I know i always say this at the beginning of most of my posts however i truly am sorry that i have not posted in ages. After lusting over the clarisonic Mia for ages i finally managed to get one at a cheaper price from the US thanks to my lovely friend Roxanne.

I didn't mention this earlier however i also now own the Olay pro X cleansing tool which was recently introduced in Australia. I have been using the Olay Pro X tool for about a month now and i like it but i find it may be a little too harsh for me.

I tried my Clarisonic Mia this morning and still need to get used to the sonic vibration instead of the spinning brush that functions on the Olay pro X tool. I would love to do a detailed comparison of both after i have tried them both longer :)

I know i may sound greedy but i currently also have my eyes on the Foreo Luna mini. I have heard several famous youtubers favouring the Foreo Luna over their clarisonic Mia. I only realised this after watching AprilAthen7's video comparing both of them but by the time i watched it i had already purchased my clarisonic MIA. For those of you that have never heard of the Foreo luna i highly suggest checking them out. Yes they are a little pricier than Clarisonic Mia but in the long run you end up saving more as the Foreo devices do not require a replacement brush head like the Clarisonic devices. The picture below is my new Clarisonic Mia in the colour peony and the one below it is the Foreo mini in the colour magenta which retails for $179 on their website.

If any of you own the Fore Luna mini do let me know. :)

my 2 current/new beauty finds

Hi everyone,

I do hope you lovely readers are doing well. I have recently been trying various new products and i have a few new discoveries that i would like to share with you guys.

I am pretty sure most of you would have heard or seen some of these items before but nevertheless i still want to share them.

Okay the first 2 products are very popular products here in Australia. I got to know about them via DommSmiles on Youtube. Click here if you would like to check her out. She's an amazing fellow Australian youtuber.

Anyways the first one is Lucas Papaw.

it comes in 3 different sizes but the one i use is the tube one as it is more user friendly packaging wise. Anyways it states that you can use this for boils, burns, chafing, cuts, cracked skin etc but for me i use this for my dry chapped lips and it works wonders. Papaw is made from Papaya/Paw paw extract thus it is all natural however just be careful when buying Papaw as there are many brands out there and i recently found out that they all have a different consistency. Other brands are either more liquid or could also be more solid. I think Lucas Papaw has the consistency just right. Domm swears by this in her videos and she says it is the best lipbalm ever and i would have to agree with that.

The 2nd item that Domm also recommends in her videos is Witch Hazel. She says that it has done wonders for her skin so i recently decided to try it out. and again this product is made from Witch hazel extract which is natural and good for your skin. I use this as a toner replacing my old one which was the Clean and clear blackheads one. 

After just a few days of using it i have noticed that my skin has gone much softer and it has helped dry out some acne that I have. Only thing I do not like about this is its rancid scent and high alcohol contents. but other than that it is all good. I highly recommend both of them to you guys. You can get both Lucas Papaw and witch hazel from Chemist warehouse here in Australia :)

If you guys have tried either product before let me know what you guys think about it. Have a nice day and thanks for reading.

Hei my lovely readers, I really can't believe it's almost christmas soon and recently have been filling up my time with of course work and also with my international swaps.
If you do not know yet i have recently joined a facebook group which consists of amazing girls from all over France, Uk, US, Canada, Australia, Austria, etc..
What we mainlydo is posts and discuss about beauty related topics and also do makeup/beauty swaps among the members.
Here is a link to the group: Be a beauty Corrospondent
Come and check out the group as the girlsin the group are all amazing people.
Ok enough about my swapping and now onto my post. I just wanted to share with you guys what beauty items i bring or have at work on a daily basis. I do not like carrying much makeup stuff to work but i do bring the necessary items. Here is a picture of what i have at work.

 

As you can see i only bring very few essential items. list of items from L-R

1. Bourjois 3D effect lipgloss in rose polemic. (received this lovely lipgloss from Cecile one of my swap partners from France)

2. Mac lipstick in High tea (absolutely love the gold speckles in this neutral lipstick) this lipstick reminds me of a UNE lipgloss that i received from another swap from France

3. EOS lipbalm. if you do not know we can't get EOS in stores in Australia and i was lucky enough to receive this from Ashley in Canada

4. Burt's bees lipbalm (one of my favourite lipbalms) i know it's strange that i carry more than 1 lipbalm. I have a major lipbalm obsession

5. Heatcote and ivory honeysuckle hand cream from Target (this smells divine)

6. Australis fresh and flawless compact (i normally don't carry this but now that it's summer and really hot i really need this to touch up my oily skin)

7. Sportsgirl powder brush to apply my powder.

I hope you girls enjoyed my post and feel free to comment on on what are your daily essential items for work or school. Have a nice day.

