July Favourites

I know everyone says that the month speeds past them but this month has been quite slow. Most of this month has been holidays and everyone coincidentally was busy whenever anyone tried to organise anything so my holidays mostly consisted of going to my parents' work and working or doing homework. 
Although my highlight would have to be skiing, I went up to the slopes twice these holidays and I'm going up again in a couple of weeks. No feeling can compare to how I feel when I'm skiing, I'm free of worries and I feel like I'm feeling, it's like a dream. 
Now into the shtuff.

Burt's Bees Anti Blemish Solutions Daily Cleanser - Sadly my skin has become immune to the Clinique Anti Blemish Solutions cleanser which I recently finished, and I wanted to try this anyway. It works great! Does the job, pretty well. But I still often switch to the Clinique one too, so I don't get immune to this one too. 
Body Shop Tea Tree Oil - I have tried spot treatments before and they never seemed to work, they even made my pimples worse. But this does not in anyway make my pimples disappear in a day, nothing ever works like that, but it definitely speeds up the time for the pimple to leave my face, and it worked on a pimple that was coming through right in the smack bang middle of my face, so I just applied some tea tree oil to the area with a cotton tip twice a day after cleansing and after about a week, the pimple disappeared, and it didn't even get inflamed which is good. 
Head & Shoulders' Smooth & Silky Shampoo & Conditioner - The Lush shampoo, makes my hair look amazing but doesn't help with my dandruff problem. I tried a salon recommended product for a couple weeks and it didn't make a difference, I decided to go back to the classic anti-dandruff consumer product. My hair isn't as shiny as before, but at least it's not as itchy. 
Soap & Glory Hair Supply - I've been using this as a conditioner when I use the lush shampoo, just for some added shine. And it smells great. 
Soap & Glory Flake Away - This scrub again has the signature Soap & Glory scent, therefore it smells great and it also makes my skin sooooo smooth and soft.
Terry White Chemist's Sorbolene Cream - Being winter time, my skin gets drier, so this just helps with those annoying little rashes or dry patches.
Imperial Leather Foamburst in Moisture Delight - I actually got this for free in January at the Australian Open but I didn't think it was that great. Now I've come back to it and I love it. When it comes out of the can it is a gel consistency but it foams up when you massage it into your skin, super cool concept.

NYX Blush in Peach - One of my first ever NYX products and I'm quite happy. It's a really pretty natural colour and has become one of my go-to blushes. It also has good colour payoff and I like to use it with this brush:
Sigma Large Angled Contour F40 - I like this brush to apply blush. Full stop. 
Covergirl Natureluxe Foundation in 325 Sandstone - This finally was released in Australia, I am quite impressed, it is a good low end duplicate for the Chanel Vitalumiere Aqua. Although it can be a little greasy, so maybe steer clear of this if you have pretty oily skin, I try to apply less of this to my t-zone. 

Physicians Formula Shimmer Strips Custom Eye Enhancing Gel/Cream Liner for Brown Eyes - Wow, what a mouthful of a name. I have come back to loving these this month, the formula is great, it's nice and creamy and doesn't dry out too fast. I think I prefer the brown one over the black because it's more natural, but I just have to note that the black eyeliner, actually has purple shimmer in it which is awesome! It's very subtle though and just brings out the eye colour. The other eye colours have corresponding shimmer too. The brown also has some gold shimmer in it, which you can see in the picture below.
MAC Powerpoint Eye Pencil in Gilded White from the Surf Baby Collection - This is just a really pretty off white champagne colour that I like to use on my waterline to open up my eyes. It is supposed to be waterproof but I don't think it stays on my waterline that long, but it still has better staying power than the Rimmel white eyeliner. 

Ecotools Eye shader brush - This is one of my first Ecotools brushes and I'm quite impressed, it applies product really well and is really dense. 
MAC Fix+ - I don't know if this helps to keep my makeup on for longer, but it's nice and refreshing haha.

