Pinking of You

Autumn/Winter are my two favourite seasons. Ever. I hate summer and all it's pressures and I've never really cared much for Spring, yay flowers. A casual, innocent, online browse at the Spring 2012 make-up collections by Chanel (Harmonie de Printemps) and Laura Mercier (Lingerie) however, were all it took to leave me swooning (ok less dramatically romantic, more like drooling) and rather excited for this season!

To honour this romantic, pretty, soft time of the year, I decided to dig out the softer pinks and corals in my collection and put my Winter berries (Sleek's Pink Cadillac and Rimmel's Just So) away for a short while.

I had an event to go to on Sunday that required me to wear an Indian outfit, I went for a white one and paired it with nude/brown smudgey eyes, soft pink lips and a 'natural' flushed cheek. And then as a last minute decision decided to throw on a pair of jingly-jangly turquoise/blue earrings. Adventurous, I know.

(Please click on the photos to see them clearer and bigger- sorry about crap camera quality, use my phone!)

FACE: Laura Mercier Illuminating Tinted Moisturiser in Warm Radiance; Benefit Girl Meets Pearl highlighter; Bobbi Brown under-eye correcter; Benefit Boi-ing concealer; Nars Orgasm blush
EYES: Urban Decay eyeshadow in Naked over lid; MUA eyeshadow in Pearl through crease; Mac Powerpoint eyeliner in Engraved; CoverGirl Lashblast mascara
Lips: Benefit lipstick in Pinking of You

Excuse the rubbish quality! This swatch of the MUA eyeshadow doesn't do it any justice - it is so much more gorgeous in real life. A rich, chocolate colour with a bit of sheen and finely-milled shimmer, it compliments brown eyes perfectly. Creamy (in a good way) consistency, easy to blend, extremely pigmented, SO worth the £1 I paid for it!

Benefit lipstick in Pinking of You. A perfect pretty pink that is extremely moisturising and doesn't requite a gloss to be worn on top!

Incase you were wondering, these are the jingly-jangly turquoise/blue earrings I wore

I'm trying to be more Spring appropriate with my make-up and focus on fresh, dewy, healthy, flushed skin and soft pops of colour on the lips or eyes. Do you guys change your make-up according to seasons or does it make no difference to your routine? Love to hear your thoughts and also if you have any Benefit lipsticks you recommend, do tell me!! 

PS: Notice the difference in my hair between this post and my DIY hair mask post below - do you see how un-shiny my hair looks in this one - I didn't use the mask! 

PPS: Happy Valentines Day! x

Love, Emma xo

Currently Listening To: Isn't She Lovely - Stevie Wonder