Review : Kink Nail Paint

What Company website says

For a popping pedi or an on-trend mani, Kink’s vibrant range of Nail Polishes cannot be beaten. Coming in a 10ml bottle, this streak-free formula resists chipping, is free from toluene, formaldehyde and di butyl phthalate, and is available in 16 colours ranging from creamy pinks to vibrant corals and vampy darks.

Packaging

Its quite standard nail paint packaging

Color

Even though there are only 16 colors, the range is quite varied from work safe ‘Nearly Nude’ to fun loving ‘Showgirl’ or ‘Hot Hot Hot’.

I tried 2 nail paint from this range

• Hot Hot Hot

                Its hot pink color which surprisingly suits me alot. A perfect color for Fridays.

• Peachy

               As the name suggests it a pleasant peach color. It sits somewhere peach and bright coral, 

              which  made me gravitate towards this shade. A work safe color when you don’t want to

              wear boring nudes.

              I loved ‘Peachy’ so much that the first thought as I applied it was “I need to get a backup for this”

Performance

Its a breeze to apply with no streak marks or visible brush strokes. I wore this with Cutex Base Coat and observed wearing at the tips very next day. Now, this was a let down for such a fantastic performing color. It might perform better with a top coat, but I can’t find mine in all this business of moving house.

What I like about it

• Varied Color Range

• Ease to apply

• An last but not least price. In Coles it retails at $5AUD each with all time offer of 3 for price of 2.

What I don’t like

I just wished that it lasted a bit more long nails

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Would I recommend it :  Oh yes!! A definite range to try especially when you can sneak it into grocery basket.

Availability : Coles

Price : $5AUD each with all time offer of 3 for price of 2

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Smashbox Pose Blush

Pose Blush has been released on 24^th October as part of The Girls On Film Collection.

Its described as ultra luxe long wearing blush to achieve cover worthy cheek bone with instant rush of color.

Packaging

It comes in smooth rubber packing( reminds me of NARS) with a clear lid and a swivel mirror. I personally think that all blushes should come with a mirror( hello MAC!!)

Color

Its a beautiful pink with enough warmth in it to be easily pulled of my warmer skin tones 

Performance

Now, don’t let the color in pan fool you. Its a beautiful long lasting color and quite pigmented as well. One swipe is all you need to get the beautiful flush of color. I was apprehensive that it might not  show up on my NC42 skin but it was looked gorgeous on me.

The texture of the blush itself is very smooth.

It lasted over 4 hours for me.

What I like about it

• Color.It’s something which will work across skin tones

• The smooth texture of the blush just bowled me over.

• Call me shallow, but I loved the swivel mirror.

What I don’t like: Nothing

Would I recommend it: Oh yes !!. If you haven’t started with Smashbox, then this is good place to start.

This collection also comes with

• Silhouette Blush RRP $34.95 AUD

• Lip Enhancing gloss in Overexposed, Underexposed RRP $26.95 AUD

• Cream Eyeliner Brush Set in Blacklight and Sepia RRP $39.95 AUD

• Photo Op Eye Palette in Softbox and Smokebox RRP $64.95AUD

Next on my lust list are the Smokebox and Sepia. I want them so much that I was at Kit Counter on 23^rd October asking if they had any on floor to swatch if not buy. Yes, I want them this bad.

Back to Blogging with Sizzling Taupe

My life has been busy with many things happening at the same time. A newborn and moving to new house meant that I was all over the place. There were so many things to manage that blogging took a hit. I always felt guilty about ignoring my blog. So, I decided, that I would try to evolve a schedule in which blogging also gets its due time.

Today, I woke up with a resolve to write something only to realise that writing a post after such a long time is real hard. I am so unsure where to start, what to write and if it will be good enough to be posted. Anyways, I will start with something simple and then take it from there.

Few months ago, I bought my first Estee Lauder nailpaint, Sizzling Taupe. It a beautiful taupe color which applies like a dream.

What I like about it :

• The color is sophistication packed in a bottle. You just can't go wrong with it
• It dries pretty quick
• There are no brush stroke marks

What I don't like :

• I just wished it wasn't retailing at $39 AUD

Would I recommend it : Ofcourse.In fact I plan to get more from this range

Availability: Estee Lauder Counters in DJ, Myer
Price: $39 AUD

I love my blushes. I can't have enough of them. In my recent Sephora haul, I bought Make Up Forever MicroFinish Quickie Blush ( #6).

What I like about it :

• Packaging. Nice neat way to apply from a pump
• Ease of application. All you need is clean fingers to apply this. At least that's what I do.
• Pigmentation. Little goes long way.
• Color.Its a very pretty coral pink which is enough to freshen up any look.

What I didn't like about it:

• Amount of product in one pump is way too much for single application.

 

Would I recommend it : Yes

Thanks to Jess for introducing me to this beauty

L'Occitane is brand generally associated with quality skincare products. I have used few items from their range and loved it.
If I am not wrong, L'Occitane ventured into releasing make up once every year , since last year. I had browsed the range and one thing which caught my eyes was the packaging. There was something charming about the cardboard packaging. I was also curious about what L'Occitane had to offer in makeup.So, when I saw the indigo-kir-royale haul post, I was tempted to try something from this range.

