DIY Conditioning Spray- Coconut Oil Hair Spray

Try this deep DIY easy conditioning treatment for soft,shiny and healthy hair!

All you need is organic coconut oil, water and a spray bottle!

Put 1-2 teaspoons of the coconut oil into the spray bottle, then add 100 ml of warm water and shake!

Walah! Spray into your hair, massage and leave in as a deep conditioning treatment overnight!


If you have super dry hair or curly hair you can often use this as a leave in treatment that will de frizz and soften your hair!

Color Correction Concealer! The Three Cs and the Know How!

Maybe you have heard of colour correcting and maybe you haven't! Thats ok because i will give you the low down on colour correcting and the how what, why and where... 

Its something i learnt at beauty college doing my course in makeup as the title "camouflage" 
Camouflage because colour correcting is suppose to camouflage imperfections and achieve a flawless skin result. 



The assessment that i was challenged with at beauty college was to cover/camouflage a tattoo, which was pretty hard in achieving because there was multiple colours! so unless you want to attempt that on a small tattoo, say on your wrist, i would go for a waterproof, maybe dermablend instead of your average colour correcting so its non transferable.

Anyway down to the low- Unless you have really bad, uneven skin tone, acne, birth mark etc you probably wont need to colour correct everyday. But something that we all share in common are dark under eye circles or because the skin is so sensitive around our eyeballs we can get discoloration. Usually in the form of blue- purple veins/tones for pale to medium skintones and for medium to darker skintones a brown hue of discoloration. 

And in saying that we all tend to share uneven skin tone! But for an overall correcting, using a CC cream under foundation may do the trick! CC cream being correcting cream. Like BB cream but mainly for correcting and not treating for blemishes. (more on that later)

I'm now going to let you know what each colour corrector is for and its purpose!



In a concealer pallet you usually get all these colours for correcting ( i have added links to each which are pretty much the best ive come across for colour correcting as single buys!)

Yellow- Corrects Purple- Useful to those who have purple bags under eyes or lids purple in tone and can also be used as a highlighter on medium- dark skin with yellow undertones.
http://www.nyxcosmetics.com/p-26-concealer-jar.aspx?utm_expid=42976356-14.kyEd6dHrRvuCCToSmW_Xfg.0&utm_referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com.au%2F

Peach/Salmon- Corrects Blue- Useful to those who have blue veins or blue coloured under eye bags or lids.
http://napoleonperdis.com/aus/makeup/face/concealer/the-one-concealer.html 

Green- Corrects Red- can correct red areas such as blemishes, near the nose, broken red veins
http://www.physiciansformula.com/en-au/productdetail/face/concealers/03055.html

White- Brightening or Highlighter 
http://www.illamasqua.com/shop/skin-base-foundation-sb-01

Ok so we understand what colours correct what, but how then do you get rid of the green that covers your blemish? or get rid of the yellow under your eyes?

Simply use another concealer close to your foundation colour over the top of the green or yellow lightly to bring the colour back to your tone, if that makes any sense!

and you should then have full coverage!

Dont forget to dab with a powder brush with the setting powder over the area to set it also, this will make sure it wont budge!

Here are the best pallets i recommend if you want to go all out on the colour correcting! 

http://www.graftobian.com/HD-Glamour-Creme-Palette-Corrector-Shades_p_811.html

http://www.makeupforever.com/int/en-int/make-up/face/concealer/5-camouflage-cream-palette



xxxx Peace xxxx

Best Quality Precision Makeup Brushes On A Budget!

Recently I've been searching around for a brand new set of makeup brushes to add to my kit!
I went through so many makeup brush websites searching for decent priced makeup brushes that wouldn't blow my budget. Skeptical about getting too cheap makeup brushes, as you never really know what type of hair or synthetics they use, which may irritate skin or bristles will be all over the clients face!
Cheaper brushes will fall apart over time due to the cheap glue (i think we've all been there, thinking were getting a good buy off eBay)

Anyway! I eventually found my dream set of brushes, which came with something i have always wanted!
A brush belt! Yes you heard right! The makeup brushes come with a brush belt! Together!
I couldn't believe my luck when i stumbled across the Sedona Lace website!

I purchased the Vortex Professional Makeup Brush Set With Zipper Belt!
Yes the belt zips up! so your brushes wont fall out and you don't have to keep switching belt to case!
There is the option of getting the belt without the zip, but i really liked the zipper option as your brushes are safe and can be kept dust free!

Now get to the brushes! In short, they are amazing! You get 13 makeup brushes which is more than enough for a starter or for a pro.

