Sunday, 16 June 2013

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




Friday, 7 June 2013

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




Tuesday, 7 May 2013

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 



Sunday, 5 May 2013

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

Thursday, 2 May 2013

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!! 
Pictures Below 
D x


Natural Light 




Natural Light

Flash

Natural Light 

Flash




Thursday, 25 April 2013

Recommendation | L'occitane Mango Flower Lip Balm

I just thought I would do a quick post on my favourite lip product of the moment, L'occitane's Limited Edition Mango Flower Lip Balm! I didn't know if I would like this lip balm, because I am not a fan of 'mango' flavoured products. But this lip balm is almost an orange flavour, which I love! L'occitane's website describes it as a "tangy mango" flavour, but I would say "tangy mango" with a hint of orange! It is so smooth on the lips and leaves them feeling nourished. I cant recommend this lip balm enough, I don't think I've used anything else since I purchased it! If you have the chance to purchase it I definitely would recommend it!
 I really want to try some other L'occitane lip products now, if anyone has any suggestions leave them as a comment below! 
-Darcie 


Sunday, 21 April 2013

A Peak Into My Makeup Bag



A little peak inside my daily makeup bag. Long time faves denoted with an '*' (pretty much everything, hence why its in there!)
If you would like to see a review on anything, let me know.
Brooke x


Makeup bag: Vogue au freebie (perfect size!)

TOOLS
Heart Mirror: Witchery (was on sale for 3 bucks!)
Eyelash Curler: Manicare
Brushes: Real Techniques (buffing and contour) *

FACE
Moisturiser: Avene
Foundation: Bourjois Healthy Mix *
Concealer Palette: MUFE *
Powders: Rimmel Stay Matte *(great for setting) & MAC MSF natural * medium dark (currently a tad too dark but using as contour/light bronzer and love it!) (my thought on MAC MSF natural here)
Blush: Rimmel Berry *

EYES
Clear Mascara/Brow gel: Nutrimetics *
Mascara: Maybelline Full n Soft & The Falsies (review here) *
Eye Liners: MUFE * and Rimmel *

LIPS
Lip Butter: Korres Jasmine * (review here)
Lipgloss: Clarins 03 * (review here)
Lip Stain: Revlon sweetheart/valentine
Lip Balm: Nivea