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Weekly Wishlist

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Hello there! How has your week been? It's definitely been feeling like Spring this week, we love the warmer weather. It's definitely time to start getting ready for it! Defuzzing, getting feet sandal-ready, and legs primed for shorts. Here are the supplies we need in our lives this week:

Sue's Wishlist:

 

 

 

1. Nars, The Multiple. Probably in Copacabana  RRP $64 -Multipurpose stick for eyes, cheeks, lips and body.  Cream to powder, giving shimmering accents, contours and highlights!

2. Revlon Colourstay Smoky Shadow Stick.  $16 at Myer until 30 September. I like Revlon products and I'm enjoying using cream eye shadows instead of powder, just for a change.

3. Clinique Even Better Eyes Dark Circle Corrector. $50. Just because I need it.

4. L'Oreal Paris Revitalift Total Repair 10 BB Cream $35.95. Although I love the Garnier BB Cream (and the price is so competitive) it is for younger skin and this L'Oreal one is anti-aging.  It claims to perfect complexion and fight the 10 steps of aging (I didn't know there was a number. Now I have to research the 10!)

5. Chanel Rouge Coco Shine in Rebelle $50. Because my Chanel Rouge Coco is not glossy enough for me. 

 

Katherine's Wishlist

1. Marc Jacobs EDP Dot $120 – I haven't even had the chance to smell this but the packaging is absolutely adorable and after much resistance, I have decided that I JUST HAVE TO HAVE IT!

2. KMS California Curl Up Wave Foam $ – I've become so lazy with my hair and in summer I just get worse. Curls are pretty easy with my curly hair, they just need a bit of assistance so it doesn't look like my head has become a fuzzball!

3. Kiehl's Pineapple Papaya Facial Scrub $38 – Mostly because the sound of this just screams summer to me. Delicious.

4. Garnier Fructus Pure Volume Fortifying Shampoo and Conditioner $5.99ea – My grandmother emailed me this week to tell me that she has been using Garnier Volume Fortifying Shampoo and Conditioner and her hair is noticeably thicker. May as well give it a go for that ridiculously affordable price!

5.Illamasqua Empower Palette $53 – I adore the Illamasqua packaging and I really need to get one of these palettes and with the new Australian 'Fair Prices', it's about time I do! I think the Empower colours are my favourite but I could go one of each and be perfectly happy.

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5 ‘Try Before You Buy’ Tips

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I've definitely started becoming more adventurous this year with trying out beauty trends and experimenting with colour, but I have bought something on a whim to try it out, decided it doesn't suit me or is too out there for me, and never worn it again.

Sometimes, I find myself shying away from trying a new trend for this reason alone and lately I've found a way to try new things without the risk of not liking it and wasting money I could be spending on more Revlon Lip Butters! Some things you love straight away and know they are going to work with your current beauty regime and some things you need to put on trial before committing to loving them unconditionally.

I've got a few tips that I've put into action in the past couple of weeks and I wanted to share them with you:

You can skimp on some products – I would never go cheap on a moisturiser or serum but there are plenty of items you can skimp on and not have to worry about.  I recently bit the bullet and spent an entire $2.95 on a teal eye liner. This way I can try it out, see if I like it, and if I don't, I've sacrificed less than a cup of coffee to give it a go plus it's not an item I'm worried about my sensitive skin reacting to and if it doesn't last the whole day, it's not going to be a massive disaster.

Try a sample size or colour first – Being a big fan of pastel colours and the new yellow nail trend seen on Seal from The Voice and on the Mercedes Benz Fashion Week catwalks, I definitely wanted to check this colour out but was wary of how the yellow might look against my pale colouring. Instead of a $20 OPI or Essie nail polish I might normally buy, I decided to save my bucks until I was certain. I grabbed a polish for less than $5 at the chemist the other day and although I don't expect my yellow mani to last too long, it will be long enough for me to decide if I want to invest in a pricier brand.

Take advantage of free gifts or 2-4-1 specials – I have been interested in the ModelCo Fibre Lash product for a while now but just haven't been super keen to throw down $40+ on it without knowing if I like it or not. I picked up the May issue of Cleo magazine for less than $8 and got a free travel size Fibre Lash worth $38 for free!
 

Ask for a sample – Since Mum reviewed Clinique's Even Better, she has been insisting that I try it too. I just bought a brand new foundation and didn't want to buy another but I asked at the counter if I could try some and the gave me a small pot of Even Better in Alabaster for me to try out for a couple of days before i commit to buying. The ladies were so helpful and happy to let me try it out.
 

Share with friends -  Mum and I both wanted to try two perfumes that were exactly the same but we weren't sure how badly we wanted them. Instead of both of us splashing out a couple of hundred bucks each on perfumes we weren't sure we'd wear, we bought one each with the intention to swap after a few months. We ended up keeping our original purchases because we liked them so much, but it's a good tip if you don't have the budget or the overwhelming desire to part wtih the cash.

There are so many ways you can try out a new product or trend without getting too out of pocket before you're sure it's right for you. I'd love to hear if you have other ways of trying before you buy.

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Clinique’s Even Better

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Do you ever find that you love a product, but you allow marketing and hype to cloud your judgement?  I've bought a lot of cosmetics over the years based on advertisements or endorsements I've seen in magazines.  I've read what products are celebrity's favourites, what they carry in their handbag, and then I've gone out and bought them. Sometimes they've impressed, sometimes they've been found wanting.
 
I also always read the articles about what product people can't live without – mascara, lip gloss, the list goes on – but I can't live without foundation.  Because that's what it is, the foundation for everything else.  It smooths out your colour and evens your skin tone.  I have changed and upgraded my brand many times over the years, bought at all different price points, always on the look out for the perfect one.


 And I found it.  Clinique's Even Better, and it was even better than the one I was using before, and much cheaper.  And I loved it.  And I got a gift with my purchase.  Even better!

One of the products in the gift was Clinique's serum, Repairwear Laser Focus Wrinkle and UV Damage Corrector.  A beautiful product that I truly believe improved the appearance of my skin after a few days.  So, a couple of months later when I returned to the Clinique counter to replace my Even Better, and they had a new foundation with the serum in it, Repairwear Laser Focus All-Smooth Makeup, I bought that instead. 

With a bigger price tag and the added serum, it had to be even better than Even Better, surely.  And I wore it the next day and I hated it. It was thick and cakey but I persisted, because it should have been even better than my favourite.  I persisted for weeks in fact, day after day, disappointed every time I used it.
Then last week, in frustration, I went to the Clinique website to check the price differential between the two products, and I saw these little stars next to the products.  Clinique asks its customers to rate it's products and I noticed that the Repairwear only had half a star, and the Even Better was tracking ahead with four and a half stars.  I read the reviews and all the other reviewers hated Repairwear foundation.  So I was decided, it wasn't just me.  The Repairwear had to go and Even Better was back.
 
When I went to buy my Even Better, I was also on the hunt for the perfect red lipstick to see me through winter.  Where to buy a red lipstick?  Chanel of course!  And, with my beautiful new red lipstick, I got a sample of a Chanel foundation, which I wore one day this week.  It's not as good as Even Better.  Not even close.  Nothing is going to tempt me now.  Everytime I look in the mirror I'm glad that I'm wearing Clinique Even Better.  My skin looks great, and I feel great!

Do you have a product that you keep going back to?

 

 

Clinique Even Better retails for $50 rrp; Clinique Repairwear retails for $68rrp; and the Repairwear Laser Focus Wrinkle and UV Damage Corrector retails for $98. All images borrowed from the Clinique website for the purpose of promotion and review only!

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