Bourjois, little round pots now more intense!

Did you know that Bourjois eyeshadows have been around since 1863, when the first unique baked little round pots were developed? That's almost 150 years! Over the years there have been several changes to the formula used for the little round pots and at a recent Bourjois event I got introduced to a brand new range of pots they have released this summer called Bourjois Intense Extrait!

 

Made from 87% mineral pigments, precisely measured and selected, the Intense little round pots are highly concentrated for 2x more coverage than a classic eyeshadow in one single application and is said to last up to 16 hours! The range (almost identical looking to the regular versions; just a little slimmer in size) comes in 10 gorgeous new shades.

I picked up the following little round pots from the Bourjois Intense Collection to have a play with:

From L-R: Shades 10. Charcoal Black, 07. Light Brown and 01. Golden Beige

I love the look of these eyeshadows which really do offer a really intense finish, and can also be used wet as an eyeshadow or eyeliner.

Swatched on hand. Even though they call 07 a light brown, I personally think it's more a muddy grey/brown/taupe colour. Whatever it is....I like it :)

I recently created the following smokey look with these three new shades:

I applied the gold shimmery colour all over the lid and blended the brown/taupe shade from the middle of the lid into the crease and along the lower lash line. I used a tiny bit of the black in the outer corner of the eye to darken it and used the black to line my lash lines (top and bottom)

Here is the full face of that day:

What do you think? I really like combination of these shades together. The eye shadows definitely have great pigmentation and are long lasting. Some people swear by Bourjois Little Round Pots and others have complained about poor-pay off, so for those people I think definitely give these Intense ones a swipe - I think you'll be impressed.

Check out the full range of colours from the Bourjois Intense eyeshadow range online.
The pots are available now and retails at £6.99/ €10.49 each. Think you will give them a go?

Summery Jumper OOTD

Hey everyone, Yesssss I am BACK in London after the most amazing, relaxing, stunning and sunny holiday with one of my besties in the Amalfi Coast, Italy. It seems that you (like me) enjoyed all the fabulous guest posts that featured here on Dutchess Roz while I was getting some R&R in Italia. Oh that brings me to say welcome to all my new followers in recent months. It truly means so much to me! :)

I promise that soon lots of pictures of my holiday will follow but for now I just wanted to post a quick outfit of the day post that I still had saved from a few weeks back. I got this stripey jumper from VILA in Stockholm and just love wearing it. When I spotted it in the shop, I knew I had to have it. My friend loved it just as much so she ended up buying the same jumper but in red/white. The jumper is really thin and light which makes it a great summer casual cover up. And you know me....I love my stripes!

Jumper: White & Navy stiped light cotton jumper from VILA
Jeans: Dark super skinny jeans from River Island

Necklace: Triple Threat necklace from Samantha Wills
Shoes: Old pair of tan leather boots
Watch: Michael Kors
(hehe I took that first photo in the changings rooms at ZARA that day..)

I hope you've all had a fantastic week and even though I have had the best holiday; it is kind of nice to be back in London, back to work, friends, routine and of course blogging (I've missed it...)! xoxo Rozy

Sooo why are you still single?

Hello you lovely Dutchess Roz readers, PinkLouLou here, PLL for short. Guest blogging for Miss Roz while she is on "holiday" as she says (I just used my very best english accent) nothing better than a southern gal trying to sound British right? ;)

Anyhoo, not sure how much you know about me, but if you need the background, here ya go. Grab a cocktail cause my love life story is out of control, and  you are gonna need it. I am from the South (for you overseas readers, YES I am from Kentucky, born and raised.) As the gorgeous Ashley Judd once best put it:

"Sure, the girls from New York, they are tough. And girls from Georgia, they are sweet. But those born and bred fiesta Kentucky girls, they are the ones you have to look out for. We have sugar and fire in our blood. We can ride a horse, be a debutante, throw a left hook, and tell you the entire UK line up all while making sweet tea. And if we have an opinion, you get to know it. We're both the pride and the downfall of the Bluegrass…" 

Now let me tell ya a little difference about the South and oh, all other parts of the country. We get married young. I am 26, and for the past four years my summers have been filled with 8-10 weddings a piece. No lie. Now don't go thinking I am all anti-wedding or anything like that. I love weddings. Open bar, dancing, seeing your best friends find true love, I love all of these things. But there comes a point when you reach your mid- late twenties, and you are nowhere near matrimonial wedded bliss, that you get confronted with this question: 

"Sooo why is it that you are still single?" 

All.the.time. 

