Think Pink! Giveaway

A-HA! As with my previous Wrap Up post, I've mentioned that there was still one big ending post that was due to be posted soon...

Well.. Here it is! A giveaway to end this project. I'd like to thank each and every one of you for participating and for your feedback on this project! Sorry that the giveaway has been posted up sooooooooooooooooo late. I'm really busy for right now, so let's hop to the details!!!

The Prize

What you will receive:

• Savvy By DB Classic Blusher in Rose
• Mehron Cheek Powder in Rose Wood
• BD Slanted 942 Contour Brush
• Models Prefer Moisture Lust Glossy Lip Tint in Marshmallow
• Australis Lip Pencil in Kiss Me Quick
• Models Prefer Retractable Lip Liner in Pouty Pink
• Australis Lash Length Extensions Mascara in Black
• Australis Colour Inject Mineral Lipstick in Honky Tonk
• Australis Colour Inject Mineral Lipstick in Polka
• Australis Lash & Brow Extender
• Maybelline New York Total Clean Express Eye & Lip Make-Up Remover

I know some of the prizes included weren't included in my reviews throughout October, but they were products that I wanted to feature! Just didn't have enough time! Extra goodies also added as I cannot send nail lacquers/hairsprays by postal, so... YAY?! :D

The Rules

• You MUST be a follower of this blog, 'Beauty With The Beautifool', whether it be by GFC, Twitter, Facebook, email subscription.
• The giveaway is open internationally. 
• The giveaway begins at 11:59PM Sunday 10th November 2013 and will end on 11:59PM Sunday 24th November 2013 -- refer to the time of my location, Sydney Australia. 
• If you are under 18, please ask for parental permission first before entering, as I will request for your personal mailing information if you win. 
• The winner will chosen randomly via Rafflecopter. 

Please enter using the form below:

a Rafflecopter giveaway

GOOD LUCK to everyone who's entering and once again, thank you SO much for your participation in this series! Sorry again that the giveaway is late! Heheheheheh!

Wrap Up: Think Pink Project

Okay! Here we are.... Not only is it November, but it's also time to wrap up this month's Think Pink Project!

At the beginning of the month, I've posted about this project with the expectation very little response! It's not the end of the month.. so I guess now would be the best time to update you all on this...

There were actually very little responses LOL! But that's okay! We'll try again next year! I still hope you've enjoyed all the pink posts that has gone live throughout the month! ^~^ I've had a great time putting posts together. I've finally managed to post a full review of two blushers, which I thought would've been hard, but they turned out okay!


Wrap up of my Think Pink! Project:

1. Revlon Nail Lacquer in 'Girly' >>
2. Rimmel London Apocalips Lacquer in 'Nova' >>
3. LUSH Lip Scrub in Bubblegum >>
4. Cedel Blow Dry Faster Heat Protector >>
5. OPI Nail Lacquer in 'Japanese Rose Garden' >>
6. Savvy By DB Blusher in 'Savvy Pink' >>
7. My favourite pink gradient lips featuring Max Factor >>
8. Models Prefer Gloss Stick in 'Marshmallow' >>
9. Face Of Australia's NEW Carnivale Nail Collection >>
10. Australis Colour Inject Mineral Lipstick in 'Honky Tonk' >>
11. Mehron Cheek Powder in 'Rose Wood' >>
12. Essie Nail Lacquer in 'Super Bossa Nova' >>
13. A little pink market haul! >>

As for the comments collected....

For the 13 posts *so far*, the total comments are......

91

(highlight above for number)

Noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!

That's fine, I still have one big ending post coming up that I've still got comments to gather from... Please stay tuned for it! 

Think Pink! -- A small pink [market] haul!

Tell me guys! What is the first brand that hits your mind when the colour pink is mentioned! Is it not Australis? :P

For me, Australis is the first brand that comes to mind when I first started this Think Pink! project, but sadly, I don't think you'd be able to handle my continuous raves over the brand, so nah.



Anyways, I haven't updated you with my market hauls in a looooooooooooong time! Have I stopped? Nope. I've just been lazy so they're sitting in bags at the corner of my room (again!). Let's start off with the smallest bag though.

Most are Australis products, I'm not too sure where the girl was getting her Australis products from, but all I know was that she had quite a few at her stall each week. I've passed the other day and just had to pick up a few items that she was selling, as they were cheap and were products that I've finished, but have yet to repurchase. Yes, I'm forever waiting for sales x-x. Wait untill they discontinue and I still won't buy unless there's a sale LOL.

Didn't purchase too many items from her, but still spent a whopping $25. $25 is a lot of money at the markets, okay? Considering that things are usually so cheap.

My second eyeshadow primer! I can finally dispose my first tube and finally stop trying so hard to scoop out all the last bits. It lasted me a fair while as I've only ever used it as a base for my eyeliners! Purchased this for $4?

