Designer brands by db eternal youth peptides, q10 skin care review my skin care routine.

So my skin needs a little bit of loving and care at the moment, I swear sometimes I think I'm going through puberty vs 2.0 because of the spots, breakouts and scarring. It's nothing major but at age 30, nearing 31 I thought I would have been over that. However not so! with the never ending hormonal breakouts, left over red marks, large pores, I've always had trouble with my skin. However I've found a solution that won't break the bank, has all the latest science technology in it and is cruelty free, and in Australia!

 It is the Designer brands by db eternal youth skin care rang, I didn't know either that db did skin care! until I stumbled across a bargain bin with these products at $5 a pop. I love it because its soap free, has skin loving ingredients in it such as rose water, as well as aloe vera!

 it also has q10, peptides and antioxiddants, but most of all what I love is that its gentle on my skin so its not feeling sore, irritated, or needing to get rid of that tight feeling I sometimes get after having to remove make up etc.

Says its suitable for all skin types, mine is combination sensitive skin so as I haven't had any reactions to this I do believe that claim. I also love that db is a cruelty free brand featured in Australia.

The cleanser has vitamins A, B3, C and e, the toner is alcohol free, helps tighten pores, leaving the skin looking fresh and more refined. The night cream doesn't say much on it however I know I like it and also use it as a day cream because my skin is chronically dry at the moment and it has cured that!

You get 150ml in the cleanser and toner, and in the cream you get 50ml. I am running out and will be  sad when its finished as I haven't seen it again in stock.

Have you tried this range? did you like it?

hugs Jess

Favourite jewel toned lipsticks for Fall

who doesn't love jewels? well I love anything jewel toned, and at the moment the other side of the world is heading into Fall I thought I would share some of my favourite fall time lippies! but they are actually still appropriate to wear all year round.

 Some are highend, one being the Estee lauder pure colour range, some were gifts, such as the Sonia Kashuk one.

 Either way they are all lovely to look at, wear, and use because of how pretty the colours are! the packaging on these are also quite nice.

 Two designer brands by db lipsticks are at the back, Revlon in the middle, Estee lauder on the right, and Sonia Kashuk on the left.

what are your favourite jewel tones this season?
Hugs Jess

5 favourites from last week Lorac, Thebalm, Australis, Sephora

Hello all! Who else is enjoying this Spring day in Australia? anyways I wanted to  share with you my fave products of last week I have been using!

I am sure you have all seen or heard of these products before! lately I've been loving the red lippie, extreme highlight, cream foundation, good lashes and a good contour.

 Thebalm Marylou maniser is my all time favourite highlight in all the world, and I'm totally smitten by it, it lives up to all my expectations and is stunning.

 I have finally gotten the hang of contouring! its taken me awhile to get used to the Australis contour kit, but now I know how to use it properly, I love it!

 The Lorac cream foundation is actually kinda wonderful, my perfect shade, being a more yellow undertone. It covers well and looks fantastic with a primed base.

For lips and eyes I have been loving the Sephora mascara, it creates great length, no clumps, and good volume without looking spidery or meh.The Physicians formula sexy booster lip stains is one of my faves! I love the colour and staying power too. I also have the matching blush.

What have your faves been?

hugs Jess

Milani cosmetics Tea Rose, shadow eyez, and bella eye shadow urban decay dupes

Milani cosmetics is probably my latest obsession, especially their blushes. 

I think a lot of people are getting on the Milani train, are you?

 So I am becoming slightly obsessed with the cosmetics company Milani, a drugstore American brand whom I'm sure you have all heard of. If not where have you been living? Sadly they don't ship worldwide however I have my ways.

 These three products I have been using fairly often, I reach for them because they are not only pretty but functional too. Quality is what its all about, and Milani really does deliver. Pretty packaging, on trend products, and good prices. What more could you want? well as far as I know Milani is also a cruelty free cosmetics brand.

Tea rose, is a blush that is so pretty, not only in the pan but on the skin too, it blends well and leaves you looking healthy and rosy! haha sorry not sorry for the pun there. The other two products are the eye shadows.They have so many blushes and products out now its crazy! The things I love about the Bella eye shadow range is that they have different finishes. Mattes, shimmers and metalics, I have three shades in this line.

They are meant to be comparable to urban decay shades. I have a few urban decay products and they don't match the ones I have however I only have 2 single eye shadows I do have the urban decay nyc palette, and the urban decay limited edition vice 3 palette.

Have you tried these? let me know what you like! The purple shade is Bella violet, a warm toned stunningly beautiful purple.

Milani eye shadow foil, Fierce foil Eyeshine

Hello all! today I have to show a very special gift that I was sent in a make up swap by my girlfriend on instagram, her name is Beth. I sent her a whole heap of Australian products and she sent me some stuff I've been lusting after! but this is not about the swap, this is about my current obsession, the brand I've been obsessing about ever since is Milani. I saw that these were indeed new to 2015, so its exciting to try something shiny and new, and I literally mean, shiny and new! The quad I was sent was number 2 "Rome" 

 I'm going through a colour phase at the moment, and love, love, love me some purple! these stood out because foiled eye shadows are on trend. $10.50 EACH in America, you can however buy them on Ebay. The shades are stunning, they are similar to the Australis cosmetics metlics eye shadows, which are also a foiled base however these are a more finer glitter.

 This is a swatch with flash, and you can see the dark purples are the more pigmented shades however the lighter ones make super pretty highlights.

 This is without flash, super hard to get clear pics of glitter! There are four different colour schemes in this line of eye shadows, and I really want to get Florence next.

the packaging is typically Milani, being gold and shiny, however it is sturdy, and the packaging was sealed.

Have you used these yet?

which shades?

hugs Jess

life hacks how to be happy and confident

Did you guys know I have a youtube channel? its growing and I'm having so much fun creating content and filming. Learning about editing is fun too. My latest video is up and what is trending are different hacks! life hacks!


how to be confident hacks

Hi guys on my youtube channel I have 5 hacks on how to be happier and get more self confidence! cause who doesn't need that? let me know if you like the video, and don't forget to subscribe!

hugs Jess

MOTD and mini ulta3 argon oil primer review! glowy and healthy make up the perfect drugstore primer for dry skin

Hi all! I'm showing my motd that I came up with this morning, as I'm super happy with how it all pulled together. I will first run through the products I used, I used 9 products in total to get this glowy and healthy look. I wanted an everyday sort of pretty look, as today I'm just doing some shopping and running errands.

the products are 

Hard candy blush
Db designer brands glam eye shadow glutch
estee lauder pure colour lipstick
profusions bb lip balm
Ultraflesh bronzing metalica
Loreal Manga mascara
W7 hd foundation
Ulta 3 concealer
Ulta 3 argan oil primer
Ulta 3 felt tip pen eye liner

This is swatches of the eye shadow! I love, love, love this palette, a great mix of metalics, satins and mattes. I use this on a weekly basis, and love how pigmented and easy to blend they are even though there is a little fall out as you can see on the pan.

the clutch is a handy size, and is very sturdy, I got this on clearance at my local chemist, and am so happy with the quality of the shadows. I also used the lightest shade in the pan as a hightlight! it worked so well, it really woke the skin up and brightened my under eyes.

I love and always tend to gravitate towards these kinds of shades! I just seem to use these shades most. Is anyone else like that? what shades do you tend to use?

 The eye shadows look fantastic with a primer, I just dabbed a little of the argon oil primer on the lids and waited until it dried to a tackier finish.

The bronze metalica is the perfect bronzer shade for my skintone! and the blush just gives it an overall healthy flush of colour.

What make up looks have you been wearing?

hugs Jess