MAC PREP + PRIME - FIX +

MACs Fix +, from their Prep + Prime range, is a versatile product which can be used to hydrate  the skin and refresh makeup. Fix + can be used all over the skin before and after applying foundation to create a dewy complexion, it can be used to intensify the colour of your highlighters, eyeshadows and blush, and remove that powdery, cake like look  and feel from your makeup.

'A lightweight water mist that gently soothes and refreshes skin and finishes makeup' - MAC COSMETICS

Packaging

Fix + is part of the Prep + Prime range, so it comes in that beautiful black sparkly packaging which I am absolutely mad about! 

The bottle itself comes with a twist locking loid which is very easy to use. Literally just twist the top of the lid from left to right to lock and unlock the lid spray nozzle. That lid makes this bottle perfect for travelling! 

User Friendly & Comfort

Like my setting sprays, I like to apply Fix + in a T and X formation over my face both after finishing my foundation and concealer and then again once I've finished my face 

This formula is super lightweight and is quickly absorbed by the skin. Once absorbed you can't feel it at all. It's super refreshing and great to use on hot days to cool your face down while applying your makeup.

'A lightweight mist of water packed with vitamins and minerals, infused with a blend of green tea, chamomile and cucumber to gently soothe and refresh the skin. Gives an instant boost of hydration while delivering a soft sheen to refresh and finish makeup' - MAC COSMETICS

Affordability & Retailers

You can purchase your own Fix + from MAC, instore or online for $32.00 AUD.

Final Verdict

While Fix + is a versatile product with many uses, I don't see it as a necessity. It didn't improve or worsen my skin during the months that I used it, but was a handy to dampen my beauty blender with. 

Did Fix + make my makeup look less cakey? It's hard to say. Some days I felt that it was the sole reason why my makeup looked cakey, and other days I felt that it neither added or took away from my final look.

Use your own discretion when purchasing this product beauties. I'll continue to trial it to in hopes that I'll discover what all of the fuss is about.

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NUDE BY NATURE - VIRGIN BLUSH

Over the past eighteen months I've steered clear of "drug store cosmetics" and opted for high end brands instead. This series of events was triggered by my big move from a small town, with only a Priceline to its name, to a much bigger town, which has both a Mecca and Mac. 

Every now and then I'm tempted back into Priceline, usually because I'm feeling a wee bit home sick, and just wander around. I don't often purchase from Priceline anymore. But over the past six months I've developed an interest in the Nude By Nature cosmetics range. 

The Virgin Blush by Nude By Nature is a loose mineral powder blush that provides a universal flattering colour to your cheeks and is extremely affordable. 

'The Virgin Blush is concentrated with highly pigmented light-reflecting micro particles that blend naturally into the skin, leaving a soft sheen finish' - NUDE BY NATURE

Packaging

Virgin Blush is packages in a regular loose powder dispenser, with the brands name printed on the top of the lid. The container itself is see-through, allowing you to see the colour of the blush inside. 

I have never been so disappointed with a blush packaging. The blush is so fine, that all of the product seems to push past the filter so when you open it there's too much product at the top of the filter which unfortunately leads to getting too much powder on your brush. Second to that, the lid on this particular product is not air tight and never quite feels that it's been tightened all the way so of course you end up with blush coming out from the lid. Babes, this blush is great but make sure that it sits on its base at all times because it is an extremely messy product.

'A loose mineral powder blush ideal to help define cheekbones and provide a healthy glow' - NUDE BY NATURE

Shade & Finishes 

I personally, would describe this colour at best as a pinky nude with some shimmer which gives a beautiful glow to your cheekbones.

Formula & Pigmentation

This blush is very lightweight and extremely pigmented. A little product goes a long way, so don't forget to tap off that excess beauties. 

Vigin Blush blends beautifully, as long as yyou haven't applied too much product. This can be tricky to avoid due to the flaws mentioned earlier in the packaging design. Only a small amount of product need be applied to your brush and then swept along your cheekbones.

