Tuesday, January 31, 2012

January Haul ! (New Look, Essence, Miss Selfridge and Zucchero)



Good afernoon Ladies!!

Here's a haul for you guys.. I mean, who doesn't love hauls ?! I know I do :):)

Enjoy ;)Denise o.b.o The Fabulous Team XOX

FOTD: 28/01/2012

Hi Guys!!

So last Saturday I had the time to test out my new essence products! Obviously not all of them but most of them!!

Sorry for the not so clear photos but I was in a bit of a hurry and took them in the car!


This picture is to get a better look at my face products


And this one is to get a better look at my eye and lip products!

Face

Make Up Forever HD Foundation
Essence Stay Natural Concealer
e.l.f HD Powder
Essence Sun Club Bronzer (for Blondes) 01 Natural
Essence Vampire's Love (Limited Edition) blush gelee in Bloody Mary
e.l.f Mist and Set

Eyes

Essence I LOVE Stage Eyeshadow Base
Essence Circus Circus (Limited Edition) Sparkling Acrobat
e.l.f Beauty Clutch (light shimmery pink and white eyeshadow)
Essence Eyeshadow in Dress to Impress
Essence I LOVE Rock eyeliner
e.l.f Cream Eyeliner in Black
Essence Eyebrow Styling Kit
Essence False Lash Effect Mascara

Lips

Essence Lip Liner in Cute Pink
Essence Lipstick in Fairytale
Essence Stay with me Lipgloss in I Like Cotton Candy

Hope you liked my FOTD!!

Martina

o.b.o The Fabulous Team xoxo


Monday, January 30, 2012

HUGE Essence Haul!!

Hi Guys!

So I have finally been introduced to Essence!!! I have bought Essence cosmetics 3 times from 3 different shops since the first two shops were not that stocked but the third shop was a winner!!! For all you maltesers, it's Tony's Pharmacy in Gzira which has the biggest essence stand in Malta!



First Purchase- 2 Colour & Go Nail Polishes- Blue Addicted & Where's the Party?
French Manicure Tip Guide
Stay Natural Concealer 
Multi Action False Lashes Mascara
Stay all day Eyeshadow Coppy Right
Lipstick in Sparkling Romance
Stay with me longlasting lipgloss in My Favourite Milkshake and Candy Bar


Second Purchase- 3 Colour & Go Nail Polishes- Irreplaceable, Modern Romance, Date with the night
Vampire's Love (Limited Edition) Blush Gelee in Bloody Mary
Sun Club Matt bronzing powder for blondes- Natural
Lipstick- All About Cupcake
Eyeshadow- Dance all Night


This was my Boyfriend's Idea, he thought I should do a cute picture since I had plenty of Make Up Available!!

Third Purchase- Stay with me longlasting lipgloss in Me & My Ice Cream and I like Cotton Candy
Lipstick in Fairytale
Eyebrow Stylist Set
Eyeshadow in Dress to Impress
Kajal Pencil in Black
Lipliner in Cute Pink
Circus Circus (Limited Edition) Longlasting Eyeshadow in Raise the Curtain for... and My Sparkling Acrobat
Circus Circus (Limited Edition) Lip Topper in It's Magic
Vampire's Love ( Limited Edition) Lip Stain in Bloody Mary
I Love Rock gloss eye pencil
I Love Stage eyeshadow base
2 Fancy Nails Nail Stickers
Catrice Ultimate Nail Laquer- Marilyn & Me
4 Colour & Go Nail Polishes (although there are 7 in the picture 3 are the previous photo)- Break Through, Meet Me Now!, No More Drama, Time for Romance
Remix Your Style (Limited Edition) in Show me the Way, Maybe I'm Amazed, Stairway to Heaven and Pop Top Coat in Just Can't Get Enough


And we all got this Set free- It's A Girls' World Lace Nail Stickers, Sleeping Mask, Crystal Eyeliner in Dazzling Denim


Face Products


Vampire's Love (Limited Edition) Blush Gelee in Bloody Mary


Stay Natural Concealer


Sun Club Bronzer Matt Bronzing Powder for Blondes Natural

Eyes


Eyeshadow in Dance All Night and Dress to Impress


Circus Circus (Limited Edition) Longlasting Eyeshadow in Raise the Curtain for... and My Sparkling Acrobat


Stay all day long lasting eyeshadow in Coppy Right


Eyebrow Stylist Set


Kajal Pencil in Black; I Love Rock Glossy Eye Pencil


I Love Stage Eyeshadow Base


Multi action False Lashes Mascara

Lips


Lipstick in Sparkling Romance, All About Cupcake, Fairytale


Lipliner in Cute Pink


Circus Circus (Limited Edition) Lip Topper in It's Magic



Vampire's Love ( Limited Edition) Lip Stain in Bloody Mary


Stay with me longlasting lipgloss in Me & My Ice Cream and I like Cotton Candy


Stay with me longlasting lipgloss in My Favourite Milkshake and Candy Bar

Nails

Colour & Go Nail Polishes:


Blue Addicted & Where is the Party?