You get

1.Jumbo Fan Brush- Used for Contour, Powder & Fallout
2.Tulip Contour- Used for Powder, Blush Contour
3.Dome Contour- Used for Blush, Foundation, Powder & Contour
4.Flat Top Buffer- Used for Foundation, Blending
5.Universal Blender- Used for blending Shadows
6.Flat Synthetic - Cream and Powder Shadow
7.Synthetic Blender- Blending Cream and Powder Shadow
8.Pointed Crease- Crease Shadow
9.Brow Spoolie Duo- Shading, Sculpting and Blending Brows
10.Bent Liner - Gel and Cream Liner
11.Detailed Shader- Smudging Liner and Shadow
12.Angled Detail- Perfect Winged Liner
13.Capped Lip Brush- Lipstick, Gloss

Detailed descriptions, reviews and to buy this set:
http://www.sedonalace.com/Cosmetic-Brushes/119/Vortex-Professional-Makeup-Brushes-with-Zipper-Belt.aspx


So if your looking for an affordable Makeup Brush set, that is high quality! i really recommend Sedona Lace Brushes truly the best brush set made!

I will be doing a youtube review on my channel shortly on these brushes and what each one is used for
:)

Take Care

Gabby x

Beauty Tips 101 That Make Life That Little Bit Easier

Here are some beauty tips that i think make life a whole lot easier & convenient!

1. Before coating your lashes with mascara, put a card or a cut out small piece of thick paper behind your lashes. This will give the false lash effect!

2. Use Coconut Oil as an overall body moisturizer! 

3. Add some sort of gloss/balm/shimmer to the fronts of your legs, to make them appear longer! You can also use coconut oil for this too ;)

4. Angle your mascara brush! Don't go overboard on the bending, just enough so it fits back into the tube! Bending it will help coat your lashes and really get into spaces which takes time filling!

5. Mix your fave foundation with an illuminating liquid. Make sure there is more foundation than the illuminator!  This will give you a natural glow.

6. Dont have eyeshadow primer? No worries use a concealer instead! Blend into the corners of the eye outwards.

7. Dont have shaving gel/foam? Use baby oil instead, saves time and money!

Hope you enjoyed these quick tips!

Gabby xoxo

Valentines Day Glamorous Hair & Makeup Tutorial Bombshell Victorias Secret Inspired!

Happy Lovers Day!

Finally uploaded my Valentines Day Inspired Look on my YouTube Channel! So check it out at the above link ^^





& have a Love filled Day weather its spending time with friends, family or your special someone!



Much Love



Gabby xx

Valentines Day! DSSFY! Do Something Special For You!

Ok so V day is coming up!
And you may think you need a partner, a lover or whatever to celebrate! But i got news for you!
You dont!

You can DSSFY! Do Something Special For Yourself!
You can pamper yourself by buying that favorite dress you have been eyeing for months, you can book yourself in for a facial, go to LUSH and buy yourself bathroom goodies and do a DIY pamper sesh!

Just remember Valentines day isnt just about finding love its also about feeling special! and you can make yourself feel special and treat yourself to some TLC!

So being Single doesnt completely suck! At least you can be Selfish and splurge on yourself ;)

Look out for an upcoming Bombshell Victoria Secret inspired Valentines day makeup tutorial complete with outfit! Which can be for date night or a cute night out with the girls!

So stay tuned!

TC
Gabby
xx

Apple Cider Vinegar For Weightloss, Fact or Fiction?

I'm not going to bombard you with scientific facts, I'm not 100 percent certain anywho apple cider vinegar has been scientifically proven, as it always says on the bottle.

Anyway for me Apple Cider actually works. I admit I was sceptical at first and you probably are too, I mean how many weightloss gimmicks exists?

 I take it when I feel like I've been eating junk and I need to detox and lose some kilos.
The specific brand I use is wescobee and it is honey apple cider vinegar, which is actually bearable to drink! So even if you just buy apple cider vinegar, you can just add honey really!

For weightloss try twice a day, when you wake in the morning and before bed at night.
I usually put two-three teaspoons in a glass of cold water and then pretty much skull it.

Now to the point! I've lost 4 kilos in a month from doing this, not changing a heap either to my lifestyle or diet. 

Here's a few things apple cider can help with also:

• Balancing your body's ph 
• Detox
• Breaks up mucus and helps your lymphatic system
• Helps allergies 
• Help body get rid of candida
• Reduce heartburn 
• Relieves sinus, asthma and sore throats
• Removes toxins, gout from joints and organs 
• Fights arthritis 
• Makes hair silky and shiny when used as a hair rinse

What do you think? Worth a try eh?

I'm definitely sold!

Gabby x

Drugstore Everyday Makeup Tutorial Only Using Two Garnier BB Creams! No Foundation or Concealer!

Hey Beauties! 
I wanted to share my latest everyday makeup routine especially because it feels light weight and there's nothing more than i hate than feeling like im wearing a makeup mask when doing day to day regular stuff!

Sooo my everyday makeup routine only consists of:

2 BB creams
Mascara
Eyelash Curler
Eye shadow powder
My fave lippy!


How do i go from getting out of the shower (on the left) No makeup and pretty bad acne to that on the right of almost flawless looking skin? (No editing on the right just natural lighting!)

