Review: NYX Jumbo Eye Pencils

Hey everyone.

So, getting back into the swing of blogging again, I thought I'd start off with one of my must haves in my collection. There are many reviews of this product out there, but I have yet to voice my opinion on these.

I'm pretty sure if you watch YouTube, you would know all about these, but just incase you don't know, I will try to explain what they are.

They can be used for multiple things. Most people in the beauty community use it as an eyeshadow base all over their lids, and some use it on their waterline. And I found last year that it was good for creating this look:

Pro's About the Product:

• Creamy, rather easy to blend
• Soft on your lids, and glides on.
• Pigmented, only one swipe and its on.
• Excellent for a pop of colour on the waterline
• Can be buildable*
• Variety of Shades

Cons about the Product:

• Requires a big sharpener - I just use a cheap Essence one.
• Can stain lids (Happened to me - whoops)
• Can smudge easily, I suggest doing eyes before you do your face.
• Pricey in Target in Aus and NZ. Cheaper on Ebay.

Shades I Have:

Milk

Milk is one of the most well known shades from the line. Its a white eyeliner and it really does stay put. I personally only use this if I need my eyeshadow to be more vibrant as the white makes the colour on my lid really pop. You don't need to apply much either as it blends pretty far.

Pots and Pans

Excuse the horrid packaging Pots and Pans I haven't used that much yet, but when I do use it, I use it as a base for a silver eyeshadow for a smokey look, as it makes they eyeshadow last longer. It is metallic and obviously a silver.

Peacock

I rarely use this pencil, but I got it mainly because of the colour. Its a shimmery blue. Well, more metallic than shimmery. When I do use this I use it on my waterline for a pop of colour, but, I have found that when doing this, it smudges during the day and makes me look like I had a terrible night sleep.

Overall:

I think the product is great. It is something I like to have in my collection all the time.

Have you got one of the NYX Jumbo Eye Pencils?

Keep on Smiling,

xobrontie

OMG HAI!! + Amazing Service!!

HAI!

Did you all miss me?

Probably not because I'm such a new blog but oh well

So since I've been gone, I celebrated my 20th birthday and started my job at Vinnies, and got into a car accident on the way to work.

Freaking hate slip lanes and 4x4's.

I'm fine, had a sore neck, but apart from that I'm A-O-KAY!

Tonight I'm preparing posts for the upcoming weeks and such.

But, I wanted to state in this post.

I placed and order through Chi Chi Cosmetics a few weeks ago, and my order should've been here last week but was still in Transit.

So as you would do, I contacted them via email.

And, I have to say, amazing customer service. I have never been happier.

They tried to resolve the problem, but couldn't. So sent me another palette (I bought the Elegant Palette) in express post with a credit voucher to reimburse the cost.

Which I was...flattered.

With other companies they have been all "Oh thats not in our control. Here have a $5 voucher"

And I've been like "Bro. I spent over $25 on you and you just give me $5 to spend on your shop. If your service and postage is crap I'm not coming back"

But Chi Chi, they are different.

I just got a knock at the door from the postie and what was in his hands?

Both parcels.

THANKS AUSTRALIA POST FOR KEEPING ME UPDATED -.-

So I sent an email back to Chi Chi being honest about what happened and am waiting to hear back on what to do. Giveaway? Present for a friend? Send back to them? Dunno.

But I discovered Chi Chi through the glamourous Shannon Harris (She a baaaae)(omg I'm hyper) Who is also known as Shaaanxo on YouTube.

I wasn't a familar fan with Chi Chi, I had some makeup by them, but was just 'eh' about them. Shannon changed my views on them and now I want everything.

Anyway, I've gotta go guys, I'll keep you updated more on whats happening, and yeah. I am going to be revamping my blog soon and probably changing the theme and everything.

So please note: I am no longer affiliated with LHI due to them not contacting me or sending me boxes to review

Peace!

Keep on Smiling,

xobrontie

Why I unsubscribed from Bella Box

Hey Beauties,

So. Bellabox has given me enough shit, lets just start with that.

And this month, I had just had enough.

Boxes haven't been sent out and from what I've seen, this months box is complete crap.

