May Haul Part 1

Hey guys it's Rina here and I cannot wait to share with you my May Haul and this is my Part, Mia will be sharing her haul in part 2. I've gone Priceline crazy over the month of May, every time I walked into Priceline never walked out empty handed. They have had amazing deals across the month and it just been a magical marvelous May. And I'm officially free!! YAY!! no more uni assignments! which means more and more blog posts.

The Priceline Haul is in three different parts, purely because they were part of three different deals.
Part 1- 40% off all cosmetics
I didn't actually grab a whole lot during this sale, which I partially regret but the next few parts definitely made up for not going spending crazy. 
- Maybelline Shredded in Magenta
- Savvy lipstick Magenta
- Savvy lipstick  Hot Pink
- Essence lipliner in Nude
- Essence Nail white pencil
- Essence Silky touch blush number 10

Priceline Part 1

 Part 2 - 50% off Sally Hansen, Maybelline Nail & Lipstick Buy 1 get 1 free, Savvy Buy 3 for the price of 2
- Sally Hansen Diamond Flash top coat
- Sally Hansen Color Quick Fast Dry  Sheer pink
- Sally Hansen Nail art pen - Silver
- Sally Hansen buffing block
- Sally Hansen nail polish in invisible, blue away, and midnight blue
- Maybelline  nail polish in Blue Freeze and Impeccable Grey
- Maybelline lipstick Colour Sensational The Shine in Mango Diamonds
- Maybelline lipstick Colour Sensational Vivids in Fuchsia Flash
- Savvy nail polish in Frothy Cappuccino and Aubergine
- Savvy concealer 02 Medium (not shown)

Priceline Part 2 + Target

Target Haul - discounted items
- Maybelline shredded nail polish in Silver Stunner
- Revlon nail polish in Posh
- Revlon nail polish in Midnight Blue

Sportsgirl

 See that beautiful Cobalt bag from Sportsgirl? It has been out for quite a while and I haven been eyeing it for so long, but I couldn't justify paying $49.95 for it and just as I walked into Sportsgirl in QVB a week before I was very close to purchasing it but didn't feel that it looked too great on me. Then I strolled in at Parramatta Westfield Sportsgirl and there it was, just one bag left hanging up there in the accessories section and I just went ahead and grabbed it. And then the red ticket caught my eye, it was reduced to $29.95, bells rang in my head and then I realised there was 50% off sale items. BARGAIN!! So I got this bag for $15, totally justifiable especially after the crazy Priceline haul on the same day. I also grabbed a I Art Nails! neon set which was only $3.50 and it comes with  rhinestones.

Sportsgirl

Sportsgirl

Part 3 Priceline - Buy 1 Get 1 Free Max Factor Pen Stick , Hello kitty 25% off + Buy 2 items free ring
- Essence Nail polish, Snow White collection, 03 Prince Charming
- Max Factor Colour Elixir Giant Pen stick in Vibrant Pink 15
- Hello Kitty Compact Powder in Pashmina Abricot

Separate posts will be coming soon for us to review these products, we are absolutely swamped in product reviews so be ready for a tonne to come. These is also a separate Natio Haul that we will be posting soon, so stay tuned and don't forget to  Follow our blog with,Facebook, Twitter or Instagram

Review: Cyber Colors

Hi everyone! Today I want to review a range of products that I have been using for quite some time. I purchased this when we were in Singapore and have been using them since then! I am so amazed at the quality of the products that I decided to do a review of them. The brand I'm reviewing is Cyber Colors, I have seen their products on Sasa before and never thought twice about giving it a go. 

While shopping in Sasa we got a free make over and the products used were Cyber Colors. I decided to give it a go anyway. 

Gemstone Aqua-Base Pudding Foundation (SPF20 PA ++)

The product is stored in a solid glass container, it carries 30g of product with an open pot design. Inside the packaging it comes with a small spatula to scoop out the amount of product needed and can be washed for hygiene purposes. 

The texture of the foundation is a fluffy, pudding-like cream and blends easily onto the skin. The product is quite dense, even when tipping the container over, the product does not drip out. 

The foundation has quite an interesting scent. It reminds of me of those herbal/natural smells you can usually find with moisturisers.

I purchased the colour 02 Natural, when swatched the colour has more of a pink undertone. Although, when applying with a sponge to my face, the colour seems to match quite well. The coverage for this product is medium to full, although it is not recommended to start with less of the product and slowly building up areas that require more coverage. Skip the dark spots, acne or eye bags for the concealer. This foundation does a good job for cover dark spots and acne, on lazy days just powder on top and you're good to go.

Throughout the day, it is quite natural looking. It does not get dry or patchy throughout the day. So I would probably give this foundation a 7/10.

Gemstone Compact SPF 40 PA +++

The packaging for this is extremely adorable, it has little crystals at the top! This is definitely comparable to the MAC powders. Previously I used the Studio Fix Powder Foundation which has full coverage however, it tends to disintegrate during the day and you can see the patchy dry areas towards the end of the night. This product does not do the same thing, I use it as a powder on top of the foundation and a quick fix when I am heading out after work. This is the only thing I have been carrying in my bag! The only downside is it comes in 3 colours, the sales assistant at Sasa matched me to 01 Porcelain although I think it's a slightly too white for me. Overall a 7/10, the best powder foundation I have tried so far.

