Brunette Beauty

2 mini pump bottles in a cylinder cardboard tube with a metal lid. A daily dose of vitamins for your face. C-Firma Day Serum Packaging: Small plastic opaque white tube with a fluro orange cap and pump. Opening 3mm wide. Smell: Metal. Lingers on hand if they're not washed.  Colour: Tinted orange. Formula/ Texture: Runny, thin liquid. Easy to apply and quickly absorbs into the skin. Didn't see much change in my skin tone and texture. B-Hydra Intensive Hydration Gel Packaging: Small plastic opaque white tube with a light blue cap and pump. Opening 3mm wide. Smell: None. Colour: Very light blue. Formula/ Texture: Smooth, murky white gel. Easy to apply and absorbs into the skin. My skin felt hydrated after using this but I have found products with the same effect on my skin for a much cheaper price. Available: From Mecca Cosmetica, mecca.com.au for $37 for 8ml/0.27 fl.oz each.

Packaging: This is the standard lipstick packaging from MAC. It's in a small short round bullet with a round tip cap. The whole packaging is black with the bottom of the cap with 'MAC' text. Inside reveals shiny silver mechanisms. The lipstick bullet twists up with ease and I have never experienced any problems. Smell: Vanilla. Colour: Midmauve - brown, warm undertones and slight gold shimmer. Formula/ Texture: This is a thin, smooth and creamy consistency. It glides so effortlessly on the lips with no tugging or skipping at all, which is surprising for a matte finish from MAC. It feels lightweight and comfortable on the lips. It is easily removed with a basic makeup wipe. I didn't experience any bleeding or feathering but I did use a clear/transparent lip liner. A liner coloured closer to this shade will help this look perfect for longer. This did transfer a bit onto food and drink. Overall it lasted 6-8 hours on my lips. The formula co...

Packaging: Very long cylinder matte white tube with hints of mint and simple, minimal black text. It's a click button release system that pushes product up making it air tight. The applicator is actually a clear glass nib that narrows once it leaves the base. One click dispenses a rice size amount for each eye and surrounding area. A unique nib and packaging. Smell: Floral. Colour: White, rubs in clear. Formula/ Texture: This is a thin, smooth and creamy consistency. Wth Copper peptides, CoQ10 and Edelweiss Stem Cell helps to support collagen and elastin production to repair and renew the eye skin. It feels fresh on contact with the skin awakening the area up. The formulation tackles major signs of ageing and helps prevent this. I really liked this product and the way it made my eyes look. I don't know if the price tags is something I'm willing to fork out for every 3-4 months when the Nivea range has a eye product also formatted with CoQ10...

Packaging: Short clear plastic squeeze tube with a flip top lid. Simple white text and Clinique C logo on the front. The opening is decently sized at 5mm. Smell: Fresh. Colour: Baby pink in high density but rubs in clear. Formula/ Texture: This is a smooth gel consistency that is lightweight on the skin. Glides on and sinks into the skin for a a long lasting hydrating, healthy glow. This also means the skin is plump and any fine lines may not be visible. There's no sticky, clammy or greasy feeling but the cooling effect is so refreshing. I really like this gel and really surprised by how effective it was. I like trying out new skincare but if I ever need to go back to a hydrating moisturiser, this would be the one I grab for. Available: From Myer & David Jones Stores, myer.com.au, Mecca Cosmetica, mecca.com.au for $ for g/oz.  Shown above is a travel size $24 15ml/0.5fl.oz. Or $69 for 50ml/ 1.7fl.oz.

Packaging: Wide and round opaque white jar with a screw on lid. It has a purple label with lots of white text. The foil seal is to be broken to reveal the plastic pink scrubber. You can immediately see the liquid level and that there's a tunnel to insert your finger where the soft spokes scrap off the product. Jar does have to be kept upright so no product is spilt. Smell: Acetone. Colour: Clear. Formula/ Texture: It does dry the skin out, like any other nail polish remover would, leaving a white ring at the libel the acetone went up on the finger. It's professional grade acetone that dissolves gel and normal nail polish. I found the gel needed more time soaking, even scrapping off some product in between dips so the acetone could penetrate further. I found SNS and nail glue where also efficiently removed! It's quick and easy to use and worked so much better then I'd thought. The spokes are soft so the only uncomfortable thing about thi...

Packaging: Small but wide glass bottle with a screw on black dropper lid. Simple with little text making the main focus the serum inside which is just gold flakes suspended in a clear serum. The dropper is short and picks up enough. If you want your face to feel saturated then another dip will have to be done. Smell: Floral Colour: Clear with gold suspended flakes. Formula/ Texture: This is a smooth, liquid gel. The flakes don't all rub into the skin nd have to be picked up off th eosin which is annoying as they catch the light otherwise. Best apply with fingers, it does skin well into the skin. It feels hydrating and plumps the skin up. Its non drying. irritating and hasn't left ant redness or white bumps on my face. The usage amount is a little much for the product in the bottle so it feels like your acting product to get decent coverage. Not a vital product but if you can't find a hydrating primer lotion, then this will be good. A...

Packaging: Like a flying saucer, this highlighter is a round palm sized compact with a domed lid and heavily weighted bronze bottom. It features a magnetic closure with a teal button and a ceramic white and raised shiny bronze ring pattern. Inside does feature a mirror and the powder pan doesn't reach the edge of the compact. Sun raised pattern is embossed into the pan with every 4th ray has a metallic glitter overspray adding to the gleam. Smell: None. Colour: Heat Wave - golden brown with a shimmer finish. Neutral undertones. Available in one colour. Formula/ Texture: This is a soft, smooth powder. It glides and blends onto the skin effortlessly. It feels lightweight on the skin. The overspray adds specs of glitter on the skin but once you dig more into the actual powder you don't get any of these. It's a lovely colour that would suit any skin tone perfectly. Available: From Myer & David Jones Stores, myer.com.au for $65 7g/ 0....