Simple everyday neutral makeup (Pictorial)

Guys - this is my first pictorial. Am I doing it wrong? I kind of liked it. Its not completely comprehensive but I think it's a good start. For the eyeshadow I used The Balm's Meet Matte Nude and Urban Decay Naked Basics, but it basically just consists of a cream base, peachy transition and warm brown outer V. Most of the products can be found here in my last post.

What's in my makeup bag?

 

I know what you're thinking. Ted Baker? She's way to cheap for that - and you'd be right, I got this from eBay, listing here.  10/10 would recommend. I actually really like this, it's quite deceptively large , I feel like Mary Poppins I could keep pulling things out. I've tried a lot of makeup bags in the past and this is probably my favorite along with an old waffle weave that ultimately met its doom.

Obligatory Holiday FOTD

Blue Scandal/Cyber Monday 40% off haul

I'd always heard people on r/AustralianMakeup discussing this site but never really gave it a second thought, until I was over BeautyJoints shenanigans and into 40% off. So I took the opportunity to pick up some newer NYX things I'd been eying and a couple extras. Some things I wanted were out of stock (Maybelline Baby Skin, Soft Matte Lip creams) but they still had a fairly good range. They carry most of the same brands and Beauty Joint but a smaller range of each, but they have frequent sales - Right now they still have 30% off sale. So, here is my Cyber Monday aka. NYX and 3 other things haul. 

Holy grail series part 4 - lipsticks, creams, glosses & lip liners

In this post I will be sharing my Favorite products for lips - I love to wear all kinda of colours from nudes to reds to black and bright purple. You will see that when I like a product, I tend to buy one two or 7 other colours. 

Holy grail series part 3 - Palettes

A collection of my favorite palettes and eyeshadows (So far). Yay!

Holy grail series part 2 - Eyes

 

In this part I will be featuring all off my favorite eye products (Excluding eyeshadows, they are posted here)  such as my picks for brows, primer, bases, powder, eyeliner and mascara. Excuse the gunky appearance of many of these.. I obviously use them fiercely.

Holy Grail series part 1 - Face products

This is a series I have been meaning to do since i started my blog. I've been wearing makeup daily for about 5 years, and in that time I've tried many many products.In this series i will be doing separate posts for my holy grail (HG) face, eyes lips products as well as skincare and brushes. You can find my skin type & colouring in the quick stats to the right.

Ebay contour kit review & comparisons

 

 You know that vortex you get stuck in when you go eBay shopping.. and order upwards of twenty things.. no? Just me? Well it happened. Phone cases (why did I need 4?), jewellery and a couple makeup bits.

Here I'll be reviewing a contour duo i picked up and comparing it to some other popular contour kits/options. This was $5.35AU and it took about 20 days to arrive. I also got one of the 6 pan kits that hasn't arrived yet.

Priceline 40% off haul #3

I was disappointment that my Priceline didn't have any stock of the L'oreal lumi in N1 (much less any other fair colours) and FOA wasn't carried at all. I did pick up a few good things though, here are my first impressions. 

Priceline wish-list

            As I'm sure you know, the infamous Priceline 40% off cosmetics sale is on the 18th & 19th o f November. Here are some things I'm planning to pick up depending on what's in stock and what shades are available.      

                       

October Favourites

Collective Priceline & Chemist Warehouse haul

With the priceline 40% cosmetics sale coming up soon (17 & 18 November) I thought I would post a few of the things I've picked up over the last couple of months.

Beauty Joint haul + Update

Late birthday haul

My birthday was quite a while ago (May) but because of Uni I've only just seen my friends to catchup, and this is what Alisha got me. Lots of little Korean makeup (Misha,Tony Moly, Lioele and The Face Shop) I'll be using in future posts and NYX 'The it List' lip set.

June Favorites

Anastasia First impressions/Reveiw

Recently I ordered the Anastasia DipBrow pomade in Blonde and the brow powder duo in Taupe. These are a rarity for us Aussies to find, I've seen a few sites that ship it such as Beauty Bay and the Anastasia Australia website. I actually got these from the American website which ships for $18, but the price is quite fair considering you are buying at US prices, making it a better deal if you plan on buying more then one thing. Shipping was very quick and took less than a week. The Dipbrow was $18 and the powder was $23. 

Favorite drugstore foundations - Fair & dry skin

Foundations are one of my favorite products to try out, and I think now I've got a collection of really well performing foundations. These are all drugstore but in Australia they range from about $20-$35.

Since foundations tend to be one of the most expensive things I purchase with the most uncertainty of liking them, I like do a lot of research and hold a list while I wait for a sale. 

When I look for a foundation I like them to be light yellow toned, help to cancel out my redness, not cake up on my dry skin and last at least 8 hours. 

Buying all the things - huge collective haul/ some first impressions

I went a little crazy buying things this month - no regrets. There were some awesome sales and just some new products I'd been trying to get since they were released in the US.

First up - Priceline 40% off haul. Priceline is our only real "drugstore" that sells a wide variety of makeup at ridiculous Australian prices but a couple times a year they have a 40% off sale. I found out about it a few days early thanks to someone on r/AustralianMUA.  Even with the 40% off it was still more expensive then regular price in the US. Makes me cry little tears.

 

Beauty joint Haul & First impressions

 About a week and a 1/2 ago i made an order from one of my favorite online stores, BeautyJoint. In total with shipping  it came to $49.78. I also used $5 store credit and a coupon that is always available.