Hey guys,
It seems like i havnt written in forever but ive just arrived back to Sydney a few days ago and i had an absolute ball in the states, i loved every minute of it..
Before i left, i did a quick haul post about what i recieved from Lush and im going to give you guys a quick review on a few of my fave and not so fave products, just something brief for today before i get into the swing of things again.
So my lifesaver has been Skin Drink which im using as my facial moisturiser and its like my skin just drinks it all up, hence the name lol, but it leaves no oilyness after and it makes me skin so soft and its definately my favourite moisturiser ever. You really dont need much product at all, i just dip my fingertip in it and you can immediately feel how soft the product is and it just melts in your face and a fingertip amount is all it takes it moisturise my face. If i had to sum it up in one word, id say loveeee !!
The Tea Tree Cleansing Spray is also a good one, i us two spritzes in the morning after cleansing my face, one on the top half of my face and one on the lower half. It has an instant relaxing agent in it and it dries almost instantly. No mess or fuss, just pure convenience.
Ultrabland is a cleanser which Lush raves about but i dunno what the fuss is over. If you want a thick layer of oily residue onyou face then this is the product for you. I tried it a few times on my face, even on the super dry patches and it had a heavy feel on my skin and felt like a layer of grease. It says to swab it off with a cotton ball but that didnt work so i tried to rinse it off. Now with a layer of thickgrease on your face the water just splashes right off. So i attempted to use another cleanser to wash it off and it took three washes before i wanted to throw Ultrabland out the window because my face hurt from scrubbing it. Then when i aplied my makeup it basically slid off my face, not a good look !!!! So i decided, not to have it as a complete waste and use it in the shower to cleanse my body- also a big no no. It was the same issue just on a bigger area of skin which annoyed me even more lol. So heres a tip, save your dollars and stray far away from it. I kept using smaller amounts and nothing was positive in that experience.
Dream cream is nice but i like Charity Pot better because i like the smell better so thats my reasoning for that. Dream Cream is quite lavendery smelling which is too strong for my liking but all in all, both pretty much do the same thing and its a good choice for a body moisturiser.
And finally, the Jasmine and Henna Hair Treatment is the best treatment ever. It smells fab and does what it promises. My hair feels healthier and alot tamer, no frizzing, my hair falls into a perfect wave after a quick blowdry and i use it once a week and even though i wash my hair daily it smells like the treatment all week and even once a week is not necessary because of how well it works..I use a small scoop, not the whole thing how its recommened but i dont believe you need much more. Its a pre shampoo treatment for dry hair but i shampoo first and then use it and then shampoo again and conidition. Definately my fave treatment ever and will put another order in for this stuff..
Thats all for now, cant wait to show you all the goodies i picked up in the states (everything is soo cheap)
Love Suzie xxxx
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Thursday, August 4, 2011
Friday, April 15, 2011
Current obsession: Hot Pink Lips
Hey hey,
Going by the title of this post im sure you know what im about to blab about.. thats right, hot pink lipstick, my current obsession and i love it.. Im not too sure if i can actually pull it off but i like to think i can so thats what matters i spose haha..
Rimmel has a lipstick range called Rimmel Show Off but i think im only 90% sure on the name, but you will recognise them by their hot pink shiny packaging which is only part of the reason of why i love these soo much.
Their pigmentation is amazing and when you want a pink lipstick this is exactly where you should go.. I picked up two lipsticks a few weeks ago in Pink Flame and Kiss Me and i have worn them a billion times since. I also noticed that if you mix them both together, they compliment eachother so well and really compliments my skin tone- they are a match made in heaven :)
The staying power of these is amazing and when applying any lipstick i do as i used to watch my grandmother do.. apply lipstick, blot with a tissue and reapply- its a fool proof way to keeping your lips on longer ! These lipsticks are a velvet matte finish which again means longer lasting !
Let me know if youve tried them, i am in love and think that bright lips are fabulous for the upcoming winter months.. Just because the weather is gloomy, it doesnt meant your lips should be.. brighten up your day and reach for a bright lipstick..
