A Beauty Haul {Makeup, Skincare, Nails}

Hi guys!
I have a little haul post to share with you today. I wanted to show you this haul because I'm waiting for my little nubby nails to grow out a bit as you probably already know. I did some shopping for beauty products recently and thought I would show you what I picked up. This stuff is all from Priceline, Chemist Warehouse or Foodland. :)

Maybelline Dream BB Cream
I was in need of a new lighter coverage foundation, and Maybelline was 50% off at Chemist Warehouse, so I decided to give this BB cream a try. I've only worn it a couple of times so far, but I really like it. I'll give you an update some time soon if you're interested.
I don't purchase foundations or BB creams very often at all. Maybe twice a year, but not even because I ran out, usually it's just because I want to try something new. I usually wear only concealer and powder, because I don't like how heavy foundation can feel, but I like that this Maybelline one feels nice and natural on my skin. I have dry, sensitive skin if anyone is curious. I've heard that this BB cream is not great for anyone who has oily skin.

Maybelline Color Whisper 'Who Wore It Red-er'
I got this lippie in the same sale as the BB cream above. I love these lip butter type of lip products! So when the Color Whispers came out here I was really excited to try them. Whenever I buy lip colours I always end up leaning towards the red-ish or berry colours. I really like this one, but I don't think it's quite warm enough weather to wear a colour like this just yet. It's fairly bright, I couldn't really get it to pick up properly in my photo. I really want to try some more of the Color Whispers, but most of the colours seem to pale for me to wear.

Real Techniques Stippling Brush
I've wanted to buy this stippling brush from Real Techniques for a while, but they're pretty pricey, so I never bought it. But I finally decided to bite the bullet when I saw that it was on sale, and you guys, I am so glad I did! It's so amazing. The first time I used it, I was amazed at how nice my makeup looked! I didn't know that a brush could make such a difference but it can! I really want to try some more brushes from Real Techniques now, so if you have any that you love, please let me know! Other than this brush, I only own a BYS Kabuki brush and a random blush brush.

Simple Makeup Wipes
I repurchased my favourite makeup wipes. :) If you read my first Empties post, you'll have seen that I used up a couple packs of other makeup wipes that I didn't like. These are a little more expensive than some wipes, but they're the only ones that work really well for me and don't upset my skin.

Essie Play Date & Bikini So Teeny
Priceline recently started selling Essie polishes, and they had an introductory offer for $12.95! Now, for anyone who lives in the US, that probably sounds like a lot to you. But hear this - the regular price is $16.95, and the RRP at Myer was $18.95, so with that in mind, $12.95 is a pretty good deal. I was really hoping that Priceline would do some sort of deal on Essie and I hope they continue to do deals every now and then, because $16.95 is still pretty expensive.
Anyway, I picked up Play Date & Bikini So Teeny. You guys have no idea how excited I was to find these colours! I didn't think Priceline would stock any colours other than the core line! I grabbed the last ones of both polishes on the stand. I already had a mini bottle of Bikini So Teeny, but I used it all up so I decided to purchase a full size. I don't wear a lot of purples (besides very light pastel purples) but I've wanted Play Date since it came out. I hope I like it on my nails!
I actually paid full price for Bikini So Teeny before they went on sale, but I wanted it so bad that I'm not cringing too much. I also haven't bought many polishes in the past couple of months so.. :)

Hope you enjoyed this post! Let me know if you would be interested in seeing more haul posts every so often {once a month?}.

Thanks for reading, have a great day. ♥

Product Empties #1

Hi guys!
I have my first ever "empties" post for you today! I started seeing these on YouTube and some of my fave bloggers like LabMuffin & Every Little Polish have been doing similar posts.
In these posts I'll just show you a few products that I have finished up and tell you what I think about them! :)
I take forever to go through products, and I thought that this would help me to go through them. So I can review them, and recommend (or not recommend) them to you guys. I won't be doing these posts super often, because it does take me so long to go through products.

smartskin Fragrance Free Cleansing Wipes

I usually like to buy my own facial wipes (my favourites are the Simple Cleansing Wipes), but my mum bought these wipes for me when she bought some for my sister and herself. I believe this is a Woolworths brand? They say that they're suitable for sensitive skin, and are alcohol and oil free.
Even though these say they're suitable for sensitive skin (which I have), they did irritate my skin a little. Not so badly that I couldn't use them at all, but I found myself mainly only using these to remove makeup swatches or any other makeup on my fingers/hands. There are cheaper wipes you can get, if you're only going to use them for that purpose.

