Liebster Award 2015

 

 This is unbelievably exciting but I got nominated for my first blog award, the Liebster Award! Thank you so much to the lovely Space of Beauty for nominating me, you can click here to check her post.

The guidelines:

• You need to thank the blogger who nominated you

• You need to answer the 11 questions asked by the blogger

• Nominate 6-11 blogs with under 200 followers (I've switched this up a little bit)

• Ask your nominees 11 questions, that they can post on their blog

Let's start :)

1) If you had to start your make-up collection from scratch what would be the first 3 products you would buy?
Assuming I still had all my skincare and brushes, I would buy the Nude by Nature Mineral Cover for my skin base, Natio Mineral Eyeshadow Trio for my brows, eyeshadow, nose contour, eyeliner and highlighter, and the Essence liquid liner.

2) What products do you try and save money on?
I think a lot of people do this, but I tend to me a huge cheapskate with mascaras. I like Essence mascaras the most because they're so affordable and they do the trick.

3) Favourite Make-Up Brush
Nude By Nature has some amazingly soft brushes, my favourite is their powder brush.

4) Favourite Skin Care Item(s)
I'm currently loving MooGoo's Acne Cleansing Cream, Thursday Plantation's Tea Tree Oil & Witch Hazel Toner and Natio's Ageless Rosehip Oil (all three of which were featured in my latest favourites post). I also love sheet masks, they're so relaxing and always leave my skin feeling fresh.

I Heart Drugstore Makeup Tag!

I've been a little MIA lately, but the good news is I'm back with a little post on my favourite drugstore makeup.

On another note, I decided to swap some points on beautyheaven, so expect a post on my random box of goodies soon!

1. What is your favorite drugstore makeup brand?

This is a hard one, because I like a lot of brands... my favourite is probably Nude by Nature, although I'm not sure if it's considered 'drugstore', because it's not the most affordable brand, but it is stocked at Priceline. A more affordable brand that's surprisingly nice is Essence, but I do appreciate NBN's ingredients way more.

2. What are your favorite face, cheek and lip products? 

I've raved about the Nude by Nature Mineral Cover Powder Foundation and Natio 's Mineral Bronzer in Sunswept before, (click on the links to check those posts out), and my favourite lippie product right now is the Burts Bees Beeswax Lipbalm, which I'm also trying to 'pan'.

3. Least favorite product?
Beauty Essentials lipgloss - I got this in a bargain bin, and man is this stuff frosty! It makes my lips look practically white.

4. What is the best makeup bargain?

W7 Absolute Lashes - $5 AUD for a mascara that is crazy defining, separating, lengthening and curling.

5. What is your favorite underdog product? (Something you love that often gets overlooked?)

Natio Mineral Bronzer, it's massive, talc-free and a gorgeous bronzer. I also want to do a special shoutout to the Dusty Girls' Earth Cream, not available at as many places as typical 'drugstore brands' like Maybelline, but it's an amazing product for your skin and for coverage, and I'm actually seeing MooGoo/Dusty Girls pop up in more pharmacies now.

6. A drugstore product that is overpriced?
I think the whole Nude by Nature range is a little overpriced, but I guess that's what you have to do for quality ingredients.

7. Show your best drugstore dupe(s)!!
I don't own the They're Real mascara by Benefit, but apparently Absolute Lashes is a dupe for it. I also love the Nude by Nature blush in Virgin and I think it's in the same colour family, and probably gives your cheeks a similar effect.

8. Drugstore product that isn't worth the hype?
Revlon Colorstay... I know this is a cult favourite but I don't actually think the coverage is that fantastic after you buff it out properly. Especially because I had scarring and pigmentation, I found I had to really layer up the product, and this stuff is thick and I don't like the heavy feeling of makeup. Not the mention this stuff stains all your sponges and brushes, and is equally hard to get off your skin and out of your pores.

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