Also, Im sure the next question on your lips is how exactly am i meant to pull of hot pink lipstick ?.. The same way you would a bright red lip. My advice is flawless skin, minimal eye makeup or something cute like simple winged eyeliner and loads of mascara, a rosey blush and pink lips ! Always keep your eyes nudie if your having big bold lips and always keep your lips nudie if your having huge dramatic eyes :)
Kiss Kiss
Suzie xxx
Going by the title of this post im sure you know what im about to blab about.. thats right, hot pink lipstick, my current obsession and i love it.. Im not too sure if i can actually pull it off but i like to think i can so thats what matters i spose haha..
Rimmel has a lipstick range called Rimmel Show Off but i think im only 90% sure on the name, but you will recognise them by their hot pink shiny packaging which is only part of the reason of why i love these soo much.
Their pigmentation is amazing and when you want a pink lipstick this is exactly where you should go.. I picked up two lipsticks a few weeks ago in Pink Flame and Kiss Me and i have worn them a billion times since. I also noticed that if you mix them both together, they compliment eachother so well and really compliments my skin tone- they are a match made in heaven :)
The staying power of these is amazing and when applying any lipstick i do as i used to watch my grandmother do.. apply lipstick, blot with a tissue and reapply- its a fool proof way to keeping your lips on longer ! These lipsticks are a velvet matte finish which again means longer lasting !
Let me know if youve tried them, i am in love and think that bright lips are fabulous for the upcoming winter months.. Just because the weather is gloomy, it doesnt meant your lips should be.. brighten up your day and reach for a bright lipstick..
Also, Im sure the next question on your lips is how exactly am i meant to pull of hot pink lipstick ?.. The same way you would a bright red lip. My advice is flawless skin, minimal eye makeup or something cute like simple winged eyeliner and loads of mascara, a rosey blush and pink lips ! Always keep your eyes nudie if your having big bold lips and always keep your lips nudie if your having huge dramatic eyes :)
Kiss Kiss
Suzie xxx
ps. ive tried to swatch colours but its starting to stress me out because the colours wont show up well on camera.. i will get back to you with proper swatches lol x
LUSHHHH
Hey all,
Its been a whole week since i last blogged, it feels like forever !
So i went to the shops yesterday and it was very exciting when i came across LUSH because im obsessed with the way it smells, but i must be honest that im not the biggest fan of all the products, i like to stick to what i know... maybe because im not a bath person ? this just rules out bath bombs altogether...
I have the usual order everytime i go and it always consists of a large block of rockstar soap and i loveee the smell so much i wish i could eat it !! Its such a beautiful smell that i cant even explain it and i love that after i use it, my skin still smells of it and its just heaven !!!
Im a fan of massage bars and yesterday i picked up one in, heavanilli and it is hands down my most favourite lush product ever. It is in the cutest little love heart shape ever and smells like musky vanilla and i love it and i find it compliments the smell of the rockstar soap, so i love to use it right after i shower.. Its definately my number one recommendation of what to buy when you go to lush next time !
Until next time xxx
Love Suzie
Ps. what are your favourite lush products of all time ?
Its been a whole week since i last blogged, it feels like forever !
So i went to the shops yesterday and it was very exciting when i came across LUSH because im obsessed with the way it smells, but i must be honest that im not the biggest fan of all the products, i like to stick to what i know... maybe because im not a bath person ? this just rules out bath bombs altogether...
I have the usual order everytime i go and it always consists of a large block of rockstar soap and i loveee the smell so much i wish i could eat it !! Its such a beautiful smell that i cant even explain it and i love that after i use it, my skin still smells of it and its just heaven !!!
Im a fan of massage bars and yesterday i picked up one in, heavanilli and it is hands down my most favourite lush product ever. It is in the cutest little love heart shape ever and smells like musky vanilla and i love it and i find it compliments the smell of the rockstar soap, so i love to use it right after i shower.. Its definately my number one recommendation of what to buy when you go to lush next time !
