Empties #3 - Beauty ♡

I haven't done an empties in a while, and I was starting to look like a bit of a hoarder with all these empty bottles sitting around my room so I decided to take out my camera and write a post! 

WARNING: UNNECESSARY AMOUNTS OF FACE WASHES AHEAD

Bioré warming anti-blackhead cleanser - Fun fact: Biore changed their packaging of this product, so the first two facewashed on the top and bottom left are actually the same product just repackaged. Since I have two versions of it, needless to say that I love this facewash. I love the smell and I also love how it heats up when you use it and I also love how it makes my skin feel. It leaves my skin feeling really clean and fresh and this face wash is definitely of my favourites 

L'oreal gentle makeup remover - This is a pretty decent all round makeup remover, gets rid of all the stuff that you need to get rid of but after you use it your face feels like it has a sheet of oil left on it, despite the package saying that it won't leave your face feeling oily (don't trust them!)

Neutrogena blackhead eliminating daily scrub - Emphasis on the word scrub in this product, the scrub bits in the face wash are quite big and harsh and I could only use this face wash two or three times a week, otherwise it was too harsh for my skin. This face wash wasn't outstanding for me, but it did the job of getting my face clean and I love the smell as well

Nivea day cream - This was a staple for me last year, it left my face feeling very soft and moisturised and absorbed quite quickly. It also had SPF in it which was a bonus but considering it's summer currently I'd find this a bit too thick and creamy for summer. This is a great moisturiser for those winter months where you just need an extra bit of hydration

Simple moisturising facial wash - I really enjoyed using this face wash. Once again, I loved the smell but I mostly loved how it foamed up which isn't something I had ever seen in face washes before. This face wash is very very gentle on the skin but it still left my skin feeling clean and refreshed. Note to self: repurchase this at some point

What're some face washes you guys've been loving? I'm on the hunt for some new ones! 

Ciao x 

Zoeva Rose Gold Brush Set - Review ♡

left to right
106/Powder, 102/Silk Finish, 112/Luxe Sheer Cheek, 110/Face Shape, 142/Concealer Buffer, 222/Luxe Soft Definer, 231/Luxe Petit Crease, 317/Wing Liner

After hearing so much hype from everyone everywhere about these brushes, and after wanting them for about two years, I finally bought them! :D 

I got these brushes about maybe two months ago and I've been using them every single time I've put makeup on. Not just to test them out but because I am actually obsessed with them.
I got them from the Zoeva website. The shipping and handling was great, I got them within a week I think and they came in a big box with lots of padding so there was no damage at all. The brushes themselves were all wrapped individually and they were put inside of the brown Zoeva bag that you get. The brown bag you get is really nicely sized and the material is beautiful and would be perfect if you wanted to take your brushes somewhere with you.
All the brushes in this set are absolutely gorgeous, there's 8 in the set and each one of them has a matte black handle with a stunning rose gold barrel, ugh they're so pretty. I love these not just because they look adorable on my vanity but also because they're actually such amazing quality. They're all soooo incredibly soft *drools*. They're not incredibly soft to begin with but I found that the more you use them the softer they get. I've used them heaps and washed them heaps and none of them have stained or shed.
To begin with I found that the three luxe brushes were the scratchiest, I presume it's because they're made from natural hair. But after washing them and using them they got softer and softer so I guess this set of brushes needs a bit of breaking in haha.

I think these brushes are really really reasonably priced and they look super duper stunning, and they're all really soft and just absolutely incredible quality. These have been my new favourite brushes for a while, if I could I would definitely marry them <3

PS. They're dirty in the first photo but they're brand new in the second one so you can see how they wear out and stuff. After washing them they always look brand new though! :)

Have any of you guys tried these brushes? Let me know your thoughts!
Ciao x
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2014 Holy Grails ♡

It's crazy to think that 2014 is over, but it was one of the best years of my entire life and I want this year to be ever more full of laughs and memories so that when I'm old and have thirty grand children I can tell them that I had the best teenage years ever! :P

I've used a lot of products throughout the year but there are some that have definitely stuck out to me more than others, stuff that I've always gone back to and always have in my collection, in other words my holy grails haha 

Foundation - Revlon Nearly Naked. It's very liquidy and easy to blend and gives low-medium coverage, which I like. It looks very very natural on the skin and if you're looking for a low coverage foundation I would definitely recommend this 

