Like the Topshop make-up my first thoughts of a clothing brand going into cosmetics is a short equation based on job lot of cheap worthless product dressed in pretty packaging. I think it's fair to say that Topshop came up bloody trumps with their cosmetic line, in-keeping with the fashion-side and listening to market research really paid off, who else on the high-street does a decent cream blush?
When i saw the arrival of Accessorize make-up, i was pleasantly surprised. It's currently housed in Superdrug stores, it has a wide variety of nail varnish shades and baked eyeshadows, bronzers and blushes. Even primers, weird. This is what i picked up..
Blusher in Pretty Pink - (£5.00)
Typically, in true Sarah style i always go for the baby pink, despite the fact i have a good ten baby pinks already (meh). But never the less, when i got home i realised that this is more of a shimmery highlighting pink. Basically mine and my pores worst nightmare. But it's not glitter just really fine shimmer, i can definitely see myself using this is the summer on a (fingers crossed) tan face.
The camera shows the blusher in a very orange light, the stock photo on the website shows a more pretty pink.
Crystal Shimmer and Idol - (£4.00)
I seriously cannot rave about their nail varnishes enough! They are unusual shades and tones, and lets face it, you don't find many of those knocking about on the highstreet (apart from Barry M). Crystal shimmer is a clear gloss infused with glitter particles, they are very, very fine. I wore this alot over the Christmas period and it gives a good cover of glitter over the nail in one application.
Secondly, is Idol a gun metal grey with navy tones, that has a silver shimmer running through. I'm not lying to you when i say that one swipe of the nail is full pigmentation of colour - something i would expect after two coats. It also dries rather speedily, in-fact this is my go to nail varnish when i think 'oh crap, my nails are naked, i can't leave the friggen house.' My only quibble, is when applied and drying it looks super glossy, yet once dried it looses this glossiness. I would - like many of you already do - this definitely needs a super glossy top coat.
This is the perfect combination, i can't wait to wear this in summer. Nail Inc Elizabeth Street is your standard whimsical nude pink, it instantly makes your nails look neat and clean. One of my most used polishes ever. Combine the two it looks pretty as hell. You may have Elizabeth Street already knocking around somewhere, as i think it was a freebie from Glamour a while back.
All in all, i cannot wait to raid the Superdrug at Elephant and Castle, a treasure chest off all the LE Sleek palettes, to buy some more polishes! You can view the entire line online here.
I was going to post shades i want to try, but the boy has turned up rather early and i have a craving for Ben and Jerry's and a good snoop of Tesco's clothing.