'A feather-light formula brings a touch of colour while maintaining its low throughout the day. The powder is composed of performing active natural ingredients including Jojoba Esters known for their nourishing properties' - NUDE BY NATURE

Ingredients & Accolades

Nude By Natures Virgin Blush is fragrance free and also includes Jojoba which adds nourishing and moisturising properties into the blush

Nude By Nature pride themselves on not using the following ingredients:

• Talc 
• Silicon
• Phthalates
• Sulphates
• PEGS
• Siloxanes
• Triclosans
• Phenoxyethanol
• Parabens

Affordability & Retailers

You can purchase your own Virgin Blush from Nude By Nature for $19.95 AUD, or from Priceline for the same price.

Final Verdict

Virgin Blush is a really beautiful universal colour that I think would suit most to all skin tones, providing a perfect flushed look.

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LIME CRIME - VENUS II PALETTE

Lime Crimes follow up to the original VENUS palette, VENUS2, is notoriously sold out. So much so, that I figured it would be worth reviewing this sequel to find out what all of the fuss is about and if it holds up against the original

'A follow up to the cult-favourite that spearheaded the reddish-brown eye trend of 2015 year' - LIME CRIME

Packaging

VENUS2's palette ccomes with the same artwork as the original VENUS palette, featuring an except of 'The Birth of Venus', however with more of a grungy twist. 

The palette itself is made of cardboard and features a flip top with a full sized mirror for beauties on the go.

'VENUS2 is the darker sister who slays with 8 ful-size, recklessly pigmented eyeshadows that will take your makeup game to the next level' - LIME CRIME

Shades & Finishes

VENUS2 contains eight beautiful shades consisting of mattes and pearls. The shades include:

PIGEON - brown/green shift (pearl)

FILTER - luminous cornflower blue (glow matte)

MARSH - mossy grey-green (glow matte)

MUSTARD - the colour of corduroy (creamy matte)

FLY - Ivory/green shift, like the wing of a fly (pearl)

JAM - pumpkin spice creamy matte (creamy matte)

MUD - rich burgundy-brown, the colour of spoiled fruit (creamy matte)

BOOT - nebula black with multi-colour sparkle (sparkle matte)

Top Row: Pigeon, Filter, Marsh, Mustard
Bottom Row: Fly, Jam, Mud, Boot

'VENUS2 boasts a variety of distinct shades that create equally distinct looks.

Formula & Pigmentation

The formula for the eyeshadows in this palette can be best described as 'buttery smooth'; they apply and blend out with ease. A little product goes a long way with these eyeshadows.

There is plenty of pigment in each shade, however I did experience some fallout during application. With this particulat palette make sure that you complete your eye look before completing your base.

Affordability & Retailers

You can purchase your own VENUS2 palette from Lime Crime for $34.00 USD, or from PepperMayo for $49.00 AUD.

Final Verdict

These shades catch the eye and pull you in but honestly, this palette consists of  bunch of mismatched shades that can't be used without another palette. The colours are stunning, but I'd argue that they don't really compliment each other and there is a limited amount of looks that can be created with just this one palette on it's own.

If you're creative and feel like playing with multiple palettes at anyone time, then go ahead and purchase VENUS2 otherwise you can probably give this palette a miss.

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ANASTASIA BEVERLY HILLS - LIMITED EDITION GLEAM GLOW KIT

Someday's I give serious consideration to buying shares in Anastasia Beverly Hills. I feel like I'm forever buying new products from the range or in awe over new products that have dropped.

Having never really plaayed with highlighters before, I decided to be impulsive and purchase my very first highlighter kit from Anastasia Beverly Hills and picked up the limited edition Gleam Glow Kit.

As you can see from the pictures below, I couldn't really resist. Those shades are calling out to my pale skin.

 Packaging

The Gleam Glow Kit has a reflective cardboard sleeve, with the name of the product and brand etched into  it. The sleeve also which hugs the palette tight when applied, offering your highlighters some protection from being dropped. Having dropped mine, I can attest to the sleeve offering some protection - no breakages, heck yes!

The actual palette mimicks the look of the sleeve and carries on with the reflective cardboard theme and etched lettering, while the back of the palette features the colours and names of the highlighters within the palette.

