My Rouge Bunny Rouge Collection

I took all of these pictures last week whilst we were enjoying some very late summer sun in the UK. I anticipate the number of good days for photography will start to dwindle very soon so I thought it made sense to take advantage of the sunshine. I don't often do brand collection posts, I'm not sure if they're helpful or not but Rouge Bunny Rouge is such a photogenic line, I think it lends itself well to this type of feature.

I wanted to share this first picture just to show you what a shocking box hoarder I am. I'm especially bad with RBR as the order packaging is pretty too. I love their attention to detail.

I was actually a little surprised by how much I had once I gathered it all together. My collection has grown steadily over the last 18 months or so. I have purchased the majority of my RBR from Zuneta but there are a couple of items that I bought from a sale site last year as well as a few pieces that were received for review.

The items shown above are (the links are to previous review posts including swatches):

Face
Original Skin Blush in Delicata
Tinted Moisturiser in Adansonia

Brushes
Crease brush 011
Large shader 003
Face Contour 012

Pencils
Lacquer Liner
Delilah Kohl
Lola Long-lasting Eye pencil
Eyes Wide Open Brightening Liner Duo

Eye
Long-lasting cream eyeshadow in Atlas Swallowtail
Fire Drops in Wishing For Wings (I completely forgot to photograph this!)
Eyeshadow in Delicate Hummingbird
Eyeshadow in Solstice Halcyon
Eyeshadow in Gracious Arasari
Eyeshadow in Bejewelled Skylark
Eyeshadow in Abyssinian Catbird
Eyeshadow in Blackpepper Jay

From left to right: Gracious Arasari, Solstice Halcyon, Delicate Hummingbird, Abyssinian Catbird, Bejewelled Skylark and Blackpepper Jay

Lip Products
Lipgloss in Coy
Lipgloss in Secret Places of Love
Decadent Duo in Flamenco Duende
Sheer Lipstick in Murmurings
Lipstick in Irreverence

Rouge Bunny Rouge is in my top three favourite cosmetic brands. I know some people are put off by the fact that it's mostly an online only line. Of all of my purchases, I would say that I have only made a single error and even then the quality was excellent, it was simply a colour that didn't suit me. Although it's hard to pick a single most favourite item, if I'm ever asked for recommendation, I will usually suggest trying their eyeshadows first. Personally, I find I reach for Coy lipgloss a lot. I'm not really a gloss girl but the colour and shimmer is perfect. Delicate Hummingbird is my favourite of my eyeshadows. I also use both the Lacquer Liner and Eyes Wide Open highlighter pencil on a regular basis.

I still have a number of RBR items on my wishlist. I'd like another of the powder blushers and reading Marcia of Beauty Info Zone's review of the Blush Wands renewed my interest in these beauties. The Seas of Illumination highlighters and blusher brush tap away at my brain but both are definitely splurge items so I'm waiting for a special occasion to treat myself.

Have you tried RBR? Do you have a personal favourite item from the brand?

NARS Douceur: Swatches and Comparison

I finally caved and bought NARS Douceur recently. NARS Douceur is a very 'me' sort of blusher, it's a pinky brown shade that adds a little colour and acts to sculpt the cheeks. I had hesitate over buying this colour before as it's quite similar to several blushers that I already own. I have included a comparison below to show you exactly what I mean about the similarity.

Douceur is a neutral pinky brown and has a satin finish, if it catches the light in just the right way you will see tiny flecks of microshimmer (you can see this if you enlarge the pictures above). The microshimmer isn't visible on the cheeks but the tiny amount of shimmer stops it looking completely flat. It's not as densely pigmented as my other NARS blushers, as I discovered when swatching, but I can't say I had any issues with the colour when applying. The effect with this sort of blusher is subtle and acts a bit like contouring. I often favour these sorts of colours as they pair well with practically any eye look or lipstick shade.

When I compared Douceur to my other similar blushers I was happy to see none are exact dupes. However, I wouldn't say you need all of these colours unless you are a bit pinky-brown obsessed like me! The swatches shown are heavy application, with three or four passes of the pan to build up the colour. MAC Prim & Proper was a limited edition colour from the Give Me Liberty of London collection, this shade is the warmest and most tan colour of the bunch. Douceur appears to pull more brown than MAC Cubic, which I think looks like a dusty pink in comparison. RBR Delicata is the lightest of the four and is probably more beige-pink when compared to the others.

I enjoy wearing all of these blushers but find Prim & Proper is probably the most neglected. If you're nervous of blusher or you're looking for something to give a subtle colour to the cheeks, I would happily recommend Douceur, Cubic or Delicata. All three are easy to wear in terms of both colour and finish.

Rouge Bunny Rouge Blusher in Delicata

I have already shown a couple of FOTD pictures wearing this blusher but I thought it might be useful to do a swatch and review post. This is my first Rouge Bunny Rouge blusher or For Love of Roses Original Skin Blush to give it it's proper title. I'm very pleased with it and the texture is all I expected. It's soft and gives a delicate sheen as it has a small amount of refined shimmer. As ever the packaging and detailing is a nice extra touch.

It is a beige pink and is actually difficult to swatch as it is a delicate colour. It's enough to give a nice bit of definition to the cheeks and works well with any lipstick and eyeshadow combination that I've tried. I've also paired it succesfully with a brighter colour on the apples of the cheek. I think it's an especially useful shade to have if you wear a lot of reds or darker lipsticks and don't want a blusher that competes.

Rouge Bunny Rouge is available from Zuneta who ship worldwide. The blushers come in 5 other shades and cost £25. I'm keen to try Gracilis next, a medium rose which I think would also be good for my colouring.