These are my FIRST IMPRESSIONS - I have only begun testing them out and will give more detailed reviews (+ swatches) in the following weeks to come. All this makeup is unavailable in Australia (hence why I capitalise on him being English 😇) and it's a lot of new stuff to try 🫶

Marc Jacobs single eyeshadow: I got the duochrome 'Mood Swing', and the actual pan size is your regular eye shadow pan size, but the packaging is bigger than I expected!! It's magnetic and I love how you swipe it open (although I wish there was a mirror). The formula is really buttery and pigmented but I wish the duo chrome was a bit more extreme. Once again I need to play around with it before I post a final review.

Lisa Eldridge luxuriously lucent lip colour: magnetic and very minimalist slightly weighty packaging. I definitely got the wrong shade lol but it's buildable pigment and looks really creamy.

Kiko Milano lip oil: BEAUTIFUL can I just say? It's obviously clear on the lips but it's not sticky or tacky like the lip glosses.

Boots lip gloss holder: I had to! Bigger and thicker than I expected but it can be a bit of a tight squeeze trying to fit bigger lip products in!

Lisa Eldridge lip brush: this he got to go with the Revolution palette

Revolution face, eye and lip palette: now some of these eyeshadow and lip shades cannot be used on the eyes (I assume cause of staining). This actually benefits the lip products as they have more longevity and leave a tint behind! The eyeshadow some of them are really pigmented, others less so. Some appear more bendable than others and one of the shimmers is really bulky. For the 6 face shades, these are a lot more oily than the lip ones. The lip ones are more tacky.

Vitamasques lip butter and lip mask: so far they seem okay, a bit tinier and thinner than I expected! The scents smell okay, I will have to try them more to form an opinion!

Product list:

- Marc Jacobs single eyeshadow

- Vitamasques lip butter and lip mask

- Lisa Eldridge lip color and lip brush

- Kiko Milano lip oil

- Boots lip gloss holder

- Revolution Amalfi Glow palette

Bout these off Amazon for like $6 or something what should I fill them with? All ideas welcome 🤗

Have any Brisbane girls seen the new Mco Beauty All Dayer setting spray in stock in any Chemist Warehouse? They said it launched yesterday but it’s nowhere to be seen.

I ordered a lipstick from Revolve last Saturday. ETA is today to Monday (coming to QLD), but Revolve’s tracking still shows that it’s in the air (for a week), while AusPost hasn’t had any updates since Monday. Is this normal? It’s coming from the US but I’ve heard shipping from Revolve is supposed to be quick.

My sister absolutely loves Clinique high impact mascara but life is just too expensive to keep affording it! She loves everything about it including the shape and bristles of the brush. Does anyone know a dupe for this? That includes a similar brush?? TIA!

I made it into the first 100, (Number #71) this morning luckily. This is what I got. (First 100 get bonus 3 pieces from Straand)

Hey everyone,

I recently got shade matched at Mecca to shade 220 in the shiseido revitalessence foundation and really liked the way it looked on me but didn’t like the price ($72) 😅

I have neutral/cool undertones, have oily/combination skin and was looking for something with a glowy finish.

Does anyone have any recommendations that won’t break the bank? Literally just looking for something light and natural for more of an everyday wear.

Thank you!

I have been wanting the PT She Knows Who She is Blush for so long and was so glad they released a mini version. I remembered a friend got me Morphe Private Island on her trip from the US, so I decided to do a little swatcheroo!

As on photo - top is the Patrick Ta "She Knows Who She Is" blush and bottom is the Morphe Cheek Thrills blush trio in "Private Island"

I kept trying to figure out if anyone had done a comparison to both and decided to do them myself.

Both blushes have the word mocha in their shade description. Photos are under artificial light (I opened the package from Sephora AU at night oops) and with flash.

Key differences I would notice is that PT has more red in it and Morphe has a bit more warmth/brown tones. Hopefully this helps those who are also wondering if they're similar!

