REVIEW & FOTD : Face of Australia Mineral Foundation Review and Au Naturale FOTD

Remember my Introduction to Face of Australia post a couple of weeks ago? 

I have been trying out their products since then. Reviews and more FOTDs using these products will be coming shortly.  :)

And the product I will be talking about today is:

Face of Australia Mineral Therapy Foundation in Natural Beige!

Face of Australia claims that it delivers flawless coverage and a healthy boost of minerals to the complexion. They also claim that it won't clog pores or irritate skin.

It comes with a build in brush but I like using the ELF Powder Blush (which is awesome btw) to apply it all over my face before applying oncealer on my undereye. I then set it with Face of Australia Translucent Loose Powder after applying my contouring products. :) 

My thoughts on this products after testing it out for 3 weeks :

(Please note that I did not wear them daily and I did use other face products in between.)

* Flawless Finish

* Light to Medium Coverage

* Long Lasting

* Affordable

As you can tell from the photo above, it gives a pretty flawless finish. In terms of coverage, it is light to medium as my freckles are still visible but I think it's the same with most mineral foundation. I am cool with that as I don't like full and thick coverage. So, this is the perfect face product to use during weekends when you want to take a break from your usual foundation routine and give your skin some space to breathe. I started to wear this to work last week and it did last all day without a primer. 

Do keep in mind though, I have really dry skin and it's comparable to Sahara Desert now that the weather is getting colder here in Sydney. 

Retailing at $16.95, it's extremely affordable to those of you who want to try out mineral foundation but do not want to put too much stress on your wallet. :) And the quality is pretty good for the price you pay. 

On my FACE

Garnier Anti Dark Circles Roll On in Light

Face of Australia Mineral Therapy Foundation

Face of Australia Translucent Loose Powder

Face of Australia Pressed Bronzer

Canmake Blush in NW 25

Illamasqua Powdered Metal in Ether

On my EYES

ELF Eyeshadow Primer

Illamasqua Powdered Metal in Ether (as all over the lid colour)

Etude House Darling Petite Shadow in Cafe Latte (Outer crease colour)

Face of Australia Liquid Eyeliner in Black

Wet & Wild Colour Icon Eyeliner in Turquoise 

Shu Uemura Eyebrow Pencil in Hard

Maybelline Hello Kitty Extreme Volume Mascara

On my LIPS

Illamasqua Lipstick in Wanton 

(this GORGEOUS matte berry pink lippie that I bought during the Sydney Beauty Blogger Yum Cha and Beauty Swap Meet Up. Definitely one of my current favourites along with Rimmel Lasting Finish Lipstick in Guestlist!)

This is definitely my favourite bludgy, Sunday combination - minimum make up with a bolder lip colour to brighten up the look. You don't have to compromise looking good to let your skin breathe! All you need is to pick the right products. :)

Do you wear less make up and let your skin breathe during the weekends? 

What's your favourite combination to achieve the "no make up" natural look?

All Face of Australia products and Illamasqua Powdered Metal in Ether were provided to me for consideration. However, all opinions expressed are 100% honest and I am not paid for this post.

Don't forget to enter my GIVEAWAY! :)

XOXO,

A

Wet & Wild FOTD Series - Purple Smokey Eyes

Good day!  It has been a week since my last post. My apologies.The last week has been really busy at work and my CA focus session and seminar. It was such a shame that I couldn't attend Alpha H Beauty Blogger Breakfast Event on Thursday as I couldn't take time off work. Life of an accountant much?

ANYWAYS,

here is another FOTD for the Wet & Wild Series from the Sydney Beauty Bloggers Yumcha and Beauty Swap I attended last Saturday.

 

I have started using the good ol' plum colours again as we are approaching winter in the land down under.

I am featuring the Colour Icon Palette in Vanity today. =)

On my EYES

ELF eyeshadow primer

Garnier Anti Dark Circles Roll On in Light

Wet & Wild Colour Icon Palette in Vanity

* #2 - all over the lid 

* #6 - outer crease

* #3 - outer V

* #1 - inner crease and browbone

Wet & Wild Gel Eyeliner

Urban Decay 24/7 Eyepencil in Zero

Model 21 Eyelashes

Shu Uemura Eyebrow Pencil in Hard

 Circle Lenses from MUKUCHU

On my FACE

Etude House Magic BB Cream

Revlon Photoready Foundation in Natural Beige

Face of Australia Translucent Loose Powder (as featured HERE)

Face of Australia Pressed Bronzer (as featured HERE)

Canmake Blush in NW25

MAC MSF in Candlelight

On my LIPS

Rimmel Lasting Finish in Birthday Suit (swatches HERE)

As you can see from the photo above, Birthday Suit goes really well with smokey eyes. :)

Sorry for the short and irregular posts, I will try to resume regular blogging as soon as possible. 

Have a great week ahead lovelies!!!

