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SWATCH&REVIEW: Burt’s Bees Tinted Lip Balm in Tiger Lily
Burt’s Bees Tinted Lip Balm in Tiger Lily is a sheer warm orange lip balm that leaves a soft, buttery glaze of colour on the lips. A blend of beeswax, shea butter and coconut oil give moisture and shine without feeling either too waxy or too oily. Fine line: balanced. Sheer is the name of ...
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SWATCH: OPI Dulce de Leche
Sometimes you can’t go past the simple classics. OPI Dulce de Leche is a soft pinky caramel with the tiniest shot of shimmer. It’s not a high frost or sparkle polish; rather the shimmer just lifts the colour slightly and stops it from looking flat and plastic-looking. Application is up to the usual OPI standard – two ...
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SWATCH: Clinique Vitamin C Lip Smoothie in 20 Guava Good
Another one for everyone with me on Team Lazy Makeup! Clinique Vitamin C Lip Smoothie in 20 Guava Good is a shiny moisturising gloss with sheer to medium coverage. The applicator is a handy self-filling brush applicator. I know some people hate these, but I can authoritatively say that those people are wrong. It’s a fact. So there. Winding ...
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SWATCH: Kate Moss for Rimmel Lasting Finish Lipstick in 14
I was out the other day, off doing whatever mysterious things I do when I’m not chained to my desk desperately trying to write interesting things for this blog, and realised that I’d left the house in such a hurry that I’d forgotten a) my keys and b) my lipstick. One of those things could ...
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SWATCH: Illamasqua nail polish in Fern
Conventional wisdom: as the weather gets cooler, your make-up and nails should get more subdued. Berry tones. Plums. Nudes. Bullshit, I say. One of the best things about living in a country where snow is a merciful rarity confined to some out of the way corner of the mountains is that even our winters are spent ...
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SWATCH: Australis Colour Inject Mineral Lipstick – Hula
Australis Colour Inject Mineral Lipstick in Hula is a limited edition shade of peachy keen fun. Loaded up with natural oils (avocado, jojoba and evening primrose, three super sources of vitamin E) and extract of Kakadu plum, one of the richest sources of vitamin C in nature, it gives a nice creamy finish without feeling waxy ...
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REVIEW: Nivea Visage Daily Essentials Fragrance Free Facial Cleansing Wipes
Sometimes the cheap thrills are the best thrills. I use a lot of cleansing wipes, and that’s being somewhat understated. I carry a few packets in my make-up kit at all times (I love my Bioderma Micellar Solution, don’t get me wrong, but sometimes you just need something big and burly to get everything off) ...
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Yves Saint Laurent Forever Youth Liberator Nutri Creme
A few months behind the rest of the world, but the latest skincare launch from Yves Saint Laurent is ready to hit Australian stores from Sunday 6th May. Forever Youth Liberator, an eight piece collection of anti-aging skincare, focuses on glycans, aka naturally occurring sugars in the skin that maintain skin elasticity. I’ve been using Nutri Creme, a ...
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MBFW AU Survival Pack: honourable mentions
A few honourable MBFW survival pack mentions that I didn’t get to into detail this week: Laura Mercier illuminating tinted moisturiser: a tinted moisturiser with strong pearl shimmer, this is my go-to for faking that eight hours of sleep/glass of champagne glow. I dial back the reflective pearl by setting it with a dusting of ...
