Monday 23 January 2012

Lush Hair Care Samples

Last night I tried out my Lush hair care samples that I managed to pick up on the weekend. The sales assistant suggested I try Rehab shampoo, Veganese conditioner and R&B leave in hair treatment. All of them smelt great so I was very eager to try them out. I used about a quarter tub of the shampoo and although that is not as much  shampoo as I would usually use, it lathered up really well and I was able to shampoo my hair as normal. Rehab filled my shower is a gorgeous pepperminty scent. Rehab is meant to help repair any damages done to your hair  by colouring, heat styling and so on. The veganese conditioner is quite thick and I used about half the tub mainly on the end of my hair working up to my scalp. Veganese is very lemony fresh, and although I much preferred the peppermint scent, I was not put off at all by this conditioner. I left it in my hair while I washed my face and body as normal and then rinsed while combing my hair with my fingers. After towel drying my hair I already noticed a difference in my hair. It was not frizzy or boofy at all. I was actually able to let my hair air dry once applying the R&B leave in hair treatment and wear my hair out wavy, something I haven't been able to do in a LONG time. The hair treatment is very floral and jasmine scented and not everyones cup of tea, while both me and my partner quite enjoyed it. If I was extremely cashed up, I would be purchasing a big bottle of both Rehab and Veganese as the retail for around $33 each. I definitely will be purchasing the R&B leave in hair treatment though for around $20 when the sample runs out, as my hair is short, and I only have to use a very small amount, the sample will last me ages. I believe this weekend we are popping back down to Lush to grab a solid shampoo bar, Godiva, as it is a 2 in 1 shampoo and conditioner and see how that pans out as they are a lot cheaper at $13.50 a bar.

EDIT: So, when I went back on the weekend, I ended up getting the 250ml bottles of Rehab and Veganese. They are the best shampoo and conditioner I have ever used, by far! And I couldn't pass it up since my partner was all for it. Lucky me!!

Sunday 22 January 2012

Lush Goodies


On the weekend we visited Lush in the city to grab some fun things for our hotel stay/honeymoon. We ended up leaving with more than we bargained for with 2 massage bars, a bubble bar and some hair care samples. The massage bars are wiccy magic muscle bar and strawberry feels forever and let me tell you now, THEY ARE AMAZING! They make you feel so relaxed and makes it so easy for your partner to massage your back for long periods of time, due to how greasy they are. The wiccy magic muscles bar has a very strong cinnamon scent and is so very relaxing. as for working on my sore neck and shoulders, I think I would need to do it every night for a week before any results showed. The strawberry feels forever is gorgeous, the scent is divine and different from any strawberry scent I have smelt before. My partner thinks it is the best smell ever, meaning he rubs my back for an extra long time when he uses this one haha. The bubble bar is called the comforter and smells like blackcurrant and apparently makes pink bubbles, which I can't wait to try on our hotel stay and honey moon. I also got small samples of veganese conditioner, re-hab shampoo and R&B leave in hair treatment, which I will review once I have used them sometime this week.

I love Lush and the unique scents and products they create and especially that they are all natural and mostly all are vegan. If I had the money I would definitely be swapping all my hair care, and skin care needs for Lush products.

Monday 16 January 2012

Mirenesse Samples


Left:: Eye brow Lift and Shape, Skin Clone Mineral Pressed Powder, 3D Lash Extension Primer, Maybelline Full and Soft Mascara in Brownish Black.
Right: Maybelline Full and Soft Mascara in Brownish Black.

Recently I received these great samples from Mirenesse, so I put them to the test. I was soo surprised at how long the 3D Lash Extension Primer actually made my lashes. As you can see by the photo on the right I have quite short lashes. I have tried SOO many different mascaras to make them look fuller or longer but all the did was make my eye lashes clumpy and look terrible. Funnily enough I swear by Maybellines Full 'N Soft Mascara, which was the first type of mascara my mum ever bought me when I turned 16. The photo on the left shows how much of a difference the primer made to my lashes, most impressed to have this product for my wedding. The brow lift and shape is maybe just not for me. I have dark eyebrows to begin with, and this just seems to make them stand out like big hairy caterpillars on my face. Maybe I am just not used to having a filled in eyebrow or something.. I'm not sure, but I am not fully sold on this yet. And last but not least the Skin Clone Powder. This stuff is amazing. It goes on so well with a sponge and covers LOADS. As you can see from the picture on the left, my under eye redness is almost completely covered by this powder alone. I am most impressed by this! As these are only samples I am considering purchasing the 3D lash primer and the powder when they run out as these are two of the BEST! products I have come across in a long time.

Bella Box January 2012


Was quite impressed with this month box. After looking at what ILoveThisBox had going in their box this month I felt super glad I had cancelled and moved to bellabox. I feel like I got so many different things to try this month. The Violent Lips are something I was recently discussing with my Fiancee and we both agreed how cool they were and how funny it would be to try them out. Sadly I go a leopard print one, which I am not quite in to but still willing to give it a go for funzies. The Pangera Organics lip balm is amazing and is orange scented and really lovely to put on. It feels like it lasts ages and my fiancee likes it too, so thats a bonus. Sparoma lavender pulse point aroma is something I wouldn't expect in a beauty box, but something I am greatful to have now. I love essential oils, especially ones that help relive stress and head aches. I got two different perfumes, Halloween Kiss and Halloween Kiss Sexy. I am not too keen on the Sexy version as it sort of fades very quickly and is not very strong, but the original Halloween Kiss smells gorgeous and nice and sweet. I have gone off tea for a while now, but am excited to try out these detox teas, trying too lose weight for my wedding and i'll try just about anything haha. After seeing a program on TV about harmful chemicals in sun cream I was most thrilled to get this organic sun cream, which is in flat packs, great for my handbag with the lemon towelette, another odd thing for a beauty box. The face and body cream is paraben free which is great as most of mine contain parabens at the moment and I am slowly trying to phase that out, so that gives me another great product to try.

