Favourite Nail Polish! China Glaze: Flip Flop Fantasy!

I hope everyone is having/had a great weekend!

Tonight I'm going to talk about my favourite nail polish at the moment! I originally found a picture of this colour on pinterest (gosh it is addictive) and thought I NEEDED this colour! I am so obsessed with the corals and bright colours lately!! I found the colour at my local beauty supplies store - Salon supplies & furniture at Underwood.

The colour is called Flip Flop Fantasty and it is a hot pink/corally colour (the picture doesn't give it complete justice). I have gotten so many compliments on it!. The formula is pretty good, I only needed 2 coats and looks perfect. I found it has chipped pretty easily but I do have thin nails and unfortunately cannot control them chipping sometimes (oh wouldn't it make life easier?). I bought this one for about $9.00 but I get a discount from being in the industry.

If you're wanting a bright fun colour this definitely is the colour for you - plus they have many many more amazing colour.

Check out there website here www.chinaglaze.com.

Have a Beauty-ful Day/Night!

Belinda
xx

Review : MAC Moisture cover concealer

Good Evening lovely people!

The other week I went to the MAC store at Carindale here in Brisbane to check out there concealers, among other things. I decided to get a concealer , because although I am happy with my Cinema Secrets or Graftobian concealer Palettes, I thought as I am doing youTube Tutorials now it'd be better for me to use easier to get products as well.

They have many different types of concealers but I decided on the moisture Cover one because it is currently winter here in Australia and my skin can get a bit dry and obviously can help out a bit with that!.

So I've been using it for a few weeks now and I'm really loving it!. My colour is NW20 which the lovely ladies in store matches for you if required.  It gives quite a bit of coverage and blends in very well - with a nice consistency. Also, I have realised the places I put the concealer is a lot less dry, which is great! So far I have realised that a little goes a long way - which I also love because some people may find it expensive.

They come in 12 different shades so there should be pretty much a colour for every skin tone! I purchased this for $34.00.

Check them out on http://www.maccosmetics.com/

Have a Beauty-ful day/night!

and as usual if you have any make-up products, beauty product suggestions let me know!

Belinda
xx

Essence Makeup - Inexpensive makeup!

Hello Hello Everyone!!

I hope everyone is having a lovely night/morning or whatever, wherever you are!!!

Tonight, i'm going to talk about an inexpensive makeup brand I have found. I have already done a blog on 2 of the lipglosses I bought a month or so ago but since then purchased a few more products and believe that there worth a mention!.

They sell this brand at Target, here in Australia. They are really inexpensive - the cheapest thing I purchased was the eyeliner and that was $2.95 and the most expensive was the bronzer which was $6.95. I have been using these products for about 2 weeks now and have to say the quality and the longevity is brilliant for the price!.

The products I bought are

 1. Stay All Day - Long Lasting Eyeshadow in "Steel the show". This is a creamy metallic eyeshadow that is beautiful on it's own or as a base to make the eyeshadow stick to the eyelid better. This particular eyeshadow is available in 6 colours. I can't remember the exact price but I believe it was about $4.00.

2. Long Lasting Eye Pencil in "Bling Bling" and "c'est la vie". I am thoroughly impressed by these babies!! When they say long lasting, they really mean it! I swatched it and then let it sit for about 5 minutes and then I rubbed it like crazy multiple times and it did not budge at all! After that it still lasted for hours until I had to scrub my hands!. These come in 9 different colours and bought them for $2.95 each.

3. Sun Club - Matte Bronzing Powder in "brunettes". I originally bought this bronzer because I am in LOVE with my NARS Laguna but I use it so often I needed an alternative so my Laguna didn't go so quickly. This isn't the same by any means but it's a beautiful matte bronzer (I personally think matte bronzers are the best) and sits on your skin nicely and lasts as well. I like it as it's not an overly orange bronzer like a lot of them out there at the moment. You can buy these in 2 colours - Blonde and Brunette and buy them for $6.95.

4. I love rock Gloss eye pencil in Black. I have to say this is the smoothest/softest eyeliner I have ever tried. It just glides on with ease. Although it doesn't last as long as the long lasting pencil but I find it still lasts a while on the waterline and for tightlining. I just wish it would have the same longevity as the Long Lasting pencils. I bought this baby for $2.95.

As I said before I have already done a blog on 2 other lipglosses I bought by this brand so check that out.

If you want to check out some of the other products and colours etc check out the brand website http://www.essence.eu/ they don't have prices on there as it's a european website but atleast you can get an idea on different colours!.

Have a Beauty-ful Night!!

Belinda

xx

TUTORIAL: Dark smokey eye

Hello Again guys!!!

I just uploaded my very first YouTube Tutorial - yay!!!! It's a popular look that I love to do, it's my take on a smokey eye! I hope you guys enjoy and of course, if you have any questions or any other suggestions please send through suggestions!!! Ok so here is the link and I'll also put a list of the products I used!

