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My very first (hopefully not my last) bridal tutorial - this one is for those of us who want to do it on a budget. I've gone for products you can buy either at Priceline/Big W/Target (Australia), drugstores (US) or in High Street stores (UK)...or online, I guess :)
Lisa Eldridge's video that I mention can be found HERE
Products used in this tutorial:
* Sukin Facial Moisturiser
* Nude By Nature Undercover Mineral Primer
* Natio Fluid Makeup
* Maybelline Color Tattoo Metal in "Barely Branded"
* NYX 10 Color Eyeshadow Palette from 'The Runway Collection' in "Bohemian Rhapsody"
* Natio Long Lasting Waterproof Eye Liner in "Black"
* Rimmel London Scandaleyes Waterproof Kohl Kajal pencil in "Nude"
* Essence Cosmetics get BIG! lashes volume boost waterproof mascara
* Maybelline Instant Age Rewind Eraser Dark Circles Treatment Concealer in "Fair"
* Natio Mineral Pressed Powder in "Medium Tan"
* BYS Brush & Bronze in "Pure Bliss"
* Essence Multi-Color Blush in "How Cute Is That?" (discontinued)
* Rimmel London Wake Me Up Instant Radiance Shimmer Touch in "Flush of Pearl"
* Avon Glimmerstick Lip Liner in "Fair Pink" (discontinued)
* NYX Round Lipstick in "Paparazzi"
* Brushes from Real Techniques, Nude By Nature & Gloss Accessories
Disclaimer: I paid for all the products shown in this video. I earned no monetary compensation from the companies for the video. All opinions are my own.
My very first celebrity-inspired tutorial... and inspired by a look from a celebrity makeup artist!!
This is a look that Napoleon Perdis did on Miranda Kerr for David Jones' Spring/Summer 2012 Beauty Book.
This is the cover of the Beauty Book, so you can see how I took inspiration from it!
Also, I've experimented by making this video higher quality... does it look better? Or does it look pretty much the same as my previous videos? Please let me know in the comments... thanks!
This is the cover of the Beauty Book, so you can see how I took inspiration from it!
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| courtesy of David Jones |
Also, I've experimented by making this video higher quality... does it look better? Or does it look pretty much the same as my previous videos? Please let me know in the comments... thanks!
Products used:
* Rimmel London Match Perfection Foundation in 100 'Ivory'
* Maybelline Instant Age Rewind Eraser Dark Circles in 'Fair'
* Natio Mineral Pressed Powder in 'Medium Tan'
* Maybelline EyeStudio Color Tattoo Metal in 70 'Barely Branded'
* The Balm "Shady Lady Vol.2" eyeshadow palette (shadow 'Devillish Danielle')
* Napoleon Perdis Color Disc eyeshadow in 'Trench Coat'
* The Balm "Shady Lady Vol.3" eyeshadow palette (shadow 'Envious Erin')
* Make Up Store Eyepencil in 'Darkest Shadow'
* Benefit They're Real! mascara
* Avon Glimmerstick Brow Definer in 'Blonde'
* Essence Multi Colour Blush in 20 'Fashionista'
* Napoleon Perdis DéVine Goddess Lipstick in 'Calypso'
* Napoleon Perdis Lip Pencil in 'Haute Pink'
* Brushes by Real Techniques by Samantha Chapman, Gloss Accessories & Nude by Nature
Disclaimer: I paid for all the products shown in this video, except the Natio powder, which was a gift with purchase, the Avon Glimmerstick, which was a gift from a friend and the Benefit mascara, which was a promotional gift. I earned no monetary compensation from the companies for the video. All opinions are my own.
Ingredients: “Honey Water (Aqua), Propylene Glycol, Rapeseed Oil and Coconut Oil (Brassica napus and Cocos nucifera), Sodium Lauryl Sulfate, Water, Sodium Stearate, Sodium Hydroxide, Perfume (Perfume), Beeswax (Cera alba), Sweet Wild Orange Oil (Citrus sinensis), Bergamot Oil (Citrus aurantium bergamia), Aloe Vera Extract (Aloe barbadensis), Glycerine, Sodium Chloride, EDTA, Tetrasodium Etidronate, Gardenia Extract (Gardenia jasminoides), Titanium Dioxide,*Limonene, *Linalool, *Benzyl Benzoate *Occurs naturally in essential oils” [from the Lush Australia website]
Where can I buy it? Directly from Lush, either online or at a store (check online for your nearest location) for AU$6.95 (US$7.95/£3.40) for 100g
Oh Lush, why do you have to produce so many amazing products?!? Each time I walk into a Lush store, I come out with at least one new favourite soap, lotion, potion, whatever...and an emptier bank balance!