I have nail polish favourites this month because it has been the holidays so I am allowed to wear nail polish. 
Sally Hansen Insta-Dri Anti-Chip Top Coat - This top coat is awesome! It dries in 30 seconds and does prevent chipping.
Essie Buy Me A Cameo - A gorgeous nude nail polish, like the MAC Naked Lunch eyeshadow of nail polishes.
Essie Mint Candy Apple - A gorgeous mint colour.
OPI Mermaid's Tears from the Pirates of the Caribbean collection - This is probably one of my favourite nail polish colours. It is a gorgeous mint sea foam green.
OPI Teal The Cows Come Home - I love this fun blue on my toenails. 
OPI Teenage Dream from the Katy Perry Collection - So fun to put on my ring finger.
Sally Hansen Salon Effects Nail Strips - I don't have a picture but they stay on really well and don't really chip. 
Burt's Bees Lemon Butter Cuticle Cream - Sorry I forgot to take a picture of this, but it really moisturises my cuticles, it's great!
Other:
Harry Potter, I admit, I'm a Potterhead. And gotta love Tom Felton, one of the most humble celebrities I know.
Surviving High School and Jet Set Go, two fun iPhone apps. Haha. 
Skiing, again, nothing like the feeling when skiing.
Mike Tompkins, this guy does music covers and every single sound in the song is made by his mouth, pretty cool.
Tom Felton, actually use to make music, and it's pretty damn awesome. 
All The Wrong Places - Tyler Ward ft Eppic (youtube)
Party Rock Anthem (rock version) (cover) - Tyler Ward (youtube)

Would you rather: Beauty edition 2011

I saw this tag on YouTube from sparkliebarbieXO, who is amazing, please check her out, and I thought I might bring it to blogspot too, so here!


Would you rather lose all of your mascaras, eyeliners, lipsticks, and lipglosses or lose all of your palettes and eyeshadows?
This is so hard, probably lose all mascaras, eyeliners etc, because I've spent less money on them and I would still have lip balm to use and I could easily buy a new mascara because they're not too pricey. 

Would you rather chop off all your hair or never be able to cut it again?
Never be able to cut it again

Would you rather have a coral cheek or a pink cheek?
Pink cheek

If you had $1000 to spend, Would you rather buy clothes or makeup?
Makeup

Would you rather apply lipstick as eyeliner, or eyeliner as lipstick?
lipstick as an eyeliner, it's less noticeable 


Would you rather only shop at MAC or Sephora?
If we had it in Australia, Sephora

Would you rather only use one eyeshadow color or one lip color for the rest of your life?
one lip colour

Would you rather wear winter clothes in summer or summer clothes in winter?
summer clothes in winter

Would you rather dark nails or bright nails all year round?
bright nails, I never wear dark nails in general

Would you rather give up your favorite lip product or your favorite eye product?
favourite lip product

Would you rather only be able to wear your hair in a pony tail or a messy bun?
probably messy bun

Would your rather never being able to paint your nails again or never use lipgloss?
im not sure, they're both pretty similar because they're not my most favourite, probably never paint my nails

Would you rather shave your eyebrows and have none at all? or sharpie them in everyday?
sharpie, maybe i could feather super lightly, hehe

Would you rather live without makeup or nail polish?
nail polish of course!


I tag:
mollyox
daydreamamy
quirkyexplosion


and anyone else!


Questions:
Would you rather lose all of your mascaras, eyeliners, lipsticks, and lipglosses or lose all of your palettes and eyeshadows?
Would you rather chop off all your hair or never be able to cut it again?
Would you rather have a coral cheek or a pink cheek?
If you had $1000 to spend, Would you rather buy clothes or makeup?
Would you rather apply lipstick as eyeliner, or eyeliner as lipstick?
Would you rather only shop at MAC or Sephora?
Would you rather only use one eyeshadow color or one lip color for the rest of your life?
Would you rather wear winter clothes in summer or summer clothes in winter?
Would you rather dark nails or bright nails all year round?
Would you rather give up your favorite lip product or your favorite eye product?
Would you rather only be able to wear your hair in a pony tail or a messy bun?
Would your rather never being able to paint your nails again or never use lipgloss?
Would you rather shave your eyebrows and have none at all? or sharpie them in everyday?
Would you rather live without makeup or nail polish?