Check it out -  http://youtu.be/Q2ohQjSXY_A

Products I used.
 - Garnier BB Cream "light"
 - Cinema Secrets Concealer Palette ( www.makeupandglow.com.au)
 - L'oreal Colour Infallable in "Burning Black"
 - Unnamed Neutral colour palette - Dark brown, Medium Brown, Light Black. (purchased on Ebay)
 - Yaby Eyeshadow (www.makeupandglow.com.au)
 - Designer Brands Kohl Pencil in Black
 - Splash Loose Powder "Angel Jellyfish"
 - Ardell Clear brow sculpting gel
 - NARS Blush/Bronzer Duo "Orgasm/Laguna"
 - ModelCo Lash Fibre Mascara

Hope You enjoy guys.

Have a Beauty-ful Night

Belinda
xx

Review/something fun: Essence Lipglosses

Good Evening beauty-ful people!!

So the story behind how I came across these is a bit different. I went to a local shopping centre (Westfield Carindale for fellow Brisbane people) to actually look at the MAC store but somehow after that ended up in Target and went straight to the cosmetic section. I have never seen this brand before but was intrigued by the pretty colours! Most of the products from this brand "Essence" are very inexpensive and look pretty good quality. I picked up 2 different lip glosses - 1. Essence stay with me long lasting lip gloss in "03 Candy Bar" 2. Essence XXXL Shine Lip gloss in "05 Super Girl". My first opinion of these lip glosses are they are absolutely beautiful colours. The long lasting one isn't very long lasting but it is a very high pigmented lip gloss and looks gorgeous on, but unfortunately you'll have to touch up throughout the day. The XXXL shine is very much that but not like you've got Vaseline on your lips!

They've got a pleasant smell to them and aren't that ridiculous sticky consistency. I bought them for $3.50 each which I think is a great price, especially for the quality of the product. I saw many different colours ranging from reds all the way to clears.

Overall, I would recommend these products if your looking for a beautiful coloured, non sticky, inexpensive lip gloss.

Check them out here www.essence.eu or go to your local Target.

Have a Beauty-ful day!

Belinda
xx

Review: Makeup and Glow Brush Cleaner!

Well Hello Hello again!!!

So, it doesn't matter who you are, everyone needs a brush cleaner!! If you've got 1 brush or if you've got 101, you need to clean your brushes so that it doesn't spread bacteria etc. When I was looking for a brush cleaner, I went to a Brisbane based Make-up superstore Makeup and Glow. I decided to go the the Makeup and Glow Powder fresh Brush cleaner because well I love Makeup and Glow and I like to support Australian brands and/or products when I can and it said it was safe to fly -woohoo.

I use this product mainly for the spot cleaning between clients etc - and it's very easy to do so. I just use a tissue or a cotton circle, spray a bit of the product on it and then wipe the brush on it and the white tissue or circle will quickly change colour with whatever colour you were using at the time!. So there are 3 different sizes of this product available at Makeup and Glow, 125ml - $8.00, 500ml - $18.00, 1ltr - $28.00. It lasts a long time as well, as a little goes a long way - which I LOVE!. 

Definitely check out the beautiful Makeup and Glow, the people at the store are so amazingly informative and lovely - you'll just want to keep on going back just because of their customer service - oh and I suppose the beautiful products make it easy as well - ha ha. 

Check out www.makeupandglow.com.au

Have a Beauty-ful Night!

Belinda 
xx

** As previously stated I do not get paid by any company to recommend etc and I purchased these products myself :).

Chi Chi Eye Magic - Eyeshadows made easy!

Well Good Evening everyone!

I know, I know it has a been a little while since my last blog but I am back and ready to do some reviews etc - yaaayy!!!

So tonight, I am going to do a review on something I have known about for years! I bought these beautiful things for me sister, because as much as I try and teach her she doesn't have the natural gift with make-up, and I obviously cannot do her make-up every time she goes out. Chi Chi have definitely made eye makeup easy for everyone here.

The  Chi Chi Eye Magic "instant eye shadows" come in 6 different colours at the moment, according to their website. In a box you get 7 applications. So all you do is take one out of the box, take the plastic protection sleeve off, take one of the white applicators out of the container and line it up on your eye and press down and take it off and vwollahhh your eyes are all done!

Now obviously, depending on the shape of your eye and the end result you want, you may want to take a bit off.. I am personally not a fan of the eyeshadow going really high up (and with my eye shape it does) so I just take my finger and rub a bit off and blend it down but obviously, it is completely up to you what your wanting.

So a box of these are $18.95 on the website, but if you search around - especially at the moment you may be able to get it cheaper.

I personally love this product, especially if your like my sister or if you just don't have time but still want to look fab definitely check these out. They come in everything from a perfect smokey eye to colourful or a more basic eye. Here in Australia you can buy them from Target, Myer and other speciality stores.

Check them out at www.chichicosmetics.com 

Have a Beauty-ful night!!

Belinda
xx