Physician's Formula Happy Glow & Mood Boosting Blush in Rose: Available to Ireland!

On a recent post about What to Buy in the States one of the brands I lamented our inability to access was the budget beauty, super cute brand, Physician's Formula Inc. Lo and behold the very lovely All the Little Things let us know in the comments that iHerb.com - provider of cut price Real Techniques brushes  is also our saviour when it comes to Physician's Formula!

Physician's Formula Happy Glow & Mood Boosting Blush in Rose: $11.36 = €8.39!

I immediately logged into my iHerb account, less than a tenner and just under two weeks later, this absolute beaut arrived at my door. The Physician's Formula Happy Glow & Mood Boosting Blush in Rose. Was my mood boosted? Hells to the yesh. I mean look at it. Just look at it. 

Packaging appreciators will adore this bright fuchsia metallic compact. The sturdy mirror and soft, surprisingly long brush hidden in the bottom compartment belie the budget price attached to this mood boosting booster too. I lie not when I tell you I take a second just to look at this blush before I use it, every single time. 

Close up you can see the slight differences in each of the hearts and the micro glitter that helps give your cheeks the flattering fresh rosy glow without being overwhelmingly Edward Cullen-a-like. It's hypoallergenic, paraben free, non comedogenic and extremely pretty but how is the pigment I hear you ask...

In answer? They're blahhdy beautiful, I've swatched each heart seperately here. You can see that not only is the colour payoff bright and even but the glitter is kept to a minimum. You can use the provided brush to single out one colour but a swirl of the ultra soft lot gives the most natural, most wearable look in my opinion. 

You'll find this particular Mood Booster on iHerb.com here but remember that the CherrySue discount code is still live and RLL469 will get you between $5 and $10 off that. 

There are whispers afoot that Physician Formula will be making its UK debut before this year is out but if their comparative Real Techniques prices are anything to go by, I'll be sticking with iHerb for my PF fix for now. 

Nice, right? 

**Exclusive Fine One One Reader Giveaway**

If you've dipped your toe in beauty tags on social media over the past week, you'll have seen that they're awash with #FineOneOne and #GetGorgeous hashtags. This new brightening cheek and lip colour from Benefit has Beauty Bloggers and devout Benebabes in a tizzy and with one look at the product, it's not hard to see why. 

Promising to instantly Lift, Shape and Pop your cheeks in one simple stroke, Fine One One is the ideal blush product for those of us wanting to skip a couple of make up steps in our routine. With three colours, Pink Champagne to highlight, Sheer Watermelon to blush and Soft Coral to softly contour, this roll up stick of loveliness is a cinch to use. 

Fine One One: €34

While not recommended for use over powder, if you find that Fine One One needs a little staying power on your skin you can double up by using your favourite powder blush lightly on top. ( I always liked that duality with Benefit products) Think SugarBomb as a day time choice and Bella Bamba for brighter cheeks in the evening, though I haven't had to top up at all as yet.  

While at the launch last week I was so taken with Fine One One that I knew you lovely CherrySue readers would appreciate the chance to be one of the first in the country to try it, luckily Benefit Cosmetics Ireland agreed and have kindly offered one up for the taking. 

Entry, as ever, couldn't be simpler. Give the widget there a click or three and voila(!) you're in the running to get gorgeous. Good Luck, everyone. 

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Nars Outlaw: Loving You Muchly

Can we just take a moment to look at how pretty this blush is? Behold, lovely readers, my very first Nars purchase. Yep it makes me ashamed as a beauty blogger to actually admit that but I've always been a Super Duper kinda gal and never believed that blush could actually make me happy. Then there was Nars Outlaw. 

This raspberry, rose gold blush with the slightest hint of golden shimmer was enough to garner a 'Oh Outlaw is gorrrrrgeous' from the Nars assistant, much to the chagrin of Karen as we boozily shopped, post lunch this Christmas (K's Nars choice was Torrid by the way, you can see her post here I WANT IT). I had already visited Outlaw three times before purchase day though, so I knew it had to be mine, encouraging 'oohs' from the SA or not. 

In the pan, Outlaw is a deep raspberry, reddish pink that I thought would work beautifully for evenings out, when I wanted a little more va va voom, cheek wise. It looked to me a close cousin to Benefit's Bella Bamba, one of my all time favourites and the only blush that I've ever actually finished. The texture with Outlaw is a little drier than I'd expected and the swatch certainly not true to the colour in the pan but holy Lawd if it isn't a stunner. 

Swatched on my finger tip, it's a pink delight, much lighter than I would have imagined. On the skin, it's lighter again, very close to a natural pink blush but once buffed (with a small kabuki) you can see that it's transformed into a golden, lightly shimmering beauty with pink/red undertones. Although my initial purchase was as a night time blush, Outlaw has been used at least 3-4 times a week for work, the perfect pick me up glowing pink. 

Overall I'm thrilled with my first Nars purchase, it's certainly not what I expected but that just means I'll have to go back for something darker to go from day to night, doesn't it? Hmm? Nars blushes will set you back €30 (or €28.88 in BT with a loyalty card)(Don't ask me, I dunno either). 

Have you any recommendations for a deeper shade? Lemme know!