Social Eyes Lashes by Karissa Pukas Review

Hey guys,

Most of you would know that beauty Youtuber Karissa Pukas came out with her own Lash brand about 6-7 weeks ago and I bought a few of her lashes to try out and see how they matched up to the leading lash brands. 

We are an eyelash company based out of Sydney, Australia. After discovering  the strong need for affordable, high quality lashes in the Australian market, Socialeyes (the brainchild of Karissa and Hayden Pukas) was born! Socialeyes lashes are hand crafted from the highest quality human hair and offers a range of style for every eye shape and size. 

When I first saw the website I was a bit skeptical but when I saw the prices I couldn't stop myself from making a purchase. The lashes range from $3.95 to $5.95 and shipping within Australia and New Zealand is a flat rate of $5. They also provide International Shipping for a flat rate of $10. I received my order within 3 days, so thats a thumbs up already. The styles that I bought were Flirt, Dazzle and Delight.

 SE DAZZLE

Social Eyes Dazzle Lashes

 SE FLIRT 

Social Eyes Flirt Lashes

SE DELIGHT 

Social Eyes Delight Lashes

I must say I am very impressed with the quality and cost of these lashes. I do like the Flirt lashes more than the other two because the Dazzle is a little sparse for me ( I still like it, but love the Flirt more ) and the Delight was too packed. The Delight lashes, as you can see in the picture had a weird bend that I just could not fix. Nonetheless I am sure I will get use out of all of them. I have used the Flirt Lashes three times already and I am very impressed with how it has withheld its shape. I am sure I will get another 5-6 uses out of it. The other two lashes I have only tried on once but I am sure you can get ATLEAST 4-5 uses out of each lash if you take care of them after each application.

I think these lashes will take over the Lash market very soon because of its affordability and quality. Now I really want to try the other styles that they have to offer, especially the Ravishing Lashes. If you want to purchase any of these lashes you can here. 

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I'm Back and Huge Makeup Haul

Hey guys,

I am back from my holiday and I did have a wonderful time. I did quite a bit of damage to my bank account this whole month and I thought a haul would be a good way to start back blogging.( Also the fact that I really want to use these products and couldn't do that till I took pretty pictures of it)

Anyways I have grouped my haul into 4 parts so it was easier for me to talk about the products.

First up is all the makeup I bought from India. I really wanted to buy products I wouldn't be able to get my hands on here from brands like Lakme and Chambor but nothing caught my eye. The products I wanted to buy were either not in stock or discontinued. 

Anyways I still managed to buy two lipsticks from Lakme from their 9 to 5 range and the colours I picked were Rosy Sunday- a muted matte rosy pink and Fuchsia Friday- a darker pink with silver sparkle.

Next up is from Maybelline, I have always wanted the Colour Tattoo in Pomegranate punk but it was discontinued here in Australia. When I saw they still had it in India I had to pick it up. Next from Maybelline I picked up the Cheeky Glow Blush in Peachy Sweetie and a Colour Bloom Lip Balm in Pink Blossom. Again these were products I haven't seen in Australia yet.

MAC in India was soooo cheap compared to Australian prices so I bought two Eyeshadow refills in Club and Plum Dressing, Fluidline in Macro Violet and Matte lipstick in Taupe. The store I went to had some limited edition products from last year that were still in stock so I bought the Nocturnals pigment and glitter set in Silver and Violet. They were from the 2013 Holiday collection and I have been enjoying playing with pigments and glitters recently.

Next is what I bought online from MAC while I was on holiday and couldn't help buying this stuff before it was all sold out.

From the Proenza Schouler Collection I bought the Ombre Blush in Sunset beach and Lipstick in Mangrove.

Almost everyone I know in the blogging world has picked up atleast one item from the Alluring Aquatic Collection and I was no exception. I really wanted to buy the lipsticks but they were the first to be sold out. So I settled for the Blush in Sea Me Hear Me and eyeshadows in Sea Worship and Legendary Lure. I also picked up the bronzer in Refined Golden mainly for the compact (which I think will depot and repot my studio fix powder in there, not sure yet but we will see how it goes).

From the Maleficent collection the only thing available were the lashes and since I am really into lashes these days I picked the number 36 lashes for special occasions. Oh and while I was at the duty free store I picked up the Fluidline in Blacktrack.

Continuing with the Online shopping Ozsale had The Balm on sale 6-8 weeks back and I picked up The Balmjovi Palette which I have been eyeing for almost more than a year now and also The Meet Matte palette. From Kit Cosmetics I ordered the Too Faced A La Mode Eyes palette and the Too Faced Bonjour Soleil palette both of which I had planned to buy since their release in the US.

Lastly I picked up quite a few Highend products from Duty free. The Guerlain Les Violettes Pressed Powder, The Cruel Gardenia Meteorite Illuminating powder (which came with a brush), Chanel Jardin de Camelias illuminating powder, YSL Baby Doll Kiss and Blush in 1 Fuschia Desinvolte and finally the Givenchy Le Rouge lipstick in 203 Rose Dentelle.

