Review: Too Faced Natural Eyes Palette

Hello my lovelies

I have a much loved palette to share with you guys today, I am actually a bit surprised it has taken so long for me to review as I have been using this since September, as it was a birthday gift. WARNING this post is a little picture heavy :P

This is the Too Faced Natural Eye Neutral Eyeshadow Collection Palette, a bit of a mouthful but an absolutely stunning neutral palette. As you may know, I love neutral shadows, it is my definite go to look and I feel like most neutral shades suit everybody! 

This was my first Too Faced product, I was always aware of the brand and its good reputation in the beauty community, I just had not yet purchased anything. 

This palette consists of 9 shadows, 3 kind of large base shadows and 6 smaller crease or lid shadows (this is my personal preference but does not have to be a rule for you). The palette also contains a guide for how to use the shadows in a day, classic and fashion look. 

All of the shades are very soft, pigmented and blends easily. Honestly this palette is a dream to use and I would recommend it to anyone who loves neutral and a mix of matte and shimmer shades. 

Heaven, Cashmere Bunny & Sexpresso

Silk Teddy, Push-Up & Erotica

Nudie, Honey Pot & Chocolate Martini

What are some of your favourite palettes?

Love Liz xx

Review: Models Prefer Nude Eyeshadow Palette

Hey Lovelies!

So I purchased this on a whim after seeing a gorgeous photo of it on Instagram. I can hear the collective groaning, another nude palette, really?! Yes really! I am standing by my choice as I truly love this palette. Warning, this gets a bit picture heavy. 

The Models Prefer Nude Eyeshadow Palette contains 10 neutral shades which are a combination of matte and shimmer formulas. Perfect nude palette alert? The shades are named and I will give each a quick description below.

Bare - this is a great highlighting shade as it is a yellowy beige matte shadow. Not hugely pigmented but not chalky. 

Sand - a lovely shimmer light golden brown colour. Minimum fallout and well pigmented.

Golden - a yellow gold shimmer shade. Minimum fallout and decently pigmented.

Glisten - a brown shimmer shade. A bit more fallout but great pigmentation. 

Earth - a dark brown matte shade with a tiny bit of shimmer particles. Bit chalky and somewhat pigmented.

Bliss - a champagne coloured shimmer shadow. Great pigmentation and buttery texture. 

Natural - dusty pink matte shadow. Medium pigmentation and no fallout.

Desert - deeper champagne coloured shimmer shadow. Great pigmentation and minimum fallout.

Nature - dark brown matte shade. Good pigmentation and minimum fallout.

Willow - dark brown shadow with red glitter particles. Decent pigmentation and slight fallout. 

I actually quite like the packaging of this palette. Black sleek outside which is not too bulky and quite a small size in comparison to the shades inside. There is a eyeshadow applicator inside which annoys me as who even used those anymore anyways! There is a large mirror which is handy if you had to apply this on the go or if you took it with you travelling. This would be great to travel with as it is such a small size and has so many shades which you could create many great eye looks with. There is even a guide on the back of how to create a great eye look. 

This retails for $12.99 AU at Priceline but is not listed on the website but I have seen it in several stores. I really cannot recommend this palette enough if you are a lover of neutral shades. Almost all of the shades have great colour pay off and minimum fallout, there is 10 shades to choose from, with a combination of matte and shimmer, all for under $15. Not sure what else you could want really (apart from the removal of the horrible eyeshadow applicator, grr!). 

Love Liz xx

A trip to Sportsgirl

I recently went on a Holiday to the Gold Coast, the shopping centres they have over there, Oh My God! I have a Sportsgirl shop in my local shopping centre at home but it just felt ten times bigger and better while on the Gold Coast. I have seen a lot of hype about the Sportsgirl lipsticks on Instagram lately and while I am not a lipstick person, I was intrigued. So I wandered into Sportsgirl with a mission to check out their lipsticks.

I did end up picking up a lipstick to take home, which is called the Pout About It! Lip Colour in shade Beauty Queen. It is fairly simple but I am quite intrigued with the packaging of these lipsticks. Sleek black at the top which is is fine but the really interesting part is the glass/plastic bottom in which you can see the colour of the lipstick. I really like this idea as it is quite easy to see what colour you are picking out of your collection (not that I really have that issue as my lip drawer is seriously lacking lipsticks).

This is a lovely pink colour which applies quite sheer on the lips. It does take a couple of swipes to build up the colour, but I wasn't going for something super pigmented which the line does offer in shades such as Pink Ladies or Bombshell. I just wanted a nice wash of colour which stays on my lips for a reasonable 3-4 hours without food or drink

. I quite like the formula, moisturising a little but definitely not drying. I might have to go back sometime and pick up a few more colours as they are a bargain for $9.95 AU and they have some cute colours, I have my eyes on Tropo, Catwalk Queen or Fruit Tingle. 

What is that, another nude palette to add to my collection? Yes you heard me correctly, I have purchased another nude palette, actually I ended up purchasing two on my holiday. They were different colours though and both cheap so I think that is justifiable! I picked up the Sportsgirl Wild at Heart Eye Palette Bronze for $9.95 AU.

