My First Love Package!!

Soo excited! Wee!!!! ^^

Could not stop smiling!

So checked the mail before I popped off to uni the other day & guess what I found waiting for me?

A package from the beautiful & talented Mookxi!

She said she was sending me hair pins since I complained about the Woolworths ones I purchased the other time... so I was really happy cuz she said the ones her friend bought from overseas were awesome so I was expecting a small envelope of pins... but I got... THIS!

A lovely letter...

And a bunch of NYX lipsticks, masks, chocolates....! ^^

The hair pins!

Hello Kitty!

Super cute! :D

Face masks!

Isqueens Ultramicro.... cleansing gel!

 Dark Chocolates!

 

3 NYX lipsticks!!!!

568 Sierra

 625 Peach

 611 Peony

A close up of the pins!!!! The are super sturdy! :D Awesomeness!!

Thank you so much Mookxi! (Your package will be on its way to you this coming week!)

You guys must check out her blog! :D

I AM

Still smiling!

Lara xo

Collective Haul - NYX, The Body Shop & more!

So, this is a few things I have gotten over the past few weeks that I haven't posted yet!

First off...

NYX jumbo eye shadow pencils (purchased on eBay) in 604 MILK & 608 COTTAGE CHEESE:

Swatches:

DH got me the next 2 gifts as part of his Christmas present to me!


The Body Shop Japanese Cherry Blossom range

The EDT 50mL

And the Bath & Shower Gel 250mL & The Puree Body Lotion 250mL

I purchased this...

The Body Shop Love Etc... Body Lotion 200mL

And this:
Marc Daniels (MD) Matte Clay Ultra

And this...

Batiste Dry Shampoo in Tropical!

What have you purchased recently? Share! :) I'd love to know!


Lara xo

REVIEW: Ecotools Brushes & Blog Posts I'm Reading Now...

- Check out Cecilia's newest post - Cherry Culture haul (includes some NYX items) & green-eyeshadow look - totally gorgeous!



- My Makeup Reviews reviews Ecotools brushes. I have the set she purchased, and was meaning to do a review on it too but her's is VERY lengthy & descriptive! All her posts are though, which is great when you're deciding whether or not to purchase something! :)

Here's the pic she had on her blog post:




Here's my mini review:



My opinion of the brushes

Value for money, however, there are a few brushes that I would not recommend using if you do decide to get a few of them:



- eyeshadow brush: does not pick up much eyeshadow!

- brow brush: horribly hard and you will scrape your skin off if you use it!

- foundation brush: works great at first, but after a while you ALWAYS end up getting a streaky application - not attractive and requires so much effort to fix it up, you may as well not use the brush in the first place!



Other details

- all are hard to wash clean - there are ALWAYS powder particles all over the brush - I have to wash them at least 3 times before they are clean!



I seems My Makeup Reviews hasn't had those brushes for long (she just moved to Australia & purchased these) so she probably hasn't had trouble with them yet - I remember being thrilled with them too, but in the long run...



Would I recommend them?

I would recommend them for people on a budget because they are great value for money, very soft (besides the eyebrow brush) and environmentally friendly, however, if you have the monetary means there are better options out there! But this is great for people who don't want to spend too much money on makeup brushes, and still have something that works and is not prickly - there are many cheap brushes in the same price range as these that are not as good as these - so I would totally recommend these over other brushes that are for the same price! These are affordable quality brushes - I haven't had them snap, minimal hair-loss and no bleeding when washing.


I have just ordered the 5 piece brush set from The Makeup Mix Shop so that I can see if that's any better. They are relatively inexpensive, so we'll see. Will post that haul when it comes!





Hope everyone has a lovely day... the weekend is coming up!



What blog posts are you reading atm?

COLLECTION: Lip Glosses, Lara's - Feb 2010

Hey O!

I love seeing other people's collections. So I have decided to share mine!

Here is my lipgloss collection as it is Feb 2010:

From left to right:
1 - Napoleion Perdis, Lip Laquer, Lolita Lane, 7mL
2 & 3 - Elizabeth Arden, High Shine Lip Gloss, Rose Pearl & Golden Nude, 5mL
4 & 5 - Clinique, long last glosswear spf15, air kiss & 03 knockout nude, 2.3mL
6, 7 & 8 - NYX, Round Girls Lipgloss, Sorbet, Whipped, Cafe Latte
9 - NYX, Mega Shine Lipgloss, Smokey look
10 - Maybelline, Superstay gloss, 103
11 - Covergirl, 205 Power Pink

I got them from:
1 - Birthday gift from best friend, K
2 & 3 - E/A's Blockbuster Collection 2009, MYER
4 & 5 - GWP, Gift With Purchase, MYER
6, 7, 8 & 9 - Cherry Culture
10 & 11 - Can't remember, ages ago, Coles Supermarkets I think!

I wore #10 on my wedding day!

I know compared to other beauty bloggers I have so little... count: 11...

and the lipgloss collections I've seen on Youtube... WOAH.. you cannot even count them! Youtube: makeup collections!

So, share with us your lipgloss collection!

What do you have? How many lipglosses do you own?

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REVIEW: Clinique Color Surge Eyeshadow Quad - 111 Choco-latte

HAUL: NYX, Cherry Culture & Tweezerman Tweezers

Hey-O all!

I just got my NYX haul from Cherry Culture in the mail today!

Here it is:

Here are the names and shades of the items I got.

This is the NYX Eyeshadow Base in 'Skin Tone', US$6.00 (excl. S&H):

NYX Round Lipsticks in 'Circe', US$1.75 (excl. S&H):

NYX Round Lipsticks in 'Frappucino', US$1.75 (excl. S&H):

Also, I got Tweezerman's stainless steel petite tweeze (TM) set in Gold,

the Special Edition Pack, from eBay in the mail. :)

It was AU$43.00 (including shipping & handling)

They are smaller than your average sized tweezer, which I did not know until got them! :(

Oh well, that's what you pay when you don't read descriptions properly...

I will do a review on this in a few days - stay tuned!

I love shopping online because you can get a great deal sometimes!

The thing that kills me is the waiting!

Luckily it did not take too long for these parcels to arrive!

Shopping online would still never replace shopping instore for me. I love being able to actually LOOK & FEEL the items then decide whether or not i want to purchase it, whereas online I am not always sure of what I'm getting!

What have you purchased online recently?

Do you prefer online or instore shopping?

Share your thoughts!

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REVIEW: Clinique Color Surge Eyeshadow Quad - 111 Choco-latte

DISCOUNT CODE: Cherry Culture 20% off!

I just wanted to share with you guys a discount code!

JT4V

http://www.cherryculture.com/

I have just placed my order. I ordered:

- NYX Eyeshadow Base in 'Skin Tone', US$6.00

- NYX Round Lipsticks in 'Circe' and 'Frappucino', US$1.75 each! Bargain!

- NYX Mega Shine Lipgloss in 'Smokey Look', US$3.75... great price!

- NYX (Girls) Round Lipgloss in 'Cafe Latte', 'Whipped', and 'Sorbet', US$2.00 each!

Cheap as chips!

My order totalled to US$25.25 after the discount code and shipping.

For all that? Amazing!

I must say that I was tempted to purchase so much more, but I will see how I like these products first before I buy more!

Hopefully I will love them all... but it is a hit or miss because from what I've heard, the swatches on the website are not accurate.

It should take 7 - 14 days for it to arrive.

I can't wait! I have not tried any NYX products before so I am really excited!

I will make reviews on them when I receive them.

Have you purchased anything from Cherry Culture before? What was it? Did you like the products? How long did it take to arrive?