Mumma Guru

So it is that time again. Battle of the mascara's! I have seriously not done one of these since September 2012 and when I realized I had quite a little collection going on and I hadn't done this post in a while, then I though I may finally do it!

I literally hoard my mascara's just for Battle of the mascara's! eep!

This honestly is a really good mascara. It coated my lashes quite well and it isn't typically a wand I would choose anyways. This was gifted to me in 2012 for Christmas.

I only had one issue, which is an issue with a lot of these mascara's.

I didn't have the waterproof one. I must say this Mascara was the worst for getting in my eyes! It stung so badly! This was the worst for stinging.

This mascara is really similar to the designer brands mascara I had last time I did Battle of the Mascara's. Very similar in person, It didn't show well in the photo.

I love this mascara. I got a lot of volume and lift from this mascara.

Not much to say apart from I LOVE IT!

Okay this was horrible.

I cannot stand this mascara!

I have no clue what went wrong with this. It clumps, it is hard to build up, coverage is minimal etc.

HORRIBLE!

The wand is very much the same as the NP Set Glamorista Mascara.

I hated them both............ awkward!

Essence Get Big Lashes

This is one of the best mascara's I have ever owned.

It's cheap, it's great. I love it.

It is very similar to my Maybelline The Colossal mascara, which I also really adore.

I did a review on the Essence Get Big Lashes Mascara which is viewable here:

http://sparrowstylings.blogspot.com.au/2014/03/essence-get-big-lashes-mascara-review-xx.html

So that is it for my Battle of the Mascara's again!

Hope this helps you in picking your next Mascara!

:)

For this little demonstration, I have used the Paintbox Pigment pot in Mauve.

I have applied one straight to the lid, and the other with a damp brush.

In the photo the left is applied dry and the right was applied wet.

The photo didn't do much justice but the damp was a lot better.

It was a lot smoother and was easier to blend with less fallout.

Makeup on my eyes has a habit or wearing off quickly, and this photo does no justice as well.

the dry side had completely worn of and went blotchy.

The wet had slightly worn, right now 4hrs later, the wet is still pretty vibrant.

The wet applicated eye had worn more evenly and maintained it's vibrancy a lot better.

Moral of the story.

Apply pigment with a damp brush for a lot better results

Thanks for reading again xxx

Today I decided to do my own Miranda Kerr inspired Makeup look.

I came across this stunning photo of Miranda and this is what I worked from.

I had used paintbox colours on my eyes.

I used Hail (matte white) to highlight, Beige Mist (light shimmery brown) to place all over my lids and Frisky (darker brown) to add a bit more warmth to the eyes. Frisky basically went all over Beige Mist very lightly.

I used David Jones Liquid Foundation in Tan as my base all over my face.

I used the Kett Cosmetics Translucent Powder all over my foundation (before applying powder blush/countour or after applying cream/liquid/mousse Blush) to set my liquid Foundation and take away the shine.

I used the Face of Australia Glossy Lip Crayon in Pecan Pie to try a nice nude purple lip.

These are my concealers. I used Shade Q3 on my face and R1 on my eye area.

For this look I also contoured my cheeks very lightly and used a nice light pink blush to add warmth into the cheeks, and finished with a mascara.

Hope you enjoyed this Face of the Day xx

 

So lets start with the eyeshadow palette!

I adore this palette! Although the colours are limited, it is a great neautral palette that works for both day and night looks! :) And this palette comes with Shimmers and Matte's which is such a great idea for artists. The colours are highly pigmented, and work very well! Most colours are easily blend-able, but a few (mainly Black) that are great colours but take a lot of time an effort to blend. Not the best, but it is simply fixed by just patting the colour on with your finger.

 

 

 

 

Secondly this is the blush palette.

This is my second favourite product that I have ever brought from Paint Box Cosmetics!

This palette has two creme blushes and four powder (left four).

The colour sit well in the face and a super pigmented. So use a little for a light coverage, or a lot for a super heavy look! So great for burlesque looks!

The creme blushes have a night highlighted nature to them, and making the skin look radiant and youthful. The top left one is such a beautiful blush, a nice marbled pink and shimmer blush!

 

This is absolutely the most favourite product that I have in my kit!

And a must-have for any professional kit!!!

Love it!