Giorgio Armani Beauty 'Life is a cruise'

 Life is a cruise from Giorgio Armani launches today (12^th April). Bad news is it’s stonkingly expensive.  Good news is that it’s stunningly beautiful with some really useful products, which we can review and let you know the details without you making expensive mistakes!

Firstly the skin defense primer SPF50 PA++. A pipette dispensed milky primer, which blends into the skin and becomes transparent.

 Initially it felt a little sticky on application but as it melted into the skin it transformed into a silky matte finish.

 It has a slightly skin perfecting, blurring effect on the skin and the texture was completely undetectable underneath my foundation. Weirdly it didn’t seem to flash back under my foundation. The white colouring made me a little nervous to wear as a base but it wasn’t visible under flash lighting.

We all need to be wearing a sun protection of some description to protect our skin and this one is perfect if you’re a little lazy with your SPF. A nice smoothing primer that will help with your foundation longevity but with the added bonus of the super high SPF. This primer is not new to Giorgio Armani’s line up and I actually found it at a few different prices ranging from £40-60 so shop around.

Maestro Liquid summer bronzer SPF15. This is available in 3 shades (we have No100, the medium shade). This liquid bronzer is beautiful.

A little goes a massively long way so this will last you at least two summers (use by is 12 months so you’ll be fine for early summer next year also).

 It does have a fine sparkle in gold, which adds radiance, but it’s not glaringly obvious. The tone is very warm so this particular shade of No100 would only be suitable for a medium to an olive skin tone. I haven’t seen the lighter or darker shade but I’m imagining they would be too extreme for a particularly pale skin.

 You could mix a drop with your regular foundation as your skin tone deepens in the summer or if you already have a little colour to your skin you could buff it over the high points of the face for a soft real looking bronzer.

 Not really suitable to contour with as it’s too warm. Suitable for all skin types, even oily.

For the face is a limited edition palette that has a wave embossed palette and has a graduated tone from mink/sand tone through to deep bronze. Again this is very shimmery so you need to be cautious with your application. Too much and you’ll look like a sparkly oompa loompa.

Again, only suitable for a deeper skin tone and would look perfect as a highlighter on a mid through to deep skin tone.

 Would also be nice swept through the socket and on the lid. This palette is £55.

The sunset smoky eye palette is probably your best buy if you want something for both eyes and face. The golden shimmer section can be used as before on the eyes and skin but there is a wedge of a deep forest green with a fine golden pearl finish.

This palette is also £55. Blends well, strong pigment and lasted really well. Also looks beautiful on camera.