My actual V-day Makeup //Day To Night

I know it's almost been 2 weeks but as long as it's still February, right? (I always seem to be late, lol!)
But I still wanted to share my day-to-night makeup that I wore on Valentines day/ night.... because I can! Not that I need one day out of the whole year as an excuse to wear pink ;)

~Day

As you can see I kept everything in the colour family, starting with my eyes using mainly Inglot, my cheeks & my lips, but I didn't want an actual pink lipstick, this is more on the purple side which matches half of my eyelid!

Products
Face: Rimmel Wake Me Up, Garnier BB Cream.
Nars Laguna Bronzer,
ELF HD blush in Headliner, Nyx Blush in Peach
Eyes: MAC Painterly Paintpot, Nyx Eye Base in White
Inglot AMC Shine 39 [light pink, inner lid, lower lashline], AMC 74 [purpley-pink, outer lid, lower lashline], DS 460 [crease, light brown],  P 393 [highlight]. Maybelline Master Precise Eyeliner, Nyx JEP in Milk [waterline], La Splash Miami Beach [lower lashline]. Essence I <3 Extreme Volume mascara.
Lips: Inglot lipstick #253.

Night~

As natural as the light could get.

Products
Face: Same foundation as earlier but reapplied heavier. Same bronzer & highlighter.
Bourjois blush in #54 
Eyes: Basically the same Inglot eyeshadows used during the day reapplied on the eyelid and blackout from the UD Naked 2 palette in the Outer V blended with the same crease colour as before. Pixie Epoxy on the outer half of the lid & La Splash Miami Beach glitter. Ardelle Demi Wispie falsies.
Lips: Bourjois lip liner in #11, but I think the lipstick was a mixture of a few colours.. Nyx Black Label lipstick in Nude & Revlon Colourburst lipstick in Candy Pink was it, I think!

 

What I wore out to dinner with the Fiance, I got this dress from ozsale a while ago and it was my first time wearing it and the top part was super itchy but I ended up forgetting about that soon... I had such a frustrating time getting ready as it was humid as hale and nothing seemed to be going right and then when I was getting out of the car, the door slammed into my arm because of the wind so I had a sore arm for the whole night... but the rest of it was good :)

Thanks for looking, although this is a late post! xxx

Australian Beauty Bloggers unite!

I'm such a dork but I'm so happy to be a part of the Australian beauty blogging community.
Jessi from Jessi in Wonderland has recently created a Facebook group so we can all "meet" together & support each other and share our love for all things beauty.
I think it's awesome, thank you!

Click the picture to join. & be sure to invite every aussie beauty blogger you know!
xx

And as a sort of tribute I would like to share my fave Aussie youtube guru's, about 6 months ago I started getting into them and watching them on youtube and I've found a lot of aussie talent on there! So please go and check them out, especially if you're looking for new gurus to watch!
In no particular order..
Chloe Morello a beautiful, talented aussie with a sweet personality... she has gorgeous tutorials!
Lauren Beautyy Does lots of sexy clubbing makeup looks, great for a younger crowd to watch but also for any ages
Karima Mckimmie A newer talented youtuber, her videos are professional and full of advice, she has the most exquisite makeup collection. You have to check out her Harlem Shake video!
Shell Barbie A hilarious & outgoing personality... if you want a giggle watch her... (language warning)
Beautybybritneyx Shell's bestie, she doesn't post as many beauty vids any more but she is still entertaining to watch
DOMMsmiles Another hilarious girl with nice beauty & style videos
Justsugarandspice A sweet girl with cute beauty & fashion videos
Saturdaynightsalrite Technically not an Aussie but a Canadian living in Australia with an awesome sense of style & makeup
Shaanxo Also not an Aussie but pretty much a cousin (being a kiwi), with helpful beauty & style tips.

So that is pretty much my fave aussie beauty youtube gurus, please let me know of anymore that you think I should check out!

 Also join The Pretty Vain in celebrating her one year blog-iversary by entering her giveaway to win the Urban Decay Naked Basics palette!

Click the picture! Ends in one day, sorry for the late notice!

Stila In The Light // Review & Swatches

Why hello darlings <3
As mentioned in my haul post here, I received the Stila In The Light palette as a giveaway prize winner, woo! This is a gorgeous palette with pretty wearable neutral colours, hope this review is helpful!

A quote on the inside of the lid instead of a mirror.