The palette has a flip top lid, however whats missing from this packaging is an oversized mirror. On a positive note though, all of the highlighters can be removed from the packaging and placed into a z-palette. Who would really want to take apart this beauty though?

 Shades & Finishes

The Gleam Glow kit contains four beautiful shades of highlight:

• Hard Candy - peach with pink pearl
• Mimosa - peachy highlighter with pearl
• Starburst - soft pink with gold pearl
• Crushed Pearl - nude with pearl

Formula & Pigmentation

I've found the highlighters in my palette difficult to apply when compared to how easily they seem to apply to Youtubers. Comparison to Youtubers aside, they do apply well and give off a beautiful glow. 

Depending on how much highlighter you like to use, you can be as light or heavy handed as you please to achieve your desired effect. I prefer to be light handed as I feel these highlighters can carry a lot of pigment in just one swipe of my fan brush.

Affordability & Retailers

While the Gleam Glow Kit is no longer available, you can purchase other glow kits directly from Anastasia Beverly Hills for $40 USD here.

Final Verdict

This was one-hundered percent an impulse buy for me, and although its beautiful and although i's beautiful when applied, I find the palette to be too big and too bulky in size for it to be pulled out and put away again every morning. Anastasia, I love you but I would love you even more if you were to make individual highlighters so I could glow everyday of the week. Until then, this baby is reserved for the weekends.

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ANASTASIA BEVERLY HILLS - MODERN RENAISSANCE PALETTE

Anastasia Beverly Hills Modern Renaissance palette has, arguably, been the biggest cosmetics sensation to come out of 2016. This permanent palette baffled beauties for some time as it was difficult to come across, with stock selling out almost instantly with each release. 

I managed to score my own Modern Renaissance palette through Beautylish and took the time to trial and test it out before writing this review. Here are my thoughts, and pictures, on the latest palette by Anastasia.

'A present-day take on Renaissance colours' - SEPHORA

Packaging

The Modern Renaissance palette is a made of a dense cardboard and is covered in a velvet material; how very 2016! Unfortunately the velvet packaging tends to attract heaps of makeup to it and can become quiet dirty so keep your micella water handy to give it a quick wipe down as needed. 

Inside the palette is a mirror that spans the length of the lid and 14 delectable eyeshadow shades.

The palette comes in an identical cardboard sleeve, which also displays the shades in the palette on the back of the packaging.

A dual-ended eyeshadow brush is included in the palette,with one end for application and the other for blending out eyeshadows.

'Use Anastasia Beverly Hills first permanent palette, Modern Renaissance to create endless looks for daytime and evening' - ANASTASIA BEVERLY HILLS

Shades & Finishes

The Modern Renaissance palette contains fourteen beautiful shades ranging from neutral to berry tones in either matte or metallic finishes. The shades in this palette, as described by ABH, include:

TOP ROW: Tempera, Golden Ochre, Vermeer, Buon Fresco, Antique Bronze, Love Letter & Cyprus Umber
BOTTOM ROW: Raw Sienna, Burnt Orange, Primavera, Red Ochre, Venetian Red, Warm Taupe, & Realgar

• Tempera - Velvety beige with an ultra-matte finish
• Golden Ochre - Erthy yellow with an ultra-matte finish
• Vermeer - Iridescent shell with a metallic finish
• Buon Fresco - Antique lavender with an ultra-matte finish
• Antique Bronze - Metallic sable with a satin finish
• Love Letter - Raspberry with an ultra-matte finish
• Cyprus Umber - Dark coffee with an ultra-matte finish
• Realgar - Brick with an ultra-matte finish
• Warm Taupe - Earthy gray with an ultra-matte finish
• Venetian Red - Crimson with an ultra-matte finish
• Red Ochre - Sienna with an ultra-matte finish
• Primvera - Shimmery gold dust with a metallic finish
• Burnt Orange - Deep Orange with an ultra-matte finish
• Raw Sienna - neutral amber with an ultra-matte finish

 'An essential eye shadow collection featuring 14 shades, including neutral and berry tones' - ANASTASIA BEVERLY HILLS

Formula & Pigmentation

The eyeshadows in this palette are buttery smooth to touch and apply. A little goes a long way so remember to tap the excess off of those brushes! My only complaint is that I found Cyprus Umber to appear a bit chalky when sswatched, otherwise all of the other colours in this palette swatched beautifully.