"I mean, you are a pretty, smart, fun girl, I am just surprised you haven't found anyone…"

Well obviously there must be something HORRIBLY wrong with me if I haven't been scooped and married before I turn 30. Ha, I mean seriously you would be surprised by how many times I am asked this question. I mean what is this 1964 Jackson Mississippi? No. It is 2011. And guess what, times ain't like the use to be kids. One time my mother actually said to me "Sometimes I feel sorry for you girls, I just always had your father…" that is great mom. I am glad you and dad met when you were 13 and have been together ever since. But guess what, I happen to LOVE my life. I am 26, I have the best girlfriends in the world, and I have had some pretty amazing times being single and 20 something. 

Do I want to find that perfect person to spend my life with? Absolutely.All I ever wanted growing up was to be a momma and housewife. But I am NOT in a rush to make something work that isn't right. I have been there. I have had that 4 carat Tiffany sparkler on my left hand. (ok maybe it wasn't four carats ;) and it was hearts on fire not Tiffany, but whatever HA) but I was there. I called off my engagement for Pete's sake (click here if you want THAT whole story). If I had wanted to get married for the sake of not being that 'single girl' don't' you think I would have done it? But it wasn't right, and this chic is NOT settling. 

So it just burns me up when I get the standard "how come you are single?" pity question. Seriously makes me want to chug a glass of wine and say "because I like to kiss any cute boyI want" HA! 

So girls that are married, I am so happy for you and I hope to be there one day. Girls that are single and feeling the pressure, STOP it! Go get your best girlfriends together, put on a hot dress, grab a martini and go HAVE FUN! I promise you, you will miss these days. So LIVE IT UP! And RELAX, quit putting so much pressure on yourself! It will happen exactly how it is suppose to. And if I hear you are wasting your time moping around and 'woe as me-ing' instead of our there LIVING your twenties, I am gonna march my tail over to your house, with all my best dresses in tow, margarita in hand, give you some super fab southern hair, and take your hot ass out dancing! Don't test me, you know I will do it. 

So. In conclusion, for the love of ALL single twenty somethings everywhere, please do NOT ask the dreaded "why are you single" question. I promise you, we are gonna be just fine. And we are gonna look hot as hell doing it ;) 

xoxoxo

        PinkLouLou

Roz: Oh PLL you are just TOO cute! Honestly girls, I only found PLL's blog a couple of months ago but ever since then I have been hooked. She's such a typical Southern Belle with the biggest heart and her blogs posts always make me smile, cry or just crack up out loud! She also has some amazing hair 'poofing' skills worth checking out but most of all I love her upbeat personality and 'zest' for life. I know for sure that if I was living in Kentucky, we'd be besties hehe :)  Also I SOOOO agree with this post - I (plus many of my fabulous single girlfriends) always get asked, so why are you single? And it's really really frustrating! So thanks PLL for this lovely upbeat post and all you girls out there make sure you check out her blog - I bet you'll get hooked on it just like me! xoxo

Stay stylish with Anna!

Hey everyone! I'm Anna from AnnaSaccone.com and I'm so happy to be guest posting on Roz's blog today! 

I thought I would do something that is a regular feature on both of our blogs -- an outfit of the day post! I am always inspired by Roz's style so hopefully you guys will like mine too ;)

My fiancé and I recently moved into our new house, so this is what I wore furniture shopping today. 

The style is quite inspired by the masculine trend, with boyfriend jeans from ASOS, a boyfriend blazer by Zara and my favourite oversized Phosphor watch. I just bought these sandals from New Look and they are sooo comfy - yay! 

I'm also wearing a simple white tank top from ASOS, my name necklace, crystal stud earrings and a brown leather Modalu London satchel with silver hardware. Oh, and I totally posed for these pictures in a flowerbed -- haha, yup I'm classy like that!

Stay Stylish!

Anna

Roz: Great outfit Anna. LOVE your watch and every-time you wear that blue blazer I go 'I want, I want' :) I really like the boyfriend masculine trend too but I am not sure I could pull it off....maybe you will inspire me to buy some boyfriend jeans Anna! To anyone who hasn't heard of Anna before, c'mon, have you been hiding under a rock?! Anna's blog is not the only fabulous thing about her; she has her own super successful YouTube channel which has had over 7,5 million views to date plus another funny YouTube channel with her hubby-to-be that features daily vlogs  that is so entertaining to watch! And on top of all that she's written an amazing book called 'The Style Diet' which is full of practical tips and tricks on styling, confidence and healthy body image! I'm super flattered that Anna was willing to guest post on my blog so want to say a HUGE thank you and hope you come to London for a little visit soon so we can finally meet in real life :) xoxo