Lust Have It April 2016

Afternoon Lovelies!

It's the 26/04, and my LHI bag is here. Wonders will never cease!!

No, all jokes aside, this month LHI seemed to have a really fast turn around.  I made a payment on Thursday, my box was sent Friday, and it's been delivered today.

But lets get in to it!

Back to a pink bag this month.  I'm starting to build quite a collection.

Marsk Certified Organic Eyeliner and Browliner-$28.95 each-full size

These were the sneak peek for the month.  But what to tell you about them?  They go on nice and smoothly, they seem fairly well pigmented.  However even on my hand they don't seem to be lasting very well.  I got the colours Morning Coffee (eyeliner) and Marilyn (browliner).  Marilyn is too pale for me, so i'll pass it on, but i'm wondering if i can use the eyeliner on my brows instead.  I'll have to have a play.

Appelles Blackseed Shampoo and Tamanu Conditioner-$47-sample size

I've already tried these thanks to Violet Box.  I adore the smell, they did a decent job on my hair, if i remember rightly, though, i seemed to have to use a lot to get clean hair. 

Manna Kadar Fantasy 3-in-1 Blush/highlighter/eyeshadow-$25-full size

Hmmmm, this is interesting.  It's a gorgeous rosy-gold shade, it's pretty pigmented and is lovely and smooth.  It would make a gorgeous eyeshadow, i think it'll be a pretty highlighter, but i think it's a bit too metallic to be a blush.  It would depend on the person, though.

Personail Nail Polish Wraps-$18-full size

Saved the best for last.  These are just gorgeous!!  They're in the pattern Baby's Breathe, a mint, grey, pink, white set.  There are full sparkly nails, too!!  And each set comes with a little nail file and cuticle stick.  I can't wait to try these out!!

Manna Kadar 3-in-one, Morning Coffee eyeliner, Marilyn browliner

What a great box!  4 full sizes, 2 deluxe samples, and a brand new brand.  Plus a value of just over $100 in full sizes alone.

Has anyone tried the Personail wraps?  What do you think?

BeautyCrew

Afternoon Lovelies!

I'm sure by now everyone (at least in Australia) has heard of The Parcel by Marie Claire, but have you heard of BeautyCrew?  It's a sister website to the box, along the same line as Beauty Heaven and Primped.  So they're doing tutorials, reviews, articles, even some product trials.  I'm actually really excited to see where the site goes, so far i've loved what i've read.

Anyways, when the site first became live, there was a competition where you could win a $250 beauty pack for signing up to the newsletter.  And then, 2 weeks ago, i received an email letting me know i'd won one (there were 16 prizes on offer).  Well today my pack arrived, and i'm surprised you didn't hear my squeals from where ever in the world you are reading this from.  I was kinda excited, and i think you'll see why.

This is how it came (oh well, it was in a packing box with bubble wrap, but this was inside)!  All wrapped, with ribbon and a letter (there is another comp for the 16 winners, for reviewing the products we won).  It felt like Christmas!

Tadah!!!!!!!!!!!!!  OMG, i've wanted to try a Clarisonic forever!  I have an Aldi cheapy, and love it, so this is just amazing!!  It's a Clarisonic Mia, worth around $155.  It's sitting in my bathroom charging as we speak, and i'm hanging out for 24 hours to be up so i can try it out.

And then, to top it off, we have the Clarisonic Gentle Hydro Cleanser ($32), a replacement sensitive head ($35) and a Clarisonic Deep Pore Clay Mask ($32).  I love the fact a replacement head was included, and the skincare sounds amazing.

I was expecting a box of dribs and drabs, maybe something higher end, so to receive this is just amazing!

I'll post a more in depth review once i've given everything a decent trial.

Priceline 40% off-April 2016

Afternoon lovelies!

As you probably know, Priceline has had 40% off cosmetics yesterday and today (And it's not too late to visit a store if you haven't already).

I didn't go in looking for anything in particular, i wanted to browse, have a sticky beak at the Essence stand, and just see if anything caught my eye.  I had a $10 voucher from some market research i did, so i took it along, and ended up spending a bit more!

Whoops!

First, lets talk about the Essence.  The All About Matt ($4.29) foundation is a replacement product, my current one is almost empty, and i really like it.  The white Kajal eyeliner is actually to draw embroidery patterns on to my current project, they wash out well and at $1.20 it was cheap.  The other 3 products are much loved products of other bloggers, the Silky Blush ($3.06) gets rave reviews regularly, and the 2 lipliners ($1.20) are really cheap and are the perfect colours for autumn and winter.

As an aside has anyone else noticed empty Essence stands at Priceline?  Both the one i went to today and the other one i frequent regularly seem constantly empty.

Blush, lipliners and eyeliner

 I spotted these as i walked in.  Savvy gel finish nail polishes, these were in a pack together, and with the sale were only $3.  I'm interested to see how they last.

This was a bit of a reckless purchase, i have so many lip products already.  But i've always like Babylips, and this crayon ($4.17) gives my lips a glossy tint, perfect for lazy days.  Plus it smells yummy!!

Finally, some more Savvy products.  I love the look of manicured eyebrows, but i don't really do my own.  I own 2 pencils, so i was interested in see what was around.  These are the Savvy Brow Kit ($4.79) and the Clear Brow Gel ($2.99).  The brow kit has a powder and a wax, plus a mirror, tweezers and a little slanted brush, it's so cute!

Then, whilst wandering around Coles, i found Crop products.  The first time i'd heard of them was in last months Parcel.  The skincare products were on sale, so i picked up the Gentle Cleansing Gel.  OMG, this smells divine!!  It has Eucalyptus, rosemary, lemongrass and peppermint oils, Jojoba, vit e, cocoa butter, rosehip oil, aloe vera etc, and it's paraben and sulphate free.  I can't wait to try this out, and it was relatively inexpensive (i think i paid $8.40).

So there you have it!  Some lovely new products to play with.

Did you get sucked in like i did?  What did you buy?