My birthday is coming up! So I'm creating a wish list...

So, its my birthday in like 3 weeks, and its around the time close ones start asking what i would like as a birthday gift. I have no idea? im sure theres plenty of things i'd like... so this post is just me collecting my thoughts on all the things i would have ever loved to have :P

and for those of you who are any bit interested about me, i must say that my birthday is something that i pride in, because of its numbers! This is what i mean...

i was born on the 9th of September 1990, aka 09/09/90
this meant that i turned 9 years old on the 09/09/99
and 19 on the 09/09/09
further more, i was born (GMT 0:00) central greenwich time of 09:00AM
and the first letter of my name is "i" which is coincidentally the 9th letter of the alphabet.

no, my parents didnt plan these coincidences (especially my name) :P
they didnt even realise it was all 9s untill i realised myself!

anyways its all pretty freaky/cool...

onto my wishlist!!!

1. Hidrocor Lenses:

I definitely want some in the colour "ice", and another, but i cant decide between "brown" or "honey"!

These lenses are pretty pricey but ive seen that they offer some of the most colour coverage for dark eyes and look amazingly natural! (not all pixelly)

the best place online I've found to purchase them is HERE

its for USD 70 per pair with free shipping world wide!

all other online stores ive looked at have been more expensive (up to $130+) AND shipping cost! so this is definitely the cheapest site ive found aswell!

2. Indelible creaseproof cream shadows

Since my favourite mink Avon colour trend cream eyeshadow (discontinued) is disappearing fast, these are a huge product of interest in terms of replacement :D

They have a whole range of colours!!

Theres actually 2 more new colours out but i cant be bothered posting them. One of them is actually a new holographic formula, a pinkish grey with opalecent effects (it states), its called "Holographic".

Im debating between "Tip Taupe" and "Bare Necessity" at the moment as an eyeshadow base colour.

Other ones that look gorgeous are "Plumkin" "Fanthom", and ofcourse the all time staple, "Carbon".

These retail at Madminerals.org for USD8.99 each excluding shipping price.

You can also get them CHEAPER at Makeup and Glow for AUD5.95 excluding shipping, however they only stock like 6 colours out of the 24 colours available.

3. Madame Madeline Wispy Lashes

(a) Gypsy Strip Lash 96

i LOVE wispy lashes. i hate false lashes that look so uniform and mechanic!

USD $2.05 per pair at MadameMadeline.com

(b) Sherani Natural Look 31

 looove wispy lashes...droool

i do want the black ones though, not brown :P

USD $2.79 at MadameMadeline.com

(c)Ardell Invisibands Demi Wispies

USD $3.49 each at MadameMadeline.com

(d) Ardell Invisibands Wispies

theyre all pretty much the same, i just cant decide which wispies i like the best?

USD $3.49 each at MadameMadeline.com

(e) Ardell Invisibands Wispies (New Packaging)

its weird that the name is the same as the previous (except for the 'New Packaging' bit) but they are a diff style, a little more criss cross in the lash overlaying!

Again, they are USD $3.49 each at MadameMadeline.com

4. Inner Earth Soaps on Etsy.com

These soaps look gorrrgeous! there are so many handcrafted soap retailers on etsy that offer stuff cheaper than your local "Lush" store. I hope i get to try them out one day!

This specific soap sampler set from Inner Earth Soaps is USD $9.50 for 6 soap samples of your choice!

InnerEarth Soaps shop can be found here

5. Bioglo Eyelash and Eyebrow Enhancer

Ive always wanted to try some of these products out, and i heard some good things (and proof reviews) about this one!

Pretty sure u can strike a good deal at the 2beaut website

USD $23.90 each, buy 2 get 1 free!

well i cant think of anymore just at the moment. Im sure I'll update this :P

night! 

LOTD: Pureluxe Cosmetics Mineral Eyeshadows Purple haze

Another random look i snapped pictures of (i actually did this look 3 days ago but only uploaded them now), no idea what i used, probably PureLuxe mineral eyeshadows again. Ever since i tidied up my makeup drawer and whipped them out of their boxes, theyve been sitting in front of me so i tend to reach for them more now :)

Anyways, as u can tell i seem to always reach for the purples and oranges/golds, it just suits my skin tone i guess. I shall be more creative in the future! :P However this time the purples are used are more dusky, and i matched it to the lipstick which was a combination of NYX round lipsticks, i probably had like Rea, Circe, and Power mixed together or something. i really dont remember. I think its a very understated glam autumn look, and reminds me of suede :P Anyway, here are a few snapshots :)

goofy grin :P

I love these really nude and subdued purple shadess :D

do you?

