YSL Black Opium

Yves Saint Laurent's Black Opium perfume is all the rage right now. I've already seen heaps of bloggers talking about it, and being in the market for a new perfume myself, decided to go and give it a sniff. BEST DECISION EVER.

Now I'm not great at describing scents, so ill keep it simple. It is described to have notes of black coffee, white florals and vanilla, with the floral being the strongest in my opinion, yet in no way is it heavy and overpowering. I personally can't really detect the hint of black coffee, but there is the subtle vanilla scent that makes this perfume wonderfully rich and inviting. I find it to be quite a seductive smelling perfume, yet still light enough to wear during the day (which I have been doing non stop since buying it!)

The packaging as I'm sure you'll agree is gorgeous; a black glittery bottle with a pink transparent circle through the centre to easily how much you have left. Even the box is lovely, again with black glitter and pale pink metallic edges, and sits on my desk looking beautiful.

The infamous Naked 2

So, suuuuuper late on the band-wagon here, but to be honest I'm not really one to be up to date with trends. You probably saw a million reviews on this palette when it first came out, so I won't bore you with the obvious details and heaps of swatches; google images has you covered there.

Instead I'll just throw it out there that I absolutely love this palette and have used it basically everyday since I bought it (£29 in the last FeelUnique sale, couldn't say no to that!) For someone like me who loves their taupe-y/cooler toned neutrals then this is such an amazing palette. Yes it is a slight shame that there are only 3 matte colours, but I have plenty of other eyeshadows that tie in with this colour scheme perfectly to broaden the combination possibilities.

I'll be doing looks using the Naked 2 in the near future, so stick around if you're interested in those! Have you tried this palette?