EOTM: "Your Favourite May EOTD" Giveaway...

Giveaway time again, and I thought what better prize than one of my favourite Winter fragrances - Katy Perry's Killer Queen! I managed to pick this up at the not-so-long-ago Priceline half-price perfume sale, and you know me, can't help but share the love ♥ Because it's a fragrance and therefore I can't post it outside of Oz, please note this giveaway is open to Australian Residents only...

The box is sealed, but here's a pic of my bottle so you know what it looks like...

To enter just choose which of the May EOTD's is your favourite from the eight pictured below, let me know in the comments section why you like it the most, then follow the Rafflecopter entry instructions below...

The Rafflecopter will decide the winner, so please make sure you read the Terms and Conditions inside (Australian residents only). Please note that leaving a comment, providing your email address inside the Rafflecopter, AND following my blog one way or another from the many choices listed, are MANDATORY for entry...

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Yay - random.org has chosen the beautiful Ange L. as the winner! 

Congratulations Ange ♥

Please respond to the email I've sent you by 

Thursday 25th June to claim your prize :-)

Edit: Ange has claimed her prize ♥

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Best of luck to all who enter!

Take care of you,

kats xxx

P.S. I've just added this giveaway to Ingrid's Monday Makeup Madness #10 Link Up Party - why not check out all the blogger links you'll find there ♥

EOTD: bhcosmetics Aqua and Pink...

Here's a pretty combo to brighten up a dull winter's day! Aqua is so very dear to my heart - I have quite a few items in my wardrobe in this shade, and I almost ALWAYS pair it with a bold pink lip, so had to match my eye makeup right?

This is one of the most used palettes in my kit. Bhcosmetics Take Me To Brazil - stunning pigments, fabulous hues, mix of matte and shimmer, just about darn near perfect I'd say, especially if you love bright clear colours like I do...

My base was Chi Chi Caribbean Queen Waterproof Gel Liner, but I left a gap close to my top lashline so as to not interfere with the pink (didn't use anything underneath that except a light layer of foundation). Also used the Caribbean Queen on my waterline - these liners are SO GOOD on the waterline, they last for hours, and don't irritate one teeny bit ♥

For my face, I started with Garnier Miracle Skin Cream, powdered with Australis Ready Set Go Finishing Powder, and then applied Maybelline Dream Wonder Fluid Touch Foundation with my fingers - adore this makeup, it gives me great coverage and my complexion feels so velvety soft. Cheeks were Australis Creme Colour blush in Chocolate Truffle (they don't make this any more sob!) with a dusting of the purply pink pan from the bhcosmetics Glamorous Blush palette. Lips were DB Cosmetics Vivid Mauve topped with Maybelline Color Elixir Gloss in Hibiscus Haven...

What colours do you use as an antidote to the winter drearies?

Take care of you,

kats xxx

REVIEW: Lacura (Aldi) Lipsticks...

Like most gals, I LOVE a bargain, and while I'm reasonably fussy when it comes to lip products, I'm eternally open to discovering a range that's cheap as chips AND feels and looks good on my pout. I fell in love with the Lacura Minerals range last year (review is here), but was less than impressed with the packaging of the regular lipsticks - the case was a very ordinary matte black, and every time I pressed the bullet to my lips, it kept disappearing back down inside the tube! Well I'm delighted to say that Lacura have given their "available everyday" range a makeover, and it's a beauty...

Left to right: Chestnut, Classic Red, Rose, Blackberry & Grapefruit

Don't these look gorgeous? They're only $4.99 and available in the back section of the store, usually on the right-hand side. There are 6 in the range (I'm missing the nude, which is always out of stock), they're all boxed and sealed, and they even have testers!

The formula is intensely moisturising, and contains shea butter, jojoba oil and Vitamin E. They have a lovely glossy finish and even I feel they're shiny enough to wear alone - the deeper shades are more pigmented than others, but on the whole, they're more like a lip butter than a traditional lipstick...

Although they have a tendency to be sheer, you can build the colour easily - the dark ones leave an excellent stain, and only need to be reapplied after eating. For those of you who are concerned with fragrance, they have a faint smell not unlike Nivea face cream, they're dermalogically tested, and the pack says they're made in Germany...

So here are the swatches - all taken under my makeup light, and this first set is over bare lips so you can see the intensity and finish as it truly is...

This second set is over a matching lip-liner, and as you can tell, they do respond well to a little support ♥ I always use a lip-liner underneath ANY lipstick as I have freckles on my lips, and it's the only way I can be sure the brown blotches are hidden...

I love them all, except for the Rose one - it's just too pale and sheer for my particular needs. Overall I think they're excellent value for under $5, and I will be repurchasing ♥

Have you tried any of these Lacura brand lippies?

Take care of  you,

kats xxx

EOTD: Chi Chi OMFG - Chasing Away the Winter Blues...

Crikey it's FREEZING in Sydney! We were so spoilt with an amazingly mild Winter last year, but Mr. Chill is taking his revenge this time around, so I thought I'd better make my first EOTD of the season a colourful one to hopefully scare him back to the south pole ♥

For the base I used Max Factor Wild Shadow Pencil - it doesn't have a name but it's a pale and pretty lime green shade. I applied the shadows left to right in the order they are in the palette below, and then blended the joins. The green is particularly stunning, with a beautiful shimmery finish - I took this under the lower lash-line as well...

For the crease I used MUA Matte #20, a smokey charcoal, and then added bhcosmetics Waterproof Eye Pencil in the shade Huntress on the waterline...

Face-wise, I used Maybelline Dream Wonder Fluid Touch Foundation (Sandy Beige), cheeks were a base of Maybelline Master Glaze Blush Stick in Coral Sheen, with a light dusting of Sleek Molten from the Flame Blush By 3 palette over the top. Lips were Lacura Beauty Lipstick #82 (Grapefruit) topped with Maybelline Color Elixir Gloss in Mandarin Rapture. Lashes are always (always!) wearing Maybelline The Falsies Waterproof Mascara...

How has your Winter been so far - are you loving it, or busting for it to be over and done with ASAP?

Take care of you,
kats xxx