Chri Ma Luxe Minerals

I was so excited when I got to try out a new (to the UK at least) brand of minerals. Anyone who's spent any amount of time reading my blog or watching my videos will know about my love affair with mmu (mineral make up). Even more exciting is that testing out this new brand includes a competition!! I'll give you my thoughts on the minerals first then I'll give you the competition details.

So, Chri Ma Luxe is available from the lovely Jude & Gary of Iona Cosmetics. They are currently the only UK stockist. I must just point out that the product photos on the site are excellent. Some of the best I've seen.

Chri Ma Luxe Minerals are paraben free, cruelty free and most of the liner is vegan (individual exceptions are noted).


I tried the following:
-Foundation "Jasmin Rose"
-Blusher "Baby Pink"
-Eye Shadow "Charcoal"
-Eye Shadow "Paradise Aqua"
-Eye Shadow "Purple Grape"

Firstly, the foundation. It comes packed into a big jar. The weight is listed as 7g which is about the same as other mineral foundations I've got. The shade I chose is a light, cool toned shade. It's currently a good match for me but might have to be put to one side once I have a bit more of a tan further into the Summer. I try not to tan, but I can't avoid a little colour. I apply with a flat topped synthetic kabuki and this foundation gives a medium coverage. That's all I need but a heavier coverage can easily be built up with extra, light layers or simply by dampening the brush. I apply all foundation over a primer, this lasted through a work day without any issues.

The blusher is a very cute shade of pink. Straight up baby pink can look a little odd on me. This shade has some apricot warmth to it which brightens up my face. This blusher does have shimmer though. There aren't colour descriptions for the blushers but the product photos are excellent. It's well pigmented so a light hand is needed. The jars contain 4g of blusher.

Now the pigments!! There are a lot to chose from! There are mattes, low shimmers and high shimmers available. "Paradise Aqua" and "Purple Grape" are from the Glamour Eye Shadow set and are rich in hue and pigmentation. Wait until you see the swatches at the end! I adore the purple and I've worn it in a few different ways already. The aqua is a beautiful rich shade and is almost the same shade as a velvet jacket I have. The "Charcoal" is from the Shimmer Eye Shadow set. The shimmer isn't quite as "in your face" as with the Glamour shades but it has a lovely satin finish to it. All the eye shadows I've tried have fantastic staying power and do not budge when applied with a damp brush. The eye shadow jars contain 2g of powder.

Some of the pigments are not suitable for vegans as they contain Carmine. The individual shades are marked.


So, going l-r:
-Blusher "Baby Pink" applied dry
-Eye shadow "Paradise Aqua" applied damp
-Eye shadow "Purple Grape" applied damp
-Eye shadow "Charcoal" applied damp

I've applied as I would generally wear them so the blusher is dry, the others are damp.

Overall, I must admit to being very impressed with these minerals. If you know about my mmu love then you'll know I'm very hard to impress with minerals but these are a big thumbs up!

So, on to the competition!

Four of us Brit Gurus on Youtube are having a friendly contest. We all used the same eye shadows but chose foundation and blusher to suit our skintone. Then we all created a look. All you have to do is subscribe to the Iona Channel, plus the four of us, watch the videos and then vote on the Iona Channel for your favourite. The winning Guru will get a goodie bag, along with a random winner from those who voted for the winner. It closes on 30th July.

This was my look:



Here are the 4 videos, along with the link to the Iona Channel:
-Sirvinya (me!!!)
-Oxford Jasmine
-Melovemakeup
-Scotlass 99
-Iona Youtube Channel

Haul: Fyrinnae pigments & liners

I am a huge, huge fan of Fyrinnae. I've been ordering from them since they were Bombshell Bath. So a good few years! I've got well over 100 of their pigments now so I'm always checking the site for new products. This time I was thrilled to see the new sample sized Ink Eyeliners. The liquid liners are fab, but I've always felt the tube was a little too big.


The whole order came in a black drawstring bag and wrapped in very cute panda tissue paper.

This time I ordered only samples as I will never get through a full sized jar! And if I even manage to get through one of these samples then I think it deserves to be bought in a full size!

I got (pigments):
-The Flying Scotsman
-Atomic Afterglow
-Strip Poker
-Incubus
-The Staggering Sailor
-Cheshire Cat Grim
-Immortality
-The Randy Ferret (freebie sample)

Ink Eyeliners:
-Brazen Burgundy
-Intoxicating
-Thunderstorm

I've got to admit one of my favourite things about Fyrinnae is their shipping price. If you order over something like $20/25 then shipping is free. Also, I didn't have to wait too long for this order, just a few weeks. Yes, I do remember the ridiculous turn around time from a couple of years ago but they've got themselves sorted now.

All the swatches are done in the same order as listed above. Pigments are applied damp onto my bare arm, no primer.


I love the liquid liners, a review on those will be coming up at some point.

I think my favourite pigment out of this bunch is "The Flying Scotsman".

Garnier Skincare

I was very disappointed when a conflicting work schedule kept me away from the Garnier event held a little while ago in London. Here's a couple of blog posts from some who were lucky enough to get to it:

-Bubblegarm
-Mizz Worthy

I was a little surprised when a parcel arrived for me:


I'll be trying these out for about 2 weeks before I report back! My skin is an oily pit of grease during the summer so it looks like these might be good. I'm going to proceed carefully as these are completely different to the skincare I'm using right now. I think this line would be completely wrong for me in the winter, but I'll see if it can help with my oil in the hotter weather.

Speaking of the weather, it looks like our 2 week long stretch of building heat and humidity is finally over - it's just starting raining. Oooh, thunder.

Sleek Makeup - New palette! Safari

I have a lovely file on my computer full of photos ready to go with posts so I'm going to be sat here for a couple of hours tonight showing you some absolutely wonderful goodies!!

The first is a new limited edition palette from Sleek Makeup called "Safari". As those of you who follow my blog know, I'm a huge fan of Sleek Makeup so seeing there was a new palette was exciting! This palette follows the safari trend that's around right now and there's an interesting mix of colours.


The combination of the browns, coppers, greens and golds is perfect for the jungle safari theme.The greens and coppers don't clash at all as, despite the initial look of the palette, nothing in here is too bright. Also there's a highlight shade to finish off your look, along with a matte black to use as eyeliner or to define the crease area.

Available from Superdrug stores listed here for a limited time from July 8th. Grand total of £4.88!


There's a good mix of matte and metallic shades in here with the eye shadows being Sleek's usual "creamy" texture. The metallics apply like a dream and the mattes are in no way chalky.

It's hard for me to choose a favourite from the palette so I picked two - one from each row!

-Third in from left top row, the bright grass green
-Second in from right bottom row, metallic champagne.

Are you a fan of Sleek palettes? Let me know if you have any!