Giveaway!

I wanted to make up to my lovely readers for not posting that often recently so I decided I will do a giveaway! 

What is it? Well it is a limited edition (think valentines day) Stilla Sweet Treat Bronzing powder. I purchased this at Mecca Maxima if you are interested. I was purchasing a birthday present for someone and then I suddenly had two in my hand! No idea how that happen, I promise! So one for me and one for a lovely reader. I will review mine soon. 

(This is a picture of my one. The winner will receive an unopened one) 

The rules of the give-away are pretty simple you need to be following my blog on blog lovin , if you follow my blog through blogger or google you will get a second entry . Then just comment on this post your favourite beauty product and why. This is for all countries also! I know the pain of finding out that you can't enter! Entries will close the 14th of February. Also spam entries will be invalid. 

Thank you for all your love and support! Good luck! 

Briony xx

Officially Have The Net

I am beyond excited to announce that I have the Internet back in my life! That was a terrible time and it lasted almost a month!

I have lots of posts planned and  a give away too!

So thanks for being patient and talk soon

Briony xx

Update: The internet will soon be back in life

Helllo to all my lovely readers! 

As you may know I recently moved and with that comes the long annoying wait to get things installed. The 10 business days are almost up, big thanks to Australia Day for making the wait longer! So regular posts will be starting again when it is finally installed and I will be able to actually upload videos on my YouTube channel! I have a get ready with me from New Years Eve that should be going up later in the week. Late I know but I moved, also better late than never. 

Some exciting news for me too! I finally finished my Bachelor of Business (Marketing) Degree! I am so excited and nervous about what is to come! I will have a lot more time for blogging now so watch out for that. 

Love all of you and will blog soon I promise! 

Briony xx

Nails of the week #3

I haven't posted in a while! Sorry but I don't have the internet yet! I am writing this on my phone! 

For my nails this week I am wearing Essie - Lilacism. For my statement nails I am wearing OPI - You're Such a BudaPest with Rimmel London- Finishing Touch Glitter Top Coat. For extra shine I used my Australis- Top and Base Coat. 

 

Hipster Central

I told you I would keep you posted on my move and guess what I have moved!! We are now living in a third level apartment in a very hipster/ indie area. It is a great location as it is very close to public transport and everything I could possibly need!

The make up is slowly getting set up, although I want to create a new storage set up for my make up and go through it to toss anything that is no longer good quality.

I am going to upload a vlog of the apartment soon, my get ready with me new years eve and some photos from my beautiful cousin's wedding! So lots happening here soon if you give me a little time to clean, move everything and unpack!

Briony xx

New Video Finally! Top 13 Products

I finally made a new Youtube video!! I am making the commitment to post more frequently and am aiming to not take so many breaks! Keep me motivated by subscribing!

Briony xx

Top 13 Products of 2013

Hello lovelies,

Welcome to 2014! I thought I would share my favourite products of 2013! 

These are in no order whatsoever! I hope that we might have shared some of the same favourite products. 

1. Benefit Boi-ing Concealer - 01

If you have watch my video you would know this is my favourite concealer and I am pretty sure I only tried it for the first time in 2013. I am almost finished my second concealer and plan to repurchase soon! It is a full coverage concealer which I find works best for me. I would highly recommend. 

2. Maybelline Colour Tattoo Metal - Barely Branded 

I got my first colour tattoo once again in 2013 and now have three as they are amazing products. If I am wearing eye shadow there is a 90% chance I am wearing Barely Branded as it is a perfect neutral everyday colour. I will even wear it going out which you will see in my New Years Eve Get Ready With Me. Fast and simple product that still looks amazing. This can always be found on sale also so another bonus! 

3. Benefit Gimme Brow- Medium/Deep 

This product was only released late in the year but I adore it. I became more interested in styling my eyebrows in 2013 and this is definitely the best out of all the brow products I have tried. This makes doing your brows super easy and practically impossible to screw up! 

4. Essence Eyeshadow- 01 Chill Out

I mentioned during the year I have been looking for the perfect white eye shadow to highlight my inner corner with and this is the one! This is super cheap along with being awesome quality you can not ask for anything more than this one! 

5. Lush Bubblegum Lip Scrub 

I had super dry lips this year and this worked for me. Yes you can use brown sugar and olive oil but that is messy so this is simple and easy. It isn't expensive so there is no reason to not just buy a lip scrub. The smell is amazing and super yummy so it is makes you want to use it!

6. Bourjois Volume Glamour Max - 51 Noir Max
I got this mascara from the Priceline beauty bag in 2013, I am so glad I did as I had never looked at the Bourjois Mascara before. It is true to it's name and is very voluminous. The brush is really big and convex. Love, love, love this mascara.