Concealer - Collection Lasting Perfection. I cannot say enough good things about this. This is very very high coverage so it's perfect for your worst spots or dark under eye circles and it lasts for aaaages! I've also swum with this on and found that it's actually waterproof as well :)

Blush - Nyx Cream Blush in Rose Petal. Shannon from shaaanxo on YouTube raved about these a while back and said she prefers the Nyx cream blushes to the Mac ones. I've never tried the Mac ones but I agree that these are incredible! I can't really fault this product, it's just incredible

Powder - Rimmel Stay Matte. Everyone has raved about this powder at one point or another, it's lightweight and finely milled and just does the job wonderfully. It even smells delicious haha

Eyebrows - Milani Brow-Fix. This was in my last haul and I mentioned how it might be my new holy grail eyebrow product. It is. Pigmented, stays on for ages, not powdery at all, if you like powder for your eyebrows you should definitely give this a whirl 

Cream Eye shadow - Maybelline Colour tatoos. These have been a staple for me all year and I have two in my collection, Bad to the Bronze and Barely Branded. I tend to use Bad to the Bronze on a daily basis, usually on its own and I just smoke it out slightly. It's very pigmented, creamy, easy to blend and long lasting and looks very very pretty on it's own, or even as a base :)

Eye shadow - Wet n Wild Colour trio. Again, I can't fault these. These eyeshadows are just incredible. They're also really super cheap which is an added bonus and means you can buy ALL OF THEM!! I just love these eyeshadows to death, the one I have is in Walking on Eggshells 

Eyeliner - Maybelline Eyestudio. This is the first gel eyeliner I've ever tried and I'm like completely converted now. It lasts sooo much longer than liquid eyeliner and it's not as difficult or scary to put on as I thought. If you've never tried a gel eyeliner I highly recommend them

Lipstick - Rimmel Kate Moss 107. These are slightly drying so I normally wear a chapstick under them first but they're mega mega pigmented, smell delicious and last ages (considering you don't eat haha)
L'Oreal Colour Riche in Make me Blush (left) and The Muse's Kiss (right). These are slightly glossy and smell SO GOOD. They're also well pigmented and also last decently :) The packaging is also really cute ... just saying haha 

Brushes - BH cosmetics pink-a-dot brush set. I got these a while back and have absolutely fallen in love with them. They're ridiculously soft and haven't shed yet and most of the brushes in the collection are very dense and just very well made. In particular my staples from the set are the powder brush, blush brush, smudge brush (which I use for eyebrows) and the eyeshadow brush.
Real techniques duo-fibre collection (limited edition, sorry!). I don't tend to use the other two in the collection but the contour brush I love! I don't actually use it for its intended purpose, I use it for concealer. I find it fits underneath my eyes perfectly and unlike brushes with dense bristles that just pack on the product the duo fibre just lightly pats it on and feathers it out ... I can't explain it, I've just found that this brush applies concealer like nothing else. It's also dirty in the picture, I know but I couldn't be bothered washing it just for the sake of this photo haha

Day moisturiser - Clinique moisture surge. I've raved about this before, it's very very liquidy and dissapears once it's on your face. It's also very moisturising and since it absorbs instantly, makeup is super easy to apply over it 
Nivea Day cream. I use this instead of the Clinique when I'm gonna be outside since it has SPF30 in it and the Clinique doesn't have sunscreen. It's very moisturising although I prefer the Clinique cus the Nivea one doesn't absorb as quickly as the Clinique and sits on my skin for a while

Night moisturiser - Aveeno positively radiant. This is another new find for me but I absolutely love it. I've seen results from it that I haven't with other night creams I've tried. It feels like water and it absorbs very quickly and it's just incredible and every morning my skin feels sooooo super soft :)

Comment down below what your favourite parts of 2014 are! Beauty or otherwise :)

Ciao! xx
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HUGE Collective Haul ♡

I've been shopping again ...
I need professional help

  ♡ MAKEUP ♡

♡ Eyes ♡

Miki - Smoky Blacks.
I found these eyeshadows very powdery but they blended out very beautifully and are super duper pigmented. They last really well if you put something underneath them as a base. They also have a super cheap price tag which makes me a very happy chappy haha :)

Milani Brow Fix Brow Kit - 03 Dark
Well pigmented, long lasting, great colour, overall fantastic. I find this suuuper duper easy to use and it's my current go-to eyebrow product.

