Bobbi Brown City Collection

New York. London. Paris. Three incredible cities that are all being celebrated by Bobbi Brown's latest collection to mark the brand's 25th anniversary. The City Collection introduces a trio of stunning eye and cheek palettes, each one adorned with an evocative sketch of Bobbi's favourite cities. There's the cool New Yorker, the fashionable Brit and the chic Parisian. To go alongside these collectable palette is a limited edition shade of the iconic Long Wear Gel Eyeliner and Luxe Lip Color - one shade for each city.

Each shade within the limited edition palettes have carefully been selected to capture what Bobbi loves about each city - from subtle nudes for the modern New Yorker, a striking navy shimmer for us Brits and chic greys and pinks for a timeless Parisian. The beautiful blush tones also are inspired by the spirit of the city. The London Palette eyeshadows are: Pale Cream, Nude Peach, Nude Shimmer and Rich Navy. The blush, in Nectar, will finish your look off perfectly and is the prettiest rosy pink shade for your cheeks. The stunning packaging will make these such lovely keepsakes long after you have finished using the product inside.

To go with the London City Palette, there is a limited edition Gel Eyeliner in Union Jack. If you love your gel eyeliner then you will love the consistency and resistant of this product and the cobalt blue shade gives an amazing pop of colour to your lids. If you fancy something a little more subtle then New York has a Dark Chocolate shade and Paris steps out with a Gunmetal hue. The gold cap with the BB embossed crest makes this eyeliner feel so luxe and desirable to have in your collection!

The Bobbi Brown City Collection is out now and exclusively available from Harrods.

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Stila Perfect Me, Perfect Hue Palette

Stila have released a quartet of pretty new palettes, Perfect Me, Perfect Hue, all housing five pretty and complementary eyeshadows, and two gorgeous blushers to help create a luminous and customised look. The quality of powders are really great with a lovely, silky formula and a long-lasting pigmentation. The clever guys at Stila have triple-milled the powders so the application on the skin is soft and smooth, and makes the need for a primer unnecessary! Great for when you are in a rush or on the go!

The fair/light palette is definitely my type of makeup palette as it offers an array of pretty pinks for the cheeks and gorgeous pearly taupes and browns for the eyes - my go-to everyday makeup look at the moment. I like the fact that Stila have given us a shade for every stage of your eye makeup: a base colour, a highlight, all over lid colour, a darker liner and a crease/contour shade. These five shades are light and subtle but can be easily built up and give a really fresh, pretty finish on the eyes. All the palettes contain a mixture of matte, shimmer and pearl finishes so you can customise your makeup and play about with different looks from the same palette. The cheek powders are beautiful, soft and pretty. Romantic, the lighter pink shade, reminds me of Well Dressed, one of my all time favourite MAC blushers and Playful is a more rosy pink option if you want something a bit more bolder for your complexion.

The Stila Perfect Me, Perfect Hue Palettes are available online (£28) in four different shades; fair/light, light/medium, medium/tan, tan/deep.

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The Brant Brothers X MAC Collection

New York socialites and the offspring of famous supermodel parent Stephanie Seymour, Peter and Harry Brant can often be found posing for pictures at Naomi Campbell's birthday party and out and about on the street of Manhattan. These young bon vivants from the Big Apple are the current toast of the fashion scene so it is little wonder that they have recently collaborated with the beauty giants, MAC Cosmetics, to launch a unisex makeup range.

This new makeup collection from the Brant Brothers gives us a modern selection of products for the face, brows, eyes and lips and comes encased in striking matte and glossy packaging with the guys' signatures scrawled across. Some of the key, limited edition products to note are the Pro Longwear Lipstain Markers, the Fluidline Brow Gel Creme and a range of online exclusive skincare products. The Mineralize Volcanic Ash Exfoliator and the Mineralize Charged Water Moisture Gel both sound very intriguing!

The Eyeshadow Palette X 4:4 Pillars is a great mix of taupe and neutral brown shades along with a cult favourite - Carbon, an intense matte black. Alongside Carbon there is Mother's Milk (a soft matte satin beige), Sandstone (a soft matte taupe) and Mystery (a muted plum-brown in a deluxe pearl finish). This new collection also features three new Eye Kohls in Smolder (intense black), Paragon Pearl (champagne gold) and El Dorado (bold gold) pictured above. Finally, one of the most exciting new, limited edition products to launch with this range is the Pro Sculpting Cream Duo which contains a light white highlighting cream and a taupe, neutral shade to contour and define those cheekbones!

The Brant Brothers makeup line will be available at all MAC free standing stores and online from August 2016.