HAUL & LOOK: Pureluxe Cosmetics Mineral Eyeshadows

You know, i was going through my computer and i actually found photos i had taken previously for this blog, and i never ended up posting them? So I'll be posting them now! The first one will be about my PureLuxe order, which happened at the beginning of January this year.

You can order PureLuxe HERE! :)

My extra sticky package...was a b*tch to open :(

I ordered 21 sample size eyeshadows and one moisture spritz! it said on the website that it was ideal for foiling the eyeshadows. For those of you who dont know what foiling is, its when you mix the eyeshadow with water or a suitable liquid to intensify the colour.

This was the most stingy amount of product out of the lot. Surprisingly they gave alot less since i had to pay more for this one because it was considered a 'SuperLiner', so the sample pot was $2 something instead of $1 something.

So yeah that was my purchase...on to the look i did for it...

NOTE! before you go on to see the look i did, note that i was having a HORRIBLE skin week! i looked so gross then, luckily my skin has healed up and is back to its clear self. But viewer beware if you hate a spotty face :(

Okay so i didnt end up uploading my "before foundation" photos, but in alot of shots you can see alot of unsightly blemishes coming through!!

Im using my very old, discontinued, avon 'colour trend' creme eyeshadow, just as a taupe eyeshadow base

using my PureLuxe 'Peach Champagne' on the lid

Contouring the crease with a PureLuxe Liner powder in "Forbidden"

Blend out with "Elysium" shadow

Using "BL Asp" on the inner corner

define the brows very softly with a soft black

using my Touche Magique concealer by loreal thats like WAY too light for me to highlight under the brow

pat and blend :)

just some subtle dusky blush, i probably used my everyday minerals "Swimming Pool" blush, my favourite matte colour

Lining my eyes with cream eyeliner and an angled brush from 'The Body Shop', but you can use liquid if you prefer

MAC Cremesheen lipstick in Speed Dial. My first MAC lipstick, a gorgeous blue toned pink colour!!!

add a gorgeous pink gloss with noticeable blue iridescent sparkles on top!

Using a lipbrush by The body shop

Hope you liked it!

By the way, I've dyed my hair back to Black since i took these photos.

REVIEW: Eyeliners from Cherry Culture

So this will be a review about 3 of the 4 eyeliners i purchased from my previous haul from Cherry Culture. As you can see there is the two Amuse liners (at a bargain clearance $0.45) and the Jordana Quickliner (at also a bargain of $1.34). The fourth eyeliner that i have not reviewed is the LA Colours Auto liner ($2.25) because it was very well wrapped/sealed and i dont like to open products for no reason...i have plenty of already open/unfinished liners sitting around!

So these are the three I'll be showing you guys today...I made a mistake, the Jordana Quickliner Eyes is actualy in 'Cocoa' and NOT brown :P But you can see that the Amuse pencil liners are longer than the wind up crayon style of the Jordana one. I must admit I was really hoping that the Amuse liners would turn out well...although they were only $0.45, but if they didnt, well hey, thats what you paid for :P

I started out with the Amuse Black liner....and MY GOSH...IT WAS HORRIFIC! As you can see in the above picture, I tried to draw swatches on my hand with force, and it was just hard, and waxy, there was no "glide" in the application whatsoever, and worst of all, i could HARDLY SEE IT; pure dissapointment. 

BUT! It was not until i got to the second one, the Amuse Brown liner that i sighed in relief, this was much better, in pigment, and application. It was so much softer/less waxy!! it glided ALOT more than its black counterpart, and deposited alot more pigment. I guess it depends on the colour you buy :S odd.

The jordana quickliner eyes in "COCOA" (sorry for the mistake in the pic). This turned out to have the best formula out of the three, it was gorgeously smooth and glided over my skin with such ease...as you can see in the picture its alot shinier, or oiler (hence that gliding feeling) compared to the Amuse Brown liner which is abit drier and chunkier.  The only thing i would criticize about this one is the colour, its abit too much of a warm red/orange brown for me, I personally much rather prefer the dark brown presented by the Amuse Brown Liner.