Maybelline Eyestudio - Brown
Very well pigmented, lasts extremely well, has a semi matte finish and was quite easy to apply and blended out super well and all that good stuff. If you're on the hunt for a brown eyeliner I highly recommend this :) 

Sorry for the change of background, not quite sure what
happened here haha 

Loreál Colour Infallible - 036 Naughty Strawberry & 031 Innocent Turquoise
These eyeshadows are heavily raved about on Youtube and the interwebs and well so because they are incredible! They're soooo pigmented and they're super duper easy to blend. They leave a kind of satin finish on the eyes. They look so pretty and they're so gorgeous and ahhh - they're amazing! The only thing that some people might think is a negative is the smell (if you have some of these, you know exactly what I mean). But they're on your eyeballs so it doesn't make much of a difference anyway haha :P 

Loreál 16hr Infallible Eyeliner - Black

This eyeliner is my new favourite. It's super duper creamy and glides on like an absolute dream. It's really pigmented and as the name suggests, it lasts a long time as well and doesn't vanish after an hour like my Maybelline one. I'm not sure what the white thing on the other end of it's for ... if you know let me know in the comments! :)

♡ Lips ♡

Revlon Just Bitten Kissable Balmstain -005 Crush Begun
This balmstain is glossy, decently pigmented, ridiculously easy to apply because of the pen format of the stick, doesn't really taste of anything and long lasting cus it stains your lips once it starts to wear off. Possibly the only flaw is the smell. But the quality of the actual product makes the smell worth putting up with. 

Loreál Colour Riche - 250 Make me Blush
This lipstick smells like candy and heaven. Sometimes I just sit down and sniff it, it smells SO GOOD! It's also very very pigmented and creamy and lasts for a fairly decent times and is almost matte on the lips. I'm also obsessed with the colour and it's perfect for everything.

Loreál Colour Riche Runway Collection - 680 The Muses Kiss

This has the same scent but not as strong, but has the exact same formula as the lipstick above ^^ Much love for this lipstick <3 

Maybelline Colour Whisper - 290 Strike a Rose & 305 Red Around Town
These are quite sheer as the name would suggest so it just depends what you're after. They're glossy and last well and smell delicious :)

Maybelline Colour Sensational (Limited Editon, sorry!) - 1000 Lavender Voltage
This is semi-matte but crazy pigmented! It also lasts ages and even though it's not very creamy it's not uncomfortable to put on or wear at all. It also doesn't have a distinct taste or smell and I would highly recommend these if you're into bolder colours :) Out of all the lipsticks this one is the most drying though, but it's not a problem if you put a chapstick on first :)

♡ Nails ♡

Revlon Colourstay - 310 Vintage Rose 

Revlon nailpolishes are my favourite so when I saw this new shade I instantly grabbed it. I was not dissapointed. Pigmented, glossy, long lasting, easy to apply, quick drying just greatness.

Sally Hansen Sugar Coat - 600 Sour Apple

These might be my new obsession. Super fast drying, pigmented, matte and the coolest thing about these is that once they dry they feel like sugar!

Revlon - Temptress 168

This is the perfected Barbie pink colour! I wasn't ready for how pigmented this is, you can leave it at one coat, it's that crazy. Again, last very well but I did find it took a little bit longer to dry and less glossy than the Colourstays but still love it! :)

NYC Long Wearing Nail Enamel - 152 Tudor City Teal

This isn't as long wearing as I expected it to be, it chipped quite quicky. Dries fairly quickly, less pigmented than the Revlon or Sally Hansen but it's still fairly decent. But if you're patient and careful enough the colours really pretty and fairly glossy :)

♡ Beauty ♡

Aveeno Postively Radiant Intensive Night 

I've only used this a few times but I can already tell I'm gonna love it. It's very liquidy and sinks in immediately. I also wake up with super soft skin and I'm already in love with it. New staple alert ...

