Bright and Fun Valentines Day Look!

Hey Beauties,

With Valentines Day...less than nine hours away (I think? I can't count for crap) I thought it was the right time to whip up a little tutorial for you all. I came up with 3 ideas in the beginning, but the other 2 ideas didn't really show up that well on camera, which sucks so bad. Because they were really pretty.

So in the end I decided to upload this one.Which is a very pink, bright and fun look. Not suited for everyday wear, but something you can wear to a party, or something. I quite like coming up with bright looks, so expect t have alot more coming your way.

For the look I used:

Face:
Revlon Colorstay Whipped Foundation - I forget what shade, I think it starts with a D?
Revlon Colorstay Concealer - Lightest Shade
Revlon Undereye Concealer - Lightest Shade
Mineral Glow Finishing Powder - Ivory (?)
Blush - Unsure of name as its brand new and I had only used it this one time

Eyes:
Nyx Jumbo Eye Pencil in Milk
BYS Neons Palette - Neon Pink - Inner Corner
Essence Single Eyeshadow 'Shrimp Me Up' - Outter Corner
Natural Collection Single Eyeshadow - Milk Chocolate - Crease
LA Colors 50 Eyeshadow Palette - Hot Pink - lightly crease

Brows:
I do not fill in my brows, as you can tell they are naturally thick, and I have tried on several occasions to fill them in, and it just does not suit, it makes me look angry in the face, and I just prefer not to have them filled in.

Lips:
Rimmel - ?

Way more crazy looks coming your way! If there is a certain look you want me to try and re-create, comment below.

If you guys would like to, I would love to hear some blog post ideas. Please don't comment 'Reviews', 'Tutorials' etc. I'd love to hear what you'd like me to do a review on an such, cause I don't have that much at home to review. I'm beginning to think of reviewing the shit ton of samples I get from beauty boxes? But yeah, let me know what you would like me to do a review on and such.

Don't forget to enter my giveaway - previous post to this - it ends in less than 24 hours!

Keep Smiling,
xobrontie  

VALENTINES DAY GIVEAWAY!

Hey Beauties!

Today's post is an incredibly exciting post - in my opinion anyway.

Today I'm hosting my first, of very many giveaways to come!

I've been collecting these items for quite a while now and I needed to make room in my makeup draw so I thought 'Hey, why not do a Valentines Day Giveaway?!'

This is my way of showing my love for you all, you are all my valentines this year. <3

LETS GET RIGHT INTO IT!

Prizes:

Sample - Beyonce Heat

Rimmel - Naughty Nude (Shade 14) Lipstick

*New Unreleased!* Bourjois Colorissimo 04 Nudes Dandy Lipgloss Set

Rimmel 60 Sec. Nail Polish 615 Fast and Fuchsia

Rimmel Mini Makeup Bag

If anyone would like to see a swatch of Naughty Nude or Fast and Fuchsia, let me know. I have got both of these myself (I got Naughty Nude on clearance for 50c. Bargain Much!) and they are a popular choice of mine.

**This Bourjois item was sent to me. I did win a giveaway on instagram where I won this lipstick set, and I just will not use this at all because I do not like getting lipstick out of containers.

Rules:

Unfortunately, this giveaway is Australian Only because I seriously cannot afford to send a parcel overseas at this stage. All my giveaways up until I reach 10k views will be Australian Only, just so I know its safe. 

No Giveaway Accounts - You are not cool and you deserve a smack on the bottom.

18+ - Unless your Parents Have given you permission.

Giveaway Ends on 14th February

Other:

The prize will be shipped via Australia Post. I may not be able to send the item until a week later - depending on my money situation. Though I will keep you up to date via email on shipping and such and I will give you the tracking number.

How To Enter!

You can choose to enter by doing one, or all of these options. For each option you earn 1 chance of winning.

-ignore the title makeup crap i didn't know what to call it!

a Rafflecopter giveaway
Have fun guys!

Winner will be announced next weekend!

Keep Smiling,
 xobrontie

Short Review: Covergirl Flamed Out Mascara

Hey Beauties,

So recently Covergirl released their new mascara. The Flamed Out mascara. I was soo excited to hear we were getting these in Australia after hearing some of my favorite YouTuber's rave about how amazing it is.