Also finally repurchased Australis Make-Up Finishing Spritz! I haven't used this in yonks and no, I don't use it as a finish make-up spray! I actually use it to blend in some of my liquid foundations. Dot foundation on face, spritz spray onto brush and then blend away! I've purchased this for $4 or $5, can't really remember x_x

Yoshhhhhhhh, a bunch of their Lash & Brow Extenders, because they were so cheap! Only $2 per! I'm nowhere near finishing my first one that I use as a brow gel, but having these for back-ups wouldn't hurt. Or maybe one day when I understand the point of using a clear mascara. Eeek.

Last, but not least! Australis' Kiss Me Quick Lip Pencils. I have their Nudie Rudie shade, and although I'm not very impressed with the formula, these were must-purchases because they were also only $2 each!!!

I still have another market haul, but that is all I've purchased for last week! I will make sure to update on the other haul some time soon! ^-^


Oooooo, tomorrow is also Halloween! Wishing you all a safe and happy Halloween everyone! ^-^

Think Pink! -- Essie Nail Lacquer in 757 Super Bossa Nova

My nail stash consist of many, many pink varnishes! Probably 3 handfuls of pink lacquers, and most are of medium to deep tones, just like this one by Essie, called Super Bossa Nova! This is probably my first Essie feature by the way (thanks to my sister.... again!). 

Unlike my other cremes, Super Bossa Nova is a deeper pink which sides with fuschia/magenta tones and is infused with fine fuschia shimmers. 

It applies with a lesser glossy finish, somewhat dull. I wished it'd apply to be more glossy, as I am rarely bothered to apply my own top coat! 

The formula is very opaque, which honestly didn't surprise me, after all the raves within the beauty community! I could hit opacity easily within two coats, but I did find the brush to be a tad too small for my nails. The brush is probably half the size of OPI's brushes (along with many other lacquers I have within my collection) and as you could tell, I have really large nails so it does take me that extra effort. @_@

But overall, although I have nothing against this shade, I feel like there's no interesting spice to it. Sad to say, but it's just another pink in my collection really. Not very interesting, and I don't quite like the fuschia shimmers that's paired with it.

Oh well, since I'm done with using you Super Bossa Nova, time to return you back to my sister's room! As for my readers, will make sure to update you with other Essie shades my sister owns! Hah.. (fingers crossed that she's not reading this).

What are your FAVOURITE essie shades?!

Must tell me!

Essie Nail Lacquer in Super Bossa Nova, $17.95, available in a bunch of shades ranging from cute pastels to lovely deep darks. 

Think Pink! -- Mehron Cheek Powder in Rose Wood

Oh Lord! As I was typing up this post, I just realised that I STILL haven't got to my overdued IMATS haul from the end of September!! Holy golly.. Pinky promise to get to that soon, but I'll show you one of the items that I've purchased from IMATS first! 

I've heard of Mehron products for a while now, but that was my first time coming across Mehron products! Their stand was so interesting! So many bright colours with beautiful displays and their prices were so affordable!


Of course, there's no way in hell that I could skip their blushers range so.... I grabbed two -- one in Rose Wood and one in Tropic Coral (something along the lines of that). Not sure of their retail price, but at IMATS, these were $8 each!

They are packaged in the most simple plastic packaging. Not meant to look luxurious, so that's fine with me although I don't want to imagine the after results when dropped. Adding to that, has a clear cap, so all that means is it'll allow easier navigation in your stash of ten thousand blushers :P

Since it IS a make-up brand for professional make-up artists, I've already expected this blush to be super duper pigmented, so its rich pigmentation doesn't really hit me by surprise. Needless to say, it surely is the most pigmented blush I own to date. Even more pigmented than the powder blush that I've purchased from Ben Nye two years ago from IMATS.

Ultimately, that means... a teeny tiny bit will go a LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOONG way. Please don't go swirling your brush in this blush. A dab is enough, I kid you not!

There are some loose fall outs though, so be highly cautious about that!

The colour is medium-deep reddish-pink with a true matte finish. Matte finishes can be versatile for both daily and professional theatre uses, but if you're after luminous or shimmery blushers, probably skip Mehron. Their powder blusher range only features matte finishes, so... either skip, or top it off with a luminous powder highlighter (like moi!).

Its long lasting powder for everyday is use is preeeeettty decent. Vivid when freshly applied at 11AM with about 30% opacity at 10PM. Impressive, anot?

Blended vs. Heavy handed swatch

So overall, if you do pass Mehron products from online shopping or next time you're at IMATS, I'd highly recommend you to give their blushers a go! $8 a pot isn't a bad price! Cheaper than Ben Nye's and I like it much better than Ben Nye's!



Mehron Cheek Powder in Rose Wood, $7.95, available at Mehron's Official Website and/or CameraReadyCosmetics.