Number 7 Lift and Illuminate Eye Cream

Another product that I've only used a few times, it's a creamy consistency but sinks in real quick. I haven't noticed anything yet using this, but I'll keep you guys updated :)

 ♡ Clothing ♡

 I made another order on Boohoo and I got this swing dress, I don't think there's any left now though (sorry again..) This is the same style dress as one I bought last time and I'm in love with it. It's super duper nice fabric and flows sooo beautifully and twirls when you spin around. It also fits me perfectly and it's super cute and great to throw on for a day out :)

I also got another dress (well, playsuit actually) and I was completely obsessed with it and wore it everyday for maybe a week after receiving it which maybe was the reason why I stained it. I still have photos of the playsuit but it has stains on it so I didn't include them. The fabric was thin but opaque and soft and comfy and perfect and I got in grey so it was perfect for everyday wear and it was perfect in every way. And then I stained it. Ah, the struggle :(

If you guys have read all of this then hats off to you sir, well done.
Sorry for all the word vomit, there was just so much stuff haha :P 

Give me requests for what you'd like to see next from me! Thanks xx

Ciao xx

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Empties #1 ♡

I had accumulated a small pile of stuff I had used up lately, so I thought I should share my experiences with them to you guys haha :)

Nivea Gentle Facial Cleansing Wipes for dry & sensitive skin

I got these makeup wipes because I was in desperate need of some as my other ones had run out, and these were on sale. They did the job and got all of my makeup off but I found that they stung my face a little bit after I used them - even though this is targeted for dry and sensitive skin. I wouldn't repurchase them but they did the job :)

Pams nail polish remover, Batiste dry shampoo - Original scent

The Pams nail polish remover worked perfectly for me and got my nail polish off super duper well without much effort on my part. It's super cheap and super good, if you live in New Zealand you can pick this up from New World for super cheap too :)

I have talked about this dry shampoo on my blog before, I loved it, it did a good job, it smelt nice (in my opinion anyway, most of my friends hated it haha) and I definitely would recommend this

Nivea pure & natural regenerating night cream for all skin types, the Falsies
volum express flared mascara, Maybelline Masterliner in black

The Nivea moisturiser quickly became my staple and my holy grail. It wasn't greasy, it absorbed very quickly, smelt good, did a faboosh job of keeping my skin hydrated and it was just very very good. If you're looking for a new night cream you should totally give this one a try!

The falsies is my all time favourite mascara. It gives lenght and volume and just makes my lases look awesome! I've already repurchased this haha

I have mixed feelings about this eyeliner. I use it for my tightline and waterline and it's very creamy and pigmented and glides on like a dream ... but it fades after a while (I'm guessing it's not waterproof). I find that after about an hour it's mostly faded away, but it's very creamy and easy to apply so it might be worth it?

Let me know in the comments what your favourite eyeliner is!

 Thanks! :) x

Ciao! xx

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Clinique Moisture Surge Moisturiser - Review ♡

I got this moisturiser a few months ago and I've been meaning to make this post for a while now because I love this moisturiser SO MUCH! 

The moisturiser is very liquidy and feels very water based. It sinks into my skin INSTANTLY and  I can't feel it on my skin at all after it sinks in. It's not greasy or oily in the slightest. A little bit goes a very long way because it's so liquidy. It doesn't really smell of anything either and makeup applies really well over it cus it sinks in so fast that it doesn't get in the way of the foundation. 
It's super moisturising and after I apply it any dry patches on my face feel instantly hydrated, and my skin always feels incredibly soft after applying this.
This moisturiser is a little bit of a pricier one but if you're after a super quick and effective moisturiser then this is an incredible one to go for, and I'll definitely be re purchasing this after it runs out! 

Let me know your favourite moisturisers in the comments :) x 

Ciao xx
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Revlon Nail Polish Collection ♡

Hi everyone, my name's Rhin and I'm a nail polish-aholic. 

I have a lot of nail polishes, and I have to say that one of my favourite nail polish brands is Revlon. I feel like they last a good amount of time on my nails, they dry quite quicky, they're super glossy and very opaque and there are heaps of super pretty colours. I feel like they're just an overall amazing range so over the past year I've collected a fair few to say the least.