So how do i maintain coverage? especially when at times i get cystic acne :( the pain is still there believe me! but the acne, uneven skin tone is not! surprisingly with just 2 BB creams! 

Then you ask, which BB creams could do a decent enough job to cover that typa stuff??

Why these two of course! and they have been under your nose at practically every supermarket, drugstore or chemist you've been to! 




And then you ask how?

We massage the first one, on the left into the skin for hydration and then use the other one, on the right, alot like we would use our foundation! with a stippling brush or a beauty blender (damp).
The second one isn't oily and is very pigmented, the first BB cream is very hydrating and shiny.
You basically end up with a nice even glow and skin tone with coverage of all blemishes!
And this is perfect for oily/combination/dry skin because if you have oily skin you can use more of oil control Garnier BB and less of the first BB which is more for dry skin. And vice versa for dry skin.

And there you have it! no concealing unless you want to or absolutely have to!

Try these two drugstore BBs and let me know what you think of my everyday natural makeup routine!
I even use this combination of BB creams at night for a nice, think Victoria Secret Glow ;) with bronzer and powder!

If you wanna watch my everyday natural makeup tutorial live in action click on this link  http://youtu.be/67UilKCYbRI to my youtube! 


Hope you enjoyed this quick bloggy!
much love

Gabby x

Where to buy Benefit, Urban Decay, Smashbox & other hard to get cosmetics online Australia!

It can definitely be hard living in Australia! Especially when it comes to buying makeup items which usually are only available to American/UK gals! Yup us Australian chicks have limited availability in getting your fave US/UK only products!

With a little research and time I have put together a list of authentic cosmetic websites (which take PayPal, visa & MasterCard) that are Australian online stores.
I was actually really suprised to find a whole heap of makeup goodies!
Here they are chickpeas :)

1. http://www.kitcosmetics.com.au/
One of my personal favourites! You can find faves such as Soap & Glory, Too Faced, Smashbox and kardashian beauty to name a few!

2.http://www.cosmeticsnow.com.au/
Huge range including a heap of benefit cosmetics! The balm & urban decay!

3.http://www.crushcosmetics.com.au/
You can find sugar pill, MUA, NYX & Wet n Wild at this pretty online store!

4.http://www.fragrancesandcosmetics.com.au/shop-by-brand
One of the biggest brand store I've come across online which has a mega alphabet from A-Z!!

5.http://www.ozcosmetics.com/
You can buy LA Mer, MAC, theBalm, Dermablend & heaps more!

6.http://www.adorebeauty.com.au/
This beauty site is worth scoping out including well known brands such as benefit cosmetics, Laura Mercier & Mirenesse.


Now have fun exploring! ;)

Gabby x

The Journey To Long Hair: How to Grow Long Hair (Really works!)

Hi Gals or Guys or whoever just wants to grow their hair long and strong!

Here are a few tips that can make your hair grow thick and long! You just need to be dedicated to growing long healthy hair!

1. Castor Oil- Is the most important hair growth oil of all time! Massage on your scalp 1-2 a week and sleep in overnight. 

2. Organic Shampoo & Conditioner- Its important to get rid of any type of hair care that may coat your hair or have yucky chemicals which may stop your hair from growing at its ultimate rate!!

3. Olive Oil- Used by the Ancients on their locks, its proven in Ancient Greek Men and Women both used olive oil to make their hair healthy and also bathed with the stuff! Use a little and massage through ends.

4. Brush your Hair! - Speaks for itself really! But treat your hair like gold. Start brushing from the ends and work up the hair.

5. Biotin- Commonly found in healthy hair, skin and nail supplements is proven to help all aspects of hair health to skin health.

6. Fish Oil Tablets- Healthy fats can help hair growth.

7. Eat Healthy- Eat foods high in healthy fats and protein meaning fish, nuts, eggs, chicken etc Eat Veggies too! 

8. Sleep 8-10 hours a night! Sleep is important to regenerate the body sooo this relates to hair as in if you don't get enough sleep your hair wont grow as your body cant function 100 percent!

9. Stop using Heat! - Hard one! meaning letting your hair dry all natural! and doing things like heatless pin curls ---> Check out my tutorial on youtube on how to get heatless curls overnight! http://youtu.be/vKrBUHDvY_o

10. Don't trim your hair unless you really have to! I never trim my hair anymore, because i take really good care of my hair! with olive oil smoothing the ends and not using heat! 

You will generally feel better also and notice results in a month with these tips :)

Check out my part two of how to grow long thick healthy hair on youtube via the link below

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BNJ6otTLHGI&list=UUXqURiZb3EPbn2TWtkG0G-g&feature=c4-overview

Hope you enjoyed these tips! let me know what you think! they have been working for me!!

For more beauty tips and tricks please subscribe to my Youtube Channel Link Below :)
http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXqURiZb3EPbn2TWtkG0G-g

Gabby x