A Long Awaited Inglot Haul.

Hi all! It's been way too long since I last blogged! I've been procrastinating in posts and also as usual being a huge busy bee. I've finally finished my second year at University and I've finally got myself a new car! I've been dying to post something but was still articulating and editing my images as well as finding the right time to post since my schedule has been jam packed considering that I've been given more shifts at work leading up to the busy Christmas Season. 

Anywho, to kick off my come back - I've been awaiting to post this Inglot haul which I kind of collected during August - Late September. Talk about a huge lag, I've finally compiled some things that I've bought and also being an Inglot virgin - no doubt I was highly impressed and I have to say that they're awesome. 

Their quality is amazing and also their prices are not surprisingly expensive. Compared to MAC. I would definitely go for Inglot if you're looking for that high end quality but don't want that huge price tag MAC offers. 

A few of the items were from IMATS earlier this year in August and the rest were pick ups whilst being near the Inglot stand at Bondi Junction. I'm not going to go into too much detail but just a little overview of the products. 

I didn't take an individual shot of the Matte Top Coat but I can say that the Inglot Matte Top Coat is the bomb diggity. Best Matte Top Coat I've ever tried. It lasts pretty well on my nails, roughly a week without chipping. 

I've been eyeing the Freedom System for a while (ever since my friend Lisa bought an 8 palette Freedom System at IMATS I was so tempted.) In late September, I finally got my hands on it and bought 2 eyeshadows just as a starter. I haven't decided on the other 2 colours to fill it with so it's blank for now, until I can find something unique. As you can see the chips and scratches on the eyeshadows I had a tough time trying to move them in and out of the palette. I'm a huge noob and knew that I can use the lid to shift them out. The brown eyeshadow is a bitch to move out of the palette so I literally need a bobby pin to crank that one out. The shimmery pearl shadow is a dream to take out of the palette only using the magnetic corner to gently shift the shadow out. Overall, this palette is great for travelling and I like the quad and the ability to switch shadows and stuffs.  

Swatches of 402 (Shimmer), 30 (Pearl)

The Flakie Polish in 203 was an awesome addition to my obsession with flakie polishes. I also picked this one up at IMATS this year. Bought it for $11 at IMATS. Awesome quality polish I have to add!

The Inglot lip glosses are my favourite, considering being a person who isn't a huge fan of lip glosses. I discovered 100 at IMATS earlier this year when I was after a nice nudey pink gloss. I instantly fell in love with the colour considering it was something I was looking for - as well as the awesome formula and irresistible strawberry scent. It's the type of scent you want to open up the lip gloss and sniff all day. I do that..... 

I have to say that the Sleek Creams are my favourite range out of their glosses. It glides on nicely and also has a pretty decent staying power. It's also moisturising so +1 for that too! 

Their formula is way better than any other gloss I've tried to date they're decently priced coming at $22AUD. 100 is a shade which I picked up at IMATS for $15. Best lip gloss ever. As for the Sleeks and Sleeks VLC - they're similar but obviously a different range. I found that the VLC's are much more on the shimmery/pearly side and also the Sleeks are more shimmer/metallic (If that makes sense).  I've used up half the tube of the 100 already and that's a new record for me. I'm one of those people who never finish lip glosses because I'm always switching around and stuff. Oh, and add my YSL Glossy Stain to the 'most used lip glosses' these two are my all time favs!  

The scents of these lip glosses are uniquely pleasant, as I mentioned.  I found that the Sleek Creams have this awesome strawberry scent which is irresistible compared to the Sleeks and Sleeks VLC which kind of have a plasticy scent - it's not a huge turn off but the Sleek Creams are much more desirable in scent. 

Swatches of 76, 100, 45.

That concludes my Inglot haul! I'm just finishing up with some more posts that I need to put together. I'll be back real soon so keep an eye out! In the meantime, let me know if there's any other posts you would like to see!

Be back real soon!

Love, J 

Hello YSL

It's been a long long time since I last blogged. It's almost 3 weeks for me (which seems forever for me). I'm not quite back yet but I thought I had to post something after not posting for 3 weeks! I haven't finished with my Uni Exams yet, I still got 2 more and I am free after Wednesday night! Til then, I'm looking forward to 3 months of holidays as well as looking forward to Stereosonic next Saturday, (insert other 'fun and exciting' things I'm planning to do) and also going to Swedish House Mafia's One Last Tour in February next year! (Thanks to the boyfriend for scoring us the Pre Sale Tickets and also getting the Arena Floor tickets! I literally screamed at work today when he called me that he got the tickets... I'm one huge SHM fan.)

