Review and Swatches: theBalm Read My Lips Lipstick

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Guess what I found in my beauty drawers? theBalm's Read My Lips Lipstick in Wanted.

theBalm Read My Lips Lipstick in Wanted

 The advertising spiel:

"A vitamin-packed jojoba and olive oil-based lipstick. TheBalm Read My Lips Lipstick's creamy formula is infused with hydrating ingredients like vitamins A and E, leaving behind a press-worthy pout. Like your favorite daily paper, Read My Lips tubes are 100% recyclable and the lipsticks are infused with a delicious vanilla-mint scent that will have you hooked."

Recent Activity....In case you missed it!

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This is a bit of a summary post, in case you missed out on some earlier posts. I realised I've been posting a lot (a good thing) but that may mean that some of you might miss out on posts as they get pushed back to other pages. So here it is, a full page of links to my more recent work.

Are you looking for Holiday Season Gift Ideas? Check these out:

Holiday Gift Sets for those wanting an all-encompassing gift
Stocking fillers (eyes edition) for those wanting to gift a mascara, primer, eyeliner or eyeshadow palette.
Stocking fillers (face edition) for those wanting to gift concealer, primer, highlighters or bronzers.
Stocking fillers (lips and nails edition) for those looking to give the perfect lipstick, lipgloss or nail polish.


I've been fairly busy with reviews and swatches, too. Check these out, if you haven't already:

Rimmel London BB Cream in Light
Rimmel London Kate Moss Lasting Finish Lipstick in No. 10 (that awesome red she wears in the ads)
Lime Crime Rhyme and Reason Uniliners
                    I also did some looks using these unliners- I used theBalm Balm Jovi palette with Reason and
                    with Rhyme, and a look using the Urban Decay Vice Palette's Junkie eyeshaodw and Reason.Lime Crime Alchemy Collection (eyeshadow, 2 lipsticks and a mook)
Lime Crime Carousel Gloss in Candy Apple
Lime Crime Opaque Lipstick in Glamour 101
OPI Skyfall Collection Nail Polishes
                   Skyfall
                   The World Is Not Enough
Illamasqua Fundamental Palette
Maybelline New York Fit Me Foundation in Ivory 115

I've also done a couple of looks- again, if you haven't seen them, click below:

Halloween Cleopatra Look
A smoky eye using the Urban Decay Smoked Palette
A purple eye look using theBalm Meet Matt(e) Palette and the Urban Decay Smoked Palette
A Vesper Lynd-inspired multi-coloured smoky eye (yes, I had a bit of a Bond-crazy moment)

That's about it!

I hope you're enjoying my posts. I'd love to hear from you in the comments. Is there anything you'd like to see me review? Or a particular look for which you'd like a How-To?

xo
Anna

Review and Swatches: Maybelline New York Fit Me Foundation

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I'm back with another foundaiton review. This time, I'm reviewing Maybelline New York Fit Me Foundation. The shade I have is Ivory 115.

Stock Photo of Maybelline New York Fit Me Foundation in Ivory 115.
Photo from: http://www.maybelline.com/Products/Face-Makeup/Foundation/Fit-Me-Foundation.aspx

Review and Swatches: Illamasqua Fundamental Palette

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Do you know why I have a soft spot for Illamasqua? They dropped their Australian prices to be in line with the price of their products in England, voluntarily! That gets them major brownie points with me. Today's review is on Illamasqua's Fundamental Palette.

Illamasqua Fundamental Palette

Here's the advertising spiel:

"A startling blend of colours and textures, this bold palette is a playground for self-expression. Liquid Metal in molten pewter glistens alongside matt Cream Pigment in mint green, contrasting brevely with two bright Powder Shadow shades. Express your alter ego with a vivid display of nonconformity."

Review and Swatches: The World Is Not Enough nail polish

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I'm back with another nail polish review. This time it's The World Is Not Enough from the Skyfall collection by OPI.

Swatch of The World Is Not Enough nail polish from the Skyfall Collection by OPI.