I am very impressed with bella box this month and will certainly be keeping my subscription with them, despite GlossyBoxes calls and emails trying to persuade me back to them. Considering GlossyBox haven't even posted their boxes yet.. I don't think I will be returning to them any time soon.

Saturday 14 January 2012

La Riche Direction in Midnight Blue


Feb 11 2012 I am getting married to a cute red head named Billy. Recently we decided to do something a little different for my 'Something blue' and dye part of my hair blue. Finally received my dye in the mail and am so relived that it is the colour we had been looking for! I love it to pieces and can not wait to show it off at the wedding!

Friday 13 January 2012

EOS Lip Balm and Lee Stafford Salt Spray.


Was so excited when I got home to the EOS package! In less than a second the strawberry sorbet (pink) became my ultimate favourite lip balm! I am so so over joyed with these little guys. The strawberry smells amazing, although the passion fruit is a little odd, not bad or un-usable, just odd haha. They aren't greasy or shiny which I love because that means I don't have to take so much care when applying and I can moisturise that outer part of my lip that always get missed with glossy balm.These will be a definite repurchase when I am done.

The Lee Stafford Salt spray is something I still haven't figure out yet. The directions say at least 50 sprays then blow dry or leave naturally. I have quite short hair so I only do between 20-30 sprays and am still finding it is too much. So far I like to apply this to my hair at night after washing it as it straight after leave my hair looking, not greasy, but strange, like it is still wet and for some reason feels slightly sticky. after blow drying my hair and then sleeping on it, the next day it comes out perfect. Stiffer more textured hair after I style it for the day. Up do's seem to hold a lot better after doing this also. Great product but wouldn't hesitate to try something else if I was recommended something else.

Wednesday 11 January 2012

My Day

 Yesterday I spent the day with my friend Katie. We went in to the city to buy her nieces some cute charms from the charm shop. We caught the train in to save on parking, and then walked to a fantastic little cafe I had never been to before called Manoush and shared wonderful Turkish bread pizza/wrap type things with falafel. On our journey I spotted this little store FULL of beach cruiser, which I have now told my fiancĂ©e about and am hoping to get one for my birthday if they are not too expensive. We wandered around the city and ended our day at the Botanic Gardens where this little duck circled us picking at the grass. Here's to many more adventures with her.

Tuesday 10 January 2012

A Trip To Sportsgirl


Today I went shopping with my mum and sister and picked up some bargain make up supplies. I got this cute little bronze palette with compact mirror included, a nude shimmer eye shadow pencil (i have been dying to try one of these out for ageeees) and some blusher. The colours in the palette are all really natural, neutral colour which i use the most which was good, the best thing about it is it was a quarter of the original price. The nude eye shadow pencil goes on really smooth and looks great all over the lid, although it doesn't stay on as long as i would like on it's own and wear would be increased by dusting it with a setting powder or something similar. I am not too sure about the blusher though, I feel as if it doesn't give off enough colour and I have to rub my brush in it quite a few times before the colour starts to transfer on to my brush. Oh well, it was on special and quite cheap anyhow so wasn't expecting too much from it. Also got the cutest peter pan collared dress with a mustard bow, which I will upload photos of later, maybe in my first OOTD post. Stay tuned.

Friday 6 January 2012

EOS Limited Edition Summer Lip Balms

Picture from: musingsofamuse
Are these not the most amazing things you have ever seen? Okay, maybe not the MOST amazing, but definitely amazing! I just ordered these today from www.addicted2lipbalm.com.au/ for under $20 including postage. The are the flavours passionfruit and strawberry sorbet (which luckily for me are two of my absolute favourite fruits/flavours) I can't wait to receive these cute little fellas.

Thursday 5 January 2012

Revlon Photo Ready Foundation in Nude #004

This is my new favourite foundation as it matches my skin tone perfectly, so no more yucky orange lines for me, yay! It glides on really smoothly, even without primer and has a slight shimmer to it, which I love. I always apply a loose powder over my foundations to stop oily-ness and to 'matte it out' a bit, so this cuts out some of the shimmer. Photo Ready is also SPF 20 which is great, the last thing I want is a sun burnt face. Another thing I really love about this foundation is that it comes with a pump. The last foundation I had was in a glass pour bottle and has lead me vow to never buy foundation in a glass bottle with no pump again. It's a great everyday, light to medium coverage foundation and goes for around $37 in most places.

January 2012 Beauty Wishlist

1. Sportsgirl Smoking Hot eye shadow pencil in 'Nude'
2. Moroccan Oil Hair Treatment
3. Top Shop Bronzer and Blusher Combo
4. Eco Tools Kabuki Set - Limited Edition
5. Benefit Erase Paste Concealer
6. Maybelline Color Tattoo Eye Cream in Tough as Taupe
7. HD Eye & Brows Kit