LUSH presents...Forum Special Limited Edition Fragrance sale

There's one thing I may love more than perfume, and that's limited addition perfumes that are only available for a limited amount of time and ERMAHGERD what if they sell out and I never get to buy one and they are really good and my life would be RUINED FOREVER?!

Ahem, so obviously I have a slight problem when new fragrances are released for a short window of time. Some people like to collect and dress up as troll dolls. You don't know my life.

However, you do know when and where you can pick up the six limited addition fragrances for Lush, mostly because I'm about to tell you.

After polling their forums, Lush has created these six perfumes from their most popular scented products and they will be available exclusively at lush.com.au from 7pm, May 17th, until midnight, May 19th.

The perfumes available are:

Creamy Candy - fairy floss without the tooth ache.

The Comforter - juicy blackcurrant.

Twilight - a creamy, milky lavender, with notes of malted tonka bean.

Snowcake - snuggly almond marzipan.

Rose Jam - a sweet, fresh rose.

Big - beachy neroli and orange blossom.

Interested? Pop into a Lush store in the next few days to sniff the sister product for an idea of the notes, as the actual fragrances won't be available to sample. Some are repeats from previous years and from Lush international, if you were hoping to restock a favourite.

Covergirl + Olay Pressed Powder - review and swatches

So apparently pressed powder is something you guys have been all been using to set your make-up and foundation. I had absolutely no idea until I started blogging  Call it dry skin privilege, I guess.

Even armed with that knowledge, I still skipped the setting step, figuring it wouldn't make too much of a difference, and never bothered to check out any of the pressed or loose powders on the market.

However, when Covergirl + Olay released their new pressed powder, I just had to take it for a test run. The idea of a moisturising powder combined with the aesthetics of powdering my nose - 

- was super tempting. The brand claims that the powder will smooth imperfections and brighten skin tone.

NARS Satin Lip Pencils in Lodhi, Isola Bella and Golshan - review and swatches

You guys, I'm starting to think I have a serious lip crayon issue. After using NARS' Dragon Girl for the last year, collecting all of Revlon's staining versions, and buying every other version that popped up in Priceline, there was no way I could not make frantic grabby hands at NARS' new spin on their Velvet Lip pencils. Now in a glossy, but colour-rich formulation, NARS Satin Lip Pencils are an alternative for those who like punchy shades with opaque coverage, but want a shiny finish as opposed to the matte originals.

I tried out three shades from the thirteen available - Lodhi (vibrant coral), Golshan (spiced wine) and Isola Bella (peach beige) - all named after public parks from around the world.

Singapore beauty haul!

I know, I know, it's been at least a month or so since I got back since my quick trip to Singapore. Somewhat related, it's been a least a month since I dropped my suitcase at the base of my bed and purposely ignored every morning I stumbled by it and stubbed my toe.

Finally decided this weekend to crack the case open to look through the few products I did pick up in S'pore. I have to say I was quite disappointed in the products available and the still pretty high prices, especially in Sephora. It wasn't anything like the free-for-all that Hawaii was. Prices are from memory because I'm a chronic dispatcher of receipts and converted to Australian dollars.

From left to right - a blackhead remover which I've lovingly been using on my boyfriend's nose (Gross, but incredibly therapeutic) $3, Sephora Brush Clear Spray $9, Moisture Solution BB SPF30 $8, Biore Black Pore Strips $4. I picked up a few packets of these strips and have all kinds of love for them. They  have one over the white strips with black being the perfect backdrop to best display your pore's grotty offerings.