It’s strange how well-known female cosmetics powerhouses like Estée Lauder, Elizabeth Arden and so on are but Helena Rubinstein is not, especially when she practically is the “inventor” of beauty. You know that saying “there’s no ugly women, only lazy ones“? That was quoted by Helena Rubinstein. She revolutionised the way women looked after their [...]
Read My Lips: Bourjois Rouge Edition Velvet in Ole Flamingo
Straight up, this Bourjois Rouge Edition Velvet lipgloss was 100% enabled by Anna from Vivianna Does Makeup. I’m not even a fan of matte lip products but seriously, that girl rocked the Ole Flamingo so well that I knew I had to get my hands on one too. I’m glad I actually bit the bullet [...]
TheBalm Cabana Boy: Another “Boy” For Me To Love!
If you ask me what my favourite blush is, as difficult as it is to answer this tricky question, a blush that comes to mind would be TheBalm’s Down Boy. I’ve always been a fan of blushes from TheBalm; talk about good quality blushes that’s not too expensive. Today, I’d like to show you a [...]
May/June Hit and Miss List
Beginning of the month means one thing here on BA HQ. Time to whip out the hits and misses of June! I’ve combined my May and June favourites and not-so-favourites in one post because I, er, forgot to do a May hit and miss list so … here you go! Things like that happen sometimes [...]
How Much Makeup Do You Bring With You When Travelling?
© vladimirfloyd One of my guilty pleasures when perusing YouTube is checking out travel videos. I like to see what people bring with them when travelling. It could be what they have in their handbag, carry-on bag or even handbag. Why, of course I’m nosy! Aren’t you? :P A very popular search term is “what’s [...]





