Review: Garnier Miracle Skin Perfector BB Cream (Light/Clair)

Hey Girls! So as you would have read I am on holidays travelling through Europe and being in Europe I managed to get my hands on the Garnier BB Cream that still hadn't made its debut in Dubai. So anyway I managed to get my hands on it and let me tell you I am LOVING this cream! It is perfect in size for travelling, it has just the right amount of coverage and you are moisturising and SPF-ing at the same time! I bought the BB cream for combination to oily skin due to the summer heat I get oily skin and I haven't had an issue with shiny face using this product.

As I am travelling I don't want to carry a lot of things in my handbag and especially not bulky heavy things! So this BB Cream is perfect I don't need to carry my foundation, moisturiser or sunscreen as it is all in this little tube. Application is easy- I find that using my fingers easily blends this formula evenly all over the face. I haven't had a problem of streaking or fading, its has lasted for at least 8 hours! Perfect for anyone on the go or travelling it combines three steps in one and the results are really great!

Here I paid around 6 Euros for 40ml of product. I definitely recommend you try this out!


Enjoy your day and stay tuned for more- I am taking advantage of this Internet!


Star

Quick Update!

Hey Girls! Hope you have all been great! I have been enjoying my holidays so far travelling all over Europe but I have missed the blogging world! I haven't had Internet access all the time and when I do the reception is really bad but I just thought I would let you know that I have been thinking about you all and will be putting up some pics and reviewing a few products I have been enjoying more since I have been travelling and also a few new products that I have found across Europe! So I hope you are all enjoying your summer break or winter depending on where you are! So stay tuned!

Enjoy your day!


Star

Sarah Ashton Travel Brush Set: Review

Hey Girls! How are you all doing? I have three days to go and then I am off to Europe for a long and much needed holiday!! I am really excited about this trip and don't worry I will be posting on my blog every chance that I get! Today though I am going to be reviewing one of my brush sets that I came across about 4 years ago randomly in Australia. I was out shopping and in the middle of the mall (plaza for us Aussies) there was a stand boasting about Sarah Ashton Brush sets. I had and still have no idea who Sarah Ashton is but these sales girls were pitching that she was the Make up artist for Victoria Secret Models and so I got interested- well if she works wonders on the VS models then I wanted to try it! They had a few brush sets and they all looked really good quality, although as I had not heard anything about them I thought I'd go on the safe side and try out the travel brush set.

So for $50(Australian Dollars) I got:

- A red leather brush travel case.
- Eyeshadow brush (synthetic)
- Angled eye definer brush (synthetic)
- Lip brush (synthetic)
- Brow Groomer
- Foundation Brush (synthetic)
- Bronzing Brush (synthetic)
- Powder Brush


Since I purchased this set I have to admit I have used them constantly, they are really good quality, sturdy, densely packed bristles, they wash effortlessly, no bristle fall out, application of product glides on smoothly with no streaking. I remember thinking that I had paid a lot for the set, but now I believe I had made a really good choice since they have been of great quality. I only wish they had included a blending brush and were found more easily. I have been looking online to purchase the full set although most of the sellers online (eBay, iOffer etc) only ship in the United States (oh and at a much cheaper price!). So if you are in the United States and want to try out new brushes that don't break the bank I suggest you try these out!


What brushes have you bought at a reasonable price but work really well? And what are you favourite brushes?


Hope your having a great day!


Star.


*This is not a PR product I purchased this with my own money and this is my own opinion*

Nail Foil Stickers Review & Giveaway!

Hey Girls!

Today I am reviewing the Nail Foil Stickers. These were given to me a couple of weeks back by my friend and I thought that after I have worn these and tried them out for a while I will give you my feelings on these.

I did a shocking job I know :(

The Product Claims:
- Lasts 9 days
- 100% Shiny
- Zero Drying Time
- Zero Smudging

Packaging:
These Nail Foils are packed in a hard cardboard like envelope, once you open the nail foils are enclosed in a plastic pouch and all the nails stickers are arranged onto a plastic. They have 8 sizes and doubles of each one.

Nail Foil Instructions:
1- File, clean the nail and keep them dry.
2- Select appropriate size for nails.
3- Peel off the sticker and apply it on the nail.
4- Smooth the sticker on the nails.
5- Trim the excess with scissors, File edges gently.

What I say:
-Well I wore these for 5 days and they were still going strong but decided it was time to take them off as you see in the picture I didn't do a great job! 
- They were definitely shiny, thanks to my camera it didn't come out as great as it should have but even after 5 days they were shiny link a new penny!
- As for Zero drying time the moment you placed these on your finger nails you don't have to wait for them to dry in place or wait before doing/touching anything- once they were on they stuck on!
- Zero smudging well I'm still still trying to understand what would have got someone to wonder if these would smudge?!?!
- In terms of application, as easy as it looks and sounds well for me I struggled! I am really bad at cutting straight and hence the weird shape on my nails! But they were easy to apply on the nails and once they were on they stayed on.