Phew!! I know I did spend quite a lot but I had been saving for my trip and I am really excited to use all these products. 

Have you used any of these products before and what do you think of them?

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Furless Makeup Brushes Review*

Using makeup brushes on a daily basis is something a lot of us do. I still do tend to go traditional sometimes and use my fingers but for the most part, makeup brushes are a must. We all have a stash of brushes that no matter how roughly we handle them, they will still be our best friends. I have a few of such 'friends' from the brand Furless. I have reviewed this brand of brushes before here so you can check that out if you are interested.

Furless was kind enough to send me a few brushes to review and here they are. The brushes I will be reviewing today are 

The Perfectly Pink Stippling Brush $10

This brush is a multi-tasker. I use it for blush and highlighter, sometimes even powder and bronzer. It picks up the right amount of product and blends it into the skin so smoothly. I have washed this brush thrice already and I am so happy that it does not shed at all.  I love Furless brushes for the fact that they do not shed on me at all.

The Bronze Blending Brush $9.95

I already own one of this brush and I was so happy to see another one when my package arrived. This brush is great for blending eyeshadows and even concealer under the eye. I absolutely adore this brush and recommend it above all.

The Purple Concealer Brush $9

I am not a huge fan of this brush as I don't like very stiff synthetic brushes for concealer but this brush is great to apply loose eyeshadows, pigments and even cream eyeshadows. I don't tend to use it very often but its not a bad brush.

L-R Perfectly pink stippling brush, Bronze blending brush, Purple concealer brush.

Furless Brushes are 100% Cruelty free and Vegan. They are really soft brushes and they do last a very long time. I have been using my old Furless brushes for more than a year now and they still look like brand new. They are very affordable and provide flat rate shipping to Australia. There is International shipping available too if you do not live in Australia and it is very reasonable.

Right now they also have 15% off their website. Just add the coupon code "15ME" to your order. 

Have you tried the Furless brushes before? What do you think of them?

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Update - Blogging break

Hey guys,

I just wanted to let you all know that I won't be blogging for about a month because I am going away on a holiday. I am not sure if I will have access to internet so just letting you all know in advance. 

I will chat with you all very soon.

Lots of Love,

Reshma

Essence Metal Glam and New In Town product swatches

Its time to share with you my recent purchases from Essence which are from the Metal Glam trend edition available at Priceline and the New in Town available at Target and Priceline. 

L-R Metal Glam lipgloss in Best Dressed and Metal Glam Highlighter in Gold Digger

L-R All About nude eyeshadows and Blush up In Heatwave- orange side, pink side and mixed

L-R All About nude eyeshadows and Blush up In Heatwave- orange side , pink side and mixed

The Metal Glam trend edition products may still be available at selected Pricelines so you can ask the beauty advisors if they have any stock left.
The New in Town range is now a part of their permanent collection  and is available at Priceline and Target.

One Year Blog Anniversary International Giveaway Collab with Tried and Tested Blog.

Hey guys its been one whole year since I started my blog journey and I am so thankful to all my readers who read my blog and interact through social media. 

I have met some really great bloggers in this journey of mine and made some really good friends too. I really want to take this opportunity to thank each and everyone of you who have kept me going by leaving encouraging comments on my posts. 

This giveaway is a collab with Tried and Tested who started her blogging journey around the same time as I did and we both wanted to giveaway some of our favourite products to one lucky winner.

We chose to have one skincare item that we cannot do without and one makeup item. 

The prize includes

Indeed Hydraluron

ChiChi Eyeshadow Palette

Optiva Nourishing Night Cream

Lime Crime lipstick of your choice (subject to availabilty)

and some surprise goodies.

All you have to do is fill in your details in the Rafflecopter widget below and enter.
Rules:
You have to be 18+ or have parents permission to enter.
All items are brand new and will be purchased by us.
All items will be packaged safely and we are not responsible for any lost or damaged packages
No competition/ giveaway blogs or accounts.
Winner will have 48 hours to reply to our email, or another winner will be randomly selected.
This giveaway is International and ends on June 14th 2014 at 11.59 pm.

Good Luck :)

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Daiso Eyelash Haul

I have been loving shopping at Daiso which is a Japanese store where every product is only $2.80. There are some products you may find cheaper else where but for the most part I think a lot of stuff is worth buying from here.

Daiso has a range of makeup, skincare, false eyelashes, tools etc and I bought a pair of lashes from them last week.  I was so impressed with the quality and longevity of the lashes that I went and stocked up on a few more. 

The lashes I got were the Brown Mix so basically they are not completely black false lashes but I feel these are more natural looking than dark, black plastic lashes. I got the Fairy style which are more like the wispies, the Dolly style and the Romantic style which are more natural looking. I also bought a lash glue which dries clear. 

If you have a Daiso near you go and grab one of these to try. For $2.80 a pair which last atleast 3 uses (some lashes from Daiso have lasted me 5 uses and more), I think it is a bargain.

Have you tired any lashes from Daiso? Which ones are your favourite?

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