Playing around with gifs!

hehe!

Longest Hiatis ever!

Wow! Hello blog world! It has been some time since I have seen you!

I have recently moved houses and only just got the internet. Therefore here is a small yet fun blog post for everyone to catch up on what I've been doing/purchasing! More to come verrrryy soon!

Okay, admittedly an old pic, but I love the way red cherry lashes sit!

Recent hauling - MAC, MUA, Benefit, Coastal Scents, NARS, Graftobian & Sleek.

 How cool!!!! I was searching for a foundation swatch and one of my bog images came up within the top row on my google search! Eeeee <3

I also dyed my hair brown! It's currently balayaged! 

Stay tuned for a makeup storage post, along with tonnes of reviews and new looks!

Sugarpill goodness!

Good afternoon everyone!

Today I am sharing with you, my latest saturday night creation using Sugarpill.

Products used;

Benefit POREfessional Primer

Graftobian Corrector Palette

MAC Select Cover Up

Benefit Moon Beam

NARS Laguna

MAC Studio Fix 'NC37'

MAC Studio Fix Powder 'C4'

Illamasqua Blusher in 'Lover'
Urban Decay Primer Potion in 'Original'

Coastal Scents Palette in matte purple shade (Sorry unsure of  exact shade name)

Sugarpill pressed shadow in 'Poisen Plum'

Sugarpill loose dust in 'Tiara'

Urban Decay 'Virgin' for brow bone

Urban Decay 'Naked' for eyebrows

Red Cherry Lashes #117

I absolutely adore Sugarpill - I am sure I dont need to hype it up more as everyone who is anyone knows how amazing their entire range is!

Happy Sunday!

A little depoting tutorial

Evening girls & boys (if any read this blog).

Tonight I have a little tutorial to share with you which also has a review in it~!

Here is 4 simple steps to depotting your eyeshadows.

Step 1. Open the lid of said shadow, I used my MAC singles for the photos. Grab a kitchen knife (be careful!!) and pop out the plastic case encasing the eyeshadow pan. It should lift out quite easily.

Step 2. Heat your straightener to a reasonable heat. I used my housemates cloud 9 as it has adjustable heat settings. I set it to 100 degrees. Once the straightener was hot and ready to go I placed the plastic case on the heat plate for 20 seconds. (If you have a GHD like me, lessen the time the plastic case is left on the straightener for)

Step 3. Remove your eyeshadow from the straightener and place it on a paper towel to cool. Once cool, grab your knife again and you will notice where the metal pan is inserted into the plastic case. Proceed to lift out the eyeshadow pan (glue would of melted) and place again on the paper towel to cool.

Step 4. Simply put your shadow into your magnetic palette as I did with my book of shadows. If you need to, put suitable magnets on the bottom of your eyeshadow pan to ensure it will stick to the magnetic palette!

Book of Shadows Review

I love love LOVE these! They are super durable, managable and so easy to use! I brought these from the book of shadows etsy seller 'AnotherSoul'. Lynn has a huge range of patterns, waterproof palettes and the ever so amazing double sided palette which I MUST get my hands on asap! The palettes cost me $12.99US each (I believe the price may be increasing to $13.99US soon). Really affordable for what they are. The only downside to this purchase was the time in which it took to come! :(

Highly recommend the seller!

5/5

Hope you enjoyed - Keep an eye out for a tutorial on how to mae your own book of shadows from notebooks produced by my housemate and I - Be sure to check out her AMAZING blog Sunshine Polaroids Feathers.

Follow!

YAY FOR BLOGLOVIN!
Follow my blog with Bloglovin

Recent Purchases & Reviews/Swatches *PIC HEAVY*

Hello everyone of the blogging world! Tonight I have my most recent purchases and reviews to share with you. Hope you all enjoy.

WHAT? La Femme Blush on Rouge Singles

How much? $3.00 US (each)

Where from? Makeup Mania

Thoughts? For starters - How amazing is the price on these babies! I'm sure if you're a regular to beauty blogging/ers you would know all about these and how wonderful they are. There is a huge shade range and I fully intend to purchase the rest! For people who haven't experimented with blusher colour - I want you to know I stepped out of my comfort zone with some of these shades. Looking at them in their containers I think - I could never pull this off. But swatching them, opened up my eyes and seriously - I cannot wait to try all of these shades on my skin! I can't fault them! I HIGHLY recommend them for any kit whether it be beginner or advanced. My favourite and most used shade so far is 'Heather'.

Rating out of 5? 5

Shades from Top to Bottom 

Top row L-R 'Apricot', 'Golden Rose', 'Golden Sunset'

Middle row L-R 'Coral', 'Flamingo Pink', 'Peach', 'Pink'

Bottom row L-R 'Heather', 'Pink Velvet', 'Stormy Rose'

Swatches are in order of top to bottom!

WHAT? Lipgloss in shade 'Turkish Delight'

How much? $27.99 US

Where from? Ebay - Click!

Thoughts? To be completely and utterly honest with you all - I wasn't overly impressed with this lipgloss! I found it to be a bit too sticky and the shade wasn't as flattering as I initially thought it would be! However, it is not all bad. It is a nice shade, just perhaps not right for me. And unlike other lipglosses it doesn't have a bad smell/taste!

Rating out of 5? 3.5

WHAT? Urban Decay Primer Potion in 'Original'

How much? $15.99 US

Where from? Ebay - Click!

