Small NYX Haul

Hi everyone, 

Soooo happy about this little haul. The other day I stumbled across a shop selling NYX cosmetics which is amazing as NYX is pretty much unavailable in Australia. Groove Cosmetics is where I picked these things up and they are the only other shop I've ever seen selling NYX cosmetics apart from Charcoal Clothing. I only picked up  few things this trip but don't worry I am definitely going back on pay day!

Here is what I got; Eyeshadow in Luxor, Mega Shine Lip Gloss in Smokey Look, Powder blush in Peach and Powder blush in Mauve.

Peach blush

Mauve Blush

Luxor eyeshadow

Smokey Look gloss

Left to right: Peach blush, Mauve blush, Luxor eyeshadow & Smokey Look gloss

Loving the products so far, especially Smokey Look. Can't wait to have a proper play around with them!

Anyway one of the reasons I didn't go crazy and buy everything is because I wanted to get your recommendations first. I have my eye on lots of things but would love your suggestions!

Thanks :)

Frivolous purchases

I have been really busy lately so here is a quick post with some random pictures of things I have bought over the last few days...

 Stocking up on polishes for the cooler months

Violet crumble, yum!

 New tweezers, really didn't need them but they were just waaay too cute to resist

My new necklace 

Delicious Mojitos :)

Purple contact lenses - so excited to try them out

New lippies; Revlon matte Really Red, Revlon matte Sky Pink and Mac shy Girl. Post to come on these.

And finally not a frivolous purchase but super cute,  Patchi, the puppy who refuses to look at the camera!

I'll be back with some real posts asap, hope everyone is having a great week so far

x

Pawpaw giveaway winners (finally!)

So I have moved into my new place and finally getting settled in, yay! Therefore without further ado here are the three random winners for my teeny giveaway....

1. Essie

2. Gaby

3. Cheryl

Hope you enjoy girlies. Can you pretty please e-mail your details and so I can post them out  asap.

Thanks everyone for entering, if I could you know I would get you all one :)

Plus here is a pic that made me giggle; 

Have a lovely day,

Imogen

NOTD: Jizz

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Hi everyone,

I have finally moved to Melbourne so everything is very chaotic at the moment so here is a quick NOTD. 

I had wanted this polish for sooo long so was ecstatic when I finally got my hands on it! It's BeachBlack's Jizz! (Haha at the name)

Excuse the bad application :)

For some reason it looks quite dull and greyish here. My camera had a hard time at capturing white pearly sheen it has but in real life it's fab. Trust me! I actually quite like how this polish looks and it goes with nearly everything, will definitely be digging this one out again.

Also I will be picking winners for my itsy bitsy giveaway over the next few days so keep your eyes wide open for that. Thanks for bearing with me.

  

Much love,  

Imogen xxx 

 

My favourite ever product + Giveaway

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Good evening everyone,

I'm not really sure why I have never blogged about Lucas' paw paw ointment before this stuff is amazing and most definitely deserves its own blog post! As you can see from the pile below, I love this stuff!

I'm sure many of you have heard about it. It's a multi purpose ointment which is really versatile. It's a bit of a cult product and can be found in the bags of people such as Cate Blanchett, Miranda Kerr and Kate Moss (considering how much they have to spend on beauty products it must be good right?!)

I use it on my lips, cuticles, elbows and heels, dry skin, grazes, to help prevent scarring & to tame my brows & so much more... you name it I use it! I'm addicted to this stuff! I have also heard that it is great for ingrown hairs but I haven't gone their yet.  

My number one use for it would be as a lipbalm. It is the best for dry lips (which mine are often), makes them smooth, adds a nice gloss and goes the distance. I also put it on everynight before I go to sleep and wake up with lovely soft lips.

I always have one on me or in my bag, it's magical stuff. Without a doubt this would be one of my most repurchased products. I cannot imagine how many I have been though.

I know this is an Australian product and am not sure how accessible it is in other parts of the world (?) & me raving about it is not much fun if people can't try it for themselves so I bought 3 tubes to giveaway to share the goodness!

For you guys!

My posts might become a bit erratic over the next while as I'm moving on Monday (yay). So this is a bit of a bear with me and my lack of blog posts over the next few weeks while I'm moving. I'll be back to regular posting asap :) 

The giveaway is nothing crazy but if you want to get your hands on a red tube to try it out for yourself just comment below (whatever you like!). I'm not too fussed about putting it in the sidebar, reblogging and all that jazz but you can if you like & you will get an extra entry. The giveaway won't be up for all that long anyway. You can only enter once so get cracking. I think I'll pick 3 winners on Friday the 22nd of April.

Good luck & much love,

Imogen

NOTD: Knockout Pout

Here is my very subtle nail of the day :P

It's Essie's Knockout Pout. Knockout pout is a creamy bright pink. It is hard to capture the real colour of this polish but it is slightly brighter then it appears in the picture. It is a bit deceiving and looks more pastel in the bottle rather then the neon pink which it really is. The colour almost borders on tacky but I do like it, especially with the right outfit. Perfect for summer!

The application was so so but I always find that essie polishes vary. 

Do you like it?

:)

Switching to the Dark Side

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Happy Tuesday!

