Daiso Everbilena Pure Color Cheek in Light Pink

Recently one of my local shopping centres has been having a bit of a redevelopment and the new section opened a few weeks ago, one of the new additions was Daiso! If you haven't heard of Daiso basically it's a Japanese style $2 shop, everything in the store is $2.80. I was most excited and though the crowds were cray cray I picked up one little beauty item that I wanted to share with you.

Everbilena Pure Color Cheek in Light Pink (RRP $2.80AUD) is a blush, well i'm pretty sure it's a blush the images on the back of the packaging lead me to believe it is anyway. I got this because of the unusual packaging of the product, you basically apply it straight from the packaging with no need for fingers or brushes (although I do suggest using your fingers or even a brush to blend it out).

This sucker is pigmented, like WOAH! Hence the need for blending. The colour is pretty and it wears well throughout the day.

The packaging is all in Japanese except for a few one English translation "Attention of the use: If something happen the trouble on your skin using them, please stop use them". It also has some handy images of how to use the blush...

I really like this blush and am looking to try out some more products from Daiso since it's now so local to me, if you have any recommendations i'd love to hear them!

NP Set Palettes galore! Glam Set & Red Carpet Set (Pic Heavy)

Ahhh Napoleon, to be honest i've not tried very many Napoleon makeup products, I bought a lipstick once on a whim and I actually really like it!

These palettes are from Napoleons more "budget friendly" range NP Set which is available in department stores (Pretty sure BIG W has a sale on these products this week...go go go). I honestly can't see the difference between these more pocket friendly products and the normal range, so for me it's pocket friendly each time.

I was sent these palettes to try out (eons ago... yep bit slow on the ol blogging front over here) and I thought they were the perfect option for someone just starting to get into makeup (younger girls, i'm looking at you!). At a very wallet friendly price of $29 each you get yourself 4 lovely eyeshadows which are nicely pigmented, easy to blend and with a kick ass eye primer hold out throughout the day. You also get 4 lipglosses (to be honest i'm not a fan of these, just because it's a bit impractical to take this palette for touch ups) and lastly, there are 2 blush colours!

Onto the sets, you have a choice of 2 sets which makes life easier... ask yourself the question are you a neutral girl or a little more daring?



The Glam Set is for your more neutral loving girl, the shadows in this are right up my alley and the 4 shades compliment each other really nicely and make for some nice easy eye looks.

The blushes are meant to be a contour and highlight blush I think, these did not work for me at all. The darker colour was just too dark for my fair skin, it may however work for you.

Here are some close ups of the palette and some swatches







Sorry I didn't bother doing the lip glosses, the swatches I tried were way to sheer and really didn't show anything at all.



The Red Carpet set is a little brighter and bolder, you can experiment a little more with the eyeshadow colours while still maintaining a quite neutral look if thats what you prefer.

When I first received this the thing I was most excited about was the blushes in this particular set... bright bold and exactly what I am into right now, the blushes on their own are fantastic and highly pigmented but I made a little discovery! Mixing these blushes together gives the most perfect pinky coral cheek....quite similar to one of my favourite blushes, the limited edition MAC Ripe Peach blush. I did a swatch of the colours blended together on their own so you can see for yourself.









Ahhh I just love them mixed together!!!

So overall these palettes are a nice addition to my makeup collection, personally if I could choose i'd have the neutral eyeshadows with the 2 bright blushes and no lip glosses in my ideal NP Set palette.

If your interested in purchasing this you can find NP Set at Target, Big W and now TVSN!

Products mentioned were provided for my consideration, please read my disclosure policy for further information.

 

Becca Lip & Cheek Creme - Tuberose (not gonna lie, it's awesome!)

This post has been inspired by Angela from Beauty Blogged, she's recently started making YouTube videos (go subscribe, she's awesome and tells it like it is!). In her recent video she mentioned she wants to get glowing cheeks from a blush and asked for recommendations. I commented with this recommendation but then thought...it's one of my favourite items in my makeup collection it really deserves a blog post all of it's own.

I picked this blush up when I got my makeup done at the Becca counter by Nic from Pixiwoo (you can see my blog post about the makeover here) she said she loved this blush and put it on every client she saw that day and she was even wearing it herself. Tuberose is a pinky/peach so I knew as soon as I saw it I had to have it!

Loving a colour is one thing though right? I had no idea how awesome and how easily it blended and melted into my skin, gave a perfect flush and simply makes me look more awake. The formula is quite thin which is why it is so easy to blend and use (I just use my fingers), it's quite pigmented too so only a small amount is needed to get that flushed look. Oh you can also use it on your lips, but personally I found it a little drying.

Enough of my rambling about how awesome this is, I clearly love it! Here are some pictures of said awesomeness :)







The Details! RRP $46.00AUD Becca is available at David Jones, Adore Beauty and Becca also has an online store.

I also thought i'd list the products I used in my picture as well if anyone is interested :)

Bourjois Healthy Mix Serum Gel in 52 (Vanilla) RRP $32.00AUD/ Illamasqua Skin Base in 07 (mixed together) RRP $65.00AUD

Face of Australia Liquid Eyeliner in Black RRP $8.95AUD*

Maybelline Colossal Volum Express Mascara in Black RRP $19.50AUD

Becca Cheek & Lip Creme in Tuberose RRP $46.00AUD

Revlon Super Lustrous Lipstick in Melonade RRP $21.95AUD (I don't think this is available anymore)

Items marked with * were provided for my consideration. For further information please read my Disclosure Policy.

Springtime Ramble

We are starting to settle into Spring now, it's a few weeks in and i've noticed the familiar smells of springtime are becoming more abundent. So to compliment the current spring scents I decided to wear an old favourite of mine Marc Jacobs Blush. It the most amazing Jasmine scent, I did google for the complete list of notes though for everyones information -

Top notes of jasmine nectar, fresh air accord, and Italian bergamot. • Heart notes of star jasmine, jasmine breeze accord, pink freesia, orange flower, and Japanese honeysuckle. • Dry notes of pink musk, cashmere wood, and sandalwood.

It's just such a pretty fragrance and as always the bottle is gorgeous! I love displaying my bottles on my dresser and this is often one of the ones at the front :) I've seen so many different prices around for this perfume but generally it's around $100AUD in Myer. You can get it also on Strawberry Net for $63.50 (depends on the exchange rate too)

The other thing that seems to be the trend for Spring is a bright bold lip. I'm a fan of this and I think that shows with the colours of the OCC Lip Tars I purchased in my IMATS Haul. However I'm not sure a bright bold lip is always a good choice for the office, I think i'd get likened to a clown perhaps (and let's be honest, i'm a little scared of clowns). So today i'm wearing my version of a toned down bright bold lip which seems pretty on-trend for spring. It's also a good one to purchase because it goes to a good cause... I'm talking about MAC Viva Glam Cyndi (don't tell me just wearing this lipstick doesn't make you want to burst out and sing OH OH OH GIRRRLS JUST WANNA HAVE FUUUUUUN... just me? surely not!) Viva Glam Cyndi (RRP $35AUD) is a very wearable muted red/watermelon colour, it's the bright pop of colour you want without being too OTT (Over The Top). It's only available for a year though so get onto it, I may need to pick up a 2nd tube actually.

Not a lipstick gal? Don't be ashamed, I wasn't really one until quite recently..... now I embrace lipstick wholeheartedly! There is an option for you! The newly released Viva Glam Cyndi Lipglass! (RRP $34AUD) It's the same colour packaged into a super shiny lipglass!