MAC - Isabel & Ruben Toledo Modern Twist Lash Mascara (LE)

Hi everyone! Today I have a review of the MAC - Isabel & Ruben Toledo Modern Twist Lash mascara in the shade Caligrafy. The shade is a gorgeous dark navy with light blue micro shimmers in it. It's a really subtle but beautiful colour that will make your eyes pop in an intriguing way. The brush is very curvy and I did find it a bit difficult to apply. I found myself smudging mascara on my eyelids with the dip in the brush. Saying this, I did find that it lifted and brightened my brown eyes very nicely. As this collection was limited, it is no longer available but you might be lucky and find it online somewhere. This mascara retails for £24.80.

 

MAC - Please Me Lipstick + Extended Play Lash Mascara Review

Hi lovely people! I have two new MAC products to share with you that I recently picked up! The first being the Extended Play Lash Mascara in the shade Endlessly Black (RRP £15.00) and a Limited Edition packaged lipstick called Please Me which is a stunning muted-rosy-tinted pink matte shade (RRP £15.50). There is nothing negative I can say about these two products. MAC is always reliable and their quality never falters. The lipstick is super creamy and pigmented and the mascara is my new favourite everyday mascara for subtle, groomed lashes. It is definitely buildable for a more dramatic look too! Here's a look at some photos.

Without/With Extended Play Lash Mascara

Benefit - Roller Lash Review

Hi guys how are you going? I hope you had a great weekend! Today I will be sharing with you my review of the newest mascara by Benefit called Roller Lash (RRP $38.00, available from Myer on the 18th April 2015). This new 'super curling and lifting' mascara has a patent-pending hook design that positions, catches, lifts and curls lashes into a dream curl. It helps to open your eyes and the formula holds them in place for 12 hours. The brush design has a curved, thick side (perfect for upper lashes) and a straight thin side (perfect for bottom lashes). The packaging is gorgeous. Very cutesy and barbie like with the textured wand handle in bright pink. 

I really looooove this mascara. When I first tried it I found it clumped up my lashes so much and gave me a thick, black spidery look but once the formula settled a bit and I figured out the best technique to apply it, it gave me such long curly lashes. I was actually very impressed as it looked like I was wearing false lashes! I had so many compliments when I wore this out. I've also found it can be a dual result mascara. When you use the curved, thick side on your upper lashes they are incredibly dramatic, but if you flip the brush  to the straight, thin side and use that on your upper lashes it gives you a more natural, everyday result which I preferred. Let's look at my results showing 1 coat on my upper and lower lash using the curved and straight sides respectively.

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After

Rimmel Scandal'Eyes Mascara By Kate Moss

Hi guys! Today I have a quick review of the latest mascara by Rimmel to hit the shelves called Scandal'Eyes Mascara which is designed by Kate Moss (RRP $16.95, available from Priceline, Big W, Target, Kmart and selected pharmacies nationally)! It has a unique broken heart brush that helps to capture each lash and coat it evenly with the mascara to reveal big, voluminous, dramatic lashes. The shade I tried out was Eye Rock Jet Black (004). I used 1 coat on the eyes. I'm not a huge fan of this mascara to be honest. It didn't apply that well and it made my lashes look too clumped for my liking. I actually prefer brushes that are thinner and smaller as I feel they really coat the lashes deeper at the root! Let's take a look!

PC: Rimmel Australia website

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After

Luma Cosmetics

Hi everyone! So sorry it has been so long. It was my birthday last week and I had lots of exciting events for my nail bar. I organised a pop-up nail bar on Saturday, and have many more pop-up events to come! Today I am showing you a few products from Luma Cosmetics, a new Australian beauty brand developed by the gorgeous Jess Hart. Today I will be showing you the Tinted Moisturiser, Mascara, and 2 Sheer Lip Colours. Let's have a look at how they worked for me!

Daring Curves Mascara in the shade Jet Black (RRP $24.95, available here). This mascara is long lasting and delivers thick, dark lashes. The brush is really nice and gives a precise application. I really enjoyed using this mascara as my "everyday" mascara. It didn't give me super bold, visible lashes, but they were still girly, thick and natural looking. 

Sheer Lipsticks in the shade Sheer Red and Soft Peach (RRP $19.95, available here). I love these sheer lipsticks. It not only has beautiful packaging in the sleek metal case but the colours are so creamy and soft on your lips, giving you a subtle hint of colour. The sheer red shows up a bit more of a watermelon pink on me but I absolutely love it. These are great lip products for summer.

