Everything That Glitters Isn't Always Gold..

I got home from gym today and was actually in the mood to play around with some makeup before I had a shower. I washed my face, applied foundation to half my face and grabbed the closest bright eyeshadow which was a Mac pigment pot in the shade Bright Fuchsia. 

It's a very dramatic and daring colour, perfect for summer. 

After rummaging around in my makeup drawer I found a matching Glitter Eye Creme by BYS in the colour Cherry Bloom. It reminded me of a tutorial I watched on YouTube called "How To Get Fairy Eyes" (or something along those lines).

Here is my inspiration photo..

And here is my two minute replica:

You can tell it's a rushed job but I found it fun to experiment with such a bold colour and glitter is never "safe" so the combination of the two was so daring. I may just wear this look clubbing on the weekend.

What I Used

In my crease: Mac pigment Bright Fuchsia

On my lid: BYS Glitter Creme in Cherry Bloom

My liner: Maybelline Line Stiletto Liquid Liner in Blackest Black

On my waterline: NYX Jumbo Pencil in Milk

On my lashes: Australis TLC Mascara in Blackest Black

Facing The Day..

 Here's a list of products I used.

On My FACE:

Foundation (1) - L'Oreal Studio Secrets in Gold Ivory

Foundation (2) - L'Oreal Matte Morphose Souffle Foundation in Rosy Sand

Cover Powder - Revlon PhotoReady in Light/Medium

Bronzer - Chi Chi Mosaic Bronzer in Dark

Blush (apples) - W7 in Perfect Pink

On My EYES:

Lid - Wet N Wild trio in I'm Getting Sunburned (gold tone)

Crease - Chi Chi palette in Beach Goddess (matte peach)

Brow Bone - Maybelline quad in Mocha (matte white)

Mascara - Australis TLC in Blackest Black

On My LIPS

Lipstick - Rimmel in Pink Gossip (applied as a stain)

In And On My HAIR:

Colour - Fudge in Pink Moon and Cherry Bomb.

Instructions (For Light Blonde Hair) - Take half a teaspoon of Pink Moon, half a teaspoon of Cherry Bomb and dilute (weaken colour/mix) with one cup of conditioner. Leave on your hair for less five minutes. Rinse in luke warm water. Do not shampoo out, it strips intensity and pigment from the colour.

Shampoo - L'Oreal Elvive in Damage Care.

Conditioner - L'Oreal Elvive in Damage Care.

Treatment - L'Oreal Elvive Leave In Conditioning Treatment Spray.

Online Finds: Swatches.

If you remember my post last week about my Online Finds you will recognize these items.

They arrived in the mail yesterday and I must say that I'm pleased with my purchases.

I haven't swatched the Burberry lipsticks yet (because they're special and I don't want to waste them haha) so bare with me until I actually wear them.

Online Finds: This Week.

Online Finds is going to be a reoccurring part of my blog. It will be screen print photos of things I won online.

I will then photograph them properly and give a rating and small description of the item when it arrives. I figure that because I am buying things like a mad woman at the moment, I may as well share them with you as I go.

This will be an easy way for me to update you regularly. I must warn you though, some of the internet auction photos will be HORRIBLE but thankfully I have a good imagination and a realistic budget.

Here are this weeks Online Finds..

Bobbi Brown Eyeshadow

Tommy Hilfiger Laundry Hamper Bag

Vintage Lacoste Jumper

Vintage Gucci Tshirt

Cavalli Ring

Benefit High Beam Sample

HTC Wildfire Chanel Cover

Burberry Lipstick Sample Sheet

Ferragamo Reading Glasses

Maybelline Plum Eyeshadow/Liner Pen

Marc Jacobs Mini Tote

Fendi Slip On Shoes

I'm PhotoReady.

On Friday I went shopping with my mum and bought a few more of those Maybelline mascaras that are on sale at Coles. Altogether I have eleven new mascaras by Maybelline. I also have two coloured mascaras from Max Factor that I am yet to try and review.

Anyone who reads my blog or watches my vlog knows that I swear by Revlon Photoready foundation and cover powder so I thought I'd try the translucent powder aswell.

I put it on my hand in the store and the only reason I knew it was there was because it seemed to even the tone of my skin in that spot.

While I'm on the subject of Revlon and makeup, has anyone tried the new (to Australia) Revlon Aqua mineral makeup? I seen a poster in Big W (Australia's Walmart) and it looks amazing!

Let me know if you recommend it :)

Mascara Review - Maybelline Falsies Mascara.

Straight out, this mascara gets a 9/10.

It's not clumpy, doesn't dry out, doesn't flake, isn't sticky, isn't smelly and lasts all day and night.

I don't think there is anything more I can tell you except to go and buy this mascara.

It doesn't give you the false lash look but it does accentuate the hell outta your natural lashes.

Look at the difference with only two coats!

Left: No mascara. Right: Maybelline Falsies Mascara.

Mascara Review - Maybelline XXL Pro 24 Hour Bold Mascara.

I am very impressed with this mascara.

So impressed yet still only giving it a 7/10.

Even though it doesn't smell, doesn't flake, is long lasting and doesn't clump when your applying it.. I think it's a major problem that it's stickier than a piece of chewwing gum and takes AGES to dry.

This is me with two coats.

Left - Without Mascara. Right - With XXL Pro 24 Hr Bold Mascara.

Mascara Review - Maybelline Great Lash BIG Mascara.

First off, let me apologize for the low quality of photos as they were taken on my Macbook Pro.

I'm reviewing the Maybelline Great Lash BIG Mascara. It's a very funky tube in Barbie pink and lime green.

Packaging for me gets an 8/10 just for the fact that it's so distinctive and fun.

The mascara itself is not as impressive as the packaging.

I have naturally long lashes - and I mean VERY long. If I look up, my lashes touch my eyebrows. You can't tell when your looking at me with no makeup because the tips of my eyelashes are blonde so they can look quite stubby, but they're lying to you.

As you can see from the photos below - this mascara does NOT do my lashes justice at all. To me, it's like wearing no mascara.

The wand wouldn't even allow me to cover my the blonde ends of my eyelashes.

This is me with SIX COATS.

Left - No mascara. Right - Great Lash BIG.

As you can tell - it doesn't add anything, just makes them black.

Click photo to enlarge

All in all this mascara is not for me. But in saying that, the finish is amazing.

It is soft, non sticky, non-drying, doesn't flake off and lasts all day and night.

If you are looking for a mascara to trick the world into believing your eyes look this good all the time - then this is the mascara for you.

Overall - taking into consideration that it's a fantastic finish, lasts so long, looks so natural and doesn't smell - I give this mascara a 6/10.

I Want XXL Turbo Colossal Big Falsie Lashes.. So I Bought All Of Those Mascaras.

Yesterday my mum and I went shopping and when we were in Coles I noticed they were having a sale on makeup. Naturally I went to check it out and all their Maybelline mascara's were between twelve and fourteen dollars each. It still sounds expensive but there was an average saving of $6 on each of these mascaras so I bought six or so..

I have only ever tried the Colossal so this will be an interesting few days for me as I am very picky about my lashes.

Lastnight I used the Volum Express Turbo and wasn't very impressed but I'm willing to give it another go. I will be doing a review on each of these with a rating and before/after pics over the next few days so be on the look out!

Have you tried any of these mascaras?
Were you impressed?
Or did you waste your money?