Thursday 10 January 2013

A lifesaver for those girls that use Tape Extensions!!

Hello Hello!!

OK, so I thought I'd mention this one, although I do not personally have Hair Extensions in my hair, I know some of you would appreciate this post.

My Beautiful Mum has very very thin hair so a few months ago she decided to put Tape Hair Extensions in so she could get some thickness, well safe to say they worked. Unfortunately, the lady that put them in went on Maternity Leave so she couldn't take them out to bring them up, so Mum asked because I have a bit of Hair Extension history if I could take them out and put a new bunch in (she purchased a bit better quality hair) and I looked on YouTube and she told me that the Hair Technician she used didn't take long at all to take them out. Well 2 hours later we got them all out and Mum's hair had horrible glue residue etc and I successfully (totally unintentionally) hurt her head a lot. For some reason, the Tape Remover didn't work properly, so we went on to try Accetone - well that didn't work either then we went on to try Tea Tree Oil, well this one worked better but still not nearly as easy or not painful as it should've been. We thought it would've been the quality of glue the other Technician had put in.

So we got most of the glue residue out and put the new set in a day or two after. So when that set was ready to be put up I used the Glue Remover and once again, it barely worked and was very painful for Mum. We went into a Hairhouse Warehouse here in Brisbane and asked them if there was any alternative. Luckily, we spoke to a lovely girl who personally had extensions and said this stuff works amazing. Mum bought this stuff as we thought it wouldn't hurt and it's actually a hair treatment so it's amazing for your hair, not chemical killing it. So we got home and thought we'd give it a go. I sectioned the hair off and sprayed the solution on the bottom and top of the tape extension and then once they were all sprayed, I left them for an extra 5 minutes just to be on the safe side. Well let me tell you, this stuff is a LIFESAVER! I totally didn't want to stand there for 2 hours again and hurt poor Mum to get this bloody things out. They literally just came off, left no residue and also took off the left over glue on the extension so that part was done.

So I better tell you what this amazing product is.. Macadamia Natural Oil - Luxurious Oil Spray. It says it's " A shine enhancing blend of oils and silicone's that rejuvenates and protects. So you can also spray your hair afterwards and then in half an hour or so go wash your hair and it would feel amazing. It comes in a 125ml bottle and is a little bit on the expensive side. I think Mum bought it for $40.00 but it'll last quite a long time as you don't have to spray a lot and it's totally worth it in my eyes, as it doesn't destroy your hair and it makes it so much easier.

Check it out www.hairhousewarehouse.com.au.

Have a Beauty-ful Day/Night!!

Belinda
xx


Review: Revlon Just Bitten Kissable Lipstain.

Hello Beauty-ful People!!

So I'm a few weeks I thought I'd give these a shot, and let me tell you - I am so glad I did.

I'm not usually a lover of Lipstick, unless it's for a special occasion but these are perfect for people like me. They are beautiful and creamy and go on just like a lip balm but stain your lips so you have some colour. The thing I hate most about lipsticks is that it can make your lips look very dry and unnatural. These take away that as because it's a lip balm type of thing it doesn't look dry at all and it looks a lot more natural.

I have 5 different colours as there was specials at different shops so I grabbed them while I could. So because they're a lip stain they do tend to stain your lips, but like everything when you eat, drink and talk etc it will rub off, but I do find these last longer than normal lipsticks.

The colours I bought are-
   - 045 - Romantic - Which is a Bright Red - You know how I love my Red Lips.
   - 020 - Lovesick - Which is a beautiful Bright Pink.
   - 035 - Charm - Which is a Peachy Pink.
   - 001 - Honey - Which is a Light Rosy Pink.
   - 050 - Precious - Which is a Nude.

Here in Australia, you can get these from any stores like Target, Kmart or any Chemist. They're roughly about $17.00 - $18.00 depending on where you go, but most places do sales around about now which is awesome, so you can get it a bit cheaper. I'm sure in America they're a lot cheaper, but can't tell you how much they are.

I definitely see myself getting many many more colours of these as they're so handy to chuck in my bag for a pop of colour some days without drying out my lips and with the lighter colours, it looks so natural. The only downfall to this product is they don't have the best smell to them. It's kind of a peppermint/eucalyptus smell to them (very hard to explain) but it goes away pretty fast and is tolerable, you just have to get used to them.

Check them out here www.revlon.com.au.

Have a Beauty-ful Day/Night!!

Belinda
xx














My favourite eyeshadow palettes - EVER!! Urban Decay, Naked 1 & 2Palettes.

Good Day/Evening lovely people,

So I'm going to keep this quite simple as everyone has heard about these before and everyone loves them but I couldn't not write about them.

I bought one in the U.S while I was over there and the other, I bought off EBay as it is extremely hard to get Urban Decay here in Australia.

So of course, I'm talking about the Urban Decay, Naked and Naked 2 Palettes. Everyone has heard about these things if you watch YouTube or read Beauty Blogs but I am so in love with these things I had to write about them.