I am getting this month box still, as mine is still in the shipping process, but I will not be reviewing it as I'm just overall not happy with whats inside of it and I'd rather do a rant post instead.

Today, I logged onto instagram to find hundreds of raging girls going mad because they haven't got their box.

And, I've been pissed off the last week so I decided to join in and go off myself.

Last week, on the 18th, I sent them an email asking where it was, I was told it should be gone out by the 23rd, which I didn't mind, but still wasn't that happy because it was too late.

Today, I sent them a long email. I'm talking 6 paragraph long email. Saying how as a beauty blogger I am unimpressed with their services, communication and box wise, and that its very dissapointing.

After that, I got an email from Sarah, CEO of BB saying sorry and giving everyone 100 points ($10) Store credit. Now, when I go through shit with companies, I expect to get more than a voucher. On their site you can't buy much with $10 at all. I'd expect them to say "we apologize, and for this we will give you a free....."

I've got into similar problems like this with them in the past, but not to this extreme.

Thats one reason why I am leaving.

The other reason is that the boxes seem to be getting repetitive. They are giving out samples of products they have given out before. Every second box I seem to get a sample of BB cream. I have over 15 sachets of it.

Thats the other reason why.

I joined up expecting to try something new. Things from a brand I have never heard of. All the things they share are from Avene, Bioderma, Dermalogica, and common hair brands.

Since joining Lust Have It! the 2 boxes I have got I haven't heard of any of the products inside, and I feel like they are more worth the money than BB, cause I feel like with BB I'm paying for the cost of the fucking cardboard box and getting a shitload of samples inside.

So yeah. Thats my rant.

Thinking of joining up to another box, don't know who though.

Keep Smiling,
xobrontie

Review: Palmer's Cocoa Butter; Massage Lotion for Stretchmarks.

Hey Beauties,

So. Ever since I began turning into a teen, I got stretchmarks.

It never really phased me until this year when I was on a med that I had a major reaction to, and I got stretchmarks almost everywhere. Including my breasts, from my shoulders, to elbow on each arm, my waist all over my butt, down my thighs, all the way past my knee. I hate it that much that I have pretty much changed my entire wardrobe to covered clothes.

Due to this I lost a whole lot of confidence. I began to use some Bio Oil. And I finished an entire bottle of that, and noticed 0 results. I was very annoyed by this seeing as Bio Oil is a very raved about product and I was expecting to see some results. Mum then gave me some of this Stretchmark lotion by Palmer's Cocoa Butter. And my God. I haven't looked back.

Not only does this product smell fan-fucking-tastic, I have noticed a difference. My marks are slowly, beginning to fade. And I'm beginning to get some confidence back. It probably too around 3 months to start noticing major results, but since using the first bottle I have bought another one. Then not long after buying that bottle, I was contacted by Palmer's to try a bunch of their products, so I have a ton of things to review for you all.

If you want to see a photo of my stretchmarks, check out my instagram where I have posted an image of them. (I have been inactive there due to personal reasons)

I would 100% reccomend this to anyone.

I wasn't paid to review this, though, I have been sent products by the company to try for free. Product shown in image above was bought with my own money.

Keep Smiling,
xobrontie

Review: Jordana Best Lash Extreme

Hey Beauties,

So I bought this a while ago off Beauty Joint after Lauren Curtis raving about it all the time and I was like "Heck. Lets try it" so I did. And I'm quite mutual with it.

I think its mainly because I'm not applying it properly and I have good and bad days at applying it. Because some days when I apply it, it just clumps up to this horrible clumpy, spidery lash mess and it looks horrible and I just sit there at my dressing table like "Fuck. My. Life" and rage - not really but it pisses me off. Kinda like when you get one eye correct with eyeliner then you do the other one and its just off scale.

I find that the brush packs on a lot of the product, so before applying you have to scrape it all off.

I don't know if this has just happened because of the shipping over to me or what. But I'm still learning how to apply it.

Apart from when I have bad days with this, on the good days, my eyelashes look longer than they already are. I have naturally long thick lashes, so I only really go for volumizing mascara. Theres no mascara I choose specifically that I like. But the Covergirl Flamed Up mascara is still in my top 5. This mascara is hitting number 6. Would be in the top 5 if I learned to use it better. I just need to warm up to it.

