January 16, 2012
December is always a busy month, what with me being COMPLETELY F*CKING OBSESSED WITH CHRISTMAS and all. I love Christmas, just ask anyone in my life and they will no doubt regale you with tales of how I baked them cookies and made them listen to that one Bing Crosby Christmas album three thousand times. Due to me being so busy with Christmas, I tend to keep things in my routine pretty simple and use less of a variety when it comes to beauty products than I normally would. My most reached for products in December were: Bath + Body Works Twisted Peppermint Body Lotion (I use this exclusively in December so now it will always remind me of Christmas… perfect), Muppets for OPI ‘Gettin Miss Piggy With It’ Polish (this makes for a great Christmas nail when layered over OPI Red), Bloom Lip Gloss in Shine, MAC Eyeshadow in Orb & Milani Baked Blush in Luminoso aka the most perfect blush to exist, ever.
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October 3, 2011
I first spotted this blush on a lunchtime jaunt to the MAC counter with a co-worker, and immediately fell in love with it’s bubblegum pink prettiness. I wasn’t completely sold right away though, and took a little bit of time before deciding to purchase the blush online. I am very happy now that I have it in my collection, and although I haven’t worn it as much as some of my other products I do really love the shade and the blush in general.
It is a very lightweight blush and it takes quite a bit of building up before any colour shows, so I don’t think this blush would be too well suited to those with skintones much darker than mine. The colour does look lovely on fair skin though, and shows as a very light, bubblegum pink. At first I found the blush hard to work with because the formulation is super lightweight, I had a hard time figuring out how to apply it (note: I usually either use my beauty blender or stippling blush when applying cream blush) but in the end I worked out that applying with fingertips is the most effective way. The MAC Cremeblend Blush in So Sweet, So Easy retails for $40 AUD (and is in fact out of stock on
MAC Australia at the moment) but I purchased mine online from MAC USA for $19.50 (plus shipping) via a parcel forwarding service.
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July 12, 2011
Once again I find myself with very few items on my “I NEED THIS OR I WILL DIE” list this month, but of course I was able to rustle up four items that I would certainly be more than happy to own. These are -
01: MAC Blot Powder – For some reason I have been really curious about this lately. I’ve heard great things about MAC’s blot powder and now I’m curious to try it for myself. 02: Seven Wonders Detangling Moisture Spray – My hair has been a knotted wreck lately, and I don’t know why. I don’t have 1 detangling spray in my repetoire and as I am loving the rest of the Seven Wonders range I figured I might as well give their detangling spray a shot!
03: Biotherm White D-Tox BB Cream – I have been trying this out after being sent a small sample by
Adore Beauty and I have to say, it’s amazing. I can’t wait to buy a full sized tube for myself.
04: Ultraceuticals Even Skintone Serum – I ran out of this over the weekend and nearly wept. It’s one of my holy grail skin care items and I have a hard time living without it! Must. Replace. Immediately.
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July 7, 2011
I have never reviewed this product, though it has been one of my holy grail lip items for quite a while now. The MAC Tinted Lip Conditioner in Petting Pink was the first ever MAC lip product that I purchased, and it holds a special place in my makeup collection (and heart, awwww) because of this. In essence, it’s a tinted lip balm. But it is one of the prettiest rose pink shades I’ve come across and it smells delicious (a subtle sweet vanilla scent). What more could I want in a tinted lip balm really?
The lip conditioner applies thick and smooth and keeps lips in great shape throughout the day. I have lips that are probably smack bang in the middle of the pigmentation zone so the pink of the product does still show up on me, and looks lovely. The MAC Tinted Lip Conditioner in Petting Pink retails for $28 AUD and is available for purchase from
MAC Cosmetics online.
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June 14, 2011
I’m not sure if it’s temporary insanity or the fact that I’m on Project 10 Pan at the moment (perhaps a bit of both?), but I’ve not really been inspired by much in the way of cosmetics lately. There are a few things still lingering on my wishlist that I’ve not gotten around to purchasing as of yet, but nothing new has popped up that I have the urge to buy ASAP. Having said that, there are four products that are still happily sitting at my “Do Want” list right now, and they are:
01: NARS Lipstick in Carthage – I have lusted after this lipstick ever since seeing it on the gorgeous Emma Stone at the Met Gala Ball earlier this year. It’s bright, it’s pink and I need it in my life. (confession: I ordered this on the weekend, oops.)
02: Serge Lutens Un Bois Vanille Fragrance – This is my all time favourite fragrance, and my must-have scent for Winter so the fact that I am currently without a bottle is almost a crime. (Almost.)
03: MAC Ruby Woo Lipstick – Keeping on trend with my current obsession with bright coloured lipsticks, this cult and must-have red lipstick is definitely one I have my eye on for future purchase. 04: Deborah Lippmann Ruby Red Slippers Nail Polish – Do I really have to explain this one? I don’t think so. Look how pretty it is!
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May 24, 2011
This was my “last hurrah” splurge before embarking on
Project 10 Pan recently. Any beauty obsessed girl worth her salt knows about the now cult-status Naked Palette from Urban Decay. They will also know that this precious gem has been sold out for A VERY LONG TIME. Granted, I could have traded one of my organs for enough cash to buy one from someone selling them on ebay but miracle of miracles Sephora decided to get them in stock. And lo and behold… They are
still in stock. Also shown in this haul: MAC Lustre Lipstick in Lustering, MAC Fashionflower Beauty Powder in Apha Girl, MAC Cremeblend Blush in So Sweet, So Easy, Chanel Rouge Coco Shine in Adventure, Chanel Rouge Coco Shine in Bonheur, Benefit D’Finer D’Liner, the Laura Mercier Silk Road Eye and Cheek Palette and a tube of the Mirenesse Sexy Secret Weapon Mascara which was a gift from
Adore Beauty.
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May 13, 2011
The Aussie dollar has been performing like a champion lately, and I know a lot of my fellow beauty bloggers have been taking advantage of the strong exchange rate and doing a bit of online shopping. I am no exception, and have placed a few orders at MAC, Bath + Body Works and Sephora (the elusive Urban Decay Naked Palette shall be mine at last!). Pictured above are my most recent beauty acquisitions: Bath + Body Works Black Raspberry Vanilla Shower Gel & Triple Moisture Body Cream, Dermalogica Concealing Spot Treatment, Barrier Repair and Sheer Tint Redness Relief (all sent for consideration for review), MAC Eyeshadow in Phloof, Eyeshadow in Orb, Softsparkle Eye Pencil in Iris Accents and Mineralize Blush in Buddy Up, Benefit Cha Cha Tint (sent for review), Bobbi Brown Lipgloss in Hot Pink, Co Bigelow Apple Rose Salve, Co Bigelow Blueberry Rose Salve, Liplicious Signature Vanilla Berry Tasty Lipgloss, Liplicious Pineapple Juice Tasty Lipgloss and Co Bigelow Organics Strawberries & Cream Moisturizing Lip Shine.
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