Show and Tell

So, here's my 'show and tell' (I feel like I'm back in primary school again) of the starsmakeuphaven.com 42 colour matt eye/cheek pallet.



The colours are so seriously SERIOUSLY pigmented, and had great staying power. I had a little creasing yesterday, but have a feeling it might have had something to do with the RedEarth mineral eye primer that I'm currently falling out of love [again] with... Oh, and the steam from the sinksful of dishes I did last night might also have had an effect...

So, I'll try again today. I have work tonight, and I'm not sure if I have a client coming in for a viewing, so I'll go pretty neutral, but with some colour too...

Might post a tutorial if it turns out nicely...

OzBugetEvolution has arrived!!

Okay.

You heard it here first.

Head on over to http://www.youtube.com/user/ozbudgetevolution



For those of you that don't [yet] subscribe to my YouTube channel, I made a post about the holiday my husband will be going on... He's leaving the country for an entire month and I'm taking the opportunity to do a complete overhaul...

Think of "10 years younger in 10 days" but for a whole MONTH!!!

I have a HUGE list of things I've been meaning to get to - but life just keeps getting in the way. So, while Mark's away, I'm going to begin regular vlogs on my progress. I'll include challenges I face. Failures, mistakes, triumphs. It's a warts and all peek into a behind-the-scenes evolutionary process.

I want my physical and mental self to be overhauled. TOTALLY. Some of it is obviously going to be easier than other stuff - but change is growth, and growth is life, and life is for living!!

And here's the kicker - I challenge you to get involved as well!!

Here's my list so far (I'm getting nervous just looking at it):

• Whiten teeth
• Project 5-pan (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ik4t7EcLMUU)
  
• Brighten complexion - remove sunspots
• Get up at 6am EVERY morning
  
• Clear my skin - aka no breakouts
• Detox
• Do stretch routine every morning for a month
• Do pilates every evening for a month
• Get into wedding dress again
• Organise wardrobe - throw/give away/update as necessary, but whatever I do I have to seriously pare it down!
• Get into "that" pair of pants
• Keep a dream journal
• Make everyones beds every day for a month
• Make pizza from scratch
• Make mint jelly
• Throw a dinner party
• Make a fold-up pocket sized reusable shopping bag
• Never leave the house without hair and makeup for one month
• Make a photo pin-board
• Read the next available twilight book
• Ride my bike every day for a month
• Reread Paul McKennas change your life in 7 days and do the CD every day
• Reread the Gabriel method and do the CD every day

So - what would be the things that YOU would change about yourself? How would you better yourself?

Want to get involved?

Subscribe to my OzBudgetEvolution channel here and feel free to post video responses, channel comments, or comments on individual videos as they pop up. Do you have any hints or tips?

www.StarsMakeupHaven.com

So, I bit the bullet, and splurged (one could hardly call this a splurge, really) on one of the www.starsmakeuphaven.com pallets (the matt eyeshadow/blush one, actually). You can order it here.


I'd seen SO many amazing reviews on the pallet, and it's such a good price (even with the dollar conversions) that I couldn't resist.

Of course, the pictures don't really do justice to the richness of the colours in the pallet - they're truly amazing.

And while I only just received it today, I managed to do a look using some neutrals already. Getting compliments on your makeup from people who don't normally do so is pretty good vindication of money well spent, I reckon!



I'll post some swatches tomorrow, and I'm so excited by the pallet that I'm really seriously going to be doing a whole series of looks - so keep on watching.