SCPerfume*

The last time I got a new perfume was last year when I got my DKNY Be Delicious Fresh Blossom perfume. Ever since then Ive only stuck to my small perfume collection, which only gets a new addition 1-2 times a year. 

I was lucky enough to be able to choose 5 samples off of SCPerfume to test out and try and with the massive selection of perfumes they have, trust me it was hard to choose only 5...

To my surprise I was given a full sized of the Nova No.0 which I was going to test out last but with the packaging that the samples were in, using the full sized bottle is a lot more handy and easily accessible but Ill get back to that later on.

The bottle is in a matte glass casing which I absolutely love but to be honest, the plastic white lid kind of ruins it. 

Now as we should all know, I cannot describe the scent for the life of me, but lucky for everyone, SCPerfume sends along a small summary of the different scents and details that the perfume has.

Class:  Woods>Crisp>Citrus Fruity

Top Notes: Bergamot, Lemon, Mint, Orange Blossom

Middle Notes: Geranium, Jasmine, Lily of the Valley

Base Notes: Cedarwood, Sandalwood

And looking at half the scents, I still am clueless in comparing the scent to the summary but Nova No.0 smells great for the spring/summer time as it isnt too heavily scented. The first time you spray it, the scent will be heavy but 10 seconds later the scent will be a light scent which isnt noticeable unless you sniff yourself up close. It's great for everyday use especially for work or school as the scent isnt overpowering but just so you know, it doesnt last that long maybe up to 1-2 hours before its a super light scent. 

You can purchase it here: [Link]

Aroma Link Harmonizing (N3)

You will be seeing a pattern and link with the samples Im about to show, they all are supposed to be "fresh" scents. Which I have described that as one of my favourites. For the N3 I dont think I smell anything fresh about this one.

It does kind of remind me of moisturizer with a hint of lavender and some musk in it.

The scent first applies quite strong and burns when you smell it so you do have to wait about 1-2 minutes before it dies down to the moisturizer-like smell.

Its not my favorite out of the bunch as I dont think it is my kid of perfume but if you are into that kind of scent you can check it out [here]

Cindy Charming (N43)

 Now this is the one scent I can see myself using all the time, it definitely reminds me of walking into the perfume section of Myer and spraying every perfume that looks fancy to me.

It doesnt scream floral but it does have a hint of fruitiness mixed in with a bucket load of fresh.

Just like the rest of the perfumes they dont last considerably long so I would keep this as a nice refreshing touch of perfume when you dont want to have the obvious smell of perfume.

Perfect for spring, i'de say.

Check it out [here]

Miss Vietnam Hanoi Platinum (N29)

I was excited to use this one as the sound of apple,peach and base note of Vanilla lured me in.

It does remind me a bit like the DKNY Be Delicious fragrance which if you love the fresh apple scent.

If it werent for the super annoying sample packaging I would be using this all the time!!

Check it out [here]

Cindy Classy (N42) 

The Cindy Classy is quite similar to the Cindy Charming but smells more of a peach scent. This has got to be my favourite out of the bunch, as its not overwhelmingly sweet but just enough to know there is some fruityness hidden in the musky smell. Again the scent is not super strong but very light scented.

Check it out [here]

Cindy Pure (N40)

Out of all the samples, I have used this one the most even though it isnt my favourite out of them all. It has that everyday fresh scent I just like to use but does have a bit of a moisturizer smell so it smells like you put on a lovely scented moisturizer. Dont really know why I just stick to using this but it would have to be at least 2nd or 3rd best scent out of the 5!

Check it out [here]

Although I regret going out of my comfort zone and trying out other fragrances that isnt considered "fresh" I'll  probably be sticking to all the Cindy scents as they are more my type of scent!

So I havent talked about this yet but on their website, they do have a fragrance wheel of floral,fresh,oriental and woody so you can choose whichever one you are most comfortable youre with. I think that was a great idea if you have a mindblock on what scent you want to go try out.

Its super easy to find what scent youre after.

They also list similar perfume scents under each perfume they sell so if you arent sure about liking the scent they will having a massive list of known perfumes that have a similar scent which is a smart idea.

*Disclaimer: I was sent these for reviewing, as always it is my honest review*

Spring Refresher || Puretopia

The time of blooming flowers, hayfever 24/7 and the bipolar Melbourne weather will finally dwindle. Summer will soon be upon us guys! 

I know for a start, that I do have a love hate relationship with Spring, as I love that perfect sunny weather but then again the hayfever really gets me down in the dumps. I was sent a couple of items by Puretopia that have been some picks for this season and will definitely be of great use for summer.

