May Favourites

Hello everyone!

It's that time again, I'm sad May is nearly gone, I celebrated my birthday, my best friend's birthday, had a few party get together type things and went to Sydney for school. It was a sort of stressful month, but I'm finally 18! Ahhh! So anyway, here are a few of my favourite things from this month.

1. Kikki K Scented Candle

I got this from my Mum for my birthday and I've burnt it every day since. It doesn't actually tell you what the scent is, but to me it's a fresh floral kind of smell, it's very calming and I think it would suit a wide range of age groups, I mean I love it, but I can imagine my Gran loving it too. It's from the Svenska Hem collection, and I love how it has a quote and illustrations on the outside. It's a soy candle, which I also really like. Hopefully after I've burnt it all I can use it for pencils or makeup brushes.

2. NARS Isolde Eyeshadow Duo

If you read my review of this two posts back, you'll know how much I love this. I got it for my birthday from my best friend and it's amazing. I went to a party last night and wore the gold shade all over my lid and the brown in my crease and it was gorgeous.

3. Viktor & Rolf Flowerbomb

I bought this a little while ago with my birthday money, and this didn't have a price tag so when I went to the register, wow was I surprised by how pricey this was, but I treated myself anyway with it just this once. I can see how the Bon Bon fragrance is sort of related to this one, but obviously this is a lot less sweet and much more floral, hence the name. I love it, it makes me feel very feminine.

4. NIVEA Repair & Protect Lip Balm

My lips have been insanely dry because of my acne medication, and this lip balm is the one I've been reaching for and repurchasing. It doesn't stay on for a long time, but it isn't greasy or shiny and it doesn't sting or burn. 

5. MAC Gentle Mineralize Blush

An oldie but a goodie, I've been wearing this more as the redness in my cheeks has been calming down. It's easy to put too much of this on, so you need to have a light hand. 

Hope you guys had a happy May, you'll be hearing from me soon!

Au Revoir!

Zoe.x

May Beauty Wish List

Hi guys!

Bit of a different post today! I remembered I had polyvore, check me out HERE!

Products Included:
Benefit Rollerlash
Too Faced Chocolate Bar Palette
Tom Ford Cream and Powder Eye Colour
NARS Radiant Creamy Concealer
Anastasia Beverly Hills Dipbrow Pomade
Hourglass Modernist Eyeshadow Palette
Sigma 3DHD Kabuki Brush

Au Revoir!

Zoe.x

NARS Isolde Eyeshadow Duo Review

Hello there!

Long time no talk, sorry about that, I've been having a pretty stressful time at school, as well as birthdays, excursions etc. Anyway, today I'll be reviewing this eyeshadow duo my best friend got me for my 18th from NARS.

The colours, first of all, are incredibly beautiful and exactly the tones that I usually go for. There is a yellowy toned gold and a nice warm, not too dark, brown colour. The gold is definitely more shimmery and metallic than the brown.

The colour pay off is incredible and they are both very pigmented. The gold comes off on my lids a bit more sort of orangey gold and the brown much more metallic than it looks in the pan. The brown is slightly more pigmented than the gold, but the gold makes up for it in being so shimmery.

Overall, they are gorgeous, and I am certain I will be reaching for this on not only a for nights out with the shimmer factor, but also on days where I feel like amping up my eye makeup. I'm really impressed and just head over heels for this duo.

I'm not sure if the colours can be purchased separately, but they go so well together I think it's worth having both.

Just a quick review today guys, I hope you've been having a lovely week.

P.S. Sorry if the lighting is bad!

Au Revoir!

Zoe.x 

Big Priceline Beauty Haul

Hello all!

I'm back with a big beauty haul, I feel as if it's my birthday I got so much stuff!

Priceline currently has a promotion where if you buy $60 worth of makeup you get a free gift worth $200, being a Ted Baker looking bag filled with lots of beauty freebies. 

This is going to be a long post by the way!

To start of with, here's what I bought for myself to start off with, I bough something else as well for someone else, so it all added up to $60:

Covergirl Lashblast Volume in Waterproof

I've had this in the past and enjoyed it, an it's getting gloomier here, hence the crappy lighting in my photos, but I ran out of waterproof mascara and am fed up with panda eyes.

