Back to the Basics- My Favourite Sheer Pink Lip Glosses

Sometimes I get so caught up in the hype of beauty trends that I begin to loose my "natural" beauty under the piles and piles of product I put on my face.

For example, on a daily basis I wear:

• Serum
• Moisturiser
• Primer
• Eye Cream
• Eyelid Primer
• Foundation
• Concealer
• Powder
• Contour
• Blush
• Highlighter
• Eyeshadow
• Eyeliner
• Mascara
• Brow Pencil
• Lip Pencil
• Lipstick

Love your style, Mimi, but it's just not me!

It can all get a little bit overwhelming and time consuming at times, so I've decided to strip Back to the Basics and adopt a "less is more" mind set. After all "Minimal Chic" is so sheek this season.

So here are my Favourite Sheer Pink Lipglosses aka "My Go To Lip Product When I Can't Be Bothered":

L-R: FOA Morning Mist, Castle Dew Oversetting Gloss No 33, Chanel Glossimer No 89

FOA Morning Mist

This a new release and I was blessed enough to receive one at the Australian Beauty Bloggers Weekend FOA Masterclass (what a mouth full).

It's a sheer rosy pink with silver micro shimmer. The applicator is a glorious doe foot and the formula is sticky enough to stick to the lips but not of molasses consistency (WIN)

Castle Dew Oversetting Gloss No 33

This little beauty is from a wee tiny Korean shop in Brisbane called "Cozy Corner". It's a cool based pink with silver micro shimmer. The formula is quite thick (in a good way) and once it's on the lips it doesn't budge. It's really a lovely product and I do use this one on a daily basis.

This one also has a doe foot applicator and an awesome lid that looks like a blingy crown! YAY!

Chanel Glossimer No 89

What's a Haute and Stylish post without a bit of Chanel right?

This gloss is more on the Rosy side but is incredibly sheer once applied. When I received it from StrawberryNet, I was a bit worried it'd be too dark but low and behold it's perfect. The pink and silver microshimmer throughout the gloss give an air of sophistication and fun :)

The formula is super smooth with no grit and applies like a dream using the doe foot applicator. This is my favourite of all the three.

So what do you guys think of the "Less is More" trend? Do you tend to get carried away with make-up like I do?

Thanks for stopping by,

Keep it Haute









White Nail Polish- The Mother Of All Evil, Asian Haul & I LOVE GOLD

How is THAT for a wicked title?!

Vogue, you have my number should you wish to employ me as a "Title Writing Extraordinaire"

So I asked Alberto which colour he would like me to paint my nails (please say Black Pearl please say Black Pearl) and he said "White"... White polish and I are enemies from waaaay back. I mean, I can NEVER get the damn stuff to apply properly or neatly! Is it the polish I use? Is it my technique? Regardless, it always turns out streaky and bubbly.

But I painted them white anyway and this is the result...

I know you can't see it very well here due to my shite house camera but they are bubbly and gross :( Please to have help? I'm using a Revlon polish- two coats and Sally Hansen Mega Shine top coat. I just can't get it to work.

I went out to lunch with Yolly in the city to a Korean Restaurant that serves you a raw egg and beef in a sizzling bowl that you cook yourself... it's pretty awesome and delicious. The place is called Madtongsan but I fondly call it "MadKorean"... mostly because I think I'm spelling "Madtongsan" wrong... but let's get back on course...

There's this UBER UBER cute little Asian shop called "Cozy Corner" that is Violet LeBeax in retail shop form... it sells the cutest little shoes, clothes, jewelery, perfume and makeup! Everything is ultra sparkly and cutesy and I basically exploded when I got there.

Here is my haul:

I got three face masks (review to come) and two lipglosses. Please excuse Mr Ulta Polish that wanted some attention- he jumped in without me realizing. NAUGHTY MR ULTA!

Being a Lip Product Fiend, I HAD to get some lipglosses. I got two Castle Dew lipglosses in 33 and 23- that's light pink and dark pink.

"23"- a light baby pink with silver and pink micro shimmer (classy not trashy). The gloss holds nicely on the lips without being too sticky

"33"- a medium based pink also with dark pink and silver micro shimmer. Both glosses have a pleasant sweet smell with no taste. They also have a sweet doe foot applicator aka MY FAVOURITE!

L-R: "33" and "23". As you can see, 23 is significantly sheerer than 33.

And here is a Golden FOTD to show you how I wore them!



Classic black khol eyes with bronzer

Here is a sweeeeet necklace I got from Lovisa for 3 DOLLA! 

 And here it is in flash!

 And here is my new hair colour! It's FINALLY getting blonder! YAY!

And so ends this post.. please give me recs on the white nail polish!!!

Keep it Haute!

Anni xox