Little Makeup Haul & Other News

Hello Everybody!

First off, HAPPY MARCH!!! Second, I can't believe it's already March! I graduate in less than three months... what?! since when did that happen? Where did the school year go? what happened? Since when do I start university in the fall? This is all happening so fast. To be brutally honest, I'm quite scared. Granted I did know that once second semester starts the year whizzes by. I'm trying to make the most of the last half of my senior year. So, this year I am in the  school musical! We are doing Beauty & the Beast (eep!) I absolutely LOVE this show. I am playing one of the Silly Girls (one the three girls that are totally loved up with Gaston). I am super excited.

Okay, so at the weekend last, I went out to target with my mum to run some errands. I (as usual) went to the cosmetics section and found two gorgeously on sale palettes from Pixi.

I purchased these for $6.60 when originally priced $22.00 (YOWZA) super duper sale, yes yes yes. The palettes contain eight eye shadows and a blush, that one's in the middle.

I got one in more neutral shades, and one in more pinks and things. These were being clearances for spring and I jut couldn't resist. I mean, there's no such thing as too many palettes... right?

I think I shall be posting a tutorial with one of these quite soon.

Much love & Glitter,
xoxo <3

Five Minute Makeup!

Hello everybody!

Today I'm going to share my five minute makeup! Yes you read that right, only five minutes. 

I've found myself running out of the house a bit rushed as of late and I've only had so much time for make up. So here's my five minute make-up routine for you all!

First apply some concealer under your eyes to conceal any dark circles and puffiness. I'm using the Garnier Nutrisse, anti-dark circle roller, it's just like their anti-puff eye roller but with concealer! I'm just rolling it three to four times under my eyes and patting it in with my C-shaped foundation brush.

Next I'm using my boi-ing concealer from Benefit Cosmetics to cover any blemishes I might have. I absolutely LOVE this concealer. It covers everything! It is a higher end concealer, but it is amazing. Feel free to use whatever you have! Just pat in your concealer with your fingers.

Now I'm going to apply a BB cream, I am going to use the Garnier BB Cream in shade light medium. If you can't find this one, I also like the maybelline BB Cream, or if you prefer a high end option the Dior BB Cream is really nice and has SPF 30, which is quite rare to find in BB creams.
Another nice thing about BB cream is that you don't need brush to apply it! Just apply your BB Cream with your fingers evenly, also make sure to go just below your jaw line so you don't get that weird shadow, that let's people know you're wearing foundation.

To add a bit of colour to my face I'm using a e.l.f. cheek stain/highlight in a shade called persimmon. It's a really nice peachy pink, that just add a gorgeous warm, peachy glow. It's great if you just want something simple or understated. 

Just do two brief swipes on the apples of your cheeks (smile, and where your cheeks rise and those are the apples!) and rub it in with your fingers in a circular motion.

EYE TIME!
I'm using my Pixi Endlessly Silky Eye Pen in Black Cocoa, it's a really nice dark brown. Just line your upper lash line as close to you lash line as you can. You can also smudge it a bit for a slightly smokey effect if you like.

Next I'm using my Maybelline the Falsies Volume Express mascara, in Black Drama. I am IN LOVE with this mascara. I wasn't really that thrilled at first, but then I used it again and it's just magnificent. It keeps my lashes curled and gives just the right amount of volume and lengthening.

And LASTLY I'm just going to powder my T-zone with my Laura Mercier mineral powder, you can use whatever you have. if you are using a loose mineral powder there should be some powder residue  in the lid and that is all you need, just swirl your powder brush in the lid and brush across you forehead, nose, and chin.

Just add a bit of any kind of lip product you like and that's it! You're done! Makeup done in five minutes.

I hope you enjoyed my five minute makeup.
Much love & Glitter
xoxo <3

Beauty Haul

Hello everybody!

So over the weekend I made a little trip to a little shop known as Sephora... I went with the remainder of my Christmas money in, hand and let's just say I don't have that money anymore. I also received a target gift card, for a lovely 60$ (thanks uncle robert and aunt leslyn!) and that also went to some cosmetic purchases...

The first two items from Sephora are the boi-ing concealer from benefit, and the bobbi brown tone corrector. 

The concealer covers everything, and I mean EVERYTHING. It's advertised as an industrial strength concealer. And it's fantastic and doesn't crease, provides great coverage and I definitely recommend this product. 

The tone corrector from bobbi brown, is perfect for covering up dark spots, skins discolorations, bruises, etc. It is magic in a pot. I bought it primarily because I have dark skin discolorations below my temples and just plain concealer wasn't doing the trick. So I swapped to a combination of the time corrector then covered by concealer, and you would never know I had skin discolorations. I highly, highly recommend these products. 

Then next things I picked up were some nail polishes/paints/lacquers/varnishes! 

I bought the essie nail paints from target and I just love them, and think that they're perfect for autumn/winter. The darker shade (carry on) I will primarily wear in autumn/winter while the lighter one (sand tropez) can be worn all year round since it a lovely beige shade. 

