Complexion Perfection from YSL, Giorgio Armani and Chanel

A good complexion is hard to find but at your fingertips with a little guidance. Here is my handpicked edit of the best products for gorgeous, flawless skin from Chanel, Giorgio Armani and YSL.

Having the best base possible for your makeup look makes all the difference and I have noticed certain brands are a cut above when it comes to creating the perfect complexion. Vitalumiere Aqua by Chanel is a fairly new classic while the latest releases from YSL and Giorgio Armani are of such beautiful quality and make such a huge difference to how your skin looks and in turn how confident you feel leaving the house. Here are my tips for a flawless, healthy and natural looking glowing base you can wear alone or dress up.

YSL's Saharienne Sun-Kissed Summer Collection

Yves Saint Laurent really know how to nail their seasonal makeup collections matching the latest high fashion catwalk trends with the perfect summer palette and this latest Saharienne range, fronted yet again by Cara Delevinge, helps you at least look like you've been summering in the Sahara without ever leaving this never-ending rainy summer.

The very first impression you get from YSL's latest Saharienne summer collection is of a palette of colours designed to give you the perfect sun-kissed glow. Inspired by the sunnier climes of Marakech, the range of golden sandy shades and warmer tones illuminate the complexion suiting those with pale to sun-kissed complexions.

A Luxury Christmas Gift List with YSL, Lancôme, Giorgio Armani & Kiehl's

If you have a special someone in your life that you'd like to really pamper, here is a selection of the more luxurious, a tad more expensive but every so fancy, presents for you to peruse from YSl, Giorgio Armani, Kiehl's and Lancôme. I want it all Santa...

Christmas is a time for gift giving for the people you love so, if you have anyone in your life your want to give an extra fancy surprise to this Christmas, or you're looking for a luxury treat for yourself to use your Christmas bonus for something usually out of your price range, I've compiled a list of the biggest cosmetic treats around from YSL, Lancôme, Kiehl's and Giorgio Armani. If you're reading Santa, that Wild Edition Palette by YSL is something else!

Penelope's Bed's Definitive Christmas Beauty Gift List

I put together a list of the best beauty gifts from some of my favourite products over the past year featuring Kiehl's, L'Occitane, YSL, Lancôme,, Urban Decay, Benefit and Caudalíe.

I decided to compile a piece on the best beauty products I've found this year which are all go-tos for me for Christmas presents so I thought I'd share my ideas. All of these products have been tried and tested by me and either reviewed here on Penelope's Bed or are about to be reviewed. I vouch for all of them so, welcome to Penelope's Bed's Definitive Christmas Beauty Gift List!

YSL's Fall Fetish

This latest collection from Yves Saint Laurent, fronted by darling of the fashion world Cara Delevingne, mixes autumn's hottest shades with the season's new beauty favourite: texture.

The Black Fetish Collection by YSL was inspired by leather - the most fetish inspiring materials - and contains a range of colours and textures that not only go perfectly with this theme but are also spot on trend for this autumn/winter. The palette for the range as a whole is extremely autumn-y, containing gorgeous navy blues, rich raspberry reds and earthy browns and golds.

La Vie en Rose - YSL Rose Glow Collection

I am going to be perfectly honest here and admit that when I first saw the three items I'm reviewing here from Yves Saint Laurent's Rose Glow Collection I just squealed with such girlish excitement and put all of them on together immediately... It wasn't my finest moment! I can safely say it's the most beautiful makeup collection I have ever come across. It's just so wonderfully feminine before you even start using it but the best bit is that when you put it on it's a million times better. Prepare to glow!

Let me just say from the outset that the traditional Touche Éclat is a classic and is on every single beauty must have list for so many years for a very good reason. It livens up the dullest parts of the dullest complexion and just works wonders on its own or with other makeup. I absolutely love it and haven't always been able to afford it once I get through another tube of it so when this collection came with a rose gold version of the traditional Touche Éclat I was intrigued and excited. And for good cause! It might even be better than the original and just leaves you with this lovely, subtly rosy illuminated glow.