So for the people who don't know about them, they're a palette that has 12 Eyeshadow Colours in them. Mostly all Neutral colours they are beautiful and creamy and some are shimmery and some are Matte. If you're not a huge Makeup Junkie like me and just want something that you can do your Makeup every day with but then have some colours to sexy it up at Night, these palette's is AMAZING for you guys. If you're going away for a weekend or holiday you could literally pack one of these babies and you'd be set.

So the original Naked Palette is my favourite one, personally it just suits me better, it has beautiful highlight colours and lighter lid colours but then has the browns and gold and a bit of a sparkly black that I LOVE! I could literally go on holiday with this one and I'd be one happy camper - and that's saying a lot because usually I'm packing everything "just in case".
 The colours Naked Palette has is -
     -Virgin - Pale shimmery cream colour
     - Sin - Pale shimmery Pink Colour
     - Naked - Light Mauve colour
     - Sidecar - Champagne gold colour
     - Buck - Matte Brown Colour
     - Half Baked - Shimmery Gold Colour
     - Smog - Shimmery Deep Brown Colour
     - Darkhorse - Shimmery Dark Brown Colour
     - Toasted - Browny Gold Shimmery Colour
     - Hustle - Mid Brown/Burgandy Shimmery Colour
     - Creep - Shimmery Black Colour
     - Gunmetal - Dark Grey Shimmery Colour


I use this palette pretty much every day and it hasn't even been dinted the colours. A little goes a long way and I love it. This also came with a Urban Decay Brush and also with Urban Decay Primer Potion - which is also amazing.

Naked 2 Palette, is very similar but still very different. I absolutely love this one too, I just personally prefer the Naked Palette for my personal use. This also came with an Urban Decay Brush which I love - it's a dual sided brush with a normal eyeshadow brush on one side and fluffy blending brush on the other side, which I use all of the time!. The colours that are in this palette are -
    - Foxy - Cream Colour
    - Half Baked - Shimmery Gold Colour
    - Bootycall - Shimmery Cream/Pink tinge Colour
    - Chopper - Light Brown Shimmery Colour
    - Tease - Very pale brown colour
    - Snakebite - Dark Brown shimmery colour
    - Suspect - Light Gold shimmery Colour
    - Pistol - Shimmery Grey Colour
    - Verve - Shimmery Champagne Colour
    - YDK - Shimmery Medium Brown Colour
    - Busted - Deep Purple Shimmery Colour
    - Blackout - Black Colour

So there you have it my low down on my new loves. I bought them both for about $50.00. I know you can get them from Sephora in the U.S for $50.00. I would highly recommend investing in these babies, if not just one. I've put swatches on here so you can have a look at which one would suit you better.
Check them out here www.urbandecay.com .

Hope you're all having a Beauty-ful Day/Night!

Belinda
xx








Tuesday 1 January 2013

Here's to an amazing 2013!!!

Hello Beauty-ful People!!

Well here in Australia it is coming to the end of New Years Day but luckily, there are people in other parts of the world that read my blogs that would still be partying it up!

I hope for those people that are out and about are being safe and drinking/partying responsibly but over anything, I hope you all are having an absolute ball!

For my fellow Aussies, I hope you had an amazing night last night/this morning and brought in the year in true Aussie style!.

My 2012 has been extremely challenging but it has taught me so much, and made me a much more determined and stronger person. I'm hoping for an amazing 2013 and believe it'll be my year to shine. I am determined to get this blog bigger and better and show you guys many more products and write about tips and tricks and of course I AM going to start filming at least one tutorial a week. I have so many plans for this blog and my YouTube channel and I hope that it turns out to be like I dream it will. I hope you all have an amazing 2013 and everything you wish and dream comes true. Just remember it doesn't matter what you dream off, if you are focused enough it WILL happen!.

What are your New Year's Resolutions?? Are you anything like me and always have some but they never seem to happen?? I've never done the whole writing a whole list of thing- it's just in the back of my mind. This year I have written down a few that I would really like to achieve. I'm not putting a lot of pressure on my self to get them done but I would be very happy and proud of my self if they do get done. I will tell you a few of mine and feel free to comment below if you want to tell me some of yours.

 - Learn Spanish, I had this last year but really lost my mojo after a lot of other things interfered. I plan to be able to speak basic Spanish Fluently by the end of the year, I really don't know if that's realistic but I am sure going to give it a go.
 - Write more blogs and Film more Tutorials for YouTube, because of life getting in the way in 2012 and travelling etc especially my YouTube channel got neglected. I am focused on filming so many tutorials and tips and tricks and other videos so you guys can learn some things.
 - Be more spontaneous. In the past I haven't been the most spontaneous person, I have slowly gotten better in the last 6 months but I want to do it a lot more, so I can experience random things. I am very lucky to live in such a beautiful country where an hour drive can take me to the most amazing places and could find some beautiful places I have never experienced before.

Those are a few of mine, although they aren't huge ones I think a lot of people make resolutions that are huge so they have less of a chance of getting them achieved.

I hope everyone had a magical and beautiful Christmas with their family and have an amazing New Year! I wish you all the most amazing year and thank you for the time you take to read my blogs when they come up, you will never know how much it means to me.

If you have any ideas of what you would like to see on my YouTube or Blog please comment and I can definitely look at getting that done.

Have a Beauty-ful Day/Night!

Belinda xx