Soft Peach has a very subtle colour on my lips but makes my natural lip colour look better and glossy.

Tinted Moisturiser SPF 15 in the shade 02 medium (RRP $24.95, available here). This moisturiser + sunscreen is super light weight and gives natural looking coverage and a gorgeous semi-matte finish. I wore this moisturiser over the top of my rosehip oil moisturiser all day on Saturday (30 degrees and higher) and it did not budge! It looked flawless in person and on camera. The only downfall for me, is because it contains an SPF, it gives you a slight white cast in photos. Love this product so much now!

Wearing the tinted moisturiser, mascara and sheer red lipstick.

 So have/will you try any of these beauty products out? The packaging is gorgeous and the products are really great if you want a natural look! Not to mention the price is very reasonable for the quality. Let me know if you try anything out! Thanks for reading and see you next time!

Model Co - Spring Racing Essentials (Red Lip & Black Mascara)

Hello everyone! Hope you are having a lovely morning so far! Today I have 2 make up products by ModelCo to show you - which are perfect for the Spring Racing season! You can never go wrong with lashings of mascara and a red lip so today that's what i'll be showing you! The Power Lash Long Wear Black Mascara (RRP $24.00 , available online here) is a brilliant mascara that thickens your lashes and noticeably lengthens them - without clumping! This was seriously hard to remove so is perfect for long days out in the heat! I've also been loving the Lip Lacquer Liquid Lipstick in the shade Fire Red, which is a gorgeous blue toned red which makes your teeth look whiter - and a bonus - this product smells like cherries, YUM!! It was really hard not to lick my lips but I managed to get a shot just in time. This is really easy to apply, but is slightly sticky on the lips, although it does leave a nice stain afterwards. This retails for RRP $17.00 and is available here. Check out how these looked on me below!

Left Eye: Without Mascara Right Eye: With Mascara

Dusty Girls Natural Mineral Makeup Review

Hey everyone! How are you going? Today I have some make up to show you from the brand Dusty Girls which is a natural mineral make up company that uses clay and minerals from the earth to improve skintone. It is farmed by the brand MooGoo, that also has many skincare products available for skin that is prone to problems or sensitive. I'm very intruiged by this make up line so let's have a look at the products I received!

Dusty Girls - Natural Mineral Foundation SPF15 in the shade "Fair Minerals with Sunset Tones" (RRP $29.00 available online here) and Kabuki Brush (RRP $12.50, available online here) - I was very excited to try a powder foundation as i've only had the chance to try liquids and find they can look very cakey and unnatural. When I first tried the powder foundation it was very subtle and needed a few layers for it to even out my skintone. I applied it using the super soft Kabuki brush which is the perfect size for the face. I wore the foundation all day and it stayed really well and didn't cause any breakouts! One thing I don't like about this product is, because of the SPF, when it photographs you can see a white cast on your face (see below). But this is a minor problem for me!

White cast most visible on cheeks and around nose area

Dusty Girls Natural Mineral Mascara in the shade "Night Fall (RRP $18.50, available online here) and Natural Mineral Lip Gloss in the shade "Sun Shower" (RRP $14.50, available online here). Ever since I ran out of my holy grail everyday mascara I was on the search for a new one, and now I have! This jet black mascara gives you beautiful, natural looking eyelashes but makes them look so much darker. It has a really nice formula and did not cause any irritations when using it! The mineral lip gloss in the shade sun shower is pretty much a clear gloss with a very subtle wash of coral that brightens up your lips. It is super moisturising for a gloss and will be perfect over matte lipsticks to give them a nice shiny finish!

Left Eye: No Mascara    Right Eye: 1 coat of Mascara

1 coat of gloss over bare lips

Have you tried this brand out? Let me know if you do and what your thoughts are of it! Thanks for reading and speak soon.

Scout Cosmetics

Hey guys! Today I have a few products from Scout Cosmetics to show you! Last time I posted about this brand I only showed nail polish but today I have a mixture of nail polish and make up! All scout cosmetics can be purchased online here. I'll be reviewing 2 nail polishes, 3 lipsticks, the Mineral Mascara and the Mineral Corrector Concealer. Here's a look at the products!

I couldn't wait to use the polishes (RRP $19.95) that were sent so I decided to do some nail art with them. I used 2 coats of Scout - November Rain (a gorgeous metallic silver creme) followed by some taped triangles using 1 coat of You Oughta Know (a stunning deep cobalt blue that seems to glow in the bottle). This mani lasted me 1 whole week and I was seriously impressed with how gorgeous and vibrant it looked in real life! I finished the look off with 1 coat of G&G.

