Product Empties #2

Hello lovelies I hope you are all having a wonderful week. In today's blog I will be sharing with you my current empties from the last few months. As i have said previously, I don't really change up my routine too much but there comes a time when I run out of my favourite products. So without further ado, here are my current product empties.

Rimmel Match Perfection Foundation

This is my current favourite foundation, and I have loved this for quite some time. The finish it gives my skin is amazing and the longevity is equally as good. I won't go into too much detail with this one, but it's safe to say I will continue to repurchase it.

Rimmel Eyebrow Pencil

I love this product. It is the perfect eyebrow pencil for me, and lasts the whole day once applied. I love how it also comes with a little brush which is quite handy.

Models Prefer Setting Spray

I have had this product for a while now, and I have forgotten how good it is. I have been using other setting sprays, then went back to this one and fell back in love with it. I have finally finished the bottle, so will definitely be purchasing it again.

Batiste Dry Shampoo

I never used to be a fan of dry shampoo, but these days when time is not on my side, dry shampoo has become a necessity. This one is in the scent Eden and it's a beautiful floral scent. I am a big fan of batiste products and always make sure I have a couple on hand.

Essence False Lashies Mascara

Being a little on the fussy side when it comes to mascara, I am a big fan of Essence mascaras. They are so great for the price, and this product in particular really gives your lashes that false lash effect without being too chunky.

Green Tea Makeup wipes

This is the last product I will share for today. I am a big fan of these makeup wipes from Kmart. They come to a total of two dollars and they do the trick perfectly. These are always a staple for me, and I love how they remove makeup without leaving my skin oily or in bad condition. They come in a pack of twenty and are well worth the two bucks in my opinion.

So that was all of my empties for now. I hope you enjoyed this post, stay tuned for more content soon xx

My Favourite Drug Store Makeup Products

When it comes to buying makeup products, I don't really have a preference to where I buy them from. It's a mixture of both store bought products and products bought online. So for today's post, I am going to share with you my favourite store bought or drug store products.

I'm going to go in order of how I apply my products so to start off with I am going to talk about primers.

The two I want to talk about are the Elf Cosmetics Mineral Face Primer and and BYS Cosmetics Primer Spray. I love these two products for different reasons. The Primer spray is so easy and convenient to use, you simply just spray and wait for it to dry. The Elf one comes in a pump bottle, so I just pump a small amount out and apply. It fills in my pores to give me a flawless complexion.

For Foundation I have two favourites that I use on a regular basis. The first one is the Rimmel Match Perfection Foundation. I love this because it is very long lasting as well as giving my skin a flawless look. The other foundation that I love is by Maybelline and it's the matte and poreless foundation. This has been a favourite of mine for a while because I love the matte finish.

I love a nice powder and my holy grail face powder is by Australis. This is pretty much the only drug store powder I use and always pick an extra one when I see them on sale. It's the perfect powder for a matte and flawless finish.

For mascara I can be quite fussy. One I have been using recently that I've been loving is by Maybelline and it's called Lash Angel. At first I was a bit worried about the brush, because in my eyes it was a strange shape but I actually really like it. It cover each lash really well and it's buildable without looking too chunky on the eyes. My other favourite mascara is by Essence and I always repurchase this and it'sThe false Lashies Mascara. This is a staple in my makeup collection and for the price I think it's great. 

That was some of my all time favourite "drug store" makeup products. Hope you enjoyed this post, let me know what you are loving!

How I Clean My Makeup Brushes

Something that I am not fond of, but love the end result is cleaning my makeup brushes! I know some of you would agree that it is a very time consuming and partly annoying part of being makeup and beauty obsessed, but it is something that needs to be done!

I like to make sure my brushes are cleaned on a regular basis, and have tried many different techniques and products to make this as easy and smooth as possible. Some have worked and some haven't and it can get really annoying not having the right brush cleaning process.

Recently I found a great product from Morphe that is great for cleaning brushes. It is their brush cleaning shampoo and I absolutely love it! There are three different scents, and I have Cotton Blossom. The scent is very subtle, and you can't really smell it on your brushes after use. There is just enough scent there to leave your brushes and hands smelling pretty!

How it works

Basically you grab your brush and swirl it around in the container.

Make sure the product is wet before you use it, this will help it to soap up and clean your brushes.

Once you have enough product on your brush, massage with your fingers to make sure all the makeup is removed from the brush. After that is complete I then rinse out my brush and pop them on a towel to dry.
The worst part is waiting for them to dry!

After Cleaning

After you have finished with the brush shampoo, make sure to give it a rinse out so that there is no makeup left in the product.

