Make Up Academy - HAUL

A while ago MUA had a 35% off sale with free international shipping. The whole line is already affordable but, come on who doesn't love a sale. However, there were some difficulties with the site while they were having this sale. The whole site crashed and then it closed down, a few days later MUA posted on their Facebook page that they will be extending the sale and told everyone to not go onto the site just yet so that they can  get it fixed.

Thankful they got it fixed and everything was still in stock, while the site was still slow I managed to grab the two eyeshadow pallets that everyone on YouTube was talking about, Undressed and Heaven & Earth. I have also heard great things about their single eye-shadows so I got some too. I quickly checked out. I then got an e-mail confirming my order was successful. I knew that Great Britain has slow shipping, so I wasn't expecting it to come within 20 days.

WotNot Face Wipes

I don't know how I came to find this brand but I did and at the right time too. WotNot are having a little promotion right now. You can try out their facial wipes for free all you have to do is send them your empty packet of facial wipes and they will send you a pack of WotNot wipes. You can also walk into and of the participating WotNot stockist and hand them in personally.   

I don't live close to any of the participating stores so I sent my in the mail. I sent them my empty  Australis 3 in 1 wipes, which were really crappy, in late November and I waited and waited. Until last week when I got an e-mail from a WotNot representative telling me that I have registered but they have still not received my package, so I informed her that I did send them. She was so kind and told to to just e-mail her my name and address and she will send them to me. I think that is great customer service. I got them on Friday and was so happy.  

This brand is all natural and when it comes to facial wipes most others just contain loads of chemicals, so to find a more natural kind is really refreshing.

        "Australian certified organic aloe vera, rosehip and sweet almond oils gently remove     
         impurities, make-up even waterproof mascara. Free from harsh drying chemicals."  

The promotion is still going on so go check it out at, www.aboutfacecampaign.com.au

Love,
Sakura

E.L.F Eye Enhancing Eyeshadow - REVIEW

I have a review and swatches for you guys about the E.L.F Eye Enhancing Eyeshadows. They are designed for different eye colours, so they come in blue eyes, brown eyes and hazel/green eyes. While shopping at E.L.F, I picked up a three, one from each eye collection.  They come in a sturdy plastic case with a decent sized mirror. They cost $6.00 each, but I got them during a 50% off sale.

 I have to say that I'm not too pleased with them, they do not have good pigmentation and they do not blend the best. I would recommend the single eye shadows from E.L.F to these. I have swatched them below, I used the Etude House Eye Primer.

 

Blue Eyes 2

This is a really good pallet to take you from day to night. From left to right:
1- a navy with huge blue glitter, without eye primer the pigmentation is bad, but with primer it pops.
2- a pearly sea foam blue, soft good pigmentation, minimal fallout.
3- pearly light grey, very soft bad pigmentation without primer, massive fallout.
4- pearly cream very soft good pigmentation, massive fallout.
5- pearly gold. soft, great pigmentation, massive fallout.
6- pearly rose gold, great pigmentation, minimal fallout.

 

Brown Eyes 2

From left to right:
1- pearly chocolaty brown, it's very smooth to the touch, good payoff, no fallout.
2- a purplish taupe with chunks of green glitter that does not stay put. Good payoff, with minimal fallout.
3- frosty peach, OK pigmentation, minimal fallout.
4- matte cream, very chalky, bad pigmentation.
5- matte lavender with chunks of gold and blue glitter that do not stay. It's very chalky, bad pigmentation.
6-  matte plum, very chalky, bad pigmentation, minimal fallout.

  

Hazel/Green Eyes 2

From left to right.

1- a green/grey with chunks of gold, blue and green glitter that do not stay put. Very dry to the touch but once you layer it, its not that bad. 

2- a pearly green olive, very soft and good pigmentation once it is built up.

3- a pearly taupe, great pigmentation, very soft but has massive fallout.

4- a pearl white good pigmentation but massive fallout.

5- a duo chrome matte pink, pigmented but tend to create loads of fallout.

6- a pearly plum with chunky gold glitter, very dry, OK pigmentation.

Love,

Sakura