love the packaging, leave it to benefit to come up with cutest packaging possible. To BB or not to BB that has been my question since the emergence of Beauty Balms onto the market in Australia. To me the whole idea of the BB cream was not a new one and a lot of the […]
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The challenge … Removing glitter nail polish without scraping and soaking and finding little flecks stuck to your fingernails for days after wards. We’ve all felt the pain of patiently soaking our glitter encrusted nails under cotton balls hoping that they would come out clean and ready for the next mani only to be disappointed […]
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- April 07, 2014
- 2 Comments
- Nails, review
That will last and last… I love a glossy lip but find that I often need to keep applying and keep applying all day. Applying a pigmented product on the go can be tricky and messy (I hate colouring outside the lines) so I find that using a couple of layers of sheer product makes […]
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How old are you? 33… What’s your middle name? Cristina What nationality are you? Australian with Italian parents What do you do for a living? OOh… ive kept this kinda secret until now. Im a high school teacher If you could visit anywhere in the world, where would it be? Id […]
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- April 03, 2014
- 1 Comment
So, yeah, I know Im a little late to the party. This is the first “drugstore” foundation that I have bought since.. well… maybe a decade. Those of you who regularly read this blog will know that I had found my “Holy Grail” foundation years ago. But it the spirit of trying new things ( I […]
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- April 01, 2014
- 3 Comments
- foundation, maybelline, review
Wowsers! Where did March go! Another month gone and some more gorgeous things have been added to my collection. This month I found new products that I have absolutely loved, some that just didn’t work for me and some much loved favourites stuck around because they really are that good! Here are the products I have been […]
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- March 31, 2014
- 2 Comments
- benefit, bioderma, covergirl, Favourites, the balm
Those of us who live in humid weather, have oily skin, allergies or are chronic eye rubbers know the pain in the butt moment of checking yourself in the mirror and finding mascara smudging, slipping and flaking and giving you that telltale panda eyes look. There is relief however for the aforementioned in the form […]
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- March 28, 2014
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- mascara
isnt it pretty!, but notice the amount of highlighter compared to actual pigmented blush? Ok, so I caved. I had no intention of getting this as I have more than enough shades of blush in every formula known to man, but I caved and so many people were showing it off on instagram and boasting […]
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- March 28, 2014
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- blush, hourglass
Only in the beauty world could a long lasting stain be considered something good! And today’s post focusses on comparing two long wearing, rose coloured staining tints. In one corner we have the cult beauty product from Benefit, Benetint and in the other a relatively new comer on the Australian beauty scene Thebalm with their […]
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So.. it turns out I like highlighters I was recently tagged by Lipstick addict to show all my favourite highlighters. I guess you might say that I’m a bit of a highlighter/illuminator afficionado! I have quite a collection of sparkly, shiny and shimmery items in my collection that help me to maintain the illusion of my inner […]
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The follow for follow convention that some people follow (and sometimes request) is something I don’t really understand. I don’t know about you but I follow the accounts and blogs that I enjoy. I don’t click follow simply on an agreement that I will get a follower back. I don’t know.. what do you think. […]
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- March 23, 2014
- 2 Comments
- Blogging
….and their drugstore equivalents if you’re saving for something else. More expensive does not always equal better. We’ve heard it all before and Its been a bit of a theme in my posts lately. I’m so grateful that I’ve been sent a few things to review lately that have really reintroduced me to some amazing […]
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- March 20, 2014
- 4 Comments
- beauty, drugstore, nars, nars light reflecting pressed powder, review, smashbox
The other day I posted about the differences in quality of stylo or “felt tip” style eyeliner pens. Today I’d like to show you a great “dupe” that not only matches but might even surpass the quality of a high end product. Meet these two. Stila smudgestick in the colour damsel and covergirl Ink […]
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- March 16, 2014
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- eyeliner, makeup, review
