Lisa Eldridge 💄

[thegirlscout]

Three days of dragging my husband round London to go beauty shopping. Wiped the floor with me so my experiences and thoughts of the Lisa Eldridge counters in Liberty and Selfridges are a little late being written but hey here I am

I'd been a very lucky birthday girl and had a sizable chunk of birthday money from my folks and mum in law. I also had £200 saved in my Liberty drop fund burning a hole in my pocket. This is not normal spending for me at all.

I went in Liberty at lunchtime, through the main doors so found Lisa's counter really easily, made eye contact with staff there then had a look round and made a bee line for one staff member in particular. I asked to be matched for foundation and told them I already had the skin tint in T6.

They couldn't have been more lovely, shoved a chair to SR so I could have plenty of room. They asked whether I had any products on, which I hadn't. T7 went on one side and T9 on the other. It didn't feel like any make up was being applied which was great for me being Autistic, anxious and severely lacking confidence in real life. As they applied it I felt comfortable enough to mention about my PCOS and problem with Hirturism. They explained it was a buildable coverage but wouldn't conceal any shadow. That was a refreshing change to my experiences with counter staff in the past. We both agreed T9 was the best match, slightly golden concealing some of my redness but looking natural. They then removed the wrong shade and asked me whether I'd like my full face in T9 tbh I jumped at the chance

We got talking and I told them I had a couple of palettes, mascara, eyeliner and a few lip products. I wanted a new lip colour that was me but better. They gave me a few choices my favourite was Velvet Rain so I grabbed that plus the lip linerand the foundation I ended up talking to both members of staff about Lisa's cleanser and my growing collection. I was given a card with suggestions for lip glosses and other lip colours

So off I toddled in search of a perfume, got no where with that so went for a drink and a few ciggies. Then decided I wanted to top up on Lisa's cleansers, mist and some other bits using my beauty drop. So husband had to take me back in and I did just that. I doubt they've earned as much comission in 30 minutes! Make up as well wise I bought another shade and define in 0n (I wear that every day since it arrived) lipglosses in Petal, Silent Sun and Dancing Rose.

I am a huge fan of Lisa's lip glosses as they double as a balm and keep my lips hydrated. No mean feet with my lips being as dry as Gandis flipflop due to the sixty billion pills I have to take a day.

I've used the foundation on a couple of days since getting back home and it's the best match I've ever been given. It lasts all day and doesn't crease. Seeing as I'm normally Casper the friendly ghost it makes a great chance having a foundation that completely matches my skin tone.

I haven't tried the new lipstick as I've not been out apart from food shopping and couldn't be arsed to put anything on that day. It will be interesting to see the staying power over a full day. When it was applied in Liberty it survived until I'd eaten my tea then it wore off a bit. It might well be the case of applying lipcote

There was no hard sell, both staff were knowledgeable, warm and funny. Lisa has really hit it out of the park with the staff in Liberty. As I've said on the CH thread the difference between the SR counter and Lisa is very apparent. You can tell that Lisa puts thought into these things. There's a but coming ....

The following day we went into selfridges as I wanted some pressed powder and a mooch round as I've never been in. I cannot for the life of me remember which tattler mentioned the counter in Selfridges not being as great. (Apologies) they were spot on.

It's a smaller concession than in Liberty but the staff did look bored and weren't as proactive than in Liberty. It didn't feel as approachable - my husband agreed. Which is a shame. I'm writing a email to say thank you to the team in Liberty but I will say about the difference. If I'd have gone to Selfridges the first day I wouldn't have got matched. This could be in part down to my anxiety and confidence. I've tried my best to explain it in my cack handed way

Hopefully the Selfridges one improves as it's a real shame for Lisa's brand

Sorry for being a bit dim but is SR Sunday Riley? Also what’s a Liberty Drop Fund?

It sounds like you had a great time in Liberty! Thank you for the post. Really want to try Lisa’s glosses.

 

[MiffyBay]

Oh god I didn’t know they would do colour match for lipsticks, that’s bad news for my bank! They were great with the tint, foundation and highlighter for me.
Let us know how you get on with the mascara. I’m still on the hunt for a good one

They’ll colour match you to all their make up! It’s based on skin tones so you have to get a good selfie in unflinching daylight but for the tint alone it was worth it!

 

[Also_smoke_and_mirrors]

I've got 8th in my email. Are you abroad and it's accounting for time difference?

 

[Also_smoke_and_mirrors]

I've just watched Charlotte H's video of the original Rouges when they first came out. Simone and Romy do look similar. Romy looks a cool toned, slightly pinkier Simone.