Until next time xxx
Love Suzie
Ps. what are your favourite lush products of all time ?
Friday, April 8, 2011
Hair Colours !
Hey all...
I had an email sent to me this morning enquiring about what colour hair i have...
Drum roll please........... BLUE BLACK ! yayyyy haha
I love dark hair and i love black hair which is obviously why i have black hair. But what i have learnt in my many years of hair colouring is that blue black is a darker black than any other black colour which is made for dying your hair. I have naturally wavy hair, more like beach waves thought, so just very subtle but if i wear it down its always been straightened. My hair is pretty low maintenance cause its really healthy, I colour it once a month, i put a leave in conditioner treatment every night because i wash my hair every night. I use a hair mask once a week and that is pretty much it and yes i break the golden rule about not brushing wet hair unless its a wide toothed comb. The shower is where i keep my paddle brush and probably rip half my hair out cause it gets so many tangles after i shampoo it.. ooops !
I do have a bit of a hair history, here we go...
So wayy back when i was in year 7 (my first year of high school) i begged my mum to pleasee let me colour my hair and i begged for days that i wanted to get red streaks in my naturally dark brown hair- to my amazement she said yes ! You could imagine my excitement walking down to the hairdresser with the money that my mum left me on the bench so i could finally get streaks in my hair. The whole process was soo exciting until i got home and realised that my fabulous new red streaks were barely noticeable- it was an epic fail.
After these red streaks continued to disappear in my hair i decided that i wanted to use that Sunsilk Hair Lightening Mousse that you gradually put in day by day to make your hair lighter which actually worked and looked quite nice and natural now that i think of it. But i wanted more than this, i wanted to have noticeable hair so i could maintain my awesomeness at school because "suzies mum lets her colour her hair.. how cool" lol.. kids really are pathetic !
My next stage was somewhere along the lines of blonde foils, which then got altered to blonde and red foils, then different shades of blonde and then black as my bottom layer, followed by a dramatic mullet hair cut somewhere along the line by the time id reached year 10.
Once year 10 came along, i again wanted more, i wanted i dramatic- i wanted blonde ! Off i went to my hairdresser again and asked for a full head of white blonde streaks into my black hair which would have to be stripped out and a base of light brown hair had to be created. It was nice and i loved it until a few days later i realised the stress id put my hair through and that my goregous light brown hair with white blonde streaks was stringy and snapping off my head like there was no tomorrow... What did i do next ? I cried like a baby brushing my hair infront of the mirror watching it fall out.
I made my way back to the hairdresser and went medium brown and kept it this way for a few months.
Once year 11 had hit, i wanted to go blonde all over again, but this time it was the 'safe way' where i gradually foiled my hair and it was probably the nicest hair id ever had until i woke up on day and wanted to have sharon osbourne red hair and i just completed ruined by favourite hair colour ever and i was now a red head.
Again i kept it like this for a while before i realised the maintenance of it and went back to black hair, i just felt the most comfortable like this. Once year 12 came, i decided i wanted hair extensions in my already long hair and now i knew i was content and that i never wanted to take them out ever !
Now 4 years later, no extensions, no crazy colouring experiences, i finally have myself some very healthy black shiny hair..
The End :)
Love Suzie xxxx
This is my favouritest hair colour in the world !! This is what ive been using for almost a year now xxxx
I had an email sent to me this morning enquiring about what colour hair i have...
Drum roll please........... BLUE BLACK ! yayyyy haha
I love dark hair and i love black hair which is obviously why i have black hair. But what i have learnt in my many years of hair colouring is that blue black is a darker black than any other black colour which is made for dying your hair. I have naturally wavy hair, more like beach waves thought, so just very subtle but if i wear it down its always been straightened. My hair is pretty low maintenance cause its really healthy, I colour it once a month, i put a leave in conditioner treatment every night because i wash my hair every night. I use a hair mask once a week and that is pretty much it and yes i break the golden rule about not brushing wet hair unless its a wide toothed comb. The shower is where i keep my paddle brush and probably rip half my hair out cause it gets so many tangles after i shampoo it.. ooops !
