#lippyaday Challenge – Weeks 4, 5 and 6
To save from spamming your feeds, here is weeks 406 of my #lippyaday challenge.
Week 4
Day 22 – Nutrimetics Blush Rose lip lightning lipgloss {same concept as the Sportsgirl Lighten Up gloss. Similar shade too!}
Day 23 – NYX Love Angel lipstick {great formula but shade is too pale for my liking}
Day 24 – Face of Australia Malibu Barbie lipstick {not a shade I’d normally buy but I got sucked in by the hype}
Day 25 -Urban Decay Grapes of Wrath {pretty unique lipstick. It’s a purple blue duo chrome but not something I’d wear everyday}
Day 26 – MAC Urgent! Slimshine {love the jelly-like consistency of this}
Day 27 – Revlon Peach colorburst lipstick
Day 28 – Bobbi Brown Rose Petal tinted lip balm {colour intensity of a lipstick, moisturizing properties of a balm}
Week 5
Day 29 – Revlon Soft Nude colorburst lipstick
Day 30 – NYX Tea Rose lipstick {very emollient; nice shade. Don’t like the scent though}
Day 31 – Revlon Cherry Tart lip butter
Day 32 – Innoxa Hot Chilli
Day 33 – Fyrinnae Meloncholy lip lustre {feels like a liquid lipstick}
Day 34 – Sugar Baby Black Cherry Pie gloss {great vampy gloss for Winter}
Day 35 – Sugar Baby Party All Night gloss
Week 6
Day 36 – MAC Enchantee kissable lip color
Day 37 – Giorgio Armani 401 Rouge d’Armani
Day 38 – Lanolips Rhubarb lip colour
Day 39 – Australis Pash Me Pink pout paste
Day 40 – Australis Berry Nice Kiss pout paste
Day 41 – Innoxa Tangerine Summer Matte lipstick topped with Australis Pash Me Pink pout paste
Day 42 – Innoxa classic colour lipstick in Grapefruit
Project 100 Pan {update 1}
After my frivolous spending in Malaysia, Singapore and Hawaii, I thought “What better time than to start a Project 100 Pan?” Add to this, I recently saw that Anissa over at Beautifully Glossy had finished her Project 100 Pan! What a champ. It shows me that it could definitely be done so here I am! Use up 100 products? I can do it!
So I’ve set myself some ‘rules’
- No new beauty products unless they are basic essentials
- Every 5 samples/minis finished = 1 full size product
I’ve been “holding on” to some empties with the thought that I may or may not participate in this Project X Pan so here is what I have so far….
So the first batch (of rubbish I remember to keep), we have:
001 Coles cotton balls
002 Face of Australia Purifying Cleansing Wipes
These were not my favourite face wipes to use. It wasn’t ‘wet’ enough for my liking and the top sticker kept coming off which meant my face wipes dried out a lot quicker.
003 Simple Cleansing Facial Wipes
004 Nivea Daily Essentials Refreshing Face Wipes
005 Nivea Daily Essentials Gentle Exfoliating Scrub
This is one of my favourite facial exfoliators. I’ve been using this for years!
006 Australis High School Sweetheart lipstick
This was a limited edition product a while back. Great MLBB shade for everyday and the packaging is very cute. Shame I can’t find these anymore.
007 Chapstick
Definite HG lip balm.
008 KMS Moist Repair
Love love love! Made my hair feel silky soft. However I hated the fact that the ‘lid’ is on the bottom and needs to be twisted up to reveal a little opening for the product. Difficult to use and as you can see, gets gunky in the shower.
009 NAK Treat With Care Conditioning Treatment
010 Clearasil Rapid Action Gel Wash
011 Sunsilk Frizz Control shampoo
012 Sunsilk Frizz Control conditioner
These worked well at ensuring my hair was not as much of a frizzball after a blowdry as usual. Smells yum too.
Minis/samples count – 4
Guinot Luxurious Body Firming Cream
Urban Decay Primer Potion
Chanel Exceptionnel de Chanel mascara
Imperial Leather Foamburst
Omg this is the most fun thing ever. It comes out as a gel and when it comes into contact with water, it foams up.
