Hi Guys

I recently over a few weeks purchased some new make up items to add to my ever growing collection, that I thought I would share with you in this post.
I went to quite a few different places including chemist warehouse, makeupnet (yes they have a shop) and target.

When chemist warehouse had their 50% off all cosmetics sale I picked up 4 items,  I got two things from L'Oreal which is quite an expensive brand here is Australia so when it's on sale, it is a brand worth looking at. I got the L'Oreal Glam Bronze Le Terra in #02 and the Lumi Magique Highlighting Concealer in 01 Fair and I also picked up two Maybelline color drama lip pencils in 420 - In with coral and 510 - red essential.

I then discovered that Makupnet actually have a shop, which of course, me and my make up loving friend had to visit. I was trying to be restrained and only bought and few things as I am trying to save for a holiday. I got 2 things from the brand Morphe as it seems to have a lot of you tube hype at the moment, I got the 35U palette (its so colourful, I already love it) and the S15 powder brush. From makeupnet I also got a L.A girl lip paint in seduce (purple berry colour) that is suppose to be a dupe for the too faced melted lipsticks, which I am excited to compare as the L.A girl ones are half the price.

I also visited Target and as some of you know Target has begun to stock the brands Sleek and TheBalm. I only got one highlighting palette from Sleek because I hear its amazing and as it all about the glow right now so I had to have it.

Lastly I made a stop in at Daiso to try and pick up the highly sort after brush cleaner, which I managed to get (they had heaps) so hopefully its as good as everyone says, I can't wait to try it out.

If you want a review on any of these products let me know in the comments below

Thanks for reading

Sarah xoxo

Hi Guys

Just a short post today, I got an email this morning telling me the Mecca beauty loop boxes were ready to be picked up. They are available from today (20th Jan) to Feb 3rd but generally go very quickly so if you want one I would go in ASAP.

For those of you who don't know beauty loop is Mecca's rewards program, it work on how much money you spend and there are 3 levels. It is free so always worth signing up for and every quarter you get a free box with 4 beauty samples in it.

Level 2 - Beauty Loop Box

I am a level 2 member, so lets get on with what I got. First thing is a fragrance sample (which I don't love but again its free), it from a brand called Byredo (I have never heard of this brand)and the fragrance is called La Tulipe, I did spray this and I actually don't mind the scent its very subtle and kinda floral but not too floral (sorry I'm really bad at scents).

Next thing I saw was a sample of the bumble and bumble thickening shampoo and conditioner, I have had this sample before and it was a good shampoo and conditioner but nothing special for me but I already have thick hair so that doesn't help. I like taking these samples when I go away for short trips instead of taking a big bottle I just pack a few of these samples.

I also got a Kate Somerville nourish daily mask, I do love a good mask and I have very dry skin so I am excited to try this one.

Lastly I got the bareMinerals complexion rescue gel cream in vanilla, I have very fair skin so normally these samples are too dark for me but I did test this one on my skin and I think I can make it work because this not a foundation but more like a tinted moisturiser

and that's all I got in my level 2 beauty loop box, I am most excited to try the mask and tinted moisturiser but I will definitely use the perfume and shampoo and conditioner.

Thanks for reading

Sarah xoxo

Hi Guys

Seeing as this years big trend is going to be glowing skin I thought I would share with you my top 5 favourite highlighters.

My top 5 highlighters 

I am starting off with a cult favourite to most beauty lovers, MAC mineralise skin finish in soft and gentle. This is what started my love for highlighting, it was my first MAC product and first high end highlighter. Soft and gentle is great for a subtle highlight, it is a frosted champagne colour with some fine glitter through out, It's a colour that would suit most skin tones from very fair to dark. It wears well throughout the the day and doesn't appear to disappear.  Overall soft and gentle is a great highlighter on most people and well worth the investment for your make up collection.

