Top Five Liquid Lipsticks

Hey guys,

I love liquid lipsticks. I have collected so many over the past six months so I thought I’d do a post of my top five!

I have a full collection post that includes a comparison over here, however; I have added more to my collection since then.

Anyway, here’s my top five! (In no particular order)

From L-R

Colourpop Ultra Matte in Bumble

Stila in Patina

Kat Von D Liquid Lipstick in Lolita II

Jeffree Star in Anna Nicole

Sephora Lip Cream in 01

Hope you these swatches!

PS: Sorry for the lack of posts recently, I have been super distracted and haven’t had the want to post. 

My Current Beauty Favourites

Hello everyone!

So last year I did monthly favourites, I really struggled to choose enough favourites, especially when I didn’t buy anything new. This year I decided to avoid repeating myself by doing quarter yearly favourites (does that make sense?). Every three months I’ll do a “current favourites”.

In the past 3 months, I feel as though I have upped my makeup game so much-if I do say so myself. I now contour every day, my brows have never been more on fleek, and my eyeshadow is banging. This is due to me watching so much more YouTube, and listening to the tips makeup artists say.

Anyway, let’s go on with the favourites;

Simple Kind to Skin Moisturizer

Not going to lie, but I never used to moisturize at night. Now I have a consistent night time skincare routine. This moisturizer is bomb and is super affordable!

Model Co Face Base Primer

This primer is incredible! It has a silicon feel to it which really makes my base stay put all day. It also smooths out my skin which makes it so much easier to apply foundation.

Restylane Recover Cream

I picked this up at Priceline on sale one day and it has worked so well on my skin! I apply a drop over red pimples at night, and when I wake they haven’t disappeared but they will diminish quite a bit.

Covergirl Outlast Stay Fabulous 3in1 Foundation

This foundation is so amazing! I wish it came in a little bit of a lighter colour but this is the best foundation I have ever tried! It builds well and stays in place all day. There’s honestly no other foundation that compares in my opinion.

Nars Laguna Bronzer

This bronzer is magical, I can be used to lightly bronze your skin, or be used as a contour. It blends out well if you want a sheer contour and can also build up to be darker.

Chichi Cosmetics Spices Eyeshadow Palette

All these shades are perfect for a warm toned eye look, which is what I mostly go for. Perfect in the crease or all over the lid. I’ve noticed how this palette is quite a bit more pigmented than past Chichi palettes, which is also a bonus. I think everyone needs this palette in their lives.

Stila Eyes are the Window Palette in Spirit

I’ve done a full swatch of this palette in another post, however I just want to talk about the first shade ‘kitten’. A makeup look is not complete without this in my inner corner, it stays there all day and is the perfect highlight!

Real Techniques Bold Metals Contour Brush

Did I fool you? Yep this is fake, from eBay, however; this brush is son dense and really achieved a perfect looking contour. You can buy the set here.

L’Oreal Super Liner

I have had such a struggle with eyeliners, I can never seem to find one that is perfect, yet this one is! It’s so easy to achieve a perfect look every time.

Original Beauty Blender

Last year I wrote a post comparing this to the Chichi one, and I said how they were both almost the exact same. They’re not. The beauty blender is so much different to every single other sponge I’ve ever used and I can’t quite explain it. I do know this: I use this every single day now, nothing applies as perfect looking. Now when I go back to using a brush-I notice lines and even if I blend out for 20 minutes, it doesn’t look as natural or perfect as with the beauty blender.

Kat Von D Shade and Light Palette

I love the first shade Lucid underneath my eyes to set. This really stops my concealer from creasing and brightens dark circles. These powders are so fine, they never look cakey.

There you have it! These are my current favourites and I do hope you try out some of these products because they are so worth it!

Nude Lipstick Collection

Hey guys!

I’m a huge lover of nude/brown lipsticks. I think they’re perfect for everyday wear, and I have quite a large collection.

I have done my red lips collection before, and will do more of these in the near future.

From L-R:

Australis in Quickstep

Savvy in Lights, Camera

Rimmel Kate Moss in 112

Model’s Prefer in Bare

Model’s Prefer in Naked

Colourpop lippie in Cookie

LA Girl Matte liquid lipstick in Fleur

Maybelline Colour Drama in Nude Perfection

Colourpop liquid matte lipstick in Bumble

MAC in Cherish

MAC in Velvet Teddy

Gerard Cosmetics in Nude

Gerard Cosmetics in 1995

Chichi in Checkin In

Chichi in O.M.Nude

I love all of these! Hope you enjoyed! Xx 

Stila Eyes Are The Window in Spirit | SWATCHES

Hey guys! I want to do more swatches on my blog so I thought I’d start with this beautiful Stila Eyes Are The Window palette in Spirit.

