First Look | YSL Fall Collection

While I am staying firmly in 'summer mode' and refusing to think about autumn I spied that the new Yves Saint Laurent autumn collection had been released and couldn't resist a peek at it!

The collection is inspired by the rich colours found in deep in the Amazon rainforest. Greens, browns and other earthy tones are prominent throughout the collection with the occasional burst of colour breaking through with the lipsticks and eye shadow palettes.

The lipsticks (or should I say, Rouge Pur Couture The Mats) are of matte formulation, designed to give a vibrant burst of colour to the lips, without any shine. However, these stand apart from other matte lipsticks as they contain jojoba oil and a velvet complex to prevent the lipstick drying out your lips.

Next up in the collection are a trio of highlighters (Dare to Glow). They are liquid luminizers designed to give a radiant glow to your cheekbones, eyes or lips. I'm particularly drawn to the golden toned shade (Tempting Gold).

In the collection they have also released two new shades in their La Laque Couture range of nail polishes. I'm actually quite disappointed by these new shades. 'Khaki Arty' is a very brown nude, rather 'muddy' from swatches online. 'Rouge Expressionniste' is a lovely deep red shade, but at £20+? A little steep.

Another new release for fall is two new eyeshadow palettes from their 'Pure Chromatics' range. No. 10 is a range of khaki greens with a silver highlight and a gold toned green shade and No 11 follows a more 'dusky' colour scheme, with beige, grey, navy grey and chocolate shades. Beautiful, and certainly following their 'Amazonian' theme. These shadows are based on water-process technology which enhances colour pigments. This means that when used wet, the pigments in these shadows become activated, leaving a cream, pearl, metallic finish. This makes them extremely tempting, even with their £39 price tag!

The award winning Volume Effet Faux Cils mascara returns again this time with a new shade - Vert Graphite. This dark, midnight green shade is packed full of goodness for your lashes such as pro-vitamin B5 and aloe vera while maintaining your look for longer thanks to its coating film and vinyl polymers. Even the brush is cutting edge, combining nylon fibres of differing sizes to volumize and enhance lashes.

 They have also released a new shade of their Dessin Du Regard Crayon Yeux Haute Tenue eye pencils. 'Excentric Green' lives up to its name as this vibrant leaf green colour is certainly alternative, but would create a really gorgeous effect if used well. The built in blending tip also allows you to mix up your effects on the go.

The real star in this collection has to be the Palette Couture. Styled in the crocodile motif synonymous with YSL's leather goods collection. This delicate powder palette consists of a flesh tone, a warm pinky beige and a deep rosy brown which allow you to sculpt your cheeks by using the flesh tone as a highlight, pinky tone as a blush and the rosy brown as a contouring shade. Alternatively, you could blend all three colours together to create a radiant blush to suit all skin tones.

In my opinion, there are some real stars in this collection. My personal favourites are the lipsticks, mascara and of course the Palette Couture! I'm a bit disappointed with the nail polishes however, which I think simply do not justify their price tag.

YSL is available to purchase from Boots, on their website or from House of Fraser.