EVENT: #GUERLAINSoParticular

Did you know that Guerlain manufactured and sold the first lipstick (1936) and bronzer (1984)? This is just one of the many things I learned about Guerlain when I took a trip to the Guerlain Boutique & Institute at 110 Bloor Street West in Yorkville last week. The event was modelled after what is known as "Journée Particulière", a yearly event at which Louis Vuitton Moet Hennessy brands (Dior, Kenzo, Make Up For Ever, Benefit, Fresh, etc) open their doors to journalists. 

Guerlain Terracotta and Jolie Teint 

The Guerlain Canada team introduced Guerlain outlining what makes the brand so special. One aspect of the brand is its three values: 

1. Beauty - a tribute to women and the sharing of beauty as a way of life exhibited in guerilla's packaging details and refined, luxurious products
2. Creative Audacity  - as the first brand to launch lipsticks (Rouge Automatique), bronzers (Terracotta), and illuminators (Meteorites Pearls), the brand has displayed its ability to take risks. 
3. Know-how - a transmission of craft from generation to generation. Much of notoriety of the Guerlain brand comes from its heritage. All products sold around the world are made in France. Furthermore, each product requires skill and expertise to produce. For example, only four people are trained to hand-pick a specific number of pearls that go into the Guerlain Meteorites. 

Without a doubt, Guerlain is a luxurious brand with years of history behind it, as well as a cult-like following. There was a ton of information to absorb and it was unfortunate that I only got about an hour to hang out at the store, but I will most certainly be back to browse the beauty that is the Guerlain Boutique. 

For more on Guerlain, see my most recent reviews for the brand here. 

Are you a fan of Guerlian? 

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Guerlain La Lacque Couleur in 368 Baby Rose

With the entrance of nail art (studs, ombre rainbows, and cartoon characters), the French manicure is quickly being phased out of nail routines. But if you're not into the nail art craze and like to keep it simple, Guerlain just launched the it's La Lacque Couleur in 368 Baby Rose ($27) with its Spring 2015 Colour Collection Les Tendres . 

Baby Rose is a sheer pink - perfect for any and all occasions. The polish is opaque in 3 to 4 coats and dry time is average compared to other polish brands. I like to wear two coats of polish, as I don't mind my natural nails peeking through. The polish is self-leveling so even if you don't build it up to full opacity, it isn't streaky. The polish chipped in 4 days without a top coat which is slightly more than average on my nails. 

Overall, the Guerlain La Lacque Couleur in 368 Baby Rose is slightly better than your average polish but nothing to write home about. If anything, the French mani colour reminds me that plain and simple nails look good, too. 

Do you like French manicures? 

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Guerlain Les Tendres Spring Colour Collection 2015

The past few days on the blog has been in the lap of luxury. Guerlain's Les Tendres Spring Colour Collection 2015 arrives in Guerlain Boutiques & Institus and Guerlain counters as of January 15th, 2015 and is truly a sight to be seen. The collection looks to fight against the winter blahs with radiance and glow. 

Below are the items in the collection, as well as links to reviews for 5 of the 6 products. 

foundation // Meteorites Baby Glow - light revealing sheer makeup anti-fatigue effect // 2 Light, 3 Medium and 4 Golden ($60)

powder // Meteorites Compact - light revealing powder // Mythic ($71)

nails // La Lacque Couleur - long lasting colour and shine // 368 Baby Rose ($29)

mascara // Cils D'enfer - volume creating and curl sculpting // 04 Marine ($34) 

eyeshadow (not reviewed) // Ecrin 4 Couleurs - colours temptation long lasting eyeshadows // 504 Les Pricieux ($69)

blush // Meteorites Perles de Blush // Angelic Radiance ($58) 

Will you be picking anything up from Guerlain's Spring Colour Collection 2015? 

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Guerlain Meteorites Perles De Blush in Angelic Radiance

The Guerlain Perles De Blush in Angelic Radiance ($58) is almost too pretty to use. I think I've fallen in love with the vintage cardboard packaging. It's not as heavy or luxe as that of the Guerlain Meteorite Compact but it's equally as beautiful and isn't as prone to getting finger prints all over it. 

Blended // champagne, petal rose, fuchsia 

The Guerlain Meteorites Perles de Blush in Angelic Radiance contains 3 colours of mini-pearls: 

• iridescent champagne to highlight
• a hint of petal rose to refresh 
• fuchsia to revive the cheeks 

Blending the three coloured pearls together with blush brush results in a soft pink glow. There is some subtle shimmer that is unnoticeable when applied. I prefer not to use the provided powder puff, as it covers too large of a surface area on my face. The product is seemingly powdery in the packaging but blends smoothly onto the skin. 

Similar to some of my favourite blushes, the Guerlain Meteorites Perles De Blush in Angelic Radiance gives an in from the coldI'm wearing blush but it looks sort of natural  kind of rosy glow that works well on all kinds of people. While I don't think that the colour is unique, the glow of the pearls adds a little something special that makes this product a nice-to-have. 

What do you think of the Guerlain Meteorites Perles De Blush? 

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Guerlain Cils D'enfer Volume Creating Curl Sculpting Mascara

Well,  here's something unique. It's a mascara that appears black but has a subtle blue shine. It is the Guerlain Cils D'enfer Volume Creating Curl Sculpting Mascara in 04 Marine ($34) which is part of Guerlain's Spring Colour Collection 2015 (available in Guerlain Boutiques & Instituts and Guerlain counters as of January 15th, 2015). 

