Autumn/Winter Picks 2016

Autumn/Winter have to be my favourite seasons. I'm just a lover of the cold seasons. I think its because I was brought up in Tassie where some days we wake up and its 1 degrees (Celcius) outside and I'm just so used to it. So here are my main picks for makeup this year.

Nivea Men Post Shave Balm: Yep I love this. My review on it went up last week if you are interested in reading it. I won't go on about it much.

Chi Chi Fabulous and Flawless Foundation: I have a review on this coming soon too. But for the price its a damn good foundation.

Mellow Cosmetics Blush in Bronze: I wasn't sure if I'd like this when I got it, but it has become me favourite blush. Its perfect for any look.

ColourPop Cruel Intentions: This is a gorgeous Mauve Blush. Thats all I lean towards on blushes, mauve tones.

Essence Soo Glow Highlighter in 01: Sad that Essence discontinued this. Cause this is amazing.

Ofra Lipliner in Wine

Essence Lipliner in Satin Mauve

ColourPop Lumiere Lipliner: These are all different Mauve Shades. I love them all individually.

NYX Plum Lipliner: Theres nothing left in this, I need another one. If only I can get my hands on it!

ColourPop Lumiere 2: Just bought this, its a tad darker than the original, and I'm OBSESSED.

Australis VelourLips in Doo-Bai and Bar-Tha-Lon-A: Both my current faves by Australis

Mac Velvet Teddy and Mehr: I use them both year round. So they are HG Status for me.

ColourPop Lumiere (Original): I have 2 of these, one lives in my bag, the other in my collection.

Chi Chi Viva La Diva in Checkin In: Very Similar to Velvet Teddy I feel.            

ColourPop Central Perk, Deluxe and Rebel: I feel like I'll be reaching for these a lot

Kat Von D Monarch, Sleek Vintage Romance, Chi Chi Spices: I think these will be my most reached palettes. Especially the Kat Von D one.

NYX Coloured Mascara Review

These mascara's aren't exactly new. I'm pretty sure they've been out for a while but here in Australia, We've only recently been able to buy them via the Target Website (Not available in stores). So when NYX Australia offered to send me a few, of course I said yes and jumped to the chance. So here is my review on them.

Mascara's don't tend to have a scent. Some do, and often its a pretty strong scent too. But this mascara has the most unique scent of all. I think it quite smells of Talc Powder. Y'know, powder you put on your body, and after conducting some research the product does NOT contain talc, I thought I'd add that in as an important note as I know some people can be allergic to talc.

To get the full effect of the mascara, it took me about 2-3 thick coats. Though I could easily do 4. Then again I have very dark eyelashes and it may apply easier with lighter eyelashes.

With saying that, the formula in my opinion is very, very watery for a mascara. Its almost like a liquid liner. And it can splatter if you are not careful

The brush is very thin which is okay, because I don't know what other kind of brush I'd expect from a coloured mascara.

And of course, like all NYX products, this product is cruelty free! Which is a major bonus.

There are I believe 5 (Maybe 6?) In total to get.

June Favourites 2015

Phew, June's done with. Time to move onto July, then August, which is my Birthday month! Eeek so excited for it!

Anyway before I get too carried away lets talk about my favourites of this month.

Covergirl Outlast Stay Fabulous I just started using this foundation and I love it. Its amazing. I have a review coming up soon for it so keep an eye out

Beauty Rush; Punchadelic by Victoria's Secret I've been using this as an all over body spray in June and it has quite a nice sweet scent to it.

Chapstick's Again I've been loving them. I use them constantly. This one is my favourite in Cake Batter.

Lady Gaga Fame This is my favourite 'Winter' scent as to me its kinda warm

Nyx Hot Black and Whipped Cream I've been obsessed with these 2 colours. Because of their amazing pigmentation and the quality.

Essence All About Matte Powder This has been my most reached for powder this month. I have a review coming on this soon too so keep your eyes peeled.

ColourPop Shadows in Selfie and Rebel Its a sad time when you have hit pan on your favourite shadows and thats the case with these two. I have used them so much this month, mainly Selfie.

Top 10 Drugstore Products

I'm a huge fan of Drugstore makeup. I think there are some really great products out there. And here are my top ten! In no particular order at all..