I'm gonna show you guys my collection so that if you're looking for a specific colour or want to see how these nail polishes look when they're actually on nails, this might help you :) 

Just as a side note, I messed the order of them up so the order I wrote the names down is the order of the actual nail polish bottles from right to left :) 

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Original

Electric Pink 210

Blue Lagoon 044

Rose Zing 171 *

Popular 230

Base + Top Coat 965*

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Top Speed

*Vintage 570

Cloud 710

Royal 730

Electric 305

Ocean 340

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Sheer

Sheer Sweetie 008

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Scented

Cotton Candy 300

Gum Drop 325

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Colourstay 

Rose Beige *

Cool Beige 

Provence 040

Blue Slate 280 *

Spanish Moss 190

Cayenne 150

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What's your favourite brand of nail polish? Let me know in the comments! :)
Also, sorry about the layout and everything I just can't seem to get it to work. I'll try and figure it out later haha

Ciao! x

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*These are my favourite colours and ones I wear most often

All photos of my nails have one coat of nail polish on without a base

July Favourites ♡

July has gone sooo quickly that I almost can't believe it! August promises heaps of awesome new memories, but it also promises a monthly favourite. I've never done one of these before, but I've been thinking about doing one and I've loved so many things this month I just couldn't help myself. So here goes nothing.

Batiste original dry shampoo 90g, Collection Lasting
Perfection concealer in 3, Garnier BB cream in Light

I've been loving the dry shampoo from Batiste, I'm quite lazy when it comes to washing hair, so I spray this onto two or three day old hair and it does wonders. I have the original and the scent is quite strong, but if you don't mind the smell this is a great product to have and it makes managing your hair a whole lot simpler :) If you're from New Zealand, you can get this from most places but it's cheapest at Warehouse. 

I've also been loving the pink-a-dot BH brush set, I got them earlier this month and they're very soft and I've just been reaching for them a lot. If you want to see photos I did a whole a blog review post on them :)

I've also really been loving the BB cream from Garnier. It's dewy, and lasts a long time on my skin and has decent coverage for a BB cream. It also smells good, is very moisturising and easy to blend into my face and I've just really been enjoying using it. 

I've also been loving the original chapstick from Blistex. It has saved my lips this month and it's the most amazing thing I've ever put on my lips. I've been using it for two or three weeks and my lips have never ever been this hydrated. I did have it, but I've lost it so I'll insert another photo of it instead haha.

And possibly my favourite thing this month has been the Collection Lasting Perfection concealer. If you watch youtube, basically ever beauty guru has raved about this concealer and for good reason too. It's incredible. It has high coverage and it lasts all day and it just .. ah. It's so amazing I cannot say enough good things about it.

Last favourite is a TV show. It's not a new series or anything it's actually quite old. It's Frasier. I've been binge watching it over the past few weeks and I'm not ashamed to admit that I own all 11 seasons and that I've watched most of them twice now. It's funny, extremely well written and witty and I've just really really been enjoying watching this haha :) If you're looking for a new tv show I highly recommend this one. My favourite seasons are the fifth, sixth and tenth. 

I hope you guys have enjoyed this post and let me know in the comments what your favourites this month have been :) x 
Ciao xx

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BH Cosmetics Pink a Dot Brush Set - Review ♡

1. Classic Shadow brush.                                          2. Tapered Shadow Blending brush.

3. Flat Eyeliner brush.                                               4. Angled Shadow brush.

5. Angled Blush brush.                                              6. Lip brush. 

7. Powder brush.                                                      8. Tapered Eye Liner brush. 

9. Classic Foundation brush.                                   10. Small Smudge brush. 

11. Deluxe Fan brush. 

BH had a new brush set, called the Pink-a-dot brush set which includes 11 brushes, all adorned with a pink polka dot handle and a pink polka dot case. I was in need of new brushes, and also thought these were super cute, and seeing as I had never tried any BH brushes I decided to get them :)

They come in a cute pink case, kinda like one of those old pencil cases you used to have in primary school. They've got two clicky things on each side so it's PERFECT if you're travelling so you can put your brushes inside without the worry of them getting damaged 

Each brush inside comes wrapped in its own plastic cover.

The brushes themselves don't have names or anything on them other than the brand name and the polka dots. This doesn't bother me although I do think it would be quite nice if they had names on them saying what the brush does, like the Mac or Zoeva brushes do.

The brushes are all synthetic, and they are super duper soft. I was actually surprised at how soft these feel, they're probably one of the softest brushes out of my entire collection. The base of the hairs are black and the tips are a purply pink, it doesn't really show up in the picture but I swear they are coloured haha :)

The set has 11 brushes, four larger face brushes, six eye shadow brushes and one lip brush. 

