Brunette Beauty

Packaging: Hand length, round plastic tube with opaque purple packaging with a coloured seaweed pattern. The pump is purple with a flat and slim dispenser in a gold base. A clear cap does sit ontop. The pump mechanisms are smooth, dispensing a small amount that laters up quite well. Smell: Marine and earthy. Colour: Becomes a milky white when in contact with water. Doesn't affect product performance. Formula/ Texture: This is a smooth, thick liquid. It's easily suds up and applies to the face, clean effectively. It doesn't sting, cause any stiffness or dryness and finally skin irritations. This is gentle on the skin but is so through at cleaning. Which makes me think it would be great for sensitive skin types too. Again another product that has really impressed me! The travel sized bottle has last me 4 months using it twice daily - that's impressive! In saying the you do not need a lot of product. A little bit does sud up quite well. T...

Packaging: Bright purple silicone, no lager then palm size oval. The backside has a suction point for easier holding and quick drying in the shower. ¾ of the oval are long fine bristles. The remaining quarter is flatter round nodes. Smell: None. Colour: Bright purple but no affect to performance. Formula/ Texture: I feel like this would be more beneficial for cleaning brushes then the face. I didn't see or feel any sort of improvement or change in the way my skin felt and looked while I used this. I used it a varieties of ways including putting my cleanser of the scrubber first and wetting the scrubber in addition to my face. Might an incentive for those who struggle to regular was their face or who are just starting a skincare regiment. Available: Only from tartecosmetics.com for $10. This mini is from the Tarte Limited Edition Scrub Clean Set.

Packaging: Palm sized purple plastic twist up tube with a shiny gold cap and matching text on the tube. The product is a thick circular shape. It twist up easily and in my experience hasn't spilled over the edges and created wastage. Smell: Marine. Colour: Black. Applies sheer and washes away. Formula/ Texture: A very fine exfoliating particles in a wax texture. This is best used on damp skin, straight from the tube, use fingers to massage it in and rinse off. Leave it on for 10 minutes as a mask. This does a great job at exfoliating the skin and leaving it smooth and soft. It's very easy and fool proof to use too. The formula is vegan friendly, hypoallergenic and dermatologist tested which means this will be suited for the majority of skin types. Available: Only from tartecosmetics.com for $36 for 30g/1.0oz. This mini is 6.4g/ 0.22oz and from the Tarte Limited Edition Scrub Clean Set.

Packaging: Opaque water print, self seal bag with mini products inside. Frixxxtion Stick Great & handy for mess free exfoliating Rainforest of the Sea Cleansing Gel I've always been interested in trying this but the full sized is quite expensive on it's own and then to ship all the way to Australia, seems a little inconvenient. The vegan/natural side intrigues me, so I'm excited to see how it performs against acne medicated cleanser. Cleansing Cutie Scrubber I've tried these hand held face tools before, initially with L'Oreal and now that i'm debating whether I should back to my Clarisonic, I am intertested in using a toll such as this will be more effective then hand washing. Available: Only from tartecosmetics.com for $17.50.

Packaging: This is the standard lipstick packaging from MAC,  however  miniature sized being ¾ overall then the typical. It's in a small short round bullet with a round tip cap. The whole packaging is the holiday edition 'MAC Nutcracker Sweet' neon hot pink top and black and gold roped cross pattern to mimic the shoulder uniforms of nutcrackers. The cap has matching gold 'MAC' text. Inside reveals shiny, reflective black mechanisms with the same gold text. The lipstick bullet twists up with ease and I have never experienced any problems. The lipstick bullet is skinny being miniature with a standard slant. The same makes them great to test colours and travel with. All come housed in a sturdy card box and pull out draw. The box features the same colour scheme and pattern with the deep purple featured as a background colour to the neon pink stars. It's topped off with a fabric gold knot as the handle for the pull out draw. It's great this can be repu...

Packaging: This is the standard lipstick packaging from MAC,  however  miniature sized being ¾ overall then the typical. It's in a small short round bullet with a round tip cap. The whole packaging is the holiday edition 'MAC Nutcracker Sweet' neon hot pink top and black and gold roped cross pattern to mimic the shoulder uniforms of nutcrackers. The cap has matching gold 'MAC' text. Inside reveals shiny, reflective black mechanisms with the same gold text. The lipstick bullet twists up with ease and I have never experienced any problems. The lipstick bullet is skinny being miniature with a standard slant. The same makes them great to test colours and travel with. All come housed in a sturdy card box and pull out draw. The box features the same colour scheme and pattern with the deep purple featured as a background colour to the neon pink stars. It's topped off with a fabric gold knot as the handle for the pull out draw. It's great this can be ...

Packaging: This is the standard lipstick packaging from MAC, however  miniature sized being ¾ overall then the typical. It's in a small short round bullet with a round tip cap. The whole packaging is the holiday edition 'MAC Nutcracker Sweet' neon hot pink top and black and gold roped cross pattern to mimic the shoulder uniforms of nutcrackers. The cap has matching gold 'MAC' text. Inside reveals shiny, reflective black mechanisms with the same gold text. The lipstick bullet twists up with ease and I have never experienced any problems. The lipstick bullet is skinny being miniature with a standard slant. The same makes them great to test colours and travel with. All come housed in a sturdy card box and pull out draw. The box features the same colour scheme and pattern with the deep purple featured as a background colour to the neon pink stars. It's topped off with a fabric gold knot as the handle for the pull out draw. It's great this can be repu...

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 the holiday edition 'MAC Nutcracker Sweet' neon hot pink top and deep purple bottom. There is a gold rimmed bottom on the cap with matching 'MAC' text. Inside reveals shiny, reflective gold mechanisms. The lipstick bullet twists up with ease and I have never experienced any problems. It comes in a box with a candy can stripped matching coloured box. Smell/Taste: Vanilla. Colour: Flamboyish - bright medium pink with cool undertones. Full pigmentation with a semi matte finish. 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. They must have updated their formula as it's more creamy feeling, especially on the lips. It feels lightweight and comfortable on ...

Packaging: This a wide matte aerosol can with a length of your forearm. It has a wide, lockable pale yellow nozzle and a gradient blue-green-yellow on the actual can with water bubbles. Centred s the Sun Bum monkey logo and brown text. It has some weight to it initially, which decreases with use. Definitely durable and travel friendly. The spray is a wide and heavy, continuous spray. Smell/Taste: Fresh smell. Colour: Clear. Formula/ Texture: This is a thin, oil based spray. It's easily and quickly applied. There is some rubbing in which does feel a bit pointless for a spray. It's lightweight on the skin with a slight greasy residue once rubbed in. It doesn't transfer onto clothes. This is perfect to use to hydrate and refresh the skin. It has a cooling effect once in contact with the skin. The formula is enriched with soothing Aloe, Cucumber Extract and Vitamin E. It leaves the skin soft, smooth and restored from sun exposure.  Unlike a...