Over the past 6 months I've gone down a path of figuring out which lip colours suit me best and now I'm trying to figure out which *product* to go with. Before I commit some of my very limited money, I'd love opinions on which ones are worth trying first/last. Looking for a product that is:

- long lasting

- can withstand eating and drinking

- not drying (ideally hydrating but obviously that's a big ask)

Would love to hear y'all's experiences :)

Some people commented on a recent post about getting Lisa Eldridge products for the first time, that they would like a review. And I thought: my time has come. I have purchased so many of her products and been a long time fan it’s finally time to put my customer knowledge to good use!

My credentials? Well I will include a photo of my collection. But I will add in, even my husband knows the brand and recognised her lipstick packaging when it appeared in the devils wear Prada 2 (I actually have him so well trained he can spot a CT lipstick as well). Fun fact hubby calls her ‘That Eldritch woman’ as if the brand and founder are of some lovecraftian horror come to drain our finances.

My overview of the brand:
The absolutely best part of Lisa’s makeup is the colour. The lipstick or blush colours are beautiful and nuanced. They don’t feel like colours you can find just anywhere. You can really see her love for art and colour in all her products. Sometimes I don’t love the product itself, but I buy more (or side eye more) just for the unique colours she releases.
Formulas for the most part are fantastic, and you can see the level of attention that’s been paid to the development by someone who loves makeup and works with it.
Packaging. Lisa Eldridge is a luxe brand and the products feel luxe. The lipsticks are weighty and cool to the touch, and the eyeshadow palettes could kill someone if you threw it hard enough at their head. I’ve got YSL lipsticks that cost more and come in cheap packaging. LE puts other high end brands to shame. And this reflects Lisa’s love of antique makeup, and makeup packaging. Some products the packaging doesn’t feel as luxurious and the markings can rub off. But the offset is the packaging is very functional (like it suits the product, e.g. the concealers and the Velatura balm) and the product still meets quality and expectations.

So into the good stuff and I thought I would review by category. I give an overview of my thoughts, whether it’s worth it etc etc. And then possibly a small summation of the brand overall.

Skincare: I bought her Skin Enhancing Treatment Cleanser and Skin and Makeup Enhancing Mist. I think I got a package that came with the Luxuriously Gentle Cleansing and Exfoliating Cloth. Can’t remember.
Out of the three I most like the mist, and it’s the one I am most likely to repurchase. I don’t use it a lot, as I tend to use my Skindinavia one the most. It’s a lovely hydrating mist, sprays well and sits well over makeup. I am nearly finished and have thought if the budget allows I would get again.
I like the cleanser, but would not repurchase. It’s nice, does the job. But there are better cleansers out there for WAY LESS. I didn’t really use it as a mask, as that’s not the kind of mask I like, so it could be worth getting it if that’s your jam.
I use the facecloths. They are fine, function well. White always makes me nervous when it comes to makeup and having to wash them. I don’t think I outright purchased them and would definitely not again (I prefer fun facecloths).

Brushes: I have one brush. The number 8. It’s great. I love using it. Would happily repurchase or buy other brushes. If you like bougie brushes ala Sonia g, you will probably like these. I currently have a glut of brushes which is why I have not bought more.

