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Monthly Makeup Product Favourites

Hey guys I thought this video needed a blog post to go along with it since I didn’t actually say specifically what I love.

Stila One Step Correct

This is my current holy grail primer. It is super hydrating for my dry skin and I have already purchased a back up for when this runs out. It goes well with every foundation I have tried it with and gives a gorgeous glow.

Loreal Base Magique Primer

This bad boy fills in pores like crazy. I have found the pores on my nose to be getting worse, and find that this helps minimize the look very well.

Loreal Nude Magique

This foundation is super thin in consistency and gives an extremely natural finish on the skin. It wears very well and is a natural soft matte finish. My only issue is the lightest shade is still a touch dark for me.

Beauty Blender

Super quick and easy to apply cream products to the face. Adds a touch of hydration to the foundation which makes everything sit better on my dry skin.

Jolly Good

This is a lovely contour colour for me. It isn’t too warm and is basically matte so sculpts out my face with ease. The pink corner makes a gorgeous blush too for any look.

Tapered cheek brush

This is such a dense brush but the tapered point blends out the contour while still applying it with precision.

Mary Loumanizer Applied With a Fan Brush

This highlight is amazingly pigmented and has a gorgeous golden finish. Suits a wide range of skin tones and in a word is simply stunning.

Napoleon Perdis Matte Bronze

This is to me and peach smoothie is to Sam from Batalash. Understand?

Stila Sunset

This shade from the in the light palette has been so gorgeous and I have been loving it all month. Just all over the lid and into the crease.

Napoleon Perdis Mattastic Grace

Most gorgeous colour of life. This will suit every one, and every outfit combination. It isn’t too nude, and gives your lips a gorgeous finish.

Shift dresses from Dotti

I have loved these dresses this month. As the weather started getting warmer I needed something more appropriate. These work well on their own, or paired with some tights. Very easy to style and accessories too.

How To Clean Your Makeup Brushes

Clean your makeup brushes regularly!

Not only does it helps your makeup go on smoother, but it will get rid of old oxidized makeup that’s going back into your skin- which will make your makeup look too orange or pink. It will also help reduce breakouts.
Dirty brushes will harbor bacteria which can cause breakouts, or even skin irritations.

All you have to do is use your shampoo, and massage your brushes with it, and watch all the product come out in the sink. Every few times you can also use a conditioner to soften your brushes.

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When drying them, lay them flat like in this picture, if you put them upright in a container the water will drip down into the base where the bristles are attached and can wreck the bond and you will have lots of hairs fall out. You can leave them in a room with a heater, not don’t put them in front of it, especially if you have synthetic brushes as the hairs will frizzle!

You can do this weekly or monthly depending on how often you wear makeup. I recommend foundation/concealer brushes be cleaned more often as they can become really hard to get out.

On a daily basis, you can use a brush cleaner, there are heaps of different ones. All pretty much the same ingredients, isopropyl alcohol and something to make them smell less potent. So If you don’t have a lot of money you can get the isopropyl spray from Bunnings for about $6.

I use a little bit of makeup remover and the spray on a tissue and rub my foundation/concealer brushes or anything that had a strong colour on them to clean them. For powder/blush/eye brushes I just use the spray on a tissue. You should do that every time after you use your brushes.

Makeup For MS ( Multiple Sclerosis )

So while I was away in Moscow, I got the chance to make over some women going through HSCT treatment for MS ( Multiple Sclerosis ) who had all just lost their hair.

(l-r) Carol (my mother), Silja from Norway and Lorraine from Cairns.

My mum and Silja have been here about 10 days, and Lorraine just over 2 weeks.

The big shave happened yesterday as Lorraines hair was coming out from the chemo, and even though they could have kept theirs another week Silja and my mother had theirs done too so they can stick together as a strong team.

I was by no means prepared for doing others makeup but luckily with these life saving products I had the chance to make these ladies feel glam and pampered for the day. Hopefully I can do my part to lift this teams spirt during such an emotional time.

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Napoleon Perdis makeup made a large appearance.. I wonder why… 🙂

NP BBB med/dark created a gorgeous fresh faced look which brightened everyone up

NP Camera Finish powder is just the perfect powder for everyone

NP Devine goddess lipstick Hera is a beautiful creamy dark pinky colour with a hint of brown and shimmer

Kevin Aucoin brow pencil

NARS palette – The Happening

NARS eyeshadow duo

And a few of my travel brushes

These makeup products were great on everyone today so check them out if you haven’t already 🙂