7. Ralph Lauren, Ralph Fragrance
I love this fragrance it is a clean and crisp scent. I find that it is good for everyday and versatile. I have pretty run out but I do plan on repurchasing it again soon.

8. Essie Nailpolish
I slightly cheated with this one as I didn't pick a colour I picked the brand as a whole. Since priceline started selling Essie this year that is has become assessable us Australians. I love the Essie brand I only have three colours myself, but my house mate has a few also that are pretty too.

9. Hydraluron
I have already blogged about this so I don't think I have to say much about this product. I adore it and my skin is so grateful for having it in my life.

10. Frank Coffee Scrub
This has become super popular this year and it is understandable why. This is a rough scrub so if you body is sensitive than this isn't for you. This scrub targets cellulite and stretch marks which is something that is something I want to get rid of. If you love coffee you will love the smell of it!

11. Coles 4 in 1 Cleansing Wipes
These are the best budget makeup wipes! I think they are better than more expensive wipes. Seriously do yourself a favour and try them!

12. Antipodes Grapeseed Butter Cleanser
I love this cleanser and the review was my last post! I do plan to eventually repurchase this cleanser.

13. Sukin Certified Organic Rose Hip Oil 
This is amazing for your skin oil or dry! I am in love with this product it really did help me so much when I was on the skin medication.

bonus!

14. Organi Organic Honey Peel 
Okay so I miscounted lol! So this is the bonus product! Picking only 13 is hard! This is another product that I have already reviewed! I really enjoyed this peel as it left my skin feeling amazing afterwards. I am looking for a dupe of this product though as it expensive and while I am still working part time it is a bit out of my budget!

This is my Top Products of 2013! I really hope you had an amazing year and hope that you will stick around to read more of my posts in the future! Bring on 2014!!

Also if you want a review of any of the products let me know. :)

Briony xx

Spotlight Sunday #11 Antipodes Grapeseed Butter Cleanser

I got this cleanser months ago off ebay at reduced price, ($12 + $6.95 P.P, $18.95). I had not heard anything about the brand when I purchased the cleanser but I had that week purchases my friend Maddy their eye cream, so I wanted to try the brand myself. I am so glad I purchased this that as I love it and believe it has saved my skin this year. It shouldn't be a surprise to anyone that I have dry skin and this cleanser is targeted towards dry or mature skin.

I will either just put it straight on my face or rub it beteween my hands until it forms an oil. Then I will massage it into my face until I feel my face is clean. It is difficult to get off so a wash washer ( flannel) is need or a lot of water. I'm not going to lie some days I will keep a bit of the residue on my face as it feels so moisturiserimg. I think this was a perfect choice of cleanser for me while I was on the medication. The smell of the product is very natural and nature like so if you don't like those smell it may be the best choice but the smell does grow on you and you begin to love it.

Now would I repurchase it right now no as I am broke but in the future I would love to. It is expensive but it is worth it, so if you want to spend more on cleanser to get value and quality I think this would be a great choice. 

Briony xx

Goals and Wishes for 2014

Tomorrow will be the beginning of a new year and with that all the new hopes of the future. I know that you can start a new goal during any day of the year but their is always something extra special about the new year!

Here are a few of my wishes for the new year.

1. Loose Weight
Pretty common one really but for good reason, being in a healthy weight range is help you stay healthy and make you less prone to illness. After being sick for the last part of this year I am ready to change up my weight. I begin to be super motivated I may even write a few posts.

2. Have Routine
Routine is something I am lacking in my life right now. University just finishing, part time work and having a partner who does shift work can really make routine hard. All 2013 I have been lusting after a time in my life where I have proper sleeping patterns and I think 2014 is the year to finally have it. I would also like routine in my posts on here and youtube, this could be harder but a goal I would like to achieve but the end of 2014.

3. Grow an Audience
I think most bloggers and vloggers would always aspire to increase their audience and I am no different. I feel more motivated to write and film when I can see people have been reading, commenting or watching. I can only see the way to grow my audience by being dedicated and motivated on my blog/ youtube. So that is something that will be a focus of 2014.

4. Get a Proper Job
This is my most important goal for the year and I think if I am capable of achieving this job it will really help all my other goals fall into place. As you know I am just about to Graduate my Bachelor Degree in Marketing. I would love to actually use my degree and begin working full time. So fingers crossed that I will soon find a job that is right for me.

What are you hopes for 2014? I would love to know!

Briony xx

I'm Moving!

Hey all,

I feel like I have been all about updates lately sorry! I am moving so I thought I would keep you updated and let you all know I have put most of my make up into boxes for the move. I still have some in make up bags of course, so I can do my make up still! I have more than I need for an everyday face though , ooops. I am thinking I will do a 'whats in my make up bag video?' would you be interested?