MAC Soft and Gentle perfect subtle highlight 

Next I have two highlighters from a brand that made it mark in world of strobing and glowing skin last year BECCA.
Becca was definitely at the forefront of the strobing movement we saw at the end of last year and it was all due to their shimmering skin perfectors. I have two of the presssed powder versions  and love that they are so soft and smooth yet pack such a punch in the glow department. The two I have are moonstone and champagne pop (a collaboration with Jaclyn Hill),  Becca have just announced that champagne pop is now part of their permanent range YAY! Both moonstone and champagne pop give you a glow from within look which is right on trend at the moment. Moonstone is a pale yellow/gold colour and champagne pop is a bright peach champagne colour. Moonstone is frosty and has no glitter but champagne pop appears to be a little bit more sparkly although you can't see the glitter. Both of these highlighters are my go to at the moment for the glowing skin trend, I love them.

Becca Shimmering Skin Perfectors - so good!!!!

Next I have an Urban Decay naked illuminated shimmering powder in Aura. Now if you love glitter this highlight is for you, its a peachy base with fine gold glitter. I love this for when i'm going out and I really want my highlight to be seen, it is beautiful and I think would like great on pale skin to look more golden. I also love the little brush that comes with it, it allows me to place  it right on top my cheek bones and not all over my face. Also the glitter is so fine and doesn't fall all over my face but just provides a nice sparkle to whenever you place this powder.

I love the sparkle in this one 

Lastly I have some that's a bit different in that it is not a powder but more of a cream and reminds me of the Becca shimmering skin perfecter in opal the liquid version but much cheaper and if you see it highly recommend investing in this product. The Lacura beauty glamour goddess in natural, I got mine from Aldi (yes the supermarket) and I think it was under $10. I mix this in with my foundation to give me a nice dewy glow. I also use it under my foundation to make my highlight pop and give you a really intense glow. You can use this just as a very natural highlight for when you want a very natural look. I love this stuff and if you ever see it in Aldi definitely go buy it and why not try some of their other cosmetics sometimes you find gold if you just look.

Best find ever!

Some swatches for your enjoyment

Special mention while this is not specifically a highlighter I think it deserves a special mention as it makes your skin so glowy. The It cosmetics CC+ illumination full coverage cream is beautiful on the skin and if you love dewy skin you need this foundation in your life. It provides great coverage, feels light weight on the skin and has the best staying power I've seen for a CC cream.

Really good for dewy skin!

Thanks for reading

Sarah xoxo

Hi Guys

Today I am writing a short review on the OMFG palette from Chi Chi cosmetics. Chi Chi cosmetics is an Australian brand but they do ship overseas from their website. They have a great range of products ranging from eye shadows to foundations and most of their stuff is of fantastic quality (maybe an insight to my review). Chi Chi cosmetics is found at Myer and Target and regularly on sale.

This palette is likely to be compared Urban Decays electric palette, however the OMFG palette is much cheaper coming in at $22.95 compared to $70 for the electric palette.

The OMFG palette contains 12 colourful and pigmented eye shadows (see swatches below), I did experience some fallout (to be expected) when using these shadows. I always use a primer and a white base when using colourful shadows like these but they still have great pigmentation. It contains both matte and shimmer shadows with the shimmer shadows tending to be less chalky than the matte.


Overall if you like colours this palette is a must but definitely wait for the sales so you can get it even cheaper ( I got mine for $16.95). This palette is great for creating colourful looks that may not be for everyday but does provide some fun amongst all those neutral palettes we all have. You can also you it to put a pop of colour in a neutral look or just go all out with a rainbow look (see below)

Now for the best part swatches

Left is primer, centre is white base (nyx milk) and right is nothing 

Here is a little look I created with this palette

Thanks for reading

Sarah

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Hi Guys

I just wanted to let you know about a really good deal happening at Lovisa. Right now you can get 5 sets of earrings for $10!!!!! yep thats $2 each instead of the normal $4.99.

Below are the earrings I got including donut earrings (I love them) and the pineapples are cute too

Yep $10 for all these BARGIN!!!!

