The Week #109
6/13/2014

The Week #109


The Week in Instagrams @nanawintour: *A simple face inspired by Elle's Teen Vogue cover look. The girl crush continues. *New Bath and Body Works candles arrived from a recent eBay order! These are some of the most deliciously scented candles around and I love the mason jar ones. *Chanel Perfection Lumiere Velvet Foundation. *Britney and I went to see The Fault In Our Stars on Sunday and it was brilliant. So so sad obviously but I loved how John Green's flawless prose remained intact. *Playing around with Benefit's two new additions to the They're Real range. I asked on Instagram whether you'd like to see a review and all your double tapping seemed in favour. Stay tuned.. *A Snapchat turned 'gram. I was a bit excited to be getting rid of my 3000 word assignment.

Must-Watch of the Week: Lately I've been daydreaming of doing over my space, and by space I mean bedroom. New storage and wall decor are first on the list. So I've been enjoying the series of decor-themed posts that are appearing on a number of my favourite blogs. Back to storage, I daydream of Muji units for my beauty stash but in the meantime I've been admiring Tamira's from afar. If you're a bit beauty+organisation mad lovin' like me then go give that a watch.

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A Mini Mac Haul
6/11/2014

A Mini Mac Haul


We all know I love a little Mac excursion. The results usually leave me with an arm covered in eyeshadow swatches, a new wishlist saved in the notes section of my phone and sometimes the odd black paper bag in hand. Y'know the one. Recently I've picked up a few new Mac bits and pieces. They've really been on top of their limited edition game so Maleficent and Alluring Aquatic were on my radar from the get go. Some of these products may be sold out in stores or online now but give your local Mac store a ring or check their websites just to be certain. 
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CHANEL Perfection Lumière Velvet Foundation
6/09/2014

CHANEL Perfection Lumière Velvet Foundation


I've been unhappy with my foundation+tinted moisturiser base for a while. It was ever so slightly too dark for me. Don't get colour-matched in a department store under their harsh yellow lighting. Chanel's Vitalumiere Aqua foundation was on my radar for a while but I found it just a little bit too glowy for my combination skin. So you can imagine my excitement when I saw photos and reviews of the new Perfection Lumiere Velvet foundation appearing online. A foundation with a velvet-matte finish seems to be hard to come by so I was sold from the get go. 
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The Week #108
6/06/2014

The Week #108


The Week in Instagrams @nanawintour: Side Note: This week's been a little less 'insta heavy. Apologies. *Lollies and cultural policy report writing. The lollies sweeten the deal. *A little mid-week treat from the Mac Alluring Aquatic collection. This is one of the eyeshadows in the shade Lorelei. *Anastasia Beverly Hills DipBrow Pomade. *A 'lil peek at prop corner, setting up to pres-hoot some upcoming blog and Facebook posts.

Must-Watch of the Week: Fun fact time: I am a glasses wearer. You may not know that because I don't think there's pictures of me in them on the blog as I usually tend to wear contact lenses instead. I find glasses frustrating during the day, particularly with makeup as I find it hard pairing eye makeup with them and also lip colours. Tanya filmed a video of everyday makeup for glasses wearers this week and it's stunning. Very simple, but I think with glasses it's important to be mindful of what features of the face you want to dress up.

Product of the Week: Chanel Perfection Lumiere Velvet-Surprise, surprise. I will not say too much because there's a review of this heading your way next week. What I will say though is combination skin gals, you will love it.

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Anastasia Beverly Hills DipBrow Pomade
6/02/2014

Anastasia Beverly Hills DipBrow Pomade


I'm very picky when it comes to my eyebrows. They can't be too obviously drawn on, they must look natural and not too thick. I've had many a makeover or brow tidy where I've come away with graphic, cartoon-esque brows that have had me rushing to find makeup wipes*. In short, I like my brows to still resemble eyebrows, but with a more polished, tidy look. When the Anastasia DipBrow Pomade was first released a few months ago it promptly sold out everywhere. So I joined the waitlist over on Cult Beauty and waited for it to return. Y'know how this goes...
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