Lust Have It! July 2016

This months Lust Have It! Arrived a little bit later than usual, due to the fact they were still waiting on an item to arrive. The team emailed everyone and told them about this situation which I thought was excellent and not leave everyone wondering where it was.

I must say though, I am so impressed with this months bag. First off, they changed the colour of the bag! Its black! Normally its pink and pretty repetitive and I don't like it really. But I love the black one. Mainly because I love anything black.

This months bag is purely makeup based, which I like. It has one skincare item but thats fine. And everything in this bag is full size too!

Lets start off with the only skincare item, which I feel fits in so well with this bag. Before you put on your makeup you want to have a clean face. So they put in this Essenzza Fuss Free Naturals, The Masquerade Artisan Mask in Cherry Blossom and Argan Oil. What a mouth full. I love Essenzza products and was stoked to get this and I will be using this tonight. Follow my instagram (xobrontie) to see it on!

Retails for $4.95

Okay, this mascara has the most stunning packaging. It kind of reminds me of the Urban Decay Alice Through The Looking Glass Lipstick packaging. The mascara is by Teeez Cosmetics which we have got in the past, and is from the Desert Metals Collection. I will be filming a tutorial using this tomorrow and another product in this post. Oh and its blue!

Retails for $32.50

This eyeshadow is giving me life. I wasn't so excited for it when I saw it but it is soooo creamy! And swatches so well as you can see in the photo. Its the Gosh Cosmetics Matt Duo Eyeshadow Not sure on what exact shade this is though as I can't find anything but its rose toned.

Retails for $14.99

This Jelly Pong Pong Product I feel like I've heard of the brand before. The packaging is very cheap but I might use this as a lip balm as I wouldnt wear this out, as I don't like pinks on me. This was a mystery item so after research this retails for $15.00

Okay. This item confuses me. Its a Blush by MPrincess. How is this a blush when it is so damn orange and shimmery. And as you can see by the size of my hand it is tiny, and it is full size. I'm so confused. But I will use this an eyeshadow. 

Retails for $15.45

Box Retail: $82.90

Rimmel Apocalips Review

I tried this product out a few months ago and never got around to reviewing it. I just found my review in my 'review book' and decided to, well, review it for you guys

The Rimmel Apocalips claims to be a Matte Lip Cream (Or Lip Velvet as it states on the packaging), and I'd say it definately isn't a completley matte finish, I'd say its more of a Satin finish, but drier.

Like most matte lip creams, it has a doe foot applicator, its kind of bent a bit though in the centre (Like the Jeffree Star Velour Lip Creams Applicator) and I think that makes the application much easier.

The pigmentation of this lip cream is pretty opaque. I quite like it. I've got mine in the shade Atomic Rose (I think. Not 100% Sure)

The scent of this lip cream compared to others is horrible. I can't even remember what it smells like as I didn't describe it in my book, and I'm too lazy to get up and get it.

My opinion:

Its a pretty good matte lip cream. Best drugstore one I've found on the market so far, but I'm yet to try the Maybelline ones. I want to try the Nyx Suede Lip Creams but they cost a fortune off Ebay.

ColourPop Shadows Review

ColourPop shadows are something I have tried this year and have fallen in love with. I have a huge collection of them and I'm wanting more.

ColourPop are an LA Based Brand that are Cruelty free and Made in LA.

Their well known for their amazing, crazy feeling shadows, known as the Super Shock Shadows. They are eyeshadows that are cream to powder finish and all in all they are just unique. Its very hard to describe what they feel like, wet almost?

They are super pigmented, you don't even need a base. They also last all day which is great.

They come in a variety of colours and formulas, and here I have shown you 4

Rebel (Green, No longer available. LE Shaaanxo Collection): Matte Formula.

Deluxe (Shimmery Brown, also from Shaaanxo Collab): Pearlized

Get Lucky (Gold): Ultra Metallic (My favourite)

Bae (Purple/Blue/Brown): Metallic

These shadows are super cheap at $5 each, and for postage they go on weight. I've ordered 5 things before and it only cost me $8/$10

I highly recommend ColourPop and I will have collection posts coming up in the next month.

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

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

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

Priceline 40% Off Cosmetics Haul

Hey Beauties,

So last week, I attended Priceline's 40% off Cosmetics sale. And to be honest, I didn't buy a whole lot. I didn't go crazy because I didn't need anything really, so I only got things that I had seen on previous occasions and things I needed.

The first thing I grabbed was some more of my go-to BB Cream. Which is the Maybelline Dream Pure BB Cream. I had actually just ran out on the day of going, so it was a must buy product. Read my review on it here.

I then picked up something I'd been looking at on previous occasions to Priceline. The Maybelline Express Nail Polish Remover. And this stuff is incredible. If you are slack when it comes to removing nail polish like me, this stuff is a saviour.

Before I left the store, I picked up another of Sally Hansen's Triple Shine nail polishes. I selected the shade Wavy Blue. Its a dark blue with pretty shimmers in it. I don't have one like this in my collection at all.

On a previous trip to Priceline, they had some Essie nail polishes reduced to $6.77 so I couldn't pass that up. So I picked up the shade....I think its called Come On? Not too sure as I haven't written it down or got it near me. But its a gorgeous red coral.

What did you get from the Priceline 40% off sale?

*Unlike everybody else, I did not have a voucher to get it cheaper. I contacted Priceline asking why, and it is because I apparently didn't have 100 points at the time, but I know that before they sent them out I did have over 100. I will be getting my voucher in May when the next batch is sent out.