Review and Swatches: OPI Skyfall nail polish

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I've caught James Bond fever lately. The Skyfall collection by OPI is inspired by and named after Bond films. From this collection, I bought Skyfall, Live and Let Die and The World Is Not Enough. Today's review is on Skyfall.

Swatch of Skyfall Nail Polish by OPI.

Look: Vesper Lynd

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Have you seen the new James Bond movie, Skyfall, yet? Today's look is inspired by Vesper Lynd's look in Casino Royale (2006). Vesper was big on the smoky eyes and my eye look is based on the eye makeup she's wearing in the scene where she's wearing a purple dress. It's really hard to get a good look at the makeup for that scene, so I've improvised a fair bit and made it a bit more dramatic, for the fun of it.

Vesper Lynd (Eva Green) in Casino Royale.
Iage from :http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2009/02/14/article-0-05B61F970000044D-777_468x676.jpg

Look: Smoked Palette and Meet Matt(e) Palette

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I'm back with (yes, yet another) purple and plum eye look. This time I've combined the Urban Decay Smoked Palette with theBalm's Meet Matt(e) palette.

Purple and plum eye look done using the Urban Decay Smoked Palette and theBalm's Meet Matt(e) Palette.

Review and Swatches: Rimmel London BB cream in Light

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Still haven't found the right BB cream? Today I'm reviewing the Rimmel London BB Cream 9-in-1 Skin Perfecting Super Makeup SPF 25 in Light. I don't remember where I read that this was good, but it stuck with me enough that when Rimmel had a promotion going the other day (gift with purchase over $20; my other purchase was the Kate Moss Lasting Finish Lipstick in No.10), I decided to try it out.

Rimmel London BB Cream 9-in-1 Skin Perfecting Super Makeup SPF 25 in Light

Vice Palette Series_Junkie with Lime Crime Unliner in Reason

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As you might be able to tell (from my Vice Palette review and from this bright eye look), I love the eyeshadow Junkie from Urban Decay's Vice Palette. I don't really know how that came about, as I have a general aversion to blue eyeshadow (admittedly, I have been working on that, as evidenced by this tropical blue and purple eye look). I've also been playing around with my Rhyme and Reason eyeliners from Lime Crime.

Eye look done using Urban Decay's Vice Palette and Lime Crime's Uniliner in Reason (eye open).

Lime Crime Black Friday Sale

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For you lucky Americans, Black Friday Sales are fast approaching. If you don't already, you should feel really lucky that you have such awesome sales. Australia has higher prices to begin with and we don't have sales anywhere near as good as yours.

Because it's Black Friday coming up, Lime Crime is doing a pretty good sale on their products and this time we internationals get to have a slice of the action.

Holiday Season Gift Ideas: Stocking Fillers (Lips and Nails Edition)

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Are you still stuck for gift ideas? Are you not a gift set or eye product or face product person? Or do you want even more  indiviudal items to make up your own extra amazing gift set? This post is for you!

Today's gift category: Individual items/Stocking fillers

Edition: Lip and Nail products

Review and Swatches: Rimmel London Kate Moss Lasting Finish Lipstick in No.10

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Have you seen the new Rimmel London Kate Moss collection of lipsticks? The colours look great, but of course my red-lipstick-addicted self made a beeline for the bright red. Today's review is on the Lasting Finish Lipstick in No.10.

Stock photo of the Rimmel London Kate Moss Lasting Finish Lipstick in No.10 from
http://shop.davidjones.com.au/djs/en/davidjones/lasting-finish-lipstick---kate-moss-collection.

Holiday Season Gift Ideas: Stocking Fillers (Face Edition)

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Are you still stuck for gift ideas? Are you not a gift set or eye product person? Or do you want more individual items to make up your own amazing gift set? This post is for you!

Today's gift category: Individual items/Stocking fillers

Edition: Face products

Holiday Season Gift Ideas: Stocking Fillers (Eyes Edition)

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Are you looking for a smaller gift or a few individual items to put together as a personalised gift set? This post is for you.

