IndieAna- In Search of the HolyGrail

What better reason to play with fun, bright colours than Easter. I decided to double the fun by doing an EOTD and NOTD. My nails came first, I chose a few bright colours, then went from there. This is the result: These are the products that I used As you can see that apart from my usual base and top coats, I chose Ulta3 nail polishes. I bought them because they were so cheap and with plenty of colour choices. I decided that these polishes would be perfect, not only for the colours, but also the creme finish. I used the shades Mojito, Honolulu and Party Shoes. I began with a coat of aqua green. I let the coat dry before placing a french mani sticker midway across my nails. I then painted the pink over the top. I wish I had have let it dry completely before getting impatient and peeling the stickers off. This caused some of the pink to lift off, unfortunately. I then used a dotting tool to add yellow dots to the mani. The nail look was fun, but I thought I would use thi...

I like to incorporate a Vitamin C serum in my morning skincare routine, because as I am approaching my 40s (gasp!) Vitamin C and Retinol (at night) are my 2 must have ingredients to fight signs of ageing. There are so many serums on offer from decently priced to ridiculous. I don't want to spend too much, but am willing to part with $$ for something that works. On my search for THE vitamin C serum (which I know I'll get bored of using the same product to ever be content with just one) I searched ebay. I know that this might not be the ideal option for many, as we have to be careful what we put on our face, especially "home formulated" products. My online venture brought me to  indie seller Voodoo Beauty . First port of call was feedback, all seemed good, so I after some deliberation, one of the items I bought was the Intensive Serum (now named Hyaluronic Intense Serum )  The serum comes in simple packaging. I love that this is a pump pack, which contains 59ml of...

If the name Virus Insanity  doesn't grab your attention, if you're like me and love eye shadows, the duo chrome eye shadows will! I can't even remember how I came across this online store, but keep reading, and you'll see why I fell in love with them! The website is easy to navigate, and I really appreciate the fabulous photos that show the eye shadows applied to lids. I know I am raving about the eye shadows, but there are also lip glosses, eye primer and nail polish (unfortunately these aren't shipped internationally from the US). Without further ado, I will move on to the swatches Caramel Machiatto - Bronze neutral shimmer. Ira - Wine shimmer Shenanigans - Purple with green shift. The green shift is visible in the next pic. Stupid Cupid - Pink with a coral to bronze shift. None of my pics could do this gorgeous shadow justice, check out the link to see this lovely colour! Invidia- Red velvet. Princess -...

On one of my many trips to Priceline, something caught my eye. At the L'Oreal stand was a display showcasing the Colour Riche Eye Shadow quads. The picture of a stunning model wearing the intense, vibrant hues of the quad Disco Smokin was just too much, I just had to have it! As soon as I got the quad, I just had to swatch the colours. The shadows were velvety to the touch, without being too crumbly. I thought the swatches were nice, but these colours really excelled when applied on the eyes. What better way to test this quad, but to use all 4 shadows. I love just how vibrant these colours are when applied. They are also easy to blend. The charcoal shadow was the biggest surprise. Darker colours can often be chalky, but not so with this one, it was so easy to apply, whilst giving plenty of depth. The only colour that seemed to fade by the end of the day, was the purple, mind you, the fading was ever so slightly. The pink, yellow and charcoal remained the same. T...

I have attempted water marbling many times, and failed miserably. I've watched a few youtube tutorials to on water marbling and came across a tutorial that didn't require water. I had to try it. I wanted something subtle, yet opaque as a base colour. So after applying Orly Bonder base coat, I applied 2 coats of NYC Lolly Pop. A nice frosted muted pink, that is a nice soft look that is not too loud when gaps are visible between the marbled colours. My next step was to apply large dots of colour from my nail art polishes on various parts of my nail, doing one nail at a time. I chose purple, candy pink and a shimmery green to achieve this. Before the nail polish dried, I used a cuticle stick to swirl the colours. I found that the thicker formula of the nail art polishes make it easier to work with because they are opaque and don't dry too quickly. I finished my nails with Seche Vite top coat, to not only seal my nail look, but to also fill any unevenness cause...

Now, I'm not sure whether this was a good or bad thing to showcase my make up collection. But here it is, none-the-less... Here are my eye/face primers, foundations, finishing powders and concealers. Eye/lip liners (though, there's like a whole of 4 lip liners in my collection, lol) Not a massive amount of mascaras, but I have decided that in future, I am going to try and only have 2 mascaras. One that is in use, and another that is unopened. Just so my mascaras are fresher when in use. This is what I'm PLANNING to do, reality is another thing, lol. Blushes and bronzer. I rarely use bronzers, so there's only one in my collection. I have to own at least one of every category ;) Lipsticks Lip glosses Oops found these in another drawer, because their is no more room with the other lip glosses :/ My favourite make up items are eye shadows, the following will prove that, lol. Maybelline Color Tattoos..yes, they needed their o...