July Favourites

I can't believe the only Favourites post I've done this year is a Current Favourites, because I had missed quite a few months on the monthly favourites. Favourites posts are one of my favourite posts to write (haha), so I hope to get back into them from now on.

ColourPop Ultra Matte Lip in Midi
This is the perfect, neutral, matte liquid lipstick. I absolutely adore this lip product, and when I don't know what liquid lipstick to wear, I tend to reach for this one 80% of the time. It is more pink based (which generally isn't what I like), but there is something about this colour on my lips.

ColourPop Super Shock Cheek in Lunch Money
I have been doing a Project Pan recently - click to see my introduction and first update, and I love to apply this cream product underneath the powder highlight in the Sleek Face Form Palette. The two together look beautiful - and I even hit pan on this product last night!

Covergirl Advanced Radiance Pressed Powder in 105 Ivory
About a month and a half ago I was on the mission of finding a powder I could use on my dry skin that would not show up powdery and cakey, and not emphasise any dry patches. I love the Too Faced Cocoa Powder Foundation, but it is $50 and I tend to use it up very quickly. I am not saying that this product is a dupe by any means, but I have been enjoying this powder as it does not make my dry skin look dry, nor does it cling to any dry patches.

LA Girl Pro Conceal in Green Corrector 
I picked this up just over a month ago, and this corrector has made the world of difference with the redness I experience on my chin because of break outs and scarring. If you have redness in your skin and haven't tried a green corrector, I would highly recommend one. This one can be purchased for about $10 online in Australia, so it isn't going to break the bank. It is a liquid concealer, not a cream, which I tend to favour more on my dry skin.

Sephora Supreme Cleansing Oil 
I picked this product up from Sephora about six months ago, and I absolutely love this for removing heavy makeup! One or two pumps of this oil on a cotton pad is enough to remove the heaviest eye makeup. I tend to use micellar water on a daily basis after cleansing my skin, but if I have heavy makeup on (both eye and base makeup), I do like to go in with this oil first to remove makeup.

Sportsgirl Lip Chalk Matte Lip Cream in Vertigo
I recently posted a review about this product, which you can view here. This liquid lipstick is also a great every day liquid lipstick, and more accessible in Australia than the ColourPop. ColourPop Midi and Sportsgirl Lip Chalk in Vertigo are two of my go-to neutral liquid lipsticks.

Sportsgirl Glow Liquid Illuminator in Pearl
I also picked this one up the same time I picked up the Lip Chalk. I didn't have a liquid illuminator that was pink based like this, so thought it was unique in my collection. I love applying this like a primer/base under my foundation. I will have a review of this one coming up in the next couple of weeks.

(L to R: ColourPop Ultra Matte Lip in Midi, ColourPop Super Shock Cheek in Lunch Money, LA Girl Pro Conceal Green Concealer, Sportsgirl Lip Chalk Matte Lip Cream in Vertigo, Sportsgirl Glow Liquid Illuminator in Pearl)

And those are my favourites from July!

Thanks for reading,
X

Sportsgirl Lip Chalk Matte Lip Cream - Vertigo - review and swatches

I've not tried much of the Sportsgirl makeup, but every time I go in, I love to look at the makeup. A couple of weeks ago I went into a store and saw they had Matte Lip Creams (and instantly I was excited). Vertigo is the type of colour that I have been loving the last year - a medium brown (and would be a lovely nude on deeper skin tones). The liquid lipstick was $9.95, and can be purchased in store or online. This product comes with 9 grams of product. 

(The swatch of Vertigo does appear a bit patchy in places, but this is not how it appears on the lips)

If you're not a fan of liquid lipsticks, they did have this shade available as a regular lipstick - I swatched the two next to each other in store, and they were the same shade, just different finishes. The lipstick is described as a matte finish, but is definitely more creamier, and does not have the liquid lipstick matte finish.

I really like this liquid lipstick. It does have a smell that I find similar to the Australis Velourlips, but disappears quite quickly. The formula is quite thin for a liquid lipstick, but I find it doesn't dry my lips out at all - it is about average for liquid lipsticks. The website shows seven different shades, and I might go in store and swatch Sandstorm (describe as a nude) and Brownie (described as a chocolate), as these two out of the collection seem like colours I will get a lot of use out of. I would definitely recommend taking a look into these products when you're next in Sportsgirl.

Thanks for reading,
X

Sportsgirl Nail It! Polish in Rose Gold

Rose Gold nail polish. This is Rose Gold nail polish! I saw this polish in stores a couple of weeks ago and I got it last week, thanks to a lovely friend of mine.

It is a glitter polish, which might not be to everyone's preference. However, I love glitter so I was so excited to try this polish.

