Over The Rainbow, there's a Candy Shop!

I've never been much of a glitter person, simply because they don't appeal to me and I just don't see the oft-ness in them. I know, I know!

But I decided to give it a try anyways after knowing that Ulta3's Over The Rainbow may just be the most affordable dupe to Deborahh Lippman's Happy Birthday, a very well loved multi-coloured glitter coat which isn't readily available to Australia.

Since its launch, Over The Rainbow quickly became the most favourable member of the 'Get Your Glam On Glitter' collection. I've seen so many bloggers post about this with positive mentions, or request for help to search for this particular shade!

It's a beautiful multi-coloured glitter coat with small rounds and medium-sized hexagons. Happy to share that it applied with a lovely consistency which isn't too thin or thick with the perfect amount of glitters! It also dried quite quick! ^_^

For the base colour, I used Face Of Australia's I'll Take You To The Candy Shop -- a soft (and slightly muted) baby pink which reminds me alot of yummy pink cupcakes! Oh, how nom chommy!!

The formula of this particular shade is better than 'Easy Peasy Lemon Squeezy' [from the same Pastels collection] that I featured in my last nail post. It's somewhat sheer, but SO much easier to work with! Doesn't mean that I'm impressed though... You wouldn't be either if you had to layer 5 medium coats to hit opacity... right?

I'd like to blame it on the natural of Pastels, but I own a few similar colours which applies fine so no excuses this time Face Of Australia!

Whatevz! All I'm thinking about now is which colour I should pair with 'Over The Rainbow' in my next manicure...

Glitter nail polishes -- yay or nay? What are your faves?
 Which other colour/s would you pair Ulta3's OTR with?

Disclaimer: Products were purchased by me.

Some Outstanding Sales (6 Dec 2012): Priceline, Chemist Warehouse, Marie Claire

Hey there lovelies!!!!! SO excited too share with you guys this fortnight's of outstanding sales! Why?

Because my FAVOURITE brand is having a BOGO (Buy One Get One Free) offer!

1. PRICELINE: Buy 1 get 1 free for Australis' LIPS & EYES! I highly recommend their Colour Inject Mineral Lipsticks and Lipglosses. Skip their pencil lip liners though! Ends 17 Dec 2012.

2. PRICELINE: 20% OFF Rimmel London.. if you are keen on their latest release of the ScandalEyes Waterproof Kohl Kajal, now is the time as their price should drop down to $8 (I've seen the instore price is $6.50 though, so check!) Ends 17 Dec 2012.

3. CHEMIST WAREHOUSE: 30% OFF Palmer's Eventone BB Creams -- $6.99 each! Ends 09 Dec 2012.

4. CHEMIST WAREHOUSE: $14.99 for L'Oreal Paris Dermo Expertise Revitalift Total Repair BB Cream! 55% OFF RRP! Ends 09 Dec 2012.

5. MARIE CLAIRE: Gift with this month's Marie Claire issue -- free trio nail polishes of Alex Perry Colour Collection!

6. BIG W: My local Big W (Bonnyrigg Plaza) is actually having a 'manager's special sale' on Australis lip glosses and nail polishes -- lipglosses are 2 for $10 and nails are 4 for $10, so check your local Big W if the sale is applicable. Ends 20's Dec 2012. 

Enjoy the post, I'm off to Call Of Duty now! Bye! :P

P.S. Let me know what you're gonna pick up too! I purchased a bunch of lipsticks, two lipglosses and their 10 HR Wear Eyeliners and Lash Length Extensions Mascara! Yeah baby!

Drugstore Cosmetics Launches for Australia -- December 2012

Hello everybuddy! One month flew by so fast... I could still clearly remember the time when I sat compiling last month's launches... 26 days more to go and it's Christmas time!

Oh how I wished Aussie would snow for just the Christmas day (that'd be silly, but cute right?).

It's okay, let's see what Aussie brands have for us this Christmas! ^_^


Bourjois seems to be launching at least a product every month.... love that!

Bourjois 1 Second Nail Polishes -- described to have a 'gel silicone-enriched texture, with an ultra precise fan effect brush'. Its description speaks much about the application rather than the drying time, so definitely not to be mistakened as a "1 second drying nail polish"!

Available in 12 shades, RRP $12.



Next up.. Essence. Who ISN'T excited for Essence? I've never tried Essence products before (do I really need another blush or eyeliner? Nope!), but I still am excited to see their to-be released Snow White collection!

