Makeup Blogs I love

Today I thought I would share with your some of my favorite blog pages, but I have to say these are just a few as I have loads I love to read.  Reading blogs keeps me up with what everyone is wearing and using in the makeup world.


So make your favorite drink..green tea perhaps or something else and spend a little while reading up on what is going on in the world of makeup.  It is all good fun !!


lilcammo93 - shows you how to make a great new DIY Exfoliating scrub...saves money and works a treat 


beautyholicasanonymous - she is really loving earrings right now


Madam B Fatalehttp://www.madamebfatale.com/2012/01/17/6-budget-friendly-beauty-buys/ - Madam tells you about some of her great buys!


Feel free to leave your comments or links to your favorite blog pages - even your own!


cheers Jill

I love this very simple look created using Limecrime Makeup!

Christmas is almost here - what do you want?

It is almost that time where the trees are up and the gifts are wrapped under the tree.  So tell me what do you want most this Christmas?


Is it something like world peace?  Or a new dress?  Or a nice new man in your life?  What is it you want for Christmas - pretend there are no barriers to getting what you wish for.


Me, I want a fun day on Christmas day with all my family, lots of good food and to look good on the day.  Looking good on the day has always been important to me and that means thiner than I am this week and a nice new outfit.


Share with us what it is you want!!

Christmas Tree

Gothic Vamp Makeup & Indy Brands

 

I love ‘indy’ makeup.  Its unique and creative and offers us something some of the major brands don’t..something different.  Major brands really are very much the same and when I shop the ‘indy’ brands I know I will find something exciting to bring to our customers. 

Read about Morgana and how she got started in her business making some very good quality lipsticks.

Beautiful Bold Lipsticks are a must and this one from Morgana is stunning

This is called 'Bees Knees" and is my favorite colour from the 1920's collection

Morgana Cryptoria is a woman owned small business located in Arizona.  Cryptoria is an expansion of Morgana Minerals, a company created in November 2006. 

From 2006-2008 Morgana spent time learning about ingredients, experimenting with formulas, & web design. In 2008, orders would trickle in once in awhile. By 2009, orders began to increase due to word of mouth. Mid 2009 Morgana Minerals began to get recognized by beauty blogs and started to get the exposure it really needed. 

In late 2010 Morgana opened Morgana Cryptoria & closed Morgana Minerals.

Morgana’s plan is to become less of a mineral makeup company and focus on traditional cosmetics while working on plans to expand into gothic clothing, decor, and jewellery in the future.

Morgana is mostly known for her famous handcrafted vegan lipsticks.

Do you aspire to start your own makeup range..if so we would love to hear from you and help promote your brand.

 
This brand is now avaiable in Australia from www.makeupnet.com.au Lipsticks are $13.99

Magical Tinted BB Cream Review by Guest Blogger Aryanny

Earlier this week we posted our Guest Blogger Aryanny Zaini's review of a brand of BB Tinted Moisturiser. 

This is the second review conducted by Aryanny for Makeupnet on the new brand of Tinted Moisturiser called Magical - this comes in 3 shades.

We want to say a very big thank you to Aryanny again for her honest review of these products!

Magical BB Cream SPF30+ (40ml) - RRP$9.99

What "Magical BB Cream" says:
  *  Extract of five grains, soothes sensitive skin and smoothen the texture.
  *  Super multi BB cream functions as a primer, foundation and powder. It visibly reduces imperfections, smoothes skin and prevents makeup from smudging.
*  A "water-in-silicon" type, this cream based product glides on without irritating skin. It's non-oily formula, fresh on skin all day long.
  *  Protects the skin from harmful UV rays.

This is what Aryanny had to say about the brand:

As it didn't come with a box or even any information of the product on the tube itself, I had to Google and after half an hour, found some information as described above. They only have a list of ingredients on the tube.
This comes in a 40ml squeezy tube. Currently this range has three different shades and the one I'm reviewing is shade "3".

This reminds me a lot like a tinted moisturiser. It is really creamy and light. It is also easy to apply and blends beautifully. Minimal effort to get decent coverage. It does have a slight scent to it. It's hard to describe, but smells a bit "cosmetic" like. This is of course not noticeable when worn.  It surprisingly has good coverage, it even covered my dark circles.

Lasting power on this, is excellent. It did not rub off or smudged itself at all. With the warmer tone in this shade, it left no chalkiness or grey tones on me whatsoever. It is just a little pink on my warm skintone, but nothing a little bronzer could not fix.

