LOVE ME DO! Valentine's Day Wish List xoxo

Maison Balzac Candle in 'La Rose' $45.00

How could you go past the scent of Rose on Valentine's Day, if your significant other didn't surprise you with a dozen pink Austin Roses don't freak out just light a fragrant candle and take a long bath.

Maison Balzac is now stocked at Colette in Paris! Congratulations beautiful Elise!

available from www.mychameleon.com.au

Agent Provocateur Novah Bra £95.00 and Brief £65.00

The fine and sweet details in Lingerie is what I find beautiful, to be honest men aren't not going to notice at all but if you feel amazing wearing luxurious silks in vibrant colours like me - then its totally worth it!

Very very exciting news Agent Provocateur will be stocked at David Jones from Friday (like tomorrow!) - Just in time for Valentine's Day. 

available from www.agentprovocateur.com and www.davidjones.com.au

Tom Ford Lipstick in 'Cherry Lush' $65.00
Wearing bright pink lipstick on Valentine's Day is a must, 'Cherry Lush' is the creamiest most flirty fuchsia pink.
available from selected David Jones stores

Essie Nail Polishes in 'She's Pampered' and 'Fun in the Gondola' $18.95
'She's Pampered' is a bold red based pink which will get any Valentines sceptic in the spirit. 'Fun in the Gondola' is a more understated soft dusty rose - an absolutely timeless pink.
available from www.westfield.com.au and Myer Stores

Laura Mercier Creme Brulee Honey Bath $46.10 & Creme Brulee Body Souffle $60.95
Valentine's Day is the worst day ever to be on a diet especially a gluten/sugar free diet because desserts are acceptable to eat for all meals. The Laura Mercier Creme Brulee products makes you smell like you have just stepped out of a Patisserie - which if you can't eat cream filled sweeties is the next best thing!
available from Laura Mercier counters and www.fragrancenet.com

Sanderson Devine Bed Sheet Set $249.95
Sheets are very important on Valentine's Day - you know why! Leave the satin sheets for sleazy Jersey Shore type scenarios and opt for a luxurious high thread count cotton in a classic white or cream. Scattered rose petal are optional.
available from www.davidjones.com.au

What's on your Valentine's Day wish list? Let me know in the comments below on Twitter @beautegazette

xxx Nella

NARS Andy Warhol Collection Review

NARS Andy Warhol 'Walk on the Wild Side' Set $62.00 available from

www.meccacosmetica.com.au

Limited edition themed collections have been popping up from many of the high-end brands lately, many just re-packaged existing products which in my opinion isn't really a collection its just new packaging - but hey, I am a sucker for packaging!

The NARS Andy Warhol Collection really intrigued me before I had even set eyes on any of the products. Having a pre-developed love/hate relationship with NARS, some products I cannot use its almost as if my face rejects them and some I will re-purchase till I die - I'll be the nanna lining up at Mecca buying Matte Velvet Lip Pencils with my pension.

Of course I wanted the Andy Warhol 'Silver Factory' Set but alas it is $320.00

(Silver Factory Multiple (Silver), Shadows Trio Eyeshadow (new shades), Chelsea Girls Pure Matte Lipstick, Desire Blush, Larger Than Life long-Wear Eyeliner in Via Veneto, Large Domes Eyeshadow Brush #13.) Yes the prices are a little ALOT on the steep side. 

The 'Walk on the Wild side' Set $62.00 is a little easier to part with....The set contains: Silver Factory Illuminator, It Nail Polish, Larger Than Life Lip Gloss in Orgasm (all mini's)

My favourite product is the Nail Polish in 'IT' -  a beautiful cobalt purple with a not so obvious silver shimmer which gives it an amazing depth. It applies beautifully an is opaque in 2 coats. 'IT' does need a high-shine top coat as is can dent because of the shimmer content.

The 'Silver Factory' Illuminator is beautiful, mixed in with your foundation or moisturizer to give an all over angelic glow to the skin or applied directly to the high points of your cheeks and brow bone to give that 70's disco queen look. 

Can someone please help? Am I the only girl in the world that cannot wear the NARS 'Larger than life Lipgloss'? It applies patchy and its really really sticky and just looks awful on me. Waaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhh. This is the only dud product, it would have been better and more true to the collaboration if a pale pink Matte Lipstick was included instead.

NARS Andy Warhol Collection available from Mecca Cosmetica for a limited time.

What was your favorite product form the NARS Andy Warhol Collection?

Let me know in the comments or on twitter @beautegazette

xx Nella

DIY Textured Tips Mani featuring Kester Black Nail Polish!

Throughout summer I have been totally obsessed with ice-cream pastel polishes, my fingers painted in an assortment of sorbets thought the seasonal heat wave. Bored with the regular glossy mani I decided to switch it up trying out a matte topcoat and high gloss tip.

Products used:
Nail File, Orange Stick, Kester Black 'Mat Top Coat' $16.00, Kester Black Nail Polish in 'Bubblegum' $16.00, Sally Hansen Diamond Shine Top Coat $16.95, Fine craft paint brush.

1. File your nails into a squarish shape - this works best for a tip. Push cuticles back to elongate your nails. Apply polish as normal, Kester Black's 'Bubblegum' was opaque and perfect in 2 coats.

2. Apply Kester Black's 'Matt Top Coat' to your nails as you would a regular topcoat. It dries really quickly and doesn't have that weird velvet texture some matte coats have.

3. Pour a small amount of the Sally Hansen Diamond Shine Topcoat on to a scrap of paper, load up your paint brush with the topcoat, starting in the middle of the nail and working out to the corners of your nail paint your tips. Allow at least 30min dry time and voila Textured Tips.

Kester Black products available from www.kesterblack.com
Sally Hansen products available from www.priceline.com.au

xx Nella

If you haven't entered the amazing Parissa giveaway already in my previous post, do it! You could win 1 of 3 fantastic home waxing kits!

Parissa X Beauté Gazette Giveaway!

So after my last post about home waxing the sexy and very well groomed babes at Parissa got in contact with me and we decided to run an amazing GIVEAWAY for the lovely readers of Beauté Gazette! YAY!

YOU could win one of 3 Parissa gift packs valued at $25.98 each!!!!

Why Beauté Gazette loves Parissa?
At-Home Waxing Experts, Parissa, formulate ALL their Hair Removal products using the finest quality, natural ingredients to create easy to use waxes that deliver salon results in the comfort of your own home. Parissa products gently exfoliate your skin while removing hair, leaving your skin softer, smoother and more radiant with every application.

The big fat prizes :
Each of the 3 winners will receive:
1 x Chamomile Body Sugar. This water-washable formula contains soothing chamomile and is gentle enough for the most sensitive skin. If you suffer from red little bumps and irritation after waxing this product will be your new best friend.
1 x Parissa Wax Strips are pre-coated with gentle cream-wax and ready-to-use wherever and whenever you want!  No heating or spreading required, just press on and zip off.

To WIN these great prize packs all you need to do is 3 little things:

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3. Email Beauté Gazette with your Name, Contact Number and Postal Address HERE!

The giveaway will be open till 8th of Febuary, winners will be contacted VIA email immediately after the giveaway closes.

If you have any questions feel free to tweet me @beautegazette 

Good Luck!

xx Nella