Snow White Nail Polishes -- Cutest about the nail polishes are that you will find eight bright and playful shades named after the 7 Dwarves and Snow White, with the "Snow White" nail polish being a little larger than the "7 Dwarves"! A Disney fairytale in your bag guys!

"Snow White" (7ml) RRP $3.50, "7 Dwarves" (5ml) RRP $3.25, only available at Target.

Snow White Nail Art Stickers (RRP $2.25) -- Cute nail stickers to go with them cutesy nail polishes!

Snow White Special Effects Toppers (RRP $3.95) -- Of course, you can't have a fairytale without the protagonist and the hero! These special effect toppers are available in 3 shades: 01 Evil Queen, 02 The Huntsman and 03 Prince Charming!

Snow White Nail Files (RRP $2.55) -- Nail files with a side pictured of the Evil Queen and the other side pictured with Snow White!

I really like this Essence collection. I love the names and toppers named after all characters in the movie! I might just make a purchase on an Essence product for the very first time when this collection launches instore...

L'Oreal Paris Miss Candy Collection -- is a Limited Edition Summer collection!

• 5 new shades to add to their Infallible Eyeshadows range ($19.95)
• 14 shades to add to their absolutely must-have Colour Riche Le Vernis [nail lacquers] ($6.95) 
• 8 shades for the Glam Shine Miss Candy Lip Glosses ($22.95). 

Really looking forward to their Colour Riche Le Vernis nail lacquers!

Ulta3 Summer Citrus Collection -- features 5 brand spankin' new nail polishes! Bright and bolds for the remaining Summer! I've seen 'Atomic Oj' swatched and it looked great, although I was surprised that it had a matte finish!

RRP $2.00, available at selected pharmacies. 

Rimmel London ScandalEye Waterproof Kohl Kajal -- is described to be highly pigmented with a soft and creamy and long-lasting formula.. lasting up to 10 hours! The shade that I do look forward to read about is 'Nude'. I've never tried nude eye pencils... interesting!

Available in 10 shades, RRP $9.95.


And then a few products to mention that launched throughout mid to late November that I thought you will be interested in...

*Priceline launched their very own 'Beauty Essential' skincare range -- which I have no information and photos of, but you can find them instore with an introductory offer (I believe).

Models Prefer has also launched three skincare ranges which focuses on hydrating, rejuvenating and purifying.

'HYDRATE' range

From left to right, top to bottom:

• THIRST Stop! ($12.99) -- Hydrating and calming facial mask
• RUB & Scrub ($12.99) -- Gentle face exfoliator
• MILKY Way ($11.99) -- 2 in 1 cleanser and toner
• EYE Remove ($9.99) -- Waterproof make-up remover for eyes
• DEEP Clean 'Exfoliating' Cleansing Facial Wipes ($6.99)
• EYE Love ($14.99) -- Roll-on gel eye contour
• DAILY Perfect ($24.99) -- SPF day moisturiser
• INTENSE Moisturiser ($24.99) -- Deep comfort moisturiser

'REJUVENATE' Range

From left to right:

• DEEP Repair Cleansing Wipes ($6.99) -- Anti-aging cleansing wipes
• DEEP Repair Anti-age Serum ($29.99)
• DEEP Repair Anti-age Moisturiser ($24.99)
• DEEP Repair Anti-age Eye Contour Cream ($17.99)

'PURIFY' Range

From left to right:

• MATTE Me Cleansing Wipes ($6.99) -- Pore minimising cleansing wipes
• MOUSSE Away Cleanser ($11.99) -- Foaming cleanser 
• MATTE Me Moisturiser ($24.99) -- Pore minimising moisturiser

..And also their very new all-in-one skin perfecting BB Cream which is described to 'minimise pores and smooth the skin's surface whilst concealing imperfections'. I've seen a few reviews on this already, so google it up!

Available in 2 shades 'Light' and 'Medium', RRP $19.99

Last but not least, another take on BB Creams by another Aussie brand -- Innoxa! 

Innoxa describes their 5-in-1 BB Cream to be the ultimate multi-tasking foundation which balances, correct, calms and soothes whilst reducing the appearance of redness and pigmentation! 

Available in 5 shades, RRP $24.95.

Woo! A total of four BB creams launched last month...

Have you tried any of the 4 new BB creams? Yay or nay?

Which products are you looking forward to launch in the month of December?

I'm excited to see Essence's Special Toppers and swatch the ScandalEyes Waterproof Kohl Kajal Liners!

