IndieAna- In Search of the HolyGrail

I've tried to cut down on buying mineral eye shadows, but when I last ordered some nail polishes from Femme Fatale , I just had to include some sample eye shadows. I feel good purchasing goodies from this online indie company because I am buying local. There's not too many budget friendly mineral make up brands from Oz, and this is one of my faves. Instead of trying to decide what single samples that I wanted, I went ahead and ordered a set of 5 shadows. The Lord of the Centuries collection really appealed to me. I love that you can buy collections in sample sizes as well as full size. Shifting Sands- Pale golden shimmer. Sandscale- Golden sand. Cosmic Power- Pink gold. Time Lost- Bronzed neutral. Temporal Shift- Blackened gold. These are the additional samples that were generously included in my order. Archangel- Iridescent pink. The Masquerade - Mauve pink. Inscribe - Brown shimmer. Lid- The Masquerade Cre

Beauty Balms or Blemish Balms, best known as BB Creams have been such a craze haven't they? It's pretty clear that the Korean brands are the best BB creams by far. I haven't tried a lot of the western brands of BB cream, but the ones I have are glorified tinted moisturisers. I do like a tinted moisturiser, but BB creams are a step above in my opinion. A popular brand of BB Cream is Skin79. This company offers many different variations. The one I recently finished is Gold Label VIP Super Plus. This BB Cream comes in a 40g container. I really like the pump dispenser. You simply press the top, then the product comes out of the small narrow nozzle as shown in the picture. This is perfect, because the consistency is quite thick and a little goes a long way. I found that the product was easy to spread evenly onto the face and neck. When I first started using this cream, I was concerned that it would be too heavy, but once applied, there's no heavy feeling. I am given a

For some time I had been really wanting to try Kosmea 8th Wonder of the World Revitalising Facial Serum, it just sounded too good not to give it a go. When I saw a kit being sold on Ozsale or BrandsExclusive, can't remember which, I didn't hesitate to purchase. This serum contains Rosehip Oil, Hibiscus Extract, Pea Extract and Ro se. These ingredients combined  are formulated to make for a wonderful anti ageing concoction. Hydrating the skin is key to preventing wrinkles, whilst giving a youthful plumpness to the skin. Delivery of this serum is via a pump top, making it hygienic. I found that one pump is enough for the face, another for the neck. The serum is a light  lotion , white in colour. I like the fresh, natural scent.  Upon application, I discovered just how quickly the product was absorbed by my skin. I could have easily used this during the day under moisturiser, as there is no sticky residue, but opted to use it at night after applying Retin-A. Using Retin-A

Ii's probably pretty obvious that I like to try different companies that sell indie mineral makeup. However, there's only a handful of companies that I continue to go back to for more products. Concrete Minerals is one of these. I won't go on and on like I could, but I do like to purchase the collection, not only are the products in these great (generally eye shadows), but I also adore the cute tins that they come in. I also wanted to try some of the Pro Matte shadows while I was taking advantage of a sale. The Sugar Skull Collection consists of 6 eye shadows.  Sweet Catrina- pink neutral. Calavera- Burnt orange. Los Angelitos- Aquamarine. Viva los Muertos- Vibrant purple pink. Altar of Roses- Rust red. Saint- Navy blue As most of my mineral make up eye shadows are shimmers, I've slowly been adding some mattes. Concrete Minerals have a Pro Matte line with gorgeous bright matte shades. Instead of the