On your arm though, I can't see much of a difference at all.

 

[Missmopps]

Help! I accidentally went on the website and put @£120 of stuff in my cart. Haven’t checked out yet. Someone tell me I don’t need any of it..I’m supposed to be on a self imposed buying ban

 

[thegirlscout]

I used to hate people complimenting me on my lipstick and asking which one it was. Depending on whether it was the neutral or the dark red, I'd have to reply 'lolita' or 'gash'

Gash is such a horrible word and it doesn’t sound nice either

 

[Missmopps]

Has anyone watched the gift guide and giveaway video? I’ve gone down a wormhole about the Celluma light pad she swears by. (Found more info on a previous video). I mean Lisa does have amazing skin (I’ve seen it in person) and I believe her when she recommends something.


Has anyone here tried LED therapy? I’m looking at the red light for anti ageing face/neck chest and the blue light for my back which is where I get hormonal spots

 

[elliebee27]

Dance Card looks awful on me I wish I could exchange it for a different color.

Velvet Myth though is great!

 

[Also_smoke_and_mirrors]

I love the ‘L’ little velvet pouch bags, hoped there would be another. That tote bag was so ugly

I keep going to website hoping they are back. I have 6 of those summer bags as i made a few purchases. I only have one of the L bags as I never used to spend that much in one go.

 

[LittleMissOnions]

Me too! I love brown mascara, even though my lashes are dark I find brown mascara is just more natural looking/more flattering?

I wish the balm I got had more color. Do the others have more color?

I'll be in the UK in about 1.5 weeks so figure I can do some in-store shopping at Liberty or whatever

The Liberty counter is so nice much better than Selfridges. They do have stock at SpaceNK in Battersea if you are in that area but the staff are a bit clueless

Report back and let us know what you invest in (and enable me more )

 

[Ponponpon]

I’ve just read on FB that Bohemian Cherry isn’t due in until March.

Thanks for letting me know. The email she sent earlier says it's just the concealer tomorrow; no other teasers.

 

[Missmopps]

Not sure I can compete with yours!
I’ll try my best because I know it’s good to see them on different skin tones. I’m T3 in the Skin Tint. What are you?
Yes I got the pouch to add to my collection!

I’m T6. I know I really do have quite a few Lisa pouches now, I have them all apart from the pink and emerald green (how did I miss out on them? I really don’t know! I got them all out the other day and the OG black velvet pouch goes have a nicer feel to it than successive velvet versions. Felt more weighty velvet and more like fabric if that makes sense? The others are more like velvet “flock” feel

 

[hehehe]

There's a Dior e/s palette I'm interested in but waiting to see if Lisa will release new ones first (there's a Faun one coming out, I think, but it'll be too light/nude for me). Generally I do not buy palettes but will see what Lisa comes up with (wasn't a fan of the first batch).

 

[Also_smoke_and_mirrors]

She’s not even bread crumbing on socials yet…

I hoped I'd not missed anything. I'm useless at checking socials regularly other than YouTube. Sometimes she does really obvious ones like she did with the concealer, giving us a sneak peak and actually telling us what it was.

 

[Filouette]

Has anyone tried the enhancing mist?

I had a Liberty voucher and had it in my basket when it sold out there, I don’t know whether it’s a sign and if so is it 1- you don’t need it save your money or 2 - everyone has bought it so must be amazing.

I haven't tried it, but Sali Hughes interviewed a makeup artist at Glastonbury (it's on her insta grid) and that makeup artist said she loves it.

 

[GalofHal]

Is it the liberty print bag that is the free gift?

I believe so. Fingers crossed

 

[GalofHal]

Influencer day today. This was on my Instagram feed.

It does look lovely but do I want to spend more when I've loads of others including LE. Kiko do nice heavy clicky tubes at a fraction of the price.

 

[Missmopps]

I just had an ad pop up for Dior Rouge velvet lipstick. Looks quite similar texture to Lisa’s I must say

 

[LittleMissOnions]

Has anyone tried the enhancing mist?

I had a Liberty voucher and had it in my basket when it sold out there, I don’t know whether it’s a sign and if so is it 1- you don’t need it save your money or 2 - everyone has bought it so must be amazing.

 

[Ponponpon]

She mentioned eye brow products in one of her insta posts. I'm guessing that, and maybe an eye Shadow pallet as she showed her being in the lab looking at shadow colours.

Potential blushes too, she said that was this year.