Max Factor Master Class with Liz Kelsh

Max Factor Skin Luminizer Foundation $33.95 Facefinity Foundation Compact $36.95 and Mastertouch Concealer $25.95 available from www.priceline.com.au

About a month ago I was lucky enough to attend a Max Factor master class hosted by the amazing make up artist and Ambassador for Max Factor in Australia Liz Kelsh...pause for my inner make up geek fan girl moment. Liz is an incredible make up artist who's work I have adored and admired for years, so meeting her was one thing but having her teach us how to apply our makeup was another. She also told me specifically I needed to wear powder in my t-zone and I have done it every day since because when Liz tells you that you need powder then she knows it. 

We also got to play with Max Factor's new Skin Luminizer Foundation, it is a medium to full coverage foundation but is light and feels like a tinted moisturiser on the skin and is extremely long lasting. Perfect for a budge proof base that you don't need to worry about reapply during the day in the office or out and about. My fave new discovery is the foundation compact powder, it can be worn on its own buffed into the skin with a brush or with the sponge to cover up shine throughout the day - it gives the skin a light glowing velvet finish. 

My view during the master class, sitting next to the gorgeous Angie from An Obsession with the Fabulous. Hey girl!

Max Factor made a short video of the class, featuring me completely fumbling and fangirling. 

xx Nella

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My New Nude.....So fresh!

With this beautiful weather and my summer skin slightly more sun kissed than usual, rather than going crazy with colour I have been gravitating towards nude - if you know me this is very out of character!


1. Neom Luxury Candle in 'Refresh' $99.00 available from www.atluxe.com.au
Holy Moly! This is an amazing candle. Neom is talked about by a lot of beauty bloggers from the UK, which is how I found out about them. Made from natural soy wax and essentials oils they are super pungent, the 3 wick candle fills a large room with a strong scent. The scents are very natural smelling rather than candles that are named after the coast lines of Italy and are completely artifical.

2. The Balm Girls Lipstick in 'Mai Billsbepaid' $19.95 available from www.davidjones.com.au
There is a time and a place for a bright lip, and for me that is not everyday. 'Mai Billsbepaid' (hilarious name!) is a satin finish rosey-nude which just pulls everything together. It is the perfect handbag lipstick  so you are ready to look put together in a matter of minutes. Also I have been experimenting with some pretty full on eye looks - like heaps of glitter and liner which would look way showgirls with a bright lip and 'Mai Billsbepaid' has been a match made in heaven.

3. Stila Smudge Stick in 'Angel Fish' $32.00 available from www.meccacosmetica.com.au
Oh new beauty trick alert! Feeling tired? Using a nude kohl liner on the inner rim of your eyelid completley opens up your eyes and wakes you up in seconds.

4. Max Factor Glossfinity Nail Polish in 'Angel Eyes' $11.95 available from www.priceline.com.au
Rose gold is totally 'A Thing' at the moment, the trim of choice for many accessories - nails are an accessory too. The Max Factor Glossfinity polishes are just enough Rose Gold just enough irresdent shimmer to be the perfect accent nail on a pastel mani. If you don't know what I am talking about search 'Accent nail' on Pinterest.

5. Kester Black Nail Polish in 'Butter Cream' $16.00 available from www.kesterblack.com
If you don't know already - I have a broken toe. It is the most annoying thing ever....Aghhhhhh. It stays bound up in tape with the toes next to it and will remain that way for several months. Not wanting to draw any unnneccarssay attention to my foot I have been favoring nudes when giving myself a pedi. Kester Black is a brilliant line of Australian polishes, 'Butter Cream' is a beautiful neutral suede taupe and a dupe for Dior's 'Safari.

6. Stella McCartney 'Carrington' Sandal £178.12 available from www.theoutnet.com
STELLA!!!!!!!! Oh Stella, these 'Carrington' Sandals are everything I have been looking for in a summer heel. Patent and posh in just the right way, not too high and with rosey-gold hardware which give them an edge. Now I just need the Stella McCartney 'Day of the Week' undies to further continue my love affair with all generations of the McCartney's.

xoxo Nella

A Fabulously Festive Christmas Giveaway!

OMG! It is Beauté Gazette's Big Fat Christmas Giveaway!

I wanted to do a Christmas giveaway for all of YOU - my lovely readers who have continued to read Beauté Gazette tolerating my annoying spelling mistakes and laughed at my beauty adventures throughout the year. Let me stuff your stocking this Christmas with some really cool products that I couldn't live without during the festive season. Beauté Gazette's bountiful Christmas prize includes:

CoverGirl Outlast Double Lipshine in 270 Candy Apple:

One side is sweet milky red gloss with a subtle shimmer and the other a super shiny gloss, it will totally stay put throughout plenty of cheeky Christmas tipples and mince pies.

CoverGirl Outlast Lip Colour in 507 Ever Red-dy:

I love this colour it really is a true super shiny 'Christmas Red' which will match all of your sexy Mrs Clause outfits!