The Cils D'enfer Volume Creating Curl Sculpting Mascara that was previously available in Noir (black), Violet (purple) and Moka (brown) is now available in Marine (blue). The Cils D'enfer Volume Creating Curl Sculpting Mascara is meant to dress up, intensify and enhance the eyes...ensures breathtaking volume, curl and hold. 

A few things I noted after trying the mascara: 

• The golden tube is stunning and quite weighty. Very luxe. 
• The Cils D'enfer is one of the most pleasant smelling mascaras. It's scent is on par with the floral perfume scent of the Shu Uemura Petal Lash Mascara. Thankfully, it doesn't bother my eyes. 
• The formula doesn't smudge at all, even on my lower lashes after a 12 hour day. 
• The natural bristled wand is perfect for grabbing onto even the most thin and wispy of lashes. 
• In person, the blue tint of the mascara is stunning. 
• I used 3 coats of mascara before it began to clump slightly. 

All in all, the Guerlain Cils D'enfer Volume Creating Curl Sculpting Mascara fulfills all of its claims on the fronts of volume, curl and intensity. The effect is more dramatic and long-wearing than that of the CoverGirl Clump Crusher Mascara, along with the added bonus of a beautiful navy shine that is less avant garde and more timeless than the Hard Candy 1000 Lashes in Indigo Blue. It's a coloured mascara that's highly appropriate for both work and play. This mascara is quite the product to behold. 

Does it lengthen? Yes. Does it volumize? Certainly! Does it clump? No. Does it smudge? Not at all. Does it droop? No. 

Have you encountered a slightly coloured mascara? 

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Guerlain Meteorites Compact Light Revealing Powder

The Guerlain Meteorites Compact Light Revealing Powder ($71) in Mythic is Geurlain's Meteorite Pearls in a pressed powder format. I don't own the original Guerlain Meteorites so I can't say if it compares. The premise of both products is the same - the blending of corrective and enhancing colours to catch the light into soft-focus on the face. 

The compact comes with a black suede pouch (not shown) and the powder is encased in a heavy metal package embossed with Guerlain. It's beautiful for any woman's vanity but very prone to picking up fingerprints. Inevitably, the compact is much more travel friendly than the jar of pearls. The Guerlain Meteorites Compact is available in one shade for all skintones as it is a light powder that appears translucent when applied to the skin. 

As previously mentioned, the Meteorites compact contains 6 different corrective and enhancing shades: 

• pink // to refresh the complexion 
• green // to diminish redness 
• white // for a brighter complexion 
• mauve // to catch the light
• gold and pearl // to add a perfect touch of radiance

It was impossible to pick up each of these colours individually. Blended together, the colours yield an iridescent golden-pearl glow with a touch of shimmer. 

Guerlain Meteorites Compact applied on nose, cheekbones, and chin 

On the face, it's undetectable. Only with a 10x magnifying mirror would you be able to see traces of shimmer particles. Other than that, it adds what Guerlain refers to as an invisible beam of UV rays for soft-focus perfecting light. The product wears like a setting powder without making the face matte and simply adding a very, very subtle light-catching glow to the skin. The effect is lesser than that of a traditional highlighter and quite similar to that of the Hourglass Ambient Lighting Powders. 

All in all, I'm on the fence about the subtle glow of the Guerlain Meteorites Compact in Mythic. It's beautiful, as is the packaging, but I'm still a little confused about it's merits as a setting powder and/or highlighter. 

Have you ever tried Guerlain's Meteorites Pearls? Would you try it in compact form? 

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Guerlain Meteorites Baby Glow Sheer Makeup

Correct me if I'm wrong, every woman's dream is to have skin as soft as a baby's bottom. In it's Spring Colour Collection 2015, Guerlain has released a sheer foundation that looks to provide users with plumped, glowing baby skin. The Guerlain Meteorites Baby Glow Sheer Makeup ($60, available January 15th, 2015) is a foundation that contains the iconic Guerlain Meteorites but melted into a liquid that transforms light that is invisible to the naked eye into a endless glow on the skin. 

The Guerlain Meteorites Baby Glow Sheer Makeup has 6 claims: 

• light-revealing
• unifying
• smoothing
• refreshing
• replenishing
• youth-protective 

Now is the perfect time to test out foundations, as my skin isn't in its best shape. The foundation does, in fact ,make my skin look smooth, refreshed and replenished. Perhaps it isn't comparable to that of a baby's bottom, but it comes pretty darn close. I would agree with all 6 of the claims, as the appearance of the makeup is very flattering. It's definitely glowy but not by any means dewy or oily-looking. 

In addition to the 6 claims, there is a perfume-like scent that I find to be quite pleasant and wears away after the foundation is blended in. The texture of the foundation is quite thin and liquid, and blends and sets quickly on the skin. The foundation has medium, buildable coverage (the word sheer is deceiving) that is a natural satin matte. The Baby Glow lasts for an impressive 8-9 hours with a light dusting of powder. 

The Guerlain Meteorites Baby Glow Light-revealing Sheer Makeup is available in 3 "fresh and rosy-beige" shades to match with the 3 shades of the iconic Guerlain Meteorites - 2 Light, 3 Medium, and 4 Golden. In general, this is not an impressive range of colours for women of all colours but better suited to those with light to medium skintones. Swatched above are 2 Light and 3 Medium. For my current skintone, 2 Light is a tad too pale while 3 Medium is slightly too tan. A pump of each yields a shade match optimal for my winter skin.  

All in all, I'm above and beyond impressed by the Guerlain Meteorites Baby Glow Sheer Makeup. It's not at all sheer but it does provide the type of coverage and natural finish that I love for everyday wear.

What do you think of the Guerlain Meteorites Baby Glow Sheer Makeup? Do you want baby skin? 

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