Sunday, May 19, 2013

The Week That Was... #6


Straight into it this week because i'm watching Eurovision :P

Instagram
- Invisible Pug
- Props for a blog photo, fancy!
- Teppanyaki Flames
- Our Teppanyaki chef was a candy crush fan
- Shane has found a new home!
- Blogging on a Saturday night, so hardcore!
- Today was the RSPCA Million Paws Walk  If you have a pooch I highly recommend you try and do this in your area next year. Loads of fun!
- Hanging with my friend and her Bulldog at Million Paws Walk
- The girls were a bit pooped at the end
- Ange and I hanging out watching Eurovision, happening right now!

On The Blog

Adore Beauty Samplers - Check these out, great value and a great way to try out some new things
Limited Edition Lush Scents - QUICK! This ends tonight, but boy that Creamy Candy smells gooooooood.

Random Thoughts

- Level 97 on Candy Crush Saga is ruining my life right now
- It's Eurovision night! My usual country Latvia didn't make it so going with Belarus this year.
- I made a mega fail last weekend thinking The Vampire Diaries was the finale, it was actually this weekend... GOTTA WATCH.
- The new Daft Punk album dropped, and I quite like it.
- A Day To Remember are touring....YES!


The Makeup Edit - May 2013

I'm back with this months makeup edit. Doing this last month proved to be quite a success, not only was it easier to get ready of a morning because I only had a small collection of items to choose from but I also found that I used up a few items as well (Empties video coming soon!).

I think this will be here to stay, so without further ado.

Quick note: I'm not showing my daily skin/prep drawer as nothing as really changed. If there is a change here I will show it.

Rules
  • Some products won't be rotated, this is could be because either they are HG items or I simply don't have something to swap them out with.
  • If i'm doing makeup for a special occasion I can dip into my regular collection, what I select for the edit is mainly for my everyday makeup.
  • I will try and rotate around mid month, it works better for my editorial calendar (haha that sounds so pro...) but mainly because beginning of the month is reserved for my favourites.
  • I will always note products that i'm trialling etc and let me know if you'd like a review! I'll also link to any reviews/swatches I may have already done for any products already in the edit.
Base
Collection 2000 Lasting Perfection Concealer - Light | Review
Maybelline Dream LumiTouch Concealer (Shade not on bottle..sorry!)
Urban Decay Primer Potion
Revlon ColorStay Foundation Normal/Dry - Buff
Rimmel Match Perfection Foundation - 100 Ivory | Review
Models Prefer All-In-One BB Cream - Light | Review
Australis Fresh & Flawless Pressed Powder - Natural

Eyes
Covergirl Clump Crusher Mascara - Very Black | Review
*Australis Extender Lash & Brow - Clear
Models Prefer Retractable Eyebrow Pencil - Light
Rimmel Scandaleyes Kohl Kajal - Black
Essence I <3 Punk Jumbo Eyeliner Pen - Black
MAC Paint Pot - Vintage Selection
MAC Eyeshadow - Naked Lunch
NYX Eyeshadow - Highlight
Girlee Cosmetics Palette - B37 Antique Gold, B44 Acorn Matte, B88 Gilded, B96 Pewter
Natio Palette - Soft Day

Cheeks
*Benefit Hoola Bronzer 
TheBalm Mary-Loumanizer
Essence Rebels Lip & Cheek Pot - Peach Punk
Stila Convertible Colour - Lillium
Benefit - Sugarbomb
Essence - Wool-d You Cuddle Me? | Review coming soon

Lips
Australis Showstopper Gloss Stick - Hoola Hoop
Revlon Kissable Lip Balm Stain - Rendevous
Maybelline Color Sensational Lipstick - Coral Pop
Maybelline Color Sensational Lipstick - Red Revival
Revlon Lip Butter - Sweet Tart | Review
Revlon Lip Butter - Cherry Tart | Review
Revlon Living Lipstick - Revlon Red
Essence Lipstick - Sparkling Miracle | Review
MAC - See Sheer
NYX Mega Shine Lip Gloss - Perfect
*Arbonne Lip Polish - Raisin

I think this time I've upped the amount of products, but this is still a very condensed version of my collection. As always if you want to see any swatches/reviews on any products I haven't done yet i'll be happy to add them to the list!

*Products marked with an asterix were provided for my review/consideration. Please read my disclosure policy for more details

Thursday, May 16, 2013

NEWS: Limited Edition Lush Fragrances - Only available for 2 days! QUICK STICKS!

Okay so quite an aggressive title there but if you want to try out these fragrances you will need to be quick. You see Lush let their lovely forumites choose their favourite scents to be turned into a small collection of fragrances to be released online for 2 days only.

Source - Lush Australasia Facebook

First off, the date in the picture here from the facebook is different to what is on the website. On the website it says they are available from 7PM on the 17TH OF MAY.  