Conclusion:
I find that these are really fun and easy to use (if you don't have a problem like mine!). Its a product that can give your nails instant glam in minutes! They come in a variety of colours and styles to suit any ones liking. I also think that if you have longer nails than mine, you will get a better result than mine!


and now for the GIVEAWAY!!!

Ok so as I didn't really like the way these looked on my nails (they are short - I don't like long nails as I wear gloves at work and they feel funny), I was telling my friend that she could have them back as I did not have much success with them and she said that I could give them away to my blog readers! So thanks to Stars friend TWO lucky STAR VOGUE followers will get the chance to try these out!

So what do you have to do?

To ENTER:
First: You must be a follower on GFC.
Second: You must comment below on which Nail Foil Sticker you want to win, telling me also what has been your nail disaster, along with your email address so I can contact the winner!
Third & Final: This is open INTERNATIONALLY! And if you are under 18 please ask your parents permission before entering!

The competition is open from today 6/06/2012 and ends on the 20/06/2012. 
So Good Luck to you all, hope you enjoyed the post.

Star

NYX: For Your Eyes Only- Brown Eyes Palette Review

Hey girls!! Hope your all doing great :) I am already looking forward to the weekend as here in the UAE we have Friday and Saturday as our weekend and its just around the corner!!! Well anyway I was looking through my make-up and I thought I would do a post/review on my go to make up palette for quick smokey eyes, natural looks or a quick dramatic. This is usually when my hubby decides on a whim to go out and it is all rush rush, getting my son ready, deciding what to wear and then how I can do my make up. I seem to find that on these occasions when I haven't had the time to think ahead what I'll be wearing I reach for my NYX palette! I just love it! Its compact- fits into any size hand bag or clutch and great for travelling. The colours are amazing, super pigmented and they have a variety of colours which is really good for on the go quick make up looks and here in the UAE where it can get very hot and humid these babies stay on really well!! I have taken the compact with me but honestly have never had to touch up my make up. Oh and it comes with a mirror which is great for checking everything is all in place-no food stuck in the teeth :P

The palette has a dark brown with gold flecks in it, a taupey brown, gold/coral, champagne, lilac with silver flecks, a deep purple, a green, a darker coral, a matte brown and matte light gold. I love the range of colours and finishes this palette has, my only small complaint is the fall out but its not tragic!
NYX has a range of the palettes for brown eyes, blue eyes, hazel eyes and many more in the collection. The best thing is they are CHEAP!!

 So if your looking for your go to palette I suggest you take a look at these at your local NYX stockier. Here in the UAE Lifestyle store have them and at the moment they are having 25% off so you can get them for 54 dirhams!

Have you tried these out? What do you think of them? Which one is your favourite?

Star :)

Rimmel Glam Eyes HD Review

Hey everyone, so I am trying to get through a number of products to review for you guys and so I decided I would bring you my thoughts on the relativley new Rimmel Glam Eyes HD Eyeshadow palettes. Now I really love some of Rimmels products and I find that for the price they are quite smooth in application and texture but also they have a great colour pay off-especially their eye kohl pencils. So once I tried the tester for these babies in store, I was hooked I wanted every single palette but I held back and decided on two of the five that were there and I'm glad I didn't get them all. WHY?? Well as great as the colours and consistency of the eyeshadows the packaging is in my opinion horrendous!!!

So I picked up 005 English Rose and 006 Purple Reign. English Rose has a pinky-gold shade along with a brown and taupey shades and Purple Reign is just that a range of purples. The colours are absolutley gorgeous they are amazing on but getting to the little triangles with your brush doesn't help unless you use the sponge applicator tip to get in there but you still manage to get into the other color.
The Rimmels emblem of the union jack didn't work well as the colours are really to get to- except for the color in the middle which is in my opinion very annoying. But for the eyeshadows alone they are amazingly smooth and soft, hardly any fall out and they last a long time, (I have only worn these over my NYX eyeshadow base). In the whole range I find the colours are amazing and some of them actually remind of a few colours in the Urban Decay Naked palette. I would only recommend these to you who don't mind the challenge of getting to the colours in the smaller triangles but I really wish Rimmel had these palettes differently even the old style square quad would have been forgivable for such great eyeshadow quality.

What do you guys think? Have you tried these? Whats your favourite Rimmel product?

Star.

**Please don't use any of my photos without my permission**