As from the product description, this is definitely a no-fuss cream. Sometimes I'm hesitant in using a product when it lists too many uses and benefits, like they're trying to "convince" you to buy it. I have tried to use this as a primer too and it worked beautifully. Made my makeup stay put all day and kept it fresh & long lasting. Having said that, I have dry skin, so I can't vouch for people with oily or combination skin.

Overall conclusion: I highly recommend this product as your first BB cream. It really is easy to use, feels light and natural on the skin. It even worked excellently with my warm skin tone, so I am confident there's a shade to suit everyone.

Would I purchase this? Yes, most definitely. Even for $9.99, I can not fault this product at all as it delivered everything it said and more. 

This brand is on sale at www.makeupnet.com.au in the On Sale Shop at $9.99 a tube.

Pimples and other blemishes on our faces

No matter what your age we women - I suppose men do also- but my focus is on women today -we all get pimples, zits, acne call them what you like - we all get them at times in our lives.

And we all HATE getting them with a passion!  I suffered  a bit when in my teens and had to go onto some medication for a while to help rid my skin of these horrid things, however it was short term so no long term damage to my skin.  My brother on the other hand had pimples that were like mountains and he has many scares on his face now which is sad for him.

I have found a skincare cream/treatment that is a new comer in my view to the Aussie market called Beautiful Caroline BB Cream.  BB Cream is a Banish Blemishes Cream with a tinted moisturizer also, how cool!

The BB Cream market across Asia is huge and very popular as the creams have many benefits for the skin such as controlling oil, calming the skin and giving a great natural coverage.   The one issue with the current creams is that they are very pale in colour and therefore will not suit many Australian skintone unless you are very pale or you are of Asian decent.

The good news is that I have found another brand of BB creams that comes in 3 colours and these I hope will be a better colour range that suits the Australian complexions.

I am having this product evaluated by our Face Book fans - we send them the cream and they evaluate it and share their views back with us.  Join the fan page and you could participate in these kind of evaluations and giveaways.

Here is the BB Beautiful Caroline Cream:    

Whitening + Anti wrinkle + Moisture + Skin protection [SPF30,PA++] + Natural skin tone + Soothing effect + Sebum control

This multi-functional & Natural BB cream including rosemary, grape, aloe, green tea has whitening, anti wrinkle, moisturizing, cell renewal and skin protection effect against harmful UVA, UVB rays, pollution.

It leaves a radiant, clear and healthy complexion with flawless and natural finish.

It has total revitalizing effect of hydrating,improving skin elasticity, nourishing and brightening benefits.

It evens skin tone with velvety smooth texture and conceals blemishes, discoloration area on face including acne, age spot, dark circles,
sun spots, scars.

Beautiful Caroline BB cream is designed for all ages and all skin types to help create a youthful, healthy complexion. 

Have you tried a BB cream -what did you think and what brand was it? Would you like to use a BB cream?  Tell us what you think please.

Ecrinal Eye Lash Treatment Trial

Ecrinal has a range of products for Nails & Eyes

Strengthening Lash Gel

This gel makes eyelashes and eyebrows nicer and help strengthen and stimulate re-growth. Totally invisible. Can  be used as a night treatment.  (ANP®, castor oil)

 

Hi everyone, I have been spending a lot of time looking for new products to try and I am excited to say that I have found a few that I will talk about over the coming weeks.   The first one I want to talk about is a treatment ( pictured above) that was recommend to me to try out for my eye lashes which are a little on the thin side and could use some help!

The product is a clear gel like substance that comes like a mascara wand.  It is recommended to use it morning and night and you can put your mascara over the top, infact they make this stuff in a msacara as well, but you don't want to wear a mascara to bed do you???  or do you??  Well not for me, so I bought the clear gel to try out.

It feels nice on the lashes as it sticks to the lashes, you can see it clearly as it is thick.  It has a small, not unpleasant, but not a perfume if you know what I mean.  It felt really nice on and you can see the lashes looking thicker straight away, however the product is designed to be used twice a day for many weeks to build and strengths your lashes, helps them to regrow and also not to fall out.  3 days in the lashes look good but over the coming weeks I will let you know if I think this stuff works wonders for me.

If you have tired some good eye lash building products I would love to hear from you !!

							cheers  Jill

Are you going to a High School Formal this year?

http://www.highschoolformals.com.au/formals-yearbook

If you are going to be attending your High School Formal this year then this is a great site with a great set of tools that will help you prepare for this event.  If you are involved in setting up the formal then this has some great resources for you also.  Check out the site and let me know what you think?  Tell all your High School buddies also.