The scents they have released in this collection are the following (scent descriptions taken from Fragrantica, The Perfumed Court or Lush) -

BigBig is a fresh, tropical scent of the beach, made as an imitation of the popular Big shampoo as a part of the Lush Forum limited collection for the holiday season of 2010. The fragrance features notes of mandarin, neroli, orange blossom and vanilla.

Twilight - Twilight perfume was created as a tribute to the beauty moment between day and night, glittering stars and purple - pink - orange sky. The fragrance is sexy and anti stressful at the same time, made of lavender, ylang-ylang and tonka bean notes. It belongs to the Lush Forum limited collection for the holiday season of 2010.

The ComforterLush The Comforter is a limited edition 2009 Lush perfume, made special from the UK Forum Fragrance Party.  This cannot be purchased from their website nor from any stores. The cypress and bergamot oils in this perfume soothe skin while cassis adds a mysterious and seductive aroma.

Creamy Candy - Sweet, frothy and fluffy bubbles that smell like custard creams. What a delight it is to have a bath in the equivalent of a cup of vanilla flavoured, frothy, hot chocolate topped with marshmallows. The Creamy Candy bath is like the friend you're always delighted to see, because he bubbles over with cheerfulness no matter what life throws at him. For days when your friend is busy, it's time to indulge in some Creamy Candy.

Snowcake - Snowcake is warm and sophisticated sweet smell of marzipan, cuddly and warm during the harsh winter. Irresistible marzipan - almond scent is caused by the combination of rose, cassis and benzoin. The fragrance is an imitation of the famous Lush Snowcake soap as a part of the Forum limited collections for holiday season 2010.

Rose Jam - The beautiful fragrance used in our Rose Jam bubbleroon and Ro’s Argan Body Conditioner has been voted by our customer forum as the one they wanted most as a liquid perfume. The Rose Jam fragrance is light, fresh and modern, with a hint of lemon and sexy geranium oil.

I was lucky enough to receive a bottle of the Creamy Candy perfume to trial and i've been wearing it this past week. I chose this because I felt it was the closest smelling to Snow Fairy which if that was available I would buy 395839532 bottles of. Creamy Candy is similar but definitely not an absolute match :(.

This may just be with this particular scent but when you use this fragrance go at it with a light hand as it's very very strong and overpowering. It's also long lasting on the skin and the scent didn't really change from the bottle to being on my skin. I think this bottle will last me quite awhile because I find one spray on one pulse point (your pick!) of this is enough.


To purchase head to the Lush Website and don't forget it's this weekend only!

I would love to know if you pick up any of the scents and what you think... I'm tempted to also get The Comforter.

*Product was provided for my consideration, please read my disclosure policy for more details.

Wednesday, May 15, 2013

We all love a sample right? Beauty Sample Offer from Adore Beauty!

I'm not usually one for posting press releases on my blog or using stock images etc.

However this little gem popped up into my inbox earlier today and I thought it'd be a nice offer for anyone who is mildly beauty obsessed, or highly beauty obsessed in my case.

I feel like if Adore Beauty had a stand alone store it'd be Australia's answer to Sephora. You'll find if a product I mentioned is stocked at Adore Beauty i'll often link to them to purchase the product from mainly because I've bought from them before and found the service to be flawless. 

Something that Sephora often does is make up little deluxe sample sets so you can try a few prodz before you commit to a full size.

Adore Beauty are offering 2 sets with deluxe sized samples which they are calling the "Best of the Best" which are retailing for RRP $34.95AUD each. You can make your choice between a Skincare & Haircare set or a Skincare & Makeup set... or both... I'd say both :)

Photo Credit: Adore Beauty
Best of the Best Skincare & Makeup Set Contains -
30ml Philosophy Purity Cleanser for Face & Eyes
25ml Lanolips Rose Intense Hand Balm
30ml St Tropez Skin Illuminator
20ml Bioderma Crealine H20 Solution Micellaire Cleanser
15ml Napoleon Perdis Auto Pilot Pre Foundation Primer
1g The Balm Hot Mama!
3g Benefit They're Real! Mascara

Photo Credit: Adore Beauty
Best of the Best Skincare & Haircare Set Contains - 
30ml Philosophy Purity Cleanser for Face & Eyes
25ml Lanolips Rose Intense Hand Balm
Smiths Rosebud Salve
5ml Alpha-H Liquid Gold
40ml KEVIN.MURPHY ANGEL.WASH
40ml KEVIN.MURPHY ANGEL.RINSE
60ml Terax Crema Conditioner






Tuesday, May 14, 2013

Haul video time

I love a good haul video and click below to check my most recent out. Featuring a few products enabled by other youtubers, isn't that always the way?

 

 

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