Gloss n Sparkle SALE

Hi everyone.

Just a quick post.
I promise I will actually update with a proper post soon but I have been ridiculously busy lately.

Gloss n Sparkle (my current favourite indie brand) is having a sale on Etsy at the moment to make way for the new style of bottles they will be introducing soon.
The polishes are $8 each (usually $10) and Angela has added a couple of limited edition polishes ($8.50 each), a gorgeous Halloween polish and a cute glitter bomb.

I love all of Angela's polished and have bought most of them...I have banned myself from buying any more at the moment because I have spent too much money on them recently.

I highly recommend Unicorn Droppings!!

Go an check out her sale at www.glossnsparkle.etsy.com

Face of Australia - Sheer Gloss Lip Crayons

Hi Everyone,

I know these have been out for a little while and most of you have probably snapped them up already but here is my two cents on the Face of Australia Sheer Gloss Lip Crayons.

Source: Face of Australia website

These lip gloss crayons are limited edition, come in a pack of 3 and retail for $14.95 (for the 3).

They apply really smoothly, give a nice wash of colour and a lovely moisturised feel.
Lips do not feel sticky (like some glosses) and have a nice subtle colour, which can be built up.


Similar to the Clinique Chubby Sticks and the Lipstick Queen Crayons, they are almost a cross between lipstick, lip balm and lip gloss.

Here are my pics of the lip crayons...

 

 

L to R: Cupcake, Sundae, Macaron

The colours are all really nice and I am actually a fan of all 3 of them (which is very rare) because I think the sheer buildable nature of the crayon makes them suitable for most skin colours.

Overall, these are really nice and great value for money. I picked mine up on special for about $11 at Big W...BARGAIN!
They are a limited edition item, so I am not sure how long they will be around for, so get them now!

Thanks for stopping by. x

New Indie Collection...and Giveaway

A lovely Aussie blogger and Indie polish maker has released a new collection of polishes.
Her polish brand is called Loki's Lacquer and are available through her Etsy store.

Source: Osiris and Loki Paint Their Nails

The new collection is called 2 GHOUL 4 SKOOL and is inspired by her duaghters love of Monster High.

I have no clue what Monster High is but after seeing these cute polishes, I am interested to find out.

There are 6 polishes  in the collection.
The polishes are available separately as well as in the complete collection. They are $5 for a mini bottle, or $30 for the whole collection.

The polishes in the collection are:
Flamin' Funk
Abby-Lanche
Snap Snap
Wolf in Fashion
Scared and Nerdy
Queen Mummy

If you buy the complete collection you will also recieve a bonus shade called Blue Lagoon.

For swatches of the whole collection, inclufing the bonus shade, checkout her blog post here. 

These are beutiful polishes and, as soon as my pay comes in, I will be ordering the whole collection...because I NEED that bonus shade!!

Currently, there is a competition being run through her blog Osiris and Loki Paint Their Nails, to win the whole collection. Go and check it out.

Bellabox...My first delivery

Hi everyone,

This post is about my first delivery of the great monthly cosmetic sample service Bellabox.

August's box is all about "Go Green" and includes 'green' products.

 

The box arrives packaged beautifully.

Inside is a list of the items in this months box and some information about the theme "Go Green"

All of the gorgeous items.

Some of the great Be In Awe products. A Clearing serum and 2 Calming Serums

WotNot Facial Wipes

These facial wipes are great. I have very sensitive skin and find that most facial wipes cause some kind of irritation. The absolutely DO NOT! 

I am very excited because, while most of the time I use a cleanser, makeup remover, etc., sometimes I just want to be lazy and use a wipe.

These work a treat.

You can buy them here.

Uspa Organic Wild Thyme Foot Pumice

Daily C - a Vitamin C Drink

EmerginC Scientific Organics - Phytocell Detox Mask

There was also a few more items which, for some reason, I have not photographed.
They are:
Luk Beautifood Lip Nourish
Aveeno Daily Moisturising Lotion
LUSH Ros' Argan Body Conditioner - which I absolutely LOVE and, along with the facial wipes, I will definitely by buying in the future.

Overall, it's not a bad box. I always like to try new products and I am very happy with the couple of things I hvae tried from this box so far (the Lush Body Conditioner and the WotNot Facial Wipes).

Thats it for now.
Have a lovely day everyone

Indie Polish...Gloss 'n Sparkle Swatch

Hi everyone.

This is my very first blog post, so please bear with me while I figure this out.

***I'm not sure why I am talking to people...I'm pretty sure no one is actually reading this post***

My first post is about nail polish...something I have become obsessed with lately.

It has seriously started to become a problem. I have been reading millions (not literally) of nail blogs and buying obscene amounts of nail polish.

I recently made my first indie nail polish purchase...Yay!

I am still waiting for that order to be delivered. It was from the awesome Dollish Polish, which unfortunately is from the USA, so shipping to Australia could take awhile.

So, this post is about my second indie nail polish purchase. It is from a fantastic Australian seller Gloss n' Sparkle. You can buys these from her Etsy store here.

The First polish is called Rockabilly Rage. It is a red and black glitter polish in a pink cream base. There are red and black hex glitters and black bar glitters.

It is such a cute polish and can be worn layered over another polish (as seen below) or by itself.

If wearing by itself, it takes about 3 or 4 coats for opacity but it does look exceptionally cute. Unfortunately I don't have any pics of it by itself...but I'm sure I will get some in the future and will put them up.

This is 1 coat of Rockabilly Rage over OPI If You Moust You Moust (from the Vintage Minnie Collection).

Big apologies for the cleanup job...I was in a bit of a hurry.

If You Moust You Moust by itself.

This next polish by Gloss 'n Sparkle is also great!

It is a Spectraflair top coat. If you don't know what spectraflair is, it is a holographic pigment.

If you layer this over a normal nail polish suddenly you have a holo polish.

 This is 1 coat of the Spractraflair Top Coat over OPI Love is a Racket.

This is in natural indoor light.

Again...apologies for clean up. 

With flash.

Look at the blue pen on my hand...why didn't I bother cleaning that off first??

I also bought the below polish, Unicorn Droppings but I haven't had a chance to swatch it yet.

This picture is directly from Gloss 'n Sparkle's Etsy page (I hope she doesn't mind) and looks like an absolutely beautiful polish.

 See, this is how my pictures could look if I cleaned up properly...and if I hadn't just broken 3 of my nails...oops!

I am definitely going to buy some more Gloss 'n Sparkle polishes.

Their application is sooo easy and they look absolutely beautiful. Plus it is an Aussie seller, so postage is quick and cheap.

She also sent me a bonus clear top coat to try. I haven't tried it out yet but I will definitely try it soon and let you know how it goes. If its anything like these other polishes, it will be great.