Posts tagged ‘makeup’

April 30, 2012

April Favourites

April is ending – where is my life going?! Argh, stress stress stress. Thankfully I have these great products in my life to make me forget my woes for now. Ha. My favourite products in April were: Revlon Colourstay Foundation in Ivory (for oily/combination skin). I very rarely try new foundation but I was browsing through products at the store and the shade of this looked quite promising in the bottle and as luck would have it, it’s close to a perfect match on my skin. Now, wouldn’t it be great if we were charged the US rate of $12 for this foundation here instead of $40 so that choosing a “drug store” foundation actually mattered? Korres Tinted Lip Butter in Pomegranate. I love me a tinted lip butter and this one is gorgeous. A subtle shade of rosy red, this is a fruity smelling pot of delicious. MAC Mineralize Skinfinish in Porcelain Pink. This is one of my shop-my-stash re-discoveries and I’m so glad that I dug it out and can re-live my love for this product. I obsessed over it after seeing Pixiwoo use it in a tutorial once and it’s a beautiful highlighting pink shade with a hint of gold. I like to gild my face as much as the next gal but it can be hard to find gold shades that suit my skin tone. This is pretty much perfect. Original & Mineral Seven Day Miracle Moisture Mask. This is another re-discovery for me, and it’s the hair treatment that I’m currently making my way through for Project 50 Pan. It smells like a caramel milkshake and if I didn’t value my life as much as I do I’d probably drink the whole container. I’ve been using this on the ends of my hair while conditioning with my regular conditioner, as I am too lazy to go and get a trim.
April 19, 2012

Sephora, Strawberrynet & Haus of Gloi Haul

So when I mentioned slipping slightly in Project 50 Pan, this is exactly what I meant. Having said that, I can easily justify most of the things that I’ve bought recently. Let’s see how I go.

The Carol’s Daughter Rosemary & Mint Clarifying Shampoo & Conditioner have been on my wishlist for what feels like forever, but in reality since I received sample sized packets of them both with a Sephora order. I held off from buying these for quite a while because I need shampoo & conditioner like I need a third elbow, but I saw them pop up on Strawberrynet & I jumped at the chance to buy them without having to pay a billion dollars to parcel-forward them from the US. I also ordered a mega sized bottle of Dermalogica Special Cleanse from Strawberrynet, because I am getting close to finishing the bottle I already have and it’s the facial cleanser I use 95% of the time (iron clad justification). I’m down to the last few drops of my beloved Givenchy Photo Perfexion Foundation and went into a mild state of panic when I realised that the back up I had ordered from Strawberrynet a month or so ago had never arrived (and the payment had been refunded back into my account without so much as an emailed notification but whatever). Thankfully Sephora finally had my shade back in stock, so I ordered a bottle alongside the Stila Stay All Day Liquid Eyeliner to replace my close-to-being-completely-dry NYX Felt Tip Liner and also some Boscia blotting papers because a gal like me can never have too many blotting papers. So really the only completely unnecessary purchase here was the shampoo & conditioner combo, and I really wanted those so I’m not going to be too hard on myself. Now onto more mindless spending.

So the money that I mentioned being returned into my account earlier? This is where it went. I cannot justify these purchases in any way shape or form because I have enough vegan body products stored in my cupboard that I could probably turn to them as a food source in the event of an apocalypse (note: if I mention the impending apocalypse too much, let me know). So that’s it! My fall from grace well documented and now we’re ready to move forward. I’ve finished up some more big ticket P50P items so there will be a Pan update coming up in the next week or so.
April 10, 2012

Current Makeup Storage

My second Makeup Box arrived today, so I wanted to share a little picture of my current makeup set up with you guys. I have two of the original Makeup Box Shop boxes, and a couple of office drawer organisers next to them containing my previous ‘shop my stash’ challenge items (post on this to come), my stock standard every day items and then my ‘shop my stash’ items for the current week. I store my brushes on top of the boxes in a Makeup Box Shop brush holder, and my Sigma travel brush holder. I also have a few bits & pieces sitting on the top that either wouldn’t fit into the drawers, or I am trying to concentrate on finishing up. I would love to see people’s current makeup storage in a picture so I’m going to make this a tag. Everybody feel free to take this tag and run with it!
April 7, 2012