I do have a bit of a hair history, here we go...
So wayy back when i was in year 7 (my first year of high school) i begged my mum to pleasee let me colour my hair and i begged for days that i wanted to get red streaks in my naturally dark brown hair- to my amazement she said yes ! You could imagine my excitement walking down to the hairdresser with the money that my mum left me on the bench so i could finally get streaks in my hair. The whole process was soo exciting until i got home and realised that my fabulous new red streaks were barely noticeable- it was an epic fail.
After these red streaks continued to disappear in my hair i decided that i wanted to use that Sunsilk Hair Lightening Mousse that you gradually put in day by day to make your hair lighter which actually worked and looked quite nice and natural now that i think of it. But i wanted more than this, i wanted to have noticeable hair so i could maintain my awesomeness at school because "suzies mum lets her colour her hair.. how cool" lol.. kids really are pathetic !
My next stage was somewhere along the lines of blonde foils, which then got altered to blonde and red foils, then different shades of blonde and then black as my bottom layer, followed by a dramatic mullet hair cut somewhere along the line by the time id reached year 10.
Once year 10 came along, i again wanted more, i wanted i dramatic- i wanted blonde ! Off i went to my hairdresser again and asked for a full head of white blonde streaks into my black hair which would have to be stripped out and a base of light brown hair had to be created. It was nice and i loved it until a few days later i realised the stress id put my hair through and that my goregous light brown hair with white blonde streaks was stringy and snapping off my head like there was no tomorrow... What did i do next ? I cried like a baby brushing my hair infront of the mirror watching it fall out.
I made my way back to the hairdresser and went medium brown and kept it this way for a few months.
Once year 11 had hit, i wanted to go blonde all over again, but this time it was the 'safe way' where i gradually foiled my hair and it was probably the nicest hair id ever had until i woke up on day and wanted to have sharon osbourne red hair and i just completed ruined by favourite hair colour ever and i was now a red head.
Again i kept it like this for a while before i realised the maintenance of it and went back to black hair, i just felt the most comfortable like this. Once year 12 came, i decided i wanted hair extensions in my already long hair and now i knew i was content and that i never wanted to take them out ever !
Now 4 years later, no extensions, no crazy colouring experiences, i finally have myself some very healthy black shiny hair..
The End :)
Love Suzie xxxx
WInter Nailpolish Shopping List !!
Hey everyone,
I just realised that i never did the second part of my nailpolish post yesterday because i never quite made it to the library at uni to study last night, which is good and bad at the same time !
I just rummaged through my nailpolishes looking for a wintery colour because i wanted to wear boots tonight but i have nothing thats intact, everything is dried out or just not cute anymore which has led me to make a winter nailpolish shopping guide for me and for you guys..
1- OPI Lincoln Park After Dark: A deep purple which almost looks black but the purples comes through in the sunlight (my fave winter polish)
2- OPI Romeo and Joliet: A maroon colour thats not too dark, very autumn going into winter i think
3- OPI You Dont Know Jacques: a colour somewhere in between taupe but grey and its matte (<3 matte)
4- OPI Yoga-ta Get This Blue: the most perfect navy blue you have seen in your life !
5- OPI Barefoot in Barcelona: A midtone nude that reminds me of weak hot chocolate which i secretly wanna eat or drink seeing as your drink drinks not eat them !
6- OPI Mrs O'Learys BBQ: A dark chocolatey red brown
7- OPI Dont Mess with OPI: An emerald green because i love green lately
As you will see in the pictures that ill post below, winter polishes are all about dark colours because it just works on some sort of level. Its a bit like when you see more brunettes in winter and then they all go blonde for summer ? Maybe its just in Australia where this happens but its true so take this into account next time haha Back on topic, im going out to but these 7 polishes first thing monday morning and yay i am so excited about this !
Feel free to add to my list..