Back in 2009, I reviewed my then-favourite Lush soap, Rock Star – the extremely pink vanilla-scented bar of creaminess – for Perfume Critic. It was super sweet, maybe too much...even for me, the self-confessed sugar addict! Don’t get me wrong, I still love it, even to this day. But it’s not something I can handle all the time. So after an absence of buying Lush soaps, one has been welcomed into my home. Its name is Honey I Washed The Kids.
It was only after trying not one but two samples of this gorgeous product that I was convinced that this was the one for me – first, I thought it was a bit too sweet, just like Rock Star. But slowly it started to reel me in, persuading me to come back for another try. The lovely sales assistant once again came to my rescue by offering me another miniature golden bar with my lip balm purchase. And then...I was hooked! So, naturally, I bought myself a full-size bar...and the rest, as they say, is history!
Honey I Washed The Kids (great name, by the way!) is a honey and toffee-scented soap with a cute honeycomb design on top. (I’m not particularly sure if it serves any purpose but to be purely decorative, but it scratches my skin a little! Maybe it could be an exfoliator...Anyway...) The scent is sweet, but not extremely so, and it doesn’t linger for too long, so you can wear whatever fragrance you want afterwards! Just like with the Rock Star soap, it lathers up quite well and after you rinse the soap off, it leaves your skin moisturised and smooth, smelling slightly toffee-scented while you get dressed.
Having reasonably sensitive skin, I’ve had absolutely NO problems with this soap, despite it having a few ingredients that could cause problems (hello citrus oils!). And I’ve read quite a lot of reviews online from people who have either sensitive skin or eczema saying that they love the Honey I Washed The Kids soap. In fact, so many people enjoy using it, that it’s in the Top 20 list of Lush products on the Aussie website!
If you’ve never tried Honey I Washed The Kids before, get to a Lush store and do so... and whatever you do, don’t just save it for washing those children – treat yourself to a luxurious, honey-scented shower or bath!
Disclaimer: My first sample of this soap came from a Lust Have It box back in 2011; the second was a sample with purchase from Lush. I have since bought full-size bars with my own money. I earned no monetary compensation from the company for this review. All opinions are my own.
The first in a series that I will (hopefully) continue, based on fragrance information. This video is on fragrance concentrations... Cologne, EDT, EDP, etc.
For more information on Vero Profumo, please go to either http://www.veroprofumo.com/ or http://www.luckyscent.com/
Here is the list of my favourite websites to find perfume oils (in no particular order):
* http://www.opusoils.com/ - fragrance with attitude!
* http://www.sharonboltonscents.com/ - my favourite summer fragrances, hands-down!
* http://www.luckyscent.com/ - stock perfume oils from Sage Machado, Yosh, Le Labo and sooooo many more...plus lots of fantastic brands, such as Creed, Tauer Perfumes, Amouage and Diptyque!
* http://ayalamoriel.com/ - some of this talented perfumer's creations are available in oil form.
* http://www.dshperfumes.com/ - some fragrances available as oils
* http://www.possets.com/ - lots of interesting scents
* http://www.blackphoenixalchemylab.com/ - many dark, gothic-inspired scents, but absolutely fascinating! (They also have a Fraggle Rock collection which I want to try so badly!!)
* http://tranceessence.com/ - six stunning scents available in this concentration
* http://themefragrance.com/ - photographer-turned-perfumer, Elizabeth Morrison has a huge range of scents...available from the website or from Theme Fragrance or Melodie Perfume Etsy stores
* http://sarahhorowitz.com/ - fragrances come as EDP and oils
* http://www.dshperfumes.com/ - some fragrances available as oils
* http://www.possets.com/ - lots of interesting scents
* http://www.blackphoenixalchemylab.com/ - many dark, gothic-inspired scents, but absolutely fascinating! (They also have a Fraggle Rock collection which I want to try so badly!!)
* http://tranceessence.com/ - six stunning scents available in this concentration
* http://themefragrance.com/ - photographer-turned-perfumer, Elizabeth Morrison has a huge range of scents...available from the website or from Theme Fragrance or Melodie Perfume Etsy stores
* http://sarahhorowitz.com/ - fragrances come as EDP and oils
Enjoy!!
Disclaimer: I paid for all the products shown in this video, except the Bulgari (gift), Estee Lauder solid (gift), Sage Machado (gift) and Vero Profumo (gift) fragrances. I earned no monetary compensation from the companies for the video. All opinions are my own.
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