Quicky TheBalm Haul Swatches

Hello Loves!

I am putting up a video tomorrow of my super quick haul so I thought I would do the blog post now as I have a sleeping baby on me :)

I haven't been able to film ALL Week! Because of the weather. I use natural light so it can be temperamental at times :( 

I was really aiming to get 3 videos up a week but this week messed me all up. I shall have to try and get some filming in whenever I can.

Anywho no more rambling onto the swatches I go :)

Swatched heavily on left, lightly blended on right.
This is crazy pigmented!

The interesting brush it came with.
Great for eyeliner not so much eyeshadow.

Thanks so much for reading!

Until next time

Kat x

Favourite Lip glosses

Hello Loves!


I did a video on my favourite lip glosses, you an watch it HERE.


So of course I wanted to post swatches so you can see the colours properly :)


Onto the pictures!

From L-R MAC Strange Potion, MAC Soft Dazzle, MAC Russian Red, MAC Wicked Ways

From L-R Victoria Secret Innocent, MAC Viva Glam Gaga, NYX Ballerina Pink, NYX Sorbet

I find that going through my makeup collection reminds me of favourites that I simply forget about.


What are your favourite lip glosses?


Until next time


Have a lovely day


Kat x

Get ready with me!

Hello Loves!

I did the get ready with me tag and it definitely was a struggle with my little man Henry! hahaha

Here is what I used :)

Face:
Benefit porefessional
Loreal base magique
Skin79 BB cream
Sleek contour kit - Light
Sleek blush - Rose Gold
Maybelline superstay concealer - Ivory


Eyes:
Urban Decay 24/7 shadow pencil in Sin and Rehab
Urban Decay Naked palette - Sin, Naked
MAC eyeshadow - Handwritten
MAC Browset - Girlboy
Maybelline Pulse perfection mascara waterproof


Lips:
NYX lipliner - Pale Pink
Revlon lip butter - Strawberry Shortcake


Watch my Get ready with me video HERE

I just got my little man immunised this morning :( He handled it like a champ my little chumpy, I cried again just like last time :( I can't handle watching him in pain it's so horrible.


He is back to being his talkative little self at the moment :) 
Next needles are at 6 months then a 6 month break yay! every 2 months is horrible.


On a lighter note I hope you are having a great day!


Until next time


Kat x

New Facebook page

Hello Loves!


Just a quick post to share my new facebook page :) I opened a page because I can monitor it while logged into my personal account. My other page I never used because I had to log in and I always forget my details! haha


Facebook page


So please head over to 'like' my page :) I love to chat



Until next time


Kat x

June Lusthaveit! Open box

Hello Loves!

Today I am showing you what I received in my June Lust have it! box (or bag really)

If you would like to watch my unboxing (unbagging?) video then here is the LINK

Makeup


Face:
Benefit porefessional
Loreal base magique
Skin79 BB cream
Sleek contour kit - Light
Sleek blush - Rose Gold


Eyes:
Urban Decay 24/7 shadow pencil in Sin and Rehab
Urban Decay Naked palette - Sin, Naked
MAC eyeshadow - Handwritten
MAC Browset - Girlboy
Maybelline Pulse perfection mascara waterproof


Lips:
NYX lipliner - Pale Pink
Revlon lip butter - Strawberry Shortcake

Onto the pictures!

Swatched Heavily on left, One swipe on right

I hope this was a helpful/fun post 

Until next time

Kat xx

Beauty Wishlist

Hello Loves!


I have one more haul coming up on my channel but as I am not buying anymore makeup for a while I thought I would write this to show a few things on my beauty wishlist :)

Even Better Makeup SPF15 (Dry Combinationl to Combination Oily) - No. 01 Alabaster, 30ml/1oz
This foundation sounds perfect for me! I always have problems with clinique being too dark/orange for me but it I do one day get this I think mixing some of my MUFE Mat Velvet + in with it (as MUFE is too light for me) will make it work well :)


I really want some Benefit products but as they are more on the higher end I find it hard to justify buying them. I only ever splurge on something when I absolutely fall in love with it and I still love it weeks/months later. Then I will purchase :)




First of the two Benefit items is posietint I am kind of intrigued by tints like this I am still yet to try one. The red/berry coloured ones always scared me but I think this looks quite nice.


Then of course the iconic Coralista blush (if you watch my youtube channel/read my blog you will most likely be aware that I am in love with the colour Coral) If you know a dupe please let me know!

Benefit Posietint, 12.5ml 


Benefit Coralista, 12g

That's all on my wishlist....for now :)


What makeup is on your wishlist? Let me know! I love hearing about products I might not know about yet.




Until next time


Kat xx

Sigma, urban decay haul

Hello Loves!

