MOTD | Bold Bright Pink Makeup | The Lipstick Hub

Today my makeup was a bright pink look, pink eyes, pink lips and blush. If you don't like pink makeup then you probably will hate this look. I really enjoyed doing this look and just messing around with some new products that I had gotten. Criticism is welcome but this was just an experiment. Let me know what you guys thought of it. I didn't do a tutorial on this because I didn't really have a full face planned, I just knew what products I wanted to use.

The products I used, in order of use, were:
- Maybelline Dream Wonder Foundation in 10 Porcelain Ivory
- BYS Translucent loose powder
- Maybelline Fit Me concealer in 10 Light
- Anastasia Beverly Hills Contour Kit in Vanilla to set my undereyes and then Fawn to contour
- Urban Decay Gwen Stefani blush palette in Cherry
- Hourglass Ambient Lighting Edit palette using both Iridescent Light and Luminous Finish to highlight with
- Loreal Brow Artist Plumper
- Makeup Forever Brow Seal
- Benefit Stay Dont' Stray eye primer in light/medium and then set it with BYS Translucent loose powder
- For eyeshadow palettes I used a few, Be Indulged Summer Pop Eye Palette, Too Faced Chocolate Bon Bons, Sleek Ultra Mattes V1 and finally Too Faced Sugar Pop
- Essence eyeliner pen extra long lasting
- Revlon Bold Lacquer mascara, this didn't quite do the job for me so I added Loreal Miss Manga black mascara
- Benefit They're Real mascara for the bottom lashes
- Chi Chi Glamourama lip liner
- Mac Tats lipstick

My Perfume Collection | The Lipstick Hub

Before I made this I actually sorted through my collection and gave a lot of it away because I just don't reach for perfumes enough to have so many. This is purely perfumes by the way, this does not include body mists, scented lotions or anything like that. I'm not going to go through my entire collection piece by piece because that would be way to long of a post, but I will give you a rough outline and list some that I think deserve some more recognition. There are some perfumes that I would like to buy in the future like Marc Jacobs Decadence, Valentino and the new YSL Black Opium but for now I need to finish what I've got.

I'll try to keep this as brief as possible because my collective haul post was so long.

Here's my collection:

I'll roughly try to go from left to right, though there are a couple no-name brands in there.
Juicy Couture, Bvlgari, Harajuku Lovers, Elizabeth and James, Rihanna, Chi Chi, Estee Lauder, Impluse, Byredo, Britney Spears, YSL, So...?, Victoria's Secret, Kimmi, Kardashian, Chanel, Vera Wang, Ed Hardy, Beyonce, Avon, Harvey Prince, Dior, Givenchy

My favourites:

L-R: Eau De Tears, Vera Wang Rock Princess, YSL Black Opium, Givenchy Play

The Eau De Tears one is actually one that I've had since I was about 4-5 years old and I got it from a reject style shop in Spain. I can't find it anywhere on the internet, if someone finds it I would be more than happy. The perfume also doesn't come with the stickers on the top and bottom, my 5 year old self was obsessed with putting stickers on everything.
Vera Wang Rock Princess was probably my first real brand perfume and a family member of mine gave it to me on New Years and I was so happy.
Yves Saint Laurent is a fairly new addition, I got handed a tester back in December of 2014 and couldn't stop thinking about it, so I bit the bullet and got one. I definitely don't regret it. I pretty much wore it all through high school I loved it so much.
Finally the Givenchy Play, I saw this when I was younger and fell in love with the packaging, I pretty much begged my mother for it as a gift for Christmas or my birthday and one day she did get it and it's been my special occasion perfume ever since.

They aren't listed but I also really like the Chi Chi mini's and the Bvlgari ones on a day to day basis as well.

The best for going out/date nights:

L-R: So...? Kiss Me, Byredo Gypsy Water, Harvey Prince Sincerely, Elizabeth and James Nirvana Black

I don't know what it is about these perfumes but they definitely speak, night time, sensual to me. All of them have this particular smell that I can only describe as, when you were younger and you'd see your mum, or another idol, do herself up for a fancy dress party, applying lipstick and spritzing perfume on. I can only think of that to describe these scents.


Prettiest packaging:

L-R: Harajuku Lovers, Unknown Priceline brand, Ed Hardy Skulls and Roses

Anyone who doesn't agree that these easily have the cutest packaging and get off my blog because have you seen that cupcake? That's literally perfume in the shape of a cupcake.

So that's all I have for you guys, if you have any questions about a particular perfume or you enjoyed this post, please let me know down below. I tried to keep this as condensed as possible because there's a lot of perfumes to go through, though a lot are from the same brands and some are duplicates so it wasn't that hard.

Palette Dupes | Stila Vs. Chi Chi Vs. Be Indulged | The Lipstick Hub

I had my eyes on the Stila Eyes Are The Window 'Body' and the Chi Chi LE Summer eyeshadow palettes for a little while now. I did get these a little while ago, both roughly around the holiday season but then I came across the Be Indulged Shimmer Eye Palette. The thing all these palettes have in common are the colour schemes in them.

L-R: Chi Chi, Be Indulged, Stila

Each palette has at least a pink champagne colour, a purple colour, a blue colour and a bronze-y colour. There are a couple other colours that are similar in a couple of the palettes, but those particular colours are similar in all three palettes.