I initially wanted to get Petals Eye Quartet but I felt the colors didn't show so well on my NC 42 skin. But, this doesn't take away any points from the eyeshadow's texture, pigmentation ...if it shows up on you,  its really great for the price.

I got for myself Corail Quadrille Duo Eyeshadow.

What I like about it :

• Packaging. The cardboard packaging won me straightaway. Not just that, they have a small ribbon under the brush/sponge applicator which can be used to pull out the applicator easily.
• Pigmentation. The color in the palette is achieved in one - two swipes with an eye primer
• Texture. Its quite smooth with minimum fall out.
• Even though its shimmer eyeshadow, its not over the top and can be easily used for daytime look
• And what I love the most is that, this duo is enough to create a daytime smokey look

What I didn't like about it :

Nothing till now.

Would I recommend it : Definitely, yes.

Availability : In store or online.
RRP : $ 26.95 AUD

Liptember and Me

Liptember is an initiative to raise funds and awareness about gender specific mental issues for women. As part of this , women are encouraged to buy and wear the 'Liptember' lippy in month of September and raise funds to be donated to Centre for Women's Mental Health and Lifeline Australia.

This year, the Liptember lippy is Burt's Bees Tinted Lip Balm in Hibiscus, a pretty coral color balm.
It can be bought from Myer and retails at $10 AUD.

I got mine from Myer last week and have been wearing it everyday, even though I am staying mostly at home.

• Its a very pretty sheer coral color
• Its very moisturising

Note : I have referred to official Liptember website for some of the information. Please head to www.liptember.com for more information

Review : Chanel Vitalumiere Satin Foundation

As part of my foundation trials,today, I will share my opinion on Chanel Vitalumiere Satin foundation

 

I have seen Pixiwoos generally wearing this foundation in their videos and I loved how there skin glowed.

So in one of my many trips to Myer I picked a sample of this foundation.

 Colour I was matched to : 40

 What I liked about it:

•  Perfect color match
• Coverage is real good so little goes long way.
• It gives me nice and dewy finish
• It agrees with my dry skin  

And best is, it doesn't look like that I am wearing foundation. Only I know that I have covered all redness and sunspots ;-))

 What I didn't like about it:

  Its price. But its okay since I know 1 bottle will last me long even with daily use.

 Will I Buy it : Ofcourse !!

Another word of advice, try not to buy foundation without trialling it first.

Review : MAC Face & Body Foundation

As part of my foundation trials,today, I will share my opinion on MAC Face & Body foundation

Colour I was matched to : C4

What I liked about it:

•  Although it looks to have grey tones in bottle but it matches me perfectly
•  Coverage is real good
•  Its transfer resistant
•  Its long wearing.

What I didn't like about it:

•   Its dries real fast. So you need to be real quick with blending. Its slightly easier if you have a primer.
•   I found it drying without hydrating primer. But its perfectly okay when worn with primer.

Will I Buy it : It depends on how other foundations perform

Another word of advice, try not to buy foundation without trialling it first.

Review : Estee Lauder Double Wear Light Foundation

For past few months I have been trialling some foundations. I had got all of them as samples from the department store
The ones I trialled are

•  Estee Lauder
•  MAC Face & Body Foundation
•  Chanel Vitalumiere Satin

Today, I will share my opinion on EL Double Wear Light Foundation

Colour I was matched to : No.3

What I liked about it:

•  The color is perfect match
•  Coverage is real good and little goes long way
•  Its transfer resistant
•  Its long wearing. It has lasted whole 10 hours of wear both with and without primer

What I didn't like about it:

 I found it drying without hydrating primer. Okay, you need to realise that I have dry skin and I don't like
things which cling to skin.
But its perfectly okay when worn with primer.


Will I Buy it : It depends on how other foundations perform

Face Of Australia :Liquid Eyeliner

What does one expect from a liquid eyeliner ?

• Color payoff
• Ease to apply
• Easy to clean
• Dries quickly

Have I found an eyeliner which ticks all 4 ? No, till I used Face Of Australia (FOA) liquid eyeliner in brown.

In addition to above, I have been able to achieve the perfect line without smudging and getting any eyeliner on my lashes. I was even able to get a nice flicked look. Now, this is amazing considering the fact that I have never ever got a perfect line without making multiple attempts, frustration and promising to stick to pencil liner.

But with FOA liner, I have managed to get perfect flicked eyeliner look each time I tried. In fact I am so confident now that I wear it quite often and even to events and parties.

I think what does the trick is the brush, which is firm enough to get the perfect line and still bends just enough to take the shape of eye.

I am loving this so much that I might buy other colors from the range.
It retails at $8.95AUD and can be bought from Priceline, KMart,Big W and Selected Pharmacies

Disclaimer : Product was provided for consideration but the views are entirely my experience