Face Book Giveaway

Join our facbook page and become a fan to go into the draw to win one of 4 Eye Shadow Pallets we are giving away free!

Our page is Makeupnet.com.au on Facebook.

10 Steps to Perfect Eye Brows

I have always wanted to have great eye brows!  Mine are really thin and ugly - well I think they are and no amount of waxing seems to really fix the problem.  I envy those that have great eye brows and when I saw this article I wanted to share it with others. 

So you guessed it- tomorrow I will have the pencils out to see how I go..let me know if this works for you?

 

http://www.younghollywood.com/scene/celeb-beauty-10-steps-to-perfect-eyebrows.html

Hot chicks like Rihanna, Lady Gaga, and Katy Perry know that every hair counts, even if it’s not the hair on their head. Wait, that sounds dirty.

Technically, eyebrows are still ON YOUR HEAD, but you know what I mean! A bad brow game has you looking like the faces of a clown, and that ain’t cute.

 

HOW-TO ACHIEVE AN A-LIST SHAPE

1.  Start by facing directly forward into a mirror.
2.  Take an eyebrow pencil (or any straight edge) and place it against the outer edge of the nostril and the inside corner of your eye. This is where the eyebrow should start.
3.  Keeping the eyebrow pencil in place, dial it like a watch hand towards the pupil, stopping when it hits dead center. This is where the arch starts.
4.  Continue swinging the eyebrow pencil past the pupil, just outside the colored part of the eye. This is the high point of the arch; everything else comes back down.
5.  Swing the pencil towards the outermost corner of the eye. This is where the eyebrow should end.
6.  Brows should be thickest near the nose and thinnest at the outer edges of the eye.
7.  Invest in the proper tools. Recommend: Tweezerman-brand tweezers. They’re a Hollywood staple, plus they offer a repair service and lifetime guarantee.
8.  Face should be clean of any makeup or lotion prior to tweezing.
9.  Tweeze right after a shower, or place a warm washcloth over the brows; this will help to soften the hairs and open pores, making hairs easier and less painful to tweeze.
10. Wait at least 30-minutes after tweezing to apply makeup. Skin is more sensitive after tweezing, increasing the chances for irritation and ingrown hairs.

Writen by Wes Ferguson
Wes Ferguson was a mild-mannered computer geek until a printer accident gave him superhuman powers. Now he’s on a mission to make the world a little more fabulous, one blog at a time. Follow him on Twitter @Westopher

10 SUPER Secrets to Keep You Stylish

 

Ever wonder how the Supermodels look so effortlessly chic every time the paparazzi catch them on an ordinary day? Supermodels get inside tips from style experts to keep them flawless consider yourself a Supermodel.

1. Layer Your Look. Try pairing a long-sleeve thermal underneath a tunic and belt it with leggings. Add a jacket and legwarmers to be extra haute.

2. Designer Accessories. Most people cant afford to wear head-to-toe Chanel. Accessorize your ensemble with a designer purse or sunglasses. You'll look and feel like a million bucks and no one will notice your outfit is last season Gap.

3. Denim and High Heels. Wear a dark denim wash with black or brightly-colored heels. High shoes make your legs look longer and slender, plus you'll exude that chic factor.

4. Audrey Affect. You can never go wrong with a little black dress and layers of pearls – a quick fix to create an iconic look.

5. Red HAUTE Lip. Some people fear red lipstick...however there are hundreds of shades to choose from to compliment your skin tone. Hit up a makeup counter and ask a beauty consultant to help you find the right red.

6. Leggings are the new Tights. The trend of the moment is leggings, which is like wearing sweat pants that hug your body. You can wear leggings under tunic tops, dresses, and layered underneath denim or mini skirts.

7. Patent leather - the texture of the season. Get a pair of heels or purse to be in the NOW.

8. The Trench. This signature coat can keep you looking your best, regardless of what you're hiding underneath.

9. No Smoking Its no longer chic. Quit immediately if you are still puffing away.

10. Find a Mentor. I know you want Tim Gunn, but he is really busy. Find someone at your immediate disposal who exudes style and get some hints from them!

 

This is an extract from glam&glory.com which is a great web site to follow

Article Posted By : kavita kawde
Dombivali (Mharastra)

I enjoyed reading this so had to share it with you.

Enjoy reading

Jill

High School Formal web site

I recently discovered a great web site that is totally focused on young people that are still in High School and preparing to run or go to their High School Formal.  It is a cute site that covers, Beauty, Fashion, Venue's and help with planning your High School Formal to ensure that this event is the best fun ever.