I've had these brushes for a while now and I've used each one heaps and they're all super good quality and the face brushes especially are super duper soft and apply product beautifully onto my face. I've washed all of them and none of them have shed but they have stained slightly.

I think these brushes are amazing quality, and especially for a cheap brand like BH cosmetics, I was very pleasantly surprised. The case which these brushes come in is a life saver if you're travelling. I highly recommend buying these, they're amazing quality and they'll look super cute sitting on your vanity :) 

I bought mine off of beauty joint for $31, which for a case and 11 brushes is actually such good value for money! 

Tell me what your favourite brushes are in the comments section :)
Ciao! xx

Drugstore Makeup and Beauty Haul ♡

Hi everyone. My name is Rhin and I'm a makeup-aholic.

Lately I've been watching a lot of YouTube videos and finding a lot of new products and being all like 'oooooh yeah I wanna buy that and smear it all over my face' so that's exactly what I've done. And I sat down yesterday and looked at my little makeup collection and realized how much it had ... expanded. So here I am sharing my purchases and mini reviews with you! :)

My little haul ... or is it little? It's not a super big haul, okay. My medium to small sized haul :)

I just wanna start by saying that I didn't buy all of this in one go, it was over a period of about like a month and a half ... yeah that doesn't really make it better but anyways haha ;)

I'll start of with hair. I got these two things, coincidentally both by Tressemé. I got the Tressemé 'Heat Tamer Protective Spray'. I've never owned a heat protectant spray before and I really wanted to get one and had heard great things about the Tressemé one, so I decided to give it a try and I really really love it. It's a fine mist that you spray onto your hair before you apply heat to it and it protects your hair, and it smells AMAZING. It smells like strawberries and cream and on top of all of that it's only around $9 from Warehouse so you really can't go wrong. The other Tresemmé product I got was a hairspray and I got the Ultimate Hold Lacquer hairspray. It's a very fine mist and goes onto my hair quite easily and it's not crunchy or shiny unless I'm going for that look and put heaps on. It smells similar to the heat spray but more medicine-y if that makes sense but I still really like it :) 

Okay, now onto makeup. I'll start with foundations. I got the Revlon 24hr colourstay foundation for normal to dry skin but if you have oily skin, they offer the same shades and the same foundations but for combination to oily skin as well, so this is totally good for everyone. The coverage is medium but it is very very buildable. It blends out really nicely and you don't need an awful lot for your whole face. It's not extremely dewey but it's definitely not matte, it's like a really nice in between. This is my favourite drugstore foundation and I would really highly recommend this if you're looking for a drugstore foundation, and I got it in the shade 220 Natural Beige but it's actually too dark for me so I have to go and get another one in my colour :) The other foundation I got was the Maybelline Fit me liquid foundation and I got that in 120 Classic Ivory which is the lightest one they sell I think, and you can pick it  up from basically anywhere and they're around $22 so they're significantly cheaper than the Revlon but it's also not as good. It's a lot more dewey than the Revlon and not as buildable and I find it slightly harder to blend but nothing that I can't work with. The coverage is light to medium but it's not as buildable. This is a really good foundation if you're just starting out with makeup since it's so cheap but if you want something that's more heavy duty and less dewey then I recommend the Revlon colourstay :)

Onto concealers, now concealers are the most important to me because I have absolutely horrid dark under eye circles (thanks mum) so I'm always on the hunt for new concealers. This time, I picked up two. I'll start off with the Maybelline Fit me concealer. I've been using the Maybelline concealer for a while now and this is the third tube I've had. I really really like it actually, it's got good coverage and it's quite dewey, which I like. It also blends easily onto my skin. The only problem I have with it is that it does crease very easily on me and I don't yet own an undereye setting powder so I'm always wiping underneath my eyes to get rid of the gathered concealer. But other than that I really love this concealer and would highly recommend it, and I have mine in the shade 15 Fair and you can get it from everywhere for around $20 I think. The other concealer I got I CANNOT RECOMMEND ENOUGH LIKE OH MY GOSH. Sorry my label is really faded but I take this concealer with me everywhere. It's the Collection Lasting Perfection concealer and I've got mine in 2 Cool-medium. This concealer stays on for sooo long, it says on the package that it lasts for 16 hours and it actually does. It's amazing like I can't even begin to describe how good it is. It has a weird smell to it funnily enough, but the smell has never bothered me. It doesn't crease on me either, it just stays put all day. It's soooo easy to blend and it has amazing coverage and it's just ... just go out and buy it, you won't be dissapointed. You can pick it up from Countdown for I think around $15 but I'm not too sure. 

