So it has been a very pink January! As you can probably tell by now Pink is one of my favourite colours (which is funny because if you ask my best friend and anyone who knew me well when I was younger they would tell you that I hated pink and always went for blue or purple). So being my bday month last month, I naturally received a number of pink items (which i LOVE).
My beautiful best friend bought the pink nail polish for me as part of my bday present (along with a stunning gold glittered nail polish). This is a Korean brand called Peripera and I absolutely love the formula. The colour and sparkles are amazing! The brush is really big and at first I thought that would make applying difficult but in fact it's so much easier to apply and generally one coat is sufficient but because I love the extra bling I usually end up with two coats to make the colours really pop! But be warned, the pink is REALLY pink - so definitely not your office colour and not for the faint hearted.
I also recently changed my phone cover - from a soft pink to an even brighter pink! I loved my soft pink cover but it was getting really dirty and parts of it had broken off so it was time for a change! My backup was of course another pink so it will be pink again till this one gets dirty and/or breaks.
The coach wristlet fits my iPhone perfectly along with a card or two and some cash for when I want to carry light - this will be perfect when I start work next week as I usually just grab my phone and some cash when I pop out to lunch instead of taking my whole bag (which I tend to overload with too many things!)
My favourite eyeshadow of the month also happens to be pink - it's the second shadow from the ever so famous Urban Decay Naked Palette which has fast become one of my favourite palettes! I know I'm a bit slow but it's hard for us Aussie's to purchase these palettes without costing an arm and a leg! I bought mine off BeautyBay.com and shipping was free so that was awesome (they currently have free International Shipping for a limited time)! I've read some negative feedback about delivery issues after I had purchased it which made me nervous but my parcel arrived in the time they had indicated even though it was during the peak Christmas period - so definitely a thumbs up from me. I think altogether it took about 2-3 weeks but there were quite a few public holidays in between so if you only count the working days it arrived on time. As for the Naked 2...if anyone knows where we can get our hands on this please so share! I'm also loving the L'Oreal Infallible Eyeshadows - the texture is super creamy (but it's not a cream shadow) and very pigmented. It's great for beginners like myself as the product is very blendable and has amazing staying power and no creasing!
Another makeup favourite I almost forgot to mention for this month is the Philosophy Color of Grace palette. It's the perfect size to travel with and the colours are so natural and subtle that they helps to create a very beautiful fresh face. The colours are definitely very soft so it might not work on all skin tones. At first I was a little disappointed because it felt like there was no colour at all but the once I completed the look I fell in love with the product! It's also another great product for beginners because it's very hard to mess up with the shades since they are so light. I love all the colours in the palette and use them all for my complete look so it's not like some palettes where you only use a couple of the products. The palette includes eyeshadows, gloss, blush and shimmer/illuminator. My favourite is 7th heaven all-over illuminator and I've been using that a lot more more than my Nars highlighter. When I hit pan, I would consider purchasing the full size.
If you want any more information on any of the products featured about feel free to leave me a comment and I'll try and get back to you soon! Hope you had an awesome start to the New Year!