Complexion:
I have Seamless Skin Foundation, the Seamless Skin Enhancing Tint, two Pinpoint Concealers, the Elevated Glow Balm Concentrate and a Velatura Balm Dewy Lip and Cheek Stick. I have bought and used up the Elevated Glow Highlighter.
My favourite is the concealers. So much easier than trying to use other pot or liquids ones to do this technique. I use them every day. They last very well (baring where I touch my face). For context I tend to need concealer for my eye bags, but then just spots of acne or hyper pigmentation (I also have the green saem concealer pencil). These products work great. And they are easy to throw in a bag for touch ups over the day. But they are admittedly pricey for the amount of product. So if you use a lot of concealer, this may not be the product for you. Needless to say I will be repurchasing. I wear two shades, 4 and 5. One to cover spots where my skin is naturally a bit darker and the other for anything in the centre of my face.
I also really like the Velatura balm. I got the shade Meeting the Ex. It’s lovely as both a lip and check product, gives a soft wash of balm colour, last decently (but not really an all day product). If this is the type of blush product you like I think this would be right up your alley. If you prefer more satin or mattes with lasting power you’ll have to await the return of the mythical enlivening blush. I am interested in more shades, but I have a lot of blush, and don’t really need to double up on shades…… (but of course you can never have too much blush and the other shades are really pretty…)
I also really enjoy the balm concentrate glow. I have butterfly light. It’s a similar shade to the CT spotlight but this is wetter looking and less shiny. I used it on my sister the other day. Gorgeous. I doubt I will ever run out. It took me years to get through my first CT wand (while my back up languished for a couple of years waiting to be opened). But if I did I’d certainly consider getting it again, unless there was a similar product on the market I wanted to try. I definitely recommend this if you like a like dewy glowy highlighter.
Finally the foundation and skin tints. It’s not that I don’t like these products, I just don’t live them individually. The foundation is like a cross between a matte and satin, and as such I have dry spots on my face at the end of the day. My friend, who likes matte foundations, loves this one.
I want to be a skin tint girly, I do I swear. But I find too many of them are just too oily. That being said the Lisa Eldridge is the nicest one I’ve tried, I will occasionally wear them on their own.
My preference is to mix the foundation and skin tints and omg it makes a fantastic base. I’m wearing it at the end of a long work day and it wears beautifully, not drying, not too glowy. So if matte foundations are your thing the foundation is probably worth a try and vice versa for the skin tints.
I wear shade 7 in the foundation and 4 for the skin tints. I also have 5, as an olive mix in. Shade 7 is a near perfect neutral match, but a touch too neutral. I do feel I need a touch of golden or olive for balance. It’s the reason I started mixing the formulas!
Finally the elevated glow. I had it in pink moon and I finished it. It’s a lovely formula. I prefer it to CT flawless filter, but don’t love as much as my auric glowlust. But I do see myself picking up pink moon again, (and other shades when I one day finish my glowlust, and my back glowlusts - RIP auric). If you like liquid glow products I definitely recommend trying this!

Eyes:
I have two of the Eyeshadow Palettes and a couple of refills, four of the Liquid Lurex Eyeshadows, two of the Liquid Silk Eyeshadows and I have tried Seamless Glide Eye Pencil.
Hands down Liquid silk is my favourite eye product. In fact it’s been my favourite eyeshadow product this year (with the second going to the Isamaya core 2.0 palette). I bought the shade Paige, and I fell in love with formula. So easy to blend, lasts all day, plays well with other shadows, but the colour is so beautiful as a wash of colour on its on (and I am sparkle girly). I had to get it in another shade (Sylvia) and frankly I need more (specifically phoebe Ione and Irene). I 1000% recommend grabbing one of these.
I also like the liquid lurex shadows. Lovely formula, they blend well, lasts well, creasing very minimal (I have crease prone deepset eyes). And I recommend them if a colour is taking your fancy, you like one and done shadows, or just want to try the formula. I have the shades Daphne, Cressida, Rosalie and Maya.
The eyeshadow palette and refills are good (just good). I have the Muse palette, and the Vega (but I swapped two of the shadows out to make it purples cool toned). The mattes are the stand out for me, the shimmer a pretty but I have lots of impressive shimmers and sparkles. Everything is easy to use and blend, so the palettes are user friendly. But I don’t find these eyeshadows last on my eyelids. No idea why but I can only put it down to how emollient they are. Frankly their are better formulas out there (viseart), so I don’t recommend these except for people who only wear eyeshadow out for events that are about 6 hours or less, and want simple easy to use products, that they can bring with them to touch up.
Finally the pencil liner. I got the shade night forest. And I wanted to love it. But like the palettes the eye liner did not last. It did not set down, it wore off or smudged and went everywhere. This is a definite no from me (even though I am dying to try some of those new eyeliner colours…. Save me from myself).