XOXO,

A

FOTW - Working Series / Wet & Wild Series - Peachy Vanity

HELLO!!! :)

How's going everyone? I have finally handed in my assignment yesterday and am free from CA for a while before full force nerding starts for my finals. =.="  But it's good to be back! :) I spent all of last night taking photos and watermarking them, which took ages btw! So, do expect a series of updates in the next few days!  

This is just a quick FOTW - Working Series post before I get ready to work. 

This also fits in as part of the Wet&Wild Series as I used both the Wet&Wild Color Icon Palette in Greed and Vanity to create this look. No prizes for those who guessed these are my favourites of all time! :P 

Wet & Wild Colour Icon Palette in Greed

Wet & Wild Colour Icon Palette in Vanity

For swatches of these palettes, CLICK HERE. 

This is one of my favourite combination of all time (peach + brown) and I have been wearing it to work a lot in the past couple of weeks.  

On my EYES

ELF Eyeshadow Primer

MAC Rubenesque Paint Pot

# 5 from Wet & Wild Color Icon Palette in Greed (All over the lid)

# 6 from Wet & Wild Color Icon Palette in Vanity (crease)

# 5 from Wet & Wild Color Icon Palette in Vanity (outer V)

# 1 from Wet & Wild Color Icon Palette in Vanity (highlight)

Wet & Wild Gel Eyeliner in Black 

Urban Decay 24/7 Glide On Pencil in Zero

Hello Kitty Maybelline Volume Extreme Mascara

Shu Uemura Eyebrow Pencil in Hard

On my FACE

Etude House Magic BB Cream

Garnier Anti Dark Circles Roll On in Light

MAC MSF in Medium

MAC Wonder Woman MSF in Golden Lariat (Bronzer, Blush, Highlight)

On my LIPS

Rimmel Lasting Finish Lipstick in Airy Fairy

*with flash*

*natural lighting*

(It was probably taken on a Monday, hence the "sulking" pose. LOL)

I know, I know. Most of my FOTW-Working series looks are always revolving around browns and peaches. They are almost fail proof and easy to match but I have been trying to venture out of my comfort zone and incorporate more autumn-ish colours like plum and olive green. :P

What are your favourite combinations for work/school make up?

XOXO,

A

FOTD ft Illamasqua Atomic and Delirium

Hey lovelies!!!

Hope you guys are enjoying the weekend, unlike me hermit-ing at home trying to finish off my CA assignment while the weather is gorgeous as this weekend - perfect to tan myself before autumn's weather really hits. But yeh, assignment ain't going well and I have been stuffing my face with junk food. Time to pull my socks up and nail the assignment as well as working those weekend fats off at the gym. 

On a side note, unless you're completely ignorant and oblivious to the world's affairs, you would of known that Japan was hit by one of the worst earthquakes in history, which then triggered tsunami and now, nuclear plant blast. My prayers to the Japanese! I hope you will see your silver lining soon! 

For today's FOTD, I used both Illamasqua Cream Pigment in Delirium and Illamasqua Atomic Lipstick that I received during Illamasqua Toxic Nature Preview last week when I had brunch with a girlfriend last Sunday.

Cream Pigment in Delirium

Atomic Lipstick

Delirium over ELF Eyelid primer - such a gorgeous lilac colour which works perfectly as a single all over the lid colour if you're not feeling to adventurous that day. :)

Instead of the usual browns, I used Delirium all over the lid.

Also, I chose a purple eyeliner instead of my usual black to match the lilac colour. :)

On my EYES

ELF Eyelid Primer

Illamasqua Cream Pigment Delirium

Milani Single Eyeshadow in Golden Bronze

Etude House Single Eyeshadow (in white?)

Wet & Wild Gel Eyeliner in Eggplant

Maybelline Volume Express Hello Kitty Mascara

Shu Uemura Eyebrow Pencil in Hard

Circle Lenses (sponsored by MUKUCHU)

A quick step-by-step guide on how I achieved this look. :) *click for larger image*

On my FACE

  Benefit Some-Kind-Of-Gorgeous Foundation Fake

Garnier Anti Dark-Circles Roll On in Light

MAC MSF in Medium

MAC Wonder Woman MSF in Golden Lariat 

On my LIPS

Illamasqua Atomic Lipstick (From Toxic Nature)

This is how my skin tone gonna be like in another couple of months. :(

I wasn't planning to wear such a bold coloured lipstick, especially with the lilac neutral eyes but Atomic was screaming for my attention. :P

I am loving the Atomic + Delirium combination. :) 

What about you?

That's yours truly sulking for having to stay in all weekend (in this gorgeous weather, may I add) to finish off my assignment. 

What do you think of the latest Illamasqua Toxic Nature collection, especially Illamasqua Cream Pigment in Delirium and Illamasqua Atomic Lipstick? 

Are you lemming for any products?

XOXO,

A

Fridays FOTD ft Circle Lenses & Falsies

This FOTD was "previewed" in my Illamasqua Toxic Nature post *click if you haven't read it!*, which is pretty much my "Fridays FOTD" too.