Anyways, I'm not going to bore you any longer and so I'll cut to the chase and show you my new prized possession which I've been admiring so so much as well as itching to blog about! 

I'm madly in love with the Yves Saint Laurent Rouge Pur Couture Vernis A Levres Glossy Stain in Corail Aquatique (No 7). (Yes, that's a freaking long name for a Lip Gloss... but whatever! It's ama-zing!) 

After so much hype in the 'beauty community' I took the liberty of visiting the Myer store near my Uni and tried the gloss/stain out. I didn't really like it at first but after coming back to it and also going to a David Jones store trying it on a handful of different shades as well as contemplating on purchasing such an expensive lip gloss, I took the plunge and I splurged - after working so hard for the past 2 months of course I deserve to treat myself.... after spending so much on cosmetics already. I promise I'm not purchasing anymore make up for the rest of this year. I swear!

From the beginning I'm not a huge lip gloss person but recently I've been more and more interested and I think this lip gloss/stain has got me into lip glosses... Let's hope it remains that way!

Corail Aquatique is a nice pinky coral shade (which is my type of colour). It wasn't the exact colour I had in mind when I ordered it from StrawberryNet but after a few wears I adjusted to it and admired it since. 

The applicator is a pointed lip sponge which doesn't bother me, it applies on the lips quite lavishly and also somewhat evenly. At first, I couldn't help but kind of cringe a little when I open the lid to apply the lip gloss, since it has this strong alcoholic smell... the only kind of smell you would find with YSL Lipsticks (which I found) and probably also High End Lipsticks (from my experience) but it doesn't bother me cause to me it's such a beautiful and also luxurious product I've looked beyond it's flaws. 

That being said, there is one little flaw... It claims to last pretty long on the lips. That's only with the stain, which is probably a good all day wear (8 hours+) even with eating and drinking. As for the gloss itself, roughly once you start eating or drinking it starts feathering away and afterwards it kind of just sits on the lips (if you have dry lips, exfoliate them or wear lip balm first or else it will accentuate your dry lips!) and then you would reapply to have your lips looking lush again. Other than that I have no other issues. 

For me, I line my lips with my Make Up Forever Aqua Lip Pencil in 15C and then apply one generous layer of the gloss. That's pretty much my everyday/work lippie which I've been wearing often lately. 

Ever since I received it (probably nearly 2 weeks ago?) I've been wearing it everyday non-stop. My mum and also mummy-in-law love the lippie so much that my mum asked me to purchase one for her (since I purchased my one, it's been sold out/unavailable on StrawberryNet and a bunch of other websites online, but I do not want to pay the AUS RRP price for this so I just gotta wait :( sigh). Considering it's such a nice natural everyday shade, it will most likely suit anybody of any age. 

Here are some swatches. I apologise for not doing a lip swatch, my skin has been heaps horrible so I didn't want my DSLR to pick up the nastiness... LOL

But anyways, swatched from left to right is just how it is as a stain and how it is as a gloss. So hopefully that would give you an idea, of even better you can probably google better images of lip swatches and what not. 

Considering the RRP for this lippie at Myer & David Jones is $50. Purchasing off StrawberryNet was a breeze! It was really quick and also it was roughly the same price as the RRP in the States! (State is $32, I got it for $31.50 with free shipping! It only took 4 days to get to me) 

I really like this lip gloss/stain and maybe I might end up with another shade in the future. But in the meantime I'll be using my new MAC Viva Glam Nicki Lipstick (with my recent MAC Haul which I will post up soon) in conjunction to this gloss, for a somewhat long wearing lippy. I forgot to mention that... I kind of use the gloss to layer on top of other lipsticks to make my lippies last a little longer! (Works)

I'll be back soon with heaps of products to share with you and also reviews as well. After this horrid week of exams as well as slowly crunching away through my busy schedule - I'll be able to unwind and relax as well as post more on the blog! 

See ya'll soon! 

Love, J 

*This product was purchased with my own money. I was not paid or reimbursed in any way. I have not been paid by any respective companies mentioned and all my thoughts are my own. For more information please see my Disclosure Policy.