Beast and Beauty Makeup Swap

GOSH DARN IT! I love a good makeup swap, not that I've ever had a bad one, I suspect they exists, but I'm lucky. 

SWAP TIME! this time a Christmas in July theme, 'sif I'm not going to get out my Chrissy paper from last year to stick to the theme!

Anyway if you want to join, or just learn a little more, then you should go here

Makeup Coure week 3

For this week we tried to use the members of our class for practice on the classic/colour wash eye shadow techniques.  It was a bit of a failure because we ran out of time, I did however get a wonderful energetic model who let me do 2 different eyes of COMPLETELY different styles.  Picture a classic with browns and neutrals and a teal colour wash with an extended black winged eye liner!
I didn't get pictures, because I suck....

Gorgeous Cosmetics iPrime

Recently I was in Melbourne and I stumbled across a free 30min eye tutorial at Gorgeous Cosmetics in David Jones.  Now given I'd gone to Melbourne to take part in a course that ended up being cancelled, this seemed like a good consolation prize.  I like to do as many courses as possible with as many artists as possible, because that way I can only ever expand my knowledge.  So I did, and I got to use their eyeshadow primer.

(you can see I've already taken a chunk out, I couldn't wait to use it)
Its think and sticky, but with a base colour on top, it really does over amazing staying power as well as boldness to the shadows and blending is a dream.  At $35(I think, I don't actually remember) it wasn't cheap, and with primers becoming more readily available (Think Australis, think Essence) $30+ is a lot, but for the germophope in me, the fact this is in a tub, not a tube with a wand, and that it is great... I think its worth is. Also you only need a tiny bit.  Even if the lameo iPrime name is, well, lameo...

Available at all Gorgeous cosmetic outlets and online.

Not Makeup or Coffee

I'd heard a lot about fish pedicures, so I got one. :) that's all!

Proof.

Thai Haul

So, while in Thailand, I of course picked up some cool looking things.  They have 'Boots' over there, which is a UK helathy and beauty store, so I managed to pick up another one of my all time fave mascaras.
Also I have a dear friend who is Thai who agreed to translate if I needed it.
Onwards with the pictures!

And so cheap.... booooooooooo.  I will do most posts on these soon!