Hugs and kisses xxx
From top to bottom: You dont know Jacques, Lincoln Park After Dark, Miss O'Learys BBQ, Barefoot in Barcelona, Yoga-ta get this blue, Dont Mess With OPI, Romeo and Joliet
Happy Shopping :) xxxx
I just realised that i never did the second part of my nailpolish post yesterday because i never quite made it to the library at uni to study last night, which is good and bad at the same time !
I just rummaged through my nailpolishes looking for a wintery colour because i wanted to wear boots tonight but i have nothing thats intact, everything is dried out or just not cute anymore which has led me to make a winter nailpolish shopping guide for me and for you guys..
1- OPI Lincoln Park After Dark: A deep purple which almost looks black but the purples comes through in the sunlight (my fave winter polish)
2- OPI Romeo and Joliet: A maroon colour thats not too dark, very autumn going into winter i think
3- OPI You Dont Know Jacques: a colour somewhere in between taupe but grey and its matte (<3 matte)
4- OPI Yoga-ta Get This Blue: the most perfect navy blue you have seen in your life !
5- OPI Barefoot in Barcelona: A midtone nude that reminds me of weak hot chocolate which i secretly wanna eat or drink seeing as your drink drinks not eat them !
6- OPI Mrs O'Learys BBQ: A dark chocolatey red brown
7- OPI Dont Mess with OPI: An emerald green because i love green lately
As you will see in the pictures that ill post below, winter polishes are all about dark colours because it just works on some sort of level. Its a bit like when you see more brunettes in winter and then they all go blonde for summer ? Maybe its just in Australia where this happens but its true so take this into account next time haha Back on topic, im going out to but these 7 polishes first thing monday morning and yay i am so excited about this !
Feel free to add to my list..
Hugs and kisses xxx
Happy Shopping :) xxxx
Loreal Facewash Review
Hey guys,
So i got this facewash a while ago and i just realised that its still not finished so i started using it for a few days and now remembered why- i simply just dont like it !
Im really picky about washing my face and the end result has to be squeaky clean and every bit of oil removed off my face because if not i just feel unclean lol if that makes any sense to you at all.
I usually go for foaming cleansers with little exfoliating beads in them because i know ill always love them but i have no idea why i went for this one- The Loreal Paris Perfect Clean Facewash.
The name of this one just really annoys me now because i never feel like ive had a perfect clean with it, its almost as thought when you wash it off you can still feel old makeup and oil on your face so my final verdict has to be that i dont like it.
I wanted to try the other 2 in this range, but i think i might keep my dollars in my pocket for the time being..
If anyone has tried this, please let me know what you think.. maybe i just bought the worst one out of the 3 ? Lets just be honest here, the only reason i really bought this in the first place was because of the cute scrubbing pad things thats attached to it !
Love Suzie
xxx
Ill try and get a photo up asap ! Its not letting me upload one, grrr sometimes i hate technology !!
So i got this facewash a while ago and i just realised that its still not finished so i started using it for a few days and now remembered why- i simply just dont like it !
Im really picky about washing my face and the end result has to be squeaky clean and every bit of oil removed off my face because if not i just feel unclean lol if that makes any sense to you at all.
I usually go for foaming cleansers with little exfoliating beads in them because i know ill always love them but i have no idea why i went for this one- The Loreal Paris Perfect Clean Facewash.
The name of this one just really annoys me now because i never feel like ive had a perfect clean with it, its almost as thought when you wash it off you can still feel old makeup and oil on your face so my final verdict has to be that i dont like it.
I wanted to try the other 2 in this range, but i think i might keep my dollars in my pocket for the time being..
If anyone has tried this, please let me know what you think.. maybe i just bought the worst one out of the 3 ? Lets just be honest here, the only reason i really bought this in the first place was because of the cute scrubbing pad things thats attached to it !
Love Suzie
xxx
Ill try and get a photo up asap ! Its not letting me upload one, grrr sometimes i hate technology !!
Wednesday, April 6, 2011
Summer Nailpolish !