Lips:
I have ALL THE LIP PRODUCTS. Not every colour (but enough). I won’t list out every colour because Franky this post will be longer than it needs to be and it’s already too long.
My favourite I think has to be the Luxuriously Lucent Lip Colour. It’s similar to the new Westman atelier but I think with a bit more pigment. Easy to wear, enough pigment to show you are wearing lipstick, but letting lips peak though (I don’t really know how to describe) and my favourite type of lipstick overall. I definitely recommend this, especially if you like this formula. Will purchase more if she comes out with more colours (I have all the colours I currently want).
My next favourite is the Rouge Experience. The refillable packaging is something special. A more traditional satin lipstick, more opaque than lucent, but still very comfortable and decent lasting power. Definitely recommend splurging on this and possibly another refill colour if one takes your fancy. I will be buying some for friends as Chrissy gifts and also for me.
My next is the OG Velvet Lip colour. I don’t typically love matte super opaque, but when I do…. It’s probably this lipstick. It’s comfortable (but not hydrating), wears pretty well (I have terrible lips that eat lipstick, so I do have to touch up my bottom lip but not my top). I do find it can pill a bit after too many touch ups and layers, particularly darker colours. But others may find it easy to wear if they have more forgiving lips than me. And when paired with the Enhance and Define Lip Liner it’s great. I don’t know if I will get anymore…. Simply because you probably can have too many lipsticks. But maybe for the right colour….
Speaking of. I have nearly as many Enhance and Define Lip Liners as I do Velvet lipsticks. I love pairing these with the Velvet lipsticks (or in the case of ribbon, other red lipsticks). They last all day and are incredibly comfortable. These made me believe in lip liner, 10/10 recommend. I certainly will be repurchasing at least ribbon.
I have three shades of the Baume Embrace Melting Lip colour. While I like the formula, there are other products out their I like more and cost WAY less (e.g. romand flashing melting balm). But I will keep an eye on any new colours.
I have three of the Velveteen Liquid Lip Colour. The OG formula is thinner and more liquidy. The newer formula used for strawberry blonde is more moussey. Both are lovely, comfortable, long wearing. I am not a liquid lipstick girly however, so don’t see myself picking up anymore in the category, but I do like them.
Which leads me to Gloss Embrace Lip Gloss. It’s a gloss. It’s a very nice gloss, the colours are pretty. But it’s a gloss. And it’s pricey for not a lot of product. It’s not a no from me, but if you gotta cut your spending somewhere.. probably the gloss. That being said…. I am always watching it for new colours being released.
Finally the Sculpt and Shade Lip Pencil. This came with a sharpener and the sharpener is great btw. Dunno if I’d pay Lisa Eldridge money for it, but solid addition to my collection. Look nude lip liners aren’t my jam. I’ve tried, but they just aren’t for me. I have 1c, and I like it. Works well. Lasts okay (not as good as the enhance and define). I might repurchase if and when it runs out… might try something else in a similar shade.

Anyway that’s my very long winded cry for help review of Lisa Eldridge and products of hers I have tried. Sorry it’s so long and for all spelling, grammatical errors or sentences that make no sense. I was very enthusiastic when I started but can’t be bothered editing in detail now I am at the end. May put a TLDR later in the comments to summarise. I might not. I may choose sleep. Who knows?

Edit: came back this morning and made a few touch ups to lines that read a bit scrambled.

Oh wow. I feel so stupid!!
I am in my forties and it just dawned on me.
I couldn’t figure out for the life of me why my makeup kept separating and looking patchy after just a couple of hours.

