How To Clean Make Up Brushes

(It is so important to regularly clean your make up brushes. The build up of bacteria can lead to breakouts, decreased life for the brush and problematic makeup application.)

You'll need
Shampoo
Conditioner
Towel

Start by gently rinsing each brush under running water.

Wet the palm of your hand and squeeze a bit of shampoo into the centre.
Swirl the brush around until the shampoo becomes foamy. Then rinse.
(Depending on how dirty the brush is you may need to repeat this step again)

For scratchy bristled brushes, or if you just want the bristles to remain soft, rinse all shampoo out and then repeat the process using conditioner.

Gently swirl your brushes on a towel to dry them off and adjust them to regain their desired shape.

Roll up one end of the towel and lean the brushes handle up to remain drying.

It is important not to get the handle wet when washing, as any water getting under the metal can cause the glue to perish and your brush to shed. (This is why we dry them handle up)

Hope this easy cleaning routine comes in handy! I recommend washing your brushes about every fortnight.

Summer Playlist

A small playlist of songs I've been loving this summer! 

Bliss n Eso - Act Your Age 
Empire of the Sun - Alive 
Odesza - All We Need 
Odesza - Say My Name 
Ellie Goulding - Anything Could Happen 
One Direction - No Control 
One Direction - Perfect 
One Direction - Steal My Girl 
One Direction- History 
San Cisco - Run 
Troye Sivan - Wild 
Troye Sivan - Fun 
Meg Mac - Never Be 
Meg Mac - Every Lie 
Can't Stop Won't Stop - Up and Away 
Can't Stop Won't Stop - Scrape the Sky 
Atlas Genius - Trojans 
The Beach - Thieves 
Zella Day - East of Eden 
Vance Joy - Riptide
Vance Joy - Fire and the Flood 
Kiiara - Gold 
James Bay - If you ever want to be in love 
Rüfüs - You Were Right 
The 1975 - Heart Out 
Disclosure - Latch 
Disclosure - Latch (TEEMID x Daniela Andrade edition) 
Cold War Kids - First 
Jesse McCartney - Shake 
Justin Bieber - Sorry 
Tuca - Big Jet Plane 
Nikki Minaj - The night is still young 


THIS IS MY LAST POST FOR THE YEAR!! 
I wish you all a safe and happy New Year, and hope that 2016 brings you all you could ever ask for x 

Spring Makeup Products

Hello Everyone!

As I'm sure you all know, the heat has well and truly hit us in Australia. With a change of season comes a change of fashion and trends, so I thought I would share some of my top picks for spring makeup!

*BB cream

Using a BB cream instead of foundation can be a great alternative for the warmer months. This is essentially a multi-purpose product, offering sun protection, soothing properties, reduces appearance of pores, prevents blemishes and so much more. I find that these creams give really good coverage - masking the imperfections I want to hide - while giving a light and natural finish.

I recommend

·        Rimmel matter 9-in-1 BB cream.

*Benefit Hoola bronzer

This bronzer is a tone that would suit most people all year round. It gives a lovely sun kissed glow to the face and is great for defining those natural cheekbones and jaw line.

*Rimmel Wake Me Up concealer

This concealer is loved by many for its ability to cover up dark under eye circles and pesky blemishes. This product gives great coverage and tends to last the entire day. It also has a highlighter-type effect, really brightening up the face as suggested by the name. With this concealer you’ll be bright eyed and bushy tailed for all of spring and summer!

*Pink/bronze eye shadow

These two shades are certainly on trend this season, especially when they shimmer! It’s been all about the eyes this year and spring is no exception. Shimmery cream eye shadows in these shades help brighten the eyes and add a bit of a dewy look to the face.

I recommend

·        NYX Jumbo Eye Pencil in 625 Sparkle Nude.

·        Urban Decay - Naked palettes 2 & 3.

·        ChiChi palettes – Fresh, Naturals.

·        Too faced – Boudoir Eyes palette, Chocolate Bar eye shadow collection.

*Powder

If when you hear ‘dewy’ you think ‘sweaty’, you’ll probably be reaching for some trusty powder to complete your makeup look. I particularly advise using pressed powder if you have oily/combination skin and/or know that being outside will lead to an unwanted shiny complexion.

I recommend

·        Rimmel Stay Matte powder - great for controlling shine for around 5 hours, ands helps minimise the appearance of pores.

*Lashes

I believe mascara is what completes any makeup look, and for added glam falsies are a gem. This spring you want to opt for long fluttery lashes.

I recommend

Benefit – they’re real mascara, roller lash

Tanya Burr false lashes

Hope this give you some inspiration!

Bella x 

Spring Lookbook

 

Playsuit - eBay

Boots - Famous Footwear

Kimono - Dotti

Shirt - eBay

Shorts - Factorie

Boots - Famous Footwear

Shirt - Supre

Shorts - Factorie

 

Halter top - Overseas (Thailand)

Shorts - Valleygirl

Boots - Factorie

 

Choker - TopShop

Pendant - Overseas (Vietnam)

Halter top - Overseas (Thailand)

 

Shirt - Overseas (Vietnam)

Shirt - Overseas (Vietnam)

Shorts - Valleygirl

Boots - Famous Footwear

Dress - City Beach

Boots - Famous Footwear

3 Ingredient Vegan Ice cream

Here in Australia we've finally reached Spring! And to celebrate our move into the warmer months I decided to have a crack at vegan ice cream! Please don't be daunted by the term 'vegan', this stuff tastes so so goooood!

To serve 2

Ingredients:
2 ripe bananas
Cinnamon
Cacao powder

Method:
Chop your bananas into smaller pieces and blend in a blender. Add cinnamon and cacao powder to taste, and blend them through. Leave your mixture in the freezer for a few hours so that it gets to an ice cream-like consistency. When you're ready to eat take it out and enjoy!
It's that simple!

Optional - Add 1 or 2 tablespoons of chia seeds for an extra health benefit.

Hope you all enjoy this recipe as much as I do :)

Bella x