Here’s a little snapshot of my dressing table at 6am this morning – I’m sure everyone in my house really appreciated me clicking and flashing away at the time. Opps. But there was a reason behind my early morn photoshoot as I wanted to quickly get a snap of my newest purchases before they got all smooshy. I had a voucher for Libertys that had been burning a hole in my pocket for too long and for a while I’d been contemplating a purchase of some Hourglass cosmetics so I finally put the two together on Wednesday and was served by a lovely lady on the Hourglass counter who talked me through all their bits and bobs, and I ended up walking away with two things nicely packaged up in a Liberty’s bag…

The Hourglass Veil Mineral Primer was top of my list of things to get. I’ve heard loads of other bloggers singing it’s praises and whenever I asked on Twitter for your guys Hourglass recommendations this always came out trumps. It claims to make the rest of your makeup water-resistant, therefore helping it to last longer, is oil-free and supposedly minimises pores. Sounds good, non? The only downside – the price. This tiny 10ml tube set me back £20, and the full-size retails for £52. Bloomin’ hell, it’d better be good. Considering I only applied it two hours ago, it’s still early days but I’ll keep you updated with this one; given my new fascination with primers I’ve got high hopes. My second purchase my eyes were drawn to immediately, the Hourglass Illume Creme to Powder Duo in Bronze Light. Although the combination of Chanel Soleil Tan de Chanel Cream Bronzer and Jemma Kidd All Over Radiance Cream Dewy Glow serve exactly the same purpose I couldn’t resist. The casing is rather fancy, it makes me feel like I have an iPhone (I wish), and it contains a huge mirror so I think this will be a great one for traveling. I used the bronze shade as a contour and general cheek shade blended in with the Real Techniques Buffing Brush and then applied the illuminator over the tops of my cheekbones with a MAC 188. So far, so good. But will it last all day? I’ll let you know.

If you fancy an Hourglass haul of your own their stockists are rather limited – Liberty’s and selected Space NK in stores and then online at Zuneta. I have say I was really impressed by their range of products, much like most of my other favourite brands everything is rather neutral toned, subtle and has a natural finish. All I can say is thank God for gift vouchers…