Sturdy-meets-Sexy: LK Bennett’s Leona Boots

  , ,
Comments Off on Sturdy-meets-Sexy: LK Bennett’s Leona Boots

LK Bennett Leona Pull Up Leather Boot

I’ve been busy shooting fashion features and videos, so do excuse the sudden torrent of style posts! I will attempt to balance them with plenty of beauty, because I know how you get withdrawal symptoms… These boots are too good not to talk about, though, and I have an inkling that they will sell very well and so I’m getting in there (relatively) early. The “Leona” boots are from the new season collection at LK Bennett; sturdy, beautifully-made and surprisingly comfortable. I did the “Ruth Crilly Heel Test”© in them and managed to survive the following: three brisk strolls totalling approximately 1 mile, a section of rubbled, pot-holed track and about twenty seconds of one of those ridiculous run-walks that you do when you’re about to miss the bus. Overall: GOOD. Considering that they look reasonably high and sexy, you could easily tackle day-to-day tasks in these – you’re not going to be clinging to the escalator handrail or keeling over on the tube.

LK Bennett Leona Pull Up Leather Boot

I first spotted these boots because they looked very similar to a Chloe pair that I saw a year or so ago. I tried the Chloe ones on and then took them off and deliberated; by the time I returned to buy them, they had gone. LK Bennett’s Leona boots are nearly half the price, they are easier to walk in and they have the same strappy/buckled styling that I loved so much on the Chloe versions. They are just on the cusp of comfortable-meets-sexy; enough height to make you feel all stompy and powerful, but enough chunkiness in the heel to keep you stable when you’re striding about town. You can find the Leonas at LK Bennett here.

The post Sturdy-meets-Sexy: LK Bennett’s Leona Boots appeared first on A Model Recommends.

Continue reading →

i-Glow Sirocco: The One Stop Shimmer Shop

  , ,
Comments Off on i-Glow Sirocco: The One Stop Shimmer Shop

i-Glow Sirocco review new cid cosmetics

The Sirocco highlighting powder from New CID Cosmetics is the perfect blend of radiance and warmth; a fine dusting of this in the right places and you have a soft, summery glow. Go in with a heavier hand and you can quickly build up the sort of illumination that so often graces Instagram – a look I like to call Robot Face – with full-scale gilding of the cheekbones and snail-trail arcs of metallic shine beneath brows that have been drawn on using a ruler.

Whatever floats your boat; New CID’s i-Glow Shimmer Powder in Sirocco will manage either look with ease, it’s a One Stop Shimmer Shop. I did try the i-Glow in a video last year – you can see it here – but now that summer is just around the corner, I’ve brought it out properly and am enjoying giving my skin a glamorous lift.

Here I am with a light dusting of Sirocco on cheeks – excuse the frown-brow, folded eyelids and catalogue pose:

ruth crilly model nude makeup

You could almost mistake i-Glow for a very fair, shimmery bronzer, but it is far too illuminating to use on cheeks in that way. Instead, it makes a brilliant “partner” product for bronzing – it gives a warm glow rather than a frosty highlight and melds seamlessly into a dusty tan or contoured cheek. Not quite right for pretty looks with blusher or very fair skin, but marvellous for just about everything else.

I used a Real Techniques duo fiber brush (the middle size in this set) to apply the powder lightly to the tops of my cheekbones and bridge of nose, but a normal powder brush will work well too – just take care to “whisk” the bristles lightly over your skin rather than push the product on by the truckload.

You can find i-Glow in Sirocco for £24 at Amazon here.

The post i-Glow Sirocco: The One Stop Shimmer Shop appeared first on A Model Recommends.

Continue reading →