An affordable drugstore blush that is getting way more love than my beloved NARS blushes? Yep! The introduction of the Milani baked blushes have changed my (makeup) world! I think I first heard about the brand from Makeup Geek’s Marlena when she touted their liquid eye eyeliner pencils as the best drugstore liner on […]
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Did someone say Holy Grail? This foundation has changed my life!! Ok maybe not my entire life but it has certainly has changed the way I think about foundation and my ideas about longwearing and full coverage makeup. Prior to trying this foundation I classified my Clinique Even Better foundation as full coverage. I was […]
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- July 04, 2014
- 6 Comments
- double wear, Estée Lauder, foundation, review
A few weeks ago I went into my local Mecca and had myself colour matched for this concealer and last week I ordered the shade “Chantilly” off their website. I do believe the colour they recommended for me is too light but I have been trialling it never the less along with my new […]
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Ok, so perhaps the title is a bit of an exaggeration but todays post is about long lasting makeup. Perhaps you are after something that will be tear, sweat, touch and humidity proof for a special occasion or during the heat of summer. Or maybe your work and lifestyle means that you are out of the […]
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- May 29, 2014
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- max factor, review
Ok.. Yes.. Let’s all do a slow clap. I’ve finally tried the Velourlips from Australis. I know many of you have been raving about these for sooo long but I wasn’t all that bothered by the fact that every store I ever checked was sold out. And then tonight it happened. There was one left […]
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- May 22, 2014
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- First impressions, Matte, review
Benefit The Porefessional balm and I have a bit of a troubled relationship, while I feel it is effective at reducing pore size and mattifying the skin before applying makeup it also makes me break out like nothing else does. When I say break out I don’t just mean a pimple or two im talking […]
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- May 17, 2014
- 5 Comments
- benefit, powder, review
If there was ever a nail polish collection for me it has to be the recently released Muppets collection by OPI. From early sneak peeks of the collection my top choices were the gloriously deep and glossy blue titled Miss Piggy’s big number and the soft and subtle peach Chillin like a villain. There were […]
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- May 14, 2014
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- OPI, review, swatches
love the packaging, leave it to benefit to come up with cutest packaging possible. To BB or not to BB that has been my question since the emergence of Beauty Balms onto the market in Australia. To me the whole idea of the BB cream was not a new one and a lot of the […]
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The challenge … Removing glitter nail polish without scraping and soaking and finding little flecks stuck to your fingernails for days after wards. We’ve all felt the pain of patiently soaking our glitter encrusted nails under cotton balls hoping that they would come out clean and ready for the next mani only to be disappointed […]
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- April 07, 2014
- 2 Comments
- Nails, review
So, yeah, I know Im a little late to the party. This is the first “drugstore” foundation that I have bought since.. well… maybe a decade. Those of you who regularly read this blog will know that I had found my “Holy Grail” foundation years ago. But it the spirit of trying new things ( I […]
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- April 01, 2014
- 3 Comments
- foundation, maybelline, review
Only in the beauty world could a long lasting stain be considered something good! And today’s post focusses on comparing two long wearing, rose coloured staining tints. In one corner we have the cult beauty product from Benefit, Benetint and in the other a relatively new comer on the Australian beauty scene Thebalm with their […]
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So.. it turns out I like highlighters I was recently tagged by Lipstick addict to show all my favourite highlighters. I guess you might say that I’m a bit of a highlighter/illuminator afficionado! I have quite a collection of sparkly, shiny and shimmery items in my collection that help me to maintain the illusion of my inner […]
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….and their drugstore equivalents if you’re saving for something else. More expensive does not always equal better. We’ve heard it all before and Its been a bit of a theme in my posts lately. I’m so grateful that I’ve been sent a few things to review lately that have really reintroduced me to some amazing […]
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- March 20, 2014
- 4 Comments
- beauty, drugstore, nars, nars light reflecting pressed powder, review, smashbox
