My Farfetch Wishlist; and what's in my makeup bag!

I'm an online shopper. I love spending hours just trawling through websites, especially the beauty ones! I've been a long time lover of the website Farfetch and wanted to show you what's on my beauty Wishlist and to tell you Farfetch have opened up it's NEW beauty boutique Space NK Apothecary. 

These are my TOP 5 Wishlist items!!! (this excludes those amazing Sophia Webster wing heels!!)

~ My Daily Essentials Makeup Bag ~

Hourglass Veil Mineral Primer

Benefit High Beam

NARS Luminous Silk foundation

NARS Radiant Creamy concealer

Hourglass Dim Light Luminous powder 

TheBalm Mary-Lou Manizer

Anastasia Beverley Hills Dip Brow Pomade

MAC Painterly Paintpot

MAC Vanilla pigment

MAC Blacktrack fluidline

Ardency Inn Black Modster eye pencil

Too Faced Better Than Sex mascara

MAC Creme Cup lipstick

Sneak Peak into my goodie bag!

All my daily faves!! 

All prices in AUD$. 
All items available on Farfetch.com/au

All pictures from Farfetch.com.au and as an entry to the Farfetch Beauty Blogger competition.

(Not so) Basic Essentials: Brushes (part 2)

This is the follow up post for all the ladies who LOVE makeup and are beyond the needs of someone who requires a basic brush set. This is for the ladies who glam it up with the WORKS. Think ALL OF THE contour, highlight, ALL OF THE COLOURS!!!


Face brushes:
* A powder brush:
This is a necessity for those who either do a lot of powdering or bronzing. You want something quite large so blending (especially for bronzing) is seamless. You don't want harsh lines, just the jealousy of those who think you've just gone on holiday!

* A fan brush:
For those who highlight, everyone needs one. It is perfect for all places. Cheekbones, down the nose, the cupids bow, above the eyebrow. You especially need this brush if you own The Balm's Mary Lou-Manizer. Any other brush is too much for Mary-Lou, that baby is INTENSE!! 

* A contour brush:
This is really for those who are really into their contouring (obviously). There are many choices and preferences out there so I think this is a trial for yourself thing. I've heard mixed reviews on the NARS Ita brush. Some like a fluffy, large angled brush. I have the MAC 109, however, I'm not much of a contourer unless I've got the time or a special occasion.
TOP TIP: Highlight first as this will naturally shadow you so you know the right place to apply your contour.

* A concealer brush:
This is just perfect for those who LOVE their bold lips. This is the perfect tool for cleaning up those lip mistakes that sometimes happen, or to clean up the edges on your brows. I personally don't actually use a concealer brush for under eyes as I find they don't blend out under eye concealer nicely. 

Eye brushes:
* A larger shader brush: 
I like to have a back up shader brush that is larger for any additional work I might wanna do involving packing on colour. 

* A small, synthetic shader brush:
This is perfect for creamy products like paint pots, or any stickier bases for priming the eyelids, and still keeping it all compact on the lid. My fave is the MAC 242. 

* A smudger brush:
This is a great brush for detail work and highlighting the inner corner and brow bone. 

BONUS JUST FOR FUN BRUSH:
* A mascara fan brush:
Save money on coloured mascaras by investing in one of these. You can use these with gel eyeliners to create a fun mascara (which are notorious for drying up quickly). 

Brush lines I Recommend:
MAC
Available: MAC stores, counters and online
RRP: from $37AUD

Zoeva
Available: beautybay.com
RRP: from $11.30AUD
Zoeva also do really affordable sets of brushes too, if you're looking to get a few at once.

Bdellium Tools
Available: bdelliumtools.com
RRP: from $9USD
Bdellium also do affordable sets of brushes. They also come in cool colours like pink, purple, yellow and green. 


Disclaimer: To be clear, all of these are "nice to haves", of course no one actually NEEDS anything more than the basics. Take from this what you will, but they are still very handy brushes to have, and brushes I reach for daily/ semi-daily. 