Price: $4.99* from Woolworths (can be found on sale for $2.00*).
Would I repurchase?: No.


Swisspers Naturals Cucumber Refreshing Facial Cleansing Wipes - 5pk

I ran out of facial wipes and needed to use some, so I found these that my mum had a few spare packets of. It says they're suitable for all skin times, and alcohol free so I thought they'd probably be okay for me.
I used one to remove my makeup one night and it was fine. I didn't have that much makeup on though.
Then, a few days later I used one to remove my makeup (I was wearing a bit more this day) and woke up the next morning with red, irritated, itchy cheeks. :( So, I would not recommend these for someone with sensitive skin. They worked alright at removing the makeup though, so if you don't have sensitive skin you might like them.

Price: $1.49 (5pk) from Priceline.
Would I repurchase?: No.

Aveeno Positively Radiant Daily Moisturiser

I don't remember actually purchasing this moisturiser, so I think it may have been one that was given to me by someone who tried & didn't like it.
I didn't mind this moisturiser. I quite like Aveeno products. I didn't find it to be amazing or anything but it did moisturise my skin okay. I have fairly dry skin (especially in winter) so I need to use a more heavy moisturiser. I can't say anything about the 'radiant' claim on this, however. I didn't notice myself looking radiant, lol.

Price: $16.99* at Chemist Warehouse.
Would I repurchase?: Maybe, if it was on sale. Aveeno products can be a little expensive.


Biore Nourish Moisture Lotion

This was another moisturiser that was given to me by someone (I believe it was my Auntie..?) who didn't like it.
I really liked this moisturiser more than the Aveeno one above. It was more moisturising on my dry skin. With some moisturisers, my dry patches come back by the middle of the day but that didn't happen with this one.

Price: $12.95* from Westfield.
Would I repurchase?: Yes.


Dove Original Antiperspirant Deodorant Moisturising Cream

This is my all time favourite deodorant. I feel like it's kind of weird to have a favourite deodorant, haha. But this is the one I always repurchase. I like these solid cream type deodorants because I don't like the wet feeling from roll-on deodorants.
This deodorant also seems to last me a lot longer than others!

Price: $6.05* from Guardian Pharmacies.
Would I repurchase?: Yes, always. :)

CND Stickey Base Coat

This is a base coat that I finished a long time ago but I've had the bottle laying around for who knows what reason! I literally bought this in June last year when I went to Sydney.
I'd heard a lot about this base coat on other blogs. Many people love this base coat! CND Stickey (yes, that's how they spell it) is a base coat that doesn't dry to a completely dry finish. It dries with a tacky/sticky finish, hence the name 'Stickey'. The tacky finish is supposed to help your nail polish colour to adhere to the nail better and therefore last longer. It has a green tint to it but that doesn't do anything. It doesn't look that green on the nail.
Unfortunately I can't really comment on the longevity of the base coat, because as you probably know, I only wear my nail polish for a day or two maximum so I rarely have problems with chipping or anything. The bottle I have is 9.8mL, but it also comes in larger sizes. I probably wouldn't repurchase, just because the base coat I'm using now (which I'll show you in a moment) is much cheaper and works fine.

Price: $11.85* (+ shipping) from eBay.
Would I repurchase?: Probably not any time soon.


