Jules’ Favourites: Illamasqua Gleam in “Aurora” Revlon Volume + Length Magnified Mascara Smashbox Step-by-Step Contour Stick Trio Skin Creamery The Everyday Cream Chanel Rouge Coco Shine in “54 Boy” Camilla’s Favourites: Elizabeth Arden Grand Entrance Mascara ghd Natural Bristle Brush 2 (35mm barrel) Bobbi Brown Skin Foundation Stick (Warm Beige) Estée Lauder Double Wear Waterproof All Day Extreme Wear Concealer Safeway Battery-operated Beauty Trimmer
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Quick Reviews #16
Smashbox Step-By-Step Contour Stick Trio Jules picked these up a few months ago during our V&A Waterfront Beauty Haul and has been raving about them ever since. I decided to give them a go recently, and I am just as smitten as she is. The set contains three matte crayons: a contour shade, a bronzing shade and a highlighting shade. The contour shade is particularly lovely as it contains no red/orange tones whatsoever – it’s a brown/taupe shade which mimics the shade of a natural shadow, thereby allowing you to sculpt your face in a subtle, realistic way. The bronzing shade is…
Autumn Beauty Update
With the arrival of Easter Weekend came the much cooler weather in Cape Town, much to my disappointment. I’m a summer girl through and through but as much as I despise autumn and winter, it does give me the opportunity to introduce some new products into my beauty routine. Here are the items that will be getting some more use over the next few months: Skin My face is already starting to show signs of worse-than-usual dehydration so I’m upping my skincare game to include more hyaluronic acid, glycerin and other humectants, as well as hydrating oils. I have a…
Products I’ve Hit Pan On
Sounds a bit random, right – who wants to see a pile of beat-up old makeup? Well, the idea of this post is to show you the powder products I actually use the most and offers some insight into some of my favourite makeup items that don’t always make it onto the blog:
Three Ways to Depot & Store Your Lipsticks
I am not a crafty person. I don’t like DIY projects, I could think of nothing worse than making a scrapbook and I hate de-potting my individual eyeshadows into palettes. I love the idea of being this organised and having everything in a neat colour-coordinated system but I don’t have the patience to actually do it. If I was a little bit more industrious though, I would depot my (fairly extensive) lipstick collection using one of these methods:
Quick Reviews #15
Elizabeth Arden Grand Entrance Mascara* In a word: brilliant. This mascara has absolutely blown me away – so much so that it currently holds the top spot on my Favourite Mascara List (previous title holders have included the Too Faced Better Than Sex Mascara, Clinique High Impact Extreme Volume Mascara and the Estée Lauder Sumptuous Extreme Lash Multiplying Volume Mascara). The design of the wand is really interesting – it has a gentle c-shaped bend with a spiky nodule (thats an official term, by the way) on the end. The motivation behind this design is to enable you to get maximum volume,…
What to buy from Urban Decay
Products shown Naked palette Naked 2 palette Eyeshadow Primer Potion 24/7 Glide-On Eye Pencil in Whiskey, Bourbon and Loaded Naked Skin Concealer All-Nighter Makeup Setting Spray Revolution Lipstick in “Jilted” Other products mentioned Naked 3 palette Naked Smoky palette Naked Basics palette Naked 2 Basics palette 24/7 Waterline Eye Pencil 24/7 Glide-On Lip Pencil De-Slick Makeup Setting Spray Chill Makeup Setting Spray UD Gwen Stefani Collection Launch details The first store will open in June 2016 in Sandton City, followed by a concession in a department store at Eastgate. They are bringing in the full product range as well as selected forthcoming…
February Favourites 2016
Camilla’s Favourites MAC Eyeshadows: All That Glitters and Star Violet MAC Pro Palette (4 pan) Smashbox Photo Finish Lash Primer* MAC 205 Mascara Fan Brush MAC 130 Short Duo Fibre Brush Smashbox Brow Tech Loose Powder* Eucerin DermatoCLEAN Eye Make-up Remover Essie “Plumberry” Jules’ Favourites CND Vinylux Weekly Topcoat (available at Sorbet, selected salons & pharmacies) Revlon Ultimate All-in-One Mascara* Morphe 35P Eyeshadow Palette Morphe 35D Eyeshadow Palette Morphe 35T Eyeshadow Palette Skin Creamery Hydrating Facial Oil* Mario Badescu Vitamin C Serum* Handy links Read all about the new releases from Smashbox » Watch the First Impressions video of the…
Tutorial // Black Tie Wedding Guest Make Up
A gorgeous and glamorous makeup tutorial that’s perfect for attending a formal wedding or other black tie event.
Colour Correcting 101
I don’t know about you, but everywhere I look these days, brands are releasing colour correctors. Urban Decay, Stila and BECCA, to name a few, have all recently released sets/palettes to help you zap any unwanted discolouration, and I’m sure I speak for all of us when I say “GIMME”. If you’re feeling a little overwhelmed by the sudden influx of colour correcting products, and are a little confused about how they work and how to use them, then don’t worry, I’ve got you covered! In this post I’m going to give you a very quick run-down of what colour…