I found that when paired with my Urban Decay Eyeshadow Primer Potion, these shadows lasted all day on my eyelid and in the crease. 

'Each highly pigmented eyeshadow resists fading and creasing, bringing long-lasting modern elegance to your eye looks' - SEPHORA

Ingredients & Accolades

This paletts is free from parabens, sulfates and phlthalates.

Affordability & Retailers

You can buy your own Modern Renaissance palette directly from Anastasia Beverly Hills for $42.00 USD, or alternatively you can purchase one from Sephora AU for $75.00 AUD, or better yet from Beautylish (who offer free international shipping for all orders over $50 USD)  for $42.00 USD. 

Psst, Beautylish works out to be the better deal but be ready to have your trigger finger ready as they sell out of this palette quick!

Final Verdict

While I'll admit that this palette does put me a little out of my comfort zone with the reds and pinks, I don't regret this purchase at all. All of the shades shouw up on my skin exactly as they present in the palette, and the formula is the best that I've tried in a long time - yes it's better than Tarte and Urban Decay.

If you're wanting to get out of your comfort zone then this is a product to invest in. It still provides those lovable neutral colours for those tame work days, but also has that pop of outlandish colour perfect for the weekend.

And although it's often sold out quickly, just remember beauties that this palette is a permanent part of the ABH range so you'll have plenty of chances to try and snap one up for yourself.

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PROTIPS - SEARCHING FOR NEW FOUNDATION SHADES

At some stage in our beauty journey we've all either been unsatisfied with our current foundation or wanted to venture out and try something new. Once we find a new foundation to try out, it can be difficult to be re-colour matched. Why can't the cosmetic companies keep it simple for us?

To make your colour-matching life so much easier, I introduce to you Findation.

What is Findation?

Findation is a website specifically made to colour match you to other brands of foundation based on the foundations that you have previous used. They have a bank of over 22,000 foundations that you can potentially be matched with! 

Just make sure that you input previous foundation shades that have been good colour-matches. This website is all about colour matching, not coverage matching. You'll have to manually do that yourself.

Who can use Findation?

Findation is super easy to use and can be accessed by anyone! Findations primary aim is to help beauties who are shopping for foundations online as they are not readily able to access them in stores.

It's that easy beauties. Enjoy getting colour matched online with Findation this weekend 

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LIME CRIME - VENUS PALETTE

Years ago, Lime Crime released the beautiful Venus palette. Venus was a social media sensation and was everywhere you looked online; Instagram included!

The buzz has long since died down, but I thought I'd pull out this oldie and give it a review since it is still flying off of shelves and more often than not sold out everywhere. 

'In a sea of nude palettes, VENUS emerges with 8 game changing shades: rust red, brick brown, burgundy and unconventional neutrals' - LIME CRIME

Packaging

The Venus palette comes completes with beautiful packaging which features an except of Botticelli's classical painting, 'The Birth of Venus'.

The palette is made of cardboard and features a slip top with a full sized mirror for beauties on the go.

Shades & Finishes

The Venus palette contains eight shades, with a mixture of mattes and glows. The shades in this palette and their finishes include:

VENUS - the colour of bruised fruit (velvet matte)

SHELL - opalescent shell-pink (glow)

AURA - golden ivory (glow)

CREATION - rust brown (matte)

ICON - dirt brown (matte)

REBIRTH - the colour of an over-ripe nectarine (matte)

DIVINE - dusty stone (matte)

MUSE -deep burgundy red (matte)

Top Row: Venus, Shell, Aura, Creation
Bottom Row: Icon, Rebirth, Divine, Muse


'Create a wide range of grunge-meets-renaissance modern looks, from daytime wash of colour to night-on-the-town smokey eye' - LIME CRIME

Formula & Pigmentation

The formula for the eyeshadows in this palette is buttery smooth; they apply and blend out with ease. A little product goes a long way with these eyeshadows.

There is plenty of pigment in each shade, however I did experience some fallout during application. With this particular palette make sure you complete your eye look before completing your base.