Covergirl Ready Set Gorgeous Oil Free Foundation in 105 Classic Ivory

I went out on a limb with this after running out of my Revlon foundation, and Katy Perry has been advertising it and I love her. It's a tiny bit yellow for me, but it has pretty good coverage and is easy to apply. I like the packaging too.

Maybelline Colour Sensational Lipstick in Barely Brown

I was after a nice medium toned brown lipstick, and although this one isn't matte like what I had in mind, I still think it's really chic and I usually love the Colour Sensational Lipsticks. It's wearable for every day as well if you blot it a bit.

So here's the free makeup bag, and I can't decide if I'm annoyed or thrilled that it looks like a Ted Baker bag, but it's nice and big and I like the colour, so I'm wiling to overlook that:

Lip Products:

Models Prefer Moisture Lust Glossy Lip Tint in Chai Latte

I'm pleasantly surprised by this, it's a nice brown nude tone for my complexion and the formula is quite nice.

Revlon Colourburst Lacquer Balm in 150 Enticing

I'm so excited this was included, I've wanted it for ages! It's semi sheer and this colour is lovely.

Nude By Nature Mineral Lip Gloss in Flirty

I'm not a huge fan of this mainly because of the taste and smell. I don't particularly like mineral makeup, but if you do this product is a nice colour and it's not very sticky.

Face/Brow Products:

L'Oreal True Match Foundation Sample

This colour is way too dark for me, and the range itself doesn't have a shade that matches me, but I might try this out to test the formulation anyway.

Innoxa Satin Sheen Natural Finish Makeup in Buttermilk

I tried this last night and although it was sheer and light, it smelt nice, matched my skintone and would be nice on a day where you don't want to wear heavy makeup. I like that it has SPF 30+.

SAVVY Clear Brow Gel

I recently ran out of my Australis brow gel, so this is helpful and does the job.

L'Oreal Base Magique Transforming Smoothing Primer

I'm going to try this out tomorrow as I'm going to a music festival, it seems light and smooth.

Manicare Products:

Glameyes Nicki Lashes

I'm not sure I would ever wear these, but they look pretty and could be fun on a night out.

Glam express! 3 in 1 Nail Art Pen in Golden Girl

I've had something like this and it never worked for me, but this has stencils, a polish, nail art pen and rhinestones so it might be fun to test out.

Nail Products:

Sally Hansen Triple Shine Nail Colour in Dream Sequins

This polish is amazing. It's clear with rose gold glitter and it's just perfect. So excited to try it!

L'Oreal Colour Riche in 609 Divine Indigo 

So petite and beautiful, it's a dark purple colour with metallic purple, dark blue and pink shimmer.

Nail Rock Nail Caviar in Neptune

This looks so fun and I've always wanted to try it. The main polish is a greeny blue colour and the little beads are pinky purple and blue. I'll probably end up picking it off but I might do a separate post on this.

Essie Nail Lacquer in Ballet Slippers

I love Essie polishes and this one is gorgeous. It's a super pale pink and I'm really hoping it suits me.

Natio Nail Colour in Wonder

This is a super bright pink with a hint of red, it doesn't have any shimmer. I've never tried a Natio polish so I'm curios to see how opaque it'll be.

Mascaras:

Physician's Formula Organic Wear FakeOut Mascara in Ultra Black

I love this product so much already. The wand is similar to the Lashblast one, and it separates my lashes really well and adds the right amount of volume. It does smudge really easily however.

Rimmel Scandal Eyes Rockin' Curves Mascara in Extreme Black

I have to say the brush on this is awkward and I'm not a fan. The packaging is a bit cheap and nasty, but the formula itself isn't terrible.

Body Products:

EcoTools Eco Friendly Bath Sponge

I love this and needed a new one, and I like that it's green. I've never tried an EcoTools product before but I'm sure it'll be good.

So there you go! I feel like I got so many things that I've been wanting and meaning to get for a while and I'm so happy I got most of them for free! I hope this post wasn't too long. I'm not trying to brag or show off either.

Au Revoir!

Zoe.x