To be honest, I didn't think Australia was actually going to get this mascara, as for most drugstore items released in the US do not get released here - but I was actually really happy to know we were getting this.

I've only actually used this mascara once, and I'm really impressed with the formula. It is in my top mascara picks and I would seriously purchase it again.

Covergirl describes the mascara as;

Make a bold statement with winged lashes that curve up and out. The unique wire brush coats your lashes for an instant volume boost.

This mascara has one of the most unique brushes I have seen. It starts thicker at one end, becomes thin in the middle and then becomes thick again.

The feeling the mascara leaves on my lashes is a very soft feeling. They don't feel heavy, or thick from the many coats of mascara, it feels like I've had hardly applied any coats to it.

I don't have any images of me wearing the mascara, but you can't tell in a before or after image due to my eyelashes being naturally thick. But keep an eye out on Melissa's blog for her review, which is coming up shortly, as she has an image of the mascara on her lashes.

Have you purchased this mascara recently? What are your thoughts on it?

Keep smiling,

xobrontie

Makeup Changes In Kmart?!

Hey Beauties,

So some exciting news was announced the other day, I specifically heard this from Miss Mancells Makeup's instagram account and I was very excited.

The news is that the very well known, highly raved about, drugstore makeup brand 'E.L.F' (Or Eyes Lips Face) will be launching in Kmart stores Australia wide from 22nd February 2014.

Like NYX is in Target, it will first be hitting the bigger Kmart stores Australia wide.

I was just doing some research and apparently ELF was stocked in Kmart some years ago? But to be honest I don't remember this at all. Probably because my local Kmart's makeup section is complete shit.

Is anyone else's makeup section at Kmart a complete pigsty? Cause all the Kmarts near me are. Seriously it disgusts me to the point I don't want to swatch anything, and I don't even bother looking.

But that brings me to my next point - Packaging in Kmart.

Kmart (So I have heard from a friend who asked an employee) will no longer be stocking Revlon. All the other makeup brand will be wrapped in packages like this;

Review Coming on this soon!

The only reason they are being packaged like this is because in a nutshell Kmart is sick and tired of people ripping open sealed products, using them, and leaving them there. And that people make a massive mess of the makeup too.

I just found this on their Facebook page, so I thought I would paste it here:

we will be carrying ELF cosmetics as well as Maybelline, Rimmel, Covergirl, Sally Hansen, Australis, BYS, Face of Australia, Starlet, LOL & Kmart branded cosmetics for face, eyes, lips and nails

As far as price goes, I am unaware of how much it will be. It will not be as cheap as the US though, unfortunately. I'm guessing that the pricing will be somewhat similar to the Essence range. Overall, I know it won't be as expensive as Revlon is, so I will be happy to purchase anything from them.

Do you know anything that I haven't mentioned in this post?

What do you want to get from ELF?

Update - Sydney ? Store has it in stock

Keep Smiling,

xobrontie

January 2014 Favorites

Hey Beauties,

So January has come and gone, and unfortunately for me that means returning to school, which I'm not too excited about. But anywho, I have a few favorites this month.

Most of these I used mainly at the beginning of the month before I got sick. Apart from that I haven't really used many beauty related items.

Now this isn't the best photo as I just used my little handheld camera, but this will do.

Juicy Couture; Viva La Juicy -  I got this for Christmas and its been a wishlist item for ages, so of course I loved this perfume. I cannot describe the scent for the life of me, but it is the perfect summer fragrance in my opinion.

Maybelline; Who Wore it Red-er/Rimmel Kate Moss #107/Essence All About Cupcake - I have mainly been reaching for these lipsticks this month. I love the Maybelline one as to me it isn't a pure red, its more of a pink toned red, which is perfect.

Maybelline; Inked in Pink - This is mainly what I've worn on my lid, on most days anyway.

Urban Decay; Gunmetal - If I wasn't wearing Inked in Pink, I was wearing Gunmetal. I seriously just loved to wear this alone, with a light brown crease (A colour like Naked)

I'm sorry this post was so short and so crappy, but I still don't totally have my energy back. And I hardly remember why I liked these products so much this month as I used them in the early weeks. But I am getting back into planning posts. I have a few posts coming up this week, I'm just going to take blogging easy.

What were your favorites for this month?

 Keep smiling,

xobrontie