Essence Studio Nails 24/7 Nail Base

(This photo is of my new bottle of the Essence base coat as I just repurchased it and threw out my old bottle)
This is hands down my favourite base coat at the moment. It has a milky colour to it, but dries basically clear, and to a matte finish. It's not too thick in consistency, and dries very fast which I love. It's also very affordable which is my favourite part.
Again, I can't comment on longevity.
I will keep repurchasing this until they discontinue it, because they like to do that with their products a few times per year. :( When they do, I may think about purchasing the larger bottle of CND Stickey.

Price: $2.95* from Priceline.
Would I repurchase?: Probably not any time soon.


Britney Spears Curious Perfume

When I was younger, this was one of my favourite perfumes. I enjoy all of the Britney Spears perfumes. This little bottle came in a little Britney Spears perfume gift set that my boyfriend gave me for Christmas in 2011. This is the second bottle I've owned of Curious. I don't know what size this one i0s, but I'm guessing it's the smallest size available (so possibly 30mL - don't quote me on that!).
I'm rubbish at describing scents but this is probably a "younger" scent but anyone could enjoy the scent, really. It's described as a white floral fragrance with Louisiana Magnolia and wrapped in the sensuality of vanilla infused musk. Sooo, there you go. Nowadays I'm not super into 'musky' scents, however so I'm not too sad to be finished this bottle.

Price: $17.99* for 100mL at Chemist Warehouse.
Would I repurchase?: Maybe, if I did it would only be the small size again.


So, I hope you guys enjoyed my first Empties post. Empties videos have to be one of my favourite types of videos to watch on YouTube. I don't know why, it's just so fascinating! Haha.
Let me know if you'd like to see more Empties posts in the future.

Thanks for visiting ♥

*Note: Prices may vary from the time I looked up the prices*

Crabtree & Evelyn 60 Second Fix For Hands Review

Hey guys! I have been wanting to do a review/rave about this product for a couple of months now but I keep forgetting about it! But I thought a lot of you would really love this product so I decided I must do a post on it!

This is the 60 Second Fix For Hands kit (is it a kit? idk) from Crabtree & Evelyn. I bought this from eBay a while ago after reading this post on ChitChatNails and seeing that this is her favourite hand cream. I'm a huge sucker for trying new hand and cuticle care products so I had to try it out for myself. :) The kit comes with the Hand Recovery which is a scrub, and the Hand Therapy which is the hand cream.
I couldn't find the hand cream alone online so I purchased it with the hand scrub in the set and I'm so glad I did! But unfortunately I can't find the original link to the exact one I bought, and all the other ones on eBay seem to be expensive. I did find both products in the set seperately however. Hand cream here & scrub here (listing is for 2 bottles of the scrub so I think that's a pretty good deal).

Hand Recovery (scrub)

So on the instructions that comes in the set, it says that you start with dry hands and use a generous amount of the scrub (Hand Recovery) - I actually don't use a "generous" amount, I just use a like, two peas size amount haha, a little more than what is shown in the photo. I don't want to waste the product since it was a little pricey for me. So then you massage it all over your hands on both sides, into the cuticles, etc. for 20 seconds, and then rinse with warm water and pat your hands dry on a towel. Then it says to wait 15 minutes before applying the hand cream (Hand Therapy) but I just wait a couple of minutes lol.

And the packaging says to use the scrub 3-4 times a week, but I only use it once a week (maybe twice a week in winter or if my hands feel overly dry) since my hands typically aren't super dry. I use a lot of hand cream, though.

Hand Therapy (cream)

When I'm rinsing the scrub off, my hands feel AMAZING. Baby bottom smooth, no joke. It feels soooo incredible and lovely. :D

The Hand Therapy hand cream is really nice, I can't put my finger on what it smells like but it's not a very strong scent at all. It's not a thin consistency but it's not overly thick either. It sinks in really quickly and leaves my hands feeling really soft and moisturised. Once I apply the hand cream, my hands stay nice and hydrated for at least a few hours which is really nice since I go through a lot of hand cream reapplying throughout the day haha.

I definitely recommend you try the 60 Second Fix for Hands out, especially if you have very dry hands and need a good scrub. It works soooo well! :)

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