NOTD 20.7.11

Essie's Buy Me A Cameo

I just have to say that this is like the MAC's Naked Lunch of nail polishes. (:

NOTD 14.7.11

Essie's Mint Candy Apple (2 coats) w/ OPI Teenage Dream on ring finger

I recently bought this and I love it! It dries my nail polish in 30 seconds and has definitely prevented chipping which is amazing!

Summer Besties: Tag

I was tagged by Molly and I tag anyone to do this, although many people already have. It's actually currently winter for me but I wanted to do this anyway. 

Favorite summer....
1) Lip product
2) Blush
3) Nail Polish
4) Liquid face product
5) Powder face product
6) Hair product
7) Eye product
8) Self Tanner (or any tanning item)
9) Fashion accessory
10) Clothing piece 

June Favourites

I probably shouldn’t even both with a June Favourites if we’re already halfway through July, but I had to because I had discovered soooo many new products that are fantastic and I want to show them to you.

Face:

Evian Facial Spray – I’ve loved this as a finishing spray, I don’t think this is made as a setting spray, but it’s really good for finishing, if that makes sense. It makes your makeup look more natural and just working together to look good. I think this would be better in summer because it’s really refreshing and makes you look quite fresh.

Benefit Sugarbomb – This is a super pretty shimmery blush and creates a really natural colour, warning that it is super shimmery.

NARS Orgasm blush – I have talked about this before but I’ve gotten back into it June, it’s just such a stunning everyday colour, although I do prefer it throughout the summer.

Maybelline Dream Matte Mousse in Nude – I really like this foundation, it gives good coverage and doesn’t feel too heavy. I love the texture, it feels soooo airy, like mousse that has been sitting out at room temperature and is about to be served.

Tag: Questions

From http://rhiannonloves.blogspot.com/ , check her out (: 


SKINCARE

How many times do you wash your face daily? 
2
What skin type do you have? (dry,oily,combo)
Combination
What is your current facial wash?
Clinique Anti Blemish Solutions Cleansing Foam
Do you exfoliate?
Yes but not much because often scrubs etc can burst my pimples and make it worse. But I don exfoliate often with my Sigma Cleansing & Polishing tool
What brand do you use?
Mostly Clinique
What moisturiser do you use?
Clinique Anti Blemish Solutions Clearing Moisturiser and in the winter sometimes I use Clinique Dramatically Different Moisturising Lotion
Do you have freckles?
No
Do you use eye cream?
No but I intend to soon.
Do you or did you have acne prone skin?
yes grr
Did you ever have to use Pro-activ?
Nope


MAKE-UP

Sorry Update :S

Woooo, holidays, that means more posts! Buuuuut...

My dad needed my camera so I haven't had a chance to take any pictures or film tutorials. :(

And I have sooooo many planned, darn it.

 

Coming soon:

June Favourites

HUGE collective haul 

Summer besties

More tutorials that will be in video form

Some videos may actually be in video form because I don't want to have a SUPER long post, and honestly, saying it is often MUCH easier and faster. 

And guess what? When I do back to school in three weeks, I'm going to have an English student who plays hockey staying with me for a couple of days, exciting (:

NOTD 1.7.11

I have been waiting to paint my nails like this forever and FINALLY the holidays have come and I can!

OPI Mermaids Tears from the Pirates of the Caribbean collection (2 coats)

OPI Teenage Dream from the Katy Perry collection (on ring fingers)

I fell in love with Mermaids Tears when I first saw it on a blog and I fell in love with it. I eagerly awaited it for a couple of weeks after ordering from beautybay.com and I am just in love with this amazing colour. It has hints of mint green and sea foam green, so beautiful.

And I've always loved Teenage Dream, such a pretty glitter polish and I love wearing this on my ring fingers.   

I thought I might show some of the stuff that I usually use when I paint my nails.

Sally Hansen Advanced Hard as Nails (top & base coat)

Cotton tips

Cuticle pusher

Burt's Bees Lemon Butter Cuticle Cream

Cutex strengthening nail polish remover