Image from www.toofaced.com. Too Faced Sweethearts blush $US30 or $A43 from www.meccacosmetica.com.au Whether you’re single, married, with a partner, newly dating, with children or a pet I hope you have a day that is less about overpriced red flowers and more about true love.
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Two weeks ago I posted the following photo on Instagram praising Clinique on their beautiful formula and gorgeous shades of ” A different nail varnish” but lamented the lack of availability in Australia. Well here it is two weeks later and looky what I found in my local Myer during a sneaky browse through the beauty section […]
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- February 12, 2014
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- beauty, Clinique, Nails
Every now and then we get sucked in by the pretty pictures and the hype and fork over our hard earned dollars and cents and buy something that we later regret. Here are a couple of mine. 1. Dior 5 colour eyeshadow, Moonbeam. This was purchased about 6 years ago (infact I bought it on […]
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- February 10, 2014
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- beauty, beauty fail, benefit, Dior, Eyeshadow, foundation, MUF, powder, setting powder
Here is a dirty little secret… I suck at eyeshadow! Well, I feel like a suck at eyeshadow! In reality I’m probably not that bad at it but I tend to stick to neutral eyes or a wash of cream shadow (think color tattoo; barely branded) and red/pink lips because lips are so much quicker […]
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NO! this does not require you to contort your body backwards to wash your hair but refers to the order in which you apply your hair products. Image courtesy of Google images. If you’re a regular beauty blog follower you will have probably already heard of “reverse washing” or “backwards washing” of hair. This […]
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- February 03, 2014
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- beauty, coconut oil, conditioner, oil, shampoo, shower
Imagine my delight when a few months ago the Pantone colour of the year was announced and was ‘Radiant orchid” Why the excitement? Because only a few days earlier i had ordered the newly released Lollitint from Benefit cosmetics. I waited patiently for my order to arrive from the U.S so that i could play […]
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Photo taken from Sephora Wowsers! How pretty are these! Clinique have released (very quietly) a new range of powder blushers in pretty colours and even prettier packaging. Im assuming that these are being released to coincide with the Northern hemisphere’s Spring and am not sure whether they are part of a greater collection or are […]
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- January 30, 2014
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- blush, Clinique
Welcome to the little jewel box that is la shish. Every few months we get a hankering for good, uncomplicated Lebanese food and make the trip over to Guildford in the western suburbs of Sydney. Recent renovations have transformed this hidden gem from tired and “no frills” to a more spacious and contemporary venue. The […]
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- January 30, 2014
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- eating out, food, review
…without using terrible chemicals or ruining your Egyptian cotton towels. It seems pretty common sense right? Soap and warm water on a washcloth should take it all off. But like myself, many women today who wear sunscreen, primer and makeup on a daily basis find that the old soap and water isn’t doing the trick […]
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- January 29, 2014
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- beauty, chemicals, Clarisonic, coconut oil, natural skincare, Perioral dermatitis, skincare, SLS free.
There is no better way to celebrate than with an aussie seafood platter. Ps. I bought another nail polish today
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- January 26, 2014
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- Australia, Celebration, eating out, food, Nails
So, you know the post the other day about my ban from buying nail polishes… Well erm.. This happened. Am super excited about the matte top coat as have been searching for one and didn’t want to outlay the $20 for opi, especially since I didn’t know if I would like it. My second favourite […]
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- January 25, 2014
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- haul, Matte, mecca cosmetica
2 coats of polish without a base or top coat.. so smooth! THis polish is like a dream to apply, it is smooth and a great formula which makes a bad application almost impossible. The colour is extremely deep and with a beautiful dark pink plum colour and it looks so much nicer on the […]
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- January 24, 2014
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- Clinique, Nails, notd, purple
Photo taken from http://www.cargocosmetics.com/ Confirmed to me yesterday by a lovely sales assistant in store at my local Mecca. This is the top secret release that they were hinting towards on their facebook and instagram pages. Cargo cosmetics are the cool Canadian brand of cosmetics known for their excellent “back to basics” packaging (think basic metal […]
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- January 23, 2014
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- beauty, cargo cosmetics, makeup, mecca cosmetica