Red powder/ makeup brush photo created and taken by Love Lanner - lovelanner.com

Top 5 highlighters with swatches!

Highlighters - some people are opposed to them and prefer a matte finish. Some people love the glitz and glam feel you can get from them. I'm definitely the latter. I love that delicious shiny, dewy, decadent skin that glows from within. I love that you can accentuate all the glorious high points to your face and all the other good spots with something so simple. 

However, I'm definitely a powder girl vs liquid. Although, I'm not impartial to mixing a liquid highlighter into my foundation for a subtle all over glow, when I do, the liquid I use is MAC lustre drops in Sun Rush and Pink Rebel. 

These are my absolute fave highlight powders, in order, and what I recommend to getting that stunning complexion. 

1. The Balm Mary-Lou manizer
OMGGGGGG!! I actually cannot get enough of this one! It is SO pigmented I HAVE to use a fan brush otherwise I look like a disco ball (look at them shine). It's a pale champagne/ beige and is absolutely beautiful on light to medium complexions (it might be too ashy on darker skintones). Just do yourself a favour and go buy this already.... 

2. MAC Mineralize Sheersheen loose powder in Lucent
I don't know if anyone remembers these, hell even I can't remember when they were released to be honest. My partner did up an old table thing for me to store all my makeup in, and as I was reorganising everything I rediscovered this gem. It's a finely milled baby pink powder with the most gorgeous shimmery sheen I've ever seen! My only gripe is you can't get it anymore (like most good MAC products haha). Oh also, like most of MAC powder products that aren't compacts, you get so much product out of those little holes so you have to use the lid so you don't get too much product on your brush (I use MAC 109 brush). It's not a dissimilar product to Silver Dusk power, so I was thinking "why so much less product?" but then I remembered that (I'm pretty sure) MAC marketed SD as an all over body powder, and who am I kidding, I could use this everyday and still not finish it in this lifetime. I must learn to not be greedy haha. 

3. Bobbi Brown shimmerbricks
OK, cheating a little here, but I love them all. I currently have 14 of them. They're all just delightful and have great pigmentation. As they're little strips of colour, you can use the shades individually or swirl your brush into the whole thing to mix all colours together. Some of the really lighter shades can come across a little frosty if you use a strong hand so use with caution. I feel like they're only now starting to get the hype they deserve, thanks to Sandstone being re-released. They are pricy, BUT they are absolutely worth it. I use a MAC 109 brush to apply these. If you haven't started a collection yet, my recommendation would be beige and pink, then collect them all haha. Occasionally, older shades will get re-released, so if you've seen previous swatches, don't lose all hope. Sandstone, Plum and Nectar have all been released twice. I really need to get bronze, it's the only permanent shade I don't have. 

4. MAC MSF in Glissade
This is the most perfect prettiest cool peachy pink shade. Because of the veining and the mix of colours, it is so versatile and would work with so many looks with different colours and tones. Again, I use a MAC 109 brush to highlight. 

5. Becca skin perfecting pressed powder in Rose Gold
This is perfect highlight for a sexy bronzed summer look!! The only 2 downsides is 1. this baby is SO hard to find for those in Australia/ NZ and not the liquid version either. 2. the price. Holy Shit $60 + shipping from the Becca site. To be honest, if I hadn't of found a cheaper one, I wouldn't have bought it. This is perfect for medium to dark complexions or someone with a great tan! This is also amazing as an eyeshadow too (I may be pale but this bitch will force it haha. YOU WILL LOOK GOOD ON ME AND YOU WILL LOVE IT!!), it doesn't actually look bad but there are better options for my skin tone. *crazy moment over*
I would love to try Opal next. These do also come in liquid form, so if you prefer a liquid over powder finish, then these would be great for you. The little pack of trio mini's would be perfect! 
Buy it here: $46.20aud activeskin.com.au is where you need to go!! 

L-R: Glissade, Mary-Lou, Lucent, Beige and Rose Gold. 

What's your favourite highlight?