The PUR x Barbie Collection

This post contains PR Samples

One of the most exciting collections I have seen this year has come from a brand that doesn’t get enough recognition considering just how good it is. PUR Cosmetics have been around for a long time as far as I aware and brought to the beauty market a ‘makeup with purpose’, using mineral products designed to enhance, cover and correct whilst being eco friendly, cruelty free and no burden to the environment. I knew of PUR as they have a huge counter in my local M&S and I have tried a few products in the past including their 4 in 1 Mineral foundation which I loved. When the PUR x Barbie collection was released, I couldn’t believe it – such an incredible collaboration of everything you could need to beautify yourself, all wrapped up in perfect pink packaging.

The PUR x Barbie Magical Eyes Signature Mascara and Primer collection has gone straight onto my beauty tree with the super cute packaging and hanging tag. Inside the box, the mascara in the black tube and the primer in the white tube. Prep lashes with the white primer, which coats lashes with a nourishing and conditioning formula prior to mascara application. Mascara can then be added to fully coat lashes, giving an overall effect of longer, lifted, more voluminous and fully separated lashes. The mascara is really good and I am usually very fussy with mascaras. It gives my eyes everything I need in terms of length and volume and it’s blacker than black with no fall out through the day.

I couldn’t help myself and had to buy the PUR X Barbie Confident Glow Signature Illuminating Highlighter as soon as I saw the collection. You all know I have a love for highlighters but when I find one that has Barbie’s face on it – well, it had to mine. Potentially another to go in the do not use collectors edition box but for the purpose of this post, I have swatched it for you. On first impressions, I couldn’t believe how buttery soft the powder was. It literally glides onto the skin and diffuses out with ease, for a natural sun kissed glow. Mixed together or using the shades individually to tailor your look, I love this compact. Maybe I will use it after all!

Let’s talk about the PUR X Barbie Endless Possibilities II Signature Eyeshadow palette. Now, I have a lot of palettes and it takes a lot for me to hold a palette to high esteem. Let me tell you now, this palette will be with me for a long time. It’s one of those palettes that will be able to work with you on a subtle daytime look (I know, I cannot do subtle) or for a more glamorous and dramatic look. The selection of mattes, shimmers and glitters and neutrals with pops of pinks and a stunning teal blue give a lot of excitement. There’s so many combinations to create looks and it’s a great all rounder. The quality is excellent and the shadows, just like the highlighter, are very buttery and smooth with minimal fall out and really pack a punch. Just look at how intense they all are from the swatches. Such a fabulous palette.

No makeup collection is complete with a gorgeous lipstick like the PUR x Barbie Iconic Lips Semi Matte Signature Lipstick. Just look at that gorgeous packaging. Press down on the Barbie emblem on the top of the case to push out the lipstick from the lid to reveal an embossed lipstick bullet featuring the iconic Barbie. The colour is Innovator, a cool toned mauve which is one shades that I go for a lot. Creamy and soft, non drying and comfortable to wear, the lipsticks have intense colour payoff and full opacity in one swipe.

I fell out of love with lip glosses for such a long time as I preferred a matte lip, but lately I’ve been enjoying just how fabulous they look on my lips. The PUR x Barbie High Shine Lip Gloss in Boss Gloss has been worn so much and I adore this. A pink gloss with silver and pink shimmer, it looks amazing worn alone or over a lipstick. The result; a super glossy shine with a subtle shimmer and lips look plumped up, juicy and full. I am obsessed. I also love how the lid of the gloss isn’t a traditional twist lid and you have to press the gold button to release it.

If you haven’t yet tried anything from PUR Cosmetics, I think the Barbie collection is the perfect place to start. Not only is it a stunning collection, the quality of the products is exceptional.