This palette has 12 eyeshadow shades, which includes 3 matte shades, while the rest are shimmery. The shimmer shades are perfect, this palette also includes Kitten, which is an iconic shade and is perfect for highlighting!

Here are the swatches;

This palette is available on Mecca in Australia! 

Striped Button Down | Ways to Wear

Hey guys!

I bought this striped button down shirt last year and I made some outfit ideas to go with it. This is quite a vibrant shirt (for me at least) so all outfits are styled in an easy to wear way.

I hope you like these ‘ways to wear’ posts as much as I love writing them.

Outfit #1

Shirt: Paper Scissors

Skirt: Paper Scissors

Belt: eBay

Necklace: Equip

Outfit #2

Shirt: Paper Scissors

Pinafore: Asos

Socks: Kmart

Boots: Rubi Shoes

Necklace: Equip

Outfit #3

Shirt: Paper Scissors

Top: Asos

Jeans: Thrifted (Cotton On brand)

Belt: eBay

Necklace: Equip

Hope you liked! Xx 

Why Women Shouldn't be Compared in Everyday Life

Women are often compared, not just in the media but in life.

I hate preaching about all the hardships of women, as I believe everyone has hardships-despite your gender. (Of course, race is important too-always.)

Today, I just want to talk about women, and how we’re compared to other women. I’m not sure why, but the media portrays women to be these type of people who want to be better than every other women, rather than being better than their old selves.

The Kardashians are the most famous people in the world at the moment (probably), I do love them and follow them on their social media. It’s hard to see comments on Twitter and Instagram; however, when it comes to Facebook I constantly see people commenting ‘which Kardashian is better’.

Now here’s the thing, these girls are sisters. They love and support each other and should not be in competition with each other. There is no, ‘Kourtney is the best Kardashian!’ Let’s stop doing that.

I’m a huge fan of the YouTube show; Just Between Us, they address this issue in one of their episodes.

In it they discuss how they’re a comedy duo and how they’re sick of people comparing them. They’re a team! There’s no ‘Allison’s funnier!’, ‘Gaby’s hotter’. They just are. There’s no comparison as they are partners.

All in all, what I’m trying to say is that we need to destroy the barriers that say women are enemies, lets unite and be friends!

Last year I saw this tweet, and ever since then I think about it every time I meet a new women. I’m not perfect, far from it, but I believe if we bond together one day there won’t be any “cat fights”.

Some words to think about xx

SAG Awards Fashion | Top 10 Outfits

The SAG awards have just happened and I am in shock with how much I love some of the outfits! I thought I would show my top ten looks! PS: #SAGAwardsSoDiverse

10: Laura Prepon

I love this white gown! I think it is so simple yet, she slays it. The tighter waist, really pulls this dress together.

9: Kate Winslet

I just did a quick google search and this is a 40 y/o woman. If I look this good at 30 I’d be crying! This compliments her figure perfectly.

8: Emily Robinson

A bright colour is hard to rock but Emily kills it! The lower cleavage looks perfect and I just love this!

7: Sofia Vergara

Sofia could literally wear a mouldy doritos wrapper and I would be like YAAASSS KWEEN WORK IT!!

6: Joey King

I had no clue who this was (apparently she was on ramona and beezus?) but this outfit is slaying!

5: Emilia Clarke

This is such a unique dress, the high neck combined with the colour, the flared bottom and the front design. I love how this looks on her.

4: Kunal Nayyar

Kunal looks so hot and this suit looks fwoaah. Too much for me to handle! I love it!

3: Anna Faris

Woaah! I’m in awe of this high necked dress! It looks super stunning and the colour is incredible! The slit just pulls this entire look together.

2: Rachel McAdams

Holy shit this girl looks so bloody good and her dress is just fantastic! Looks perfect on her-as she usually does!

1: Kiernan Shipka

Ahhhh! I need this dress asap she looks absolutely stunning! The colours are incredible and the pattern and material is so original and I just love it so much! PS: it has pockets ???!!!

Hope you liked xxx

Matte Liquid Lipsticks | Brand Comparisons

Matte Liquid Lipsticks were huge in 2015. It feels as though every brand you could think of brought some out. Huge brands such as; Colourpop, ABH, Jeffree Star and Stila to name a through, have released their individual matte liquid lipsticks.

For the last couple of months, I have been collecting a bunch of different brands of matte liquid lipsticks to try and review for you! These are just a few, however; I know this is going to be a long post. Hope you enjoy! PS: I don't like to wear face makeup when doing lip swatches, as I find it difficult to remove-sorry for the ugly!

