Hi Angels! Boy have I got something special for you today :)

One of the best home grown makeup brands in Australia; Gorgeous Cosmetics is having a super sale on their lipstick range, all discontinued shades are now on sale for $12.95 reduced from $35, these lipsticks are of the most decadent quality, and since I have one of them allow me to convince you to purchase before they run out!

Sale on HUB Make Up and Gorgeous Cosmetics

I bought two lipsticks from Gorgeous Cosmetics earlier in the year at the Salon Melbourne expo, it's a hair, beauty and spa expo held each year at the Exhibition Centre and it's incredible! Highly recommended :)

I bought Buff and Inspiration whilst there, but since Buff is melted down into my lipstick palette now, I'll show you Inspiration!

Skincare and cosmetic science has come such a long way, there are so many new innovations in all fields such as moisturisers, sunscreens, foundations and masks, state of the art formulas are being produced daily and to get the best for our skin these formulas need to be packaged correctly. In order for the ingredients to stay sanitary and to live up to their maximum potential they have to be packaged in a stable condition, and outdated jar packaging is not the way. 

The ingredients in the jar, no matter how state of the art they may be will break down in a jar due to lack of stability when they are exposed to light and oxygen. Some products will come with small spatulas to scoop out product, saving you the lack of hygiene from constantly dipping dirty fingers in and out, but this doesn't stop what you can't control; light or air. These ingredients are just as vulnerable to damage from pollution, sunlight, smoke and environmental attack as your own skin. Unfortunately the skincare and cosmetics industry continues to onslaught consumers with jar packaging despite it's faults, and this is because women love the appearance and the luxurious appeal of jar packaging. Think about it, a rich and glamourous lifestyle with a high class array of skincare products from Shiseido, Chanel and La Mer littered all over your vanity appeals to you doesn't it? Hence the skincare industry continues to utilise it, as a marketing strategy.

There are so many amazing products with wonderful formulas that you really shouldn't waste your time or money on products in bad packaging, I cannot recommend any product packaged in a jar apart from gel eyeliners, creme eyeshadows or pigments, or lip balms.

I don't always pay attention to the main trends in the beauty industry, I mean I know them, but I have my little favourites regardless of what's in season, and right now my favourite is Pearl products, especially nails and shadows!

Credit: From left to right: Revlon Top Speed Nail Enamel in "Sheer Pearl", Essie "Kisses and Bises, O.P.I "I Juggle... Men", M.A.C "Frayed to Order" (my favourite!) and Chanel "Pearl Drop".

I love the look of nails like a mother of pearl, my favourite that I own has definitely been O.P.I "Otherwise Engaged"  and when I was cleaning out my nail polish collection yesterday I found this little nail polish from some random little brand called Blush Amour and the colour is number 21, it's a white pearl with slight pink shimmers, I have a photo on my instagram (@bigfatsquishycheeks)! I think that pearl nails are understated and simple, but so so so delicate and feminine! Plus it makes my nails look so shiny and healthy, and adds dimension.

I've also been really loving pearl eyeshadow, I love a strong metallic with smooth application and one sweep dimension and that's what a great pearl eyeshadow should be, that's my favourite part about a pearl is they're never one solid colour, there's always hints of pink and they're always shiny. A lot of brands sell eyeshadows or have at least one eyeshadow series that involves pearls, including:

• M.A.C Veluxe Pearl Eyeshadows (go to shop by finish and you'll see all Veluxe Pearl shades)
• For the UK, MUA Pearl Eyeshadows
• NYX Loose Pearl Eyeshadows
• Inglot Freedom System Pearl Eyeshadows

Hi Angels! Boy have I got something special for you today :)

One of the best home grown makeup brands in Australia; Gorgeous Cosmetics is having a super sale on their lipstick range, all discontinued shades are now on sale for $12.95 reduced from $35, these lipsticks are of the most decadent quality, and since I have one of them allow me to convince you to purchase before they run out!

Sale on HUB Make Up and Gorgeous Cosmetics

I bought two lipsticks from Gorgeous Cosmetics earlier in the year at the Salon Melbourne expo, it's a hair, beauty and spa expo held each year at the Exhibition Centre and it's incredible! Highly recommended :)

I bought Buff and Inspiration whilst there, but since Buff is melted down into my lipstick palette now, I'll show you Inspiration!

Skincare and cosmetic science has come such a long way, there are so many new innovations in all fields such as moisturisers, sunscreens, foundations and masks, state of the art formulas are being produced daily and to get the best for our skin these formulas need to be packaged correctly. In order for the ingredients to stay sanitary and to live up to their maximum potential they have to be packaged in a stable condition, and outdated jar packaging is not the way. 

The ingredients in the jar, no matter how state of the art they may be will break down in a jar due to lack of stability when they are exposed to light and oxygen. Some products will come with small spatulas to scoop out product, saving you the lack of hygiene from constantly dipping dirty fingers in and out, but this doesn't stop what you can't control; light or air. These ingredients are just as vulnerable to damage from pollution, sunlight, smoke and environmental attack as your own skin. Unfortunately the skincare and cosmetics industry continues to onslaught consumers with jar packaging despite it's faults, and this is because women love the appearance and the luxurious appeal of jar packaging. Think about it, a rich and glamourous lifestyle with a high class array of skincare products from Shiseido, Chanel and La Mer littered all over your vanity appeals to you doesn't it? Hence the skincare industry continues to utilise it, as a marketing strategy.

There are so many amazing products with wonderful formulas that you really shouldn't waste your time or money on products in bad packaging, I cannot recommend any product packaged in a jar apart from gel eyeliners, creme eyeshadows or pigments, or lip balms.

I don't always pay attention to the main trends in the beauty industry, I mean I know them, but I have my little favourites regardless of what's in season, and right now my favourite is Pearl products, especially nails and shadows!

Credit: From left to right: Revlon Top Speed Nail Enamel in "Sheer Pearl", Essie "Kisses and Bises, O.P.I "I Juggle... Men", M.A.C "Frayed to Order" (my favourite!) and Chanel "Pearl Drop".

I love the look of nails like a mother of pearl, my favourite that I own has definitely been O.P.I "Otherwise Engaged"  and when I was cleaning out my nail polish collection yesterday I found this little nail polish from some random little brand called Blush Amour and the colour is number 21, it's a white pearl with slight pink shimmers, I have a photo on my instagram (@bigfatsquishycheeks)! I think that pearl nails are understated and simple, but so so so delicate and feminine! Plus it makes my nails look so shiny and healthy, and adds dimension.

I've also been really loving pearl eyeshadow, I love a strong metallic with smooth application and one sweep dimension and that's what a great pearl eyeshadow should be, that's my favourite part about a pearl is they're never one solid colour, there's always hints of pink and they're always shiny. A lot of brands sell eyeshadows or have at least one eyeshadow series that involves pearls, including:

• M.A.C Veluxe Pearl Eyeshadows (go to shop by finish and you'll see all Veluxe Pearl shades)
• For the UK, MUA Pearl Eyeshadows
• NYX Loose Pearl Eyeshadows
• Inglot Freedom System Pearl Eyeshadows