IndieAna- In Search of the HolyGrail

I love an excuse to do a full face of makeup, taking my time to apply (or play, lol), so when invited out for dinner for a friend's birthday, it was the perfect excuse. I don't get out much these days, lol. The products that I used for my face were: I really like Skin79 BB Cream, there are many options, but to be honest after trying this, the pink and orange version, I don't see a difference in either. In saying that, I like the coverage and finish of this BB cream. It is fine on its own in winter, but in the warmer months it is way too light for my skin colour. What I really like to use it for in summer, is a primer. I find using this product as a primer, means I don't need to conceal, well apart from under my eyes. It gives me a great base for foundation. I often use a powder mineral makeup foundation. I used a mix of Everyday Minerals Intensive tan and Sunlight Kaolin finishing powder to lighten to suit my skintone. I am actually trying to use up my ED...

It has taken me a while to finally get to playing with an order that I'd purchased from Concrete Minerals some time ago. I have a box that I place all my indie purchases. I play with them in order, for each review..It's almost an OCD thing, it MUST be in order, lol. The only problem is, when I've been busy, thus being slow to write up blog posts, I don't get to delve into my lovely products for some time. When I finally got to the Concrete Minerals order containing the Sugar and Spice kit, I couldn't wait to try it all out! I just love the cute tin! This collection contains the following products: BRAT: Fuchsia. WICKED: Deep lavender shimmer. ROCKED: Iridescent orange sherbet shimmer. LOLITA: Olive.taupe shimmer. SEXY LIPS LIP TINT in TEASE: Hot pink with violet undertones. Also in my order: STROBELIGHT : Silvery blue. BLITZKRIEG :  Shimmery bronze brown. The eye shadows come in a large jar, 1...

With Australia Day approaching, I wanted to try a fun, yet simple nail look. I had so many ideas, but finally decided on this design This is what I used: I began with my much loved Orly Bonder. Never being one to find this step important, I now find this base coat invaluable to the longevity of my nail polish. I am rough on my nails. The saying "Nails are not tools" certainly doesn't apply to me! :/  The sticky base seems to bond the polish to my nails. I have tried Creative Sitcky Base, but Orly Bonder works so much better for me! I don't have many green nail polishes, especially a brighter green, it's just not a colour that I feel the need to reach for. Just as I was about to settle with a dark green, I stumbled across Sally Hansen Xtreme Hard Wear Nails in Ivy League. I don't actually remember purchasing this polish, but I'm so glad that I did :) Next was the yellow star design. I have had some cheap nail art polishes that I purchased fr...

I was able to get my hands on a job lot of lovely Smashbox goodies. I can't keep everything for myself, so I decided to see if I could clear some of my stash through a blog sale. While I was at it, I had a much needed clean out of my makeup collection, and have added some items here.  This is my first blog sale, so here goes... Blog sale rules: - Items will be sold on a first come, first served basis. I will not be reserving products. - Open only to Australia Residents. - I will only accept Paypal or bank deposit (payment must be cleared before post)   - All sales are final (no returns). Please ask me any questions at all you may have about the product before offering to purchase. -By being a follower on my blog, and sharing on your own blog or facebook page, you will receive free postage, please note that this does not include express/registered post, these will be provided at customer's cost. For enquiries and orders please email me scentsation1@hotmail.com. ...