Newbies Time...

  Newbies I've gotten this month:   The Eyeko eyelash curler is a freebie with Instyle UK of this month * The Givenchy ActiMine Primer i...

BBB's Best of 2013 - Makeup

Welcome to BirkinBagBeauty's Best of 2013! I'll be starting off with all pretty and functional 'paint': the warpaint, peacep...

Blush-Crush: Michael Kors bronzer in Flush

What does it take to become my latest blush-crush? Glamour  Size  velvet  softness  performance niche  perfect colour  the right kind of glo...

Using, Used, Gonna Use...

Just a quick round and a insta-photo for this week ' Using ...' (etc etc) Using : Jo Malone Nectarine Blossom and Honey Cologne A c...

Using, Used, Gonna Use...

Happy Friday!   About a year ago I had a regular column for each wednesday called ' Midweek Quirkologies ': it was a way to countera...

Palet-tific NARS: Ride Up to the Moon

Once in a blue moon I get enthousiastic about a palet. I didn't expected it to be NARS but the combination of colours, size and name got...

Fave Colours

It has become a sort-of-cliche for me to reach for peach blush colours during spring: This spring is nothing different, only this time I we...

Caressing Face: NARS Yachiyo Kabuki

I have a confession to make: I am not really good at applying blush. I have abandoned and swapped away some really gorgeousy bright blushes ...

Indian Summer Pinks

Sorry for the lack of updates. The state of Limbo between late summer and pre-fall has left me somewhat uninspired on the beauty front. Skin...

Weekly Photo Challenge Yumeko: the Summer favourites

I will join one of Yumeko's photo-challenges for the first time and tell about some specific summer-favourites of mine. Read about the o...

Cheek/lip hybrids: the battle

When I received my Edward Bess lip/cheek in Island Rose, I tested it ofcourse and the first thing that I thought was " Darn, my Kose Ad...

NARS 413 BLKR & Catrice Swimming with Dolphins

A while ago I stumbled upon a  post from CaféMakeup who compared NARS 413 BLKR eyeshadow with some eyeshadows of her stash ( link ). I notic...

The NARS haul

I have been delightfully surprised by NARS spring range for 2012. Not that I have bought a lot, yet , but I really like the zest that comes ...