Waterproof Style Eyeliner 

This is my hg eyeliner, it is the only eyeliner that I have tried that lasts all day and night for me. From 6am - 8pm at night, this eyeliner does not budge. By far the best purchase I have made on the whole trip to Singapore. Only USD10 on Sasa.com, give it a try! It may be a bit difficult to use as first since the tip of brush is soft but definitely worth the trouble! Definitely a 9/10!

Gemstone Silk Glowing Rouge - Peach Yellow Brown

Received this as a complimentary gift from Sasa. It's more like a nude colour that just makes the lips look slightly more pink. Not really as long lasting as it claims nor moisturising. A slight let down, probably a 5/10. 

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HG Acne Gel - Dr Spot Invisible Spot Fighting Gel Review!

I bought this while we were in Singapore. I had a pretty bad acne reaction to the Sportsgirl Sunscreen on my face. Initially I was going to pick up the Origin's Pimple Gel. The Origin's Super Spot Remover was the one I was using before, it was the best one I have used until I found my HG one. I was going to pick it up in Singapore but it was even more expensive there, so I decided to try something new.

In Sephora, I saw the Dr Spot Invisible Spot-Fighting Gel by Soap & Glory. I bought it but I didn't really think it would work. Then as I used it in Singapore, I realised how amazing it was so I picked up one for back up! I had a swelling red hot pimple on my nose the other day and overnight it has diminished. I am super excited to share this product and I hope it works for you guys too. :) I wish i would have known about this product earlier so I could have gotten rid of these stubborn zits faster!

Pros: 

• does not dry out skin
• gets rid of acne really fast
• good price point

Unfortunately, I haven't seen this product on sale in Australia. I know we stock Soap&Glory under Kit Cosmetics but they don't seem to have it. Perhaps try one of the sellers on eBay!

Shot of Cobalt

OPI Dating a Royal 

Shall I declare to the world my love for royal blue and sapphire? LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE!!! My eyes are heart shaped right now! When you go shopping for nail polish it's so hard to buy true to colour just judging from the bottle and if they don't have swatches it's just like going shopping blind. So when I got this as a gift from a friend just judging from the bottle I was hesitant to use it because it seemed like such a dark and dull blue. And I had this bottle hanging around for 2 years or so before I decided to give it a try and OH MY!!!! Why was I such an idiot for not trying it earlier!! This is absolutely amazing and if you love Royal blue just as much as I do, you will definitely love this too!

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Lady Like

Essie Lady Like With flash

Essie Lady like without flash

I'm back in Sydney and why is it so cold at night? Like I'm freezing in layers and layers of clothing. But I trimmed my nails so its shorter the technique to trimming longer nails without cutting it all off is to take off a little by little, and to shape them after painting them with nail polish.

My fingers were so cold I decided to go with a neutral colour from Essie called Lady Like, and doesn't the neutral colour make you feel very lady like?  I absolutely love neutral nails since it's so simple but looks amazing and it elongates your nails. Even though this is a neutral colour the consistency is perfect to achieve this look, two coats for me did the job and don't worry if the first coat is too thin but if there isn't enough coverage on the second coat, you might have to jump in and swipe another coat on.

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Travel Nail Essentials II

Back on our nail blog we posted a travel nail essentials for when we flew to the Gold Coast and now here comes part II and we're in SINGAPORE!!! YAY!!! We absolutely love traveling and I cannot go anywhere right now without my nails all polished up. Because of the length and it just does not look good that long without anything covering it. Its like I'm giving my nails clothes to wear hahahaha.

What I brought along with me is my highly loved Nine West polish, in Pink and Nude. Of course I also brought along China Glaze base coat and Sally Hansen's Diamond shine top coat.

 For the first week of Singapore I've just gone with very simple pink nails. And you know this gorgeous pink is absolutely perfect for Singapore weather.My nails are so long I need to trim them when I'm back in Sydney!! Do you like my stripy pajamas? XD

Just as the second week started I realised I didn't bring any nail polish remover and I'll explain in another post why I didn't buy any and just use it. So I had to come up with a way to mix it up and little and to incorporate the nude. So i used some cling wrap/plastic wrap and scrunched it up, dipped it in the nude polish and just dabbed it on top of the pink. As sublte as it is I think it looks amazing and would definitely try it with other colour combinations like black and white, pink and green, blue and black. It's best to go with contrasting colours as it will show up more, unlike my pink and nude combination.

 All you need is a like a square or a small section of a plastic bag/cling wrap and scrunch it up so you can dab dab dab away!! I like to use some form of plastic so its more easy to maneuver and less hard compared to paper, making it harder to wrap around the nail when you're dabbing away.


I had absolutely amazing fun doing this and it felt very therapeutic dabbing and dabbing and more dabbing. A little tip is that if you don't have nail polish remover and all you have is a correction pen, you really need to try and avoid the skin around your nails. Another little tip is to avoid just a large blob of colour with no dabbing pattern you need to remove excess from your clump of cling wrap by dabbing on a piece of paper.

with flash

without flash

If you give this a try, I would absolutely LOVE to see what colour combinations you decide to have and even if it's the same I would love to see it! Show us on facebook, twitter or even instagram, Don't forget @MisaAvenue!!

Singapore Haul

Here are some of the products I purchased in Singapore so far. Cannot wait to review them with you later on. This is only the beginning, you should see Rina's nail polish haul!

Lancome Mascara

Urban Decay Primer Potion and MAC products

Cyber Colors, my new favourite!

New Skincare range, Shiseido's Perfect Whip and Aqualabel line

Brow pencils and Liners

Travel set from Aqualabel!

Koji Eye Talk

Acne Gel and Highlighter