Priceline recommendations for tomorrow!

There's a 40% off makeup sale tomorrow and Thursday at Priceline, and just wanted to quickly pop in with my shopping list and recommendations :)

 

Touch In Sol Flawless Skin Top Coat - wishlist

$30 AUD after discount

 

Savvy by DB Mineral Pressed Powder - recommendation

$6 after discount

 

Models Prefer Contour Palette - wishlist

$6 after discount 

 

 Nude By Nature Liquid Mineral Concealer - wishlist

$12 after discount

 

Physicians Formula Mineral Glow Pearls Blush - recommendation

$13.2 after discount

 

Burt's Bees Lip Crayon in Napa Vineyard - wishlist

$10.2 after discount

 

Nude By Nature Lipstick in Demure - recommendation

$10.8 after discount

What's on your shopping list? Feel free to add to mine ;)

MooGoo Acne Cleansing Cream Review

Hey everyone! Just wanted to start with an apology for my absence, university exams were slowly crushing my soul for the past month or so but I'm back now with my skincare secret.

I've had hormonal acne since I was 9, started on hormone regulators when I was 15 or so and through my many years of topical treatments and strange remedies there hasn't been anything as effective as this cleansing cream by MooGoo. I used to get breakouts almost every day, and would always have an active pimple on my face. Ever since using MooGoo in conjunction with my current acne-fighting-skin-soothing organic skin care routine, my skin has literally been clear for months. Even during that time of the month, where I am particularly prone to breakouts, my skin is clear. 

Essentially it is a moisturiser with beneficial oils and ingredients that nourish the skin and prevent the natural oils in your pores from going rancid and causing white heads and pimples. It's also brightening, which helps to lighten my acne scars that litter my cheeks and forehead and chin and basically my entire face. It also doesn't have Benzoyl Peroxide, which I actually used when I was 13 and it left me heaps of brown scarring and hyper-pigmentation on my forehead that took years and years to go away.

My scarring and pigmentation are still here. This is a miracle cream and it won't fade your scars right away. But I do see a difference between my old red-purple scars and my now pinkish scars. I'm really hoping that with sun protection and a good skin care regime my skin will be eventually clear for the first time since I was a child :)

MooGoo is honestly one of my favourite companies. It's Australian, they don't test on animals, and they're always really transparent with their ingredients list. Skin care is always on the top of their priorities; even their Earth Cream, which is like a tinted moisturiser with sunscreen, has mostly skincare ingredients and only pigment ingredients for coverage at the bottom of the list.

To learn more about this acne cleansing cream, check out MooGoo's website and their testimonials. Btw this post is absolutely not sponsored and MooGoo doesn't even know I exist lol.

Dr Lewinn's Private Formula Day Cream Moisturiser Light with SPF 15 Review!

Hey everyone! I'm back with a review on the Dr Lewinn's Private Formula Day Cream Moisturiser Light with SPF 15 (omg what a name), after a little break from blogging because university has just been soooo busy!

I got to try this light weight moisturiser because of the lovely Beauty Heaven. I've never tried a Dr Lewinn's product before, they look so shiny and pricey at Priceline that I've never really gone near the display. I'm really happy I got to trial this so a big thanks to BH!

So the claims of this moisturiser are:

• "anti-ageing day cream designed to hydrate and provide the skin with SPF protection"
• "lightweight texture"
•  "helps promote cell turnover, while protecting against free radical damage"

 Let's start with the packaging: obviously it is very pretty, and I'm happy it has a pump. But I don't think that it's the most travel friendly in terms of size (and also it technically doesn't have a cap), which is a bummer because this is such an all-rounder sort of product that would save you carrying around even more stuff in your makeup bag. To get around this I might deposit this into smaller travel-size bottles for my overnight bag.

The finish of the moisturiser is very skin-like, ever so slightly leaning towards matte, which is fantastic for something with sunscreen in it. It also leaves my skin very very soft and smooth, virtually zero texture at all. I have some pitted scars, so this smoothing factor really helps my skin look flawless under makeup.

In terms of performance, I think the moisturiser fulfills the promise of 'lightweight texture' very well - I can barely feel it on my skin! It's a different sort of feeling for me because I'm very used to facial oils and thicker textures like zinc/physical sunscreens, etc. But this barely-there feel is definitely welcome in the warmer months, which Australia is heading into now.

I'm not so sure about the moisturising factor - my skin is very dry around my neck area, and while it feels very soft and hydrated while I have this on, I don't feel or see any long-term improvements from this moisturiser.

The price of this is a bit much, honestly. This day cream retails for $49.99 at Priceline, which is quite steep for a moisturiser. But if you're serious about skincare, and have textured/dry skin, this is worth a try.

Have you tried this product before? Let me know your thoughts below!

