I think I've repurchased the cult favourite ABH Brow Wiz about 5 times now. It's fine tip creates definition with great precision. It's wearable when I'm wearing no other makeup, but also great for a full face of glam. The colour medium brown is also spot on for my brows. ABH boasts a great colour range, offering 9 shades from the lightest to darkest of brows. Although the Brow Wiz is my all time favourite pencil, I'm learning to love the Brow Definer. I usually order both from Anastasia's website because of her super speedy shipping. In comparison the Wiz contains 0.085g of product for $21 USD and the Definer contains 0.2g (more than double) for $26 USD. 

I've been stalking The Body Shop's website for months now since I saw the release of the Shade Adjusting Drops in the UK. When I saw the drops finally launched in Aus, I raced to my local store to get my mits on them. I ended up with the Lightening Drops, as they were designed for use with light and medium foundations. For those interested in the Darkening Drops, they've been designed for those with dark skintones to darken the foundation whilst still maintaining depth, with red pigments to neutralise ashy-ness. 

The product contains concentrated white and pink pigments to lighten and neutralise yellowness. The bottle contains 15mL worth of product. This is smaller than your usual foundation of 30mL, but as the product is only designed to be used in drops, this volume makes sense. 


 As the name suggests, the product comes out in drop form. A pipette allows for control of the volume of product. 


I usually pump my foundation onto the back of my hand, but for the purpose of this post I'll be using a plastic sheet. Their website says 1 drop = 1/2 shade lighter. I tend to start out with a drop, mix, add another drop, and mix, to avoid making the foundation lighter than I need.

1. Lightening Drops
2. Chi Chi Fabulous and Flawless in 0.5 + 4 drops
3. Chi Chi Fabulous and Flawless in 0.5
4. Maybelline Dewy + Smooth in Sandy Beige + 4 drops
5. Maybelline Dewy + Smooth in Sandy Beige

So, what do I think?

I think this a phenomenal product. It reduces the number of different foundations I need, because as a fake tanner, my skin tone can pretty much range from the shades above. Even if your skin tone doesn't vary, it also has great applicability for finding the right shade for you. Some brands don't have a great shade range, and often your skin tone doesn't necessarily match the shades they offer. Or, foundations for paler skin tones can often be too pink, and contrary to what every brand thinks, some pale beauties actually have a yellow undertone to their skin!  The lightening drops can be added to a slightly darker yellow toned foundation to result in a yellow toned pale foundation! Although the product does contain pink pigments, I found it didn't actually enhance the pinkness or neutralise any yellowness. 

The drops are supposed to work with most foundations, so if you've got one in particular you want to  use it with, test it by bringing it instore or take a sample home before you buy. Although to be honest, its worked well with all of mine so far. It didn't effect the formula or change the coverage.

The drops retail for $29.95, and are available both instore and online!

Thanks for reading! - Em xx

One of my goals for the new year was to pick up the blogging again, so here I am! I had a couple of requests to review my recent beauty purchase, the Anastasia Beverly Hills Glow Kit, so let's start with that!

The kit comes in two shades, 'That Glow' and 'Gleam'. I opted for That Glow, which is the more yellow toned, bronzier of the two. Gleam is more pink toned. I think both work for a variety of skin tones, although if you're fair, I'd say go for Gleam, as it more pink, can therefore be used as a blush topper and wont pull too orange on the skin. 

I ordered the kit directly off their website on Friday, and it arrived 5 business days later the following Friday. Pretty impressive seeing as standard shipping to WA within Australia is 3 business days. It cost $40 USD, so approximately $58 AUD with conversion *fellow Australians cry with me*. I think that's pretty good value for a quality product, considering you get 4 decent sized shades within the kit, so about $15 per shade. I also ordered a second kit for a friends present, along with two of the new brow definers which will be featured in another post. Shipping for all four products was $17 USD.




Here's swatches of the shades look like:



I can tell Sunburst will certainly become my most loved of the four, it's very similar to my other current favourite Mary Lou-Manizer from the Balm. Golden Bronze will be lovely over the top of some bronzer when I'm wanting my entire face to be dewy. 

To be honest, I can't understand why both dripping in gold AND bubbly have been included in the kit. As you can see from the swatch, they are almost identical. The only noticeable difference is that Bubbly is perhaps more peach than Dripping in Gold. I've been using these two shades more as blush toppers across my entire cheek area. Once I started having  a play I also realised these two shades remind me a lot of Champagne Pop by Becca and Jaclyn Hill. Here's a comparison of the shades:



They're definitely similar in colour family, but Champagne Pop is a couple of shades lighter. 

I've only had the kit for a couple of days, so it's still early, but so far loving the finish these powders give to the skin. They apply best with a dense brush (you have to wiggle it around a bit to pick up the product), so if you're ordering one I suggest picking up the Anastasia  brush #23 as it looks ideal. If you want your highlight to be REALLY on fleek, spray the brush with some Fix Plus or setting spray to enhance the reflectiveness on the skin. 

If you're wanting that wet, bronzed goddess look this summer, then this is the kit for you!

Thanks for reading - Em xx