Winter Makeup: A Written Tutorial

I decided I would take a new spin on makeup tutorials, instead of recording one, I'm going to write/type it all out for you!

I know this has been done before, I'm not trying to say I started the 'writing of tutorials' I just want to do one.

I'm going to say what the prices are usually, what brand/type of makeup I'm using and whatever else! Hope you enjoy.

P.S I will be doing a video on youtube soon, I will link my channel when I have it up and running!

1. First off, I apply a moisturiser and sunscreen. I put the two of them together because they're both before my actual makeup routine, but in a way, they're still apart of it. For sunscreen I use Banana Boat Kids: SPF 30, I apply it all over my face, down my neck, on my ears and on the top part of my chest. After around 5-10 minutes I apply my moisturiser, I use L'Oreal's Triple Action Day. I apply this to the same places I applied my sunscreen, except my ears.
2. After that all dries in, I apply a primer. I use Natio's Ageless: Illuminating Primer. I absolutely adore this product! It makes my skin feel so soft and smooth, it keeps my makeup in place all day, literally all day! I apply this all over my face.
3. After that, depending in what mood I am, what I'm doing that day and what condition my skin is in I will either apply a foundation, tinted moisturiser or completelty skip this step. But, when I wear foundation I either use Neutrogena's Healthy Skin (oil free) in Classic Porcelain, it has an SPF 20 or I use CoverGirl's Clean foundation for normal skin in Ivory. I actually have combination skin, but I find that this one does actually stop oil and that from showing completely, but maybe that's just my opinion. When I use a tinted moisturiser I use Nutrimetics Sheer Tint tinted moisturiser. Like the name says, it is very sheer, but I still love it. I apply the foundation/tinted moisturiser all over my face and blend it down my neck.
4. I now use a concealer on my undereye area. I'm currently using Rimmel's Hide The Blemish concealer. I do like this product, it does the job, but there are others out there that would most likely be waaaaay better!
5. POWDER! Okay, this step is determined by what I decided above. Like if I use a tinted moisturiser, I use my mineral powder by the Body Shop or my compact by CoverGirl. The compact powder is a powder in the Clean line, I think it's the one for sensitive skin, but I can't remember. It's in Ivory. My Body Shop mineral powder is one of the Nature's Minerals line, I seriously do not know what colour it is in. All I know is it's a really light one with a pinky undertone.
6. Now, I move on to my eyes. My eyes are really simple, I don't have an eye primer so I use my face primer (yes, I know I'm not suppose to use a face primer as an eye primer) and I quickly prime my lids. I use a Chi Chi brownish quad for my eyeshadow. I got this quad in a set sort of thing, so I have no idea what the colours are called or how much they are. I use one that has a slight goldish undertone as a base and the darkest at the outter v. That's all I do for my eyeshadow.
7. I now line and apply mascarra! For my eyeliner, I use the BYS gel eyeliner in Black Magic. This isn't the greatest eyeliner, but it's alright. I love gel eyeliners, but unfortunately this is the only one I have currently. I curl my lashes with an eye lash curler, I can't remember where I got it or how much it was. I then apply mascarra, I use Rimmel's VolumeFlash and the Body Shop's Define and Lengthen mascarra.
8. Cheeks! I only use a blush in winter. I'm currently using one by Chi Chi. It's a really light pink, similar to MAC's Well Dressed blush.
9. I apply a quick coat of lipgloss to my lips, I use a Sportsgirl lipgloss in the colour Tutti Frutti which is a really yummy corally colour!

PRICES: (Does not include the Chi Chi products, the sunscreen or any other product that I cannot find the price for)
CoverGirl Clean Liquid foundation: $15.50
CoverGirl Clean Pressed Powder: $14.40
Neutrogena's Healthy Skin Liquid foundation: $ $12.49
Natio's Ageless Illumination Primer: $15.41
Sportsgirl's Give Some Lip: $8.95
The Body Shop's Nature's Minerals powder: $39.95
Rimmel's website does not list the prices for products or else I would have them up!

