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Revlon Photoready Perfecting Primer

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Packaging: Clear plastic bottle and cap with a black pump. The thing I like about the packaging is that you can see how much you have used/ have left. Also the pump allows you to control how much product you want by how much pressure you apply. It feels a little heavy but sturdy enough to not have to worry about the bottle cracking. Smell: Funny, like off melted plastic. Colour: Very light pink but blends out clear. There is two colours so far in the primer area, this one and the colour correcting primer. It has a matte finish. Texture/ Formula: It's a thickish cream formula. It's easily applied using fingers and absorbed. I haven't experience any breakouts, sensitivity or irritation.  It is also oil, talc, fragrance and paraben free. It feels lightweight on the skin. This primer's special ability is that it smooths an...

MAC Fix+ Spray

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I have been hearing a lot about this product for setting makeup which wasn't something I think wouldn't have worked or just a gimmick product, so I was curious to give it a go and see the result and compare it against the Australias Makeup Setting Spray. Packaging: The Fix+ comes in a tall, skinny spray bottle. The container is frosted while the cap is a round circular lid that twists open and shut, perfect for travelling. I like the nozzle as well. the way you can easily tell if the lid is open or closed. The spray from the nozzle was a little more concentrated in terms of direction width. So the spray didn't spread over a wide area. This does take some time to get used to, but I suggest to spray small sections of the face at a time but not so close to the face so more area of the face is covered. Overall the packaging is simple, practical with sleek lines. Smell: Fresh with Sugi that is known for it's energising propertites. Colour: Cl...

MAC Studio Sculpt Concealer

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Packaging: This concealer comes in a glass jar with a matte black screw top lid. The only thing that I can find against this packaging is that foundation messy hands transfers onto the lid making it look messy and not new and dirty. Just a little thing, I like my things to at least look clean. The bottom of the jar has the product name and shade number. The jar is a handy inside palm size that is a little heavier than the average concealer but thats the glass jar. Smell: None. Colour: NC20. Full coverage with a matte finish. NC is yellow based which neutralises red undertone in the skin, which is good for blemishes. I spent a lot of time debating between what colour to get to best my match skin tone and I finally decided on this one. Honestly I was scared that this colour was too yellow when I first laid eyes on it in the jar but it blends well into the skin. There is a range of ...

Sara Happ Lip Scrub

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Packaging: The scrub comes in this bright pink sturdy box with a white ribbon on it and with the simple words in white text that contrast nicely against the box 'Sara Happ Lip Scrub'. Inside the box is the scrub which comes in a round clear container with a clear screw top lid. The info with how to use the scrub and ingredients are on the label around the container. Smell: Grapefruit/ fairy floss sugar combo. It's the kind of smell that you stick your nose into the jar and you just want to eat it! Sounds weird but no seriously so yummy!. Colour: Pink! I couldn't think of a better colour ;) It does come in 2 other flavours/ colours but I know this one Sparkling Grapefruit is limited edition. The others include Peppermint, Creme Brûlée (yumm!), Brown Sugar, Alminnd Creme, Cinnamon Sugar, Cocoa & Vanilla Bean. Texture/ Formula: ...

L'Oreal Lash Architect 4D Mascara

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Packaging: The tube is this silver shiny tube. It's not the usual square or round tube it's more angular with different sides and angles. The wand has plastic bristles and is supposed to be shaped like it shows on the side of the packet- in a angular slight twirl shape tapering towards the tip. Smell: Plastic. Colour: Brown. Opaque pigmentation. Available in 2 shades. Texture/ Formula: This is a dry mascara. I was able to feel it on my lashes. Honestly, I wasn't a fan of the brush. It didn't have enough length in the bristles to fully coat the lashes. L'Oreal say that the brush is architectural to help create the ultimate 'false eyelash' look. I can say the bristles are evenly placed but too short on the twirl shape. I didn't experience any flaking though. The formula made my lashes clump together so I brus...

Maybelline Instant Age Rewind Eraser Dark Circles Brightener

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After hearing this product be the only thing that everyone in the States seemed to be talking about I went on the hunt for it here, knowing that most good products never make it to Australia. I ended up finding it in my trusty Chemist Warehouse store where they seem to stock most new makeup products before any other store. Packaging: Palm sized clear plastic tube. The applicator is a semi circle soft sponge that is protected by a clear cap. The applicator and tube is separated by a red section that you twist in one direction that moves the product up through to the applicator. When the sponge seems like it's getting dry with product you just twist this top section and more product is dispensed. When you have been using it for a while the product level is moved down and you can actually see how much you have used/ how much you have left. I like how fluffy and squishy the applicator looks. Smell: None surprisingly. ...

Lee Stafford Argan Oil

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Packaging: The bottle is a palm sized plastic orange bottle, with a pink pump and cap. It comes boxed in a matching box. Smell: Floral, nice bunch of rose/ vanilla/ jasmine flowers. Colour: The oil is a clear liquid. Texture/ Formula: This is a runny but lightweight oil. It's not greasy and doesn't transfer anything onto clothes or pillows. I't as soon as you have pumped enough oil onto your hands I would suggest that you put it on your hair straight away. It says on the bottle that it contains a Pro-Argan complex which I gathered helps to nourish the hair. It helps to enrich the hair's natural shine. I use it on damp hair, not soaking wet and it gives the smoothest, silkiest and shiniest hair when it dries. There's no fake film or gloss feeling on the hair. It really has improved the healthiness of my hair, especially the ends where for me t...