Hi all,
Recently I went to the Royal Show in my city and for those of you who are unaware, available to purchase are "showbags" which are essentially bags full of goodies sold at a significantly lower price than the price you would pay if you bought all those products separately.
This year, Australian brand Red Earth, released a showbag for $25, packed to the brim with a bunch of unique makeup items that I couldn't resist but to try.
Red Earth pride themselves on the high quality ingredients used in all of their products and promote natural, everyday beauty. I will hyperlink all of the products mentioned below so you can check them out in store (I believe they're sold in David Jones in Australia and on their website)!
Next is the Colour Rush Baked Eye Shadow Duo. I chose the duo called "Green Flash" which is a lovely shimmery olive/khaki green and champagne shade.
From swatching, the olive shade is reasonably pigmented (yet not as good as higher end eyeshadows), but the lighter champagne colour definitely needs to be layered and built up in order to give off more colour. I think this would be an impeccable colour combination for people with brown eyes in particular!
They had run out of black eyeliners, so instead my other option was to grab the Perfect Line Waterproof Liquid Eyeliner in mahogany. I didn't object to this as I've never owned a liquid eyeliner other than black!
Lastly, the Lip Wonder High Shine Lip Plumping Pencil in "Candy Love" was another inclusion in this bag. I'm not really a fan of the shade so I think I'll most likely be giving it a sharpen and passing it along to my mother. Nevertheless, I have never seen a lip liner so glossy and shiny and as smooth as this. It's literally like a lip gloss in pencil form.
Go ahead and check out Red Earth's website and instagram for more products because I am REALLY impressed so far and I absolutely love supporting Australian brands!
Check me out on instagram @australianbeautyblog too!
Lexy xx
Recently I went to the Royal Show in my city and for those of you who are unaware, available to purchase are "showbags" which are essentially bags full of goodies sold at a significantly lower price than the price you would pay if you bought all those products separately.
This year, Australian brand Red Earth, released a showbag for $25, packed to the brim with a bunch of unique makeup items that I couldn't resist but to try.
Red Earth pride themselves on the high quality ingredients used in all of their products and promote natural, everyday beauty. I will hyperlink all of the products mentioned below so you can check them out in store (I believe they're sold in David Jones in Australia and on their website)!
First up is the Colour Flash Velvet Mineral Blush in the shade "09 Sunset Glow". This blush, as you can see from the swatch below, is a pinky/coral powder. This illuminates the skin wonderfully as it is not filled with chunky glitter pieces, but instead contained finely milled shimmers. It's extremely pigmented and long lasting, and the shade is so versatile that I'd recommend it to everyone.
This product is so opaque and dark that the mahogany can almost pass as a black, but it looks less harsh and is suitable if you want a more "natural" looking eyeliner.
However the product isn't waterproof and came off reasonably easy when i rubbed it with water. It's only around $20 RP and there are plenty of other alternatives around this price range which do a better job if you're looking for something waterproof. Longevity wise - it doesn't last as long as my TheBalm Schwing Eyeliner which can easily handle 12+ hours. This lasted about 7 hours before it started to fade and crack.
This showbag was truly the gift that kept on giving... The next item was the Pure Colour Hydra Luxe Lipstick in "Daisy" which is described as a cream/dark nude. This lipstick is incredibly comfortable on the lips as it has more of a cream/sheen finish rather than matte. I am not one to really steer towards lipsticks with shinier finishes but this one is just the right shade to add a flush of colour to the lips and has a semi-glossy finish so it's definitely not too shiny if that's what you're worried about.
Lastly, the Lip Wonder High Shine Lip Plumping Pencil in "Candy Love" was another inclusion in this bag. I'm not really a fan of the shade so I think I'll most likely be giving it a sharpen and passing it along to my mother. Nevertheless, I have never seen a lip liner so glossy and shiny and as smooth as this. It's literally like a lip gloss in pencil form.
The bag also came with a scarf however I thought I'd focus on just the cosmetics this time!
Check me out on instagram @australianbeautyblog too!
Lexy xx
