IndieAna- In Search of the HolyGrail

I am so easily enabled, I just hate the feeling that I could be missing out on something amazing. I had heard so many good things about skincare brand MD Formulations, that I needed to get my hands on some products to try myself. I recently finished a large 250 ml bottle of the Facial Cleanser  that I had bought from online store Skincare Store  which is worth bookmarking, as this site often has sales, plus free delivery on orders over $49. Back to the cleanser The bottle simply has a hole under the screw top lid that allows the product to be poured from. The cleanser is of a thick consistency, with a milky colour. A light lather forms easily with massage on wet skin. Removal with warm water is equally as easy. I found that not only was my make up and residue removed, but with the active ingredient, glycolic acid working to slough off dead skin cells, my skin always looked more refined after use, feeling nice and soft. Clean, yet not with that tight, stripped feeling....

Do you like stand out eye shadow shades? Then keep reading, this post is for you. Mon Ennui offers many products, but I was lured to place an order by the gorgeous array of eye shadow shades, I'm a sucker for duo chromes. Full sized shadows come in larger jars, where as the samples (which are not always available) come in regular sized jars, not filled, of course. Unfortunately most of the following eye shadows are no longer available, hopefully you'll get an idea of the quality and beautiful theme throughout the Mon Ennui products, definitely worth looking at what is available. I'm so tempted to place another order! I could go on, but I really want to post some pics! :) Gold Digger- Deep gold shimmer. Mourning Rose- Pale pinky mauve with pink shimmer. Secret Garden- Mint green, with a purple-y shift Pyrite Treasure- Shimmery Moss Green. Hypnotastic - Taupe with green shift. Djinn - Dove grey with lavender shift. ...

My husband and I hit a milestone today..it's our 10th Wedding Anniversary! So, as with most special occasions, I must create themed nails :) It took me a while to decide on a design, but finally decided on a way to incorporate both of our favourite colours, green and pink.  After my base coat of choice, Orly Bonder, (no surprise there) I applied Blush-Amour no 32 for a base colour. This is a gorgeous pearl white colour. It is quite a sheer shade. The next coat of this colour was rather thick, I didn't want it drying in a hurry.  Next I applied dots of  Sally Hansen HD polishes in Pixel Pretty and Digital, both gorgeous metallic colours. I only applied these dots to the top half of my nails.  I also added a couple of dots of Blush-Amour in a shimmery gold, which I seemed to have left out of the pic, oops!! Blush-Amour can be found at select "cheapie" stores, I think I paid $2 each, and I must say that the quality is quite decent.  Moving quickl...

I recently found a couple of mineral eye shadow samples that I had transferred into small jars from plastic baggies. These were from online indie company Archetype Minerals. I had a quick search online, and am not surprised that I could not find their store. The shadows are amazing, they were cheap, 50 cents a sample from memory, BUT, service was the slowest that I had ever come across. Thankfully, I received all orders (I think I placed 3), though waiting for at least 3 months was certainly not ideal! As I said, the eye shadows were truly lovely, and compared to some of the colours that I have, the two that I used were very plain, but still nice colours for day wear.  I "primed" with Skin79 BB cream, then used a light dusting of my custom EDM foundation (just a mix of finishing powders, bronzer and concealing powder). I like to use the Maybelline Mineral concealer to brighten under my eye area, whilst also helping to clean up any fall out. As this is...

I have so many lipsticks in my collection that I have run out of room to store them. Now, I could just stop buying lipsticks (gasp!) which I have truly tried, and have succeeded to lessen the amount of purchases, but there's always some new lip products released, or a colour that catches my eye that I just have to own. Well, I have stumbled upon a solution. Turning my lipsticks into a lip palette! It's not a new idea, there are plenty of tutorials on youtube, but I just had to give it a go. I know there are more glamorous ways to melt lipstick, but I went a simple route. I placed lipstick in a tea spoon, scraping inside the tube with the plastic tip of a floss stick to ensure that I wasn't wasting too much product. I then melted it over a tea light candle and very carefully poured into a section of my chosen palette. This being a container meant for nail crystals. With a lid for each section, I thought this container would be ideal to be used as a lip palette. I didn...

I really can't seem to get the hang of the gradient nail design, but I'll keep trying. In saying that, I was content with the overall look of my nails.  After applying Orly Bonder base coat, I applied a coat of MUD nail polish. I am not supposed to buy nail polishes until I start using some up, but find it so hard to pass a bargain price. I hadn't tried this brand before, but I thought at $2, I had nothing to lose. I like the creme formula, and think it's quite a decent polish for the price. Next, I painted 2 vertical lines of nail polish onto the make up sponge, ensuring that Models Inc nail polish in Deep Plum was applied to my tips. The lighter red colour, Sally Hansen Laquer Shine in Dazzling (such a divine red!) I used as a colour to blend the deeper red with the peachy creme colour. I then patted the sponge onto the top half of my nails. Attempting gradient nails I find difficult for some reason, however, I am learning that being generous with ...