Collective Haul- Brookes Edition

Over the past few weeks, I've picked up a few random pieces that I thought I'd share.

At Priceline, I repurchased the Bastiste Dry Shampoo in Blush, picked up a Rimmel polish in 'Double-Decker Red' (love that name), two Sally Hansen polishes (post here) and the Garnier BB cream for sensitive skin. I wore the Rimmel polish two weeks straight and wanna wear it next again! Its just a stunning red. I have also been enjoying the BB cream for a quick fix in the morning.

At target I picked up another bottle of my Bourjois Healthy Mix foundation, as they had reduced the entire range. This makes me worried that Target are discontinuing the sale of Bourjois products, I hope not because I love this foundation! Saying that, it was half price! I saw that the Rimmel Kate Moss lipsticks matte range had *finally* arrived here and got colour 107, which I've been wanting forever after seeing it on Zoella. Target also had a sale bin with random things in it and I grabbed a Australis lipgloss in Lambada.

Finally my local Myer also had a sale bin and I stumbled across this Elizabeth Arden blush in Sugar Plum and snatched it up as it reminded me of Nars Douceur. This blush is SUPER pigmented, been loving.

Hope you enjoyed,

B x

Beautiful 18th Birthday gifts | Darcie's Edition

Last week I celebrated my 18th birthday! It was a fabulous day and I was lucky enough to receive some beautiful birthday gifts off my family and friends! Here is a quick look at some of the amazing gifts I was lucky enough to receive, hope you enjoy!

Love Darcie x

Essie's "Canyon Coral" gifted from Brooke

Four of my amazing friends got me an engraved keyring! I will treasure this forever !

I was lucky enough to receive 2 Pandora charms. The "18" charm (right) and the "sparkly heart" charm (left)

One of my lovely friends got me this kimmidoll shower gel and  hand cream set. It smells gorgeous! 

Brooke gave me the Dior "Rosy Glow" which I have seen so many youtubers rave about this throughout the last year and I am so excited to have it for myself! 

Another amazing gift from the beautiful Brooke! The Clarins "Instant Light Natural Lip Perfecter" in the shade "04 Petal Shimmer" This is one of the new colours and I am super excited to have this! I have used it nonstop since I got it! Thanks Brooke! 

I received a bottle of my all time favorite perfume "Ralph Lauren 2". I love this stuff more than I can even explain! If you love sweet lolly scented perfumes this is perfect for you.  

Off one of my other amazing friends I received this crown necklace! I love this and have worn it everyday since I got it!! It is so pretty and sparkly which I love. 

Off my parents I was lucky enough to receive this Tiffany pearl bracelet, that has the Tiffany heart charm on it. I love this so much and I will treasure it forever. 

And of course had to have a "18th Birthday" Glass!! 

Sally Hansen Lustre Shine - Chanel Peridot dupe?

After Darcie picked up a couple of Sally Hansen nail polishes in a Priceline sale and told me there was one that looked like Chanel's Peridot, I quickly snapped up two myself. Peridot is a shade that was extremely sought after a few years ago, and even until this day, easily accessible 'dupes' hadn't come out here in Australia. I lusted over the shade for a million years then totally forgot about it until now. 

Priceline was having a 'buy one get one free' deal on the new collection, so what better time to buy and try? As soon as I saw the bottle I thought it looked pretty much exactly the same as Peridot. The name is 'Plume' and I tried it out immediately. With one coat I was slightly disappointed at the sheerness, but with two-three its excellent. It is VERY similar to Peridot, and I say that if you wanted it, check out this shade. Its truly duo-chrome with pretty shimmer. Looking at pictures of Peridot, I'd say the only real difference is that the gold in the Sally Hansen is a bit warmer, almost coppery, and it has more shimmer, but it really adds to the metallic finish. In both these polishes, the colour really depends on different lighting and the angle of view.

Plume

Plume

Azure

Azure

The second shade I got is also the same that Darcie picked out a deep blue called 'Azure'. I couldn't chose which colour I wanted to try first, so I ended up applying 'Plume' to my left hand and 'Azure' to my right. This blue is truly stunning. It's deep, but still 'bright', it really stands out. I would describe the colour as a shimmer-filled indigo/violet.