DISCLAIMER: I bought all these products myself except for the lipgloss which was given to me for my birthday by my brother's girlfriend. I am not being paid to do a review/promote a product. All opinions are my own.

Rimmel Tell No One lipstick: A Review

Okay! So a while ago, around chirstmas time actually, I bought this absolutely gorgeous lipstick! I've been in love with coral lips for such a long time and I finally decided to buy myself a coral lipstick.

When I first bought this, I didn't really like it. It bleeds a little (goes off the lips) so, if your not using a lip liner, you absolutely HAVE to do this thing, I've forgotten what it's called, but you take a tissue and put it on your lips and squeeze them together and it takes off the excess lipstick! How clever is that? It stops it from bleeding and gives a bit more of a 'natural' look to it.

Also, it makes me look a little washed out or clownish if I don't have enough eye makeup on. You really have to balance it all out!

All in all, I absolutely love this product! It's so cute, it smells divine and it's such a pretty colour. If you have pale skin like myself, I really recommend buying it! You won't need a big chunk of cash to pay for it either!

Top Knots: An Opinion

If you don't know, Top Knots are a hair style, to break it down, it's just a bun on the top of the head. You can play them up with head bands, makeup etc. You can make them look different, like a ballerina bun or a big teased mess and everything in between!

Now, for my opinion! I absolutely adore Top Knots! Espically in the summer time, they're so easy to do and they keep your neck so cool! In winter, pair them with a cute scarf and they look divine!

Anyway, I think they're really cute and great for a day at the beach, pool, school, prom or anything!

So, this was really useless and quick, but I felt like doing it, I plan on wearing it to school tomorrow!

Organix Shea Butter Shampoo + Coconut Conditioner: A Review.

I just realised I haven't posted or come on here in a really long time, in fact, I've only made one post. So, I decided instead of being the lazy person I've been recently, I'd come on do a review on my shampoo and conditioner! Because, let's face it, who doesn't love having nice smelling, soft, shiny hair?

I'm currently using two different types of shampoo and conditioner by the brand Organix.

The shampoo I'm using is the Shea Butter one, I believe it really really cleans my hair better than alot of other shampoo's I've used in the past. Like, if I use too much hair spray by accident one day, with some shampoo's you can still like kind of feel it in their after you've washed it, which is just gross, but with this one you can't! It makes my hair so soft and nice and clean, I just love it! The packaging it comes in is going to be on the side, so you can all see what it looks like. The only reason I don't have the conditioner for this is because:

• The packaging gets confusing because they both look the same, they both sit up the same way and the colours on the packaging is the same.
• I'm not really a fan of the smell, like it's nice and all, but it's not really what I like.
• The place I bought it at didn't actually have the conditioner for it, so obviously, I couldn't get it.

The conditioner I'm currently using is by the same brand, Organix. I absolutely adore this product! It's so nice and I feel as though it really moisturisers my hair when I use it, which is really good because I have naturally dry hair and in winter (which I'm in currently) it gets even drier and really brittle which I find so annoying, so I try not to straighten my hair in winter because of this. But, since I've started using this conditioner I've found that my hair tends to be alot softer and healthier and I'm actually able to straighten it or curl it or something every now and then because it doesn't seem to damage it as much. The image of what the packaging for this one looks like is going to be on the side like the other one. Like with the Shea Butter shampoo, I don't have the other one in this set, so I'm going to list my reasons below:

• Like with the other one, the shop I bought it at didn't currently have the shampoo for it in stock, and I so badly needed a new shampoo and conditioner, so I just bought these two.
• The packaging is really confusing! Literally, the only difference in the two is that one says 'conditioner' as the other says 'shampoo'.

I'm pretty sure the pricing for them is different in some shops and areas. Where I bought it I'm pretty sure it was only $15 dollars (australian dollar) or maybe a little bit more, but I know that it can range from like $10 - $30 dollars. So if you have the money to buy it, I really recommend getting these two! They are so good and worth the money and they last a really long time as you don't need too much when using them.


I hope you enjoyed reading this and I hope I was helpful to some of you out there.
- Sammi