Would you guys like to see a top 5 mascara post?

Keep Smiling
xobrontie

Bellabox: May Unboxing

Hey Beauties,

So this month I feel as if the Bellabox team stepped it up just a little bit. They still have a long way to go to meet my subscription standards, but, I was pretty happy with the outcome of this box.

Miracle Rejuvination Mask - Yup I mispelled a word. But I'm too lazy to fix that so lets ignore that. But I'm not going to use this. Its for dry irratable (another spelling mistake. Lazy Brontie is Lazy) skin, and I have oily skin, which has been pretty good lately, I've hardly been breaking out. (Ooooh I should do a skin routine post.) and its a sheet mask. And these don't....these scare me. I don't know why, but it does. But my Mum is keen to use this so.

The same bar of soap I got in Lust Have It! Not going to go into detail as I did in the previous post. So. Go check that out.

The good ol' Chapstick. My best friend has been raving about buying a new one recently, so I'm going to give this to her for her birthday (along with other things. Gee, I'm not that rude.)

wen. This stuff is pretty cool. Mum used to be subscribed to them, but no longer is. It is basically a conditioner shampoo? So its really thick, and you layer your hair with it, let it soak in for about 5 minutes, then rinse it out. And it smells lovely too. Don't know when I'd use this as we have tons of it at home so.

Invisible Zinc. Eh. Its Zinc. Its good. (Kinda. I live near the Zinc works and the shit stinks) so its always good to have some lying around.

Anastasia Beverly Hills Brow Gel. I was so excited for this. I'd never expect a product by her to be in a box. Ever. Let alone BB. So I was just all like 'weeeee' when I got it.

Thats all I got. I was mainly excited for the brow gel. But the box was pretty good. I am SO over samples though, good lord. I need to start using them.

Keep smiling,
xobrontie

Priceline Haul!

Hey Beauties,

So as soon as Mum brought the mail in the other week, and I laid my eyes on the Priceline catelauge to only find out they were having a 'Spend $60 Get a Free Bag of Goodies worth over $120 (or something) Deal' I couldn't resist.

Now, I'm not going to show what came in the bag, just because this post would be too image heavy and I don't want it to be, instead, I'm going to link you over to the glorious Jasmine from Sweetaholic Beauty's blog post about what the bag contains. Just click riiiight here.

My opinion on the bag - Eh. Wasn't that pleased with it. The foundation and BB Cream are way too dark for me. The lashes I won't use. Most of them I'm just going to use in a giveaway or end up selling because I just won't use it. It was pretty dissapointing to be honest.

But, here's what I got. Now I'm not sure of the prices of these, but it did end up a bit over $60.

First off, I had to grab some of my ultimate favourite makeup remover wipes by Neutrogena. I believe these were $2 off the original price or around about that anyway. And I needed some, because I don't like using my Wot Not ones, because they are too good and I cherish them too much to even touch. Second of all, I really needed concealer, and I've decided that, seeing as Concealer is something I cannot live without, I may as well just start stocking up. So I picked up the Australis Go Camo Heavy Duty Concealer which for some reason reminds me of the Hard Candy Glamoflauge (?) Concealer. Which I'd love to try. But. World problems. And then I picked up the Maybelline Fit Me Concealer Because I had heard some things about it and I wanted to try it out. Both concealers are in the lightest shade.

Also from the Maybelline section, they finally had the Colour Tattoo in Tough as Taupe available, and EVERY time I go to get it, it's sold out. And I was so lucky because it was the last one left too. Still trying to figure out how to use this one as its a bit more of a...I don't know, a warmer neutral? Than a darker one, which is what I normally go for. Might do a post on looks I have made up using this though. Swatches below

Finally I picked up a lipstick I have had my heart set on for a while, and I don't know why I didn't buy it before because I simply love this colour. This is Australis Lip Inject Lipstick in Grunge. When I first saw the colour in the tube (doesn't show up on camera) I was like "Ew this shit is gross, what the hell Australis" Because its actually a brown colour. But when swatched, its a gorgeous maroony purple. And I love these shades for winter/autumn.

