Underrated Beauties

This post was originally going to be a Products Worth The Hype post - and while that's an idea I'm happy to come back to, in searching for products that had earned their solid rep, I actually found myself picking up things that I felt were seriously underrepresented in the beauty blog community.

Today, the aim of the game is to right some wrongs; here are a few fellows I feel deserve a lot more love...

First up is my first MAC eyeshadow love, one that I swatched for years before he found his way into my stash. I'm talking of course about the gorgeous McGorgington that is MAC Vex. This is one of those shadows I urge you to go and swatch in person; otherwise you're likely to miss out on viewing the subtle duochrome beauty that is at play here. At first glance, you could be fooled into thinking that Vex is simply a silver eyeshadow; I am here to tell you that you are dead wrong, this is a silver that contains a pink and a green pearl that combine in the most divine fashion imaginable. If you are as fair as I am, this will look stunning all over your lid; if you are darker in skin tone, this would look stunning as a highlight on your browbone or inner corner. I could go on about how unique this shade is all day.

My second find is a recent recruit to the army that rules my desktop (yeah I don't know where that metaphor came from either...) is the Rimmel Pink Rose Blush. I've heard Tanya Burr professing her love for Rimmel's Santa Rose blush, and initially that was the blush I thought I'd be treating myself too; but I was far more drawn to Pink Rose... It's much less golden in colour, making it more wearable for my paler redhead ways than Santa. Heh. That sounded funny. It's surprisingly pigmented; I've gone overboard more times than I'm happy to admit with this, but the love remains and for £3.99 you can't really go wrong.

Rounding things off is MUA Luxe Velvet Lip Lacquer in the shade Reckless, which I fell for so deeply I was merrily sporting this shade in the height of summer, though the cool red tones are probably somewhat more suited to a chillier season.