Australis Velourlips:
I'm normally not a huge fan of matte lips, at all. But I must admit these liquid lipsticks are great. Theres a huge colour selection from Purple, to your average Nudes and is perfect for any skin tone. I own the shade Hon-uh-Lulu (I think thats how its spelled?) and I'd love to possibly get more.

Nyx Butter Lipstick:
I love Nyx Lipsticks in general. They (from what I have swatched) are all fairly pigmented and creamy, and this one is no exception. As the name suggests, its a 'Butter' Lipstick so the payoff isn't fully opaque but can be made to be opaque from layering. The one shown in the image is Candy Buttons.

Rimmel Scandaleyes Kajal Pencil:
Boy do I love these eyeliners. They are so damn creamy that you need to put in no effort to put it on your eye as it just glides on there. Nude is a cult favourite and is the hardest to find and I can see why as it is a true nude without making your eyes look dead. I own Nude, Black and Deep Blue and I always get compliments while wearing the blue.

Maybelline Dream Pure BB Cream:
These BB Creams are a cult favourite and are one of Maybelline's best sellers. This is my third tube of it and I love it. The shade isn't exactly perfect but its nothing a little moisturiser can't fix.

Nyx Single Eyeshadow:
Okay so I must admit with this one I've only ever swatched the one shown in the image. But I'm in love. The white is the most pigmented white I have found to date. And I'm hoping to do a tutorial with it soon.

Maybelline Great Lash; Lots of Lashes:
This is my favourite mascara by Maybelline and I've tried almost every one and I keep going back to this one. I have a review coming up soon for this mascara so I'm not going into full detail but lets just say that its great.

Chapstick:
I've been obsessed with these lately and I use them all the time. They are so moisturising and smell great, which is a bonus.

Rimmel Hide the Blemish Concealer:
I've bought this concealer about 4 times and its one of the best drugstore concealers I've ever used. It really does hide the blemish and redness.

Nyx Jumbo Eye Pencils:
Of course these would be in here, they are for sure a cult favourite. Every beauty fanatic owns one.

ColourPop SuperShock Shadows:
Okay, yes, I know. You can't buy these in store. But they are so affordable that they are considered drugstore in a way. They are pigmented and creamy and so easy to apply. I want them all to be quite honest.

NYX Le Chic FLick Mascara Review

 

I've never tried a NYX mascara before, but when I found one for sale cheap I picked it right up.

The NYX Le Chick Flick Mascara is such a natural looking mascara that it is perfect for almost any look. On my lashes personally it only looks as if I've applied a coat of mascara (well obviously) with hardly any effort, and thats quite honestly how I like the look. I don't like my lashes too clumpy but just natural looking.

This mascara also is pretty great at seperating and lengthening the lashes.

It also comes off quite easily too which is a plus.

Would I buy this mascara again? For sure!

Nyx Glimmerstick Review

The Nyx Glimmerstick I have owned for a year and only ever used once and I can say its one product I regret buying and for one reason only. I'll get to that in a minute, lets get through the good facts first.

• The product, like the name suggests, it glittery/shimmery. With fine glitter/shimmers that hardly show up.
• The product is very cream and smooth and glides on
• Its also very soft.

Only downside of it is that the product stained my eyelids, and it wouldn't remove for a few days. And having green on your eyes....makes you look sick and tired. So it wasn't very pretty.

I'd probably repurchase this product, in a natural shade like white or taupe. But not in a green.

Easter Get Ready With Me!

I hope you guys had a great Easter whether you are religious or not. Heres the look I wore for Easter.

I did nothing by the way, just wore the look around the house. Got many compliments though!

What I used:

Nyx Jumbo Eye Pencil In Milk

LA Girl Palette - Pink and Blue

Chi Chi Palette - Blue

Essence White Eyeshadow

Essence Long Lasting Eyeliner

Loreal Miss Manga Mascara

Quick Haul Post

Hey Guys,

So I wasn't going to post today, but I thought, I haven't shared my latest You Tube video with you all yet. So here it is.

It includes some finds I found at Target, Colette by Colette Hayman, Color Pop and I think there may be some Lush in it too!!

So go give it a watch and enjoy!!

I will see you all tomorrow with another review - I have a lot coming up!

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