There have been quite a few exciting new products released
onto the Australian market in recent weeks, and the other day I popped a few of
them into my basket in an attempt to update my makeup stash! Brands like essence and Face of Australia regularly have new collections to sift
through, but this time Maybelline
joined the folds with some very cool new products.
When Maybelline discontinued my beloved Dream Matte powder, I think I felt my heart break just that
little bit. I still have some backups stashed away, but am saving them for
desperate times so decided to grab a pan of the new Maybelline Matte Maker mattifying powder to see if it is of
the same quality as the original. The packaging is similar to the Rimmel Stay Matte but with a
screw top plastic lid, but I’m already missing the addition of the sturdy
plastic and large mirror that Dream Matte had. Will keep you posted on this one…
I posted a snap of the essence
Dark Romance collection on my Instagram here, and showed restraint in only buying 3 pieces from the new
launch. I couldn’t walk away from the Velvet
Mousse Blushes despite there not being a tester, and I was pleasantly
surprised with how they felt and swatched once I got them home. There are two
shades available- 01 Painted Love
and 02 Red Romance. I am yet
to try them on my cheeks but they are already better than some of the other
limited edition essence products I’ve bought in the past! I also bought the
eyeshadow quad in 01 Mystery Glam,
which I was drawn to primarily because of the wine shade in the top left hand
corner. I’ve used this quad once so far (sweeping the taupe shade across the
lid and the blue through the crease) and I absolutely loved the quality of the
shadows!
Another dark and mysterious collection has popped up in
Priceline from the budget beauty brand Face
of Australia – The Dark Side
nail polishes! I had seen posts on this nail collection and love the idea of it
all being based on popular villains, and I have to admit that I was tempted to
buy almost every bottle on the shelf…but I managed to select two shades that I just
couldn’t resist. Jafar is an
oxblood red that is so on trend this winter, and Wicked Witch of the West is a dark green crème that I think
is so pretty! It was the swatches on the FOA blog here that really suckered me
into this collection – Michelle from CosmeticCupcake is one of my favourite nail bloggers and she showed off this
wintery nail selection so very well.
I had heard about the Maybelline
Pure Pigments briefly a few months ago, but hadn’t seen them around
many blogs and so they slipped from my mind until I spotted a new section on
the Maybelline shelf at Priceline. I chose the shade Downtown Brown which swatches so beautifully! There were
some nice brights as well as easy to wear neutrals, but considering I hardly
ever reach for my loose pigments I didn’t want to buy too many in case they
went to waste. The last things I grabbed in my haul were lip products – the new
Nivea Fruity Shine Peach lip balm (peach!)
and my first Revlon Matte Balm
in Showy (not shown because it
was in my handbag!) I’ve been sorting through my makeup recently and the amount
of crayons and lip balms I have in my stash is unbelievable, but I just can’t
seem to stop myself!
Have you hauled any new releases lately? International blogging
friends, what do I have to look forward to?
Emma x
*All of these products were purchased by me! Honesty, always.
