Petrichor Beauty - reviews, style and overthinking

Many of us, I believe, occasionally crave something fancy. Something that will make us feel special just for a little while and we often find that in luxury makeup items. CHANEL definitely represents that luxury, at least with their advertising. But can it defend its name when it comes to the quality of beauty products? I have really good experience with the original line of Leis Beiges sheer powders, so I wanted to explore more within this expanded or even limited-edition line. Les Beiges Poudre Belle Mine Ensoleillee  is a soft bronzing illuminator which supposed to give you that flattering, healthy-looking sun kissed glow. I chose mine in the shade  ˝Medium light˝. I would describe it as warm-toned, soft orange-brown with a lot of golden sheen. The color itself is quite sheer and easy to blend, but the golden particles are noticeable in the sunlight, especially if you try to build up a shade. For my skin tone, this is too light to be used as a bronzer, it is more like a gol...

JUNE is already here, but according to our weather here, it feels like we’re somewhere in autumn. Summer days are approaching, so it’s time for changing our makeup routine a bit and add some elements typical for this season. Bronzer is definitely one of them. I don’t like to use it all the time, because my skin can be quite pale and it doesn’t look great on me, but when I get a bit of color, that’s another story. As a bronzer I use fancy powder from  Chanel: Les beiges healthy glow sheer powder in no. 40.  These powders were a huge thing a few years ago, so eventually, I had to try them. Les beiges powder has a dreamy texture and can truly offer you that no-makeup – makeup effect which I adore. It seamlessly blends into the skin and provides semi mat finish with a subtle glow. No. 40 is a dark orange-brown shade with some neutral undertones and looks scary in the pan, but applies very sheer. This powder is buildable without looking cakey, so if applied heavily it may be even g...