Today I am doing a blog post to show you guys higher quality pictures of my new sigma brushes and Urban decay 24/7 pencils :)

As my film setup isn't HD I prefer to do swatches on my blog so at least it gives you guys a better view :)

My Sigma order came beautifully packaged which is always a nice touch, I bought it direct from Sigma Coupon code: STAR2012

I got the Urban Decay Pencils from Allcosmeticswholesale

and the NYX Glosses from Cherry Culture

Crush eyeshadow swatched without a base

E10 Small eye liner brush

 Sigmax Brush Set

From L-R Delinquent, Rehab, JuJu, Sin, Clash

NYX Lipgloss
From L-R Ballerina Pink, Sorbet

I hope these pictures were helpful if any of you were thinking of buying some  of these items :) 
I never do hauls to brag I always enjoy reading/watching hauls so that's why I do them. 


I have found so many amazing products I had no idea existed by watching youtube and reading blogs. Which I guess is a good thing but also bad for the wallet haha


I am actually cooling off buying makeup for a while, I feel like I have plenty and I need to get through it! haha


Overall I am really chuffed with the brushes I have been wanting to add to my brush collection for some time now and as I show in my haul video I really didn't have that many. 


Lots of love to you
Until next time


Kat xx

Sleek PPQ palette tutorial

Hello Loves! 

I just filmed this tutorial so here are the up close photos so you can get a better look :)

Here is the link to the tutorial Sleek PPQ palette

What I used:

Face: 

Benefit porefessional

Loreal Studio secrets primer

Skin 79 BB cream

Maybelline superstay concealer - Ivory

Sleek Contour kit - Light

NYX blush - Peach

Eyes:

Urban Decay Primer Potion

Sleek PPQ palette

Maybelline Pulse perfection mascara

Lips:

Jack Black Lip Balm

Have a lovely day! Til next time

Kat xx

Graftobian HD Glamour Creme Foundation Review

 Hello Loves!


I am still on my search for my HG (Holy Grail) foundation. My skin has changed quite a bit since my little Henry was born, also using Proactiv has dried it out.


My skin type currently is combination oily sometimes dry (all over the place!)
haha I am acne prone aswell so I use Proactiv refining wash which really helps but it does leave my skin really dry and all my usual foundation fallbacks cling to dry patches I didn't even know I had!


So today I am reviewing this Graftobian HD Glamour creme in the colour Bombshell.


This shade is a bit light for me but as this isn't available in store I couldn't go  in and colour match. After applying contour and blush it isn't as noticeably light.


I applied this with a real techniques buffing brush and I don't think it was the best method (next time I might try it with a beauty blender) it does recommend applying with a sponge but as it's theatrical makeup loaded with pigment that could look a bit too intense.


At first application it didn't sit well on my dry patches but after a while it settled a bit. Coverage is medium buildable to full.

Overall once I get my dry skin under control I think this will go well. If you have really oily skin definitely set it with a powder.


I bought mine off Ebay for $21.55 

I Hope this review was helpful.


Have a lovely day


Kat xx

NARS Turkish Delight dupe

Hello loves!


Today I'm going to be doing a post about a possible NARS Turkish Delight dupe! I don't have Nars Turkish Delight because it is almost $50 in Australia and there is no way I can purchase that and reason in my mind that a lipgloss is worth $50... haha anywho


I picked this up off Ebay, after doing lots of research on dupes for this gloss and this one seemed to come up the nicest for me :)


I got The Victorias Secret lipgloss in Innocent Ebay for US$14.99
as Victoria secret isn't available in Australia.




Onto the pictures!

I put this on over bare lips so it will look different depending on how pigmented your lips are. Mine aren't super pigmented. I wouldn't wear this alone anyway I think it would look nicer over a pale pink lipstick :)


Hope this post was helpful to you.


Have a lovely day


Kat xx

Revlon Lip Butters

Hello Loves!

I know I am late on the Revlon lip butter bandwagon, but they came to Australia not long ago so I guess I'm not too behind in Australia :)

I bought these from eBay they ended up costing roughly the same amount as one lip butter does here. $23

So onto the swatches

I got Strawberry Shortcake and Sweet Tart

Strawberry Shortcake

Sweet Tart


Overall I really like the consistency but they do tend to get on my teeth. So I might be a bit paranoid wearing the darker shades :)

As we are getting quite cold and windy here I am very excited to wear these as they moisturize and aren't sticky yay!
One of the most annoying things is getting hair stuck in your lipgloss blergh! Haha

I bought them from here Revlon Lip butters they took 2 weeks to arrive from the US

 Hope everyone is having a fabulous day/night


Kat x