The Awesome Kate from Face attire blog post swap! she talks Australian drugstore brands

 Good evening/morning fellow beauty lovers! I'm very privileged today to be doing a post swap with the lovely instagrama, blogger and youtuber @jessicacookbirds !

We decided we needed to talk about the great Aussie brands that go unnoticed. You can find Jessica's post on FaceAttire here: Face attire

Firstly I'd like to introduce you to a brand named after our country... Australis!  

Australis has been around for a while at places like Priceline/Big W/Kmart etc.... Next to more famous brands like Revlon, Rimmel London and L'oreal Paris most beauty goers opt for the well-known ranges.

They really are missing out as Australis is an amazing CRUELTY FREE brand that is so much more affordable!

 Next up I'd like to mention a slightly higher ended Aussie brand called Latonas.

Latonas make everything from beauty to spfx, available online or instore. The staff are always extremely friendly and helpful. As a very pale lady I can really appreciate the custom blend foundations they offer. They currently have an end of financial year sale in store that is definitely worth checking out if your nearby! 

 I too like Jessica, am a huge fan of their contour palette.

Next up I'd like to mention a slightly higher ended Aussie brand called Latonas.

Latonas make everything from beauty to spfx, available online or instore. The staff are always extremely friendly and helpful. As a very pale lady I can really appreciate the custom blend foundations they offer. They currently have an end of financial year sale in store that is definitely worth checking out if your nearby! 

 My favourite Australis product (at the moment) would have to be their Velourlips. Their bright, pigmented and come in a vast variety of colours. Not to mention they are only $9.95AUD @ Priceline

Now back to the cheaper (and I mean CHEAP!) side of cosmetics we have Kmarts OXX beauty range..

I absolutely adore the new range and can't get enough for only $2 a piece.

I'll have to end it here (I could write a book on Aussie makeup brands!). I really hope you liked my article on Aussie brands and I hope it helpes them get recognized.  Thank you very much to Jessica for doing this post swap with me!

xox

Kate

thank you so much Kate for this awesome blog post swap! let us know in the comments what your thoughts are on Australian beauty products. 

Hugs Jess 

Face of Australia lipsticks Pink champagne, Peaches and cream, and Malibu barbie swatches

Hello lovelies! seeing as it looks like I have my blogging mojo back for now I thought that I would write a little post about three lipsticks that I have been having a bit of a love affair with.

The lipsticks are all different varied shades of pinks which is quite different from what I normally have been going for. But I did pick them up for a steal at Kmart as Kmart was clearing foa for the past few weeks. I picked up these lovelies for $4 each. 

The shades are Pink champagne, Peaches and cream, and Malibu Barbie. I'm actually hoping to go back and get Lychee. 

These lipsticks are the most hydrating and pigmented that I have tried in a long, long time!! 

here are swatches 

One closer up so you can see how pigmented and creamy they are and hopefully appreciate the texture these lipsticks do actually have.

From top to bottom 

Pink Champagne 

Peaches and cream

Malibu Barbie

I thought I'd show swatches on how they actually wore on the lips as well. They are incredibly hydrating. 

Again Pink Champagne

 Peaches and Cream

 and Malibu Barbie

Surprisingly out of the three Pink champagne is my favourite!  I thought for sure that Malibu Barbie would have been because I love cooler toned, hot pink lipsticks. However for some reason this Pink Champagne has really grabbed at my heart strings and if I see another one at kmart I'm going to grab one! 

have you been using any of these foa lipsticks? any other shades? would love to hear from you! 

hugs Jess