Mineral Mascara in the shade 01 (RRP$ 35.95) - This mascara has a great brush and really good formula. It isn't a mascara that gives you full on volume and length, but a subtle, natural look which I love. It is also a non irritating formula which makes it perfect for people who wear contact lens.

Before Mascara

After Mascara

Mineral Corrector in the shade Skin (RRP $24.95) - This concealer is in a great pencil shape which makes it very easy to apply to spot cover blemishes or cover under the eye. It is very creamy and long wearing but I did find this shade was too light to cover blemishes but it worked well to hide dark circles under my eyes.

 

Mineral Lipstick in the shade; Delight (a coral/pink frost), Excite (a eggplant frost) and Destiny (a medium red creme) (RRP $35.95) - These lipsticks were the least impressive for me. The formula was a bit drying and wasn't very saturated in colour which made my lips look a bit blotchy. Destiny was the only one I found to not be drying and give great opacity.

Delight

Excite

Destiny

Overall i'm quite impressed with Scout Cosmetics but absolutely love their nail polishes more than their makeup. Have you tried any Scout Cosmetics? I'd love to know!

Current Favourites!

Hi guys! Today I have a post all about my current favourites, from nail polish to skincare, to hair care and make up! It's a mixture of things I've been using for over a month now and absolutely love them all! So here they are!

De Lorenzo Essential Treatments (et) - Absolute Deep Cleanser Shampoo, Protein Complex Treatment and Equilibrium Deep Repair Treatment (RRP $25.95, $28.95 and $28.95 respectively). I've been using these three products in conjunction with one another and it has definitely restored my hair to a healthy, shiny, bouncy mane! They contain organic rosehip oil (which I love!) and are all paraben free. The deep cleanser makes my hair feel so clean and fresh, the protein complex has definitely made my hair feel stronger and the deep repair treatment has made my hair feel softer than ever! Find these products at your nearist stockist or salon (which can be found here).

Vaseline Intensive Care Spray Moisturiser in Aloe Soothe (RRP$9.99 from Priceline) - I had to try this product. The one thing in life I cannot stand is when I apply moisturiser on my body and apply my clothes and it all just sticks and I feel so uncomfortable! Luckily this product does just as that advert shows - You can spray this on your body, rub it in, and literally 10 seconds later you have no residue left over and no grease either! I'm in love.

Dr.Hauschka Neem Nail Oil (RRP$47) - A big pump bottle of nail oil with Neem leaf extract to help strengthen keratin and fortifies nails against breakage. I've been using this religiously, before a manicure, right after a manicure, between swatches and on days I want more! It is such a great product and I can't stop using it! It has a lovely smell of chamomile and I have noticed my nails getting stronger for months since using this! Available for purchase online here.

I've raved about Benefit's Fake Up concealer before and it's back in my current favourite because I continue to use it every day and always have flawless results with it! Along with Fake Up, I've been adoring Erase Paste by Benefit too to tackle my under eye circles and any dark areas that need to be brightened up! Both super hydrating, natural looking and do not crease on me! (RRP$35 and $47, respectively). Benefit Cosmetics can be found in Myer.

My trusty and most favourite mascara in the whole world that gives me natural-but-better-and-free-from-clumps lashes! I cannot get enough of this Lush Mascara and ELES is quickly becoming one of my all time favourite beauty brands! (RRP $35.75). It is available to purchase online here. I also previously reviewed it on my blog here.

This nifty little MixStix by Chapstick is a really clever 2-in-1 product giving you two flavours to choose from, or to mix them up and make a smoothie! I love the flavour shown in particular, 1 side banana and 1 side strawberry. They taste so good together that I sometimes find myself licking my lips and having to reapply way too frequently! It moisturises for upto 8 hours! These retail for RRP $6.99 for a duo set (It came with another one with the flavour lemon berry sorbet) and can be found at Priceline and selected pharmacies nationally. 

Formula 10.0.6 Rescue Me! Acne Blemish Treatment (RRP $7.99, available at Priceline). This product has been my saviour for so long now (including my trip to Europe) and I am so glad it has come into my life. It stops any pimple from becoming a big nasty puss filled spot (ew) and has actually helped reduce the appearance of my old blemishes! I can't live without this product and will continue to use it for as long as I keep getting pimples!

So there are my current favourites! I hope you liked this post and comment below which product you've tried or like to try next! Thanks for reading.