Australis colour inject lipstick in ballet

Hei everyone, I am sorry for abandoning my blog and have not been posting anything. I have been really busy with work and also planning for my beauty swaps with various amazing girls from various countries. Today I got bored and decided to post a short swatch and review on an Australian cosmetic drug store lipstick that I am currently in love with. If you live in Australia I am sure you would have heard of the brand Australis and if you don't live in Australia Australis is an amazing drug store brand which is targeted at a younger crowd. They have several really good holy grail items in my opinion and if you watch my youtube videos you would have heard me talking about the Australis Fresh and flawless powder before which is a really great dupe to the M.A.C one. Anyway Australis has recently revamped their website and now offers customers the opportunity to purchase online and they ship Australia wide. link to their website: http://www.australiscosmetics.com.au/ I have had the lipstick for a while now and I actually have it in two shades Ballet and Mambo. On their website it shows that the Mineral injec lipsticks actually come in 18 shades which isn't too shabby for a drugstore line. Ballet is a soft version of a Barbie pink. It is very wearable on a daily basis. The texture of this lipstick is very smooth and glossy and doesn't dry out my lips.

They retail for $12.95 on the website but i would suggest waiting for Kmart or Priceline to have sales on them. Overall i would give it an A for value for money, texture and colour payoff.

current beauty wishlist

sorry i've been really busy with work and don't really have the time to update my blog but yeah first off all Happy 2012 guys and for those currently reading this hope you guys have a great year. Alright i do not make resolutions so of course this year yet again I have none but I currently do have some items that I am planning to get within the next few months. :)

1. Clarisonic Mia

I admit initially I never thought spending that much money on a facial tool was necessary but now i start to realise that cleansing my face just by my own hands isn't sufficient at all. Probably will get this at the end of the month so yeah look out for my review soon.



2. Urban Decay naked palette
I know practically anyone that loves makeup would have heard of this or even own it. I finally decided i might get one as i absolutely love neutrals and love that I could possibly use it almost everyday and create lots of beautiful eye looks :)

3. Armoire standing jewellery box
I hope to be way more organised this year with my makeup and jewellery and I have wanted something to store all my stuff in a good nice quality jewellery box and have not really found one till I saw this one that would suit my room, perfectly..

That's all for now will add more on soon..

recent product raves

Hei everyone sorry i've been busy lately back home in Malaysia for Chinese new year holidays.. Happy CNY everyone. ok i've recently been trying some new products that i have been liking heaps and i will be posting reviews and comments about them. Soryy that some of these products may only be available in either Asian countries or in Australia only.

The first product i've been raving lots about is the brandless pink lipgloss that you guys have seen in my what's in my makeup bag entry. It's just a simple pink gloss in a tube with fine shimmers in them. I bought this for only $2 at Supre in Australia.

the texture is awesome not too sticky and it smells great like strawberry candy :) when i'm lazy i just apply this on my bare lips and i am good to go. definitely recommend this to everyone that can get a hold of this.

(sorry will upload a pic with swatches later)

my everyday essentials

here are my everyday makeup essentials that i am in love with and cannot live without



i am currently into neutral looks thus d neutral looking make up. for face i use my revlon colour stay liquid foundation and set it with my australis compact powder that i am in love with



i apply it both with my artise stippling brush a dupe to mac's 187 duo fibre and also my vital radiance blush brush

for blush i love peache blushes and my current fav is mav's blush in Melba and my smashbox blush in peaches

for lips i moisturise my lips with benetint lipbalm and then apply my fav lipstick frrom mac it's a lustre in the shade freckletone the perfect peachy nude lip colour and for lipgloss i use my her glosiness lipgloss from nemefit

for eyes i just use a light pink all over colour from make up store and it's the shade cotton candy and for mascara i love love love my maybeline vibrating mascara :)
hope you guys enjoyed this