When I first saw images of Clinique’s new Cheek Pop blushes on Temptalia, it was love at first sight. Love for blushes? Check. Love for gerberas? Check. Blush that has a pattern of a gerbera? OMG check, check, CHECK! Right, so I may or may not have rushed out to Chadstone the moment this was [...]
Not Very Picture Perfect with Cargo’s HD Picture Perfect Translucent Powder
Happy Monday, folks! If you’ve been shopping at MYER lately, you’ll notice that Kit Cosmetics is finally stocking Cargo cosmetics. When I first found out that it’s now available in Australia, my first thought was “FINALLY!” I tried some of their makeup years ago and they’re actually pretty good. Apparently they were available in Australia [...]
Nailing It: Estée Lauder Pure Color in Hot Spell
The Hot Spell is part of the Bronze Goddess Summer ’14 collection and my oh my, it’s hot all right. It’s a bright coral red jelly that screams summer and I absolutely love it. It’s so easy to apply and looks great on the nails. It did chip a little after a couple of days [...]
How To Recycle and Reuse Candle Jars
Happy Friday, folks! Today I thought I’d do something not-really-beauty-related-but-may-be-oh-I-don’t-know different today and show you a tutorial on how to recycle and reuse candle jars. Here’s a little known fact about me (at least, I don’t think I’ve mentioned this on the blog or social media), I make my own candles. I still buy beautiful [...]
Finally, A Purple Eyeshadow I Can Wear!
Oooh the dreaded purple eyeshadow. Purple eyeshadows may be very pretty but if you’re not careful, you can end up looking like you’ve been punched in the eye. I’m always very wary of purple eye makeup because if the eyeshadows are not properly blended (or even over-blended. Oh yeah, it can happen), the chances of [...]