That's pretty much all! I don't know where I am moving to yet which is concerning considering the day we need to be gone is fast approaching. I will keep you posted on that! When we do finally find a place I was thinking of doing some moving vlogs as I really enjoy them and I want to get into some vlogging as I really enjoy vlog videos.

Briony xx

China Haul December 2013

So I wasn't really planning to buy any make up while I was in China to be completely honest with you. However I went a massive shopping centre and they had Sephora, need I say more? I'm an addict and going to Sephora for the first ( & second & third...) time it was extremely tempting to buy things. Now there isn't too many things as had a tiny bit of control, even smaller than tiny!

let the haul begin.

My first purchase was the Sephora face masks
I got a set of five of the Rose Mask and two of the Pearl Mask

Also on multiple trips to Sephora one of them I got a free sample for purchasing five of the face masks. it was the Clarins One Step Gentle Exfoliating Cleanser. 

I got a small size of the Caudalie Hand and Nail Cream. It uses grape which is meant to be good for anti-ageing. 

Another hand cream (it was winter there!) L'Occitane Dry Skin Hand Cream.


I got a fake EOS lip balm. I know it is horrible to get a fake but you can't get them in Australia and I didn't see a real one so I impulse bought.



Bourjois flower Perfection Translucent Smoothing Primer. Brodie raved about this product and the sales lady put it on me, it was an easy sale!

I walked in MAC and saw they had Riri Woo. So I decided I had to have it! it was only $6 dollars cheaper than Australia but it was still cheaper!

















I also went on to the Michael Todd True Organics website during the Cyber Monday Sale. I think it was about 30% off, so I made a purchase. Yep I was in China and went online shopping, I clearly have issues. The mask I got was the Pumpkin mask as is sounded good even though it is for all skin types expect sensitive.



New posts soon.

Briony xx

Merry Christmas Everyone!

I hope every one has a merry and safe Christmas! Enjoy your time with family and friends!  

Briony xx

I'm Back!

Hi,
So I know I have been gone a while but to be fair I did warn you! Exams are over and I am back safe from China so now I have a lot of free time to pay attention to my love of beauty blogging! I have also finished my skin medication but more on that after I see my doctor!

I will hopefully post new content regularly so speak to you soon!

Briony xx

Shameless Selfies #1

Hi all!
So if you follow me on instagram (beauty, personal) you may know I am a fan of the selfie! If I like my make up, bored or just feeling happy I will tend to start a photo shoot. May sound silly but I am sure everyone reading this has done it at least a few times! How else are you going to show the world how good your winged eye liner turned out? I thought it would be fun to share some of my recent selfies so you can get to know me and see my crazy side a bit more. Also if this means you will recognise me in the street so be it.

Make up free and simply showing off how long my hair is now

 Another make up free picture this is just one to show how much clearer my skin has become

 Cheer leading competition selfie

 Had to included a silly one!

Looking super white!

Hope you enjoyed my selfies I am sure I will be posting more in the future! 

Briony xx

New Products October 2013 #1

So some of these Products were really from September but I have been saving them so I don't have 4 hauls in the one month. Also I began to go crazy on eBay this month so I have been waiting for the arrival of them to put in this post! I decided I could not wait any longer. This post was meant to go up in October but the orders took so long to come it I thought  I would just wait!

Majority of these are birthday presents. So I will start with the items I got myself from the Chemist Warehouse's sale. 

Maybelline Colour Tattoo Metal - Inked In Pink

Sukin Cleanser 

Now some presents. 

Rimmel London Apocalips Lip Lacquers - 303 Apocaliptic (Thank you Anna!)

 

Benefit Boxed Powder - Coralista (Thank you Megan)

Benefit It's Potent (Thank you the best sister in the world)

Estée Lauder Double Wear- 1C1 Cool Bone (Thanks Jess aka Who I have a series on!)

That's all for this post but I have been crazy on Ebay lately and here are some that have arrived 


Mac Matte Lipstick - Viva Glam 1 (Left, but the packaging MAC is in Red)

Mac Satin Lipstick - Rebel (Right)

Mac Lustre Lipstick - Relaxed (Middle)

Mirenesse Tight Liner - Foxfur Brown

Urban Decay 24/7 Concealer - FBI

Revlon Moondrops Lipsticks- Rose Amethyst, Lilac Champagne, Snowsiliver Rose, Siliverspun Rose, Peach Silk, Mirrored Mauve 

Shu Uemura Eye Lash Curler - However I think this may be fake!

Briony xx

Some pictures will be added later tomorrow or the following day.