So there you have it. My small start to Project 100 Pan. I will endeavour to update you weekly, if not then monthly, so as to keep myself accountable 
Project 100 Pan tally:
012 full size products
004 minis/samples
Review: When Travelmate Essence Gel Mask
When I saw the press release for the When Travelmate Essence Gel Mask in my inbox, I thought it’d be perfect for my trip to Hawaii as it’s a face mask that is marketed for those who travel.
Aeroplanes do funny things to my skin (as I’m sure it does to yours too). After getting off the plane, my skin is almost always dehydrated and feels very tight.
When Travelmate Essence Gel Mask - $12.95AUD
On my second day in Hawaii, I whipped out this face mask and gave it a go.
After opening the packet, I was a bit confused as it’s not your typical face mask. There are three pieces to it, two of which are to be thrown…So essentially, the face mask is sandwiched between a backing paper and another cloth-like piece. The material of the mask felt more silicon-y than your typical cloth face masks.
When Travelmate Essence Gel Mask - $12.95AUD
I found that the cut-outs for the lips and eyes didn’t ‘fit’ as well as I’d like but it wasn’t bothersome or anything. After leaving it on for 30 minutes, off the face mask went and I massaged the remaining gel onto my face and neck.
Result? My face was looking much more dewy, plump and after massaging the gel into my face, I wasn’t left with any residue – it was absorbed so well that I was able to walk out of my hotel room afterwards without having to wash off anything.
The only downside is the price. At $12.95AUD for one sheet, it’s a bit expensive if you use it on a regular basis. However, seeing as I hardly fly, I’d purchase the box of 4 for $39.95AUD and have them at the ready should I need to jump on a plane! The results I got justify the price and I wouldn’t hesistate to drop my pretty pennies for a quick fix after spending time up in the air.
Purchase – Available exclusively from lovebeautyhub; shipping within Australia is $6.95AUD.
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Malaysia and Singapore Haul
Back in mid-January to February, I flew off to Malaysia and Singapore with my boyfriend. On our second day in Penang, my boyfriend took me to the local Watsons store and I got a bit overexcited haha. Later that week, we went into my first SaSa store and I was so overwhelmed! It was like Priceline on steroids. Oh and then walking into Tang’s beauty floor in Singapore? Jaw. Drop. And then Sephora!!
Anyways, enough blabbering. Here was my cumalative haul from my three week adventure much to my boyfriend’s disbelief!
Please let me know if you want swatches and/or reviews on any of these and I will fast track them. Otherwise, I will be slowly going through this (and my Hawaii haul – which is coming up soon too)….Oh, if you want to know prices as well, just comment and I’ll let you know.
Malaysia and Singapore Haul
Starting from top left we’ve got some sponge wedges, K-Palette 24 Hours Real Lasting Eyeliner, Biore UV Face Milk , Nivea Aqua Sensation Day Cream, various face masks and one foot mask, Maybelline Baby Lips Color in Berry Crush, Biore Cleaning Oil Facial Wipes, 2 x L’Oreal Shine Caresses in Eve and Princess and Tsubaki shampoo and conditioner.
Malaysia and Singapore Haul
Nexcare 3M Acne Patch, Revlon Lip Butter in Macaroon, Elianto Fionatto blush in Peachy Pink, 2 x TopShop polishes in Amythest and Panther, TopShop blush in Flush and theBalm blush in Frat Boy.
Malaysia and Singapore Haul
2 x Victoria’s Secret fragrance mists in Sheer Love and Simply Breathless, random false lashes, Sephora Jumbo Liner 12hr Wear in Taupe, SilkyGirl Hi-Definition Brow Liner in Dark Brown, 2 x Burberry eyeshadows in Pale Barley and Midnight Brown, Lancome Rouge in Love in 132M Corail in Love, Make Up For Ever Aqua Brow in Ash, 2 x Inglot polishes in 204 and 205, Soap and Glory Hand Food and Chanel Rouge Coco Shine in Monte Carlo. Not pictured is a Laura Mercier Lip Lacquer in Laque Rouge.
And lastly, perfumes:
Malaysia and Singapore Haul
Evidently, I stocked up on a lot of cosmetics. I didn’t purchase much clothes or accessories – 1 Charles and Keith handbag, 3 pairs of shoes and some basics from Forever 21.
Little did I know that fast-forward a couple of months time and I’d be heading to Hawaii! So stay tuned for that haul.