This colour used wrongly may risk making me look bloodshot in the eyes (too much red) but if its used right, it can still help create a hot smouldering eye look!

a preview of me with Jordana Quickliner Cocoa - with no mascara

Stuffyouu cherryculture :(

Why....is it...that after i have ordered some stuff...cherry culture goes on to have a freakin secret 25% off NYX sale....WHYYYYYYY

im never buying anything thats not over 20% sale AGAIN :( HMPH

international shipping is bad enough, it pretty much eradicates the discount anyways.

P.S uni is killing me. save me?

Maybelline Eye Studio : Irresistible Ivy

The name just caught my "eye" :P

Suits me dontcha think?

Just found it while browsing, its only in America so i doubt I'd be thinking of pulling an arm to get it any time soon! Just thought the name was coincidental :D

CherryCulture Ships in Sweet Time ;)

its literally only been 4 or 5 days since i placed my order on CherryCulture.com and it arrived this morning!!! from america to australia that fast? buying stuff from there usually takes about 2 weeks or more! amazed...

reviews will be up soon. i just cant do them today because its me and my hunnie's 22nd lunaversary ;) (aka 22 months / 1 year and 10 months) so we are going out to see a mooovieee :) wub him :D

i might edit this post later to add in the reviews, or should i just post separately? dunooo....
meh.

kk g2g movie now ciao xx :D

-------- *UPDATE* IM BACK WITH (lots of) PICTURES------

The parcel!! eee!

bubble wrapped in minipacks

The products are (top to bottom, left to right):

1. NYX concealer in a jar - Medium

2. L.A Girl Diamond Top Coat

3. L.A Girl Calcium Builder

4. Amuse Ultra Fine Liner - Brown

5. Amuse Ultra Fine Liner - Black

6. L.A Colors  Auto Eyeliner - Black

7. Jordana Quickliner eyes - 09 Cocoa

8. NYX Jumbo Eye Pencil - Milk

9. NYX triple shadow palette - Lake Moss

10. 4x NYX Round Glosses

11. 2x NYX MegaShine Lipglosses

REVIEW L.A Girl treatments : Calcium Builder

Price: $2.69 (cherryculture.com sale)

Brush: The brush is quite slimlined, thin, and is made of see through bristles. Its a really good size for smooth application as it holds/deposits/spreads the right amount. I really like this brush :) Makes painting nails easier!

Colour: Although it shows a milky tint in the bottle, it shows up clear and shiny on nails, even after i applied 5 coats to build up thickness.

Drying Speed: The drying speed is quite good, even as you start building up your layers you can start to feel the sticky drag (dont worry it doesnt leave streaks at all! it sets oh-so-smoooth). To me this is a good thing, so you know that its not just watery polish with no substance, after all, it is supposed to be a nail treatment!

Does it deliver what it claims?: Overall i do feel that my nail gets thicker and stronger with more layers of this stuff, i originally bought this because i had a waitressing job and the constant wetting of my hands make my nails brittle and weak (and layers would peel off! yuck!). Time to get my nails back into shape!

REVIEW NYX Round Glosses / NYX Mega Shine Lipglosses

Nyx Round Glosses:

1. Queen of Africa

2. Mauve

3. Sorbet

4. Whipped

Nyx MegaShine Lipglosses:

5. Smokey Look

6. Dolly Pink

NYX Round Glosses

Price: $1.80 (cherryculture.com sale)

Amount: 2.5ml

Applicator: Doe foot applicator, angled. REALLY STIFF :( makes it harder to apply a gloss that is a thin consistency! The fluffs on the doe foot applicator are sooo short that it hardly helps to soften the application. My suggestion is to turn the applicator into a brush tip! yay!

Colour: Many many many different shades available for sale!!! Some with shimmer, some without, some colours are more pigmented than others.

Sorbet can be seen to slightly even out liptones and add a nice gloss, however its still abit thin/see-thru in places and i think it would look better if lipstick was used as a base.

You can also see how see-through queen of africa is. i was expecting more of the deep purple with a blue duochrome like seen in the bottle. nevertheless, its still a gorgeous vampy plum and would look better over a lipstick!

Texture: These glosses are very thin, but smooth/moisturising and not sticky, so they are comfortable to wear; so comfortable in fact, that sometimes i feel that i could forget i was even wearing it! You can see from the swatches above how thin they are, especially "Queen of Africa" as compared to "dolly pink" from the Megashine range below.

The only thing that surprised me here is that although its very thin, it was rather hard to wipe off while doing swatches, making me think that it could actually/possibly last me some time throughout the day if i were to wear it!