Puretopia Gentle Exfoliating Face Scrub

I would say this scrub is life changing! My beloved Exfolimate has lost its holy grail status because of this one, it will make your skin hella smooth and flake free! I do have some troubles if i apply bb cream as it will always stick to whatever dry spot there is but using this scrub in the morning or even the night before will completely diminish it. 

It says to apply this scrub after you cleanse which I do, atleast once a day. The scrub itself is very fine and doesnt feel rough at all, I use atleast the size of a 10 cent coin per use. 

Puretopia Facial Mist & Toner

I absolutely love facial mists especially during hot days, its like my way of cooling down since I dont have a fan in the room. I will say that it hasnt done anything spectacular to my skin, maybe it has hydrated it maybe it hasnt, but I use it when my face is in need for a cool down.

It has a unique orange citrus scent but doesnt linger on the skin for much and also the spray is some-what of a big mist (pictured above). Do you ever feel like a wuss when you spray something for the first time onto your face?! well yeah this is one that gave me a shock when I did my first spray but it does spray a lot so you will only need a max of 3 sprays. Will be saving this one when the famous heat wave comes around. 

Puretopia Daily Face Moisturiser SPF15

Im saving this one for the sunny days as this contains SPF but it really is a great daily face moisturiser.  The packaging did put me off slightly but the product is well worth it, I find that a little does go a long way and this doesnt leave a greasy residue behind so I can get away with not putting powder on top to mattify it. It's light weight and compared with many other facial moisturisers that contain SPF, this one is less work! And being a lazy person anything that's less time consuming and less work is a win in my books.

Disclaimer: I was sent these products for consideration. As always, it is my honest review on the products

Rimmel Kate Lasting Finish 05 || LOTD

Put your hands up if youre downing in sweat! 

Stuck indoors, upstairs with no fan is a bit of a challenge but Im glad the suns out, bringing back the bright coloured lipsticks even though you could probably rock any coloured lipstick in whatever season and weather there is. But I like to take it as an excuse to try out different coloured lipsticks rather than sticking to the one favourite colour.

 As one who cant resist a sale, I got this lipstick for only $6.65 for sale at ASOS thinking that I would be receiving a pink berry shade, but of course silly me forgetting that the colour is always different to the picture.

05 is like your typical pink lipstick but loads more wearable for everyday. It has little hints of glitter that makes the lipstick look a tad frosty on the lips but isnt noticable unless you shine light onto it. 

Like always I do dab this one on yet it is quite pigmented even when you try and blot it.

If your lips are dry it does cling onto dry areas but doesnt accentuate them, though it is a bit drying but nothing that a good lipbalm can fix after! 

I had plans on going to the library today so I did pop on this lipstick, I mean why not?! 

Though before I did go eat breakfast and this doesn't last long if you have a light meal or even a muesli bar on the go, the centre of the lips will start to wear out,  so you do have to reapply this bad boy. But considering that its me, I dont reapply lipstick and with eating + drinking and 3 hours of studying in the library, it was completely gone in 4 hours.

Empties #1

Believe it or not, my last empties post was back in February last year. Out of the 2 I've done, they began as a monthly empties but lets face it, I cant finish a product quick and majority of my products will last a couple of months so I thought why not not just start afresh and do a Empties post whenever my "empties" box starts to become full.

You can see that the one thing Im good at is using up conditioners, I honestly load on hella amounts of conditioner on the ends of my hair and leave it on for as long as I can just so my hair will get the full deal of moisture. The Schwarzkopf Marrakesh Oil & Coconut Conditioner was only one of my favs due to the smell and the fact that it did contain some argan oil. Even though it wasnt the best at making my hair healthy, I liked to think that the argan oil helped. 

The two Tresemme conditioners I got from Woolies on a sale shelf that marked them down to $3 each, I didnt think much when I got them but they were surprisingly good. The Deep Conditioning treatment was my favourite out of the two as it did make my hair feel a lot more smooth. The Strengthen & Protect conditioner was just a great daily conditioner.

Would I repurchase?: Mostly likely not, was great to try them out though.

Completely forgotten where I got the Simple cleansing wipes, but I found that I got great use out of them from removing my lipsticks and also swatches on my arm, I reach more for my Wotnot makeup wipes as it is more soaked with makeup remover.

The Garnier Make-Up Remover is my hg makeup remover! Removes waterproof makeup well, doesnt break me out but the only downside is the oily residue. Will be getting my hands on it once a sale hits.