Disclaimer: I am NOT affiliated with any of the companies/brands mentioned in this post. This post is compiled purely for your reading convenience. I am not reimbursed for this post in any ways. All opinions stated within this post belongs to myself and remains uninfluenced and unbiased.

Storing make-up in the fridge?

Hey beautifools! Waddup.

I instagramed a photo today on "storing all my lipsticks, cream blushers and lotions in the fridge" and a friend asked, "Make-up in the fridge?!!?". 

I'm sure many of you guys are aware that most skincare products should be stored in a cool place under 30 degrees.. so why not the fridge?! 

Skincare products -- I love storing my face masks and moisturisers in the fridge so it'll feel fresh and cool when applied in the morning! Not to mention that it also keeps the consistency of my cream moisturisers nicely thick.. I've also heard that cool-temp'ed eye creams can reduce swelling and puffiness. 

Right so that's for skincare products, but no one ever said that make-up can't be stored in a cool place? So in it goes too!

Lipsticks -- are cream based, so it is 100% possible for them to melt in hot and humid temperatures. Keeping them in the fridge will keep them cool and solid.

Cream blushers -- are cream based, so they're also prone to melting also.

Cream foundations or face products of thicker consistencies -- Like my Palmer's BB Cream. I whipped it out today and the consistency changed to be much more liquid-y... so in the fridge it goes!

Eyeliners/lip liners -- Leaving eyelining and lip lining pencils in the hot and humid can surely cause them to melt to a soft texture.. so leave them in the fridge for a 3-5 minutes prior to sharpening/using!

Now.. to the downfalls.. be careful that all your products are sealed unless you want lipsticks with a specialized durian (or fish or whatever you have in your fridge) scent! Oh god...

Anyways, that's all from me for now... but now it's your turn to share!

Do YOU store your make-up in the fridge? Would you?

Why/why not? 

NOTD: Sweet & Sour Nails with Face Of Australia & Max Factor

So I was prancin' around on Facebook last night and saw a photo of one of the many nail trends -- different coloured nails on each hands. I then glanced at the comments where so many people said 'nay', mainly because it looked 'unfinished' and 'odd' and I whole-heartedly agree with them!

I'm not sure which company's or brand's Facebook page it was on.. wish I could find it to show you, but the photo used blue and yellow nail colours.. such a cute colour-blocking combo!

So I decided to give it a try with my own twist!

I used Face Of Australia's Easy Peasy Lemon Squeezy and Max Factor's Mini Nail Polish in Candy Blue.

Easy Peasy Lemon Squeezy is such a bright sunshine yellow on my hands! The consistency is perfect, but the formula wasn't anything impressive like the previous Face Of Australia nail collections... could just be the nature of pastel nail colours, but I thought FOA would've nailed it. Meep.

I had to apply 4-5 coats to get it this opaque, but I could still see the uneven blotches at a closer look... :(

On the other hand (punny!), Candy Blue applied perfectly. I think the short handle of Max Factor's Mini Nail Polishes makes it easier for me to apply. Love everything about this nail polish.. from colour to consistency and formula.

I applied 3 coats here... it's such a pretty blue! I can't wait to see how it'd look like with a matte top coat over! :D

So there it is! Two different nail colours with a twist...

What do you think? Would you ever wear two different nail colours?

How do you like the combination?

More stuff coming soon!

Saturday/Sunday Steals #25: For just $27!

I'm back!! I'm finally done with my 2 weeks of practical work at the childcare centre. I've been busy dancing with 4-5 year olds to 'Gangnam Style'! Wa.. I miss them already and it's only been 2 days! Meep.

Tell ya something else I miss....... I miss awesome Sunday market hauls! That's what I miss! Why? Because good deals (like what I'll be showing you in this post) only comes around once in a looong while... actually, I probably should be thankful for that, because at least I don't hoard weekly... right?

Walked into the markets and just a few stalls in, I found these two brushes in a bag for $1! Whilst the flat brush don't look promising, the Chi Chi kabuki brush is impressively soft!

..and then two stalls down, I located all these AWESOME deals (where I stood around for 30mins to carefully choose, no joke)! 

Estee Lauder Signature Silky Powder Blush in Nude Rose -- $5! I purchased this because it was so cheap and is a natural 'flushed' shade that I don't have in my collection of blushers!

All items from here were only $2.50 each!

Australis Creme Colour for Cheeks & Lips -- Collecting items for an upcoming giveaway! 

Rimmel Colour Show Off Lipstick in Tell No One -- Check above.