For those of you who follow me on twitter would have probably known that Friday nights usually made up of after work drinks and out and about after. And being the old lady I am, partying-two-nights-in-row is no longer in my books. =.=" In another words, less opportunities to create dramatic looks now that I seldom go out on Saturdays. Hence, I try to be a little more "creative" on Fridays. 

By more "creative", I simply mean wearing :

"natural" looking falsies

AND

Circle Lenses 

(sponsored by MUKUCHU!) 

Am currently loving these lenses as they are not overly dramatic like the violet ones that I own but it makes my eyes look more "energised". Such a shame they aren't toric lenses though, or else I would of wear them everyday. 

One of the more "natural" falsies that I own - "number 21" by Model 21.

I have been wearing this model for the past couple of weeks cos they are SUPER comfy and it doesn't look super dramatic but definitely open up my syes. Love it! 

On my EYES

ELF Eyeshadow Primer 

MAC Rubenesque Paint Pot

Smog from UD Naked Palette (as all over the lid colour)

Hustle from UD Naked Palette (outer crease)

Creep from UD Naked Palette (Outer V)

Dark Horse from UD Naked Palette (Lower lash line)

Virgin (Browbone highlight)

Wet & Wild Gel Eyeliner in Black

Maybelline Hello Kitty Volume Mascara 

Shu Uemura Eyebrow Pencil in Hard

On my FACE

Etude House Magic BB Cream

Garnier Anti Dark Circles Roll On in Light

MAC Wonder Woman MSF in Golden Lariat

On my LIPS

Max Factor Xperience Sheer Gloss Balm in Rose Quartz

I am loving Max Factor's new Xperience Sheer Gloss Balm as it is super moisturising and it's tinted! Perfect for my super dry lips!

The key to the perfect smokey eyes is BLENDING. All you need is blend away the harsh line to get a smooth transition of colours and you're good to go. :)

Slightly more dramatic than my usual working make up but still appropriate for work and not too over the top. :)

Is this something you would wear to work or is it too much for your personal liking?

Do you create a slightly more "dramatic" look on Fridays too?

Hope you're having a great week so far! It's Thursday tomorrow!!!! (Read: Friday Eve LOL)

XOXO,

A

Wet & Wild FOTD Series - Greed + Lust

Hi lovelies!

Hope you guys are having a great week so far! This week has gone by surprisingly quick but I am not complaining. =P It's officially autumn here in Australia. BOOHOO.  The weather doesn't really get cold until Easter but the forecast for the rest of the week and next week isn't that great. :( There goes my tan I got over the weekend!!! 

I am loving the brown skin now! I didn't realise how tanned I was until I took this photo!!! Even people at work were telling me how much brown-er I have gotten over the weekend! LOVE IT though! Albeit I had a bizarre yet vivid nightmare on Saturday about skin cancer after spending all weekend at the beach. =.="

ANYWAYS,

as mentioned in my previous Wet & Wild Colour Icon Palettes review and swatch post, I will be having a Wet & Wild FOTD Series, bringing TBE readers a series of FOTDs I created using the palettes I own. :) 

I have already drafted a post using my absolute favourite - Vanity but I decided to post this look first as I look tanner and brown-er here. :P

This FOTD is a combination of Greed & Lust palette. :)

Greed Palette

Lust Palette

I really like how the shimmer peach colour (#5 from Greed Palette) really brightens up my entire look!

A close up of the EOTD - simple and perfect for work or school. :P

On my EYES

ELF Eyelid Primer

MAC Paint Pot in Let Me Pop

#5 from Wet & Wild Colour Icon Greed Palette (All over the lid)

#6 from Wet & Wild Colour Icon Lush Palette (Outer corner and crease)

#1 from Wet & Wild Colour Icon Greed Palette (Brow Bone)

Wet & Wild Gel Eyeliner in Black (upper lash line)

24/7 Urban Decay Glide-on Eyeliner Pencil in Zero (lower lash line)

Maybelline Hello Kitty Volume Mascara in Black

Shu Uemura Eyebrow Pencil Hard

On my FACE

Cancer Council Tinted Moisturiser in Cream Beige

MAC Mineralised Skin Finish in Medium

Garnier Anti - Dark Circles Roll-On in Light

Sports Girl Oh My Goddess Bronzing Powder

Canmake Cream Blush in 03

MAC MSF in Candlelight

On my LIPS

MAC Lipstick in Shy Girl

Wet & Wild Colour Icon Palettes are definitely my current favourites!!! As you can tell from the photo above, they are incredibly pigmented and colour pay-off is amazing! I wish I own every single of their palettes! You should definitely get your hands on these babies if you have access to them! 

IF ONLY I STAY THIS BROWN FOREVERRRRR :)

I hope you guys enjoyed my first Wet & Wild FOTD Series and there are definitely more to come! So stay tune for that. :P

Have you tried any Wet & Wild products, especially the Colour Icon palettes? 

Which is your favourite?

xoxo,

A