All round great daily facial cleanser, the Clearasil Daily Clear Daily Wash*. Made my skin feel so clean and a little did go a long way! Honestly felt so lost without it when I finished up the product. Will most likely repurchase after I finish up my other cleaners!

Super cheap and oh my gosh, cotton rounds that dont leave cotton on your face! The Ophelia Makeup Rounds, I got from Aldi for $1 and something cents, but under $1.50!!  Such a bargain, I think they may have changed the cotton rounds a bit, or maybe I bought the wrong version but one of the packs had edges that were closed (the best, imo) and the other pack had edges that showed the cotton and wasnt that great but didnt leave cotton dangling off my face thankfully! Have repurchased these and will be doing so again!

Ive already repurchased this one but its the Lucas Papaw Ointment, hands down the best lip balm I've used and also such a versatile product, I have used it to cure flaky skin around the nose during winter and also great to use on rashes.

I've featured this in my monthly favourites before and its the Crabtree & Evelyn Pomegranate Hand Therapy, my favourite scent out of all the hand therapies! I've already got a backup that is waiting to be used up.

There was a time when I bought every singe Nivea lip balm to try them out and all of it besides the Essential care one just did not win me over. This one included, the Nivea Hydrocare. My friends have raved about this one but it just does not work for me, it feels like Im applying a layer of nothingness that obviously does nothing to my lips.

Last but not least, the Etude House Collagen Moistfull Cream Sample. Been trying to finish off my samples and this one made me want to try out the full sized one. I used this when I came back from ski camp with my face completely dry, dehydrated and flaky (not even exaggerating here). I saw someone at camp use the full sized one at camp and realised I actually had the sample sized so I tried it out and it did make my skin slightly better, compared with my other moisturizers that did nothing to my skin. Will be purchasing this one in the future!

*Products marked with a * were sent to me for consideration 

TAG You're It!

Just a tad late in writing this up, but was tagged by my gorgeous friend Karyn from Rynspiration! 

I actually love reading and doing tags so thanks girl!!

1. What is a product that you've wanted for the longest time?
I have no idea why I havent even tried the brand yet but its basically all of the brow products from Anastasia! I'm a sucker for brows and nothing makes me more happy than good looking brows. I've been eyeing their Dipbrow for ages when I first heard about it and their brow wiz!
I'm also dying to try the Kat Von D Liquid liner which will hopefully soon be easily available in Australia. Heard it will be sold in Sephora once it opens in Melbourne!

2. If you had to wear only one foundation for the rest of your life, which one would it be?
I actually dont own any foundations but BB creams will be exception, so if it were a choice of one bb cream then it would be the Garnier Miracle Skin Perfector for Combo to Oily Skin. To be honest, its not the best but it is the perfect amount of coverage for me.

3. Your house is burning down, which product do you grab first?
Such a tough question! I dont own a ridiculously expensive product to save but i think i would go for my Too Faced Shadow Insurance, if I lost all my products I would probably buy an eyeliner first and without primer underneath I would rather go bare faced. But lets face it, during a house fire I would take my entire makeup drawer or just grab a handful of whatever makeup I would get or just run out the house with nothing.

4. What's your latest "empty" product?
Will be putting up an empties post soon but it is the Nivea Hydrocare lipbalm! 

5. What is a quote(s) you live by? 
I love quotes that relates to being happy or jsut not regretting anything, as corny as it sounds. But one I love is a Dr Suess one "Don't cry because it's over, smile because it happened" and I actually found this quote when I opened up a fortune cookie and it was during the time when I wasnt exactly the brightest nor the happiest but it was one quote that has stuck to me since then.
I also live by quotes that mean "no regrets" I jsut believe in that sort of thing. 

6. If you could only buy makeup from one brand, which brand would you buy from?
TOUGH CHOICES, as I dont have a favourite brand, but I will have to go for either Maybelline or Rimmel, both are all-round good brands and majority of their products are actually good!

7. Which type of beauty product do you buy the most of? (ie. lippies, blushes, bronzers)
Surprisingly lipsticks, Im not even the type to wear it every single day but there is something about its packaging and the range of shades that suck me in! Massive lipstick hoarder right here...

9. How long have you been wearing makeup for?
I think since I was 13, I started off with black pencil liner on the waterline and it gradually expanded to different eyeliners and products that i dont even remember starting to use.