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Dusty Girls Earth Cream Review

I first came across Dusty Girls in a random chemist, and I was surprised because I hadn't seen or heard about them before, which is a rarity for me nowadays because I'm quite beauty obsessed. I decided to look up reviews and couldn't really find any, but the ingredients and the DG website were enough for me to make my first purchase, the Earth Cream.

I can see why it's called an Earth Cream, because it's an awesome skincare product with sunscreen and a tint, with natural and healthy ingredients for the skin. It's not just a tinted moisturiser that's for sure, and it's better for your skin than most of the BB creams on the western market.

So I just want to talk about Dusty Girls for a moment. They're the sister brand of MooGoo, which is also an amazing skincare brand (if you have acne, especially white heads, you NEED to try their Acne Cleansing Cream, it has literally saved my skin). Their ingredients are natural and they're also very honest with everything in their products. If you browse their website you'll find articles on different ingredients they use and also on stuff they choose to exclude, proving that a lot of thought on how to maintain healthy skin while wearing makeup has been put into their products.

But back to the Earth Cream. I wore this for almost month straight when I first bought it; it was surprisingly nice coverage, it was silicon free (which is something I like to see in liquid products), it dried to a matte finish and it also had a little SPF in it. I should note that because it is built of more natural ingredients, that this cream doesn't have the same texture as others on the market.

I accidentally pumped out too much - you need maybe half this amount for your whole face!

It pumps out with a mousse like appearance, but it is actually very airy and thin, but at the same time it holds a decent amount of pigment. It also doesn't spread across the skin as evenly as traditional foundations because it doesn't have silicon, but I find if you pat it in with your finger tips it looks the most even. It can also accentuate dry patches, and I imagine this was formulated with more oily skinned people in mind, but I find it works fine with a good moisturiser underneath. 

It comes in two shades, light and medium, but from the reviews and also my experience, I think that the shades are actually quite versatile because of the light coverage hence sheer colour. I use the colour light and it's a little too neutral for my olive toned skin, but it manages to adjust a little after half an hour or so.

I definitely recommend this for people who are looking for a lighter coverage, who want a everyone-in-one product that is actually good for the skin. I think it's perfect for sensitive skins, especially the for those with a skin type that breaks out with shifty ingredients.

You can look for the stocklist on the Dusty Girls website or just buy online, and I know they chuck in a couple of samples along with online orders :)

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Maybelline Lash Sensational Mascara Review

I got to try this in a free beauty pack at Beauty Heaven, and while I was excited to receive it, I'd heard so much hype about it by beauty bloggers that I was half expecting it to be a flop (heads up: it isn't).

The packaging is obviously gorgeous, I love the light metallic pink, and I think it's definitely a highlight in my makeup drawer.

The brush is strange, it's curves like a banana shape, and I like to turn it so it's like a 'U' because it contours my eye-line perfectly and cups and catches every lash. I think it's because of this I find it curls, defines, separates and lengthens perfectly. I don't think I've been this impressed by a mascara before, which I've been saying a bit lately because I've just been on a mascara kick, and seem to be picking the right ones.

I would rate this mascara a 9/10 - it looses a point because the formula is a little wet, and I have to be sure to wipe off any excess every second use, but I find these types of mascaras last way longer, so I'm not too fussed. I will probably repurchase this at the next Priceline 40% off sale!

Have you tried this mascara? Have any mascara recommendations? Let me know below :)

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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.

Update on Project Pan

Jergens Crema, Coconut Revolution Body Lotion and Hand Cream, Target Eye Makeup Remover, NYX Butter Gloss, Essence Eyeliner Pen

Just a quick post today: I wanted to do an update on how I'm going on my Finish 15 by Halloween project. I tried gathering all of my empties to take a photo with but I actually forgot some and accidentally dumped one of the empty packages, so I'll just write down a full list below.

Done:

1. Jergens Body Creme
2. Target Eye Makeup Remover Wipes
3. Essence Eyeliner Pen (will repurchase)
4. Coconut Revolution samples x2
5. Chi Chi Watermelon Perfume (not pictured)
6. Target Makeup Remover Wipes (not pictured)
7. Essence Mascara (not pictured)

That's 7/15 products completed, with only 8 more to go! I'm also very close to finishing:

1. NYX Buttergloss - I'm realising now it's a horrible colour on me, and it's quite sticky which isn't pleasant when you've got a lot of thick long hair around your face, so I'm going to just give it till end of October and then I'm tossing it. I don't think there's much left in there anyway
2. Invisible Zinc Sunscreen - I want to finish this before summer hits full force so I can get a new sunscreen
3. Burts Bees Beeswax Lipbalm - After trying the honey flavour in the same line and also the KORA lipbalm, I've realised that this is actually quite dry, and doesn't moisturise my lips as well, so I'm really eager to finish this too
4. Goats Milk Soap in Honey 

So hopefully by the next update (around the start of October) I would have finished the above products and maybe some extra ones too. 

If you're doing any project pans, feel free to link them for me to check out below in the comments.

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