Brunette Beauty

I saw this and thought it was a neat idea and wondered how well it worked on heavy eye makeup. Packaging: Clear hard plastic bottle tinted a blue colour with a goldish brown screw off lid. The spout is large with no stopper but placing a cotton ball over this does deliver adequate amount of product. Smell: Faint aloe vera. Colour: Clear liquid. The blue colour is the tinted colour in the plastic container. Texture/ Formula: 100% Oil-free which on my eyes is no concern but is good to have in a makeup remover none the less. It also has aloe and cucumber extracts that soothe the skin. Non-greasy but leaves a slight residue that is easily removed with a cleanser. No burning or irritation to my eyes. Theres absolutely no pulling or tugging on the eye. Yes it does remove heavy and dark makeup with ease. I soak a cotton ball and press it on my eye and leave it there for 15 secs to breakdown the makeup then pull it across my eye. It does ...

Packaging: Light purple tube with pump. The pump dispenses a decent amount of lotion but be careful when pumping fast as the lotion squirts further than with a normal pump. Smell: Lavender & moonflower which have relaxing and soothing properties. Colour: White. Texture/ Formula: The lotion is exactly that a thicker consitency than a gel with a velvety finish. It is easily absorbed into the skin. It made my skin feel really smooth and hydrated. As for the relaxing, night claiming side of the lotion, I did feel relaxed but I'm not entirely sure it was because I was using this lotion, prehaps it's just my normal night routine and having nice smooth skin was just relaxing? The whole idea of putting lotion on at night before bed is so it aids the body in regenerating and renewing the body. Love the smell and the hydration to my skin. Available: From Priceline, pharmacies and discount department stores for $7 for 400ml.

I have a small collection of M.A.C Lipglasses and I wanted to share my thoughts on them. Packaging: Lipglasses come in a round tube that has a clear bottom to see the colour and amount left and a shiny black top where the built in doe foot applicator is. However in my experience the sponge doe foot applicator doesn't always guarante an even application to the lips. They have they M.A.C black writing in the bottom half of the tube. Smell: Vanilla. Colour: They are 29 permament colours with additional colours that may be released throughout the year in limited edition collections that are a few dollars more. Mostly they are opaque in their pigmentation but some may be more on the sheer side. The colours that I currently have are shown in the picture below. From left to right; Dreamy, Prrr, Pink Poodle & Lychee Luxe. Texture/ Formula: I find the lipglasses to be sticky. They do stay on the lips for a long while but I think ...

Packaging: Shiny hard red round container with a screw off lid. Smell: Different smell and I think it must be the papaw ingredient itself. Colour: Yellow tinge in the jar but applies clear. Texture/ Formula: Thick and a little tacky between fingers. Carica papaw is the main and only ingredient which has antibacterial and antimicrobial properties. You do have to use your fingers to apply this papaw which do get sticky and requires them to be wiped off before touching something else as it'll leave a sticky mark behind. I love how multi-purpose this ointment is; boils, burns, cuts, chaffing, cracked/dry skin, splinters, tame hair flyaways, cuticle nail cream, insect bites, open wounds, nappy rash, sunburn & gravel rash. It pretty much cleanses and relieves. Available: From Priceline, pharmacies and discount department stores for $20 for 200g/$13 for 75g/$7 for 25g.

I needed a mask and I had read previous times that mud is good for oily skin and with this being pretty affordable I gave it a try. Packaging: Soft green matte finish squeeze tube with cap. I looove  squeeze tubes as you can cut the cut in half and use your fingers to reach the remainder of the product so you know you got to the last drop. Smell: Clay. Colour: Light grey. Texture/ Formula: The mask is thick, not sticky and smooth. You do have to work a little quickly to move it around the face before it starts to form the mask. It dries to a white/ super light grey colour but thinner areas will dry faster than thicker patches. While it did leave a mattifying effect, my skin still needed a little moisturising afterwards. It didn't feel tight or uncomfortable when it was on. I did notice that my pores looked 'cleaned out' and gave a nice overall clean effect. I do feel like the small bottle is used quickly for the amount of product per use tho...

Revlon Superlustrous Lipgloss in Pink Pop & Peach Petal & Grow Luscious Mascara If you spent $20 or more in one transaction you were able to a free Revlon Mascara up to $34 so I thought this would be the perfect opportunity to try Revlon's lipgloss and one of their new mascaras. The lipgloss was $21. Swippers Wipes Beauty Box For $8 you got 2x 25 face wipes all in a sturdy beauty box to store them in. Not good value no? L'Oreal Kontour Khol Eyeliner in Pure White & Blue Denim It was buy one eye product and get one free, so while my white pencil for my waterline was running low I picked up another one and decided to expand my collection and get a navy blue as a fun alternative to black. They are $15. Physcian's Formula Powder Palette Glow Minerals I wanted a highlighter product and I saw this. It was $30. Rimmel Stay Matte Foundation, Mono Eyeshadow's & bonus pack Im going to Bali soon and needed a foundation that was travel friendly. I ...

I want the most convert makeup tool in the beauty industry, the Beauty Blender, but like with most great things it's only available online on websites that ship to Australia. I saw this blending sponge by Manicare and thought that it was shaped similar and would be worth a try. Packaging: Purple palm sized hourglass egged shaped latex sponge. It has a wide flat bottom that enables the sponge to sit upright. It has a pointed tip at the top of the sponge. Texture: A suede feeling sponge, that is springy but doesn't really have a lot of give. It doesn't have that nice soft bounce on he skin. The pointed tip is for concealing blemishes, around the nose and roll under the eyes. The rounded corners near the hourglass shape is for larger areas on the face. The flat bottom is for blending, stippling and rolling on liquids. It's made for a flawless application of foundation, concealer, blush etc. The shape of the sponge is to minimise streaks, is gentle under...