After coming very close to purchasing Mac Media lipstick a while ago common sense kicked in at the last minute and I realised that in reality it's not a colour I would wear often and I really should go with a cheaper version instead. This led me to pick up Maxfactor's So Berry. It was pretty much the first dark colour I came across that I liked and happened to be on sale (I took that as a sign!).

Anyway the weather is lousy today (winter is most definitely on its way boo hoo) so I decided to ditch the brights and play around with a dark lip.

So Berry is a really pretty deep berry colour but I am really not used to seeing myself wear such a dark lip, it's such a dramatic change! I actually don't mind it but can't imagine myself wearing it out anytime soon. One reason being that my friend told me I looked scary haha. Maybe in the middle of winter I might pull it out again and have a play.

As I only have dodgey webcam pics of me wearing it here is a swatch. The colour and intensity of this lipstick can definitely be built up which is great. As you can see the swatch is a bit lighter and you can add more of a berry tint to the lips unlike in the pics of me wearing it piled on. If I am ever brave enough to wear it I think I will start out sheer and work my way up!

Plus because I can here is a pic of the rings I am currenlty sporting. The one on the left is from Diva & the right I think I picked up from some market stall.

 

Be honest, does it scare you or you a fan or the dark side?

xx

Nail tutorial - Gold & Silver Leopard

Seeing as I'm going through a bit of a leopard print phase I thought I would have a crack at gold and silver leopard print. I think it's kind of cute so I thought I would show everyone step by step how I did it.

So here is how I got this result...

It was surprisingly simple to do and I used; Ulta3 polish in Antique Copper, Ulta3 polish in Silver Grey, Seche Vite, Black nail art pen and a thin paintbrush.

I started of by applying 2 coats of the gold colour for the base & let it dry completely.

Then using the paintbrush I used the silver polish to paint small random spots & shapes on each nail. It was really hard to capture the silver on the gold but hopefully these pics give you the general idea.

Next I outlined the silver spots with the black nail art pen. I wasn't too fussed being to precise so I just roughly went around the edges. Once the nail pen dried I applied a coat of Seche Vite. Make sure the nail art pen is compelety dry or you will smudge it like me. Patience is not my strength!

And that is it. Done and done

 

Hope everyone is having a great weekend and doing very productive things like painting their nails!

:)

Give me a fat lip!

I love luscious lips! I wish I had bigger lips but unfortunately my lips aren't that plump so I will have to settle for the quick fix, lip plumping glosses. I choose the Sally Hansen Lip Inflation extreme mainly because it was inexpensive ($7), claimed to be extreme and I didn't mind having a new clear gloss anyway. 

First of all I love the packaging. The long shiny gold tube is much nicer than other glosses I own. Instead of the slanted sponge it has a brush which I don't mind. This one is just a clear gloss with no colour or shimmer.  It's supposed to be cinnamon flavoured but I thought it smelt like on old cinnamon smell. The scent is reasonably strong. You can smell it on your lips and I didn't find it very pleasant.

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The gloss itself is nice, its high shine, not too sticky with decent staying power. When I first applied it it did tingle and almost sting but it was nothing unbearable. Now I wouldn't go as far to say that I have "pale thin lips" but I could do with a little extra help so without further ado here are the before and after snaps.

Before 

After

Honestly I don't think it had a plumping effect on me. I definitely don't think it gave me lips to rival Angelina's! The gloss may make my lips appear slightly bigger because of the shine it adds but as you can see the difference in minscule! Oh well at least I have a new clear gloss which I'm sure will come in handy.

What do you think?

Bodyneeds2 Haul

Hope everyone has had a great start to the week :)

I recently ordered some Mac samples at the thebodyneeds2.com when they had a sale. I have ordered samples from The Body Needs 2 before and they have provided really great service both times. I love their 1cent specials which they have each week, who couldn't resist for 1c! The last three samples are thebodyneeds2 1cent samples. Here is what i got...

 Mac Fluidline in Macroviolet, Blitz & Glitz, Rich Ground & Waveline and Mac Paint Pot in Dangerous Cuvee

Mac Cream Color Base in Tickle Me Pink & Hush 

Mac Pigment in Vanilla, Naked, Spiriualize & Antique Green

 

Mac glitter in reflects gold, Reflects Pearl & 3D Silver glitter

Bodyneeds2 samples in Silver Dusk Iridescent powder, Regard Sable Nacre & Elegance

 I love getting samples. It's so great to get sample before jumping in and buying the whole product and I don't feel guilty about spending more money on makeup. I'm really glad I got samples of the fluidlines. They are ok but I'm not going to buy the full size products. I now have my eye on the Bobbi brown gel liners. I also use so little of the pigments that I really couldn't justify buying full size for most pigments anyway.


Imogen x


 

Hair Grips

I'm currently getting ready to go out thought I would do a super quick post showing you these cute hair grips that I'm using. They are velcro hair grip sort of things and they are pretty nifty. I picked them up at my local Asian beauty store (which I love!) for not much money and they are coming in handy.

The idea is that they keep your hair out of your face whilst you do your makeup without ruining your hair or leaving any kinks in your hair which other types of clips/bobby pins leave. As they are so lightweight they don't really press on your hair and leave it looking fine after your makeup. So far they have done the job, I wouldn't mind if they had a tiny bit more grip but it's not big deal.

Here they are in action..

I love mine! Have you tried anything like these?

x