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The Estée Edit Collection from Estée Lauder

At first glance, this new collection is a far cry from the luxurious-looking, gold laden packaging of Estée Lauder's most recognisable products. In fact, you would be forgiven for not realising that this is actually The Estée Edit by Estée Lauder, the new makeup range that has had the beauty industry excitedly awaiting its arrival. Think Estée Lauder's younger, edgier sister! This new collection has a colossal 82 pieces, mostly makeup with a smidgen of skincare thrown in there too. Fronted by Kendall Jenner and beauty influencer Irene Kim, this youthful-looking range, from the Estée Lauder powerhouse, is aimed at a younger generation of beauty junkies with a more purse-friendly price tag and less decadent packaging. It is tailored for a social media generation with its mix of new revolutionary beauty products, intelligent formulas and clever inventions. As you can imagine it is quite an overwhelming collection with 82 new products but I have a little selection from the range to share with you on here to help shed some light on why this might be the most exciting launch of 2016 so far.

Lipsticks first and there are two separate formulas - the Barest Lip Color and Mattified Lipstick. The Barest Lip Colors are very Kendall-esque and feature a selection of wearable nudes with a gorgeous creamy, light, hydrating texture. The Mattified Lipsticks are brighter, bolder, more intense with a matte-like finish. They still feel incredibly comfortable and smooth on the lips though.

For the eyes we have The Edit Eyeshadow Palette, inspired by Kendall and Irene themselves, and focusses on girl-on-the-go sensibility and seamless makeup application. A mixture of light and dark shades are combined with a selection of neutrals and pops of purple to give this palette the versatility to take you from day to night. It is wearable yet fun and the shadows themselves have a lovely consistency and brilliant colour payoff.

A selection of powder compacts for your complexion feature in this new range. The Flash Photo Powder is a translucent, sheer powder created with blue light-reflecting pigments for a luminous complexion in any light. Perfect for those selfies! There is also the Barest Blush in four different shades which gives you a natural flush of colour with a subtle shimmer to highlight and define your cheeks.

The Flash Illuminator is your number one pick for gorgeous glowy skin. This balm, rich with the moisture magnet ingredient Hyaluronic Acid, glides beautifully onto the skin to help add luminosity and a healthy glow. It isn't sticky at all which means it can either be worn alone or mixed in with your foundation for a more sheer yet glowing coverage.

The Edgiest Kohl Shadowsticks come in an array of shades and is the ultimate shadow and liner, all in one. It is precise enough to be used as a liner or buildable enough to give you an all over colour on your lids. It has a smooth, intense texture and finish and lasts a good length of time without creasing or smudging. It is a great multi-tasking product to pop in your makeup bag. Speaking of eyeliners we also have the Blackest Liner which has a felt-tip like nip for a dramatic, even and precise line or flick. It is extremely pigmented and delivers a jet black, matte finish that wont smudge or fade during the day. It is one of the easiest liners I've used for a while to perfect that cat-eye look!

Finally, bang on trend, we have the Barest Contour Lip Liners, available in six neutral shades. I love a lip liner and these new editions are great! The automatic pencil has a twist up tip that offers a precise, fine tip and soft, smooth texture. The liner glides on beautifully without pulling at the skin and can be used to line your lips or all over as a base or individual lip colour. The formula prevents your lipstick from feathering or bleeding and they can also be used to help create the hot trend of ombre lips.

The Estée Edit by Estée Lauder is out now and is exclusively available from Selfridges.

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Dolce & Gabbana Summer in Italy Collection

The Dolce & Gabbana Summer in Italy Collection* | exclusively available from Harrods

Even if the sun doesn't shine much in the UK this Summer, there is one place that is always guaranteed to be touched by those golden rays and completely encapsulates the vibrancy, fun and cheerfulness that the Summer warmth can bring - Italy. From the vividness of Sicily's citrus fruits to the playful patterns of those colourful, ornate paintings, Italy is the epitome of vivacious Summer vibes. Their rich palette of foods, their chic, bold fashion and the iconic, beautifully handcrafted carvings from Italian folklore, this place is a colourful fusion of bright hues and you will find this is at the heart of Dolce & Gabbana's new Summer in Italy 2016 makeup collection.

This stunning selection of summer-bright products is a delight for the eyes....and lips, and nails! The D&G nail lacquer collection has been extended by four brand new shades and they have definitely got my talons twitching. The shades above are Orange 608, Turquoise 718 and Cyclamen 234. These polishes are gorgeously creamy, opaque and a real joy to apply and perfectly finish off that Italian Summer look.

For the lips there are two new Classic Cream Lipsticks in the shades Cyclamen 258 and Orange 440. The texture of these lipsticks is immense - so rich and creamy with amazing vibrancy and colour payoff. They can be applied lightly by dabbing them onto the lips to create a more subtle stain or can be layered up for an intense, show stopping finish that will be as hot as the Mediterranean sun!

