Welcome and April Favorites :)

Last month was for me probably the fastest of the year so far. Big changes happened to me emotionally and I went on some pretty vigorous retail therapy spouts...eaaaak, haha oh well it was very worth it as I adore many of the products I purchased.

Firstly is this Face of Australia Face Base Primer with Vitamin E and Chamomile.This retails for around $12 in Australian Priceline stores.

Firstly it is oil free which is a great bonus as down my T zone I am extremely oily. It keeps my skin matte and oil free for around 3 hours without pressed power blotting, which is incredible as I become exceedingly oily throughout the day. It works wonders with my favorite foundation of the month Revlon colour stay. All over I am really impressed with this product. It is a light formulation and feels like nothing on the skin but very refreshing at the same time. I'm not too sure if it has helped my pores, however, I do no it helps my makeup stay put!

Another favorite is my essence Fix and Matte translucent powder. I absolutely adore this stuff. I put it on right after my foundation and concealer and it sets them both beautifully. I really good and very well priced translucent powder!

Speaking of concealers another favorite of mine is a very talked about product in the blog and YouTube beauty world and that is the Maybelline Age rewind concealer. My shade is in light pale as I prefer my concealers a few shades lighter than my actual skin tone. It has been described as feeling like velvet on the skin and blends like a dream which is exactly true. It is super easy to apply and the sponge tip feels great underneath the eyes especially. As for the 'age rewind' aspect I am not too sure as being only 18 I don't have too many wrinkles. Overall, this concealer has really impressed me and I have bought a back up. It lasts for hours and has the most gorgeous satin finish to it and is very full coverage. I even prefer it to my all time favorite Mac Studio Finish in NW20!

These next two products are a major favorite and I think they are many beauty gurus all time favorites, and ofcourse they are the Naked Palettes. I purchased these of beautybay.com for around $50 each and wow what can I say, best $100 ever spent! I wont talk much about these as there are tonnes of reviews across the internet and I am sure you are tired of reading and hearing about them, but just briefly they are incredible. Smooth, buttery, shimmery (I like shimmer luckily), barely any fall out, blendable and a great range of colors. I am going to do a separate post with swatches of my favorite colours from each, and also which one I like better of the two :)

The next product I received with the Naked Palettes and that is the very famous Urban Decay Primer Potion. It really is amazing. It makes my eyeshadows stay on not crease for hours and hours.  I went to a wedding the other night and my eye make-up no joke stayed put for atleast 8 hours, and I have even fallen asleep after clubbing and woken up with my eyeshadow looking like it did right before I went out. Love love love this product. I have just purchased the elf eye primer which I have also heard is great so I may have to do a comparison post :).

My sisters before the wedding :). (Jessica, me and Abby)

This next product is my favorite mascara of all time! It is Bourjois Volumizer which is loved by many beauty gurus including one of my favorites Tanya Burr. It has two applicators, step 1 and step 2. Step 1 lengthens and provides your eyelashes with some depth, where as Step 2 gives drama and tonnes of volume. This is a clumping mascara, but the clumps look nice if that's possible and it gives girls with tiny eyelashes like myself the look of long think eyelashes. It never runs or do I never have horrible little clumps falling down under my eye. The only down side to this mascara is the price tag, $24 in Australia :|, which is a lot of money for a mascara, although it is worth it and does last a decent amount of time :)

My last favorites are two lip products that have been my holy grail over April and now May, that is my Kit Cosmetics Best in Show mini lip gloss and my Natures Ore Paw Paw lip Balm.
Firstly, Best in Show stays forever and gives the most gorgeous peachy gold sheen to my lips. It smells awesome, and I love the minty tingly effect it gives. It is the lip gloss I wear basically every day and will definitely repurchase.

The Natures Ore Paw Paw lip balm was only $4 and wow is definitely exceeds its price label. It is super moisturizer and feels like heaven on my lips. It stops and prevents all cracking of my lips and I know it will be a life saver in Winter.

Thanks for reading guys and hopefully you enjoyed :)