September Beauty Favourites

Time for September favourites and I have a group of really good products this month to share with you. I really love all of these products and they have been working beautifully in my make-up routine. 

Mecca Cosmetica To Save face Superscreen SPF 50

Everybody knows that sunscreen is a brilliant way to prevent wrinkles and ageing skin, however, I think there are many people that don't follow this beauty and skincare rule. I certainly don't in winter (and yes I know this is bad of me!). But I am trying to change. I have been wearing the 'To Save Face Superscreen SPF 50' from Mecca Cosmetica over my usual moisturiser and underneath my primer and I am really liking it. I don't think it has caused any breakouts, it smells really nice and not like sunscreen at all, absorbs nicely into the skin and hopefully is keeping my skin protected from evil sun rays. It doesn't seem to interfere with the wear of my make-up either which is great!

L'Oreal Base Magique Transforming Smoothing Primer

This primer makes your skin feel like it is covered in velvet, makes applying your make-up more effortless and I could swear it makes my make-up stay on for longer. With some primers I am dubious about their ability to make my make-up last longer but with this one I feel like it does something - yay! I have really been loving this primer, so much so that I can forgive the fact that it comes in a jar.

L'Oreal Lumi Magique Touch of Light Highlighter

I have been using this underneath my eyes as a bit of a concealer. It's the first concealer I have ever used underneath my eyes and I don't really know how to judge such a product but I like it so there you go. Let me know what you think is important in a under eye product!

Antipodes Deliverance Kowhai Flower Hand Cream 

I always walk past the Antipodes products in Priceline however I saw KitschSnitch on Youtube talk about this hand cream and decided I needed to try it for myself! The scent is amazing but I'm hopeless at describing scents so I'm not really going to try. It smells warm and a bit sweet??? On the hands it absorbs really quickly and makes your hands feels really smooth.

Fresh Sugar Lip Treatment 

I really should sit down and write an actual review on this lip balm because I just love it so very much! This is thicker than your typical drugstore lip balm and it lasts a really long time. Whereas some lip balms can make your lips more chapped and dry, I feel like this one isn't one of those lip balms where your lips get drier and addict to.

Rimmel London Lasting Finish By Kate Lipstick '54 Rock n' Roll Nude'

We will address the elephant in the room first - yes the rose gold packaging definitely contributed to me wandering across to the Rimmel London stand! This is a really nice pinky nude, however it is slightly more pale than the nudes I typically wear. Really nice for spring.

Face of Australia Limited Editions Haul

Hi guys! A couple of days ago I went to the shops to do some errands (bills to pay...etc) and wandered into Priceline (big mistake, I know!). As always I couldn't leave empty handed and found myself walking out with a bag of Face of Australia goodies. Now, I must admit I am pretty excited about this haul...

First of all, I found the new 'Screen Siren' limited edition nail polishes on display. Around this time every year FOA releases a limited edition range of nail polishes which are always gorgeous. The 'Screen Siren' range features 4 nude polishes, a bright blue polish, orange polish and a hot pink polish and a matte top coat. Luckily they only cost $4.95 :) I picked up 'Monroe' which could possibly be my favourite nude polish ever. It's only been on my nails for an hour so I will get back to you about that! It's a very warm nude. I also picked up the matte top coat.

Secondly, there was a limited edition range called 'Glamazon' which consists of a contour and blush kit. I grabbed the contour kit which features a matte bronzer and a gorgeous pink highlighter. For $9.95 I am really looking forward to using my contour kit. I have been meaning to get into contouring, especially highlighting, and now that I have this gorgeous highlighter sitting in my drawer I am inspired.

Have a great day,
cheers :)

INNOXA Skin Perfecting Illuminator

If you are prone to oiliness and often find your face is as shiny as polished silver you have probably had to make the decision between matte and lifeless or glowing but looking like a fairy has thrown a bucket of glitter at you. I have been known to pile on the mattifying foundation and powder to control my shiny face but I often find that I go too far and end up looking lifeless and bleak. But now after wearing Innoxa's Skin Perfecting Illuminator for a couple of weeks I think I have a solution to bleak skin.

The lovely people at INNOXA sent me the Skin Perfecting Illuminating 5 in 1 BB Creme. This is a newly released product which hit the shelves in October and retails for $25.95 at Priceline, Myer and leading pharmacies.

This liquid illuminator is designed to give you a luminous radiant glow. You can apply it as an illuminator  on your cheek and eyebrow bones to highlight these high points of the face or you can mix it into your foundation for an all over glow and to give your skin a youthful radiant effect. It also corrects skin pigments giving you a more even skin tone, hydrates and nourishes your skin, contains essential nutrients, green tea, chamomile extract and vitamin E. Sounds pretty good doesn't it?

I have used the Skin Perfecting Illuminating 5 in BB Creme for a couple of weeks now, usually by applying it on my cheekbones after applying foundation however you can mix it into your foundation for an all-over natural glow. Using my fingers it was easy to apply and blended in well without much effort. I was really impressed with how it gave my skin a healthy glow without making my face look shiny and it was really easy to use which is good because I am always running late. The fact that it also helps to even out my skin tone is an added bonus.

No foundation

Matte Foundation

Matte Foundation + Innoxa Skin Perfecting Illuminator

Overall this is a really lovely illuminator which is easy to use and gives a natural glow. A new favourite in my beauty routine!