Hey guys,
Im just at uni and i thought id have a quick break and instead of staring at the wall, i thought id do a quick blog post on the nailpolishes that i used through the summer days and i like to call it welcome to sherek-ville !
I bought the 4 pack of OPI nailpolishes that were apart of the Shrek collection in the colours 'whats with the cattitude' which is a sky blue, 'who the shrek are you' which is a brightish lime green and my personal favourite, 'fiercly fiona' which is a baby yellow and 'rumples wiggin' which is a light lavender purple..
I bought these back in Novemeber and pretty much just rotated these colours every few days all through out summer cause they were so fresh.. The cute thing was that i bought these in miniature form and got all 4 for about $18 which was so worth it !
I lean more towards darker colours in winter and i find that Big Apple Red is an all season colour which i use all year round..
I will be back with another quick post on colours i have my eye on for this winter during my study session tomorrow..
Speak to you soon dolls xxxx
Im just at uni and i thought id have a quick break and instead of staring at the wall, i thought id do a quick blog post on the nailpolishes that i used through the summer days and i like to call it welcome to sherek-ville !
I bought the 4 pack of OPI nailpolishes that were apart of the Shrek collection in the colours 'whats with the cattitude' which is a sky blue, 'who the shrek are you' which is a brightish lime green and my personal favourite, 'fiercly fiona' which is a baby yellow and 'rumples wiggin' which is a light lavender purple..
I bought these back in Novemeber and pretty much just rotated these colours every few days all through out summer cause they were so fresh.. The cute thing was that i bought these in miniature form and got all 4 for about $18 which was so worth it !
I lean more towards darker colours in winter and i find that Big Apple Red is an all season colour which i use all year round..
I will be back with another quick post on colours i have my eye on for this winter during my study session tomorrow..
Speak to you soon dolls xxxx
Tuesday, April 5, 2011
Covergirl 50% off sale !
I suggest you hurry and run to your closest store that sells Covergirl anything because they are currently celebrating Covergirl's 50th birthday and places like Target to Woolworths are having the same sale.
So the other day i picked up the Covergirl foundation that is mixed with olay cream as well as the concealer and all i can say is that these are the most creamiest products i have ever touched in my life ! I picked up both products for under $20 which was a bargain and ive worn them for the past 4 days and i am in loveee <3 !!
Id always seen these but never really stopped to look at it until i saw Dulce Candy on youtube talk about them and thats why i actually stopped to take a look, and along with the 50% off price tag it was a win win situation for me..May i also add, i bought the Lash Blast Fusion mascara (as i like to call it, "The Orange Mascara") for less than $7 from Target.
The foundation has medium coverage which is perfect for everyday and it just makes you look so fresh and alive and evens out your skin tone so well. The fact that it has a moisturiser in the foundation means that ive actually skipped moisturising my face in the morning because the foundation has so much in the actual product. I set mine with a powder because i am a freak for matte foundation but i actually dont hate the thought of not mattifying this one. Once this foundation dries, it leaves a smooth, healthy and glowy feel to your face and its just soo pretty. The concealer too is creamy and gorgeous and they both work really well together and id say this concealer would be medium to heavy coverage cause its easy to layer this one without looking all cakey. However, i did pick up the concealer which is a shade too dark for me, so im thinking while the sale is still on, ill get one thats 2 shades too light for me and if i mix them i like to think it will end in perfection :)
Until next time,
keep on playing around with your makeup and let me know of any new discoveries !
Suzie xxx
Tuesday, March 29, 2011
I think im blushing ! :)
Hey dolls,
Now that summer has ended in Australia i find myself pushing my bronzers into the back of my blush drawer and reaching for blushes as i love the pinky cheeks in winter for day and a darker maroon toned blush for an evening look.
So theres a few which im a little excited about this winter so i figure id list them all and describe them and hopefully post a photo by tomorrow because surprise surprise i couldnt locate my camera !
