#bewdymate

I’ve heard good things about Korean skincare so I thought I would give some a go but there’s so many products, I have no idea where to start. I’m the kind of person that will trial and error products so I thought the Korean Beauty Sample Box would be a good item to buy. The box was $32.37 (free shipping) and comes with 10 items which are randomly selected.

My box included;

Etude House - Collagen Moistfull skincare kit (3 items)

Moistfull Collagen First Essence

Moistfull Collagen Cream (Hydration & Lift)

Moistfull Collagen Enriched Cream

Laneige - WaterBank Moisture Cream_EX

Banila co - Clean it Zero

Belif - In the rose garden hand cream

Missha - Time Revolution White Cure Science Blanc Spot Eraser

Skin Food - Gold Caviar Emulsion

It’s Skin - Moist Mask Sheet

Etude House - Mugwort Mask

Once I decided to do Liptember, I knew it would be two things:

A great opportunity raise money for research and support for women’s mental health; and

The perfect excuse to buy the two lip products I’d been dreaming about.  The Body Shop’s Lip & Cheek Stain in Red and Mac’s Ruby Woo.

Today I’m reviewing The Body Shop Lip & Cheek Stain in Red.  A review of Ruby Woo is in the pipeline.

The Body Shop’s Lip & Cheek Stain usually retails for $28.95 but is currently on sale for $21.95.  It’s not exactly supermarket cheap, but it is a lovely product with good staying power perfect for anyone who wants to wear a little colour without having to commit to the whole lipstick rigmarole.

The colour as it comes out of the tube is a bright, bright red.  There is a slight shimmer (which in my view is completely unnecessary), but it’s very, very subtle and barely noticeable once it dries.  Which is a good thing as far as I’m concerned.

Nude lip:

One application:

It does have a scent and when I lick my lips tastes like maybe it's supposed to have a flavour? It's certainly not overwhelming. I have sensitive skin and don't deal well with scented products generally, but this is okay.

Two coats:

As you can see, the colour is completely build-able, and just soaks into your lips without a glossy, creamy or matte finish.

There’s a pink version of the same product which I have tried previously but felt it didn’t give me the colour I was looking for, but would be nice for a lighter, less intense look.

Being someone who ordinarily avoids lipstick because of how high maintenance it is, I’ve been looking for a lip stain to give me a hint of colour when I’m wearing a full face of makeup, and this is definitely the best one I’ve tried to date. Basically when I’m wearing a lip stain, I want it to look like I’ve just finished eating strawberries or cherries or something else equally carefree and sweet, and I think I’ve achieved it with this.

Overall, although it’s a little pricey (though probably about average for Aussie products), I definitely recommend this for a low-maintenance, high-impact lip look.

What?  Another product review?  Erin Marie you're on a roll! 

Well, given I bought about ten new products yesterday, I thought I should give reviewing a red hot go!

This review is of Elf Mineral Mascara in Black, purchased from Kmart for, you guessed it, $3.  If you'd told me before yesterday that you could buy a mineral mascara for $3 I would have laughed right in your face.  

The mascara is a light consistency and the brush is fine, nothing to write home about.

Un-mascaraed lashes:

Lashes with mascara:

And a top view:

I was actually pretty impressed with how this dried.  It's super light and feathery and not clumpy at all. It feels like it coats more individual lashes, increasing volume as well as length.  It's really fine and it feels like it has some staying power - the patented 'gently pull on your lashes' mascara test shows minimal movement of the product, although it is most definitely not waterproof.  

Hello again!  Melbourne Feminist Killjoy Erin here to review another Elf product, this time the liquid eyeliner in black, purchased for $3 at Kmart.  Seriously?  $3 for a liquid eyeliner? You've gotta love that.

I should start by saying that I'm not a huge fan of liquid eyeliner.  I was converted to gel liner a couple of years ago, and I actually love the Rimmel Scandaleyes Waterproof Gel Liner fancybidet reviewed and hated.  That's beauty though right, it's not one size fits all!

Anyway, to get back on track - I've never been very good at liquid liner and ever found one that I've really loved.  I was curious to try this one though after thefrenemy raved about this one in a recent post on her makeup blog (ironically in a post about a different liner!).  She kept talking about this $2 liner and I was like 'yeah right, as if we would have that in Australia' and then I discovered that Kmart sells Elf products so I jumped on the chance to give it ago.

Unlined eye:

With liner:

And to give you a sense of the line:

The fineness of the brush really gives you a lot of control of the line, and you can make it as thick or thin as you like, which I liked a lot.  I reckon you could get one helluva cat-eye out of it. It goes on well and dries quickly enough, but not so fast that you can't correct mistakes.

The consistency of the product itself was nicer than any other I've tried, but ultimately still a little watery.  I really needed a couple of coats to get the depth of colour I wanted, and that meant I had to be super careful to go over the same spot (which I failed, as seen above).  

Also, this liner did not work on my waterline.  The second I tried to paint the waterline it absorbed into my eye, giving me a beautiful grey shade across my eyeball for about five minutes (the picture below is after it mostly cleared).  It didn't stay on the waterline at all, which is a shame - for me the most dramatic part about eyeliner is the waterline.

Hi there!  My name’s Erin and I’m a thirty-something feminist killjoy living in Melbourne.  Feminist killjoy?  Who submits to the patriarchy by buying into the myth that women have to wear makeup?  Well, yes.  I’m pretty conflicted by my love of makeup and do my best to overcome it by still wearing it but trying not to spend a lot of money on it.  Enter cheap and cheerful makeup a-la Bewdy Mate.

Today I’m reviewing the Elf All Over Colour Stick in Golden Peach which I purchased from Kmart for $3.  Seriously.  $3. I don’t think I’ve paid $3 for a makeup product since Bonne Belle Lipsmackers were $3 when I was in grade 10.  (Pink lemonade was my favourite).

The product comes in simple packaging, and is a creamy, shimmery peach colour to look at.

I decided to try the All Over Colour Stick as a blush and eyeshadow.  Here’s my face with just foundation:

And now with the product:

To say it’s subtle would be an understatement.  BUT, when you get it in the right light…

On my cheeks I just rubbed the stick straight on, but on my eyes it’s a combination of direct application and brush work.  The formula is creamy but not sticky.  The shimmer does transfer pretty easily from my cheeks to my fingers when I rub it, but it feels like it has a bit of staying power.

New lip colours from top: Ruby Woo by Mac (so excite for this!), Lip & Cheek Stain in Red by Body Shop (another much longed for purchase), Sloane’s Plum & In Love With Ginger both Rimmel Moisure Renew, bottom colour is Coral & Gold Rimmel Long Lasting and vertical stripe is Socialite in ChiChi’s Creamy Matte Liquid Lipstick. Can’t wait to show all these babies off during #liptember