Today's gift category: Individual items/Stocking fillers

Edition: Eye products

Holiday Season Gift Ideas: Gift Sets

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Have you noticed all the awesome holiday gift sets and limited edition releases for this holiday season? This is the first post on some holiday gift ideas for the upcoming gift-giving season.

Today's gift category: An all-encompassing gift or gift set

Look: theBalm's Balm Jovi and Lime Crime's Unliner in Rhyme

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Quite obviously, I've been playing with my Rhyme and Reason eyeliner set by Lime Crime and with theBalm's Balm Jovi palette, too. Unlike in my last look, in which I paired silver eyeliner with a matte shadow, in this look I decided to throw restraint out the door and go all out with shimmer and glitter.

Eye look using theBalm's Balm Jovi palette and Lime Crime's Uniliner in Rhyme (eye open)

Look: Smoky eye with Barlust and Backdoor

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Have you been wanting more proof of the verstility of the Smoked Palette? Here it is. This look incorporates Barlust, Backdoor, Blackout, Freestyle and Kinky.

Smoky eye done using the Urban Decay Smoked Palette.

Look: theBalm Balm Jovi and Lime Crime Reason

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Here's a look I did using theBalm's Balm Jovi palette and Lime Crime's Reason Uniliner. I thought the contrast of a dark matte shade and the light silver was pretty.

Eye look  using theBalm's Balm Jovi palette and Lime Crime's Uniliner in Reason (eye closed)

Review and Swatches: Lime Crime Unliner Duo in Rhyme and Reason

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As promised, here is my review of the Lime Crime Unliners in Rhyme and Reason. These were sold in a special promotion a while back as a limited edition set- Rhyme and Reason for $20.

Lime Crime Unliners in Reason (L) and Rhyme (R).

Review and Swatches: Lime Crime Alchemy Collection

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I'm back! With a vengence, I must say. Beware, this is a detail and picture heavy post!

Today's review is on the Lime Crime Alchemy Collection. This came out fairly recently, and the whole set includes the Alchemy eyeshadow palette (5 duochrome eyeshadows), two opaque lipsticks (Serpentina and Poisonberry), and a mook (it's a photoshoot mini mag, basically).

The cover of the Alchemy Mook.

Tech problems and a short break

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I need your help. I've been having some problems with Blogger. When I use Google Chrome, I cannot upload my pictures as I usually do from my computer. It keeps asking me to sign in to some other Google product which it seems to think my pictures should be on, and it won't let me get to the usual link to upload from my computer. I've switched back to Firefox, but then the formatting isn't quite right, especially with captions for pictures. Can anyone help me out with this, please?

Secondly, I know I've promised reviews on the Lime Crime Alchemy set, and they're coming! I've also recently received my shipments of the Rhyme and Reason eyeliners and the Marie Antoinette palette. I know I've slowed down recently and have a big backlog of posts and reviews to do. I will be taking a week-long break, however, because some rather big exams are coming up for me and I need to focus on my studies. I will be back in full force after that! Summer will be productive, I promise!

xo
Anna

Review and Swatches: Lime Crime Opaque Lipstick in Glamour 101

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Following on from my post on the Candy Apple Carousel Gloss, I thought I'd better show you what Lime Crime's Glamour 101 looks like without Candy Apple layered on top of it.

Stock photo of Glamour 101 Opaque Lipstick by Lime Crime.

Photo from: http://www.limecrimemakeup.com/productimage.php?product_id=72&current_image=1

Review and Swatches: Lime Crime Carousel Gloss in Candy Apple

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Do you love the look of brilliantly red, shiny, sparkly lips? I do. I've loved the look of this gloss ever since I saw swatches of it online and I've waited for what feels like forever to get my hands on this. It's Lime Crime's Carousel Gloss in Candy Apple. It's a red glitter lipgloss.

This is the stock photo from Lime Crime

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Photo from: http://www.limecrimemakeup.com/productimage.php?product_id=73&current_image=1

Coming soon...

Hey there!

Guess what just arrived in the mail? My new Alchemy palette (and lipsticks and FINALLY, my Candy Apple Carousel lip gloss!) from Lime Crime. Review coming soon!

xo
Anna