been sporting Springy pastel colours on my nails for the past month now, but the warmer weather has had me digging out similar Spring like shades for eyes, cheeks and lips, too.


I haven't done a monthly favourites post for a while, so I thought I'd share some of the colours I've dug out of the collection. Some of these are products I've mentioned quite a few times (Vicuna & Jersey Rose), and some are fairly new additions/purchases.

Laura Mercier Sweetheart Lip Glace, Chanel's Jersey Rose & Revlon Peach Parfait Lip Butter

My berry and sheer red lip colours that I've loved so much over the last few months have been swapped for lighter peaches and pinks. Chanel's Jersey Rose, which is a perfect mix of peach and pink has been a shade I've been reaching for a lot, as is Revlon's Peach Parfait. I've also been really liking Laura Mercier's Sweetheart Lip glace, which is a delicate pinky peach that adds a hint of glossy colour to lips.

Chanel Orchid Rose, Diorshow Catwalk Pink, Becca Vicuna Eye Tint & MAC's Yogurt

I've also been favouring peaches and pinks on cheeks lately. Chanel's Orchid Rose and Diorshow Catwalk Pink are a couple of colours I've fished out and have been wearing quite a lot. Orchid Rose is one of those shades that looks a bit drab and boring in the pan, but it adds beautiful hint of peachy colour to cheeks and the shimmer in the shade creates a lovely glow. Catwalk Pink is quite a bright pale pink that actually looks surprisingly natural on - it's quite fresh and creates a lovely, believable flush of colour. 

I'm still completely in love with the NARS And God created the Woman palette I picked up last month and have been reaching for it almost everyday, but I have also been wearing Becca's Vicuna Eye Tint and MAC's Yogurt. Vicuna is a soft champagne shade that adds a hint of subtle colour to lids and creates a lovely base for other shades, and Yogurt is a pretty, matte, pale pink. Both create a lovely wash of natural colour and work well with a variety of different shadows and shades.

Butter London Teddy Girl & Fiver & Leighton Denny Whatever

I've gone a bit mad on the pastel/spring nail colours this year and have been loving the shades I picked up from Butter London's Sweetie Shop collection. Out of the six colours from the collection, Fiver has been the one I've reached for the most. It's a minty green that's fresh, pretty and perfect for Spring. Butters Teddy Girl, which is a white based, pale pink has also been a favourite, and I've been liking Leighton Denny's Whatever a lot, too.

Top-Bottom: Fiver, Whatever & Teddy Girl

Some swatches of the blush colours and Vicuna. Orchid Rose still looks a bit drab swatched on my arm - it's much prettier blended out on the face.


And some swatches of yogurt and the lip colours I've been loving.


Has Spring sprung where you are yet? 
Are there any particular shades you've been reaching for lately?

8 comments:

  1. I've been using Vicuna daily as a base for a while now, and I love its soft, subtle shimmer. I love the palette you've created here, Nat! I should be a bit more organized about this, as well. I've just pulling all sorts of bits and bobs out and I feel kind of all over the place with color.

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    1. Me too, Larie. Out of the Eye Tints I've purchased, Vicuna is definitely the shade that's gotten the most love. I do like Romanticism a lot too, though. I've kinda been all over the place with colour as well recently, so I've been trying to rotate things in the stash and pull out some of the things I don't use as often as others. I find it helps a lot to put together a little group of products and put them where I can see them :)

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  2. Love this post! Makes me wanna do my own version! If i chose to I will definitely link it back to you! xoxo

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    1. You should, Laura! Look forward to reading it :)

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  3. Everything looks so pretty and in harmony. Maybe I should calm down with the bold colours and recheck my stash... :)

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    1. Ahh, no, I love your bold colour posts, Liz! Especially all the lovely oranges and reds you've been posting about lately.

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  4. everything you picked looks great!! :) It is finally spring like here for more than half a day, lol!

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    1. Ha, I know what you mean, we get a few sunny days then it turns cold again. Really looking forward to Summer now and some warmer weather! :)

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