BeautyBay Blending Sponge - First Impression & Review

I ordered this online on the 21st of December and only got it today (16th of January). I purchased this for $11 AUD on http://www.beautybay.com/

First of all, I would just like to quickly say that I'm really disappointed with this order from BeautyBay. It took so long to arrive which is weird since I usually get my packages within 10 days. The packaging was horrible. It was in a small cardboard box that was taped a few times and the box was all damaged and squashed.

Now onto the actual sponge! 

I purchased this mainly because I want the actual BeautyBlender but this one is a third of the price. So I thought I would give it a try. 

My first impression when I opened up the package was that it was really small. Just quick, I do not own the beautyblender so I have nothing to compare it to. But when I took it out of the packaging, it was really hard and tough. Which is not what I expected. 

I've put a Mac lipstick next to the blender just to show the size of the blending sponge.

I followed the directions given which told me to wet the sponge and squeeze out the access water. This made the sponge a little softer but when I applied my foundation, all my foundation pretty much sucked itself into the sponge. I needed two full pumps when I usually need only one. 

It did blend in my foundation and concleaer flawlessly, other then the fact the foundation had gotten sucked into the sponge, which made me loose half of my foundation! 

When I squeezed the sponge, you could see all the foundation that was sucked inside. It took me much longer to apply my everyday foundation/concealer but that was probably because it was something new to me and different.

I used the tip of the sponge to blend in my concleaer. It worked well for both foundation and concealer and I would love to practice more and find the best way to use it

Unfortunately, I just realized that after my first use only, the bottom of the sponge started to tear a little bit. Which is very odd! 

I wasn't really impressed with this sponge  and it let me down quite a bit. Again, I have nothing to compare it too so I will have to get back to you all on that one. 

Although, I will keep using it until I cannot anymore and test out the best ways for myself to apply foundation with it. 

I would love to buy the actual original BeautyBlender and compare the too. When I do, I will make a post!

 

 

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Australis Colour Inject Mineral Lipsticks - Review

Australis Colour Inject Mineral Lipsticks

Before I start this review, I would just like to point out that the Australis brand is Australian owned. It does not ship anywhere else other than Australia. 

I am really impressed with these lipsticks, they are very creamy and highly pigmented. They have a beautiful colour range that suits everybody. They have around 20 different colours listed on their website.

Electro, Jive, Honky Tonk, Salsa, Lick The Icing

I buy all my lipsticks from Priceline. They are usually $12.95 AUD. But Australis/Priceline usually have sales so you can get them for cheaper. 

The colours I brought are Jive, Lick The Icing, Honky Tonk, Salsa and Electro.

This colour is Jive, its a dull purple colour. I purchased this lipstick online and I honestly wasn't sure of the colour. I didn't think I would like it, but the colour is now in my top 5 favourites. It's a beautiful wearable nudey purple and I personally think it looks lovely on people with more olive/darker skin tones. This colour also reminds me of Mac's Creme cup when swatched. It would be a good cheap dupe.

This colour is Salsa, it's a really cute pink. I also ordered this lipstick online. This colour hasn't really impressed me. I do love this colour though, but I own something similar. The colour is nicer in the tube than on the lips. I think if I had a choice, I wouldn't of purchased this colour. Although, this is a gorgeous colour and I think it would suit a large range of skin colours!

This colour is Electro. It's a really bright and bold orange colour. Although in the photo it looks flouro pink! I also purchased this colour online. I was really excited for this colour since I don't own many oranges. When I first got it, I swatched it on my hand and it wasn't really pigmented and a bit dull. But the second time I swatched it, it was so pigmented it was weird! I really do enjoy this colour, I think it's so beautiful! The perfect orange. 

This colour is Lick The Icing, it's a really bright lilac. When I first saw this colour in Priceline. I didn't really like it. It was such a weird and usual colour and it really isn't my type. My mum loved it though! This was kind of impulse buy, as I needed to buy one lipstick and get one for free, so I thought I'd give it a try and if I didn't like it I'd give it to mum. This colour has grown on me a lot though and I really like it now. I don't think it's an everyday colour but I'm sure people can pull it off! 

The best for last! This is Honky Tonk. This is the most perfect everyday colour! It's a peachy/coral/nude and it's just beautiful! This is the lipstick I brought full price to get Lick The Icing (above) for free. I'm so happy with this purchase. It's my staple everyday lip colour now, especially that is it summer! I just love this colour and I would recommend it to anyone as it looks gorgeous on any skin tone and anyone can pull it off.

I would highly recommend these lipsticks for anyone who lives in Australia. Like I said, all colours and highly pigmented and so creamy. They just glide on and do not drag your lip when applying, nor do they dry out your lips. Extremely highdrating also. These lipsticks are a good price and can be found in Kmart, Priceline and more big shops. 

I only have one problem with these lipsticks, it's not about the actual lipsticks, but while in store and online, I have noticed that the colour at the bottom of the tube or the little box next to the name online, is completely different to the true colours. All mine are fine but just some of them are completely different and it's very strange.

All up, great lipsticks with a great colour range. Hope to see new and different colours out in the new year. Also some creamy lip liners to match the lipsticks would be amazing! 

  

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