IndieAna- In Search of the HolyGrail

So it's now 2016 folks, yeah, I can't really believe it, either.... I finished the last month of the year with a nice amount of products used up. Thursday Plantation Macadamia Oil - I was able to use this product, thanks to a giveaway on beauty website, Beauty Heaven. It wasn't too heavy for my face, being quite nice as a replacement night moisturiser. About half-way through the bottle, I had purchased a facial oil, so instead used this as an overnight hair treatment, which the oil was great for my dry, damaged hair. Repurchase? I would consider another bottle. Dermalogica SkinPerfect Primer - I really enjoyed using this makeup primer. It had a silicone feel, so was like silk when applying to the face. Filling in pores and fine lines, whilst helping my foundation of choice to last longer. Repurchase? I have some other primers that I would like to try before committing to the price of the SkinPerfect Primer. Orly Bonder - I have been using the Orly...

What is the Doll Challenge? Well, I'm glad you asked. It is a tag that was created on Instagram by @celiaspainmua. It involves 8 themes over 8 days. I thought that it would be fun (and a little challenging) to do, and of course wanted to share it with you, too. Day 1- MOTD (makeup of the day) Yes, this one was an easy challenge. I went with a simple, every day look. Face Mirenesse Poreless Primer Revlon Whipped Colorstay foundation MAC Mineralize Concealer Mirenesse Studio Magic BB Pore Powder L'Oreal blush Eyes Silk Naturals "Soho" Chromatic Cream Eye Color 88 Warm Palette Mirenesse "Black" Longwear Gel Glo-Minerals "Charcoal" Precise Micro Liner Urban Decay "Midnight Cowboy" 24/7 Liner Prestige My Blackest Lashes mascara Lips Mirenesse "Raisin" Auto Lip Liner  DIY Lip Palette (Can't recall brand of the shade I used) Stay tuned for more Doll Challenges :)

When I think of Valentine's Day, many things come to mind. Love hearts, teddy bears, chocolates, flowers and sweet, romantic cards. How I celebrate this day? Not much really. I might buy a box of chocolates for hubby and I to share between ourselves in bed, when the kids are asleep, and a glass or 2 of wine. Really it's just an excuse for us to indulge in chocolate. One thing that I always love to do is create a Valentine's makeup look. I instantly think of the colours red and pink, so I had a look through my stash to find the perfect shades. Face Revlon Whipped Colorstay Foundation Silk Naturals Date Bait finishing powder MAC Mineralize Concealer Madd Style Cosmetics "Rebel Lollipop" blush Eyes Maybelline "Barely Beige" Color Tattoo Silk Naturals "Jelly Bean" eye shadow Random wine coloured eye shadow 88 Warm Palette Mirenesse "Black" Longwear Gel Glo-Minerals "Charcoal" Precise Micro Lin...

Oh joy! It's time for another Come Play With Me feature! I just love the anticipation of the next theme. You never know what kind of makeup will be needed for the next look, it's rather exciting having a new inspiration for creating some makeup fun. Cathy from Silver Screen Beauty Queen kicked off her chosen "Gold" theme, with a lovely sunkissed golden look , so pretty! I love gold shades, but it's not something that I wear often, so I was only too happy to create a look based on this warm metallic shade. Face Natio Pure Mineral Skin Perfecting BB Cream in Medium . EveryDay Minerals "Viki's Radiant Creation" Lucent finishing powder. MAC "NW25" Mineralize Concealer. L'Oreal "Golden Apricot" Delicioux Blush. Benefit Sun Beam highlighter. Eyes Elf "Sheer" Eyelid Primer . Silk Naturals Stick 'Em Eye Primer . 6-Pan MAC palette highlighter shade. 88 Warm Palette blending shade. Hi-Fi...

I am loving this series on my blog, the excuse to use a palette for one week was all I needed to finally use my eye shadow palettes, that had once basically been collection items. Some of my palettes look good, and I just find it hard to use them, because in some weird way, I feel that I am tarnishing them, lol. I love the packaging of this palette. This would be a perfect palette for travel, with a lovely mix of mattes and shimmer, it could be used for any occasion, day or night. The pigmentation is rather good. The formula is soft and buttery to use, the only con is that the surface of the shadows do crumble slightly in the pan..can get messy. Included in the palette are 2 automatic liners. What I love is no need for a sharpener. The point is quite small, which should make controlling the line easier. However, the formula is a little hard, so I found that on the upper lashline especially, I did experience tugging, therefore I couldn't achieve a smo...