I am aware that almost every beauty blogger has raved about these but it's for good reason! Maybelline colour tattoos are A-M-A-Z-I-N-G. I haven't found anywhere that sells vivid colours, so far I've only found simple nude colours but you can pick these up for $14. I've got two in 70 Barely Branded and my favourite, 25 Bad to the Bronze. They're basically eyeshadow bases that make any other eyeshadow you put on top stand out more, but I'm too lazy with eyeshadow and just apply these on their own and they still look amazing :) They're super creamy, pigmented and easy to apply and they have some really cool colours if you know where to find them. 

Now onto eye and lip things, yeah weird combination I know haha. Firstly I have the Revlon colourstay eyeshadow quad in 10 Berry Bloom. Starting from the top, there's a really pinky champagne, then a greyish purple, then a kind of sunny pink and then a darkish purple. If you haven't noticed by now I'm absolutely horrible at describing colours haha ;) The quality of these are pretty good and they're nicely pigmented and yeah, thumbs up for those. And I got mine from Warehouse for $10. Then I got a Work the Colour eyeshadow stick from Collection and I got that in 2 Vintage Blush. It's a pale shimmery pink and it's really subtle but super pretty. It's not mega creamy but easy enough to apply and pigmented well and last for ages so I really like them, and they're only like $12 from Countdown but I'm not 100% certain on the price of them. Then I picked up one lipstick and that's the Maybelline Colour Whisper lipstick in 25 Lust for Blush. It's quite a mauvy plumy pink but it's absolutely gorgeous. It's extremely creamy and feels really moisturising and it smells amaaazing. It's not super pigmented, hence the name 'Whisper' but it is still super pretty and really subtle. You can pick it up from everywhere, I got mine from New World for $15.   

Now for eyeliners. I got three, I'll start off with pencils. I got the boe pencil eyeliner in brown. Word of advice : don't buy this. I got it because I really wanted a brown eyeliner and it was $2 so I thought I couldn't go wrong. No. It's horrible. It so unpigmented and sooo uncomfortable to put on, it tugs on your skin when you apply it and you have to press so hard to get anything on and just ugh. Save your money and don't buy it. Now onto the good stuff :) I got the Maybelline masterliner in black. This was actually a re-purchase since my first one ran out. I really like it, it's black, it's creamy, it's pigmented, it's easy to put on and you don't have to sharpen it, you just twist the barrel and more of the pencil comes out. I highly recommend this if you're looking for an eyeliner, you can get it for $20 from anywhere :) The Maybelline master precise liquid liner is also really really good. It's got a thin felty type tip and that's really all there is to say. It's easy to use, the liquid flows really well and it dries not fully matte but not shiny either. It doesn't smudge or crack and lasts ages and it's only $20 from everywhere ;)

I don't think makeup is ever complete until you've done with a little bit of mascara. My current favourite and one that I have bought recently is Maybelline the Falsies volum express. 
Now Maybelline has some really amazing mascaras, and they're affordable too. I have four different Maybelline mascaras like someone just needs to tell me to stop. Falsies gives me volume and length and I love it. I did notice that it smelt different to my other mascaras but maybe it's just me haha. It's got a big, curved wand and it easy to put on (as most mascaras are haha). 



Last but not least, Garnier intensive 7 days moisturiser. I LOVE this! It has a very light smell and it's the best moisturiser I've ever tried. The day after I've applied it I can feel that there's a huge improvement in my skin and this is just a saviour for winter. I'm not sure how much it is, but it is super duper cheap and I would really really highly recommend getting this :)

Wooooow this was a really really long post, wow okay. I'm just really passionate about makeup sorry haha! Well, if you made it through that then congratulations and I hope this has maybe given you some ideas of what to buy or what not to buy and I hope you liked this blog post :)
Ciao! xx