February 28, 2012
Inspired by
Dee, I’ve decided to take stock of the products that I have squirreled away in my beauty cupboard. I feel that this will help me stay on track with Project 50 Pan, as it’s already been a huge “wtf why” experience just by looking through what I own to decide what to start taking stock with. Nevertheless the decision was made, and the decision was
BLUSHES. My weakness (alongside champagne coloured eyeshadows), I just can’t say no to a pretty pink blush.
Stila Convertible Colour in Gerbera (a replacement and still unboxed), Benefit Cha Cha Tint, By Terry Liquid Blush in Fresh Rose, Elf Cream Blush in Flirt, LimeLily Cream Blush in Radiant, Stila Convertible Colour in Petunia, Becca Lip & Cheek Creme in Rosebud, Becca Creme Blush in Wild Orchid, b Collection by Bloom Cheek Tint in Yarra Valley, MAC Blush Creme in Ladyblush, MAC Cremeblend Blush in So Sweet So Easy & NYX Creme Blush in Rose Petal.
NYX HD Grinding Blush in English Rose, MAC Beauty Powder in Alpha Girl, MAC Mineralize Skinfinish in Porcelain Pink, NYX HD Grinding Blush in Georgia Peach, Milani Baked Blush in Luminoso, Face Of Australia Blusher in Outback Primrose, YSL Touche Blush in Rose, MAC Mineralize Blush in Two Virtues, MAC Mineralize Blush in Dainty & MAC Sheertone Blush in Springsheen.
SAX Complexion Blusher in Coy, Estee Lauder Blush in Rose Nuance, Chanel Irreelle Blush in Tea Rose, NYX Powder Blush in Peach, NYX Powder Blush in Angel, Estee Lauder Blush in Peach Nuance, Elf Blush in Glow & Elf Blush in Innocence.
Step 1: admitting you have a problem.
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February 26, 2012
Lust Have It took a sabbatical at the beginning of the year, so I was happy to return from my Bali trip to find the the Lust Have It February box delivered and ready to be opened. It was filled with annoying shredded paper (as always) and the following beauty goodies: Taut Collagen Infusion Mask $44.95 for 5 pack (I am wary to try this after receiving the Taut shark cartilage drink in an earlier box. Just… no.), Davroe Tame Lemongrass Detangler $21.50 for 315ml (probably the most interesting product for me in this month’s box), Sasy N Savy Rose Lavender Hand N Nail Repair Cream $25 for 100ml (worst brand name ever), LUSH Sugar Scrub $6.50 for 100ml (I am looking forward to trying this, despite the botanical scent) & Lancome Juicy Tube $46 for 14g (the only product I’ve tried previously, and look forward to using again). What are your thoughts on this month’s box?
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February 26, 2012
Thank you to everyone who took the time to enter the
Burt’s Bees Beeswax Hand Creme Giveaway, and my apologies at drawing the winner so late. Congratulations to Kimberley, as Random.org has deemed you the winner of the giveaway! I will be emailing you soon for your details. Thanks again to everyone for participating and of course to
Echolife for hosting the giveaway.
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February 22, 2012
I’m going to go out on a limb here and say this is a perfect product. A holy grail even. I
love rose mists, and have been using them in place of a toner on and off ever since I started getting serious about skin care. The Echolife Rose Facial Mist is in the top 3 of all of the floral mists I have tried over the years, and that is saying a lot. The ingredients are pure and simple (nothing but purified water and rosa centifolia oil) and the smell is subtle and refreshing. The Echolife Rose Facial Mist is beneficial for all skin types, but for my combination skin I find that it helps out most with redness and general skin irritability. This particular mist gets bonus points for being all natural (vegan), paraben free and free from animal testing. It gets double bonus points and a free life for being the creation of
Echolife, one of my favourite Australian online health stores on the web. The Echolife Rose Facial Mist retails for $19.90 (with free shipping within Australia) and can be purchased online from the
Echolife store. (note: I was sent this product for consideration for review)
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February 20, 2012
11 - Original & Mineral Fine Intellect Shampoo
12 - The Body Shop Aloe Calming Toner
13 - Wella Enrich Moisturising Treatment
14 - Bloom Vanilla Bean Scented Soap
15 - Haus of Gloi Litchi Milk Tea Pumpkin Butter
I’m plodding along gradually with the products that I’m using up, and I slipped and ‘accidentally’ purchased a few things, so I’m not doing that well with sticking to the plan. Having said that, my spending has slowed down a LOT in regards to beauty products since starting this challenge. So far, so good!
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February 20, 2012
A huge thank you to everyone who took the time to enter our recent Pantene Aqua Light giveaway, it was the most popular giveaway that I’ve had the opportunity to host so far. Random.org has done it’s work, and the following people were selected as the lucky winners:
#16 – Roberto Colombi
#1 – Beauty Snippets
#2 – Therese
#32 – Belinda Robins
#78 – Vija
Congratulations to the five of you, I will be contacting you all via email shortly. Once again, a big thanks to everyone who entered and keep your eyes peeled for more giveaways on The Belle Lumiere in the near future.
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February 14, 2012
It’s that time again… New York Fashion Week time. AKA one of the many times of year when I long to return to New York. If only to relive the moment when I argued with the sales assistant at Sephora about the shading of Givenchy foundations. Ahh, memories. It’s also a great time to start gathering hair and makeup inspiration from the runway (and for most people to try things out and have them work, unlike myself who tries things out only to have them fail spectacularly).
First up – Wella Professionals Global Creative Director Eugene Souleiman’s look at Peter Som. “The Peter Som collection this season is very pared back and led by strict shapes and colours, so I wanted to create a graphic look that worked with the collection but at the same time was not too harsh. This look is all about tension; tension from the contrast of the small sleek head shape against the full wildness and texture at the back of the hair, and tension between the shine and precision of the top section against the arid rawness of the longer lengths” I don’t know about you but I think this arid rawness looks pretty amazing -
To get the look yourself -
· Start with clean freshly washed and conditioned hair, using Wella Professionals Enrich Shampoo and Conditioner.
· Prep hair with Wella Professionals Stay Brilliant Color Protecting Lotion and then blow dry with a round brush to create texture.
· Section the hair at the front of hair and create a deep side parting. Smooth hair down and spray with Wella Professionals Perfect Setting to create a sleek finish, comb this through so that the hair is flat to the head and finish with Wella Professionals Stay Styled hairspray – spraying close to the hair to give a gel like finish.
· Pull the hair back behind the ears and create a low, tight pony tail at the nape of the neck.
· Spray the ponytail with Wella Professionals Ocean Spritz Beach Texture Spray to add texture and twist hair into a bun and secure with hair pins. Set the hair by applying heat from a blow dryer.
· When hair is completely dry, remove the pins and pony tail and allow the bun to come undone so that the hair falls on the back of the head in matte, textured waves.
· To create more volume and texture, lift random sections of the hair and back brush with Wella Professionals Stay Styled hairspray.
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