This palette is made from cardboard so I know from experience that it will get quite bent and bashed around after a while of use, the eye shadows will hopefully remain in contact however. It contains 6 neutral shadows, 3 light colours and 3 darker colours.

They are decently pigmented, not chalky but not as smooth as butter! You can make quite a few different looks using the one palette and I think for only $9.95 it is quite worth the price.

 Considering the quality and price point of this I would be willing to look at the other palettes they offer as well! Sportsgirl here I come.

Love Liz xx

Review: Essence Quattro Eyeshadow

Hey Guys

I have had this eyeshadow quad for a fair while now, I just don't think I have mentioned it on the blog before, and considering I use it every other day though I feel like I have neglected it due to it coming from a cheap brand. So far I have loved almost every product I have purchased from Essence and they are really great quality considering just how cheap it all is. 

The eyeshadow quad I own is in shade 05 to die for, which has very neutral shades in it (surprise, surprise). I have found that these are all decently pigmented, particularly the darker shades but the lighter shades are still noticeable as well. The light pink shade and shimmery brown are quite a buttery formula, the other two shades are a little chalky but definitely wearable and easy enough to blend.  The quad contains 3 shimmery shades including a white highlighting shade, a light pink, and a dark brown, there is also a matte dark brown included as well.

 I typically use the light pink over my whole eye area, the shimmery brown on my eyelid and then the matte brown in the crease and the white shade as a highlight. I really like this look and I use it when I don't have time to think of what eye products to use. Obviously you wouldn't have to use this the same way that I do, I just found that I liked this look best and have stuck with it. 

This retails for $5.35 AU which is an absolute bargain, I look forward to picking up a few more Essence products to test out.

Love Liz xx

Review: Lust Have It! February Beauty Box

Hello Everyone!

I realise that it is now March and I am reviewing a February box, I only received the box on the last day of February so please forgive me for not immediately writing a review about it. I had planned on reviewing my January box with you but I did not receive it until fairly late in February and I was really disappointed with the whole box and didn't want to be so negative online about it so I kept it to myself. I was a bit more pleased with this months box but I have decided to not renew my subscription so I will only be receiving a few more boxes until it stops altogether! On to what I received in this months Lust Have It! box. 

Juice Beauty Green Apple Peel Sensitive

I have never heard of the Juice Beauty brand before, which is not surprising as the only stores in Australia are located in Sydney. I am looking forward to trying this exfoliator as it aims to reduce fine lines, wrinkles and lighten hyperpigmentation. I am still young so wrinkles are not a concern to me but hyperpigmentation is another story. This retails for $65 AU for the full size 60ml, we received a deluxe sample size of 7ml in our box. The only way to purchase this however is from Amazon or instore if you live in Sydney, which is a little inconvenient for those of us living here in Western Australia. I look forward to trying this out for a while and update you on how it goes. 

The Cosmetic Kitchen Eyeshadow

I am a little confused by the brand The Cosmetic Kitchen, when I looked up their webite only a page comes up with little information about the brand, other than that they are located in Newton, New South Wales, and they offer makeup classes for free and have a range of products. However you cannot view the products online so I do not really know very much about the two products I received in my box. This is a pure mineral eyeshadow in loose form that is talc free as well as cruelty free and a vegan product. I received the colour blue ice, which is a lovely shade of blue, however I am fairly unadventurous and will probably get next to no use out of this eyeshadow. Maybe I will use a wet brush and apply it as an eyeliner, but I think I probably will put this away in a drawer and forget about it. This is a full size product and retails for $22.50 AU. 

The Cosmetic Kitchen Makeup Brush

I cannot find information on what brush this is, however it is very soft and not what I deem large enough to consider a powder brush so I feel like this is a blush brush or possibly a contour brush (as others have suggested) but to me this does not seem stiff enough to make a decent contour line. I look forward to trying out this brush as it is super soft, I am not sure if it will replace my Real Techniques Blush Brush, but I am always willing to try!

Vaseline Ultimate 10 Anti Aging Body Lotion

I could not find this product on the Vaseline website but this is available in Australia at Priceline and grocery stores like Coles and Woolworths for $16.29 AU. The information card describes this as follows:

Contains anti-ageing ingredients such as AHA, pro-retinol and, vitamin B3 to effectively protects, restores, brightens and tightens skin while giving immediate relief from dryness. Skin is more radiant, smoother and younger looking.

I like moisturisers and I have a fair few from past beauty boxes but I am happy to try out one with claims such as this. I have the 25ml sample size but the full size is 750ml.

Clairol Professional Color Radiance Shampoo

I am planning on dying my hair again before winter is upon us, so I will keep this for use on my freshly dyed hair. I have been using purple shampoos and conditioners on the ends of my hair since I dyed it and I plan on dying it all over a darker colour so I will not need the purple products anymore. I recieved a sample size of 50ml but the full size 250ml retails for $13.95 AU. 