Think Pink! -- Favourite Pink Gradient Lips

Gradient lips has always been around for a while now, and since its debut in the beauty community, it's always been one of my favourite ways to wear lippies!

Not only because it actually looks nice, but being able to use two lip colours at a time just makes me feel as I'm not neglecting too many from the stash! Hehehe.



My favourite way to sport a gradient lip is by going pink. I've seen some people go 100% nude/beige lips with a bold red colour bleeding from the center, but that look is just a little too bold for my everyday, so here's my take:

I've used Max Factor's Colour Elixir Giant Pen Sticks in Couture Blush and Passionate Red. Gotta say that since their addition to my collection, they've been my favourite to use! Prior to that, my favourite combo was with Sportsgirl's nude lipstick in "All About You" and "Juicy Watermelon".

Both shades are great to wear alone on the lips, not to mention their formula is fantastic too! I've previously reviewed them here (with individual swatches), if you're a curious peanut.

Leaning pink like this just looks much nicer in my (very own!) opinion. It's still a gradient lip, but having pink as a base just makes it much more subtle for everyday-wear.

Have been sporting this look for a while now actually, and will probably continue to do so for the rest of Spring! Also need to buy back-ups for Couture Blush for my upcoming holiday trip to Vietnam, because I'm almost done with this one!

Have you tried Max Factor's Giant Pen Sticks?!?!?

You must've... right?!?!?!

Mentioned them so many times before.. *expects everyone to have already tried these*... Hahaha! Just kidding! x)

But seriously, if you haven't tried these.. make sure to do so! I really love them and have always highly recommended them. They are also only $10 each, or even cheaper if you catch em' on sale!


Disclaimer: Both products were provided for review consideration only. All opinions on these are of my own, and remains to be unbiased and uninfluenced.

Think Pink! -- Savvy By DB Blusher in Silky Pink

FINALLY a blushers post! And I mean... Finally a blushers post for this Think Pink! project AND for my blog. I really can't remember the last time I've reviewed a blusher.

This blusher, Savvy by DB's Blusher in Silky Pink, I've had it in my collection for a while now. I've hoarded it home from Priceline's 40% OFF sale which happened a while ago, so if I could remember correctly... this costed a mere $3.


I also really wanted their Baked Blushers, but they were a tad more expensive (I was on a budget then okay?!?!), so I've settled with this instead.

Their classic blushers are packaged in a simple plastic packaging. It feels sturdy enough to last, but also feels like one drop is enough to break. It has a see-through cover, which ultimately calls for easier navigation in your stash of ten thousand blushers. Ha!

The blusher itself, is decently pigmented. You won't find yourself needing to sit and swirl your brush forever, a slight second of a swirl is enough! You also won't find any fall outs, so don't fret!

My main concern with this blusher is its long-lasting power. It lasts for a fair amount of time.. 4-5 hours before I saw the colour fading on me. There's still that little bit of colour, but it just didn't look as vibrant as how I've applied it at first.

The colour, I don't mind it. It's a cute, medium warm-toned rose-pink with a luminous sheen. When swatched, the sheen stands to be very visible, but when applied, you can barely see it. I wished that the sheen stood to be as visible as it does when swatched, but this isn't much of a problem since I could easily top it off with my kick-ass The Balm Mary-Louminizer! Omgggaaah, I need to post about that soon, please stay tuned!

But anyways, overall, it's surely a nice blush to have in the stash. Pretty affordable, and good in quality, so I don't see what's the problem! Also great if you're just starting out with make-up. You can easily find SAvvy By DB's range at Priceline ^~^

Do YOU own any Savvy By DB products?

I just remembered that I also have a few lipsticks from the brand.. Still need to get down to photographing them, so I can go ahead and trial! Sighhhh!

Think Pink! -- OPI Nail Lacquer in Japanese Rose Garden

More pink lacquers!!

Japanese Rose Garden is a new addition to my collection only of recently. A family friend has gifted it to me along with 5 other lacquers which I'm hoping to swatch them all soon! Anyways, at first, I wasn't really fond of this pink colour. The colour is just looks too dull, not really my cuppa tea.

But oh my godddddddddd, it makes the prettiest dusty pink on the nails. I'd like to say that the smooth formula is also a contributing factor to as how amazing it looks on the nails.

The colour is a warm-toned dusty pink, with very slight shimmers that you could only see at a closer look. The formula applies amazingly smooth with an amazing glossy finish. Just simply amaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaazing! 

It's also quite pigmented, so 2-3 coats was enough for an opaque finish. In these photos, I've applied 3 average coats!

Yoshhhhh! It looks exactly like this in real life. This glossy, this smooth and the shade looks just like it does in the photos. So so so so so so pretty and is such a nice touch away from the usual bright and bold pink colours that I usually sport.

Can you recommend me any other similar pink shades to this?

Would appreciate it so much! Thanks!

Hoping to find more pinks like this in the near future to add to my existing range ^~^