What's on my face? Feat. Burberry, Rimmel, Mac, Burt's Bees, Jane Iredale, Make Up Store, Napoleon, Bare Minerals

 EYES:

Burberry Rosewood #9 Sheer Eye Shadow $45.00
This eye shadow is heaven, it is so soft and buttery. The pigment is very sheer but buildable, perfect for a not too full on makeup day. But if I really want to 'Pump up the Jam!' I pair this with a darker chocolate brown shadow through the crease.
available from www.burberry.com.au and selected David Jones Stores 

Rimmel Scandal Eyes Waterproof  eyeliner in Nude $9.95
Wahhhhh! I am coming down with the flu. The first place I notice flu symptoms is my eyes, they go terribly puffy and red. To tone down the redness using a nude liner on your waterline really brightens up your eyes.
available from www.priceline.com.au

Maybelline The Falsies Volume Express Mascara $16.36
Usually I love this mascara but this is a new tube and I think I got a dud, sometimes this happens. The formula is too wet and has been clumping my lashes. Will wait and see if it gets better once it dries out a bit but I am going to try an new mascara very soon.
available from www.priceline.com.au

CHEEKS:

Mac Peachtwist Blush $41.00
I am not totally sure this blush works on me, it applies very dark and I need to blend it out quite a lot. It must have been purchase on one of the rare days I was very tanned. This might be going to a friend who has a darker skin tone to be able to wear this gorgeous colour better than I can.
available from www.maccosmetics.com.au

LIPS:

Burt's Bees Tinted Lip Balm in Rose $14.95
Moisturizing with a pinch of colour, my lips need moisture they are already dry and its not even proper winter weather yet.
available from www.burtsbees.com.au and selected Myer stores.

COMPLEXION:

Napoleon Auto Pilot Pre- Foundation Skin Primer $55.00
This is great if you want your foundation to glide on, especially if you use a heavy foundation. It helps blend out and doesn't let the product settle into lines and creases.
available from www.napoleonperdis.com 

Jane Iredale Glow Time Mineral BB Cream $61.20
Ok a little goes a long way with this product, like you only need under a pea sized amount to do your whole face. This is a very high coverage BB cream, comparable to the coverage you get from Revlon Colour Stay and Estee Lauder Double Wear.
It is also a Vegan and Gulten free product.
available from www.adorebeauty.com.au

Bare Minerals Stroke of Light Concealer $26.95
Great for brightening up the under eye area, I like to apply it slightly lower than directly under my eyes. It gathers in creases if you apply it too close to your eye.
available from www.kitcosmetics.com.au

Make Up Store High Tech Lighter in Full Moon $32.00
WOWZERS! This is an amazing cream high lighter! I prefer cream cheek products as it doesn't sit on top of the skin it melts in and looks like you have a natural glow. I warm this cream up with your fingers and pat on on with my ring fingers on my brow bone, cheek bones and cupids bow. I LOVE IT!
available from www.makeupstore.se and The Make Up Store

xxx Nella

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Winter Lip Savers : The Balms & The Colours

Elizabeth Arden Eight Hour Cream Lip Protectant $19.64

Ok so this is my new fancy grown up lady lip balm, because sometimes sticking an un-sanitised finger into a pot is not ok. The iconic Eight Hour line from Elizabeth Arden has a very distinct herbal/medical smell which I love but I know some people will gag at it. Carrying this around I feel so posh, it looks like a lipstick and everything....And it is amazingly hydrating.

available from www.skinstore.com.au

Nivea Lip Butter's in Caramel Cream and Unscented $5.69

Hype much? Ok so after seeing these on lots of US blogs and YouTube channels I had to try them out. Side note: Go Nivea for releasing these almost immediately after the US, it is the most frustrating thing seeing international blogs with products only to find out they wont be available in Australia for 4 more months! No wonder people buy products online!

Back to the Lip Balm, these lip butters are super cute in there little metal pots and they smell like cookies. I've most liked applying them after moisturizing my face to hydrate my lips pre-lipstick application because they don't give a white cast to the lips.

available from www.priceline.com.au

Lucas Paw Paw Ointment $5.99

Hello old friend, I love you more than the day we first met. This is a classic staple and I will never be without a tube out of arms reach.

available from www.priceline.com.au

Burt's Bees Tined Lip Balm in Rose $14.95
These tinted balms really pack a punch they are super buildable in colour. Like the original Burt's Bees lip balms they are very hydrating and have a sweet natural scent. The only thing is that they don't have a very long wear time, you definitely need to reapply after every cup of tea.
available from www.burtsbees.com.au

Rimmel Apocalips in  Big Bang 400 and Luna 500 $6.38
I just couldn't wait for these to come out in stores locally so I ordered a couple of colours on ASOS to test them out. OMG! These are everything that glossy stains should be, they actually STAIN your lips and they wear really well staying glossy. If you have trouble applying strong pigment with the doe-foot applicator then I suggest taking some product onto a lip brush and applying that way. I also take a concealer with me if I'm planning on wearing them all day in case some product smudges outside my lips and I need to neaten it up. DO NOT WEAR THESE ON A FIRST MAKE OUT DATE!
available from www.asos.com

Revlon Lip Butter in Red Velvet $21.95
Ok so Alyssa Milano in Charmed always had these brown-based sheer red shiny lips and I so wanted to find a shade similar. Even though it's about 10 years too late I have cracked the mystery lip colour, if I apply some of the Nivea Lip Butter and then a few coats of Red Velvet it is almost the exact same shade and intensity.
Fun fact: I totally embarrassed myself on a date once with a super cool music guy at a pub, by screaming 'OMG it's the Charmed theme song!' When 'How soon is now' by The Smiths came on the jukebox at the bar we were having a drink at.
available from www.priceline.com.au

Jane Iredale Pure Gloss Lip Gloss in Sangria $32.30
This smells like sour gummy worms, seriously like your lips have just gone pick and mix lolly crazy. The colour is a shimmery brown based nude, which when going glossy is a bit more grown up than a dolly pink colour, it also makes your lips look fuller.
available from www.adorebeauty.com.au

xxx Nella

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Burt's Bees Pop-Up Store Westfield Bondi Junction, Sydney

Yesterday I attended a very early morning ribbon cutting to open the Burt's Bees Pop-Up Store at Westfield Bondi Junction, the perks of being a Beauty Blogger right? 
Whilst we were munching on breakfast treats (I dropped my avocado on toast on the floor and very clumsily had to pick it up with a napkin feeling very un-beauty blogger and more beauty blunder. Doh!) there were some speeches filled with facts, like did you know there is an actual Burt and he is a real like bee keeper, for reals!
The open-air space is filled with a huge range of Burt's Bees products which is a change from the small stand of lip balms you usually find at department stores. I particularly liked the range of baby products - not that I am with child BUT I often see baby paraphernalia and think 'one day when I am with child that would a good thing to have'. 
There are also body products including scrubs, lotions and body butters and the Skin Care line which I am yet to try and haven't previously seen in stores.
I picked a few goodies to try out The Tinted Lip Balm in Rose $14.95 (to add to my growing collection - Hibiscus is one of my all time faves!) , Almond Milk Beeswax Hand Creme $19.95 and the new Sugar Scrub in Mango & Orange $29.95.
There is also a Lip Balm Amnesty promotion: From the 4th of May the first 2000 shoppers can hand in there old lip balm of any brand and swap it for a Burt's Bees Lip Balm.

Burt's Bees products are all 100% Natural and not tested on animals.

www.burtsbees.com.au

xxxx Nella

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