'Recklessly pigmented eyeshadows can be worn alone or mesh flawlessly for a nu-grunge look with a soft, painterly finish' - LIME CRIME

Affordability & Retailers

You can purchase your own Venus palette directly from Lime Crime for $34.00 USD or from PepperMayo for $49.00 AUD

Final Verdict

In my humble opinion, the Venus palette is a luxury not a necessity.I find that the colours can be difficult to pair together and I'll often use another palette in to complete the look. 

Pale skinned beauties: beware that some of these colours can look very, very dark on us. I'm an NW10 for reference and I find colours such as Divine to give the illusion that I have a black eye.  

If you enjoy wearing red tones often then this is a palette for you, otherwise save your pretty pennies and purchase this one when there is a sale on. It's nice to play around with from time-to-time, but I don't reach for it often.

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TARTE - TARTELETTE IN BLOOM CLAY PALETTE

On the last day of the Christmas countdown my true love gave to me, the Tartelette In Bloom Amazonian Clay palette by Tarte!

'This one's for all the jetsetters, funny girls and smarty pants out there' - SEPHORA

Packaging

This palette has a beautiful floral themed cover to it, with gold lettering. The palette has a light plastic casing, trimmed in gold, and contains a full mirror.

Tarte have also been kind enough to provide two step-by-step looks that can be achieved by using the colours within the palette.

'12 never-before-seen, long wear shades ranging from deep, velvety mattes to bright shimmery metallics' - TARTE

Shades & Finishes

This palette has twelve beautiful matte and shimmer shades.

CHARMER - off white matte

JETSETTER - warm taupe matte

ROCKER -  taupe shimmer

SMOKESHOW - black brown matte

FLOWER CHILD - peachy nude matte

SMARTY PANTS - tan matte

FIRECRACKER - bronze copper shimmer

ACTIVIST - dark brown matte

FUNNY GIRL - champagne shimmer

SWEETHEART - peach matte

REBEL - chestnut brown matte

LEADER - aubergine matte

FIRST ROW FROM L - R: Charmer, Jetsetter, Rocker, Smokeshow
SECOND ROW FROM L - R: Flower Child, Smarty Pants, Firecracker, Activist
THIRD ROW FROM L - R: Funny Girl, Sweetheart, Rebel, Leader

'With 9 mattes and 3 lusters, these lid liner and crease pairings allow you to create stunning, smouldering looks with the guesswork' - TARTE

Formula & Pigmentation

Tarte pride themselves on their naturally derived Amazonian clay formula, which promises to provide better, longer and truer eyeshadow wear. I haven't been able to fault this claim since I've been using this palette, and have found that the shimmer shades in particular really pop when I pair them with Urban Decay's Primer Potion.

If there's one thing that I feel Tarte have mastered, it's their shimmer shades. They are highly pigmented and have brilliant colour payoff. On the flip side, some of the matte shades appear slightly chalky when swatched however this I found that this was easily corrected again with my Primer Potion by Urban Decay.

This palette is also paraben free, phthalate free and sulfate free. 

'Infused with Tarte's signature Amazonian clay formula, you'll get the same pigmented payoff, blendability and lasting colour as the original tartelette - all in a chic, portable palette with a beautiful floral design' - SEPHORA

Affordability & Retailers

You can purchase your very own Tartlette In Bloom palette directly from Tarte for $61.00 AUD, or from Sephora for $69.00 AUD. Keep in mind, Sephora do offer free shipping for orders over $55.00

Final Verdict

This is a palette that you can fall in love with very easily. Since purchasing this palette a couple of months ago, I find myself aautomatically reaching for this palette over everything else. If can appreciate a majestic shimmer shade, and you're looking for a palette that you can use for a work day and a night out, then this is the perfect palette for you. 

For 12 beautiful shades and a maximum price tag of $69.00, this palette is good value for money with each individual shade working out to around $5.75.

I hope you beauties have found this Christmas countdown helpful or at least amusing. Let me know if you'd like me to run it again next year!