Something I have noticed with these polishes is the wear time. A week later, these polishes are almost chip-free, a huge deal for me as I struggle to get polish to last a good 3- 5 days. 

If you see these around, definitely pick one up, highly recommend.

B x

Collective Haul | June 2013

Today I went shopping in town and picked up some makeup goodies! I went to a few stores including Myer, Target and Priceline. Pricline was having some good sales and i even managed to get some products 'buy one get one free'! My most exciting finds of the day were the OPI Liquid Polishes in 'Tiffany Case' and 'Honey Ryder'. I tried them out as soon as I got home and I LOVE them!! I hope you enjoy this quick post! 

xx Darcie

OPI Liquid Sand Polishes - Tiffany Case and Honey Ryder

Sally Hansen Lustre Shine - Plume and Azure

Nivea - Milk and Honey lip balm

Manicare Nail Polish Remover and Revlon Tweezers

Maybelline Colour Show Polish - Born with It

Maybelline Color Tattoo - 45 Bold Gold

5th Avenue Melbourne turns ONE

Today is 5thAvenueMelbourne's 1st Birthday!! We would like to thank everyone who has read our posts, we have had so much fun blogging for the last year and hope to continue for years to come!

 B & D x 

The Sunday Manicure: Polished and Pretty

Speech-presenting worthy nails. That was my goal today. Tomorrow I will be presenting an oral for one of my classes and I thought if everyone's going to be looking at my nervous hands gripping cue cards, they might as well be pretty. Besides you always feel better when you look the part ;)

If I have the time, Sunday is when I will do the full monty mani. I start by soaking my hands in warm water for a few mins, then I apply a hand and nail cream, trim, buff and file my nails. Then a quick swipe of nail polish remover for a clean slate and I begin painting. I use OPI Nail Envy because my nails are quite weak, followed with 2-3 coats of  todays choice, OPIs Bubble Bath and finish with Revlons top coat. Once they're dry massage in Burts Bees cuticle cream. Wa la!

I love a baby/pastel pink nail and the three I've tried so far are below. I like them all but I am still on the hunt for more! Essies Fiji is next on my hit list.

Enjoy the post! 

B x

Revlon Top Coat, OPI Bubble Bath, OPI Nail Envy, Nutrimetics Hand & Nail treatment hand creme, Manicare buffing block, Burt's Bees Lemon Butter cuticle cream and nail file.

OPI Bubble Bath, OPI Its a Girl, Butter London Teddy Girl

OPI Bubble  Bath

OPI Bubble Bath

Revlon Brilliant Strength Nail Enamel in Dazzle 010 | The Review

 About a month ago Brooke and I were walking through Myer in the Bourke Street Mall when I saw this gem of a nail polish, Dazzle 010 by Revlon. Dazzle is one of Revlons relatively new nail polish collections called 'Brilliant Strength' which I have tried a few of and I REALLY LOVE them!! The colour options are amazing I had a very hard time deciding what colours to buy as they are all so gorgeous, but once I saw 'Dazzle' I new it was one that I HAD to buy. 

The first thing I thought of when I laid eyes of 'Dazzle' was that it reminded me of a shimmer eyeshadow, the tiny holographic glitter and shimmer within the nail polish remind me of a shimmery glittery eyeshadow! It is truly a unique and special light pink colour with slightly peach coloured undertones. 'Dazzle' applies so smoothly and the wide, slightly rounded shape of the brush make the application super easy. I have worn 'Dazzle' alone but it took three descent coats to become opaque, so this time I decided to use another light pink polish underneath. First I used OPI's 'Natural Nail Base Coat' and after it had dried I used one of my new favourite light pink polishes OPI's 'Langham Love'. I applied one coat of 'Langham Love' and waited for it to dry. I then applied 'Dazzle', which took about 2 coats to achieve its full amazingness! I finished my nails off with the Revlon 'Multi Care Base+Top Coat 965' which gave a super glossy, beautiful finish to my nails. I would definitely recommend 'Dazzle 010' from Revlons Brilliant Strength Nail Enamels, it is such a beautiful colour!! 

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D x

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