IndieAna- In Search of the HolyGrail

The Malibu palette is one of the first purchases I made through BH Cosmetics, yep many years ago. I was really drawn to the cute packaging. It's actually a very small palette that is no bigger than my hand. As you can see, opening the palette reveals shadows and face products. I'll show you some swatches. Most of the eye shadows swatched dismally. I had high hopes for the bright shades to be pigmented, but most were patchy and even swatching with my finger more than once did not produce much colour, sadly. The face powders were marginally better, but the shades didn't excite me because they just didn't suit my skintone. Fortunately I was able to create some looks that I was happy with, but the shadows were hard work and not the easiest to apply. I'll show you what I created. I really didn't like this palette and I was happy to be done with it. I certainly will not be keeping the palette.

Another mostly glitters update to show you. It has been fun wearing them and a peel off base has been much appreciated when it comes to removal.  Fire Sparkle This fiery nail polish is gorgeous. It is opaque and the sparkle finish is amazing, much better in person. I will be keeping this one in my stash! Hottie The formula of this nail polish has become gloopy, so it's difficult to apply. I'm not a huge fan of the pale blue base, so I am not too upset to be getting rid of this colour. I Dream in Jewels If it wasn't for the larger holo glitter pieces, I probably wouldn't be keeping this Sinful Colors polish, but they make this a unique polish for my collection. Lucky I will be keeping this polish, I just love the green and gold glitter and like that no base colour is needed. Magenta Mirage For some reason this Shredded nail polish didn't work over the Peel-off base coat. Not that it matters too much, I've decided ...

During one of my many visits to online store iHerb, I decided to include the Now Solutions Dark Spot Serum to my cart. One of my major skin concerns is pigmentation so I am easily tempted by most products that offer to help with this problem. Taken from iHerb - "Dark Spot Serum restores skin's youthful glow with clinically tested Alpaflor Gigawhite, an extract of alpine plants shown to significantly improve the appearance of age spots and even out skin tone over a 12 week time period. Also in the formula is Licorice extract, Vitamin C, and multi-fruit extract aid in evening skin tone." The serum comes in a 30 ml bottle. It is an airless pump, which I appreciate. It has a slight medicinal scent that is not at all over powering. The smell disappears once absorbed into the skin. The amber coloured serum is very lightweight and absorbs quickly into the skin. I have zero residue and there's barely any wait time between product applications. I only apply ...

Just a quick update on my lipstick declutter. Let me show you how I did. ColourPop Lippiestix in Bichette I didn't dislike this shade, but I don't love it and have similar shades in my collection. I have decluttered it. ColourPop Ultra Satin in Dopey I love this nude pink shade, so yes it is staying in my stash. Makeup Revolution Lipstick in Rebel With Cause I found this a fussy lipstick to apply and smudged throughout wear, which wasn't a pretty look, lol. Decluttering! BH Cosmetics Color Lock Lipstick in Rapture I was torn with whether to keep this lipstick or not, so I figured if I was in 2 minds, it meant that this was not a must have lip product. Bye bye! NYX Liquid Suede in Soft Spoken The Liquid Suede isn't my favourite and I just don't feel the need to keep it in my stash, although a mini would be easier to finish! ColourPop Ultra Matte in Times Square Another formula that isn't my fave and also ano...

I recently spent a couple of days playing with the Urban Decay Glinda palette, so it only seemed fitting for me to use the Theodora eye shadow palette next. This palette has a darker earthier theme, compared to Glinda. Apart from the third shade, the shadows swatched well. I like the green shades, but once again felt underwhelmed by this palette. The golden shade I used on the second eye look resulted in lots of fall out, which I'm not a fan of. And yes I did my eye look before my foundation.  This palette is safe for now, just like the Glinda palette, I am keeping because of the packaging and if I'm honest, because I spent a lot buying both palettes.                       

Although it's been a hot minute since I last posted a nail polish declutter update, I have still been using them, I'm just a little behind in the posting schedule. Anyway here's the nail polishes worn for this update. 510 Normally I love a gold, and being holographic this is even more special. If it was more opaque, it would be a keeper.  Shade 05 The Soft Touch is an interesting finish. I love the shade and satin texture, so I am keeping this polish. Dazzling Pink This shade is certainly dazzling and will be staying in my collection. Soft Gold I don't love this nail polish as a base colour, but it is a good stamping shade and that's way I'm keeping it. Get Your Number This liquid sand is such a gorgeous glittery blue. Unfortunately, it's a bit patchy with one coat, but doesn't dry properly with 2. Sad to get rid of this one. Melted Copper This coppery holo polish is such a gorgeous shade and it w...

So, it's October. That sounds so crazy to me. Don't even get me started on how close to Christmas we are, I'm not ready to think about that yet! But, you are here for the empties, and my rubbish I shall show you. Slim pickings for the month of September, I didn't seem to finish much, or declutter a lot for that matter.  It kind of feels like cheating showing one use sheet mask packets, but I did manage to use 4. I am so glad to be done with the MediHeal ones. The Papa Recipe Bombee Royal Honey Propolis Mask sheet masks are nice and moisturising and smell amazing like sweet honey, but I wasn't amazed with the results. I have 5 left so I don't to need to even consider a repurchase just yet. Simple Kind to Skin Toner - I use this toner in the morning after cleansing. It has quickly become a staple product in my skincare collection. Repurchase? Yes, when I get through some of my back-ups. The Jojoba Company Cucumber and Guava Firming Eye B...