 Packaging
This palette is in a light but sturdy cardboard packaging with a magnetic lid. There is no mirror which is a bummer as I am quite used to using the one on whatever palette I am using at the time,but it is not a deal breaker. On the back of the palette has the names of the colours, which is a little bit annoying to turn the palette over to see what you are using until you get used to the names.
It also comes with a full sized smudge stick that has it's own little compartment under the shadows with a pull out ribbon.

Eyeshadows
Colours: A range of neutrals reminiscent to those in the Urban Decay Naked palettes, there are 4 matte and 6 shimmery shades and are good for day time natural makeup looks but can easily be transformed into dramatic night time makeup looks with the darker colours. There is a selection of warm & cool shades. It includes the very famous Kitten which is a beautiful shimmery highlight or lid colour depending on how you would use it.
Texture: They are buttery so they apply smoothly but with no fall out. If you pick up too much of the shimmery shades it may leave a little bit of a mess in the palette so it's just a habit you need to remember to stop.
Pigmentation: The shimmery colours are so pigmented that you only need one or 2 swipes on a brush, but as per usual the matte colours are a little bit harder to work with. Although they are still pigmented you may need a few more swipes but Bare, a yellow-toned highlighter is the hardest to show up out of all of them, as you will see in the swatches.
Longevity: As always I work with a primer to aid in anything lasting longer, so I cannot comment on that, but I haven't experienced any creasing or fading throughout wear.

Swatches

With flash

Natural sunlight.

Top row:  L-R: Bare, Kitten, Bliss, Sunset, Sandstone

Natural Sunlight.

Bottom Row:  L-R: Champagne, Gilded Gold, Luster, Night Sky, Ebony.
Smudgestick

This palette also comes with a full sized smudgestick & this is in the colour Damsel. It is a gorgeous dark brown that glides on smoothly and is easily blended but beware as I was tight lining I must have pushed on it too hard and now it is very hard to wind up or down.

I would definitely recommend this palette because of its pretty neutral & wearable shimmery colours & versatile use if that is what you are looking for.

You can buy this palette from Beautybay.com for $35.55 and they have worldwide shipping

Thanks for reading, Let me know what your fave Stila products are because I would love to try more!

Disclaimer: This is not a sponsored post & I was not asked to write this review, however I did not pay for it as I won it in a giveaway.

2x FOTD: Neutral Eyes, Pink Lips

Hey sexy ladies <3
This is another double post this time featuring neutral eyes & pink lips... both the same concept but very different looks. I will always love this combo! There are so many types of pink lipsticks not to have fun trying them out ;)

~Look 1
This day I wanted to define my eyes keeping it fairly natural, and I wanted to try out my Vau Beauty lashes out. And I was in the mood for some bright pink lips so Viva Glam Nicki was the go!

Natural Lighting

~Products~
Face: Nars Laguna, Mac Lightscapade. I can't remember what I wore on my cheeks sorry :( But it is probably Bourjois Blush #16 because it is so light & glowy.
Eyes: Stila 'Kitten',UD Naked1 'Naked','Buck', 'Gunmetal', 'Creep'. Maybelline Master Precise eyeliner.
Lips: Nyx 'Dolly Pink' lipliner, MAC 'Viva Glam Nicki'

I started out with Kitten on the lid and blended Buck into the crease, using Naked to soften it. Using a tapered blending brush, blend Gunmetal right into the crease. I used an angled eyeliner brush to further define it with Creep.  Leave the outer v free of dark colours. Apply Gunmetal to the lower lashline & define the outer half with Creep. Blend Kitten from the inner 3rd & under gunmetal.
Apply liner winging it out & mascara to finish the eyes.

~Look 2
I tried this out from my look book that I got with the Stila 'In The Light' Palette, it could have done with a bit more definition,although I did add a darker colour, it still wasn't anything special. I think it was probably the lower lashline, I should have brought the colour down, maybe?

~Products~
Face: Nars Laguna, MAC Lightscapade, Nyx Cream blush 'Hot Pink', Nyx Blush 'Pinky'.
Eyes: Stila In The Light: 'Kitten', 'Bliss', 'Sandstone' , Feeling lazy so I only used Stila Smudgestick in 'Damsel'. Maybelline Master Precise Eyeliner, Essence I <3 Extreme volume mascara.
Lips: Nyx lipliner 'Pinky', Nyx Extreme Lip Cream 'Adis Ababa'.