Thats all for now 

Sarah 

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Hi Guys

So the heat group had another sale and of course I went with a friend. they normally do these clearance sales twice to three times a year and its advertised on their facebook page but you can sign up for emails on sale dates. The prices range from $1 to $10 at the very most most product however are $3 or $4. brands include Covergirl, Maxfactor and Essence plus many more.

Now onto what I got from Ulta 3 I got 4 colour me pretty lipstick crayons in pretty petal (light pink), pretty peach (light peach), pretty flamingo (bright pink), pretty affair (bright red).

From Essence I got 3 colour and go nail polishes, 2 lip glosses from the ticket to paradise collection (my treasure island and dive with me to the island), 1 tribal summer lipstick in waka waka, 1 stay with me long lasting lip gloss in hottest pink, 1 I love runway highlighter, 1 sharpener (these are great and fit nyx jumbo pencils, plus come in cute colours) and 3 blushes, me and my ice cream collection cream blush in ice bomb, beauty beats collection blush in groupie at heart and a silky touch blush in lifes a cherry (love these!!!!).

From Covergirl I got a tru blend foundation in ivory (i1) and 2 intense shadow blast cream shadows in forever pink and beige blaze.

From Maxfactor I got 3 colour elixir giant pen stick (yes it actually says that) in couture blush, vibrant pink and passionate red and 3 flipstick colour effect lipsticks in mosaic mauve, boreal mauve and folky pink.

Lastly from Bourjois I got 2 eyeliners from the regard effect duochrome linein violet rose and vert dore.

and every year if you bring a friend and the flyer then you 4 free Ulta 3 nail polishes and I got blue marlin, silver grey, purple pumps and pink colada.

So thats all I highly commender going to these sales in you like make up because all that cost me approx $60

Also sorry for the long break in post I went on holidays :)

Sarah
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Hi Guys

So after finding Lush and how incredible it is (feeling disappointed I didn't jump on the band wagon sooner),  I am excited to show some of the new valentines stuff I got. Every year Lush releases new products for valentines day including the much coveted prince charming body wash (which I didn't get, not quite into the lotions and washes yet). I got 2 limited edition bubble bars and lip scrub.

The lonely heart bubble  bar what lush says, "Inspired by the 2006 single ‘Lonely Hearts Still Beat the Same’ by The Research. This lovely bubble bar will turn your bath water a shimmering red, with lemongrass oils, bergamot, jasmine and ylang ylang to lift your spirits. There’s also a glimmer of golden lustre and plenty of cornflour to keep your skin soft." This smells very citrusy and has alot of gold glitter on it that will go every where as soon as you touch it. 

The Lonely Heart Bubble Bar -RRP$6.95

Unicorn horn bubble bar what lush says, " Create a magical and enchanting bubble bath filled with calming neroli and lavender essential oils. Complete with sparkling lustre and colourful candy stars enveloped in beautiful pink bubbles."

The Unicorn Horn - RRP$6.95

Lastly I got the kiss lip scrub, what lush says "For a delectable pout dip into this deliciously sweet and perfectly pink scrub, with the same flavour as The Kiss lip gloss. Caster sugar, sea salt, edible red hearts and hundreds and thousands will polish and keep your lips kissable." I havent tried this yet but hopefully I like it better than I like the popcorn lip scrub, it smells like candy so. so far so good.

The Kiss Lip Scrub - RRP$9.95

There was more stuff and I am considering going back to get a bath bomb or two

Thats all for now

Sarah xoxo

Mini Review of my previous Lush Haul

Ok so now I have had time to try few of the products I originally got from Lush and I am very impressed, so far everything I have has left my skin feeling soft and moisturised. So far I have tried the fizzbanger and all things pink bath bombs and the comforter and candy bubble bar. My favourite product so far is the candy bubble bar, it doesn't give as many bubbles as the comforter bubble bar but it has something in it that makes my skin feel so soft and smell awesome. Overall I really like the bath bombs and bubble bars and I am open to trying other products for Lush.