I wanted to do a Christmas themed eyeshadow tutorial and it was a bit of a no-brainer which colour to pick.. It’s got to be Mac’s Cranberry eyeshadow… Could any other colour be the heroine of this look? (more…)
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Eye Makeup Brushes – the Lowdown
“Do I need to get good makeup brushes?”… “Aren’t they really expensive?” These questions are two of the most frequently asked makeup-related questions I get! Yes is the answer to the first question. No is the answer (and the good news) to the second question! Keep reading, I’m here to help. (more…)
My favourite things – November
Here’s the goodies I was loving last month… (more…)
Setting Spray – Face Hairspray!
“I woke up the next morning and my makeup was so perfect, I could have worn it again!”
Now, I will never advocate wearing your makeup to bed (no matter how pissed you get – this is a no no) but, I’m proud that my makeup application and setting spray got such a vigorous road test! I had done Nicky’s makeup for an event on a Friday nigh and then, as it happened, we had coffee the next afternoon. As background, Nicky doesn’t usually wear makeup, so when she rocked up to my house sporting a gorgeous smokey eye I got a bit excited thinking, maybe, just maybe, I’d inspired her to start dabbling in makeup! Anyhoo, when I complimented her on her great handiwork, she cracked up and explained it was my handiwork, she was still sporting last night’s face! She went to bed with it all on, woke up, thought it still looked great, so she kept it on! If this story isn’t the best advert for setting spray, I don’t know what is! (more…)
Rose Gold Eyeshadow Tutorial (easy!)
I’ve worn this rose gold eye a bit lately and received quite a few compliments. It’s an easy and quick look to do (honest!) and looks particularly pretty on brown or blue eyes. Mac’s Cranberry eyeshadow is a stunning colour that freaked me out when I first got it, but it’s surprisingly easy to work with and goes with a variety of other colours. I especially love using it to create ‘rose gold’ looks. (more…)
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BB Cream – What’s all the fuss about?
I’m a little behind the ball with this post – BB creams have been carving up the beauty market in the last few years! But I figured this would make the perfect blog post as I’m quite regularly asked “what the heck is a BB cream?” and “what BB cream do you recommend?” So here we go! (more…)
A few of my favourite things – October
I guess it’s no secret I buy a lot of beauty products (and try a lot of food!). Frequently I use an awesome product, or consume something amazing and I think to myself “I must blog about this so other people know about it…” So, starting now, I thought at the start of each month I’ll do a quick and dirty round up of my favourite Beauty Foodie things for the previous month. Here we go… 🙂
Health Basics Shower Gel: These are Kiwi made with lots of goodies: Soap free, paraben free, hypo-allergenic fragrances and if you are a neat freak, you’ll like that these can hang upside down in the shower and they have a drip free nozzle (I’m definitely getting old appreciating things like this!). I liked how this product cleansed yet is gentle on the skin. The great price point also gets the thumbs up. All up, a great family shower gel. NZ$5 from all supermarkets. (more…)
In-Shower Body Lotion – too good to be true?
This might be my quickest review ever…. I was super excited to hear beauty giants Nivea had put out an in-shower body lotion/skin conditioner. I was all over this reckoning this was going to be the next best thing since BB cream. (more…)