This look was super simple, blending Kitten across the lid, Bliss into the crease & Sandstone for a hint of definition more precisely into the crease. Winging out eyeliner as usual and applying Damsel into the waterline. I will post a review on this palette soon so keep an eye out!

Lol don't mind my crazy changing hair in those pics!

As per usual thanks for looking!
Have a lovely day xx

Collective haul! Cherryculture, Beautyjoint, China Glaze & More.

I've been waiting a while to receive all my packages that I ordered around the same time so I could put them into a collective haul-style post this time. I've been using some of the products in my FOTD's so I'm happy I can finally show you properly, now!

Cherry Culture
Nyx Eye Shadow Base in White, Nyx Soft Matte Lip Cream in Antwerp
Nyx Black Label Lipstick in Nude
La Splash Glitter Splash (names below)
Cherryculture.com has regular specials & I'm pretty sure I got these Nyx products between 15-25% off when they are a good price anyway. The glitters were $5.99 each, and they have the biggest range! I can definitely recommend these glitters, and I've used them in a couple of looks and you can see how glitter can also be wearable but then also dramatic (obviously!! It's all up to you how it turns out ;)). I found this website has extremely quick shipping as I ordered these not long before beauty joint but I got them 2 weeks before!

 Giveaway Prize

 Technically not a haul but new products none the less, I was so excited to win crosswiredreamers.blogspot.com giveaway!! I never expected to win it when I entered so thank you so much girls! I got the Stila In The Light palette, Face of Australia Sheer Gloss Lip Crayons (funnily enough I had these in my giveaway but never actually tried them :P) & 2 O.P.I glitter nail polishes in Gettin' Miss Piggy with it & Fresh Frog of Bel Air from the muppets collection.

Ozsale

 Ozsale.com had another special on China Glaze so I bought 2 of them to replace the ones I never received/ broke in the mail. I replaced skyscraper with Dorothy Who, a similar looking colour that is so gorgeous! As for the 2 light pink's, I was looking at swatches before hand and one looked like a light flesh toned nude colour and the other a baby pink, but both turned out to be like a french pink!!! With one being a tiny bit darker. Oh well, I will find out which one I like more and give the other away.

 L-R: Patent Leather Top Coat, Dorothy Who, Diva Bride, Innocence.

Beauty Joint

I didn't buy any necessities from beautyjoint.com but some pretties, that I had to have.
Top- Jordana Glitters Nail Polish in City Lights, China Glaze Shocking Pink, ELF HD Blush in Headliner, Nyx Stick Blush in Orchid.
Bottom- Wet n Wild Coloricon in Glamrock, Wet n Wild palette in Vanity, ELF Lip primer & plumper, Nyx Glam Gloss in Aqua Luxe, Wet n Wild Mega Last l/s in Dollhouse Pink.
I can't wait to show you swatches of the polishes, I am currently wearing shocking pink- OMG. Both blushes are so pretty, I have been wanting Orchid for ages! I had to buy the WNW eyeshadows after seeing shaaanxo with them, I thought the ELF lip primer would be nice to see how it goes, and the other two looked too pretty to pass up!

Ozsale

Ozsale also had Bourjois on sale with almost everything at $10 a pop so I got the Healthy Mix concealer (I got this in 52 and it's a tiny bit too light but perfect for under the eyes), the Delice de Soleil Bronzing powder (I wanted the chocolate one but they didn't have it), Levres Contour lip liner in number 11, the Healthy Mix foundation in 53 (I looked it up in the foundation matrix because I didn't know which one to get, this is a good match except maybe a tiny bit too yellow but it's not too noticeable since I'm pretty sure I have neutral colouring), The Volume Fast & Perfect rotating mascara (Can't wait to try this but it is in line so it wont be for ages) and a blush in 54 Rose Frisson.

