Mini Drugstore Haul

In the spirit of Halloween, I went out yesterday and picked up a few beauty-related things, so I finally have something to share with you all!

Yayyyy!

L-R: Glam Eyes "Gwen" eyelashes, red face & body paint, She Aromatherapy body glitter, She Aromatherapy dusting powder in "Nymph" and Revlon nail varnish in "Cherries in the Snow"

 

 So obviously the body paint is Halloween-specific, and I will put up some photos of my Halloween makeup looks after the weekend.

She Aromatherapy is a brand that I had never seen or heard of before until yesterday's expedition to Priceline. They are an Australian cruelty-free brand of mineral makeup and natural body products. You can check them out here

The body glitter has a cooling gel texture and an opalescent shine. It contains no alcohol, which is good for me and my sensitive skin. It provides a subtle sparkle and a lovely, ethereal shimmer. I can't wait to wear it. I always loved body glitter when I was younger; and it seems to be very difficult to find in shops in W.A. Maybe Victoria is just more of a body glitter sort of place.

The next thing I bought is the loose dusting powder, also from She Aromatherapy. The colour is "Nymph," which was just so perfect that I had to have it. I like to wear shimmery loose powders when I do special effect makeup, but they can be equally lovely with a neutral palette. I haven't tried this product yet but I'm excited. I will probably wear it to work tonight.

And the last thing I bought was the Revlon nail polish. I have been wanting "Cherries in the Snow" for a long time now; and when I saw that Priceline had reduced the price of all Revlon nail polishes to nine dollars, I just had to snap this one up. It's a gorgeous red which reminds me of Old Hollywood movie stars. I'm excited to wear it.


So that concludes my mini beauty haul, I hope you enjoyed it. If you have tried any of these products or would like to see some proper reviews of the products, please leave me a comment below. Have a wonderful day!

xoxo

Woefully neglectful!

I have been so neglectful of my beauty blog. And what's worse is that I really have no excuse. None whatsoever.

I suppose the major reason I haven't updated this blog is because I have been feeling somewhat disheartened with it. I also must admit that I haven't been buying any makeup or beauty products. As I mentioned in my earlier posts, I have been spending a lot of time decluttering and trying to streamline my collection. And to that end, I have recently been able to reduce the products in my bathroom to the point where they now all fit onto one shelf. One shelf!

That was a proud moment in my life.

What I have been buying a lot of lately is books. I have bought oh-so many books. Ridiculous amounts of them. And if this were a book blog, I would have uploaded endless pictures of the books as they arrived (I buy my books almost exclusively from The Book Depository). But this is a beauty blog; and I told myself when I created it that I would try to keep myself as focused as I possibly could. Which I will do!

So, in the absence of any new makeup or beauty products to 'haul,' as such, what I am going to share with you today is my current beauty wishlist! (Yayyyy!)

I've been saving up for a while now to go on a massive beauty shopping splurge (to undo some of the hard work I did decluttering, because really, isn't the whole point of decluttering to make room for new stuff?). Hopefully I will be able to do that soon and have a whole bunch of new products to show & tell. These are some of the products that I hope to pick up when I go shopping:

Nars lipgloss in "Angelika"

 

I really like Nars lipgloss; and I love any kind of bright pink makeup, so I think this will be just perfect.

 

Nars eyeshadow in "Bombshell"

 

Very self-explanatory.

Nars Bombshell in "Blondie"

 

I need a new brown/beige eyeshadow; and this one looks just right!

 

Nars Illuminator in "Orgasm"

 

Tee hee.

 

 

Chantecaille Pure Rosewater

 

I don't really know if I can justify the extravagant price tag on this, but it looks and sounds so amazing that I feel like I need to at least try it.

Chanel lipstick in Ingenue

 

Or some other kind of pretty nude colour with a nice name.

 

Because of reasons.

 

 

 

So that's a very small collection of just a couple of the endless products on my wishlist. Hopefully I will get around to beauty shopping very soon and be able to do a little haul for you guys.

 

In the meantime, leave me some comments and let me know what's on your makeup wishlist, what you've been buying lately, and what you would like to see in my future posts! :)

 

 

 

 

xoxo

Review of Tigi Your Highness Elevating Shampoo

I bought a new shampoo a few weeks ago, and I used it for the first time today. I tend to shy away from trying new shampoos. I’m really, really, super-attached to my De Lorenzo silver shampoo, but I decided it was time to be brave and try something else as well. This particular shampoo is part of the Tigi Catwalk Collection, and it comes packaged in an ultra-glam black and purple bottle. In true Tigi fashion, it has a fun name that made me smile when I bought it: Your Highness. It is so named because the function of this shampoo is to give your hair volume, body and height. Whoever coined the phrase, “The higher the hair, the closer to God,” must be a big fan of this shampoo.

 

 

Part of the reason that Tigi as a brand appeals to me is because of their sense of humour. It even says on the back of their bottles: “You must have a sense of humour to use our products.” Add that to the brightly coloured packaging and funny/cheeky/suggestive product names, and you, sirs and madams, have won me over. I shall buy your products. It also helps that they do not test on animals (very important to me); and it’s a total bonus that the products actually work.

I jumped into the shower, excited to try my new shampoo and contemplating the fact that pretty much every kind of shampoo I buy is purple or has purple on the packaging. I wonder what that means… But I digress.

The first thing I noticed about the bottle is its simplicity. You literally twist off the lid, and away you go. You can squeeze the product directly onto your hand, without having to fiddle around with a pump (pumps on shampoo bottles drive me crazy. It should not be that difficult to use shampoo!), and you also can’t accidentally squeeze out half the bottle when you tilt it towards your palm.

Another thing I loved about this product was that you don’t need to use very much of it, which makes it super economical. I don’t know about anybody else, but my hair is extremely long and thick (and no, I don’t have hair extensions), so I tend to use up a lot of shampoo and conditioner, just to cover all of my hair. Not so, with this one! I was super impressed with how a little went such a long way.

My favourite thing about Your Highness is the fragrance. I admit it, I am a total girl about haircare products- If it doesn’t smell good, I won’t use it. I don’t care how good it is for my hair, it has to smell good. And oh, how this one does. Your Highness combines jasmine, wisteria, lavender and violet to create one of the most amazing smelling shampoos I have ever tried. Even now, I can’t help smelling my hair (don’t judge me- I know I can’t be the only one who does this) and breathing a contented sigh. It smells like romance, the first flowers of spring and fairy lights.

As I mentioned, I have extremely long and very thick hair, with no layers cut into it, so I have a hard time getting my hair to show signs of life. I long for bouncy hair with lots of body and a sassy attitude, and I have searched far and wide to find products which help me achieve this. Your Highness most certainly does. And so, I bow down before it and praise its magical volumising powers.