WORST Concelaer EVER Tag!

Hello lovelies!

Today, I regret to report that it has finally happened. I have finally tried a product so bad, it deserved its own tag - "Worst concealer ever". When I try concealers, they will usually be lighter than my skin tone or just match my skin tone. More likely than not, they will either be creamy or a little dry. This concealer takes the cake for shock factor. It applied ok, not too runny not too creamy. But heck this thing dried like CRAZY! it dries so fast its almost impossible to blend out nicely, especially under the eye area, not to mention it has a powdery finish which settled into my fine lines under my eyes and also painfully highlighted all of my breakouts I was trying to conceal. Now this shade is only a shade lighter than my skin tone, but the finish of it made it look 3 shades lighter. Overall, I am definitely unimpressed by this concealer and will not be repurchasing it. I wish Australia allowed you to return cosmetics because I feel I wasted my money on this and would rather have picked up my holy grail concealer instead. SUrprisingly, both this crappy concealer and my HG concealer are by the same brand, Maybelline! My HG concealer at the moment is the Maybelline Fit Me concealer and the culprit responsible for the "Worst Concealer Ever Tag" is none other than its sister, the Super Stay 24hr Concealer!

I have included some pictured of the bugger and swatches of the shade I bought. Maybe if the concealer was slightly darker I may not have been as unimpressed as I could have figured out a different use for it. But since it oxidised so lightly, I don't think that is possible. Unfortunately I don't feel I would ever repurchase this again, unless of course I get it for free and it's darker to which even then, MAYBE I'd be willing to give it another shot.

A heavy handed swatch of the concealer.

This is how the concealer looks when dry.

The dry heavy handed swatch and a blended out swatch

This is how the concealer looks when fully blended out and oxidised. Mind you it's easier to blend on my hand and that is because the skin there is not as delicate as the skin under my eyes and on my face.

Have you tried the Maybelline Super Stay 24hr Concealer before? What were your expectations and how did the concealer work for you? Is this how the formula is on everyone or did I get a bad batch? Let me know in the comments below.

Love,
Nur x

Michael Todd Chronicles: Week 8

Happy Saturday everyone! I hope you have had a fantastic week!

As we approach the third last week of the chronicles, my faith in Michael Todd is slightly starting to diminish. I don't really feel any of the products are doing me any good except for the Avocado and Mango Face Mask which is helping hydrate my skin... slightly. It is also that time of the month again so as usual, breakouts galore!

 

And do excuse the slight eyeliner smudge, I took the photo and didn't notice it was there! Anyway toodles and have a wonderful weekend!

Love,

Nur xx

Hi Brow, Eyebrow! The Amazing NYX Auto Eyebrow Pencil!

Hey hey! It's eyebrow day on the blog and boy do I have an exciting product to show you!

The NYX Auto Eyebrow Pencil is such an amazing product! Granted I have owned this for awhile, it is only appearing on my blog now as I have finally figured out how to use it. I used to make the silly mistake of heavily drawing in my lines and having fake looking eyebrows, taking it off and chucking the pencil into my drawer. Then I'd turn to my handy E.L.F eyebrow kit and not think twice about the pencil. The other day, as I was sitting at my desk bored, I decided to give this pencil another go, this time trying to figure out how to use it. I decided to fill in any sparse areas with the pencil and blend it out with the little brush and OMG IT WAS AMAZING! My brows looked do full and natural, my mind was blown! So much so I have filled in my brows every day this week (and that is very unlike me to do)!

I can attribute the natural look of my brows after using this product to the creamy texture of the crayon and the brush. The brush distributes the product evenly through the eyebrow making it look very natural and full all at the same time. The narrow tip of the crayon also makes it easy to draw in fine hairs into my eyebrow making sparse areas seem much fuller. And dark haired girls, do not be afraid of the grey! I was initially scared of the grey but when it's actually on the eyebrow, it looks so natural and just stunning! All in all I definitely recommend this product to everyone! I absolutely am in love and have been using it everyday and see myself continuously using it for a long time to come. It is definitely ranked higher than my E.L.F Eyebrow Kit in my books right now, and I never thought anything could beat that! Here is what it looks like on my eyebrows and yes, it is a sneak peak at the video that's coming!