For the eyes, Dolce & Gabbana have wowed us with two new Perfect Mono Eye Colours in Turquoise 113 and Indaco 110. These cream to powder shadows are amazing and absolutely perfect if you are brave and love experimenting with popping shades on your eyes. They can be applied easily with a small brush and smudged out for a softer look, or if you are a bit nervous of their vibrancy, simply line your upper or lower lash line for a subtle pop. I was a bit wary of the Turquoise shade to begin with but if it makes me look like the Italian goddess above then I am definitely going to give it a go! It is inspired by the glistening hue of the Mediterranean Sea. Finally there is the Kohl Pencil in Peacock which is just beautiful. Soft in texture but rich in intensity, this eye pencil delivers the most gorgeous petrol-blue hue with a slight iridescent finish to it. It is so easy to work with to create flicks and smokey lines and really gives you that sunny vibe.

What pieces from this collection have got you in the Summer spirit?

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Bobbi Brown Beach Nudes Collection

Bobbi Brown's newly released Beach Nudes Collection is your perfect answer this Summer to a sun-kissed glow - so even if the sun doesn't shine you are guaranteed to look beachy and bronzed all season. It captures the essence of Summer beauty, keeping it simple, relaxed but with a smidgeon of sexiness. The Beach Nudes Collection features three new, limited edition eye palettes, two new shade extensions to their Bronzing Powders range and three limited edition Sheer Lip Color shades.

Rose gold continues to be the bloggers' favourite packaging to make any makeup collection instagram-worthy and I am happy to report that this new collection features one of the most stunning pinky-rose-gold eyeshadow palettes I have ever seen! The Sunkissed Eye Palette* (£36) comes in three shades and is packed full of gorgeous warm bronzes, golds, pinks and nude powders for a subtle to sultry eye look to take you from beach to bar. Above I have the Sunkissed Pink palette which features a matte all over shade, two medium shimmer-sparkle shades and a dark matte liner shade. The palette is perfectly portable so ideal for slinging in your holiday makeup bag and will give you a variety of different looks throughout your trip away.

The new Bronzing Powder shades are soft, silky-smooth and warms up your complexion a treat. They are so natural, without a hint of sparkle or glitter, they are perfect for sweeping all over your face where the sun naturally hits or using to contour and define your cheekbones. The two new shades are Stonestreet and Elvis Duran* (£28.50), which I have featured above.

Finally we have three new, limited edition Sheer Lip Color shades* (£20) in Boho Breeze, Peach Sorbet and my favourite, featured above, Pink Gold. These lip products are the ideal Summer staple as they are packed full of nourishing butters and oils such as Shea butter and Apricot Kernel oil, to rejuvenate and soothe chapped or sunburnt lips. But as well as nourishing your lips they deliver a sheer, slightly glossy and gorgeous-looking tint of colour and sparkle. It looks fresh, pretty and relaxed so great for popping on when on your holidays for an effortless shine and pretty sparkle. 

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Rosie for Autograph Makeup for M&S Beauty

Rosie for Autograph Cosmetics Collection* | available in M&S stores and online 

Cream Blush in Romantic Flush | Eyeshadow Quad in Deco Diamonds | Cream Eyeshadow Stick in Almond Eyes | 

Lip Glossy in Lights, Camera, Action

I have always dreamily admired the Rosie for Autograph lingerie range in M&S - partly because of the beautiful lacy bras, silky dressing gowns and floral print PJs and partly because you have the goddess that is Rosie Huntington-Whiteley standing before you. Following this highly successful range of clothing, Rosie has now turned her head to another passion of hers from working in the modelling industry - makeup. M&S Beauty has introduced the first cosmetics line from Rosie Huntington-Whitely which combines her years of experience on the modelling circuit alongside her own distinct beauty aesthetic. With her supermodel credentials and that rose-gold packaging, this collection is set to fly off the shelves.

The 51 piece collection is inspired by Rosie's own fast-paced lifestyle and encapsulates the 'girl on the go' theme to flatter looks for women of all ages and lifestyles. Rosie is known for her pretty natural makeup look and her new collection definitely reflects this and makes her soft, easy looks achievable for others.

From concealers, contours, highlighters, blushers, eyeshadow palettes and lipsticks, the Rosie for Autograph range has it all and I have a few little bits that I have recently been testing out. The Cream Blush (£14) is soft, velvety and gorgeous to apply. It is subtle to gives a real glow-from-within finish on your skin and comes in a range of pink and natural shades. The Eyeshadow Quad (£18) is probably one of my favourite pieces and comes in four shade palettes. The shadows have a creamy, smooth formulations and blend really nicely. The colours start quite soft but are very buildable to get a more intense finish. The Cream Eyeshadow Stick (£12.50) is a great, affordable version of the By Terry Ombre Blackstar shadow stick and delivers a velvety wash of colour that dazzles and lasts a good length of time without creasing. Finally the Lip Glossy (£12.50) is a balmy, hydrating colour stick that gives a punchy shade to the lips as well as a nourishing, glossy finish. Available in four shades, these are the perfect Summer staple to pop in your bag for when you are on the go.

Have you checked out this new range in M&S from the gorgeous Rosie H-W?

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