Burberry Haul // Pale Barley,Copper,Golden Brown

 

Way back in June Christopher and I celebrated 4 years together, and I still haven't posted pictures of my Burberry haul which he bought as part of his gift to me!

I hadn't even planned on looking at Burberry, but as we cruised around David Jones the Burberry sales assistant offered a free makeover so I jumped in the chair and enjoyed some Burberry goodies while Chris played on his iPhone.

Though I didn't get a shot of my makeover, I did get a list of the products used. I was so happy with the way my eyes turned out, that it led to these purchases...

 

Pale Barley was the first thing I asked to try on, I've heard so many people rave about it and I'm really glad to have it in my collection. Naturally, I've taken a million photos of this and it will have its own review so that I don't photobomb this haul too much.

 

Golden Brown eye definer, Pale Barley eyeshadow

Burberry had a promotion on at the time and because we were buying two items, I had a choice of the Burberry Lip Mists. I chose the shade Copper after trying it on, and since then it has been my most worn lipstick. I am definitely going back for another Lip Mist, the formula makes my lips look divine and they are so comfortable to wear. Mine has since snapped inside the tube, I'm so heartbroken so any tips on how to mend it would be welcome.

It isn't often that you hear of full size free cosmetics from brands like Burberry, so I was elated to be able to try (and fall in love with) one of their lip products. The sales assistant was kind enough to throw a heap of samples in my gorgeous Burberry shopping bag (mainly for Chris, as he was nice and sweet as I was getting my face done!)

 

Have you tried anything from the Burberry Beauty line?

What are your thoughts on cosmetics as luxury items?

Do you love getting GWP's and samples with purchases?

 

 

Missha Haul // Nails, Cheeks, Lips and Face!

I ventured out last weekend to have lunch with some other beauty bloggers, and afterwards my first trip to Missha was made a reality! With a whole bunch of beauty loving ladies in tow there was no way I could walk out empty handed, so here are the spoils of my day.

I wasn't intending on throwing this many items into my basket, but going shopping with beauty bloggers is a peer-pressure type environment and I had never tried Missha before!

 The ladies there are great at doling out samples, so I walked out with sachets of the BB cream as well as the BB cream base. I'll give these a go and they might feature in a 'trialling this week' post if you are interested.

The beautiful Vita took me over to the polish section and helped me pick out a gorgeous purple shade full of golden shimmer, and a shimmery mint green shade (of which a NOTD is imminent) The makeup remover was too cheap to pass up and I have been looking for a new one to try, I'm not very impressed with the Garnier one I'm using at the moment.

A haul just wouldn't be a haul for me without cheek products, and my obsession with cream blushes took hold when I saw that this duo in 02 was 50% off! A bright set of colours that I will be using as blushes, I'm really happy to add some cheery shades to my collection!

The packaging of this Magenta Pink powder blush is so pretty, a sturdy clear plastic creation with a nice design embedded into it. I see this shade as one that I could use all the time now that my NYX Peach is on the way out.

This was a complete 'lemming off a cliff' reaction to seeing this pretty colour SPK101 in Vita's basket, I threw it in without a thought. The packaging is very out there, but I love the geometric shaped lipstick bullet!

Magenta Pink, cream blush duo 02, SPK101 lipstick

 

Have you tried anything from Missha?

Are you ever given samples when out shopping?

I find Kit Cosmetics is great for samples, and YSL as well!

 

Femme Fatale Cosmetics

As soon as I found out that a indie cosmetics company Femme Fatale Cosmetics was based in Australia, I knew that would be a hit with the beauty blogging community. The colour range is quite good for a new company, and all of these shades have impressed me immensely.

As I've mentioned before on this blog, I value the importance of supporting small businesses, and having a high quality indie cosmetics company on my doorstep (Brisbane, actually!) is an easy way for me to help out a Australian business woman. I love the imagery associate with the company, it is fiesty but still pretty and I think it suits the colours of the cosmetics well.

Poison is without a doubt my favourite shadow from this bunch, and from my whole indie cosmetics collection if I am to be truthful. The shimmer isn't overpowering and the colour is the most beautiful chartreuse shade that I am head over heels for. I've seen this shade in the sale section of the FFC site, but I hope that doesn't mean that the shade is discontinued! If you want to see Poison in action, check out my Nicki Minaj inspired FOTD here.

All of the shades that I swatched were intensely pigmented and very easy to work with. The shimmery shades were finely milled and very pretty.

Poison, Wrath Baby

Poison, Wrath Baby, Ignite

Ignite, Crusader, Wisp

Crusader, Wisp, Mysticism

I've gotten quite a lot of use from these, and find that they are really easy to blend, which is what I need in my bright shadows. Crusader was the most sheer, and Wisp is great layered over darker blue shades to add some dimension. Apart from Poison, my stand out shades are Wrath Baby and Mysticism, I have nothing like them in my collection so it was nice to try something new! I have a FOTD up tomorrow using some of these FFC shades, so be sure to look out for that. There will be a lot more FFC on this blog from here on out, I know that for sure.

Which shade are you loving most?

Do you support indie companies?

*These shadows were a review pack sent to me, but I have bought from FFC before and loved them from the start. Honesty, always.