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URBAN DECAY - NAKED PALETTE

This is the holy grail of all eyeshadow palettes. I love this product. The Naked Palette is perfect for all eye colours and every skin tone as the colours in this palette are neutral tones. Neutral and earthy tones are an absolute must as they allow the wearer to create looks that range from the "no make-up" makeup look, which has become extremely popular, to smokey evening looks.

'Introducing the palette that revolutionised neutrals forever. Encased in a decadent velvet-topped case, this carefully crafted selection of bronze-hue eyeshadows allows you to create endless seductive eye looks' - MECCA

Packaging

All Naked Palettes come in similar cardboard packaging, with bold gold lettering an swatches of the shadows in the palette. Each of the Naked Palettes have all of the colours available in that palette displayed and named on the back of the cardboard packaging.

Did I mention that this palette also included a double-ended brush? Amazing! This brush is absolutely brilliant. It's a double ended shadow and blending brush, which can be used to apply shadows with one end and blend them out with the other. The quality of this brush is brilliant and cannot be disputed, so you won't be disappointed. What I really like about this packaging is that it has itss own spot in the palette for your brush, which is perfect for when you're travelling or on the go.

Bonus, you also get four samples of the Urban Decay Eyeshadow Primer Potions, which contains a weeks worth of primer, when you purchase a Naked Palette.

'It's the palette that revolutionised neutrals forever, Loaded with twelve bronze-hue shadows in an insane range of textures only UD could dream up. Naked proves that neutral is anything but boring' - MECCA

Shades & Finishes

The Naked Palette comes with twelve neutral coloured shadows, set out from lightest to darkest in the palette. Urban Decay have been brilliant enough to include four amazing textures: matte, satin, shimmer & sparkle. Shades and textures in this palette include:

From L - R: Virgin, Sin, Naked, Sidecar, Buck, Half Baked, Smog, Darkhorse, toasted, Hustle, Creep & Gunmetal.

VIRGIN - cool pale beige satin

SIN - champagne shimmer

NAKED - nude matte

SIDECAR - beige shimmer with silver micro-glitter

BUCK - fawn brown matte

HALF BAKED - golden brown shimmer

SMOG - deep coppery bronze

DARKHORSE - deep mocha shimmer

TOASTED - antique copper penny shimmer

HUSTLE - plum-brown satin

CREEP - onyx shimmer with gold sparkle

GUNMETAL - dark metallic grey shimmer with silver micro-glitter

I am a huge fan of the shimmers in this palette. Sin, Sidecar and Half-Baked are my go to shimmers, with Naked and Buck being my favourite lid and transition colours. I'm a NW10 girl, so shades ranging from Virgin to Half-Baked are perfect for me.

Formula & Pigmentation

Its Urban Decay, so the formula is pretty spot-on. I've  had no issues with fallour from this palette and all of the colours have applied smoothly and evenly. 

Pigmentation is also brilliant with each colour. Shades are very easy to build up or blends out to suit your look. Building and blending is one of the biggest things, other than the range of colours, that I look at when selecting a new palette.

Overall, the formula and pigmentation is to die for!

Longevity

When I use high end products, I always use an eyeshadow primer. I'm currently using the Original Urban Decay Eyeshadow Primer Potion and have had absolutely zero issues. My Naked eyeshadow lasts all day long, which is brilliant for long days a work or nights out with the girls. I figure for the amount of money spent on a high end product you need to invest in a good eyeshadow primer which will allow you to get the most out of your products.

Affordability & Retailers

The Naked Palette was the first high end palette that I ever purchased. I've owned it for almost two years now and find that it's become my go-to palette. It's pricey, currently retailing at $82.00 AUD, but it is an absolute must in every girls collection. You can purchase your own Naked Palette from Mecca.

'From the palest champagne to the grittiest gunmetal, it's all here. Whether you're going for a laid-back, beachy vibe or black-tie drama, you'll definitely look better Naked' - MECCA

Final Verdict

I can't express just how much I love this palette. It suits every look and ever occcassion. I've travelled with it, I've moved interstate with it, I vouch for it. It's a staple for so many people and an absolute must for me.

I completely recommend this to anyone who may be wanting an everyday natural eye look or people who are still developing their confidence with eyeshadow and makeup in general. This is a great palette to start out and experiment with.

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