Gotta hand it to Glitter Gal – they’re the absolute best at coming up with nail polishes that defy simple description. Furnace Glow is from Glitter Gal’s ‘Shade Shifter’...
A quick swatch post from the archives! I found these images lurking deep in a folder of unprocessed images and thought I’d pop these up here in case they might be handy-dandy for someone lookin...
How cute are these? bigRuby Tweet nail tattoos are cute bird-themed nail tattoos, featuring everything from owls to sparrows to feathers. The nail tattoos are simple water transfers. If you’ve ...
Something a little neat today! Katie’s Australian Nail Polishes is a Perth-based Esty shop selling a tidy little capsule collection of blended nail polishes. The designer Kate Collins is a chem...
Confession: I don’t like coconut. Ok, a couple of caveats. I like coconut on a lamington, I like eating fresh coconuts, and… well, that’s about it. Blame bad memories of coconut-fla...
I think I have a new cheap thrills hobby: spending a few moments of my lunch break bin-diving the huge tub of Ulta3 nail polishes at the chemist in Pitt St Mall. When I say ‘cheap thrills’...
Oh dear. I’m not well. Scratch that, I’m disgustingly sick. All it takes is a dodgy piece of spanakopita and blammo, my whole weekend is ruined. My plans for getting out into the sunshine...
Burt’s Bees Tinted Lip Balm in Tiger Lily is a sheer warm orange lip balm that leaves a soft, buttery glaze of colour on the lips. A blend of beeswax, shea butter and coconut oil give moisture ...
When it came to breaking boundaries, Josephine Baker is one of the best. She was the first black actress to star in a major motion picture, the first to racially integrate a formerly segregated conce...
Sometimes you can’t go past the simple classics. OPI Dulce de Leche is a soft pinky caramel with the tiniest shot of shimmer. It’s not a high frost or sparkle polish; rather the shimmer j...
Another one for everyone with me on Team Lazy Makeup! Clinique Vitamin C Lip Smoothie in 20 Guava Good is a shiny moisturising gloss with sheer to medium coverage. The applicator is a handy self-fill...
I was out the other day, off doing whatever mysterious things I do when I’m not chained to my desk desperately trying to write interesting things for this blog, and realised that I’d left...
Conventional wisdom: as the weather gets cooler, your make-up and nails should get more subdued. Berry tones. Plums. Nudes. Bullshit, I say. One of the best things about living in a country where sno...
I wish I could meet Jenny Kee. I want to tell her that she’s been a huge inspiration to me in one key yet frequently overlooked part of daily fashion: my glasses. I wear glasses. I wear them fr...
Australis Colour Inject Mineral Lipstick in Hula is a limited edition shade of peachy keen fun. Loaded up with natural oils (avocado, jojoba and evening primrose, three super sources of vitamin E) an...
Sometimes the cheap thrills are the best thrills. I use a lot of cleansing wipes, and that’s being somewhat understated. I carry a few packets in my make-up kit at all times (I love my Bioderma...
A few months behind the rest of the world, but the latest skincare launch from Yves Saint Laurent is ready to hit Australian stores from Sunday 6th May. Forever Youth Liberator, an eight piece collec...
‘Healthy and clean but with a deadly edge’ was the makeup and hair design at Christopher Esber, with Napoleon Perdis, essie and Wella Professionals combining to create a look that was spo...
A few honourable MBFW survival pack mentions that I didn’t get to into detail this week: Laura Mercier illuminating tinted moisturiser: a tinted moisturiser with strong pearl shimmer, this is m...
Helmut Newton reigned supreme at Carl Kapp, with Newton’s trademark sexual androgynes influencing make-up, hair and nails. Key hair notes: Alan White for ghd styled a collection of jet black wi...
I could make a series of stupid jokes about air kissing causing irreparable lip damage, but that’s cheap and easy and besides, I’m 99% certain that Twitter has driven that joke into the g...
The last show started late and went overtime, you didn’t get to bed until late, and the first show starts at 9AM in some far-flung outreach of the Sydney fashion triangle. You slept badly. You ...
Super chic ruled the school at Ellery – street style hair, luminous yet minimalist make-up, and mannequin nails pulling together to evoke a pared back yet sophisticated cool. Key makeup design ...
Take off your make-up. No excuses. Words cannot describe how thrilled I am that Bioderma is (finally!) launching in Australia. I’ve been a devoted user of their Créaline H2O Micellar Solution e...
Circumnavigating the globe on a whim, the Camilla woman is free-spirited, strong, and culturally curious. Key makeup design notes: eyes reigned at Camilla, with Napoleon Perdis creating an earthy spi...
Swatchgirl.com turns two today, and I wanted to say thank you in the form of 60 seconds of pure awkwardness. Thank you so much for supporting this blog over the past two years, and here’s to a ...
So here’s the deal. Most of us know we should use a night cream, and if you didn’t know that then here’s the skinny: our skin spends eight-ish hours of pillow time dealing with the ...
Face of Australia Lip Quench lipstick - Silver Rose Face of Australia Lip Quench SPF30+ lipstick in Silver Rose is neither silvery nor rosy, but a wearable pinky terracotta lipstick. Application is a...
I don’t know about you but I’m ready for winter to start right now. I’m so keen for a cold snap, I’ve already bought myself a lovely big chocolate cardigan from Zara and OPI h...
So this is something a little neato I’ve been wearing for a few months now. Instead of wearing and carting around a big ol’ bottle of perfume, I’ve been wearing a mix of Kiehl’...
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