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

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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) -

Big - Big 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 Comforter - Lush 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.

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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

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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?

 

 

The Week That Was... #5

5 is my favourite number, fun fact!

Instagram

- Making my awesome mushroom sauce to chuck on some Chicken. Soooo good. Does anyone else find cutting mushrooms therapeutic? 

- Painting mah nails and blogging, that's what bloggers do right? 

- LOL! no words needed.

- I attended a Lush bloggers event on Wednesday, standing next to these soaps and later right next to Godmother soap (Snow Fairy scented!) made it very hard to concentrate but we learnt about the brand and their top selling products. I'm currently on a Lush Lovin' train and don't wanna get off!

- Mixing bath bombs like a cocktail, fun way to use up products 

- Doin' The Dip with my gal pals after the blogger event, okay so this was the Ribwich and was the best thing i've eaten in a long time...

- Lush Angels on Bare Skin, lucky enough to receive a new tub of this at the Lush event being an old favourite of mine I was stoked to bust it out and slap it on the face when I got home.

- Rimmel 60 Second Nail Polish in Sundowner - beautiful colour but I had a few issues with application... review to come!

- Friday Night Caramel Macchiato with friends, when the question after dinner is Starbucks? my answer is always a huge... YES!

- Another round of Mini Golf on saturday night, we are currently doing a mini golf tour of Sydney it seems.. any recommendations for courses? 

- Sometimes i'm a mean mama

- Then I wear a jumper showing my love for my dog, only fair I show this one since I shared the pug one last week. Speaking of the pug she hasn't been featuring in photos as much because it's been too dark and she doesn't do well in low light situations.

On The Blog

Not a lot of posting went down this week, I am currently uploading a new video but bloody hell YouTube is so slow!

Manicure Monday with Nude & Bronze - I loved this manicure, i'm having quite a moment with nudes and glitter gradients. Nice way to keep it work appropriate and have a bit of a sparkle.

April 2013 Favourites - Simply put, the things I loved in April.

Random Thoughts

- It's mothers day today, so big Happy Mothers Day out there to all the mums, and especially my mum who is completely 100% awesome! Mum and I spent the day laying around in my lounge room watching Arrow, this photo should get you interested.

Source: imdb.com

- Cadbury Marvellous Creations have 2 new flavours out and I feel like this should be a public announcement.

- PMS sucks

- RSPCA Million Paws Walk is on next weekend, if you have a pooch or are interested in just going along (I think you can walk an RSPCA pooch if you don't have your own) it's a fun day out 

- The Vampire Diaries finale was on this week, I was underwhelmed, the death was sort of meh in my opinion because I don't think it will really end up as a permanent thing. I don't want to say to much if people haven't watched it.... Looking forward to Pretty Little Liars return though!

- I want a light blue blazer like the one here on Buy Now, Blog Later

- I loved this post by Zoe Foster on how to pronounce beauty brand names - so helpful!

Let me leave you with this gem that Jess from The Belle Lumiere posted on her blog earlier and I was in stitches watching this.

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