L'Oreal Paris Nude Magique Cushion Foundation Review

The newest foundation trend is cushion foundations! What is a 'cushion' foundation you ask? It is a sponge in a compact case which is drenched with liquid foundation. You tap the sponge with your preferred applicator and apply. The great thing about this is that you waste far less product and it is a lot less messy, unlike typical liquid foundations that you have to pump out onto something.

Manuka Doctor ApiRefine Gold Dust Firming Serum

Manuka Doctor recently announced their new brand ambassador, Kourtney Kardashian. Anyone who has watched her show Keeping up with the Kardashians, or followed her on social media has probably noticed that Kourtney is really passionate about health and wellbeing (and has perfect skin!), so pairing up with Manuka Doctor is the perfect fit.

Black Chicken Axilla Deodorant Paste Review

This year I decided to try and incorporate more natural products into my routine. Ohnatural.co.nz had an amazing little sample pack on sale awhile back, which I picked up to try out. This 100% natural deodorant paste by Black Chicken Remedies was included. I was especially interested in trying a natural deodorant, after hearing so much about the aluminum and associated risks in traditional antiperspirants.

L'Oreal Paris #beautiesthatbrunch Event!

On Friday I went to the L'Oreal Paris NZ #beautiesthatbrunch event at Gusto at the Grand.  I got to meet some of the amazing L'Oreal team and some of the bloggers I have been following! We watched a demo of all of the new L'Oreal products coming out soon, done by the talented Lisa Matson (@nzmakeuppro) on the gorgeous model, Emily Triggs (@emily.triggs).

What does my blog name mean?

Xnmakeup (ex-n-makeup)

I was thinking about it today and realised that maybe not everyone understands what my blog name means. So I thought I would do a short little post to explain.

Empties April 2016

I was just doing a little clean out of all of my makeup and beauty products, and came across a few empties to share with you! Spoiler: they're all amazing.

Pet Peeves

If you follow me on Instagram (hopefully!), you may have seen my post earlier today about one of my pet peeves - advertisements for mascara using false lashes. Because how are you possibly meant to know what the mascara looks like on, if it is hidden (and their lashes are enhanced) by false ones? It's such fake advertising! And is so blatantly obvious! If a brand doesn't have enough faith in their product to let it sell itself without using other products to make it look better, why would we trust it? Further, if they can't make it look good enough by itself, even with access to professional makeup artists and a model who most likely has super long thick lashes naturally (of course you're not going to pick someone with short little lashes for a mascara ad!), then what chance does your average consumer have of making it work for them?