So that's pretty much all the cosmetics I've received recently and I'm not expecting anymore at the moment except for a clothing & a jewelery order.
Expect a bunch of reviews/ swatches and other posts in the upcoming future about these products, but please let me know if there's anything specifically that you want to see!

xx Ashii

Pink Flamingo Makeup Look or Valentines if you wish ;)

Hi lovers!
Y'all know what today is, the (dreaded to some) Valentines day!! (at least it is where I am ;))

In case you haven't noticed I've been trying to name my more "exciting" makeup looks.... even if they do come out tacky-sounding! When I did this last week it wasn't meant to be for anything special but as I was writing this post I thought.... well what better time to post it! I was planning to do a verrry similar look for v-day anyway (I have a day and night version planned :P)

This was playing around with my La Splash Glitter (Haul post coming up, hopefully when I receive my next beauty order! Hurry up yo!!) & my Inglot eyeshadows again, finding out that I can make pretty combos using a brighter lid colour & browns throughout the crease. These glitters can be used sort of in daytime looks, depending on what you call daytime (can be a bit more dramatic for me :P) and adding just a touch makes for a pretty sparkly look :D

 ~Products~
Face: The usual foundation combo , Nars Laguna Bronzer, MAC Lightscapade
Nyx Cream Blush in Natural, Jordana 'A Touch Of Pink'
Eyes: MAC 'Painterly' Paintpot, Nyx Base 'White', Inglot 'AMC Shine 39', 'DS 460', 'p 420', 'P 393', 'DS 495'. Fyrinnae 'Pixie Epoxy', La Splash glitter in Miami Beach. Bourjois Clubbing eyeliner, Maybelline Master Precise Eyeliner, NP Set liquid liner. Essence I <3 Extreme volume mascara, Max Factor False Lash Effect.
Lips: Nyx Black Label Lipstick 'Nude' + Nyx lipgloss 'Smokey Look'.

 I started with my primer & a white sticky base & applied the glittery purple-pink to my lid & outer lower lashline. Then with a crease brush I applied a mid toned glittery brown (the glitter only shows up if I pack it right on) right into the crease & blended with a fluffy crease brush out with a taupe-grey colour. I applied a touch of a darker glittery brown into the outer v for more definition. Take your sticky base & pat it into the middle of the eyelid & add a hot pink glitter. Highlight in the inner corners & brow bone if you wish with a pencil brush & a shimmery light peachy colour, finish with eyeliner & a black pencil liner on the waterline blended into the pink on the lower lashline or apply a nude or white pencil, add mascara and you're good!

Thanks so much of looking, I hope you all have a good valentines day whether you're spending it with your other half or having a night out with the girls! Personally I don't make a big fuss out of this day I just like to go out to dinner with my man :)

Take care xxx mwa

P.S

Mascara update
I opened One by One as everyone knows the falsies is good but not much about this..... plus I have enough voluminous ones open atm :D I have only used it once so far and it seems to be ok but I'm sure it will grow on me, I will let you all know how I really feel once I've used it a bit more.

<3

New mascara buys; Which one to try first!

Every now & then Woolworths has some of their cosmetics on sale. I've been wanting to try these mascaras for ages now so I thought I may as well pick them up and add them to my backup collection. Keep in mind this was a couple of weeks ago so they wont be on special still, but keep a look out for next time. When I was on my "spending ban" I was going to buy Falsies flared but I put it back right before checkout because I felt guilty and I didn't want to cave that easily.

Maybelline One By One, Maybelline The Falsies Flared

I need your help in telling me which one I should use first?? As I use my mascara waay after the recommended expiration (btw I haven't had any bad things happen, yet!) it takes me forever to open a new one, as I already have 2 main ones on the go .... I am leaning towards One by One as I haven't had a defining mascara in a while..... hmmm let me know in the comments, please!
But pleaase don't tell me you hate them, because I don't wanna hear it!!*blocks ears, la la la* Although honesty is nice but I want to like these so badly.

In my backup case... as you can see I already have backups of Covergirl Lash Blast fusion (I think I bought this 2 years ago when woolies had a special but I've been trying others out since then but I still <3 this mascara) & Max Factor False Lash Effect because I saw it in a bargain bin in priceline for $10 when it is normally $24.95... good deal I say! Oh man I remembered that I ordered another mascara from Bourjois on ozsale and low and behold it is another voluminizing mascara... need I say more?

Do you have backups of mascara waiting to be loved, or are you like me and keep trying new ones??
xx

**update**
I opened One by One as everyone knows the falsies is good but not much about this..... plus I have enough voluminous ones open atm :D I have only used it once so far and it seems to be ok but I'm sure it will grow on me, I will let you all know how I really feel once I've used it a bit more.
xx

On Fiyah! Lava Dust Makeup Look

 I've been trying to use my Inglot eyeshadows a bit more lately and wanted to do something sunrise-ish and then I remembered I had a glitter that would go perfectly with this look! As you can see with my eyes open it's not very noticeable and then bam! I kept the rest of the face & lips quite light toned although I think it would look nicer with a coloured lip.