Just like the other Sportsgirl glitter I own, I knew I'd have to build up the glitter and one-two coats wouldn't do. I was a bit worried that the colour would come out a little orange, but on the nails I think it does look more rose gold than orange glitter.

I was already wearing OPI's Designer.. De Better!, so I just decided to put it on top. With four coats (yes, four coats) the glitter is pretty opaque. And as you can see above, the glitter really reflects light. I also put a top coat on.

I'm not looking forward to taking this off. I've been wearing it for three days now, although nail polish tends to last better on acrylics. I love this colour though, and I'm definitely happy with it. I need to keep an eye out on the Sportsgirl nail polishes, I do think the glitter ones are gorgeous.

Perfect Nail Polish Colours for Autumn

I need to start off this post by confessing that my love for makeup started with an enormous collection of nail polish - as can be seen below, particularly OPI. I love OPI, and I always get excited when new collections come out. I'm not as crazy now with purchasing new polish on a regular basis, but if it's a colour I think I need (because we all need nail polish!) I will buy it. So here are my picks for perfect nail polish colours in autumn. 

OPI Mermaid's Tears
My beloved first bottle of OPI ever. This is the polish that started it all. I've used about half of this bottle, and I can feel the formula getting a bit gloopy. There is a nail supply store near me that stocks  OPI bottles, and usually bottles from older collections, and I may replace this sometime soon. This was from the Pirates of the Caribbean collection - honestly, if you can still find any of those polishes, I'd recommend getting them. If I can't find this one in store, I saw a very similar colour in Priceline yesterday from Sally Hansen. Anyway, this is a creamy, some-what muted mint green, just a bit darker. I don't know how to explain this colour, but I will always love it.

OPI Designer.. De Better!
This is a shimmery silver with red specks in it. I absolutely love this polish when it's on the nails, and I think it is perfect for autumn.

Sportsgirl Nail It! All That Glitters
From memory, I bought this polish at the beginning of last year and Sportsgirl probably doesn't sell it anymore. I actually need to go in store and pick up Rose Gold, which is another glitter similar to this. I don't care what anyone says, I love glitter. This is a gold polish, with glitter hexagonal shapes and smaller specks of glitter. I love adding an accent nail, and chucking this glitter on top of my ring fingers. This is my go-to-glitter for that.

Butter London Yummy Mummy
This is a perfect neutral for those colder months. I love the way it looks on my nails (especially when I have acrylics). The colour has a bit of sheen to it, which makes it a lovely polish to look at.

Butter London Artful Dodger
I love this blue polish, and sadly don't reach for it as much anymore. However, it is a lovely colour for autumn and winter, as it isn't a vibrant, in-your-face blue.

OPI Suzi & the 7 Dusseldorfs
The day I saw this colour, I knew it had to be mine. It is more of a bolder colour, but the dark purple is a lovely colour to throw on during the colder months. I'd wear this any time during the year, though.

OPI The Spy Who Loved Me 
My holy grail nail polish. I'm not the biggest shimmer fan, but this polish is perfect. I love it so much. I use it on my toes almost every time I paint them, and I would use this colour every season to be honest. I just love this polish, and I had to mention it in this post. It is a red polish with goldy-orange shimmer.

OPI Steady As She Rose
This isn't really a rosy colour, but a very light, neutrally purple. This was also from the Pirates of the Caribbean collection (and I shamefully own every colour in that collection). I love this colour, but I don't reach for it as much. Maybe I'll branch out a little more in the coming months and get some use out of this colour.

OPI Did You 'Ear About Van Gogh? 
This is a perfect neutral colour for the nails. When I'm not feeling colour, this is my go-to polish (all year round, really) but it is perfect for autumn. To jazz it up, you can always add an accent nail.

L to R: OPI Mermaid's Tears, OPI Designer.. De Better!, Butter London Yummy Mummy, Butter London Artful Dodger, OPI Suzi & the 7 Dusseldorfs 

L to R: OPI The Spy Who Loved Me, OPI Steady As She Rose, OPI Did You 'Ear About Van Gogh? with Sportsgirl Nail It! All That Glitters, OPI Did You 'Ear About Van Gogh? (sorry about the quality of this one, it just wouldn't focus)

But below is how I've worn my nails for the last week, and you can see the Sportsgirl polish in action a lot better than above along with another gold glitter of mine, OPI When Monkey's Fly! 

I have OPI Mermaid's Tears on all my nails, and an accent featuring Sportsgirl Nail It! All That Glitters with OPI When Monkey's Fly!

I hope you enjoyed this post, and now that I have my beloved acrylics back I will be featuring more nail polish posts on this blog. I hope you're having a lovely day!