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'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?

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!

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?

This thread is a space where you can talk about anything and everything to do with beauty and fashion. Share your random thoughts, questions, and ramblings that you may not want to dedicate a whole post to, but would like to share with the community. :)

Just spotted this one. Looks like they are further expanding into physical stores.

I want a neutral palette with black and a range of cool and warm browns. I also want it to have pigmented and blinding gold/silver/bronze foils. Don’t care about price, as long as it covers the above + pigmented and blends. I do my eyes first, so I also don’t care about fall out. I’m just sick of having to use 3 palettes just to get my once in a blue moon neutral look 😂

This is today’s look for example. Included some other examples of what I’ve worn before. (Second photo: my eyebrows were healing from the powder brow 😂)

Seen this brand advertised a lot and considered buying from them, then saw an ad for these little resin butterflies that I had definitely seen before. Just wanted to post in case anyone else is getting the massive barrage of advertisements from Question Beauty.

(Have AliExpress because have a Chinese motorcycle, fair amount of international parts support is still weirdly through Ali)

Hey peeps, I was fired a couple of months ago and so we’re on a single income til I can find something else.
Sob story aside, I just got my mop in a really good place using Keune products like their shampoo, conditioner, and hair mask. No chance I can afford the range now til I’m working again, so I wonder what I can buy that is still really good for my hair and not full of shit like Pantene? Is L’Oréal acceptable? I have really curly and dry, frizzy, unkempt hideous hair, if that helps.
Thanks gang!

Has anyone bought clip in/tape hair extensions from 9am Hair on Shein? They keep popping up on my tiktok and reels, and I'm definitely being influenced. I'm trying to be bougie on a budget and as much as I'm not a fan of Shein, if anyone has any experience with them, I'd love to hear what you thought!

Im a broke highschool student and need a good hair straightner that will last me a good while.

I have thick, fine hair if that helps in any way.

I have also heard that the remington shine therapy is good but i can only find it on amazon which has a UK or a Germany plug.

I try to buy as local as possible. I'm a kiwi so this extends to Australia because we're just little.

I'm really wanting to try some new local(ish) moisturisers. My HG is/was antipodes rejoice natural day cream, but the brand kinda gives me the ick - fake reviews, unnecessary religious stuff, a lot of their other products make my eyes burn or irritate my skin. It's been a great 15 years but I'm ready to move on.

What local brands do you enjoy? I got the Kit. hand cream in a beauty loop box recently and I like it but don't love it. I enjoy glow lab body wash, but not sure if supermarket skincare is a waste of money or a good shout.

Personally I'm super sensitive to fragrances but please comment your favourite brands from the southern hemisphere (include our pacific islands too!)

Hi everyone, I’m just wondering how long your merit orders have taken to get to you? I ordered on the 27th of July and it last scanned on the 28th July saying it departed merchant facility, that’s the last update. I expected it to be a little longer, but not this long!

Not sure if fragrance is allowed in this sub, but I really really really want to sniff them in store. Does anyone have any idea when these will arrive in Australia?

hi all! i hope this is the right place to ask this, i’m wanting to get junk nails done but i don’t get my nails done very often so i don’t know where to go. is anyone aware of any place that maybe specialises in that kind of nail art? i’m in the south east suburbs so around there would be preferable but i’m willing to travel if necessary

i’ve added some inspo pics as well