I hope you found this post helpful. Just wanted to add that I buy my Morphe products from a great Australian owned site called www.discountbeautyboutique.com.au There is a lot of great products and super fast shipping!

Thank you for reading, stay tuned for more posts soon xx

My very Simple Brow Routine

I am one of those people that simply cannot go outside without my brows done. I kind of feel a little bare when I don't do them, so I have a very simple brow routine that works for everyday looks as well as a more glam look.

So to start off with, I shape my brows. All I use for this part is a hair removal creme. I don't have time to get my eyebrows waxed regularly, so I find this the most simple and effective way to remove any unwanted hair. Most of the time I do this when I'm in the shower and he brand I use is Nair and I use the sensitive skin one.

To fill in my eyebrows and give them a nice full look, I use my favourite eyebrow pencil from Rimmel. This is a great simple pencil that is super easy to use. It's also quick to apply and stays in place all day. I have been using this for ages and it has been working really well for me.

The last product that I use is from Essence and it's their Brow Gel. I love this products, and have been using it for quite sometime now. It just applies on with a small brush and keeps your brows in place all day. As with all of the Essence range, it is also on the lower part of the price scale.

So that is my very simple brow routine. I like to keep it quick and easy as time is not my friend most of the time.

Hope you enjoyed this post, stay tuned for more content coming soon xx

My Current Favourite Lip Products

For today's post, I want to talk about what I am loving in the way of lip products. My main type of lip product is a nice creme lipstick or a lipgloss but there are few matte ones that I am loving at the moment.

The first few products that I am loving at the moment are my metallic ones. I have three, two from BYS Cosmetics and one form Gerard cosmetics.

The one from GC is great. It's a lovely gold colour and lasts for ages on the lips. It has a matte finish but still looks metallic. It really is a lovely product and didn't find it drying at all.

The next two products are from BYS Cosmetics and are also metallic finish ones. I have two colours and both are equally as pretty. As for the quality, I find they are just as good as the more expensive ones from GC. The pigmentation is fantastic and staying power is just as good. They are a fraction of the price of the GC so if you want to try something metallic, I highly recommend trying these ones.

I am a huge fan of the Brand Essence. I love their range of products as well as them being so cheap. My favourites are the lip colours and I do have a few. The ones in particular that I want to talk about are the long matte lasting ones. I have two colours, a pink and a nude. These are so great to carry with you in your hand bag so you can touch up during the day. They really aren't drying at all and have really good longevity. Definitely worth trying if you haven't already!

Hope you enjoyed this post, stay tuned for more content xx

August Goals and to do list

I am suffering from the dreaded writers block at the moment but I managed to find something that I would like to share with you. It's a to do list that I have compiled for the month of August, just a few things that I would like to accomplish!
I feel like this year is going by at a rapid rate and each week is getting faster and faster! It's crazy how time flies as you get older!
Anyway, to see what things are on my to do list, keep on reading!

Be more organised!

When I started this blog, I planned on getting out three post a week. Lately this hasn't happened due to just being busy as well as lacking motivation! It's just so grey and cold here at the moment that all I want to do is keep warm with a good book or movie! So I decided that I would get my butt into gear and write myself a schedule for my blog. This includes my three blog posts a week as well as daily posts on Instagram!

Start To Save More

It's getting to that time of year where I have a lot of birthdays to buy presents for as well as getting prepared for Christmas. I also have a few Holidays coming up within the next few months so it would be nice to have some extra cash for that. This means no more spontaneous purchases of things that I don't really need. As a beauty blogger, this is exceptionally hard but I do plan on sticking to this goal!

Exercise More

As we will soon be going into the warmer months here in Australia, there will be no need for the extra layers which means no hiding your body haha! I also suffer anxiety so exercising really helps to control this. With the weather being so cold, it's very un motivating, so haven't really been doing a lot.

Spring Clean

Something that I really hate to do as well as seeming to be a never ending chore is housework! It seems as soon as my house is looking perfect, the kids will come home and change that! I aim to do a big spring clean this month, getting rid of old clothes, furniture and bits and pieces that I have accumulated. I love the end result when it comes to having a good clean out, it's just the starting process that I don't like!

Use Up Old Makeup

As I touched on earlier, I do have a habit of purchasing very unnecessary items. It's funny because I never used to be one for having a lot of makeup or beauty products. But recently I developed an obsession which has led me to this beauty blog! So as part of my goals for this month, I will be using up any foundations, mascaras, or any other beauty related product before I need to purchase anything. I actually have quite a few products, so I will be able to stick to my goal of not purchasing anything this month!

So there is my goals or to do list, let me know what goals and things you would like to accomplish this month!

Thank you for reading xx