Swatches of Tough as Taupe and Grunge.

I think my order may have come below, I don't know. But Mum and I both paid (well she paid, I didn't hehe) for our items together, and the lovely lady allowed us to buy 2 bags because we spent almost $200 in store #guiltyascharged.

But, yeah, thats what I got from Priceline. I wasnt really after that much, and I would've bought Essence stuff if this Priceline stocked Essence, but the one we went to was connected to a Doctors Surgery so it was a Priceline Pharmacy.

I think the bag deal has ended now? Correct me if I'm wrong?

But yeah. I'm gonna go and film a video now so I can upload it tomorrow :3

Keep Smiling!

xobrontie

Lipstick Collection (As of April 2014)

Hey Beauties.

Before I start. Another 50 page views and I will be at 5k views! Ah so exciting! Second of all. Sorry for lack in posting - again. I don't really want to say whats gone on in my life, but, lets just say that doctors here aren't the best and kind of suck.

But heres my lipstick collection!

I would like to add, that since I prepared this post, I have got more lipsticks.

Top Clockwise: Maybelline Peachy Scene, Covergirl 440, Essence Natural Beauty
Avon Skin, Rimmel Nude Pink and OM She Grace

From Left: Rimmel 04, Maybelline Berry Beautiful (I think its disc. I got it from the market)

Left: FOA Power Surge, Avon Ruby in Gold, Mayb. Who Wore it Red-er
Essence More to Love.

Top-Left: Bellabox Nude, Rimmel ? FOA Nude Satin, Rimmel ? Maybelline Iced Coffee (Or Mocha?)

L: Revlon Gumdrop, Essence Flirty Pink, FOA Malibu Barbie, Rimmel 104 (I think)

How many lipsticks do you own?!

Keep Smiling,
xobrontie

Lust Have It April Review

Hey Beautys,

Yes, I am back. I've been slack with everything recently and I need to get back into the swing of things.

I've got a few blog posts planned and that I need to prepare such as Lorde's Mac Collection - How to get her look (from the shoot) using DRUGSTORE products (can i hear a hell yeah!?....no.....otay.....) and I have a winter lookbook too. When the Tassie weather decides to be nice - which it was yesterday but I had a lot to do.

ANYWAY.

I....Am now affiliated with Lust Have It. Which to be honest, is pretty freaking amazing. I love LHI, I always have. I wanted to sign up to them instead of bellabox but BB just seemed to be more in my price range.

So each month, the lovely staff from LHI will be sending me a box to review, and for you guys, they have something awesome for you too.

When you sign up for LHI, you can use my code 'xobrontie' and when you do so, you will get......wait for it..

$5 OFF YOUR FIRST BOX

Uhm, hello. Amazing right? LHI retails at $19.95 per month and comes with 5-6 beauty samples along with a full size item. They work with amazing brands such as Benefit (Love me some Benefit), Babor, Aveda, Molton Brown London and Rachel K just to name a few.

LETS GET INTO WHATS IN MY BOX!!
Squeeeeee I'm so excite!

I love the way the items were packed in this bag, and not in a box. It actually will be re-usable, not saying that BB's aren't I use them quite often, but, I can see me doing a lot with the bags. I don't know if this is a regular thing, but its quite cute. The bag says in pink writing 'Lustre Beauty'....whatever that means :/

The first full size item in the bag was Jane Gem 'Glamourflage' Face Primer. Now. I don't own -any- face primers. Apart from the Loreal Magique sample which is just about empty. So this was amazing to see. I haven't heard or seen this brand before, but the packaging reminds me a lot of The Balm. I love the cute little bottle the primer is in, and even the box is cute. Its a real sturdy box and not flimsy, so I'm debating on keeping it. This full size item retails at $22.95 and is available through the Glamourflage website.

The next full size item was Claytime 100% Pure Mineral Bronzer. Upon looking at this bronzer, I realized it is a limited edition bronzer. So I don't know if it was made for LHI or what. But I love the shade. I don't own any bronzer as I'm pale as all hell and I don't want to use a bronzer that makes me look like I have a shit tan on my face, so I think I will be using this bronzer. As you can see on my hand, it goes nicely with my skin tone. This full size item retails at $29.95 and can be bought through the LHI website.

