Orange is my colour this summer, over the past couple of months Ive been sent lots of new and exciting lip colours and the more I played with some of the orange shades the more my love grew. So here are some of the gorgeous orange hues that have got me excited for these […]
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Pink lipsticks are nothing new with hues from soft petal shades and brights that would make Barbie swoon available in a myriad of finishes and price points. However, without a doubt, the hottest lip of the moment has to be the muted shade of mauve lipstick. Mauve is a difficult shade to describe from soft rose […]
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Dropping temperatures, heating and cold winds all play havoc on our skin throughout the colder months and the fact is that our lips seem to bare the brunt of the unavoidable drying factors in our environment. Our lips don’t contain oil glands like the rest of our face and as a result they can get […]
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Hi lip lovers! Today I’m reviewing a new formula of lip gloss from Max Factor. I was sent two shades, Polished Fuchsia and Lustrous Sand, the shade names already promise super shiny lips with rich colour. The packaging on these is gorgeous with a slimline, squared glossy tube with simple gold lettering and a gold […]
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My lips are rarely far away from some balm. There are so many formulations and types available! Here are a few newbies I have gotten my hands on lately. They’re all at different price points and this post proves that more expensive doesn’t always mean better!! Maybelline Baby Lips Electro Pop Has anyone else […]
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With the warmer weather many of us are moving away from the gorgeous matte looks of winter and towards the pretty and dewey looks. Transluscent lips and fresh looking cheeks take centre stage. However, the sunny weather and heat means that often our makeup has less staying power and our face can slide right off! […]
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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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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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I was tagged the other day by Lipstick Addict to do a Lipstick themed post. In the past I havnt really been a big lipstick (in its truest form) fan. preferring more sheer finishes and therefore have stuck more to gloss formulations however, with lip products coming so far in terms of finishes and formulas […]
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Last week I went on a little hunt during late night shopping on a Thursday night for the perfect coral lip colour. Imagine my surprise when on Friday received a package from Cotypr Australia with a couple of the much blogged about lip lacquers “Apocalips” in the shades Luna and Solstice. Luna totally falls into the category of […]
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Today on the kissiest of kissy days I decided to “road test” this Max Factor lipfinity lip colour in the very valentine colour of “hot” that I was sent to try out. I have used similar “long wear colour” products before and had found them quite drying and flakey so I was interested to see […]
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Imagine my delight when a few months ago the Pantone colour of the year was announced and was ‘Radiant orchid” Why the excitement? Because only a few days earlier i had ordered the newly released Lollitint from Benefit cosmetics. I waited patiently for my order to arrive from the U.S so that i could play […]
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