Keep Smiling
xobrontie

BellaBox March Unboxing

Hey Beauties,

So I awoke this morning to my BellaBox, and first thing I realised is that is was here, reasonably early. I got my tracking number last Thursday (Or Friday, Can't remember which one) and on most occasions it takes 4-5 working days for it to arrive. So for it to arrive today was pretty early. 3 working days, I'm happy with that, considering it comes from Melbourne!

Second thing I noticed, the new box packaging! Isn't it so adorable?! I love it! Its sturdy like the old boxes, so I will for sure be re-using this somehow, and I will probably decorate it too, maybe. But its got the signiture Bellabox, Tiffany Blue colour (No they are not ripping them off) along with the brand new 'bb' logo, surrounded by dots. This design is only on the lid, the other part of the box is just blue. I love it!

Now for what came inside this months box...

St Tropez Med/Dark Gradual Tan Lotion. Sample:
I've heard Shaaanxo rave about how good St Tropez (Pronounced Tro-Pay) is, and I'm pretty keen to use this. However, I do not tan, I personally don't like it, and I'm quite happy being a pale person. I do however use a makeup body cover-up to cover my stretchmarks, so I may use this one day instead of that? I don't know. But this sample is only good enough for one use in my opinion as it isn't very big. The retail price for any St Tropez product is pretty pricey, but if you are one for tanning then I'd highly suggest getting it because Shannon looks great with her tan.

Natralus Paw Paw Pure Gel - Sample:
I'm interested in using this as it says it smoothes damaged skin, and I just wonder if it can be used on stretchmarks. I'll give it a go, but I know I won't notice any difference as I have a large variety of stretchmarks and this small package probably won't cover my entire area.

Dermalogica Clear Start Breakout Clearer - Sample:
I love getting Dermalogica or Bioderma products in my box, and this one I will certainly use. I don't know when though, as my Mum just purchased me some Benzac AC today and I kinda want to use that first. But I might use this of the morning before I apply my makeup?

WotNot Facial Wipes for Oily/Combination Skin - Sample:
I got some of these wipes a few boxes back and I LOVED them. So I was so happy to get some more. So I will for sure be using these!

Pantene Aqua Light Shampoo/Conditioner - Samples:
Eh. My hair has been hating me lately. I have a dry scalp. A very dry scalp. This range of products is made for people with FINE hair. And hair that doesn't need MUCH PRODUCT. So I will not be using this. This is going into my 'Endless Stock Of Hair Products' Drawer.

Model Co. Creamy Matte Lipstick - Full Size:
I've forgotten the name of this product already, but its a gorgeous coral, red toned lipstick. It is really stunning, but unfortunatley it is not for me. I do not see myself wearing this, reds and corals aren't my colour of lip choice, I hardly wear them. But my Mum loves it so I gave it to her.

So that was everything in this months box. Overall it was -okay-. Not great just okay. There was nothing in here that wowed me apart from the wipes.

Did you get anything different in your bellabox?

*Bellabox did not pay, or ask me to do this review. All opinions are 100% honest*

Keep smiling,
xobrontie

February Empties

Hey Beauties,

Last post I swear to God.

I've decided I'm only going to post empties every 2 months, as I don't really use that much up in a month. But here is what I have used up this month.

First up, I used up these Wot Not wipes I got in a Bellabox a few months back. I LOVED these more than my Neutrogena ones. And that says alot. These are full of Moisture and aren't drying when removing makeup. I am considering buying these again. But I'm not sure.

Yes, there is a little bit of product left. But I cannot get it out. This is just a cheap ass, $5 gift pack, Body Scrubs, that I got for Christmas. This was okay, it smelt nice (Scent was Tropical) but it wasn't long lasting and not moisturising. Infact it was drying. My skin is never dry and I actually needed to moisturise myself which I hardly ever need to do. So I won't repurchase this.

If I could upload a photo of my stretchmarks, I would. Mine are insane. My mother describes it as 'Post Pregnancy Stretchmarks'. I have it on my boobs, all up my arms, and from my hip, down to my calf. Its crazy. I've been using Bio Oil, and there wasn't much in there so I don't know how effective it was, so I'm going to repurchase it.

This Collection 2000 Nail Polish is just a shit formula. Its like water. I can't apply with it. Its just so sheer that I give up. I think it may be because either a) its old b) its gone crap from humidity. Either or I may or may not repurchase it.

This product is still full, but I just cannot use it. It hurts my eyes to the point where I have to rub them. Theres too many chemicals in it! Model Co. Change the freaking formula. Apart from that, the mascara is fine. Repurchase? No.

So....Yah. Thats all I've used this month, and this is my last post for the night! I'm going to go now, and install adobe to my laptop. Because I can't do shit without it popping up.

Keep Smiling
xobrontie

February Haul

Hey Beauties,

So over this month, I haven't really collected that much. I have a few second hand items that were new, but thats basically been it.

Excuse the price tag, I cannot get it off for the life of me, but this is a Bourjois Cream Blush. I did swatch it, but because its such a pale pink (product has no name either, sorry) it barely shows up.

Yes I found this baby, barely used, at the op shop. I freaked and had to get it. Its a stunning colour too. Tutorial for sure!

So I was in Priceline, and I swatched this, just like I do every time I go past it. My best friend just told me to buy the bloody thing so I did. I'll probably never use it, but oh well!

This is a gorgeous pink with gold shimmers in it. The gold is really subtle though so its hard to see, but you can kind of see it in the second image. Like the blush, this Bourjois product has no name.

This blush is stunning. Its by The Face Shop and the shade is Coral Cushion. I've used it a few times, and its really pigmented.

The last thing is yet another Bobbi Brown product. This hasn't even been used at all, so I was happy. Though, I think it is a little yellow for me, I will work it out. Its a concealer/powder combo. And I cannot pass up a concealer.

So thats my haul for this month. Did you pick up anything great?

Keep Smiling
xobrontie