Australis Rose Tattoo Nail Colour
Whenever I am itching to haul but need to watch my spending (life of a student, huh?), I always head to Priceline and make a beeline for the Australis and Face of Australia stands. They are drugstore gems!
Australis Rose Tattoo nail colour
Australis Rose Tattoo is a metallic rose gold polish that applies easily, just like every other Australis polish I have. I topped it with my Sally Hansen Insta-dri and it lasted me about 4 days before starting to chip which is pretty good.
Um obviously I am a lazy beauty blogger..I did a quick one coater which was fine but two coats would look even better and much more intense. This is why I ain’t no nail blogger lol!
Australis Rose Tattoo nail colour $7.95AUD
It’s a welcomed addition to my nail polish stash as I don’t have a shade quite like it!
Available at Priceline, selected pharmacies, Target, Big W and K-Mart for $7.95AUD.
Be Back In A Week!
I’m jetting off to Hawaii for the week so there won’t be any posts til I’m back. Sorry! I haven’t even managed to post my haul from Malaysia & Singapore yet but no worries, I’ll do that when I get back. PROMISE.
Beauty Snippets xx
My Holiday Makeup and Skincare
This was a post that was meant to be up a while back. It’s sat in drafts because I’m lazy….Sorry! However, seeing as I’m jetting off today, this post serves well to remind me what I did and didn’t use thus packing more wisely.
Just an overview – I didn’t plan on wearing much, if any, makeup on holidays. However, we were there to attend a wedding so I had to bring some makeup to wear just for that day. Every other day, it was a swipe of blush and some tinted lip balm.
{For your convenience, I’ve included links to my reviews of products that have featured on Beauty Snippets}
Bags I used – I travelled with the Tender Love + Carry cases (see my review {& dilemma!} here). These lasted three weeks of abuse and show no sign of giving up.
Brushes {L-R: Royal & Langnickel Eyeliner/Brow GL-8 from the SILK Green Line, Sigma SS219/Pencil – E30, MAC 217, MAC 222, Essence of Beauty Blush brush, Sonia Kashuk Blusher no. 2 brush, Coastal Scents Flat Buffer Brush}
Makeup
I brought along two eyeliners which I knew would withstand the heat and humidity in Malaysia and Singapore – Physicians Formula Custom Eye Enhancing eyeliners in Brown {from the blue eyes trio} and Black {from the brown eyes trio}. As always, I stuck to my holy grail Urban Decay Primer Potion and for my brows, decided to go with a powder – MAC Porcelaine/Browning brow shader.
I needed something compact but versatile as I didn’t really want to bring more than I could carry so I opted for the Benefit She’s So Jetset palette which came with neutral eyeshadows, blush and highlight as well as a mini mascara tube and lipgloss (left the lipgloss at home as I knew I wasn’t going to use it on holidays).
I also brought along a contouring powder {MAC Emote powder blush} and blusher {NARS Luster blush}. I hardly wear heavy foundation at home so it was a no brainer to bring a BB cream to countries where the average temperature was 30 degrees and had high humidity. Not only that but I just needed something to even out my skintone and the Innoxa Skin Perfecting Foundation 5-in-1 BB cream does the job perfectly.
As for my lips, I brought along with me my trusty Chapstick but also took MAC Moxie lipstick with me to wear for the wedding.
Skincare
I like to keep my skincare routine as simple as possible simply because I am lazy. So all I brought with me in my bags were Curash baby wipes and Bioderma Crealine H2O to remove my makeup, a little travel pot of my HG Cetaphil moisturiser as well as a Kosmea Replenishing Face Cream (to trial) and Kosmea Rosehip Oil. I also took with me on the plane the Kosmea Hydrating Rosewater Mist to freshen up on the plane. In case of pimples and breakouts, Benzac AC 5% came for the ride – thankfully, I didn’t have to use it.
Miscellaneous
Schick Hydro Silk shaver – because you don’t need to bring a separate shaving cream!
Contact lenses
Shampoo and conditioner – I had sample satchets of Organix Cherry Blossom and Ginseng which worked very well. I love all of the products I have tried from Organix and this didn’t let me down. Also used up the new Clear Scalp & Hair which, again, was nice. I’m not quite fussed when it comes to shampoo and conditioners so long as my hair is clean and feels soft which they both did. I also transferred some of my purple shampoo into a travel bottle for my blonde hair. This was a random brand I found for sale at Hair Attack. I can’t tell if it’s really working or not….
