Showing posts with label haircare. Show all posts
Showing posts with label haircare. Show all posts

Wednesday, 23 August 2017

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

Monday, 5 June 2017

Product Empties #1

In today's post, I just wanted to share with you my product empties for the month of may. I don't have a lot of empty products, but would like to share with you the ones I do have and my thoughts on them.




BYS Primer Spray

First of all I have a spray on primer from BYS Cosmetics. I love this product, it's the first spray on primer that I've used and I found it works so well on keeping your makeup long lasting. It's also a very inexpensive product, only costing me 10 dollars from Kmart

Garnier Micellar Cleansing Water 

The next empty product is the Garnier Micellar water. This is a regular in my makeup/beauty routine. I use it to to take off my makeup at night, and also in the morning to remove any dirt or impurities that may have built up over night. If you haven't used it yet, I highly recommend it. It's great for sensitive skin as well as having no scent.


Lush Snow Fairy Body Wash

One of my favourite places to purchase bath and shower products from is Lush. I particularly love their Christmas range, so when they had their boxing day sale, I stocked up on my favourite Snow Fairy body wash. This surprisingly has lasted me quite a while, and I have only just finished using the bottle. I can't wait until Christmas time, so I can purchase it again!


Pantene Shampoo and Conditioner

For my hair, I regularly use the Pantene Ultimate 10 shampoo and conditioner. I love how soft and silky my hair feels after use, and have been using this shampoo and conditioner for ever!

Mascara

My final product is mascara by Maybelline. It's the Colossal Big Shot MascaraThis is a great mascara for adding volume and length to your lashes. Also, I love the bright, shiny packaging too, I'm a sucker for great packaging!!

So that was my product empties for the month of May. I hope to make this a regular post, maybe once a month so I will see how I go.

Let me know what your product empties were for the month of may, down below, I would love to know!

Saturday, 13 May 2017

Beauty Trends From the 90's

One thing I love to look back on, is beauty trends from previous decades. I love to look at the cringeworthy things we thought looked great back then! It's amazing how beauty trends change and evolve and that I am thankful for. Who knows, maybe in a few years, we will look back at the current trends and say 'What were we thinking?'
So today, I am going to give you 10 trends from the 90's that I remember and I may or may not be guilty of more than one of these.

1. Skinny Brows

Ew, OMG, Yuck! This was a craze back in the nineties. Tweezing your eyebrows as thin as you can, then drawing them back on with a pencil! My how times have changed, and this is one trend I am glad stayed in the 90's!



2. Brown Lipstick

I don't even know what to say about this. But I have to admit, I was guilty of the brown lipstick. I used to raid my mums makeup bag and put it on as a kid. I thought I was just so cool! Thank goodness we didn't have smartphones back then, or there would be a lot of embarrassing selfies of a young me in brown lipstick! While some brown toned lipsticks now are quite flattering, back then they were very grungy and moody looking.



3. Hair Tendrils 

This was such a huge trend when I was in school. Having your hair up, but leaving a few tendrils out to frame your face. This happens to me occasionally now, seeing as my hair has layers, but back in the day it was the cool thing to do. I remember it so well, I used to think having all my hair pulled back looked too harsh, and having the tendrils made the look softer.


4. Butterfly Clips

Keeping with the hair theme, another trend was putting as many tiny little clips and embellishments in your hair as possible. I too, was one of these culprits. I remember having the tiny little butterflies in all different colours and I loved them! I also had the little gems or rhinestones that you could put in your hair, I though they were so pretty, and they were so popular!


5. Body Glitter

I have to admit, even now I do love me a little glitter, who doesn't? But back in the nineties, growing up you weren't cool at the school disco unless you had body glitter on! I loved it, I had so many and the funny thing is, they all had the strangest scent! I can't quite describe it, but almost every body glitter I had, smelled the same.

6. Baby Buns

I feel like there were so many cool hair trends throughout the nineties. Another one that was popular was the baby buns, which was made famous by Gwen Stefani. These were tiny little buns that we would put in our hair and think we were the ultimate in cool. These made a very small comeback through Miley Cyrus recently, but I don't think they will take off like they did.


