Brunette Beauty

This is a 15 piece set with 4 full sized items. Not only did the shade range appeal to me, having deluxe samples of vampy lips I'd be otherwise too scared to splurge on. A few brands I've tried (& loved) and other brands and formulas I've been keen on trying all in the one handy set. Listed below are the products with their retail price and full sized weight; Ciate Liquid Velvet $19 NARS Lipstick $27 Smashbox Be Legendary Lipstick $22 Urban Decay Revolutionary Lipstick 'Streak' $22 Bite Matte Creme (.03oz)        0.05 $24 Kat Von D Studded Kiss Lipstick (.04oz)  .10 $21 Fresh Sugar Lip Treatment Tulip (.07oz)   .15 $22.50 Too Faced Melted Lipstick 'Peony' (.16oz)  .4 $21 Lancome Lip Lover (.10oz)  .14 $23 Buxom Lip Creme (.07oz)    .14 $19 Clinique Chubby Stick (.04oz)  .1 $17 Buxom Lip Polish (.07oz)     .15 $19 Laura Mercier Creme Smooth (.07oz)        .4 $27 Tate Energy Glos...

This is a 13 piece set with 7 full sized* products. A lot of things in here that I've been wanting to try and only 3 products I already love; beauty blender, Benefit They're Real! mascara and MUFE Step 1 white primer. It contains the below products with the corresponding retail price. Beauty Blender *                                                        .3oz $20 Benefit They're Real! Mascara (.1oz)                         .3oz $24  |  .14 $12 Clinique Chubby Stick Highlighter*                          .21oz $22 Lancome Pencil Eyeliner*                                         .042oz $23 Laura Mercier Highli...

Packaging: Black mesh palm sized bag with a magnetic closure. I dry my beauty blender on my window seal where it gets the most light and air to breathe. I've noticed that dust and dirt come in over the course of a few months especially during winter. I don't  think that's hygienic especially transferring possible bug remidents onto my face. I've seen this mesh bag before and though that it'll suit my needs perfectly. Now I can keep this on my window still with the less likelihood of the sponge getting 'dirty'.  It's a lot smaller then I had imagined which is fine and makes it perfect for stage and any travelling. The closure is magnetic which really weighs the bag down when it's empty. It has a cute miniature beauty blender sponge keychain. It has enough space to fit two sponges and three snug. It was also time for me to get a new sponge so this set caught my eye. What sealed the deal for me and made this a bargain was the deluxe same...

Argh it's that time of the year! New year - new makeup. I missed out on the VIB sale back in November due to their website failure which I wasn't happy about. There was things I wanted/ needed as soon as I could to replace the low items I have currently. Make Up Forever HD Primer $16 I tried this back in July of 2012 as part of the complexion starter kit. It came with a travel sized primer, loose powder and full sized HD foundation. It was when I was on my 'ultimate foundation' kick. I am in love with the foundation, the looser powder was okay and gave me a white cast at times. The primer is that I didn't have a strong opinion for either way. I am excited to start using it again and put it through rough conditions. I did love how this wasn't a silicone formula and more of a moisturising primer. Lit Cosmetics  Summer Sparkle Kit $20 This is a new product for me. I have never ever owned a glitter, pressed or loose before. I am extremely e...

In my previous posts I have mentioned that throughout June I was travelling throughout America. I'm on the final leg home now and while I was there, there was a few shops I wanted to stop out. The high end makeup and clothes shops of Sephora, Macys, H&M and Victoria Secret were the ones. They are the US equlivent of department stores here, expect they stock a larger range and variety of brands, at literally half the price of the same product here. Like with the Ulta stuff, I could have gone crazy and picked up so much more then what's here, you know products I'm interested in and wouldn't mind seeing how it works for me, but I decided to be reasonable. I did spend considerable amount of months researching each product, it's ingredients and reviews to see if it would suit me. No point going halfway across the world to spend this kind of money and it not work for me. There a few products I didn't make the cut from this. It does feel good to have a clean...