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What My Mother Taught Me

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I'd been blogging for a while when I first asked Mum if she wanted to start up a beauty blog. My other blog is more lifestyle-y and my love of all things beauty didn't really fit into what I've got going on over there. When I thought about what I wanted to do, I decided to see if Mum wanted to do it with me. After all, everything I know, I learnt from her and she is the queen of Gift-With-Purchase and Bathroom-Cabinet-Delights. She was pretty excited and so we started The Perfect Lipstick.

Over the past few months we have had so much fun finding new products and sharing them with each other and, ultimately, whoever stops upon this here blog. If it's possible, we've become more obssessed with beauty products and expanded our minds as we try more new things and experiment with trends.

In case you haven't noticed, we've been a bit quiet around here lately for various reasons. You may also know that my mum is ridiculously amazing and crazy busy at the moment so I wanted to dedicate this little post to her in honour of her awesomeness.

So, I give you, What My Mother Taught Me. Just a few tips and things that I've picked up from her over the years.

 

ALWAYS apply lip balm before bed. This is to decrease your risk of Disappearing Lips, something that affects all women as they age.

 

Beauty comes from within and there are things you can do every day to ensure you live a beautiful life.

 

 

Make sure your hands and nails are always well taken care of. Nobody likes shabby hands!

 

Take a good look at yourself in the mirror before you leave the house. Are you putting your best YOU out there? Being too critical of ourselves is never a good thing, but you can examine how you're presenting yourself to the world and if that means putting on a different top or taking off a piece of jewellery, then that's okay!

 

Smile. As often as possible. Never be afraid to make a friendly gesture or comfort someone. No one will think badly of you for being kind.

 

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Christmas in July Beauty Swap

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Last month, the lovely Samantha Smith had a bright idea to do a Christmas in July Beauty Swap. I got paired up with Lauren from Sandcastles and Paper Crowns and we got started emailing and tweeting back and forth. I highly recommend checking out Lauren's blog, it's so much fun and she is really lovely (and a lover of pink and cake and sparkly things like me!).

Putting together a package of things that I thought Lauren would love was lots of fun! My favourite brands and products change pretty frequently but I got her some things that I'm really loving right now and Lauren sent me some of her favourite things. I wanted to share with you the amazing package that I got for Christmas in July this week.

Isn't it a great looking selection? I love the colours and products that Lauren chose to send me! Here's a little bit about them:

Bloom B Collection Nail Polish – This summery trio includes three extra bright shades called Dubai, St Tropez and Hollywood. I've mentioned my love of Bloom nail polishes before and am excited to try these out soon. I'lll report back!

Essence I <3 Extreme Volume Mascara – The brush on this looks good and thick so no doubt it will be a winner.

Ultra3 Lipstick in Harem Pink and Peaches – I haven't tried the Ultra3 lipsticks before but the matte brightness of the Harem Pink and the shimmery orange of Peaches are too much fun!

Bourjois Paris blush in Rose Frisson – I love this little blush with it's own rounded mini brush for on-the-go application. This colour goes perfectly with my complexion and although you can't really tell on my goosebumpy arm (it's exceptionally cold in my house today), it is a really pigmented blush.

NP Set Baked Powder Peach Set – This is not an item that I would ever think to purchase for myself, but upon swatching the colours, I can see it being a great use for contouring (seeing as Megan from Becca Cosmetics taught me how to do this recently). I can't wait to try it out.

Thanks, Lauren for a thoughtful and diverse package in the beauty swap! Who else got involved? If you did and you want to share what you got in your package, link up below.

 

 

 

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The Perfect Lipstick

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There are three things, it seems, that women are on the search for at some point in their life – the perfect man, the perfect bag, and the perfect lipstick. You might be lucky enough to find the man (Ryan Gosling, duh) and the bag (even if it might just be out of your price range), but the perfect lipstick is always on the horizon, the perfect colour changes from season to season and will we ever find one that doesn't budge while you sip your latte?

Obviously, there are things in life more significant than the perfect lipstick – love, family, laughter, memories – but it’s one of those things that can make any dull day seem brighter. In bad economic times, it is a fact that lipstick sales go up because it is the one, affordable luxury item that women can count on even when times are tough.

The Perfect Lipstick came into fruition when my mum and I decided to take years worth of research, samples, and purchases and put it to good use. From when we lived together and, now, over Skype, we have always loved sharing our recent beauty buys, sneaky gifts with purchase (GWP), current loves, and make up mishaps with each other and now we’ve decided it’s time to share it with anyone who is interested.

Mumsie!

We have a lot of great stuff to tell you about, but first I better introduce us (that's us up there ^). I’m Katherine; a 20-something living in Sydney. I work in television, spend too much time online, think cake and coffee is as great a combination as eye liner and mascara, and write a lifestyle blog called Through My Looking Glass.

My mum, Sue, will be co-writing this blog. She is a 50-something living in Brisbane, she is an incredible optimist who has taught me everything I know, she has the most intense lipstick collection I have ever seen, and never turns down free postage or a GWP.

Together, we plan on bringing you up to date reviews of our beauty and fashion purchases from two different age groups so be sure to come back and invite your mother or your daughter along too!

 

 

 

 

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