I wish they'd bring back.... Vincent Longo

Pictured: Baby Love Glimmer eyeshadow, Midnight/Smoke Duo eye pencil, Morning Tender Water Canvas blush and Fleur de Flirt Lipstain lipstick. 

I have used and liked Vincent Longo products for many years; I first bought Baby Love on the recommendation of Kevyn Aucoin in his Allure column, and this is my second of this particular eyeshadow (the first one I used until I hit pan and the remnants crumbled into nothingness). Vincent Longo used to be available in Selfridges and Harvey Nichols, but sadly pulled out of the UK a few years ago; these products were sent to me by US friends. Some of the line is available on www.Strawberrynet.com, and bits and pieces do come up on Ebay.

swatches / eye look after the jump. 

There were murmurings that SpaceNK was going to bring the line back to the UK, but that hasn't happened yet, although it is now stocked in SpaceNK in the US. I'd love to see this line available here again; his products are beautiful and flattering, and the texture of the Water Canvas blush, a solid gel that sets on the skin like a stain, is very good for summer, especially. The Vincent Longo lipsticks are one of the few that I can wear comfortably on my dry lips, and Fleur de Flirt is a nice natural rose shade. 

Swatches of the Midnight/Smoke eyeliner and Baby Love eyeshadow in different lights: 

Picture of Baby Love applied, with Midnight on my upper lashline and Smoke on my lower lashline. This eyeshadow gives a soft glowy look to the eyelid on me; it's not quite beige, taupe or gold, just very pretty and flattering. 

The website for the brand is at www.VincentLongo.com. It doesn't hurt that the man himself is not too hard on the eye; he looks a bit like Richard Gere.