blue nail polish a new trend.

Hello all on this very windy and grey day here in Australia for us, how are we all? today I thought I'd show you my nail polish that I am wearing as I haven't shown one for awhile and I believe the colour is right on trend for this season.

Blue nail polish! I love this blue colour, its almost a sapphire blue colour and its amazingly good quality for such a cheapie nail polish.

I am wearing Ulta3 nail polish in Blue Martin. It only took 2 coats to get this nice finish and its super easy to apply. I only paid $2 for this nail polish and I adore the brand.

 The blue seems to be really in on catwalks these days and anything for eyes, especially blue eye liner. But to introduce the colour into my wardrobe and look I thought I'd just wear it on the nails to begin with.

 I really think this is such a nice cool tone blue shade that would go with a lot of other colours but would especially pop with white or black.

What do you think of the blue trend in make up and nails?
hugs Jess

favourite lipsticks

Hi all, today I thought I'd show you my collection of lip products, I do have more than this but  I thought I'd show you my collective lot and pick out some favourites that I do wear a lot.

 My favourites that I wear are these 5 and they are Maybelline colour whispers in petal rebel, Essence 50's re loaded in back to the 50's, Max factor lip tint in number 10, Cover girl lip slicks and w7 matte lipstick in in the pink.

 I'm sure you have seen some of these products before

 I am loving berry coloured things at the moment, which I think is trendy for winter right now.

what are some of your favs?
hugs Jess

how to take a good selfie

Hello all! this weekend has been rather lovely weather so I took advantage of it! I'm going to be giving you my tips on how to take a decent selfie! I take my selfies with my camera but this also works on phones that have cameras. I'm no expert but I've worked out what works for me!

Ok so first off my first tip is good outside lighting! nothing worse than inside blurry crappy lighting that makes you look like a ghost. As you can see here the picture on the right of me looks much worse than the picture on the left! Natural lighting is great however remember where the sun is when outside you want the sun pointing at you not behind you. This is what gives me that glow like radiant look that makes my skin look great.

 action shots are fun to do however make sure you aren't getting a shot of your nostrils, people don't want to be looking at boogers.  However natural action shots make for better photos because you are not standing like a statue or fake posing. Another tip don't have the camera too close but not too far either. I normally just stretch my arm out a bit and it generally is the best distance for me.

Don't fake pose, whatever you do try and do something you do naturally because otherwise it will come off fake. Don't pout if you don't pout normally, don't do the cheesy grin if you don't do it comfortably.

Find your best angle! I take a lot of selfies just to gather my best angle I have found I look best from a slightly turned angle rather than front on. However if I take a shot front on I make it slightly lower than my face height as it elongates my round face.  Start by taking pics front on, and then slowly turning your face at different angles until you find your best angle that you agree with. 

This is proof of what bad lighting does to ou, even though I am wearing make up you can see all the imperfections and it doesn't do anything to show off my face.

Hope these tips have helped!

Jess

Essence- Featured make up

Hi all I'm featuring two essence products that I have had in my stash for awhile now and I thought I'd use them because I'm going out to lunch today so why not?

I think its a really pretty wearable look and the purple is quite understated in my opinion.

 Is the look I came up with using Essence eye shadow mono in the home sweet home limited edition range shade is 03 my home is my castle. I also used their lipstick in Sparkling miracle. I do love this cool toned purple so much!

 it is slightly shimmering but nothing too drastic and looks really lovely on a pale complexion.

The eye shadow is a lovely baby pink and is surprisingly pigmented for how pale a colour it is.

So these are my featured products for today! have you tried Essence?
Jess

cruelty free make up look of the day

Hi all thought I'd share with you the make up I put on to wear to class this afternoon,

 I am wearing elf gel eye liner, Australis eye shadow, Australis mascara,

on my face I'm wearing Australis fresh and flawless powder foundation, Face of Australia bb cream, and Essence silky touch blush.

All cruelty free brands! which I think is awesome. I'd just washed my hair so its gone into its natural unruly state haha.

Have a great day!
Jess

nyx not cruelty free anymore?

Hello all a bit of a different post for you today, more of a rant because I'm so gutted to have heard that Nyx is now owned by Loreal? and now is potentially not cruelty free. What the Hell nyx? way to go to sell out and dismiss your own morals and standards.

 If it is true and they are going to be selling in China it means they lose their cruelty free status because selling in China means make up by law has to test on animals. I love companies who stand on their own two feet with their strength and courage to not go there.

If its true and they are with loreal it means I won't be buying from them anymore because what's the point of giving money to a company that is owned by a cruelty ambassador? It's the same reason I wont shop from The Body shop even though they say they don't test on animals but they are owned by the company that does.

Well bye bye nyx, looks like I'll have to stick to elf, and other trust worthy brands as I find them! what are your thoughts on this?

hugs Jess

Product Sportlight= Dirty works good clean fun products

Hello all, I have a product spotlight here for you today, I love Dirty works products and wish we had more available in Australia I first tried the Coconut scrub, and now have tried all the others available at Coles Supermarket. They are a really affordable drugstore product even when not on special but I wait until they are on special and get the big tub for $8.00. And best of all they are indeed a cruelty free affordable brand! woohoo.

 I have been using the That Fiji feeling coconut body butter, You glow girl buttery salt scrub and the buff your stuff body scrub. The buff your stuff one is empty I have used it and loved it that much. The body butter isn't as thick as what I was expecting but nor is it runny. It smells heavenly, not overpoweringly but just like coconuts. However my partner doesn't like the smell! phooey to him.

 However this is my ultimate favourite scrub! the Salt scrub works! it smells slightly salty, and its so heavenly to use. I feel so smooth and soft afterwards and even use it as a treatment for my feet. I find my feet haven't been this soft before and I'm really particular about foot products due to my health issues. As you can see its really grainy but if you have sensitive skin it might not be for you as I have rubbed maybe a bit hard and had some scratches from it however if you are gentle then it should be fine.

 I think the packaging is really cute with its retro chic pinup girls on it and the tubs and tubes are bright and fun in the bathroom. I sadly don't have a bath but these products make having a shower just that little more special for me.

 This is the body butter, it absorbs well and does seem to help soften the skin quite well without feeling too heavy.

Have you used these products before?
Hugs Jess