Models Prefer Soft Black Eyeliner -- I got this because it was so cheap! Giving it away to a friend!

Savvy by DB Eye Pencil in Brilliant Bronze -- For giveaway! I've tried this and it's a beautiful bronze shade with a soft and creamy texture!

Prestige Total Intensity Eyeliners Outrageous Emerald and Lively Turquoise -- I've heard enough about these! So excited that I found them at the markets! I really thought Australis' 10 Hour Wear along with Savvy by DB Eye Pencils were the creamiest that 'creamiest' can be... but holy golly, these Prestige eyeliners are even CREAMIER! 

Prestige Waterproof Lipliner in Diva -- Saw this and thought it was a beautiful pink! Looking into lip liners lately because I love wild and bold lippies! 

And then some swatches of the products I've been playing around with! Beautiful turquoise and emerald eyeliners!

And then finished Sunday markets off with some of my favourite body lotions by Pure Fiji (Coconut scented ones!).. all 4 for only $1... I really couldn't be any happier!

Yeap. All for $27!

Anyways, I hope you've all been well! I have some exciting reviews coming your way! So glad I'm back into blogging! I miss it (and you guys too!) SO much. Here's a sneak-peak photo for what's coming up in the next fewer posts!

Thanks for following through with me! Speak to you soon! ^_^

I Love Drugstore Make-Up TAG!

Hi everyone! Sorry, I've been away from blogging. I've been doing practical work at a childcare centre and that calls for 8-4 shifts which are........ extremely tiring. Adding to that, I've been sick so to have children crying and screaming around me for 8 hours a day... what can I say? It really drives me nuts!

Not to mention that some even 'dobs' to me that another kid has been calling them "poo poo bum bum". LOL.. Seriously. Cute, but not when I'm sick ok?!

So I'm hoping to whip up a quick tag to share with you today! I've seen this tag by Jaci @ JaciWalker, I think!

1. What is your favourite drugstore make-up brand?
I LOVE Australis Cosmetics. I'm sure you've seen their products featured everywhere on my blog. I just love them as a brand. They're cruelty free, high quality but affordable! I also adore Face Of Australia!


2. What are your favourite face, cheek and lip products?
I absolutely need foundation in my life, so if I were to pick one foundation.. it'd be Face Of Australia's Lasting Looks Natural Foundation! I love the formula, it sits nicely on the skin without grabbing on my dry patches, nice and natural full coverage and lasts long! However, there's only 4 shades, so that's a shame.

For cheeks, I'm with BYS Blushers. They're quite underrated, in my opinion! I've tried 'Candy Floss' and it gives a very nice and naturally luminous finish!

Lip products... Hmmmm. I LOVE lipsticks and I do look for lipsticks which are mosturising, but stays so I'll have to go with Australis' Colour Inject Mineral Lipsticks! Second runner up is Sportsgirl Lipsticks (they are holy golly pigmented, but only has matte finishes and can be drying). I'd also say Face Of Australia Lip Quenches but their scents really sickens me! :(


3. Least favourite drugstore product?
Not sure if you'd consider this as a 'make-up' product.. Australis 3-in-1 Make-Up Remover wipes? I feel like I'm advocating for how crap their make-up wipes are, but it's true.

If not, I'd say Almay Smart Shade Make-Up... you can find a list of products that I don't like here.


4. Best drugstore bargain?
Big W sometimes have their $5 OFF Max Factor products sales... and that's when I hoard all Mini Nail Polishes available home for........... $0.79 a bottle. Yeap. You read right!


5. Favourite underdog product?
Waa.. I don't know! I really can't think of any! Skip!


6. Overpriced drugstore product?
I think Bourjois, Revlon and L'Oreal is pretty exxy. I think Revlon's foundations are holy golly pricey for drugstore products though... $35-$37 for a bottle of foundation. Thanks, but no thanks.


7. Best drugstore dupes?
I'm not a high-end girl so I have no idea how and what high-end products are like! The only 'high-end' products I own are Benefit's Powda Wowza and MAC's MSFN.
The fewer that I've heard/know of are:
*Revlon ColorStay = MAC Studio Fix Fluid (no surprise)
*Bourjois Blushers = Chanel Blushers (not sure from which range)
*Australis Fresh & flawless Press Powder = MAC Studio Fix Powder


Yeap! That's all! I hope you enjoy the tag and if you do get a chance to complete this tag.. don't forget to link me!

I will busy until next week, so I will see you in about a week's time! Stay in touch with me via Twitter or Facebook Page!

Stay safe everybuddy!