FLAWLESS FINISHING POWDER

. PIXI POWDER .

It’s almost disconcerting how happy sunshine makes me, after months of overcast skies & so much grey that even black started to feel threatened, we finally finally finally have some clear blue skies & a cheeky little sun who’s head has finally risen after a winter hibernation taken a step too far. It’s a well know fact sunshine makes you happy but it’s almost amusing how instantaneous the response is. As I write this, laying in bed, curtains and windows pulled as wide as they possibly can, cuppa tea by my side, i’m smiling feeling a little more hopeful of that little R&R time I need and already dreaming up that perfect summer holiday full of escapism.

Anyway, enough of that wistful and whimsical dreaming, back to the hard facts of Sunday. Beauty post day (well not always, but i’m claiming it today). After my beauty post on Friday about my new Nars Heat Wave lippy (see here) I decided to do a little follow up post today featuring another of the fab goodies ASOS sent me from their beauty range. This time a Pixi finishing powder. After going to a Pixi event a year ago and getting some of their products in my goody bag, I started to build a little love for this brand, overtly feminine and cute, but products that actually create a fab look. I use their eyed shadow palette on a daily basis and so when I saw another one of their products in my delivery I was super excited.

Powder is a product that I only started using about 12-18 months ago when my friend taught me probably the most basic beauty tip of all (truly, I know nothing) … set your base with powder. Not only to keep it put but also to remove some shine. Seriously, if only i’d realised that powder was for this simple use before (and not for chavs wearing 6 inches of tango foundation) my makeup routine through my ‘experiential’ years (uni was when I learnt and tried out my beauty style) would have been revolutionised. Now I use finishing powder daily on top of my primer / tinted moisturiser, currently only a cheap transparent Rimmel one which is so widely recommended for daily use or Benefit Hello Flawless Powder for a more flawless evening look.

This Pixi powder compact is clearly super cute but also very handy for being on the move, the mirror and pull out compact powder applicator mean you have everything you need to touch up your makeup all day long (not that I do this). This has already won a spot in my ‘on the go’ beauty essentials kit.