If this year or next is your year to go to your High School Formal you will love this web site.  If you are past your High School Formal year then there is still a lot of great State based supplier information such as Hair dressers & Makeup Artists listed on their site as well.

http://www.highschoolformals.com.au

Very soon they will launch a Book to help with the planning and everything you need to know to be prepared and have a brilliant High School Formal.  Check out their web site and be sure to tell your friends about it as well.

Enjoy  Reading

Jill

Limecrime Tutorial & Video - Get the Look

Jennifer Anitson on the cover of Harpers - or is it really Barbara Streisand

I saw this cover and really loved the look.  I have always loved the eye makeup style of the 60's and this is a good reflection of that style..to me it is very much in fashion right now.

 

The links will take you to the full slide show of pictures.  

 

xxx

Enjoy Jill

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Free Lime Crime Products

Hi everyone, we are still offering you the opportunity to win some free Limecrime Makeup by going to our web store and signing up to the V.I.P. shopper newslettter.  That is all you have to do to go into the draw to win a Lipstick and a Magic Eye Dust of your choice...how hard is that?

You can select colours to help you create this original look that Doe Deere the creator of Lime Crime is wearing in this cute picture.  Go to www.makeupnet.com.au and register today, Competition closes at the end of the month..so tell your friends as well.  cheers  Jill 

Hats for the Racing season and much much more

I just loved the hats on this desingers web site and wanted to share them with everyone, they are colourful, stylish and oh so pretty.  I want one!!!!!!!!!!

 

Empress was the one I really liked...although there were others..
http://www.jodielouisemillinery.com.au
Click here to see the collection

Take a look and maybe get yourself for next year or some special function you have to go to.

Jodie makes all of the head pieces  Lace Headpiece, or Jewelled Fascinator.  Jodie is a Hat Maker and Made to order Milliner for Spring Carnival Race Wear, Weddings, Mother of the Bride, Year 12 Dances, Debutante Balls and Special Events. 

Jodie will help you design your own gorgeous headpiece and securely courier it to you anywhere in Australia. 

 

Skincare for all over your body Organic Spa Salt Scrub

You are probably like most people that think of their face when someone mentions skincare!

The fact is that there is skin all over over body and we really need to think about total skincare if we want to look our best all year round.  Throughout Winter we all rug up and keep our body skin covered, so it does not get a lot of sun or fresh air or attention, then along comes the Summer months and we want to uncover all the time.

Summer is when we want our body skin to be in really good condition and therefore we need to ensure our skin is smooth and hydrated so we get that great glowing tan and we keep it!  

If you are someone that likes to get a spray tan then you really must exfoliate your skin bfroe you go so you get an even tan.  The same for those that use a Self Tannning product at home.  Exfoliation will help to prevent those darker spots we get when your skin is dry and rough!

So looking out for an all over body scrub is a great way to improve your skin texture and remove all those dead skin cells.  Spa Salt Scrub by Elly B is really nice to use and it contains the best ingredients to improve you skin.  The price is reasonable and it comes in the cute little tub, so looks great as a Xmas Gift and at $30.00 for 300ms is really is a great gift!  

Read what Elly B say about their Scrub!
www.wholesaleskincare.com.au
Our invigorating spa salt therapy body scrub exfoliates & stimulates circulation. Your skin will regain its silky soft and smooth texture, leaving it hydrated and with a healthy glow. Our unique blend of uplifting essential oils will leave you feeling energised.



Skin Type: All skin types.


Directions: Use twice a week. On damp clean skin, massage a generous amount of scrub in circular motions all over your body. Avoid sensitive areas and broken skin. Rinse off thoroughly. Follow with elly b Body Smoother $35.00


Active Ingredients:


Sodium Chloride & Magnesium Sulphate – softens & exfoliates the skin


Vitamin E – potent anti oxidant helps to protect the skin from free radical damage


Uplifting Essential Oils of Lemongrass, Rosewood, Eucalyptus, Peppermint, Lime & Lemon Myrtle.


Ingredients: Sodium Chloride (Australian), Magnesium Sulphate, Certified Organic Soya Bean Oil (Soja hispida), Crushed Walnut Shells, Vitamin E (non GMO), Essential Oils of Lemongrass, Rosewood, Eucalyptus, Peppermint, Lime & Lemon Myrtle.

This makes a brilliant and very different Gift for all.  Buy for the man in your life and think of the fun you can have with the Scrub!