Next was a Bioderma Atoderm Cream. I have sooooo many Bioderma samples to go through so I was just like "Eh." when I pulled it out. I'm a bit tired of seeing Bioderma in my boxes. Not saying Bioderma is crap, they are great. I just have enough samples of it as it is. I don't know if I will personally use this as it is for dry, to very dry skin. And my skin combination is oily. Soooo. I don't know. I may use this as an after the shower moisturiser?

Hell to the yes. Another packet of my ultimate favourite wipes. I'm a HUGE fan of the Wot Not Facial Wipes and I wish they were available in Priceline or somewhere. But. There is a deal going on with a code (NOT SHARING HEHE) where you can get 3 packs of the wipes and get the 3rd free. So. I'm going to take advantage of that because these are my favourite ever.

The final sample in my....er, bag? Was a sample of the Aveeno Daily Moisturizer Lotion. I'm going to use this for sure. Probably not right away as I have a ton of moisturizers to get through currently, but I will use this.

So. Thats what I got in my bag. I love it. I am going to use it all.

I have to say I do prefer Lust Have It over Bellabox. But I won't be unsubscribing to bellabox, because my mother is still happy to pay for it monthly (it was a birthday present) and we both kinda share the products inside. But BB. You need to step up your game!

Don't forget to use my code when you sign up to LHI to get $5 off your first box! 'xobrontie'

**This box was sent to me by the company to review. I am not being paid to say this, it is all my 100% honest opinions. You should all know by now that I'm too blunt!**

I'll see you all tomorrow with a collection post!

xobrontie

BH Cosmetics Party Girl Palette Review

Hey Beauties,

So I've had a lot of fun recently playing around with my new toy.

Isn't it pretty!

I recently bought this off Beauty Joint and I do not regret it. This palette is perfection.

It has a great range of shades ranging from bright to dark to natural, all with different finishes. Some are shimmery, some have a pearl finish, a few of them are matte, and there is even some metallic finish ones too.

The pigmentation on these shadows are pretty great too. The first colour I swatched was that delightful matte yellow there, and it just glided on so smoothly.

I'd say with these shadows you don't need a base, but like I said in my tutorial (Below) it works better with a base, as without, the shadows just mooshed together and didn't look as nice.

As you can see from this image there are a lot of non bright shades so the palette is perfect for a day to night look. The only thing I don't like is that the pale 'browbone' colour is shimmery. You may like it shimmery, but I prefer it to be matte.

Although this palette has a lot of shades similar in colour, its easy to create different looks with them.

The palette had no fall out when I used it, which was pretty impressive, and it came off easily and cleanly.

I absolutley love the range of shadows in this palette.

I think this palette is perfect. Although, I wish the colour range expanded wider, but I will probably buy another BH Palette in the near future.

The only downfall of this palette is although it is very slim, its not that great for travelling because its quite big. But if you have a huge make up bag, go for it.

All swatches shown above were done with NO primer.

VIEW VIDEO HERE

*All thoughts on this product were my personal opinions, BH did NOT ask me to review this product, nor do they know who the hell I am.....Hi BH if you read this :P

Keep Smiling,

xbrontie

Bellabox Unboxing: April 2014

Hi Beauties,

So my Bellabox arrived last week, but I've only just got around to posting about it.

This months box in my opinion was a bit 'meh'. It was okay, but, could've been better.

I'm only using 3 of the things that came in this months box, so only half of it is going to use.

Heres what I got!

Dirty Works Hand Cream:

I swear you can get this in Coles now, am I right? I don't know but the name seems familiar. But I'm keen to give this a try. I've got so many hand creams though (Like 7) that I haven't even finished yet. Not even half empty yet. But I'll get to this eventually. Probably in like 2 years xD

Burt's Bees Lemon Butter Cuticle Cream:

When Laura did my nails a few months back she said that I had really bad cuticles, and to be honest, I don't know how to care for them. So I'll give this a go, and if I like it I may buy the full size. By the way, this shit smells amazing.