~Products~
Face: Rimmel Wake Me Up, Garnier BB Cream
Revlon Hushed Blush in 'A Floral Affair'
Nars Laguna, Mac Lightscapade
Eyes: Mac Painterly Paintpot
Inglot 'P 407' , 'DS 495',' AMC 60', 'P 393', Fyrinnae Pixie Epoxy, La Splash glitter 'Lava Dust'.
Nyx Slide on pencil 'Green Papaya', Nyx Slide on Pencil 'Sunrise blue', MUG 'Shimmer mint', Inglot 'P 428', Maybelline Master Precise, NP Set black eyeliner, Essence I <3 Extreme volume mascara, Max Factor False Lash Effect.
Lips: Nyx Black Label Lipstick 'Nude'

After I applied my primer, I started with Inglot 407 (shimmery peach) to 1/3 of the inner lid, and then 495, an intense shimmery red-pink colour to the outer half & slightly into the outside crease, blending both colours together (doesn't need to be perfect as glitter will hide that). Blend Inglot AMC 60, a beautiful bright yellow with a hint of glitter particles, into the crease & slightly upwards, if needed, blend the edges with a skin toned eyeshadow. On the outer 3rd of the eyelid, apply a sticky base such as Fyrinnae Pixie Epoxy and pat La Splash glitter in Lava Dust over the top.
On the lower lash line apply a light green eyeliner like Nyx Slide on liner in Green Papaya & transition into a dark but bright blue like Nyx's Sunrise blue from the same line, and set with similar coloured eyeshadows (Makeup Geek Shimmer Mint, Inglot 428, retrospectively). Highlight the inner corners (Inglot 393) and the brow bone if you wish (which I didn't for some reason). Apply winged eyeliner & mascara & falsies if you wish.

With flash, the yellow shows up a bit better

I am so in love with this combination of inglot eyeshadows and I love the finishes of them! And the glitter just tops it off. This is one of my fave brighter looks in a while :)
I included a "playback" of what I did because I did this look before work & wasn't able to take pictures of each step so let me know if you find it helpful or if it is just plain confusing!

Thank you for looking and for your comments in advance! xx Take care

2x FOTD's: Bare lower lashline, Cat-Eyes.

Hey lovely ladies <3
Ahh I have so many FOTD's to catch up on, it feels like I haven't posted a proper one in forever! So I will try to post them all close-ish together. I have been doing similar looks lately with bronzed & highlighted skin and "clean" eyes and I've started taking my pictures in different lighting as well. These 2 FOTD's have nothing on the lower lash line which I've been doing a bit more as it makes my eyes look more feline, awake & refreshed. (so I think, anyway!)

Stupid hairs in my face >.<

 ~Products~
Face: Rimmel Wake Me Up + Garnier BB Cream
NARS Laguna, MAC Lightscapade, Jordana Coral Sandy Reef blush
Eyes:  MAC Painterly Paintpot
Stila 'Kitten' [1st half of lid], Makeup Geek 'Sensuous' [Rest of Lid], MUG 'Purple Rain' [outer V], MUG 'Burlesque' [crease]. MUG 'Vanilla Bean' [blending] .
Maybelline Master Precise + Napoleon Perdis Black e/l to intensify.
Lips: Milani 'Rosehip' with a tiny bit of Topshop 'Show Off' in the center.

Look 2- I wanted to play around with blending out eyeshadow to create an eyeliner effect, keeping the lower lashline free of colour again. I did add a nude eyeliner to the waterline, though.

~Products~ 
Face: Nars Laguna Bronzer, MAC Lightscapade
Bourjois blush #16
Eyes: Light green from Bh Cosmetics Day & Night [lid]. Buck from Naked 2 [crease]. Matte White Inglot e/s [highlight, I probably should of used something not as stark], Essence mousse eyeshadow in black [blended out from lash line], MAC Contrast [ontop of black base].
Lips: MAC Myth, Maybelline Pink Peony (fave combo of these 2 colours!)

I haven't posted many proper FOTD's in a while but stay tuned because there is a whole heap coming your way!

Thanks for looking and have a fantastic day
xx