Brand: Stila

Name: Stay All Day

Amount: 3ml

Cost: $32 AUD

Purchase Place: Mecca

Colours I Have: Patina

Mousse or Liquid: Liquid

Tackiness: Tacky but doesn’t smudge

How long does it stay on: All day

How easy was removal: Easy-makeup wipe

How long does it take to dry: Almost instantly

Smell: Nice smell, not overpowering

 

Instinct

Bazaar

Fleur

Brand: LA Girl

Name: Matte Flat Finish Pigment Gloss

Amount: 5g

Cost: $5.70 AUD

Purchase Place: Beauty Joint

Colours I Have: Fleur, Baazar, Instinct

Mousse or Liquid: Liquid

Tackiness: Quite tacky, can be patchy

How long does it stay on: Past a coffee

How easy was removal: Needs an oil based remover but simple

How long does it take to dry: 1 minute

Smell: none

 

Miss Monroe

Lights...Camera

Brand: Savvy

Name: Ultra Matte

Amount: 2ml

Cost: $7.99 AUD

Purchase Place: Priceline

Colours I Have: Lights...Camera, Miss Monroe

Mousse or Liquid: Liquid

Tackiness: Quite Tacky

How long does it stay on: Not overly long

How easy was removal: Easy-makeup wipe

How long does it take to dry: 2+ minutes

Smell: No smell

Brand: Danimer

Name: Long Lasting Lip Gloss

Amount: Not specified

Cost: $1.15 AUD

Purchase Place: eBay

Colours I Have: #20, #28

Mousse or Liquid: Liquid

Tackiness: Not too tacky

How long does it stay on: Not past a coffee

How easy was removal: Easy-makeup wipe

How long does it take to dry: 1 Minute

Smell: Smells like candy, very strong

Orange-ology

Atomic Rose

Burning Lava

Brand: Rimmel

Name: Apocalips Lip Velvet

Amount: 5ml

Cost: $15.95 AUD

Purchase Place: Priceline

Colours I Have: Atomic Rose, Orange-ology, Burning Lava

Mousse or Liquid: Liquid

Tackiness: Good amount of tackiness, doesn’t transfer

How long does it stay on: Not past a meal

How easy was removal: Easy-makeup wipe

How long does it take to dry: 2+ Minutes

Smell: Not too noticeable, but like chemicals

Brand: BOE Beauty

Name: Matte Lip Cream

Amount: 2.5g

Cost: $2

Purchase Place: Big W

Colours I Have: Delight, Candy Girl

Mousse or Liquid: Liquid

Tackiness: Slightly

How long does it stay on: Not long at all

How easy was removal: Easy-makeup wipe

How long does it take to dry: 2+ Minutes

Smell: Almost no smell at all

Brand: Limecrime

Name: Velvetines

Amount: 2.6ml

Cost: $20 USD

Purchase Place: A boutique

Colours I Have: Salem

Mousse or Liquid: Liquid

Tackiness: Does not move at all

How long does it stay on: Through a storm

How easy was removal: Needed an oil based remover

How long does it take to dry: Almost instantly

Smell: Like chemicals, quite strong

Rose Garden

Brand: LA Splash

Name: Lip Couture

Amount: 3ml

Cost: $19.98 AUD

Purchase Place: Beauty Joint

Colours I Have: Rose Garden

Mousse or Liquid: Liquid

Tackiness: Quite tacky

How long does it stay on: A long time but looks bad after a while

How easy was removal: Difficult, I had to scrub at it

How long does it take to dry: 1 Minute

Smell: the worst smell, literally foul

Brand: Australis

Name: Matte Lip Cream

Amount: 10ml

Cost: $10.49 AUD

Purchase Place: Priceline

Colours I Have: Ho-Chee-Min, Lun-Dun, Rio-D, Buda-Pash

Mousse or Liquid: Mousse

Tackiness: Not tacky

How long does it stay on: Wouldn’t even bother putting it on, cracks too easily and is absolutely terrible. Super streaky!

How easy was removal: Easy-makeup wipes

How long does it take to dry: Instantly

Smell: Pleasant

1st Base

Bumble

SingRAYE

Ouiji

Silhouette

Brand: Colourpop

Name: Ultra Matte Lip

Amount: 3.2g

Cost: $6 USD,

Purchase Place: Colourpop

Colours I Have: Bumble, 1^st Base, Ouiji, Silhouette, StingRAYE

Mousse or Liquid: Liquid

Tackiness: Little bit but enough to handle

How long does it stay on: All day, through a coffee

How easy was removal: An oil based remover needed but simple

How long does it take to dry: Almost instantly

Smell: Slightly chemically but not enough to notice

Overall, my favourites were from either LA Girl or Colourpop. I love matte liquid lipsticks and I am excited to see more brands come out with them.

I hope this was helpful and that you all enjoyed! Xx