By Tindara
Well it might
me blisteringly sunny out there but it’s Autumn Winter launch time
and I was excited to be invited to see the new GOSH products this
week. As usual GOSH haven’t let us down, they seem to capture the
zeitgeist better than most other brands at their price point.
Those of you
into mineral make-up will be pleased to hear GOSH are launching a
mineral powder. Pareben and perfume free, it’s a loose powder in a
decently sized container with a handy dispenser at the top in which
you can swirl your brush. I tried the powder at the event and it had
really good coverage but felt light and smooth. It’s also pretty
good value at £9.99 if you want to see what all the mineral make-up
fuss is about.
Along with
the powder they’re also launching a mineral powder brush with
densely packed short bristles which do the job nicely. If you don’t
have a kabuki or similar brush that works well with a mineral powder,
this is a good value option at £7.99. I use mineral make-up
regularly as it’s a good option for sensitive skin and for a quick
base. I’d definitely consider using this in place of the Laura
Mercier and Bare Minerals which I use regularly. I hope GOSH join the
other mineral make-up brands and make a compact version soon too.
Another
product I absolutely love is the Defining Brow Gel, I’ve read a lot
about brow gels recently, but having quite sparse eyebrows I didn’t
think they’d do the trick for me. Well, I have worn this every day
since I got it and I love the effect. It definitely thickens and
darkens my brows enough and stops me having to bother with a pencil.
I am using 002 which GOSH call a brown/grey. My brows are a dark
black/brown and this thickens, darkens and holds my brows in place in
a subtle way. I really love it. It’s gone into my everyday make-up
bag where I think it will remain.
The Giant
Blush stick is another GOSH product which might remain a staple, I
love the soft texture which blends really well. I tried 06 Pink
Parfait which is a lovely colour. It pulls a bit more blue pink than
I’d normally like, but blends very well with deep pink, and blue
red lipstick shades. I tried using it as lip colour too but I found
the texture wasn’t quite right for this so I’d stick to using as
a quick pop of blush on the cheeks. I also wondered whether some of
the lighter toned pink-brown shades could be used for a subtle
contour effect.
And now to
the new shadows, GOSH have themed the new pallettes in this Autumn
Winter range with American cities, so there’s 001 New York
sophisticated neutrals, 002 LA aqua and green-browns and my fave 003
Las Vegas (Rainbow brights). I got a Las Vegas palette which caught
my eye immediately, the colours are beautiful clear brights, and I’ll
be honest with you, irrespective of how these shadows work I love
this palette. It’s gorgeous. The jewel-like rhomboids of colour are
like a Mondrian. I know others feel the same as me about pallettes,
they’re just beautiful things. So what about the shadows, you ask.
They’re not massively pigmented so though the colours look bright
in the pan, they’re quite subtle on, buildable washes of strong
colour that would look beautiful with minimal make up look or with a
liquid liner on top. Those of you that find brights scary may want to
try these, they’re a good way to get a bright green or pink shadow
on without making a big statement. The palettes are also good value
at £9.99.
GOSH have
also launched more colours of their great Velvet Touch lipsticks and
a couple of new mascaras and glamorous nail colours. I have yet to
try the rest, but I’m going to enjoy going to Superdrug and having
a play. I hope you do too.
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