7. The Rachel

This is a hairstyle that I begged and begged my parents to let me have. Of course I didn't end up getting it, but I so wished I did! I loved the TV show Friends (and still do) and 'Rachel' has always been my favourite. I think a lot of people tried to replicate the style, but Jennifer Aniston wore it the best!


8. Blue Eyeshadow

Blue eyeshadow was the in thing. It was one of those colours that everyone wore, and all over the eyelid too!


9. Crimped or Crinkled hair.

I absolutely loved this look! I never had a hair crimper, but I did used to put my hair in braids to get that crimped look! This was a very popular hairstyle, and a must for everyone in the nineties!


10. Visible Lip Liner

I almost forgot about this one. The good old Visible Lip liner trend. I think Pamela Anderson made this look popular. It was achieved by overdrawing your lips and using a darker lip liner that your lipstick. This is one trend that should probably stay in the nineties!



So those are some very interesting beauty trends from the nineties. Some of them I would love to see a comeback, and some maybe not! In saying that, beauty trends for me are about having fun and feeling comfortable on what you are wearing. So never ever think you can't wear something because it's deemed 'out of fashion'. Be yourself!

I had a lot of fun writing this and it brought back a lot of childhood memories for me!
Let me know what previous trends you love or hate, I would love to know!

Thursday, 11 May 2017

Current Makeup Routine - May 2017

Today I will just be sharing a quick run down of the products I am using regularly for my everyday makeup look. So if you want to see what I use, keep on reading!


Firstly, I always like to start off with a primer. The one I currently use is the BYS Cosmetics primer spray. It's so simple to use and simply sprays on.


After the primer has dried, I will then go in with my foundation. I am using Maybelline Matte and Poreless at the moment. It is one of my favourite foundations, and really helps keeping my skin mattefied through  out the day.


I the go in with concealer, underneath my eyes to highlight. I am using Maybelline Master Conceal, which is a great product for this step. It is so creamy and blends out so well.


I normally use a powder to set the concealer after this step, and my all time favourite is the Australia fresh and Flawless Pressed powder.


The next step is my eyes, and this can sometimes take up alot of time, depending how I am feeling! My current go to palette is my Morphe 35f palette. I love the colours of this palette, and the formulation is smooth and buttery. My colour combination can very each day, and I love having the versatility of all the colours.


I will the go in with a contour, blush and highlight. I find the Maybellline Master contour is the best for this step. It has a great contour colour, and the blush is a lovely soft pink shade. I love the way this blends out to really create a beautiful contoured look.



As for highlighter, I love using my Mary Lou-manizer from the Balm. The best part about this item is a little goes a long way.

For mascara I currently use False Lashes from Essence. This a a great product for the price. Not only does it define the lashes, it also gives them length. I love using essence, they are amazing products for their price.

My lip products will vary from day to day, but I do tend to stick to the more nude lipglosses.

So I hope you enjoyed this post. Let me know what products you like to use everyday!

Talk to you soon xx



Thursday, 27 April 2017

Pantene Shampoo & Conditioner Review

My hair is quite long and very hard to control at times. It also is very dry and I find it hard to find a good, relatively inexpensive shampoo and conditioner.

But there is one particular brand that I keep going back to. Pantene.
Yes, Pantene has been around for a long time, and it is one brand that I really like.


The range that I have been using recently it the Ultimate 10 Repair & Protect. I find this one works really well at restoring the moisture and softness to my hair.


I use the shampoo and conditioner on a regular basis, and also use the 3 minute miracle Conditioner 1-2 times a week. It's basically self explanatory. Apply it to your hair after shampoo, and leave in for 3 minutes, and then rinse.
You can use it daily if you need to, but I find using once or twice a week works fine.

I have noticed a big improvement in my hair, and find it easier to manage.
I tend to go through a lot of shampoo & conditioner, and always purchase this when it's on sale.

The packaging is quite simple, and easy to use. Just pop off the lid and pour a small amount onto your hand.

For a supermarket brand, I think it's one of the better ones. But everybody is different and I know some people don't like this as much as I do.