Hey everyone, so as I have written in a previous review, I was on the hunt for an everyday affordable yet reasonably good quality eye-liner. Well guess what, I found one.

The 'Australis Tiny Tip Eyeliner Pen (1.0g)' is a liquid eye-liner pen with a felt tip. It's $12.95 from Priceline which I thought was pretty good as I don't seek to spend over $15 or so for something that I will use up quickly as I will be wearing it almost every day.

The Australis Tiny Tip Eyeliner Pen

Ease of application: 
The felt tip isn't the smallest I've seen in an eyeliner, contrary to the name suggesting that it's "tiny", but it is honestly the easiest eye-liner I've used to date when it comes to application. You can form a perfect wing and if you make mistakes you can simply rub off whatever part you don't like and try again as it doesn't dry straight away.

The felt tip on the pen

Colour pay-off:
The pigmentation is also fantastic. It's a matte black which is something that I desire with eyeliner, so if you prefer a glossier finish then stray away from this product. You can see from the swatch below that it's pigmented, not the darkest shade of black, but still a relatively dark colour.

Swatch of the product

Lasting power:
I wear it to University so I'm usually there for around 5 hours, and although the line and the colour doesn't look as crisp and as dark like when I apply it by the end of the day, it doesn't crack or flake. I've noticed that after wearing it for a couple hours however it starts to look increasingly faded. The product decreases in quality immensely after this point, as after approx. 3-4 hours and onwards it will be extremely patchy and flaky, and nowhere near as dark in the photo. Ultimately, the lasting power isn't an issue for me because I don't need to wear it for an extremely long time. If you want something that's durable and lasts for a longer duration, then it's up to you whether you'd like to take the risk by buying this eye-liner because it's not particularly designed to be long lasting.

I have also noticed the product does smudge. I find black smudges where the product transfers onto my eyelid, and it's best to avoid rubbing your eye or anything of the sort as the product will come off. If you know you're going to be in a hot or humid environment then this is also definitely a no-go. Additionally, it's not waterproof.

Summary:

Pros:

• Easy to apply (with the small felt tip pen)
• Easy to fix mistakes
• Pigmented - considering the price (when first applied)
• Lasts well if you only need to wear it for a couple hours a day
• Small packaging, you can easily take it out with you anywhere if you want to re-apply during the day

Hello world! I'm going to recede the urge to provide excuses in regards to why I haven't posted in so long because I don't really have a viable reason. I've been on holidays for the past 2 and a half months and all I've been doing is watching T.V. shows. I watched all of Lost,  which was completely awesome so I'd definitely recommend it, and I'm 3 seasons into Grey's Anatomy. And may I just say that I am living and breathing it. 

ANYWAY it won't be a surprise to all of you that I saw this little Bourjois Happy Light Matte Serum Primer (15ml) diamond on sale at Priceline for $15. I snatched two of them up, one for me and one for my mother, but unfortunately it has gone back to $21 which is crummy but don't lose hope! More sales are always around the corner.

The Bourjois Happy Light Matte Serum Primer (15ml) bottle

Another cheeky shot of the bottle

Review:
Before I start, as you can see in the photographs above, a label on the lower portion of the bottle says that it's recommended for normal to combination skin. I have combination skin so it's suitable for me but might not be for people with oilier skin. Just keep that in mind.

When applying the product to my clean skin, it dried relatively quickly and as the bottle claims to do, it minimised my pores. It didn't completely eradicate my pores but they weren't as evident as they usually are.

I did notice however that after the product dried on my skin and "mattified" it, if I were to some reason rub my skin in the areas I placed the primer, the product would peel off immediately, leaving leaving plenty of white residue and flakes on my face. I'm assuming it does this because the primer creates a separate matte layer on top of your skin, so don't rub your face too harshly after the product dries on your face because it will come off and leave unpleasant flakes everywhere. Perhaps this is to be expected for matte creams but I've never used a matte primer before so I might be just completely ignorant on the matter... But I thought I'd point it out because I found it strange!

Appearance of the primer (in the photo it looks revolting but it's actually a light pink colour)

Pros:

• The consistency isn't too watery or too thick so it glides over the skin easily.
• Dries quickly
• It smells somewhat like baby wipes, but in a good way, it doesn't smell unpleasant in the slightest!
• Foundation glides on flawlessly
• Minimises pores slightly
• Make-up stays on and remains matte for a long time. If you're not doing anything strenuous your make-up should remain matte for a large portion of the day.
• The bottle pump releases the product in suitable quantities

5/5 stars.

I'm giving this a generous rating because it's by far the best primer I've used. It makes my make-up stay flawless all day, and though my skin gets oily after 7/8 hours, a powder can easily conceal the shininess. If you want to splurge and take the risk of this item suiting your complexion then go and buy it but if you see it on sale, I'd say to definitely give it a try and hopefully it works for you!

xx