Indio Moisturiser and Eye Pore Eraser Thingy:

Ignore the title I forgot what the other item was called. But the pore eraser, I didn't really need, so I gave that to Mum and she seemed pretty excited about it - By the way, in 3 weeks time, every Wednesday post I will be questioning my Mum about some anti ageing products and other products she uses. She asked me if she could be featured on the blog because she had things she wanted to share with you about and I thought it was a great idea!

The moisturiser is a clear one? So I don't really know what that will be like. But I might take it away with me and use it with my BB Cream to help blend because its small.

Red Earth Lipgloss 05:

This....isn't my colour. I don't wear reds, hardly ever. So I've put this in my giveaway draw.

I also got a sample of Revlon's Nearly Naked, which I tried a sample of in Cleo last year and I quite liked it. But its not as full coverage as I'd like it to be. I'll probably use it.

I know that some people got the new Avon Mascara instead of the lipgloss. I kinda wish I got that. But whatever.

Wasn't really happy with this box.

Come on BB Team, step it up!!

I am slowly beginning to think of un-subscribing to Bellabox because I haven't been wowed by their boxes recently. Last month I didn't use a THING. I'll give them 4 more months before I renew my sub to step it up otherwise I'm not going to be a member anymore.

Keep Smiling,
xobrontie

Beauty Joint Haul/Review!

Hey Beauties,

About 2 weeks ago, I placed my first online makeup order. I decided to use Beauty Joint as I had heard some positive things about them and I must say I was very pleased with my experience there and that I will be a returning customer. Before I go into the review of the company, here's what I bought!

BH Cosmetics; BH Party Girl 40 Color Eyeshadow Palette -

Not going into much detail about this product as a review is coming up shortly. But this is my first BH Palette. I've wanted one for ages, and I was contemplating buying one off their official site, but when I looked on Beauty Joint, it turned out to be cheaper. I believe it was on sale for $13.40 or somewhere around that price. I deleted my email and I don't know the details to mums paypal so I can't quite find out!

But Beauty Joint has only just begun to start stocking BH Cosmetics Palettes, the whole range is not available, but there is a good variety to choose from. I also noticed the other day when I was looking that they are now also selling The Balm too. Which in my opinion, should be on Beauty Bay (Beauty Joint's affiliate site that sells more high end brands) because The Balm is not cheap. Its over $25. And I don't buy makeup for that cheap. Well, rarely anyway.

Jordana; Best Lash Extreme Mascara -

I bought this after Lauren Curtis raving about how great this is. And it was rather cheap too. I think under $4? And this mascara is one of my new favourites. Not saying why, but you'll have to stay tuned to find out why!

Overall

Postage at Beauty Joint is calculated by weight of the items you buy. My postage came to around the same price as the palette, and together it was like $31.06 or something. Which I thought was good, because I knew I would like the palette and I would pay close to $20 for a good palette and I just thought it was decent.

Also, when it comes to shipping you can choose the type. Standard USP, Express USP, and theres another one too which I can't remember (USP = United States Postal Service) Then, you have the option of paying for insurance on your package, just incase it gets lost. I took up on this offer (It was only $1.25 but I think it increases in weight?) because I have had experiences in the past with another company (Not naming who) when I won an eyeshadow, and never got it at all. This was because of postal screw up. And also, us Australian's know how lousy and pathetic Australia Post is, so I just got insurance incase it got lost or something. And it wasn't a crazy amount extra I had to pay, $1.25 is nothing.

The length of time to get to my house was faster than expected. I was thinking about a month for it to get to me, but it actually took 9 working days. How great is that! The parcel was also shipped the next day that I bought it too.

I definatly do recommend purchasing from Beauty Joint, and with this pleasant experience I will be a returning customer.

Have you bought anything from Beauty Joint or any other online store before? Tell me what you think?

I'm considering buying some Real Techniques brushes from iHerb next.