*Please don't wear any Mrs Clause outfits.....they are defiantly are not sexy.

CoverGirl Outlast Lip Colour in 521 Eternal Flame:

I really hope this lippy was named after the Atomic Kitten Hit 'Eternal Flame' - because I really love that song. Shimmery and festive people may mistake your lips for a Christmas bobble.

Max Factor Colour Elixr Lipstick in 715 Ruby Tuesdsay:

Because you can never have enough lippies - seriously a different red for everyday of the week is absolutely necessary at this time of the year. This red lipstick is my current go to for a quick festive pick me up when I am not feeling festive at all and I just want to stay in bed.

Make Up Stores Nail Varnish in Silje:

A classic red nail varnish to keep in your top desk draw to give yourself a speedy lunch time mani when 'Tim' from accounts emails you an invite to yet another Christmas party on you and you only have 10mins in the office bathrooms to get ready in after 5pm.

Trilogy Face Care Eye Contour Cream:

Lather this liberally under your eyes before bed, and no one will notice those 12 million glasses of champagne you had at your annual book club chrissy do the night before.

How do I win this amazing Christmas Giveaway you are asking yourself at this point....It is totally easy!

Step 1: 'LIKE' Beauté Gazette on Facebook 'HERE'

Step 2: Email Beauté Gazette with your Name, Postal details & Contact number 'HERE'

Do these 2 really easy-peasy steps before Friday 21st December and you are in the running to win the totally festive Beauté Gazette  

THANK YOU MY LOVELY READERS!

xxx Nella

Mascara Madness: Volume Vs Length

Even if I am not leaving the house for the day I will still put mascara on, being very fair my eyelashes look naked without a thick application of black mascara. Natural lashes are not my thing I like them big, thick and black!

Mascara is one of the few things that you cannot test before you buy it, and if you do then you are going to get a nasty case of pink eye. Here are my tips for the best volumizing and best lengthening mascaras. 

1. Dior -  Dior show Black Out Mascara $33.00 

This is really good at getting the roots of your lashes, just hold the brush at the roots and wiggle up. Dior mascara's formula is quite dry and they don't last as long as other brands. It feels like you have mascara on when you wear this or maybe a set of demi false lashes, which I like. If you already have thick or long lashes then this is just going to enhance what you already have.

2. Lancome - Hypnose Drama $52.00 

If you want thick lashes this is your mascara, I usually wipe half the amount of product that comes out off with a tissue first and then with the next couple of coats I put more and more product on the brush. It feels like there is alot of product in the tube and it lasts quite a while without drying out - although you should change mascara every 3 months for hygiene. 

3. Make Up For Ever - Smokey Lash $33.00

If your go to look is just a bit of smudged eyeliner and lots of mascara, then Smokey Lash is perfect for you. It dries to a really matte jet black and blends into the eyeliner on your waterline seamlessly. The waterproof version is the best waterproof mascara I have ever used, you could do 25 laps in a heated pool and it still wouldn't budge - the British synchronised swimming team uses Make Up For Ever products!

4. Loreal - Volume Million Lashes $23.95

Quite a wet formula, but this mascara gives you a little time to work with it and build it up before it dries. If you like plastic brushes this is probably the best, very flexible and bendy.

5. Lancome - Doll Eyes $54.00

Cutest packaging of all the mascara's award! Awwwww. Doll Eyes is perfect to get to the little inner corner lashes to give you a twiggy-esque 60's look. For bottom lashes hold the brush vertically and with the tip make little strokes this will coat them really well making them defined and very pretty.

1. Max Factor - 2000 Calorie $18.95

The 2000 Calorie line mascara line has been around for like ever, now with a few different varieties available. It disperses the most perfect amount of product on the brush to give your lashes a thin coating from the base to the tip, I do need to curl my lashes when using this mascara though.

2. Mac - Zoom Lash $33.00

Zoom Lash is a very wet formula, I wipe off most of the product from the brush onto a tissue before applying it to my lashes. But after a couple of coats it is ON! Seriously once I got dumped by a boy and cried 3 times in 45mins and it stayed in place expelling tears like a pro. Turning to him worried my mascara was running down my face he said no your mascara is fine -  at that point I knew I had to tell babes about this mascara. If you are going on a date to see a really sad movie say something like My Sisters Keeper that level of crytown you should definitely wear Mac's Zoom Lash.

3. Laura Mercier - Long Lash $29.50

If you are someone who likes the idea of wearing makeup but you don't want people to be able to tell you are actually wearing a full face of make up (not me!) Laura Mercier's Long Lash gives the most fluttery long subtle lashes. Perfect for no-makeup makeup.

4. Maybelline - Falsies $16.40

If you can get passed the packaging this is a really good mascara. Like really good! It gets the base of the lash at the tightline of your eyelid and then will coat the lash to the tip. This is not clumpy at all and will fan your lashes out. A wet formula but gives you time to push your lashes into shape before drying.