I’m often asked which products I can’t live without. That’s actually quite easy! To pick just one of these though – now that would be tough impossible! Here’s my favourite five makeup essentials, products I’d never want to be without! … (more…)
Beauty
Angela
Meet one of my oldest and dearest friends, Angela. The poor love was at the tail end of a rough cold, so a makeover was just the thing to make her feel human again, especially ahead of a cozy dinner with friends! Here’s before and after photos and a list of products used. (more…)
Kelly
She’s a gorgeous girl anyway (on the inside too!), so it was an easy task to turn this natural beauty into a serious head turner!
Makeup Geek Eyeshadows – LOVE
Introducing Makeup Geek eyeshadows! I’ll cut to the chase – I’m wowed.
Maybelline Eye Studio Colour Tattoo – Worth the hype!
Finally the much talked about Maybelline Eye Studio Colour Tattoos hit New Zealand shores. Yippee. These are cream eyeshadows, are widely available and serve as a super affordable alternative to Mac Paint Pots more expensive options. I gave one of these to my buddy Kitrina for her birthday. She wasn’t into makeup that much until that point… She now says ‘I created a monster’. Opps.
Too Faced Shadow Insurance – Say What?
In the eyeshadow primer stakes, I reckon if Urban Decay is the big MacDaddy of eyeshadow primers, this would come in at second place as the McMummy version. This silicone-based product has all the same features and benefits as Urban Decay’s, however a downside for me with my super oily lids is that I find my eyeshadow starts to fade after 8 hours (which is probably fine for normal people!). (more…)
Eyeshadow Primers – Urban Decay, where have you been all my life?
Your eyeshadow fades and just won’t last all day?
Your eyeshadow creases by lunchtime?
BP called and they’ve asked to drill for oil on your eyelids?
You apply your eyeshadow and it seems a totally different hue to the colour in the pan?
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