Keep Smiling,

xobrontie

GRWM: Dad's Birthday Dinner

Hey Beauties,

So on the 26th (I think, sorry Dad if thats wrong D:) was Dad's birthday. I shouted him out for a nice Thai Meal - though he ended up paying cause I'm a tight ass when it comes to money (I had $100 in my purse. I didn't want to spend it!!) but anyway, we went out, and had a delicious dinner, and I got prepared like 3 hours ahead cause I wanted to do a Get Ready With Me. So I did!

Here are the products I used:

From Top:
Essence Long Lasting Eye Pencil in Black
Revlon Quad ?
Prestige Shadow in Sandstone
Maybelline Hyper Glossy Liquid Liner
Nyx Jumbo Eye Pencil in Peacock
Maybelline Quad in Sapphire Siren
Revlon Matte Shadow in Peach

From Left:
Essence Stay With Me Gloss in My Fave. Milkshake
Face of Australia Lipstick in Nude Satin
Essence Long Lasting Lipstick in Natural Beauty
Unknown?

From Top:
Revlon Colorstay Whipped in Buff
Mineral Glow Powder in Porcelain
Bobbi Brown Concealer/Powder Shade?
Covergirl Tru Conceal in 01

From Top:
Covergirl Flamed Out Mascara
The Body Shop Coral Cushion Blush
Essence Blush in Babydoll

Sally Hansen Triple Shine in ?

*1 Day After.

I didn't take a photo of my outfit as I don't have a full length mirror. Well I do, but my beds next to it, so its kinda akward to.

Photos here (at bottom of album)

But check out the whole video here!

Keep Smiling,
xobrontie

Review: Thursday Plantation Tea Tree Face Cream

Hey Beauties,

Okay, so I'm normally not one to rave on about creams as I honestly don't use them too much because of my naturally oily skin - but this particular one my Mum bought on clearance at Chemist Warehouse is just too good not to rave about.

*This particular product, I am unaware if it was on clearance because they were discontinuing or other.

But this product. Is probably the best for acne prone skin.

Why do I say that?

Because it has Tea Tree oil infused in it.

Now, I'm sure we all now by now, and if you don't know well, Tea Tree oil is really good for acne. It kills the....infection I guess we'll call it? And eliminates the baddies.

I decided to give this ago, first of all just as a one off thing to see what it was like, and HOLY MOLY. This stuff is amazing.

Okay, so first off, you don't need a ton. A wee bit goes a long way.

Second of all, you can feel the tea tree in the product getting into all the pores - yes it stings, but that means its working.

And after applied, the face just feels so freaking soft its like a babies butt. I couldn't believe it.

I know this is a short review, but I'm not good at reviewing creams as they all just seem the same to me.

*Thursday Plantation does NOT test on animals.

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Benzac AC (5%) Review!

Hey Beauties,

So for the past 2 weeks, I have been testing out a new product for my acne. I've been suggested by my GP to try out Benzac AC, So I did.

I had really high hopes for this product as the price was pretty intense. So heres what I thought overall!

Out of all acne related products I've used, this one does NOT have a strong smell of chemicals, infact, you can hardly smell a chemical at all. Which is great.

I start off with cleansing my face using their Daily Facial Cleanser (Says to use twice daily, but I'm a lazy shit and only do it once.) and that basically gets rid of all the yuckyness left on my skin, I then apply the cream/gel whatever it is, but i don't rub it in. I first dab it onto my acne so its left pretty thick, then after about 2 minutes i then rub it in. I'm not sure how its meant to be applied as it doesn't say on the back to rub it in, it just says to apply to skin. I only apply this mainly to my cheeks, and other areas that are being affected by acne.

Within the first week there was a huge difference. My acne scars were beginning to fade, and that has never happened before, I thought I was scarred for life to be quite honest. My acne was massively reduced and it seemed to stay away.

I had found though that by the next week, I had been so stressed I had forgotten to use it, therefore my acne had started to come back, so it is a constant use type of thing.

Its not sticky, or tacky on the skin, it feels like you've just rubbed moisturizer onto your face.

Within the amount of time of me using this product, I have yet to find any cons.

I would really recommend this to someone struggling with acne. It is more on the pricey side ($26-27AU) but you don't need much cream, I only use a tiny bit and it goes far.

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