Thoughts? I have nothing bad to say about this product. I love it. It's a repurchase and I use it almost everytime I apply eyeshadow. I don't experience creasing and it does what it's meant to! Highly recommended.

Rating out of 5? 5

WHAT? Urban Decay Primer Potion in 'Sin'

How much? $17.99 US

Where from? Ebay - Click!

Thoughts? Since I fell so in love with the original formula of the primer potion I decided to buy it in 'Sin'. The colour is phuenomial. I love it! I would wear it just as an eyeshadow! The only downside to this is that if you are an idiot and overly enthusiastic about applying your shadow and apply straight after you whack on the primer - your shadow tends to clump! So lesson learned - Be patient and allow 30 second AT LEAST :)

Rating out of 5? 5

WHAT? Graftobian Corrector Palette

How much? $29.00 AUS

Where from? Makeup and Glow

Thoughts? I like it. I never really knew too much about corrector palettes. I mean it's silly right.. A fully qualified hairdresser who prides herself on knowing all about the colour wheel and the uses it has for my profession. All in all, I'm happy with the corrector palette. It comes with the 5 shades which cover most of the problem areas for people. Given that I had experienced a breakout recently I think it has definitely helped with covering that and for that I can find no downside! Oh and also - I love that there is a cheat sheet on the back - So helpful for people who don't know the colour wheel.

Rating out of 5? 5

WHAT? Rimmel Silky Translucent Powder

How much? $16.99 AUS

Where from? Coles (Local supermarket)

Thoughts? A friend recommended I try this after me complaining about being unhappy with my overall finish. I don't actually see a difference in when I set with my studio fix powder or this powder. I'm not sure if I'm using it properly and stopping myself from the full potential but honestly - I am not a fan of  this powder.

Rating out of 5? 3.5

WHAT? NYX Mega Shine Lipglosses in shades 'Nude Peach', 'Nude Pink' & 'Perfect'.

How much? $3.75 US (each)

Where from? Beauty Joint

Thoughts? I LOVE THEM! They are such amazing value. They have great pigmentation, and the brush isnt a crappy lip brush as expected from drugstore makeup.. I think alot of people are missing out by the lack of availability of NYX in Australia. It truly exceeds it's title of drugstore makeup and I dare say even if these lipglosses were $10 each I would still purchase! My favourite is 'Perfect'.

Rating out of 5? 5

L-R 'Nude Peach' 'Perfect' 'Nude Pink'

WHAT? BYS Lipsticks in shades 'Beautifully Bare' & 'Champagne Rain'

How much? $3.95 AUS (each)

Where from? Fashion Addict

Thoughts? My oh my! This review is a bit of a contrast between the 2. I am not overwelmed by the 'Beautifully Bare' Lipstick. It's really nothing different from the shades I already own. It doesn't make it a bad product though - just not something that stands out. Now for the contrasting part - Although you're probably thinking - these shades are so similiar in colour.. They arent! 'Champagne Rain' is absoutely AMAZING! I wear this almost everyday. It is the perfect colour for my skin tone and it just wonderful. I couldn't be happier with it. In fact I am about to repurchase another 2 just in case it gets discontinued anytime soon. 

Rating out of 5? 4.5 (only .5 less of 5 due to not being overly impressed with 'Beautifully Bare')

This is a picture of my lip routine.

Products

Maybelline BABYLIPS Chapstick

BYS Lipstick in 'Champagne Rain'

Urban Decay Mini Plumping Gloss in 'Naked'

Late night purchases & additions to my 2012 want list! - Pic Heavy

Oh how I love late night motivation!

I just came across two sites with similiar products which I must try!

The first is Glamour Doll Eyes. They are a US based company that describes themselves as the following; An eye shadow company that strives to bring you fashionable and unique colours to strut your stuff! Our eye shadows are great for any age! All of our ingredients are made from earth minerals. The main ingredients we use are Magnesium Stearate, Zinc Oxide, Kaolin Clay and Methicone Treated Titanium Dioxide. All of the colors we use in our eyeshadow s are FDA approved for eyeshadow use. 

I just made a small order with them which was all thanks to Ronnie from Bows & Curtseys who recently posted a look sporting the amazing shadows.

Here are photos from the website of the colours I ordered!

Veteran

Sterling Glitz

Hollywood

Glam Girl

RoxxCandy

Angel Wings

Unicorn

Techno

Steampunk

Rave

Prom Dress

Sooo pretty huh? 

The second company I came across is Lumiere Cosmetics. They are also a US company and here is their description from their website!

Lumiere Mineral Cosmetics believe there is a beauty in all of us,
and each of us adorns our own unique qualities.
Our mineral cosmetics are formulated to simply enhance the finest of our
features and assist with those areas we like the least.

Whatever your skin type may be, delight yourself in the look and feel of naturally, smooth
and radiant skin with our complete line of mineral cosmetics.

Don't hide the beauty you possess, captivate it!

I love the little quote at the end! Very inspiring!

I haven't ordered from the company yet but below are the shades I am interested in. 

Have you purchased from Lumiere? If so; what products/shades?

Eyeshadows

 Glass Slipper

 Soft Brown

 Foil

 Purple Haze

 Peacock Blue

 Buxom Brown

 Bittersweet

 Intrigued

Vanilla Bean

Blushes

 Delicate Pink

 Fresh Roses

 Poppy

 Terra Cotta

Wild Rose

There is amazing swatches of all colours on the websites mentioned above. 

Hope you enjoyed this post, and please feel free to share your opinions!