The Chi Chi palette is limited edition but as of right now, you can get the palette in the holiday set online in their Sales tab. Chi Chi is an Australian brand but their website does ship internationally. This palette is $30 but in only comes in a set with a jumbo bronzer and blush, so you are getting your money's worth for sure.

The Be Indulged palette is a new brand from Kmart Australia. I do believe that it's Kmart's own brand but I'm not 100% certain. I'm also not certain on how much this palette was but it's between $15-$5, I know that it's definitely the cheapest out of the lot.

The Stila palette isn't brand new, it's been out for a while now and it's definitely the most expensive palette out of the lot, marked at $78 currently, though when I bought it, it was $72. Mecca's prices are rising so it does make it a bit hard to justify $80 on a eyeshadow palette.

You are paying for packaging, the shadows and the brand name, so obviously Stila is going to be the most expensive by default. However is Stila the best palette? Let's do some swatches.

All the swatches are done in order of: Chi Chi, Be Indulged, Stila

There are 4 sets of swatches for the colours that are in all the palettes. By far the most pigmented is Chi Chi for sure. The colours are a bit hard to see because the colours are so shimmery but Chi Chi definitely takes the cake with this one. The Be Indulged palette is okay if you're on a budget but the colours in the palette are darker than the other two. The Stila one is barely pigmented at all, it might be better if you wet your brush and then dipped into the eyeshadows, but so far, I'm not impressed with the $72 palette. Chi Chi, you are amazing as always.

Hidden Gems #6 - Covergirl Ready Set Gorgeous Concealer | The Lipstick Hub

The Covergirl Ready Set Gorgeous Concealer is something that I found pretty early on in my makeup career, if you can call it that, but I'm glad that I found it because it is a literal life changer.

This concealer is probably my most used one because it is my favourite. It's a drugstore concealer which means it's a lot cheaper than any of my MAC ones. It's an all round concealer, covering up under eye circles? Check. Got some nasty pimples that need covering up? Check. This concealer is everything. Of course there are some more expensive, more popular concealers that probably do a better job at certain things, like the Nars Radiant Creamy Concealer is great for under the eyes but this tiny concealer does just as good of a job in my opinion.

The packaging is mediocre, I really didn't expect anything fancy. I do like that it is plastic so it doesn't shatter when it falls to the ground like some others do.

If I had to pick one concealer to live off the rest of my life, this would definitely be it. I just haven't found anything that is as good and is a multi-tasker. If you see this in store, and it's on special grab it and hoard the crap out of it.

Mecca x Smashbox Event Night | The Lipstick Hub

On Friday night I went to an event that Mecca held for Smashbox cosmetics at the new Mecca at Chatswood. I just want to say thank you Mecca for the invitation and it was a wonderful night.

The red carpet setup

My makeup for the event

The night started off amazing, we had our photos taken professionally by a photographer and they took our names to let us in. They supplied soft drinks, water, orange juice and champagne as soon as you walked in the door. There were plenty of Mecca girls, not just from the Chatswood store to help you out if you needed it. They had some little nibbles that they brought out, and later on some little desserts.

Homemade Kit Kat

Macaroon

They really encouraged selfies that night and I loved it. They had a professional "Kylie Jenner" selfie light set up, it was a ring light with a mirror on it and a place to hold your phone. It looked so freaking cool and I definitely wanted to take it home. Once you took a selfie you could upload it to Instagram and tag it with #MeccaxSmashbox and they could print it out right then and there for you, it was like a little polaroid.

Rose and I

A little later, Davis, Will and Lori showed up and did a little Q and A, except Will had to speak for Lori because the poor thing lost her voice. They talked about some of their new products and why they started Smashbox Cosmetics. After they finished they called on 5 winners to spend some VIP time with them after the event, I believe. Davis, Will and Lori walked around and socialised with all of us which was wonderful, you even got to take selfies with them.



You got to redeem the $50 entry fee on some products (Just like at the Nars event, which you can read about here). I chose to get Smashbox's new Insta-Matte Lipstick Transformer ($38). It's described as "Smashbox's genius new release turns any gloss into a matte finish. Apply over your fave lip colour and BAM! A new velvet look. Kylie would approve." I definitely agree that Kylie would approve. This product is amazing. It definitely has that velvet feel to it. Will also said that if you wanted to moisturise your lips without having that glossy look, then this is amazing, works wonderfully for guys who don't want to look like they're wearing chapstick but still want to stay hydrated. It really is a multi-purpose product. You can put this on top of liquid matte lipsticks to hydrate your lips without losing that matte look or you can turn one of your favourite cream lipsticks into a matte lipstick. All you need is the tiniest bit and then dab, dab, dab. Keep dabbing till your fingers hurt basically.

I also got the Urban Decay B6 Prep Spray (30ml) because I had heard some really good things about this product, especially from Shaaanxo. So I can't wait to test that out.

As well as getting the redeemable $50, you also got a complementary brush set from Smashbox, which included a paddle foundation brush, a fan brush, an angled eyebrow or eyeliner brush, a lip brush and a eyeshadow blender brush. The brushes come with such a stunning design on them, I'm already in love. They come in such a nice variety which makes them great for travelling.

The night was spectacular, I really do have to thank Rose, all the Mecca girls and Davis, Will and Lori. I can't wait to do this again!