September favourites where did September go?!

Hello all! as today is the 5th of October I thought I'd share with you some of my September favourites! I've been loving using these and can't wait to see what October brings, especially as the 6th is my 31st birthday so you can expect some birthday shopping!

Anyways lets get started, first off Maybelline the nudes eye shadow palette! I've grown rather fond of this drugstore item. It's easy to use and you can create so many looks. I just adore how many shades there are, they are blendable, pigmented and an all around great palette.

Maybelline Master sculpt in light
I love using this on light make up days to give a little definition, one of my faves. I'm getting somewhat addicted to contour palettes even though I'm not the best at contouring! I still struggle with my face shape lol.

Models prefer lash and line
this is awesome! love the two in one make up item
Models prefer mascara
I love this as it builds up the length and volume without clumping! I gotta have me my mascara and winged eye liner and this certainly does the job!.

For lips I love a dark lip and vampy lips even though its not appropriate for the season as we are heading into Summer here in Australia! but I'm not that kinda girl that stipulates what you can wear so I do what I want haha. I've been loving this colour from ulta3 lately and its Velvet wine! 

And of course this face of Australia blush called nutmeg that I have been obsessed with! the perfect summery shade! even though I probably just contradicted myself haha.

What have your favourites been?

hugs Jess

the perfect blush for pale skinned girls Face of Australia in nutmeg

Hello lovelies, today has been such a sunshining Spring day! I've taken a liking to a blush and I'm here to tell you about it. Nutmeg by Face of Australia, an Australian iconic brand, I do love how this peachy bronze colour goes pretty much well with anything. Great for fair skin girls like me!

This colour I have literally fallen in love with, its a warm toned peach with a slight bronze undertone to it. It's non powdery, super long lasting, it lasted on my skin for approx 7 hours without having to touch up. And it was a warm day as well so I'm happy it didn't melt off.

The shades are all quite different in this range however this one is my favourite, its the most pigmented and natural looking on the skin, leaving a luminous sheen. Quite flattering and gives the right amount of warmth. You get quite a big pan too for $10 which is a great price for a drugstore blush.

This swatch was taken using natural lighting and is unedited except for being cropped, no other altering. I've really been loving this shade and really recommend it to the fair skinned gals out there.

Have you tried any foa blushes as of late? suggest any for me to try? comment below!
hugs Jess

This highlighter is life! that highlight tho!

 This is the one highlighter I have been just lusting after for such a long time, in every youtube make up tutorial I'd watch, they had this, oh the glow, the radiance. That highlight tho! My instagram friend Bethy sent me this in a make up swap we did. I will so love her for sending me this, the one that I'd been hankering after for such a long time! now I'll tell you did it disappoint?

 A superbly golden champagne coloured highlight with a glean that seems to come from within once applied. Silky smooth, its buttery soft, and blends until it looks like its a part of the skin. Multi purpose it can be used as highlight, eye shadow and lip colour. I also love how big the pan is, the fantastic mirror it comes with, and just how sturdy it all feels.

 It's pigmented, golden, a delight to look at! and use. I was actually a bit intimidated when I first started using it because of how much glow you can achieve. However playing around I have found you can blend it well with the elf tapered  brush.

 you get 8gms of product which is a big pan! I've already had this for a couple of months now, and haven't even made a dent in the pan. I'm addicted to highlighters and this one I whip out for when I want the ultra glow or special touch to my make up.

have you used this as of yet? what other highlighters do I need to try?

hugs Jess

Savvy by db mini make over packs from Priceline review and thoughts

So Savvy by db have brought out the little packages of goodness again and omg I am in love, they are similar to the pocket rockets of last year but this year they are called Mini make overs and they are $5 each. My first one I picked up was this packet right here purely because I was so interested in the liquid lipstick.

The shade of liquid lipstick is called Ballet and in the packaging it looked quite nude which was actually why I wanted it because its so on trend right now, and let me tell you it is pigmented! and extremely runny. So they aren't wrong in saying its a liquid but on the lips its a dream.

Nude shades don't normally suit me but because I'm now blonde, and this one has a slight peachy colour in it (and yes I do believe I applied way to much but it came out super fast so be warned) but they are so pigmented! they remind me of the ocd lip tars I believe they are called. They have other shades which I will be picking up.

I love the packaging, and I do wish they come in more shades but my local Priceline didn't seem to stock that many, I picked up this one because it was the last one of this one left. And as I said nudes are very in right now. The tube is sturdy, but I would highly recommend keeping it in a make up bag, either the one it comes with or another one because if it did get squished by something in your bag it would make a huge pigmented mess. I actually squirted out that much and its that pigmented that it stained my hand so be warned especially with the deeper shades, it washed off after two washes though.

Now onto the nail polishes, I was excited to see the little bottles as they made the deal a bit more value because some of the packages only come with two items. But these nail polishes are not very good quality even though they are very pretty. They lasted me a day before chipping.

This was straight after application, the pro's are they are very pretty shades, the lighter pink one held up much better than the darker shade. The was no streaking, and it applied opaque after one coat which at the time I thought it was too good to be true.

But after one day they chipped, and I don't think its worth it just for the nail polishes if that's what you are after, I'm getting the packs for the liquid lipsticks. And I guess for a day the nails can look pretty still. Maybe with a top coat it would last longer but I am lazy with my nails and generally just want it easy and to last on its own.

I do like the size of the bottles, I think they are quite a novelty little thing, and would be good for travelling.

over all not a bad deal for $5

what do you guys think have you seen them yet? let me know and please follow and share for more
hugs Jess