Smell: This is the only thing that bothers me. It smells like my orange home surface wipes...aka it feels like im eating orange detergent.

NYX MegaShine Lip Glosses

Price: $3.37 (cherryculture.com sale)

Amount: 15ml

Applicator: Doe foot applicator, angled, larger than the round glosses! It has more/longer 'fluffs' on the applicator and is a tiny bit more flexible than the applicators of the round glosses.

Colour: As above, many many different shades available for sale, some colours being more pigmented than others, like Dolly Pink! Smokey Look had the slightest amount of very refined shimmers and the colour itself is sheerer, and Dolly Pink remains a shimmerless and extremely vibrant Barbie hot pink.

Dolly Pink could be worn on its own, but Smokey look should be worn over a nude lipstick or lips set with some sort of foundation base or lip erase (as i have a really pigmented ring on the outside of my lips).

Texture: These ones are alot thicker, creamier, and feel like it has more 'substance' than the round glosses, however remain unsticky and comfortable to wear. However i probably wouldnt be able to forget i was wearing it due to it being abit more moisture heavy :) These are definitely the better quality glosses in comparison. It really gives my lips that "juicy" factor :)

Smell: It smells strongly like a really musky cherry candy. The smell goes away pretty fast though, after application.

OVERALL VERDICT
(RoundGloss vs MegaShine)

Round Gloss Pros:

• Cheaper Alternative, only around $2
• Non sticky and comfortable
• So light that it feels I'm not wearing it at all
• Love the look of the packaging (reminds me of MAC cremesheen glosses)

Round Gloss Cons:

• Smells like Orange surface cleaner
• Too thin, reminds me of lipstain liquid mixed with some watery gloss, so pigmentation settles into fine lines and is abit see-thru
• Only 2.5ml of product
• Inflexible and hard applicator with minimal cushioning

Megashine Pros:

• Smells better IMO. Id take 'strong musky cherry candy' over 'orange detergent' anyday :) at least one of them seems to be a flavour you should have near your mouth :P
• Thicker, more moisturising, gives that juicy look to lips
• Non sticky and comfortable
• Pigmentation of some colours (e.g Dolly Pink) proves to be significantly better than Round Glosses
• A whopping 15 ML of product compared to the measly 2.4ML in the Round Glosses!
• Applicator is more flexible and has longer furs for better cushioning and to grab more gloss out of the tube in one swipe.

Megashine Cons:

• The more expensive alternative ($4) even though thats still cheap; but it really makes a difference if you're purchasing like 20 different colours :P

• There were many raves on the colour "Smokey Look", and it personally disapointed me because although it was a juicy nude colour, it wasnt pigmented enough to cover the pigmentation on my lips (without a lipstick or liperase underneath). But thats just on the one colour, Dolly Pink had amazing pigmentation, so it just depends on the colour you buy!

SHOPPING: Cherry Culture order

Hey peeps...
I've been so busy lately with uni and being super stressed out! Havent had time to do anything more with blogging, but i guess i had to post something, it seriously is a place i can escape to and relieve some stress! RANT!

Well so you all know, Cherry culture had a 10% off sale recently, and i couldnt be bothered waiting for a 20% off sale, so i spoilt myself and bought some items i had been wanting to try out for a while!

15 items for $35 is a darn good deal, but then the shipping comes in *rolls eyes*. For those of you who know me or read my blog. I AM THE BIGGEST STINGE! 

$50 is quite a pinch for me :P

and yes yes. i finally am jumping on the NYX round/mega gloss and concealer jar bandwagon...after reading many many rave reviews about them!

So, you can expect reviews in the future for these items...and because i am not a working beauty blogger with expendable income everymonth (god save the poor students), im planning on slowly reviewing my whole collection of products i already own. which is ALOT! so i shouldnt run out of hopefully interesting content :P

P.S i just need to express to you guys that I HATE THAT E.L.F DOESNT SHIP TO AUSTRALIA

RAAAHHHHH

outraged man. totaly. lol.

tatas ! xo

FOTD: Don't ever leave me bored and alone with a makeup kit

I was bored, i know it looks insane.

• BROWS:  BYS blue eyeliner
• EYESHADOW:  A hand-me-down pigmented blue shadow (brand discontinued) just use any pigmented blue shadow.
• CONTACTS: BYS blue contacts
• LIPS: L'occitane 100% shea butter pot, then tiny drop of OCC Makeup Blue Liptar smeared over the top with fingertips.

As  I said. I was feeling crazy :D