Too Faced – Liquid Metal Lipstick & 16h Bronzer

Two Too Faced items that are worth investing in, The liquid metal lipstick and the 16 hour endless summer bronzer. Every beauty lover that I know, dreams about owning a good supply of Too Faced stuff. Its the kind of luxury pretty beauty items that dreams are made of.

We are talking about an american brand here so firstly let me tell you quickly how to get it to SA, Choice A is you can order from one of the girls that import and then sell the items, for this I use @onlyxiiiaah_makeup on Instagram. Choice number 2 is to get yourself an Aramax Global Shopper account, This is a courier service account that you sign up for and pay a once off joining fee and then you get forwarding addresses all around the world that you can have your orders shipped to and the courier and customs costs are nice and reasonable for orders.

Anyways back to the stunning Too Faced goodies 🙂 I got the Melted Metal Liquid lipstick in shade Macaron, its a stunning shiny metallic pink shade that is oh so girly and it actually pleasantly surprised me with how long it lasts on lips. It comes in a little tube that looks kinda like a lip gloss tube and it has a lovely sponge tip that the lipstick comes out of in little drops when the tube is gently pressed. I absolutely love this spongy soft application tip and it feels like heaven when applying to lips, The product its self comes out in a thick liquid form and melts onto lips perfectly. I wasn’t expecting it to have a good lasting power on lips with it being such a liquid but wow it really does stick well and the color pay off is great. It is truly as amazing as everyone says it is. The Melted Metal lipstick sells for $21

16 hour endless summer bronzer… making sure girls look like glowing bronzed goddesses!! First thoughts on this is that I didn’t wanna ruin the lovely 16h imprint it had on it so I gently swatched around it but this soon wore off and I went full force in and dusted all my skin with it. This Endless summer shade is perfect, its not too dark so that it stands out too much on skin. It is just the perfect shade to give you a bronzed defined glow and is so soft on skin and long lasting with their special formula so you will look summer ready all day long. This has jumped up to the top of my list as far as favorite bronzer’s go. Brush onto face, neck and shoulders. The Bronzer sells for $30

I love this defined bronzed look with the bright pink metallic lips. The bronzer is light enough to not be too harsh and hard and just blends perfectly to define. This is my current favorite summer makeup look.

 

 

Kevin Murphy Hydrate Me -My hair’s best friend

Today I am telling you about the Kevin Murphy Hydrate Me wash and rinse. Basically my hairs new best friend! A product that is beautiful inside and out. If you have not yet tried any Kevin Murphy products then I strongly suggest you do! It is totally life changing for how you will look at hair care. Luxury like never before! These stunning products are available to buy from The Test Box site.

If your hair is dry / damaged and needs moisture, shine and softness then this is the product for you. If you are like me and and have gone from product to product searching for one that really gives moisture and takes away that hard dry feeling that thick coarse hair can have then you should go straight out and buy some of this! The Kevin Murphy Hydrate me range gives moisture to hair from the first wash and smooths it out fantastically. This means less frizz and smoothed over split ends making them loads less visible so that the overall appearance of hair is healthier and glowing!

 

You can feel even the wash (shampoo) nourishes and hydrates your hair, It is also sulphate and paraben free and takes only a small amount of product to do the job properly so you are getting a good long use out of it making it more value for your money. The Hydrate me Rinse (conditioner) is thick and creamy and beyond a pleasure to rub into hair, It leaves hair feeling completely moisturized while adding shine and softness as well as smoothing out frizz incredibly! I also have to just brag about how amazing these products smell, it is like aromatherapy while you wash your hair, I have never had a hair care range that smells so totally amazing!!!!

All Kevin Murphy products are also cruelty free and are designed in a way that the beautiful packaging in environmentally friendly. I don’t think you need any more reasons to go out and buy these? You Seriously just cant go wrong. The Hydrate me wash sells for R370 and The Hydrate me Rinse is R380 and you can click HERE to buy them online from The Test Box.

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Pretty Messy Mellon – Beauty Blog – South African Beauty Blog

Lush Christmas

If you are looking for something special to get you into the Christmas spirit and bring on those feel good holiday vibes then look no further than the Lush Christmas collection. These delightful new products will bring joy to any bath time. The sweet and spicy aromas that come from these are exactly what Christmas is made of.

I live in George and we don’t have a lush store here but lucky for me you can buy online from the Lush site and they have fantastic service and fast delivery that brings all that stunning Lush goodness straight to your door step. But beware… Lush is extremely addictive 😉 Bath time will never be the same again.

The pictures speak for themselves with these Lush Christmas items, They glow sparkly cheerful vibes that no one can say no to. Just having the little box of Lush standing in my room makes my whole room come alive with the aromas of Christmas.

I chose myself six Items from the Christmas collection, I probably would have bought more but some of the items I wanted were out of stock at the time. If you log onto the Lush site and Items that you want are out of stock then don’t worry, try check back in a few days cause they do go in and out of stock and will probably be available again while the range is running.

The Items I chose are:

• Bar Humbug – Liquorice scented bubble bar
• Candy Mountain- Pink Candy/vanilla scented Bubble bar
• Cinders – Sweet and spicy bath bomb with cinnamon & popping candy.
• Five Gold Rings – Reusable bubble bar with Comforting Fair Trade vanilla absolute, Benzoin and tonka
• Holly Golightly – Festive spice scented Bubble Bar
• Shoot for the Stars – Multi colored bath bomb with sweet and calming scents.

These Bath bombs and Bubble bars range from R39-50 to R89 and are well worth their money. The bubble bars depending on the size can be cut in half and used twice so you get double the joy. My current favorites from these are the Five gold rings, Holly Golightly and Bar humbug.

You can go check out the rest of the range on the Lush South Africa site and order yourself some, it is easy to work the site and pay for orders so shopping is a breeze with Lush! These Items also make the most fantastic Christmas stocking fillers and will bring lovely scents to your home this holiday.

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