Following on from my review of the limited edition (Sorry. Although funnily enough, they did bring it back for Cyber Monday) Anastasia Beverly Hills’ Master Palette by Mario, I have created a tutorial to show you the product in action. This was actually the look I wore on my birthday when I went out for a celebratory lunch (which involved an unexpected trip on a seaplane!) and as I am…
I almost didn’t get this palette and, quite frankly, I don’t have too many kind words to say about Anastasia Beverly Hills’ customer service but I’m not going to dwell on that today. The important thing is that I DID get my hands on the much coveted, Master Palette by Mario from Anastasia Beverly Hills. And, of course, I have created a video to share with you my thoughts on…
Winter is coming! (it really is, although it’ll be summer in the southern hemisphere woop woop). As we are fast approaching the final season of the year , where the days are short and the nights long, and like with our wardrobe, many of us will change up our lip colour to reflect the long, dark, gloomy days. For some unspoken reason, we tend to go from light and brighter…
So not long after I declared the Nars Audacious Liptsticks (here) the best formulation I have ever tried, Mac only goes and releases a formula that gives the Audacious collection a run for it’s money. Now I mentioned in my Sephora & Nordstrom Birthday Haul that when the Mac Liptensity Lipsticks launched, I didn’t really give two hoots. I mean come on, how many collections does Mac release in a year? Far…
I finally, FINALLY got my hands back on the ABH Master Palette by Mario. I say ‘back on’ due to the fact that I had originally ordered it online but due to some ‘technicalities’, they rejected my order after the palette had sold out. To say I was distraught was an understatement (first world problems, I know). Luckily I managed to get my cousin to order it for me from…
There are rumours in the beauty sphere that Japanese mascaras are some of the best in the world. Now I’m not one to believe everything I read or hear about, although I was certainly intrigued. Being an asian woman, I have been blessed with short, fine, sparse and deadly straight lashes that seem to defy gravity. Lucky me. My Shu Uemura Eyelash Curlers will forever remain a staple in my makeup bag and…
Nars Audacious Lipsticks L-R: Barabara, Anita, Anna, Apoline, & Audrey The Nars Audacious lipstick is the best lipstick formulation I have ever tried. Yes it’s a big claim and I urge all those who have not tried it to do so with haste. Launched two years ago, Nars introduced the Audacious collection into the market with a 40-strong shade line up: 30 permanent and 10 exclusives. They have just launched…
In this fall/autumn inspired makeup tutorial, I’m giving the new Urban Decay All Nighter Foundation a test run and sharing with you my first impressions. I am also trying for the first time, the new Makeup Geek eyeshadows from the fall 2016 collection plus the new Colourpop Ultra Satin Lip in the shade Barracuda (also incidentally from their new fall collection). There’s been a lot of rave reviews surrounding the…
A couple of weeks ago an email landed in my inbox from Colourpop notifying me of it’s limited time offer of free international delivery. The cost of delivery from the USA to Australia is normally the equivalent to the cost of 3-4 products so before I could read the email in it’s entirety, I had already clicked through to their site. A haul was about to go down big time! …
Makeup Geek has recently released yet another batch of foiled and signature eyeshadows to coincide with the turn of the season. Being fall/autumn, the colour palette is dominantly warm which of course had me and my knickers in a twist because I absolutely love warm shades. Of the 18 new additions, I picked up more than half; all of the signature shades and two of the foiled. Below you’ll be able…
So Fall/Autumn (delete as appropriate) is officially here (not in the southern hemisphere. Here it is Spring!) and the colour palette has quickly gone from fresh and light to dark and sultry. As my first fall-inspired look, I decided to go for a colour totally outside of my comfort zone yet still strangely somewhat wearable. Burgundy, a reddish brown, is definitely not a shade I would rock on an everyday…
In this tutorial, I show you how easy it is to achieve a classic, brown smokey eye. Featuring affordable eyeshadows from the brand Makeup Geek, I have gone for a neutral brown shade selection. If you want more of a warm, brown smokey eyes, which would look incredible on those with lighter eyes such as blues and greens, then opt for warm, rustier shades of browns which are red or…
I thought it might be a useful tool for any of you out there who are of a similar colouring and/or skin type as me, medium skin tone with warm, yellow undertones, for me to list all the foundations I’ve used and what shade I am in each one when I am tanned (equivalent to MAC NC35-NC40) and when I’m not so tanned (equivalent to MAC NC25-NC30) . I’ve seen…
I recently watched Jamie Page’s full face challenge video using just a single palette. Her palette of choice was the recently released and highly rated, Modern Renaissance palette from Anastasia Beverly Hills. It just goes to show that it’s all just makeup at the end of the day and if you pick the right palette, it can prove to be pretty versatile. I decided that I wanted to take up the challenge but…
When I first saw Jaclyn Hill introduce her latest collaboration Champagne Collection Face Palette , the with Becca, I didn’t think I would end up purchasing it. Simply because I’m more of a lipstick and eyeshadow kind of girl (although I barely wear any eyeshadow on a day to day basis). But FOMO kicked in especially when I learned that it was going to be limited edition (funny how that always gets…
Just when I thought things couldn’t get any better on the mascara front after recently discovering the Loreal False Lash Telescopic Waterproof Mascara (FLTWM) , which I deemed as holy grail status in my review here, along comes another one that blows everything out of the water. It was truly love at first sight. Say hello to the Too Faced Better Than Sex Waterproof Mascara (BTSWM). And by love at first…