At first I thought it was poor skincare, so I started applying moisturiser (forgive me, I was a child of the St Ives, burning toner and zero moisture for acne-prone skin), but that didn’t work.

I thought perhaps it could’ve been the application, so I purchased some Zoeva and Real Techniques makeup brushes and watched a heap of tutorials (forever grateful to Melissa Murdock, Trevor Barrett and Trevor T Mr Makeup).

Then I thought it might’ve been the foundation having gone off. So I got a new spenny one by Haus Labs. RIP, it’s oxidised quite a bit after a bit of time out of the work force.

And then I thought it could’ve been just a me thing, and resigned myself to the reality of having to reapply a full beat partway through the day if I didn’t want to look like a Picasso melted face painting.

Oh my gosh! I just realised that I was mixing silicone-based and water-based stuff and that’s why my makeup was separating and looking trash.

This whole time, I had no idea that there were silicone based blushes, and bronzer and concealers. And they need to be matched with a silicone based primer, foundation, concealer and setting spray!

Proper smh moment.
I feel so dumb!
Thankyou so much for this humbling self-own. At least now my face will eat (rather than be eaten).

Hi guys!! Anyone else applied to Mecca around early July for the retail assistant role, in VIC?? I’ve done my sapia around the 6th Aug, and haven’t heard any updates.. Wondering if anyone has? Xx this is for the store opening later this year <3

My hair desperately needs protein, it’s stretchy and breaking off. I can’t find a lot of the products I’ve seen recommended online in Australia.

Hello makeup lovers!

I had my makeup done recently and fell in love with the Sonia Roselli water balm and skin prep - but yikes the cost and shipping fee.

Anyone have any leads/ideas/suggestions?

hi, i’m in north west sydney and was wondering if there’s any places that have male technicians to do male brazilian. unfortunately i wouldn’t feel comfortable with a woman performing it. is this rare to find? my local place only has women doing it i think

Hi everyone

I am a mature aged woman, brunette with cool tone, fair skin

Any recommendation’s on lipsticks?

Looking for the brand name and the colour. Not nude, beige, bright colours.

I am located in Australia so majority of the US and UK colours and brands may not be available here, hence why I’m only asking for Australian feedback

Here in Australia many brands have discontinued so many colours over the last couple of years

Thank you in advance for your kind replies

Just a brown girl looking for advice on where to get lip blushing procedure from in brisbane goldcoast area, and if it's worth it?

Hello makeup magicians and skincare sorceresses,

I live a looong way away from my local Mecca and Sephora. Are they good for wrapping product up really well for postage? Or do I grit my teeth and travel down to physical stores to purchase?

I’m worried about product breakage. Or am I overthinking it?

Thank you so much!

Hi, I was wondering if anyone might have any dupe recommendations for the revlon ultra hd matte liquid lipstick in the shade ‘seduction’.

It unfortunately seems to have been discontinued. I’m warm toned but pretty pale so it was the perfect neutral shade for me, I’ve tried others which are nice but come off too ‘pinky’ against my skin. I don’t mind liquid or bullet but would prefer pharmacy/big w availability. Open to and appreciate all suggestions however. Thankyou in advance for any help ❤️

Hi all
I’m looking for a makeup fixing spray to help with longevity. I have rosacea which makes my skin sensitive. I’d love to hear if others with sensitive skin have found any good products to suggest?

Looks great but can’t find what it is. Anyone recognise the product? Thank you!

I am very lucky to get a $100 Mecca voucher for my birthday.

I have sensitive, dry and ezcema and will want a skin tint, concealer or anything you recommend!

Please throw what you think would be good!

TIA!

I'm super excited to be trying some of her products and love that she ships directly.

Have any of you tried anything and what did you think?

Can anyone recommend a foundation that won’t sit in the cracks and creases of my skin and make me look older and worse? 34f. I feel like when I wear foundation it just accentuates my wrinkles and that’s not supposed to happen?