IMATS Sydney Haul 2012 | Darcie's Edition

This year Brooke and I were lucky enough to go to our first ever IMATS !! We attended IMATS Sydney and had a full on but fun day, flying to Sydney and back in 24 hours! We had so much fun looking around, swatching products and of course purchasing!  This post is going to be my (Darcie's) edition of our IMATS hauls! Hope you enjoy !

MAKE UP FOREVER 

Makeup Forever '5 camouflage Palette Cream' in 'No.1'

Makeup Forever 'Aqua Cream' (Pot)  in 'No.16' and ' Aqua Shadow' (Pencil) in '20E
The Swatch on the top of my hand is the 'Aqua Stick' and below it is a swatch of the 'Aqua Cream' '

Makeup Forever 'Smokey Lash Extra Black Mascara'

INGLOT

Inglot 4 Palette - Clockwise: 420, 397, 402, 30
(Picture in top right is also in the same placement as each eye shadow in the palette)

Clockwise: 420, 397, 402, 30

HAKUHODO

Hakuhodo Eye shadow Brush in 'J5523'

CROWN BRUSHES

Assortment of Brushes from Crown Brushes  

SCOTTY'S. BEN NYE, BEAUTY POD & KUU KONJAC

VICTORIA'S SECRET

At the Sydney Airport on the way home we stopped by Victoria's Secret. Victoria's Secret is really hard to find in Australia, the only one I have found is the one at Sydney Airport. Brooke and I booth purchased a Body Splash. 

Body Splash in 'Honeysuckle & Jasmine' 

SOME PHOTOS!

Brooke and I in front of the IMATS sign!

Brooke and I with a view of Sydney IMATS in the background

Sydney IMATS Ticket Wristband

Nails: Butter London, Knackered

Recently I have really being liking Butter London Polishes, so when i made an order on Adore Beauty I new I couldn't checkout without a Butter London Polish in my cart! I decided to chose the color called knackered, FleurDeForce mentioned this on her blog a while back I thought it was the most amazingly gorgeous color!  Knackered is a duo-chrome, holographic polish with hints of glitter! Depending on the light the polish can either look a lavender color or a greeny color! 

Although once applied this polish is gorgeous, it does take a lot of coats and hence a long drying time as the polish is incredibly sheer. The polish applies smooth and I experienced no Streaking!  I used the Revlon Quick Dry Base coat as a base coat and the as a top coat I used Sally Hansens Insta-Dri Top coat.  By using this top coat it does help quicken the drying time and creates a clean. glossy finish! I would definitively recommend trying out knackered, even though the drying time isn't the quickest, the amazing, unique color that you get in the end is totally worth the wait!  Love D! x

Nail: Touch of Red (M.A.C Hey Sailor Collection)

When I heard about the M.A.C Hey Sailor Collection I knew I had to pick up a few things! One of the things I purchased was the Nail Lacquer called "Touch of Red". Touch of Red is the first M.A.C Nail Lacquer that i have used and i can officially say that I'm impressed! 


This Polish is a great red! Its shiny, glossy and i love the way it looks. I feel like its a very classy and sophisticated color!  It does take a few coats to become completely opaque, but this polish has exceptional shine and gloss.I didn't experience any streaking, and the polish lasted 3 days before i experienced any sign of chipping. Of course a great top coat plays a huge role in this, I used the Sally Hansen Insta-Dri Polish. On the M.A.C website it states that this Nail Polish has UV Protection and conditioners, this can only be a positive :) ! 

Overall I love this polish and if you can get your hands on it I highly recommend it!! 

You can Purchase 'Touch of Red' on The M.A.C Website and at MAC Counters at David Jones and Myer. 

LOVE D!

Nails: OPI Shorts Story

Shorts Story is part of the Paige Denim collection by OPI and is the perfect Barbie pink color! This nail polish is extremely opaque and easy to apply, it went on without any streaking or bubbling. It also has great staying power, for me it lasted four days without any chipping. But of course a good top coat will help with this as well, I really like Sally Hansens Insta-Dri Top Coat for a glossy finish. Shorts Story is a great color for summer and looks amazing against tan skin! It's such a fun Girly color. A good pink is a must in every girls nail polish collection and I think Shorts Story is a great choice!!

                              Dxx