10. If you had to be any mythical creature, what would you be?
Loving this random question! But obviously a unicorn, like who wouldnt want to fly around with sparkles following you around while shooting rainbows out of your butt?!

Im going to tag whoever is reading this right now! Or just comment some of your answers as I will love to read them :)

Simple Eye Make-Up Remover

Simple has been one of those brands that dont speak out to me. I was always one to walk past their little space in the shelves at Priceline and even the supermarkets. I was running low on my current makeup removers at the time (Garnier & Maybelline) so I thought why not purchase a new one!? 

I purchased the Simple Makeup remover at Woolies when it was on sale hoping it to be a complete change as this is my first makeup remover that I've tried that isnt the whole half oil, half liquid business. But honestly guys, oil really does remove makeup well and this makeup remover just made me appreciate makeup removal with oil even more. 

I know the number one problem with oil based makeup removers is the greasy residue that we all hate. I hate the residue it leaves on my eyes and fingers with a passion, but I did find with the combination of either using micellar water to get rid of it or just cleansing the face right after it doesnt bother me as long as my makeup is gone off my eyes.

With the Simple makeup remover it doesnt leave an oily residue obviously but I do find that it reminds me of using micellar water, it's basically a water-like makeup remover for the eyes (but I assume with more chemicals).

It claims to "remove even waterproof mascara" which I have tested including the eyeliner that is a pain to remove, the Benefit Push-up liner. There is pictures of that along with the Benefit They're Real Mascara combination removal below.

Benefit They're Real Push up liner & They're Real Mascara

If the picture has won you over from the very last picture trust me it's not that great at removing waterproof makeup, I mean yeah it did get probably 95% of it off but with an oil based makeup remover it would take a third of the time it took removing it with Simple's one.

I left the cotton round on my eye for around 30 secs-a minute and only half of the makeup dissolved, the eyeliner just crumbled away but the other half stayed until I had to go in with round 2 and 3 to get it completely off, but even so there was still some eyeliner left on the lashline and some flakey bits on the bottom lashline. And up until that point my eye wanted to be left alone from the makeup removal.

I will say that this makeup removal is definitely great at removing the non-waterproof makeup, especially ones that are weak with water and I have been using it just for that. But if you are looking for a makeup remover for waterproof makeup, this may not be the one for you.

Blackout || Revlon Colourstay Skinny Liquid Liner

After 4 years of being an eyeliner junkie, I'm still on the quest of finding my "holy grail" perfect eyeliner, the one that can resist my super oily lids and super watery eyes.

All the ones I've tried have either gave me the ring of death (raccoon eyes), separated on the ends (due to watery eyes) or flaked into my eye or under my eye. 

I bought the Revlon Skinny Liquid Liner at Mychemist during one of the 50% sales in hope that this could potentially be a decent one for daily use or even one of my favourite eyeliners, I did give this high expectations as I see Revlon as a pretty good brand but sadly this eyeliner was just not the one for me.

 The Revlon Skinny Liquid Liner is what I assume to be one of their typical liner formulas but with a skinnier brush, I may be wrong with the formula being the same but the felt tip brush is definitely skinny. Im going to go straight to the point and just say Im not a big fan of felt tip liners, as much as they are easy to use I hate the precision it gives. I find with felt tip applicators, they start of in a nice shape and gradually becomes horrid, the tip is never in perfect condition which bothers me greatly as I do love a good wing but aside from that problem it is a skinny long brush which is one of the pluses as I can line the inner of my eyes quick but drawing in the wing is a big problem with this one so I do have to use my k-palette liquid liner to pre-draw my wing.

The pigmentation I would say is fairly average, it isnt the blackest eyeliner out there but it isnt surprising as this is a matte finish and I find that glossy liners have the best pigmentation.

You can get away with a layer of this on the lids but you can definitely put on a second layer no harm done.

L-R: Thinnest application || Thickest application || 2 layers done

The main issue I had with this liner was that my lids started to burn a tad when I applied it to the inner parts of my lid, it wasnt a painful burn but it was noticable, I am still using it and the burn is still there until the liner dries but my lids have not changed though I should probably stop using this liner incase. 

Other than that, the liner was typically like the ones I used before, it flaked, smudged a bit and separated on the wings at the end of the day. With a primer it does do all that but less so I find that I dont really bother with primer. 

With experimenting I made my eyeliner different to how I do it (pictured below), just to avoid the eyeliner separating.

Flaking and smudging at the bottom

Flaking, slight smudge and a hella load of separation there 

What are your thoughts on Revlon Liners?