Break Through, No More Drama, Modern Romance, Date with the Night, Meet me Now!, Irreplaceable, Time for Romance


Remix Your Style (Limited Edition) Pop Top Coat in Just Can't Get Enough, Remix Your Style (Limited Edition) in Stairway to Heaven, Maybe I'm Amazed, Show me the Way


Fancy Nails Nail Stickers


French Manicure Tip Guides


What we Got for Free


Sleeping Mask
It's a Girls' World Lace Stickers
Crystal Eyeliner Dazzling Denim

That's all I bought!! If you would like anything swatched/ reviewed just comment below!

Martina 

o.b.o The Fabulous Team xoxo










Saturday, January 28, 2012

Essence Haul + Guess who we met?? :)

Hi Guys,

Guess who we met up with to go shopping??? Curious... See this video.. (p.s I look like crap no make up= scary Martina hehe)




Yes LARA from Boffism!! Who FYI is awesommeee we had so much fun shopping with her!!


LARAAAAA


We went to Tony's Pharmacy in Gzira which for all you Maltese ladies has the biggest Essence stand and we hogged their stand!!

They were so nice that they gave us a free gift which is not shown in the video since my iPhone died :-/

These are the gifts that they gave us:


This cute transparent pink bag filled with,


Essence Sleeping Mask
Essence Crystal Eyeliner in Dazzling Denim
Essence Lace Nail stickers


Hope you liked this post!!!

Martina

o.b.o The Fabulous Team xoxo

Wednesday, January 25, 2012

True to it's Name?! Tried & Tested: Essence Stay all Day Long Lasting Eyeshadow 01 Coppy Right

Hi Guys!

Welcome to our new review section! More information in the video shown below!!

Today I am going to review the Essence Stay all Day Long Lasting Eyeshadow in 01 Coppy Right!


So the product comes in a clear jar which contains 0.19oz/ 5.5 g of product.

I really like the packaging since it shows you the colour of the product plus I really like the print on it :-)


As you can see the product looks creamy and a little powdery and the pay off is exactly how you see the product in the jar.


The photo on the left is taken with flash whilst the other photo is taken under White light.

As you can see it is a lovely coppery with gold undertones colour and goes on very smoothly and dries with a powdery finish so although it's a cream eyeshadow, it's payoff comes off like a glossy eyeshadow.

True to it's Name?!

Now for the biggest test of all: Staying Power! See the following video for the test:




Photo taken in the morning in Natural Light


Photo taken after a day in white light

So all in all this product is:
  • Affordable
  • Beautiful colour
  • Has AWESOME staying power!
Would I purchase it again? Heck yeah!!

Hope you liked this review!!

Martina 

o.b.o The Fabulous Team xoxo








Treatment for oily hair



Hello lovelies :):)

So today, I'm going to post about something I randomly found You Tube (see vid above)  while looking for something to do for my oily scalp.
I have been suffering from an oily scalp only these last couple of years. So now, I have an oily scalp AND dry hair. Nice ... NOT!!
It's so annoying when after just 1 day of washing your hair, my scalp starts getting oily  :(

Now, the lady talking in the vid is so annoying! Like she is preaching the gospel or something . . So if you don't want to listen to ''there are no excuses'' chitter chatter, just jump to 6:06, where she starts explaining what to do.

Bacically, you need to combine 1/2 cup of original Listerine mouth wash (no idea why...) and 1/2 cup of apple cider vinegar in a plastic bottle and apply to scalp when hair is wet. I already have apple cider vinegar, s I just had to buy the Listerine.

Check out this site to read about the benefits of apple cider vinegar: http://www.apple-cider-vinegar-benefits.com/natural-hair-care-product.html


I don't think you will see any difference (if any) after the 1st time , so I plan on doing this once a week till I give up. Hopefully it will work. Will keep you guys updated whether it works or not  :):)

That's all for now!! Please let m know what you do if you have an oily scalp like moi!  

Denise o.b.o The Fabulous team XOX





Tuesday, January 24, 2012

Tried and Tested: Essence French Tip Guide + Nail Tutorial

Hi Guys!

So welcome to our new review section of our blog: Tried & Tested.

I have reviewed the essence French Tip Guide and I have done a simple nail tutorial for you which you can follow on the video below:


For the tutorial I used the following products:


e.l.f Nail polish in Light Pink
essence Colour & Go nail polish in Blue Addicted
e.l.f Nail polish in Clear
essence French tip guide

My Views on the essence French tip Guide:

I really liked using this product since I love French tips and I usually don't get my tips really nicely done when I try to do them myself since they end up non symmetrical and all over the place so these guides really help you get that precise french tip line. 

One thing that I didn't like about the product is the fact that the sticker is too long and there is a lot of waste involved and you can't just cut it because it will loose the arch.

On the other hand, they can be used more than once so at least there isn't that much waste!

The stickers don't pull off your base coat so that is a plus as well but be warned, let it dry quite well before sticking them on!

Would I re-purchase them? Heck yeah!! :-D



The final nail design :-)

Hope you liked this post!! Comment below if you would like to see more similar posts :-)

Martina xoxo

o.b.o The Fabulous Team