Beginners Makeup: A Helper

So, you've never worn makeup before, and you want to start wearing it. First off, don't go out and invest in high-end brands like MAC, stay with drugstore brands like CoverGirl and Rimmel, you'll be better off in the long run, in all honesty, I still have no high-end makeup, I love my drugstore products!

But, to start off with, I'm going to list a few things to buy if you want and some good products!

Mascarra - Getting a black mascarra is almost essential for almost every girl at some point, if your younger like let's say 12 - 13, I suggest just buying a clear mascarra if you actually want to wear one, but seriously, you don't need to.

Rimmel's VolumeFlash - http://www2.rimmellondon.com/US/products/eyes/Mascara/Volume+Flash+Mascara.aspx

CoverGirl's LashBlast Volume Blasting Waterproof Mascara - http://www.covergirl.com/beauty-products/eye-makeup/mascara/lashblast-volume-blasting-waterproof-mascara
Maybelline's the Falsies - http://www.maybelline.com.au/PRODUCTS/Eyes/MASCARA/NEW_Volum_Express_the_Falsies_Washable_Mascara.aspx

Concealer - Concealer is obviously not an essential, but it is beginning to be one. Concealer helps to conceal under eye circles, blemishes or anything class an imperfection. There are different coloured concealer's for different uses, but I mainly use a normal skin coloured one to hide my blemishes and under eye circles.
Rimmel Hide the Blemish Concealer stick: http://www.rimmellondon.com/us/en/products/hide-blemish-concealer/
The Body Shop Concealer: http://www.thebodyshop.com.au/Product.aspx?Id=157
Australis Cosmetics Liquid Concealer: http://www.australiscosmetics.com.au/product/51/36/liquid-concealer/

Lip Gloss - Lip gloss is the easier, and in my opinion, better alternative to lipstick. You can wear it over the top of lipstick to give it a nice shine or by itself. In my opinion, lip glosses look better than a lipstick because it gives your face more depth.

CoverGirl Outlast - http://www.covergirl.com.au/Outlast.htm 

Revlon - http://products.revlon.com.au/lips/gloss

Maybelline Shine Sensation Lipgloss - http://www.maybelline.com.au/PRODUCTS/Lips/LIP_GLOSS/Shine_Sensational_Lip_Gloss.aspx

Pencil Eyeliner - A pencil eyeliner is one of the most basic, simplest and oldest versions of eyeliner. If your going to start out, try learning with one of these. They tend to be a lot cheaper than gel, liquid or any other type.
I'm not going to list any eyeliners here because it's too much of a personal choice thing and really, some eyeliners work great for some people and terrible for others, it really just depends on the eye. Shop around and find your perfect eyeliner!

Powder Foundation - Loose or pressed, you can never go wrong with a powder. Unlike a lot of liquid foundations, powders don't cake and don't create a shine on your face. I've used a pressed powder for about two years and have just begun to wear loose powders religiously.

The Body Shop Nature's Minerals (Loose) - http://www.thebodyshop.com.au/Product.aspx?Id=512

CoverGirl Clean (Pressed) - http://www.covergirl.com/cleanpressedpowder-sensitiveskin

Rimmel Stay Matte (Pressed) - http://www.rimmellondon.com/au/products/stay-matte-pressed-powder/

Maybelline Shine Free Oil Control (Loose) - http://www.maybelline.com.au/PRODUCTS/Face/POWDER/Shine_Free_Oil_Control_Loose_Powder.aspx

Nail Polish Obsession: A Ramble.

The other night I was at might work before a work meeting, and I was going through the chuck out nail polishes, which are just nail polishes that are no longer being made or just don't sell very well so we get rid of them, and I came across this one nail polish. When I saw it, I was like 'oh, my god! This is fate!' It's this beautiful pearl corally colour which I have never seen one like it before!
So, I obviously bought it (with two other colours, which I'll talk about later) and I'm just o happy now, it was the last one left and it's just such a one-of-a-kind sort of colour, it's so gorgeous.
It's called Hippy/Hippie Chick by Rimmel, in their LycraWear line. It's so gorgeous, but nearly all the picture's I've tried getting to insert are making it look way too orange, but I did find this one on google that I have obviously inserted. How much of a gorgeous colour is it?!

Now, the two other's I bought were both by Revitanail, one is in the colour Cosmopolitain Chic which is just this gorgeous, gorgeous corally colour, which I'm so excited to wear next week!
The other is in Perfect Pink, which, in my opinion, is the perfect Barbie pink. Like, it's so bright but not fuchsia coloured, it's just the perfect Barbie.
I've put to small pictures of the Revitanail one's below, and I hope you all love them as much as I do!

Just wanted to let you all know about my little bargain findings!

Collection Count: 32.

xoxo Sammi

Nail Polishes for each Season: A Collection; Winter

So, I decided I'd put together my must have nail polishes/nail polish colours for every season of the year. So you know, I have a massive nail polish collection currently! But, no matter what, you need to have a base coat and a top coat for your nails, it will make it look so much better and I'm pretty sure the base coat like strengthens your nails as well or something, depending what sort you get (:

Winter

So, I'm currently in winter and I'm absolutely loving duochrome's and sparkley nail polishes! They are so pretty, even though the sparkley ones are so hard to get off!

1. A deep red. Being winter, bright colours don't really go well with many skin tones because heaps of people have lost the tan they got over summer, even if your skin doesn't seem to darken, everyone's does. A deep red is so gorgeous on wintery skin, like it's so much better than a normal red because it's more...balanced I guess you would say. My one is by Rimmel, it's one of the Lycra wears and it's called 391 Celebrity Bash.
2. A dark blue. So, any sort of dark blue is great for winter. Like, a royal blue or a navy blue for example. My favourite blue is so dark, it looks black in some lightings, but when it hits any sort of normal light it's a gorgeous shade of a royal blue with these green duochrome's. It's so beautiful! It's by Australis and it's in the colour 62290 Emerald Star.
3. A purple. So, I tend to wear purples more in autumn and winter than any other month, it just seems more natural I guess, not that it is natural by any means. But it just seems to fit better. In all honesty, I adore metallic dark purples. I have absolutely no idea what colour my one is but I know for sure it's by Borghese, not sure if any of you have heard of it buy oh well.
4. A black. No matter what, every girl needs to have at least one black nail polish. It suits almost any season! Like, they look gorgeous with sunkissed skin and just as beautiful with wintery skin. I have two blacks, one's a matte and ones a glossy sort of one, the glossy one is my most reached for out of the two. But seriously, I have such pale skin and it looks gorgeous with it! My number one is by T.B.N and in the colour 930 Black Beauty.
5. A pink. I think almost every girl who owns nail polish has at least one pink. Pinks go with every season, like bright pinks for summer, pastel pinks for winter, deep pinks for autumn and anything for spring. So, a cute pastel pink for winter is a must have! I currently have like 3 different shades that are very similar for winter, and they are all so gorgeous! My favourite is buy Rimmel, one of the Lycra wears and is in the colour 283 Pure Sin. The worst part about it is that it takes forever to dry!

So, I hope this was a little helpful and some sort of guide for your wintery nail polishes, but tomorrow night I'm going to do the Summer nail polishes (:
Also, my next edition in the series will be done on Sunday, I haven't had time recently!
I'll also be doing an 'update' on my life within the next two weeks, so yeah.

xoxo Sammi.

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!