Clairol Professional Transition Creative Spray

I could not for the life of me, find this product on the Clairol Professional website. However this is ultimately a hairspray that has strong hold and claims to be long lasting and easy to brush out. I recieved 50ml but you can purchase the full size 300ml for $9.95 AU. I like having the small size for travel so I will eventually get around to using this, perhaps I will take it away with me in April. 

Hand Spa Bijoux Hand Wipe

This is perhaps the strangest product I have received to date, in a Lust Have It! box. This is a single handwipe that retails for $1.50 per hand wipe, which contains organic fulvic acid extract, hyaluronic acid, royal jelly, glycerin and soy bean extract. This is meant to be very moisturising and nourishing which is perfect for my extremely dry hands at the moment. 

So that is everything that is contained within my February beauty box, it is an improvement upon the last couple months so I was quite happy with it. I do not mind that we did not receive a proper box this month as they are updating them so February and March boxes will be just normal packaging and then April will be something new, I have a heap of the boxes at home so I do not need to add more to my collection! I just do not feel the excitement now when I see the box left at my front door, rather just a bit meh about it all and it is no longer ripped open straight away but sits there until I can be bothered. Sorry for all the complaining, I did used to love my boxes, I swear!

Do you receive the monthly Lust Have It! boxes? What did you think of this month?

Love Liz xx

Rimmel London Mono Eye Shadow

I wanted to share with you a new purchase I recently made in a Kmart sale, I purchased this for $2 in shade 030 Smokey Quartz. This single eyeshadow retails for $10.50 AU so I could not resist picking it up. I think this is an absolutely gorgeous shade, another neutral brown (maybe more taupe than anything).

Looking on the back on the packaging, it says that this shade complements blue eyes, whoops! I still think this is a gorgeous universal shade but I understand why it would look particularly lovely with you blue eyed babes. They also recommend two different ways of wearing this shadow, the subtle look and the London look. The Subtle Look: wash over lid. The London Look: add lots of kohl eye liner & a bright lipstick or lipgloss. I like to wear this by itself or with other shades blended in.

There is 14 shades in the range, I probably would not bother buying any others however as the only shades I am interested in are similar to the one I owned. I would recommend this though, it goes on lightly at first but is easily built up so it is fairly pigmented. It is a soft buttery texture in the pan with just a little fallout. 

Have you tried a Rimmel Mono Shadow before?

Love Liz xx

Weekly Loves #03

Hey Guys

Its the time of week again where I share with you what I have been loving this week. Mainly all beauty products this week and one haircare product managed to slip in.

Michael Mercier Hair Brush

I had first heard about these brushes from UK bloggers and was intrigued about them, I have fairly frizzy tangled hair now thanks to my constant need to change my hair colour so I was definitely interested in a brush that claimed to detangle easily and result in less hair fallout. I love this brush and it gets the tangles out of my hair like no other. It retails for $20.95 here in Oz but Priceline will usually have a 20% off sale every so often. There is three different brushes dependant on your hair thickness, so there one for thin, normal and thick hair. I of course own the thick hair one which is the blue one. 

Lanolips Lemonaid Lip Aid

I think this is a great lip balm/treatment; it smells amazing, tastes alright, and is very hydrating on the lips. Lanolips describe this as:

An ultra rich and creamy whipped lanolin lip treatment with organic lemon oil to naturally exfoliate, leaving lips fresh, soft and moist. The citric acid in the organic lemon oil acts as a natural exfoliator on dry, dead skin; when applied there may be a slight tingling on the lips as it works. 

I don't find this very exfoliating, maybe a little as I have found it to be a bit tingly on my lips. The claim that it is hydrating is spot on though, I typically have quite flaky and dry lips but using this frequently I have found that my lips are no where near as bad as normal. This is a range of the many Lanolips products, this retails for $15.95 AU. 

Maybelline Eye Studio Color Tattoo 24 HR Cream Gel Shadow

I have 3 of these Color Tattoo's in shades, Bad to the Bronze, Tough as Taupe and Inked in Pink. I have featured the shade Bad to Bronze in this weeks loved items as I still cannot get over how much I love this. I love everything, the shade, the wear time, the texture, the fact that you can wear this alone or as a primer for similar coloured eye shadows. I highly recommend these to anyone who wants a long lasting eyeshadow that looks great on its on but can double as a primer. These retail for $11.95 AU but are typically on sale for at least 20% off or part of a buy 2 get 1 free deal. 

Revlon Lash Potion Volume + Length Mascara

This mascara is definitely growing on me, I was not too fond of it at first but after continued use of it I have grown to love it. I purchased this in the black formula and not the waterproof version, I don't typically have any need for waterproof mascara and I hate the extra effort of scrubbing it off my eyes at the end of the day. I have very short and thin lashes but this elongates and gives them volume without clumping. I use a wiggle kind of technique at the roots and then brush up and this technique seems to work best with this mascara. This retails for $21.95 AU and does come in a waterproof formula and in a brown shade. 

What have you been loving?

Love Liz xx