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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Beauté Gazette LOVES Nivea Pearl and Beauty Anti-Perspirant Deodorant

Nivea Pearl and Beauty Anit-Perspirant Deodorant $3.90 available from www.priceline.com.au

This isn't a post about really pretty lipstick or life changing serum, it is a post on deodorant. WTF?!

I feel I should put this deodorant on the pedestal that it deserves and give props to the sweat saving grace of The Nivea Pearl and Beauty Roll-On Anti-Perspirant Deodorant.

Usually I am a product slut never repurchasing always falling for the newer shiny version, this is the case with everything shoes, lipstick, moisturizers but not my deodorant. Pearl and Beauty and I have been going strong I want to say for about 10 years straight now and I will never cheat or stray. So why do I love this particular deodorant so much? 

Firstly the scent is very subtle and not overpowering, it doesn't compete with your perfume and won't attach itself to the armpits of your favourite shirts. Secondly it has zero white residue and won't mark your black tshirt with zebra stripes of white sticky powder. Finally, of course you will still sweat whilst wearing any deodorant and sometimes the smell of sweat mixed with the deodorant is worse than actual straight up stinky B.O, Pearl and Beauty blends with your natural scent.

One bottle usually lasts me about 1 month,  I worked out that roughly that over the past 10 years at 1 bottle per month I have purchased 120 bottles of my beloved Nivea Pearl and Beauty Deodorant....Woahhhhh!

xx Nella

Are you loyal to a deodorant? Or am I completely nuts? Leave a comment or tweet me and let me know.

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Kiehl's Midnight Recovery Concentrate

Midnight Recovery Concentrate by Kiehl's & Blue Pole by Jackson Pollack

Ok so this stuff is meant to be a miracle worker, I have heard people praise the little blue glass bottle saying it contained magic oil which would cure all my skin problems. Sucker much? Yes I am.

For the past year I have loved introducing oils into my night time skin care routine, The Trilogy Rose Hip Oil was very thick and super Hydrating, La Mav's Nectar Serums are fantastic and you skin feels plump by morning. With Kiehl's Midnight Recovery Concentrate it just feels like nothing much is happening......like nothing at all. Applying a pea sized amount of the oil to my face it is absorbed super quickly within 5 minutes it is as if I haven't even applied a moisturizer. This didn't appeal to me, at night time I don't mind going to bed lathered in oils knowing they will slowly be absorbed throughout the night - no one is going to see me oil slicked up, so it really doesn't matter. By morning I was expecting to be a glowing beacon of radiant skin, I wasn't. Dry patches still there, yep. The colony of pimples on my chin region, still there. Dark circles, still dark. Nothing much was changing, and my skin didn't feel plump and hydrated at all.

For me Kiehl's Midnight Recovery Concentrate is my version of most peoples perception of Blue Poles, I don't get it. What's the fuss about?

Kiehl's Midnight Recover Concentrate 30ml / $59.00
Available from www.kiehls.com.au and selected David Jones stores

xxx Nella

p.s I totally get Blue Poles.

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Alice McCall

 1. Julia Nobis openning the show 2. Under the sea, the all white finale 3. My lap pre-show, cannot get enough Vitamin Gum

I was starting to get a case of the MBFWA fatigues by the time the Alice McCall show came around, dosed up on Vitamin gum and lots of water. The show was one of my favourites, I can imagine wearing most of the looks myself and the ones I wouldn't wear I could pick a friend or 2 who they would look amazing on. The whole time watching the show I wished there was a 'Buy it now' button I could press. Thank you to the amazing Holly Beer for inviting me and congratulations on doing brilliant job on the show.

 Top 3 Looks : Cobalt flocked botantical print, Sheer panneled apron top and floor length skirt, Floaty Nobis in the most beautiful printed gown.

Love me some Alice McCall! This show flowed so sweetly, the colour palette was beautiful washes of seashell pink, champagne and bright cobalt were heavenly to watch. Dresses were either short and cute or long and dramatic in sheer white light as air silk and botanical graphic prints on double layer Japanese organza. The soundtrack of Solange - Losing You was perfect for the youthful and intricate collection. 

HAIR

Sophie Roberts for GHD

Salty textured mermaid pony tails, which looked like the models had emerged from the sea. The look was very cool and effortless - I wish my hair looked like that when I got out of the water at Gordons Bay. Using the Ghd Eclipse Styler and Ghd Smooth and Finish serum to create texture to the low-slung ponytails.

MAKEUP

Natasha Severino for MAC

BAT FOR LASHES! Each set of the amazing lashes was hand painted with Mac pigment. The skin was super glowy with dewy highlighter on the cheekbones and subtle contouring. Brows were well groomed and played the perfect frame for the divine eyelashes.

NAILS

Essie

Fresh pretty pastel nude nails using Essie's 'Sugar Daddy' was a perfect pairing to the hair and makeup.

xxx Nella

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