Sigma Brushes

Here I am! I hear everyone being busy with exams etc lately. Whether you are a student or a teacher, these times of the year are hectic. Either you are studying or you are marking (like me!).

I just wanted to do a quick post to update you with what else I have been doing apart from assessing students!

I ordered the Sigma Premium brush kit that is 15 brushes and comes in its own foldup bag. I am so looking forward to it arriving. I ordered it through Amazon.com who then get Sigma to send it to me. I don't know why, but I tend to online shop this way. Through Amazon.com. I have had successful purchases always with them and trust them. And they sell heaps more than just books. Living in the part of Australia that I do we don't have an extensive selection of goodies like in Northern America. That's why I read blogs and watch You Tube to stay in touch with what is going on in styling. And then I shop online.

The reviews of the Sigma brushes put them on a par with MAC Brushes. I collected my first MAC brush last year when I visited Canada. I have to go to a city centre here to purchase MAC brushes and they are expensive. So when I heard the reviews of the Sigma ones I got excited enough to want the whole set! Value for money gets me every time!

When I receive them I will do a post on them. I am no expert, but I have come to appreciate how much easier it is to get a nicer result with makeup when you use brushes.

Here is my current collection:

L to R: MAC187, MAC129, MAC252, MAC266, MAC217, manicare foundation, bellapierre mineral concealer brush (for around you nose etc), manicare eyeshadow, manicare pencil brush, random eyelash and brow, random lipstick brush (BTW 'random' is not a brand, these really are random - I don't know the brand but read 'cheap' ha)

Poor deprived me, huh. I really NEED the Sigma brush set.

What's more, I have a Revlon brush (showing my age and that I really AM a SeventiesGirl here) that my Mum bought me for my 18th Birthday 32 years ago!!! She gave me the Revlon Ultima II makeup kit. And the brush was part of that kit. At the time, it was cutting edge. When I remember back it was the PERFECT gift. Thanks again Mum!

Said brush is pictured here with my favourite perfume at the moment - kate moss. I wear this perfume day and night and spray it in my walk-in closet to make it smell sweet. I even wear it to bed. To me it smells like Lux beauty soap. Fresh and sweet.

So now, if you do a little maths, you know my true age!!! Shock!! But let me tell you right now, life is actually still as good if not better than it was all those years ago when I turned 18 and Mum gave me my first real makeup.

Because now there is MAC and I now have money... LOL... only kidding... a bit.... no - I really am that shallow. LOL. Still only kidding...

Rimmel Lipsticks

Hi! Sorry I was MIA for a couple of days. Enjoyed a long weekend and then back to work and hadn't any time to post. But the whole time now I am thinking of things to write about and post on my blog. I am also learning about taking photos of things to post and the best ways to capture colours. Hopefully I will get better at this. Let's face it, I CAN only get better!



So on to the topic... I have to apologise to Rimmel. I have always thought of this cosmetics brand as cheap and nasty. Don't know why. Maybe a past bad experience. But I am glad I've given them another chance, because they have proven themselves to me with their Lasting Finish lipsticks range.






I had some time to stroll through Priceline after work the other day and tried their colours. I settled on Celeb, which is a flattering pink, not too chalky or frosty. The salesgirl couldn't find one apart from a new tester tube in the drawer and she gave it to me, as she had looked it up and it was discontinued. (Which I suppose is not useful as a recommendation, but I'm sure there are tubes of Celeb sitting in bargain bins somewhere now) - I was stoked to get freebie!!






Got it home and wore it with my pink and brown yoga outfit to teach my Thursday morning yoga class. The perfect subtle pink. When I got in my car to go home and checked out my lips, it was still on!!!! Not drying and caking on, but still moist and pretty. After 2 hours of instructing a yoga class!!


Please remember I had just taught a yoga class, so excuse the hair, nose shine etc. I also wear a very light made-up look for yoga because I think it is more appropriate.


So then I went back to Priceline and did some serious swatching to buy all the colours that suited me. They were $7.99 each (Australian) compared to $21.99 Revlon ones, which are fine, but I feel the Rimmel ones are even better colours. This Lasting Finish range lives up to its name and doesn't dry my lips out like the Revlon Colourstay ones. I feel like I'm wearing lipbalm rather than lipstick. It isn't often that I am so impressed with a lipstick. As you can tell from my ramblings and ravings, I am MOST impressed by these. Value for money, great colours and delivers on its promise.


Here are the ones I chose. They are (L to R):

Sugar Plum, Celeb (in its tester tube), Airy Fairy, Asia, Birthday Suit

All gorgeous, multi dimensional colours. The Sugar Plum is a frost, but the frost is not the usual silvery frost, it is mauvy. Very very nice.

Thankyou Rimmel, you are forgiven for whatever it was that you did or didn't do for me many years ago. I will be looking at some of your other products in the future.