Hello Hello Lovely people!
I hope you are all having an amazing weekend! I have recently come back from America. I was gone for 19 days and went to New York, Niagara Falls and Hawaii.
As most of you know Makeup is a lot cheaper in America than it is over here in Australia. MAC itself is half the price in America, so you can safely say I had A LOT of fun while I was over there!
I got a fair few amazing products so I thought I’d show you some of the ones I absolutely LOVE!!!
1. MAC Lustre Drops in Pink Rebel.
Don’t you hate when your doing your makeup and you just want to have a nice dewy look but the only foundation you have is a matte foundation? Well this is the answer to all your problems! What I do is put the foundation (or BB cream as you know what I use) on the back of my hand and then put 2 -3 drops of the Lustre Drops on top of it and then mix it in. Then I put the product on my face as I would usually. It adds just a beautiful subtle sheen to your face. It comes in 2 colours. I purchased the goldy pink colour as I thought it’d be more natural. It comes in a small little dropper bottle but a little goes a long way, so the product would last a long time. I purchased this in America for $20USD but I expect it would be about $40AUD in Australia. Check it out here. www.maccosmetics.com.au.
2. MAC Face and Body Limited Edition Pressed Powder Eyeshadows.
Now these are my official new loves. I actually saw one of these colours on the Makeup Artist in store and told her I must have that colour! Turns out there were multiple colours so me being me I bought all the ones that weren’t sold out. Unfortunately, 3 were sold out but I still was able to get 3. They were all different brown colours ranging from really really light to darker browns. They have a frosted sparkle to them and look absolutely amazing by themselves or over the top of just a plain brown over the lid. I use the MAC Fix Spray which I actually bought while I was over there as well. All you do is spray it on your brush and then put your brush in the eyeshadow and put it on your eyelid. The best thing as well when you’ve finished your makeup you can spray the Fix+ over your face and it sets your makeup – you know how I LOVE dual purpose products. I purchased the colours “Spot Lit” which is a light to medium brown. “Warming Heart” which is a very light brown – almost a champagny brown. “Beaming” which is a Dark Brown. I can’t remember but I believe the fix+ was $20USD. You can buy the 100ml bottle in Australia for $27.00. The Eyeshadows were $20USD You can buy these for $40AUD in Australia (please keep in mind though, these are limited edition and will be selling very quick so may not be available. Check it here www.maccosmetics.com.au .
3. Napoleon Perdis Loose Eyeshadow in Mosaic Gold.
Although, I’m not generally a fan of Napoleon I do like some of their eyeshadows. I was in the airport in Sydney waiting for our connection to Brisbane so to waste time I went to have a look. I saw this colour and had to buy it. It is one of the prettiest colour and would look amazing on any skin tone. It looks white but when you put it on it’s an opaque pewter gold colour. It is very difficult to explain but it's so beautiful. I use it as a highlight and the nicest thing is you can change the contrast a bit. I sometimes put a white eyeliner pencil in the inner corner/tear duct area and then put it on top. It looks a bit white/pewter/gold like that but when I put it directly on the inner corner it gives more of a gold/pewter colour. It’s very subtle so it can be used for every day but then would look amazing for formals and weddings. I cannot wait to use this baby a lot more. I bought this eyeshadow for $35.00AUD. There a multiple colours available ranging from gold to brown to black to blue. Check it out here www.napoleonperdis.com.au.
4. Urban Decay Naked Palette.
So I have wanted this Palette for SO long. I will do another blog on both of the palettes so I’ll go more in depth in that one. Here in Australia Urban Decay is pretty much impossible to get your hands on so I was lucky enough to get the Naked 2 Palette on EBay a few months ago but got this one while I was in America in Sephora. This Palette is the best go to palette EVER! It has neutral colours – Browns, blacks, highlights, greys, Golds, Silvers. They are very pigmented so you don’t have to put heaps of product on your brush just to get a little bit of colour. The eyeshadows are also nice and soft to go on. Another awesome thing is you get a free little Primer Potion in the Palette and also a brush. The primer potion is really good as well. I had already heard good things about it, but happy I had the opportunity to test it out myself. I love that if I’m going away or going to my friends place for the night I can literally put this in my bag and I can do so many different Makeup looks with just one small palette. I have put swatches in the picture as well. I purchased this for $50.00USD. If you’re in Australia try and find it on EBay?. Check it out www.sephora.com.
Well I hope you are all having/had a good weekend. If you have any questions about how to use any of these products or any suggestions let me know.
Have a Beauty-ful Day/Night
Belinda
xx