Treatment – Pantene 3 Minute Mask – didn’t end up using it because I didn’t have time!
Hair oil – I tend to blowdry my hair every few days so I’ve been using the Joico K-Pak Styling Oil for a while now. Leaves my hair so soft!!
Mosquito repellant – I get absolutely slaughtered by mosquitoes! So this was such a huge lifesaver. The rare few times I didn’t re-spray or forgot to use it, I regretted it as soon as I felt the first bite!
So there you have it! What do you bring? Are you an overpacker like me?
#lippyaday Challenge – Week 3
Week 3 of the #lippyaday challenge saw a more wider range of colour.
Day 15 – MAC Modern Ms lipstick {not usually something I’d go for but what the heck?}
Day 16 – Tom Ford True Coral lipstick {one of my most treasured}
Day 17 – NARS Dolce Vita lipstick {One of the first MLBB shades I purchased based on glowing reviews both on the Vogue Forums and on MUA}
Day 18 – Sportsgirl French Kiss lighten up lip gloss {Cousin showed me hers. I was amazed. Went to Sportsgirl the next day and purchased one}
Dau 19 – MAC Heartless lipstick
Day 20 – Chantecaille China Rose lip chic
Day 21 – Tom Ford Pink Adobe lipstick*
Products marked with * are PR samples
#lippyaday Challenge – Week 2
Hi, my name is Julie and I am addicted to purchasing too many of the same shades of lip products.
Week 2 of #lippyaday, I unconsciously used a lot of rosy-berry shades. Whoops!
From left to right, top to bottom:
Day 8 – Revlon Red Velvet lip butter {I love my lip butters but they’ve been neglected so this was a good excuse to bring them out to play}
Days 9 and 10 – Arbonne Raisin and Brown Sugar lip polishes*
Day 11 – Revlon Lollipop lip butter
Day 12 – Avon Suede (?) {Found this in my samples stash. It’s a brown-cinnamon shade so not really my shade but the texture was nice}
Day 13 – MAC Viva Glam Cyndi lipstick {One of my favourites. It’s a nice soft coral-red, perfect for those too scared to wear red!}
Day 14 – Burt’s Bees Rhubarb lip shimmer {Love the shade but not the scent. I hate anything peppermint and this had a peppermint scent and had a cooling sensation on the lips}
Review: Arbonne Lip Polish in Raisin and Brown Sugar
Arbonne Lip Polishes in Raisin and Brown Sugar ($36AUD)
A while back, I was sent some Arbonne products to try. I had never really heard of Arbonne but a quick browse on the internet gave me the information I was looking for. Pretty much, Arbonne is a brand focused on providing high quality cosmetic and skincare products using natural, botanical ingredients.
This post will be a review on Arbonne’s Lip Polishes in Raisin and Brown Sugar.
Packaging – very sleek and compact. It comes with a doe foot applicator which I like for glosses.
Shades -
Arbonne Lip Polishes in Raisin and Brown Sugar ($36AUD)
Brown Sugar – a brown-nude with gold shimmer
Raisin – wine shade with multicolour shimmer
Arbonne Lip Polishes in Raisin and Brown Sugar ($36AUD)
Product – At first, it feels sticky but it dries down to a more satin finish. There is shimmer present in both these shades but they’re not chunky. They are very fine so it’s not very obvious when worn. Raisin wore very well – about 2 to 3 hours and then leaving a light berry stain on the lips. Brown Sugar, being more nude, lasted between a bit over an hour.
Arbonne Lip Polish in Brown Sugar ($36AUD)
Arbonne Lip Polish in Raisin ($36AUD)
Yes, they are pricey for lipglosses but they are great lipglosses. They feel so smooth once applied that you don’t really notice that you’re wearing a gloss.
Purchase – Available in 7 shades and can be purchased from Arbonne International online store for $36AUD.
The product/s mentioned in this post were provided by PR for consideration. Beauty Snippets’ opinion remains 100% unbiased and honest. Please refer to Beauty Snippets’ disclosure/PR policies page for further information.