The middle shade I am currently sporting on my nails I bought at sephora and it is gorgeous! It's their Formula X line of nail paints and I think it's called perfection(?) not totally sure. But it looks fantastic for autumn and winter. I am so in love all three shades!

These are the last three things I got from sephora. 

I bought the Naked Skin liquid foundation by Urban Decay in shade 4.0, and it is brilliant, it's light and it barely feels like you're wearing foundation made of clouds. 

I also bought a NARS blusher in the shade Gaiety, and it's just so pretty! It's gives you this slightly 'I've been out in the cold' rosiness that just look gorgeous, it's a really nice matte blusher. 

And I also got a small pot of rose radiance by bare minerals which came in a set my Mum bought and she gave it to me, because she already has a bigger version. It's a beautiful mineral blusher with gold flecks in, that just gives you a warm glow. Perfect for winter or all year round if you fancy.

Here are the two pieces of eye makeup that I purchased at Target, mascara and a new eye pencil. 

I bought the falsies volume express mascara by maybelline which I haven't tried yet but I've been wanting too for quite some time now. A lot of people swear by it so I hope it lives up to it's reputation! 

The eye pencil I bought is a pixi endlessly silky eye pencil in black cocoa, and I kid you not, it is THE best eye liner I have ever used. I only ever used to use the 24/7 glide on eye pencil by urban decay, I used to swear by it. But no longer! The pixi endlessly silky eye pencil is even better (I didn't even know that was possible) and a nice little bonus is that it's only 12$. So go and buy yourself a nice new eye pencil!

And last but certainly not least my lip products! 

The first is a Revlon Super Lustrous lipstick in shade 477 Black Cherry, and it's a gorgeous dark plum colour optimal for autumn/winter, but an also be worn all year round. I wore it today and got many a compliment. :) 

The next is a Revlon lip butter, I got a new one! This one is shade 027 Juicy Papaya and it's a really nice peachy color. It's perfect for spring and summer or if you want to bring a little pop of color to your winter makeup/apparel. I love the lip butters, because they're a perfect cross between a tinted balm and a lipstick, ultra moisturizing, with lots of pigment. They are amazing. 

And lastly a maybelline baby lips, lip balm in quenched SPF 20. It's just a nice clear balm to wear underneath my lipsticks and I know so many people who raved about and love these balms, but after using it all week, I'm honestly a little underwhelmed. :/ Don't get me wrong it's great and it does feel ultra sleek and smooth when it goes on, and its quite moisturizing  which is super lovely. But I think it was a bit too hyped up.

I will leave links below to where you can purchase everything I have mentioned above. I hope you have enjoyed, and found something new to try!

Much love & Glitter

xoxo <3

Boi-ing Concealer
http://www.sephora.com/product/productDetail.jsp?keyword=BENEFIT%20COSMETICS%20Boi-ing%20P1273&skuId=1073980&productId=P1273&_requestid=161811

Bobbi Brown Corrector
http://www.sephora.com/corrector-P270555?skuId=1317650

Essie Nail Polishes
http://www.ulta.com/ulta/browse/productDetail.jsp?productId=xlsImpprod1320170&skuId=2228359&_requestid=439191

http://www.ulta.com/ulta/browse/productDetail.jsp?productId=xlsImpprod1320170&skuId=2236277&_requestid=439352

Formula X nail polish
http://www.sephora.com/new-neutrals-P382113?skuId=1547041&icid2=FormulaX_LP_Colors_carousel_P382113_image

Foundation
http://www.sephora.com/naked-weightless-ultra-definition-liquid-makeup-P374830?skuId=1434919

Bare Minerales All Over Face Color
http://www.sephora.com/bareminerals-all-over-face-color-P61005?skuId=1073113

NARS Blusher
http://www.sephora.com/blush-P2855?skuId=248930

Maybelline The Falsies Mascara
http://www.target.com/p/maybelline-volum-express-the-falsies-mascara/-/A-12404736#prodSlot=medium_1_2&term=maybelline+the+falsies
(this can also be purchased at most drug stores)

Pixi Endlessly Silky Eyeliner
http://www.target.com/p/pixi-endless-silky-eye-pen/-/A-13962977#prodSlot=medium_1_20&term=pixi+

Revlon Lip Butter
http://www.target.com/p/revlon-colorburst-lip-butter/-/A-14305587#prodSlot=medium_1_1&term=juicy+papaya+lip+butter
(can also be purchased at most drug stores)

Revlon Super Lustrous Lip Stick
http://www.target.com/p/revlon-super-lustrous-lipstick/-/A-12290849#prodSlot=medium_1_1&term=black+cherry+revlon+lip+stick
(can also be purchased at most drug stores)

Maybelline Baby Lips
http://www.target.com/p/maybelline-baby-lips-moisturizing-lip-balm-0-15-oz/-/A-13521056#prodSlot=medium_1_2&term=baby+lips
(can also be purchased at most drug stores)