The Blush Edit

Let's be real - who doesn't love a good blusher? Even if you don't wear blush on the daily, I'm sure you can appreciate the beauty of a good blush, and if you do wear it on the daily like myself, well, you'll probably like this post!

I'll start by pointing out that I have quite a small blush collection - though it's also my largest collection of face products! While there's a heck of a lot more that I'd like to try out, for now, I'm truly happy with my little collection - I love and use all of them - and thought it was a good time to put together this 'blush edit' to share my blush collection and why I love them with you.

If that sounds like something you're interested in, read on!

NARS x Sarah Moon 'Isadora'

NARS blushes hold cult status in the beauty community as some of the most gorgeous, highly pigmented, buttery and cheekily-named blushes on the market. While I've never tried the fan favourite Orgasm (yet, anyway), I definitely wanted to see what all the hype was about, so when this gorgeous shimmery mauve-toned blush was released as part of the NARS x Sarah Moon 2016 holiday collection, I snapped it up. Isadora is totally different to all of the other pinky-nude blushes in my collection, which I love. The product itself definitely lives up to the hype, being as buttery and highly-pigmented as reported - seriously, I looked like a clown the first time I used it (even after tapping off excess)! It only needs the lightest tap and you're good to go! This colour really compliments cool skin tones and as the weather cools down I've found myself using it more and more often! A good NARS alternative from the permanent collection could be Sin - more of a berry colour but just as deep and cool-tone oriented.

Tarte 'Exposed'

I adore this blush. As usual for an everyday blush with me, it's a pinky-nude. I have a type, what can I say? What I really love about this blush is that it's practically fool-proof. Because of the texture of the product (Amazonian Clay) it's quite hard, which means unlike a more buttery powder, you're not going to have to worry about going 'too hard' and picking up too much product. It's easy to build up to the intensity you like, and the product lasts forever!

Rimmel '004 Pink Rose'

I'm 99% certain this was actually my very first blush, and it brings back a whole lotta memories thinking about it. I wore this throughout most, if not all of my high school days! It's the perfect pinky-nude blush, which was great for wearing to school as it helped me achieve that 'no makeup' makeup look. This blush is also super affordable at about $12 full price (however I always wait for sales when buying drugstore products), making it easily accessible for beginners, people on a budget, or anyone who simply likes to have nice and affordable products in their collection.

Nude By Nature 'Virgin Blush'

Another one of my earlier discoveries, I have a bit of a love/hate relationship with this blush. The shade is gorgeous - a perfect nude for fair skin like mine, and it's highly pigmented and long lasting. However, it's a loose powder, and because of that I rarely use it. I find it's just way too messy and it's hard not to apply too much product. If you're a fan of loose powders you'll love this one, but even if you're not, it's still a lovely perfect nude to have handy in your collection.

Sleek 'Rose Gold'

This blush is said to be the perfect drugstore dupe for the cult favourite NARS Orgasm blush, and at least in the pan they do look pretty much identical. However, I've yet to try Orgasm myself so I can't say anything with certainty. What I do know for sure is that this is such a lovely, shimmery, peachy-pink blush and gives a lovely, healthy flush of colour to my otherwise lifeless complexion. At only $12 (on sale, that is), it's totally worth it!

Tarte 'Exposed', NARS 'Isadora', Nude by Nature 'Virgin', Sleek 'Rose Gold', Rimmel '004 Pink Rose'.

So there we have it - my Blush Edit! I hope you found this post interesting and useful - let me know if you have any of these blushes and what you think of them, or if you have any recommendations of blushes I should check out then I'd love to hear those too!

x Chontelle

Rosefield Watch Review | The Bowery

Back in July, I was gifted my very first 'good quality' watch (thanks mum)! It was one I'd had my eyes on for months, since stumbling across a photo of one of the watches in the 'popular posts' section of Instagram. Finally, about 6 months later on my 20th Birthday, I had my very own Rosefield Bowery Watch.

Rosefield is an up-and-coming watch brand based in Amsterdam, offering a wide range of affordable, great quality, minimalistic watches. They currently have four styles on offer; the classic Mercer - a mesh chain watch in either Gold, Silver, or the popular Rose Gold; the Grammercy - a sharp-looking watch face with a real Italian leather straight-cut band; the Bowery - with a more classic looking watch face and a stitched real Italian leather band; and finally the Tribeca collection, which is basically a smaller, more delicate version of the Bowery.

As you can see, I went with the Bowery with silver hardware and a grey stitched band. I was tossing up between this one and the Mercer, but I chose the Bowery because the leather bands are actually interchangeable which means if I want to get a new look, I can just buy a different coloured band for about $35 and I'm good!

I've been wearing this watch pretty much all the time since getting it, and because it's a nice, neutral colour and minimal design, it goes with everything! It's comfortable on my wrist, easy to read (especially with my terrible eyesight), and all-round just the perfect everyday staple accessory. I'm already looking into getting the black, pink, and possibly brown and navy interchangeable bands so I can start switching it up.

Also, if you're not living in Europe then this could be the perfect choice for you as you'll get a pretty good discount by not having to pay the European VAT Tax (Bringing the watch down from around $150aud to around $115aud). There's also free shipping on all orders including international orders, even a single $35 band, which is super convenient.

I love my Rosefield Bowery Watch, and I'd love to know what you think of it! Have you heard of the brand? Do you own any of their watches, or are you interested in getting one? Let me know!

You can check out the selection of Rosefield Watches here.

x Chontelle