Love,
Nur x

Beautybay.com Haul!

Hello beautiful people!

My post today is on a haul I purchased off beautybay.com. Before I get into my actual purchases, I wanted to talk about my experience with beautybay.com. I overall loved buying off this site! It was easy to navigate through and had many high end beauty brands for sale on the site. They also have many items actually on sale which is an added bonus. Another great thing about this site is that they give you freebies depending on how much you purchase. I don't know about you but when I see a freebie, especially one I can choose, I feel all warm and fuzzy inside!

Unfortunately, the haul above is not entirely mine. I purchased the eyeshadow palette and one of the Too Faced Lipsticks for my best friend's birthday present. The other goodies were for me though! I purchased a Too Faced La Crème Lip Cream in shade Jelly Bean and Urban Decay Revolution Lipstick in shade Catfight. Both the shades are dupes for each other and the reason I purchased them is to basically compare the formulas of these two high end lipsticks and tell you which one I recommend. That blog post should definitely be up in the next week so keep your eyes peeled for that! The Mario Badescu Cleansing Lotion and Body Soap were the freebies I chose in this order and I will give you my thoughts of them when I get around to trying them out. I already like them just because they were free, but from the good things I heard about Mario Badescu skincare products, I am sure I will love them for other things too.

Anyway I will speak to you on Thursday. Have a great week!

Love,
Nur xx

Michael Todd Chronicles: Week 7

Hello!

Hope you have all been well. Welcome to week 7 of the Michael Todd Chronicles! 3 weeks to go until I give my final verdict on Michael Todd skincare. This week my skin has been alright. I have a couple of break outs on my chin and temple and that's about it. My skin is still relatively dry despite all the moisturisers I have used. I am almost certain my skin is just being weird due to hormonal changes and the crazy weather in Sydney though. Anyway that is my skin recap for the week. Have a great weekend guys!

 

Love,

Nur x

NYX Soft Matte Lip Cream Review & Swatches!

Hey guys! I'm sorry I posted this late! I uploaded the video on thursday but it took longer than expected so it ended up getting published on Friday. On Friday however I was super busy and didn't have time to update it on my blog, so here it is!

I hope you found it helpful!

Love,
Nur xx

Hydraluron and Pepta-bright by Indeed Laboratories - My New Skincare Essentials!

Hydraluron and Pepta-bright by Indeed Laboratories are serums which as their names suggest hydrate and brighten/even-out the skin. As I mentioned in my last post, my skin has been suffering from dryness and dullness lately, so I felt I needed a little boost. I initially was only supposed to purchase Hydraluron, but when I logged into the Priceline online store, I saw an AMAZING promotion! Purchase a 30ml tube of Hydraluron and receive a 30ml Pepta-bright tube for FREE!!! OMGOMGOMG how amazing is that deal! I basically only paid $17.50 for each tube which is a steal! And since I was going to purchase Hydraluron anyway and got Pepta-bright too, I was killing two birds with one stone! This is what the products look like.

Hydraluron is a nice and creamy gel like texture which absorbs into the skin quickly and has no sticky residue or scent. Pepta-bright is a cream with a light texture which absorbs into the skin quickly and also has an odd scent which I am not fond of at all! Though this I am thoroughly enjoying using both these serums, especially together, they are a power combo!

 

Overall, I love both these serums! I think they are great and do work well. I saw almost immediate results after using them. My skin felt soft and plump and was bright and glowing and healthy-looking! They are quite expensive though so I'm only planning on using them a few times a week and will probably not purchase them once they are finished unless there is another buy one get one free promotion happening. In the next photos, I compare both my hands against each other for you to see the difference. I feel it is quite a noticeable one! As you will see, the skin on my left hand is much brighter and has a more even skin tone than my right hand and the skin appears plumper and more smooth and supple.

That said I wanted to end this post on a little note. I previously entered the E.L.F Beauty Blogger competition and unfortunately I was not the winner. However E.L.F was so lovely and sent me a letter thanking me for my efforts and gave me a goody bag of gifts! Thank you E.L.F for the nice gesture, it is highly appreciated! I do own quite a few of the products they sent already, however having backups never hurt anyone, so yay!

Love,
Nur xx