RMS Beauty Rapture Lip2Cheek and Solar Cream Eyeshadow

I've written about RMS Beauty and the whole raw cosmetics ethos behind the line here, so I'm not going to bang on about that again. I do admire Rose-Marie Swift's dedication to producing high fashion products that are pure and beneficial for the skin, and I also enjoy the ease of use and pretty, flattering finish these products give me. I can see myself ending up owning all the colour products from this line in time (and probably not that much time; I have my eye on the Luminizer and Seduce eyeshadow already.)

Rapture is a warm brownish red that gives a natural flush to the cheeks and lips. It is very pigmented and I do have to apply quite sparingly to my cheeks to avoid the 'Aunt Sally' look, but it's very flattering and the colour is particularly winter appropriate; it gives a warm and lovely 'just-come-in-from-the-cold' look. I love this on the lips; if you find a lot of red tints turn pinkish on you, this is one to try. This would be absolutely beautiful on darker skins.

Solar is a sheer yellow gold. It doesn't give an Illamasqua Solstice block metallic look, it gives a wash of golden sparkle to the lid. I could see this working well on cheekbones and collarbones as a highlighter too. As I've mentioned before, the cream eyeshadows do crease, but I don't mind as they're easy to fix and I love the look of them. If creasing bothers you particularly, skip these though. I really like this just with black mascara and the Rapture on the cheeks and lips; it gives a subtly brightened natural eye that works very well with a reddish lip.

Both products cost £28 each, and are available at www.beingcontent.com. These were Christmas gifts.

Swatches: (please note, this is quite a heavy swatch of Rapture, it can also be sheered out on the cheeks.)