March Favourites

Aside from the nail polish that I literally wore throughout the entire month of March, I really struggled to find products that I would consider favourites. March, as it seems, was as blah as always. Nevertheless I managed to rustle up a few of my most-used products for the month, and they were: Flourish Bath & Body Almond Milk Body Lotion, OPI for Sephora Metro Chic Nail Polish, Flourish Bath & Body Brown Sugar Perfume Oil, Maybelline Master Precise Liquid Liner & Davroe Lemon Grass Detangler.
March 19, 2012

The Go-To Face

Despite having more makeup than any one person could possibly need in a life time (honestly I’m not sure where it all comes from and I’m starting to believe that it breeds while I sleep), I tend to wear the same makeup every day. These are the products that I reach for when I’m a) feeling lazy b) in a rush or c) stuck in a makeup rut. Basically they’re my tried and true favourites and I’ve discovered that slapping them together on my face doesn’t leave too bad a result.

NP Set Calming Pre-Foundation Primer – A little of this primer goes a long way, as it contains slight shimmer particles that can leave your face looking like a disco ball. I discovered this when I caught a glimpse of my reflection in the train window one afternoon. Not a good look.

Givenchy Photo Perfexion Foundation (in Perfect Ivory) – This is my holy grail foundation and the perfect match for my temperamental skin. The foundation is light enough for medium coverage on average days and easy to build up for night time if necessary.

Maybelline Instant Age Rewind Concealer (in Fair) – 6 months ago I would have said Benefit Erase Paste was my holy grail concealer, but it’s since been usurped by this little beauty. Lightweight, a good cover match, easily blendable and reasonably cheap. Everything I could possibly want in a concealer.

Face Of Australia Loose Powder (in Outback Translucent) - This is the only loose powder that I’m using at the moment and I really like it.

Urban Decay Primer Potion (in Original) – This eye primer has received mixed reviews, but I love it. It helps keeps eyeshadow on my grease & crease prone lids all day (or night).

MAC Eyeshadow (in Orb) – This is the perfect matte neutral eyeshadow for my skintone. It has a slight peach tint which makes it look like there is something on my lids, but it’s still very low key and neutral. I use this as an all over lid shade.

MAC Eyeshadow (in Dazzlelight) - This shadow has a slight sheen to it so I use this as a brow & inner eye highlight. It just helps to give a bit of dimension to an otherwise super basic eye look.

NYX Felt Tip Liner (in Jet Black) - Having finally mastered the art of liquid liner, I feel like a shark without it (hi beady little eyes). I also find that the thick black liquid liner adds a bit of drama to this very neutral eye look.

Lancome Hypnose Mascara – The best mascara I have ever used. Helps thicken & lengthen lashes and leaves no gritty fallout. Will repurchase forever and ever.

CK Brow Definition Crayon (in Brunette) – I only really started filling in my eyebrows at the end of last year, but I’ll never go back. In my opinion it makes a world of difference to any makeup look when brows are filled in.

NYX Powder Blush (in Peach) – I alternate my cheek and lip products the most out of everything, but lately I’ve been using this blush a lot. It gives a perfect sheer pink wash of colour an is dirt cheap.

MAC Tinted Lip Conditioner (in Petting Pink) – Quite possibly THE best lip product to grab and apply on the go. This was one of the first products I ever bought from MAC and I’ve been faithful to it ever since.

So what is your go-to face?

March 18, 2012

‘Lust Have It’ March 2012

The Lust Have It selection for March was pretty impressive and there are 2-3 products in here that I know I’ll get some use out of. I’ve been toying with the idea of of cancelling my subscription for a while now but I just can’t resist the lure of having a parcel arrive once a month, especially when I’ve cut back so much on all of the other online shopping that I do. Included in this month’s box were: Karpati Dito Nail Lacquer $19.95 for 8ml, Mirenesse Pearl Crush Creaseless Shadow $29.95 for full size, Davroe Moisture Senses Argan Oil $23.95 for 50ml, 1Skin Solutions Lip Balm in Vanilla $9.90 for 5g, Kosmea Replenishing Moisture Cream $49.95 for 50ml.

March 10, 2012

February Favourites

A fitting end to Summer, with my February favourites all bright and shiny and fresh. I used these products consistently throughout the month of February, and now I’m ready for the cooler months to start settling in so I can dig out my favourite Autumn/Winter products. My favourites in February were: Bath + Body Works Aruba Coconut Body Lotion, MAC Face & Body Foundation in N1, MAC Paint Pot in Bare Study, Bloom Nail Polish in Flamingo Sands & CO Bigelow Blueberry Rose Salve.
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