Giorgio Armani Beauty Lip Magnets

I have some quick flashes of proper makeup porn coming for you this week. First out of the gate is Armani and the Lip Magnet Collection.

I thought it was a twist on the packaging - which is, as always, the best in the business. Sorry everyone else, but it is. Alas no, Lip Magnets are the new matte liquid lipsticks that bind with the lips like a magnet. Ahhh. Got it.

The new lip lusciousness is inspired by two of Giorgio Armani Beauty’s most iconic products: the ultra-thin film of Maestro Fusion Makeup and the intensity of Lip Maestro velvet lip colour. These are extremely finely textured and pretty much weightless. They're non-sticky and feel like you're wearing nothing. Available in 18 shades, they're pretty close to the perfect 'matte', non-drying, colour.

They last up to 8 hours, but are four times thinner than a liquid lip colour. FOUR times thinner. You apply one coat, wait for it to evaporate and intensify, and then reapply if necessary to seal the deal.

Splendiferous.

Giorgio Armani Beauty Lip Magnets are £27.00 and available here: Selfridges/Giorgio Armani Lip Magnets and via Armani online here: www.armanibeauty.co.uk/lip-magnet






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Giorgio Armani Prima

For reasons known only to themselves, Armani aren't launching this in the UK until the end of September. If you live in the US however, Bob's your Uncle. So just for you... :)

When I first started in the industry, and indeed even up to the first few years of this blog, skincare made by makeup artists or couture houses was a strict no-no. The couture houses have really upped their game, being cynical you could say that it's probably because they can see the dollar signs, but also because many of them have the large financial backing of a large corporation to fund research/NPD and actually make products that are efficacious as well as aesthetically pleasing.

Armani is one of those brands, in this case collaborating with Linda Cantello who wanted to help create the perfect base for a base. If you know what I mean. :)
Prima is designed to help those of us who find that their makeup loses its lustre throughout the day, no matter what you throw at it. Prima is almost a hybrid between skincare, a CC Cream and primer, which is how I've been using it. The Glow-On Moisturising Balm, used on top of my moisturiser, makes it hold better, glow better and look better. Fundamentally, the idea is that you don't need to touch up during the day. So far so good, except for the very top 1/2 inch of my forehead or as I like to call it: 'Hot Flash Central'. That needs help from above, not Armani.

If you're of the slightly more oily persuasion, you can use the Day-Long Skin Perfector on areas where you just know you'll be shining by mid-morning such as nose, chin, forehead, eyelids or any areas specific to your skin. In this case, you are smoothed and mattified, but you have the same staying power.

The Eye & Lip Contour Perfector is for those of us concerned with wrinkles/fine lines in the lip and eye area and it has a toning/firming effect as well as helping the makeup to grip.

All three are released in the UK on 28th September but are available in the USA via Nordstrom.com starting at $70.00. 

The Giorgio Armani Beauty Eye Tint Winner is....

Thank you to everyone that entered! The winner chosen randomly by Rafflecopter is:

DANIELLE EDWARDS-POWELL

Congrats Danielle. you have email. :)

If you missed out, the Eye Tints are now available to buy at www.armanibeauty.co.uk and are £27.00 each.

Thank you Armani!

Giorgio Armani Beauty Eye Tints Launch and Giveaway

One for all of you eye-makeup obsessive, Giorgio Armani-loving readers out there. On the 25th of this month, Armani Beauty release a unique 12-part collection of fluid eye shadows. 

The Eye Tints are inspired by the Maestro Fusion Makeup and use a water/pigment suspension that disperses pearl particles in a beautiful intense liquid leaving a smooth, silky film with no stickiness.

Essentially, Eye Tints have the purity of a powder, the staying power of a stain and the feel of a cream. Win Win for everyone. 

Eye Tints are priced £26.50 and are available from www.armanibeauty.co.uk on 25th February.

However, one lucky reader will win all 12 Eye Tints presented in the beautiful box as shown in the video below before they even go on sale....

Simply enter via Rafflecopter below. Good luck everyone - and thank you Armani Beauty!

a Rafflecopter giveaway

T&C's:

• UK only
• One prize, one winner
• Winner will be chosen randomly via Rafflecopter
• Prize will be sent First Class Recorded Delivery
• Proof of Postage will be provided