Here we go.. by day time im loving, Benefit blushing bride which is actually an eyeshaddow but its like a really nice pale pink which is a little bright and warms so nicely to your skin tone but it doesnt have the best staying power, but maybe cause its an eyeshaddow and not necessarily meant to be used as a blush ?. However, it is really silky though which i like so sometimes i just use it over a cream blush to help the staying power.
Maybelline Dream Mousse blush in the colour number 20 which is a cream blush in a really pretty pinky peach colour which gives such a nice natural glow with a bit of colour. This one stays on forever because its cream based which i then set with a translucent powder.
The next two are both from American Beauty and are medium pink toned in Flamingo and Apricot Twist which i bought forever ago and never used them and now i loveeee them ! I was very surprised by these ones because i got them for $2.50 each from a beauty outlet store so i thought at that price they would be complete duds, but oh how i was wrong.. The colour range is pretty good with about 15 different shades to choose from and the staying power is great. I definately recommend these.
And by evening i swear my Mac's matte blush in fever which is a darker maroon colour and the best way to describe it, is something between a bronzer and a blush and cause its matte it shows up beautifully in flash photography especially..
While im on the topic, I might aswell do a quick recap on the bronzers that ive been using through summer. I used an Australis bronzer by day which had a bronzer on one side and a highlighter which was soo shimmery on the other side which was so convenient cause i used it all as a bronzer and eyeshaddow when i was in a rush cause it had a highlighter all in one. Alternatively during the day id use my Stila bronzer in shade 2 or for a more natural look id use Mac matte bronzer in coppertone which is a medium type brown. For an evening id normally reach for Mac Mineralize Skin Finish in Deep Medium or my Napoleon bronzing brick which i think ive repurchased atleast 6 times so far- its an oldie but a goodie !
I think i might end this here before i publish a book by the time im done with the bronzing and blushing blab haha..
Speak to you soon..
xxxx Suzie xxxxx
Now that summer has ended in Australia i find myself pushing my bronzers into the back of my blush drawer and reaching for blushes as i love the pinky cheeks in winter for day and a darker maroon toned blush for an evening look.
So theres a few which im a little excited about this winter so i figure id list them all and describe them and hopefully post a photo by tomorrow because surprise surprise i couldnt locate my camera !
Here we go.. by day time im loving, Benefit blushing bride which is actually an eyeshaddow but its like a really nice pale pink which is a little bright and warms so nicely to your skin tone but it doesnt have the best staying power, but maybe cause its an eyeshaddow and not necessarily meant to be used as a blush ?. However, it is really silky though which i like so sometimes i just use it over a cream blush to help the staying power.
Maybelline Dream Mousse blush in the colour number 20 which is a cream blush in a really pretty pinky peach colour which gives such a nice natural glow with a bit of colour. This one stays on forever because its cream based which i then set with a translucent powder.
The next two are both from American Beauty and are medium pink toned in Flamingo and Apricot Twist which i bought forever ago and never used them and now i loveeee them ! I was very surprised by these ones because i got them for $2.50 each from a beauty outlet store so i thought at that price they would be complete duds, but oh how i was wrong.. The colour range is pretty good with about 15 different shades to choose from and the staying power is great. I definately recommend these.
And by evening i swear my Mac's matte blush in fever which is a darker maroon colour and the best way to describe it, is something between a bronzer and a blush and cause its matte it shows up beautifully in flash photography especially..
While im on the topic, I might aswell do a quick recap on the bronzers that ive been using through summer. I used an Australis bronzer by day which had a bronzer on one side and a highlighter which was soo shimmery on the other side which was so convenient cause i used it all as a bronzer and eyeshaddow when i was in a rush cause it had a highlighter all in one. Alternatively during the day id use my Stila bronzer in shade 2 or for a more natural look id use Mac matte bronzer in coppertone which is a medium type brown. For an evening id normally reach for Mac Mineralize Skin Finish in Deep Medium or my Napoleon bronzing brick which i think ive repurchased atleast 6 times so far- its an oldie but a goodie !
I think i might end this here before i publish a book by the time im done with the bronzing and blushing blab haha..
Speak to you soon..
xxxx Suzie xxxxx
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