[BEAUTY]: Empties February 2016

Empties Post

This is the first empties post I've written and I know they are usually quite a favourite among readers as bloggers can give their opinions on whether or not the product is worth repurchasing. These are the products that have just finished in my beauty stash and I wanted to share what I thought of all of them. 

The Body Shop - Camomile Gentle Eye Make Up Remover

I bought this travel sized make up remover from The Body Shop when I was at the airport last year as I wanted to try out a new eye make up remover and I loved the size of the bottle. It's gentle on your eyes and works well to remove eye make up. It's suitable for sensitive skin and for those of you that also wear contact lenses like myself.

Would I repurchase this product? Yes, I would but I first want to try the Camomile Waterproof Eye and Lip Make Up Remover next.

Catrice Prime and Fine Translucent Loose Powder

I've had this powder in my make up collection for quite a while now as I'm always testing out different powders but I'm really a fan of this one, it never lets me down!

ps: you can see my review of this product here.

Would I repurchase this product? Yes, definitely! Its a bargain!

LA Girl Pro Conceal HD Concealer

This is my favourite concealer! It gives great coverage and is so affordable! Applies easily and great to pop into your handbag.

I chat more about this concealer in this post.

Would I repurchase this product? Yep, already have!

Essence Lash Princess False Lash Effect Mascara

I've actually repurchased this mascara twice already! I'm such a fan! It gives my lashes volume and length!

Here is some more information on this mascara - read the post here.

Would I repurchase this product? I've just purchased my third tube of this mascara!

Have you tried any of these products?

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[BEAUTY]: Red China Lipstick

"Red China" - Bodyography

"Red China", it might just be my perfect red lipstick! 

Now, us girls know the struggle is real when trying to find a red lipstick that suits you. Should it be cool toned, warm toned? Can I wear it through all seasons? 

Imagine finding a red lipstick that hydrates your lips? This is what the Bodyography Lipstick is like! The Aloe Vera based formula helps keep lips nourished and moisturised. It even smells good!

It has a great pigment yet is also easy to remove at the end of the day. 

I wore this the other night and received so many compliments! Another great thing about the Bodyography brand is that they are cruelty-free; eco-conscious and their packaging is minimal and recyclable. 

This lipstick retails for R230.00 and more info can be found here.

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[VIDEO]: New Years Eve Look

Gold Make Up Look for New Years Eve

So 2015 is coming to an end - can you believe it? 

On Wednesday I'm heading to St Francis (I've never been there) for 3 nights to celebrate New Years Eve with some friends. I wanted to do a beachy, golden look for my New Years Eve make up - my way of embracing the summer glow!

Here are a list of the products I used: 

Catrice Prime & Fine Anti-Red Bases

LA Girl Pro Prep Primer

NYX Stay Matte Not Flat

NYX Parisican Chic (gold shade)

LA Girl Nudes Palettte (the last shade)

Dr Hauschka Kajal Eyeliner in Black 

Catrice Eyeliner Pen - Waterproof
Essence False Lash Princess

Essence Lipliner - In the Nude

Essence Lipliner - Purely Me

LA Girl Matte Pigment Gloss - Dreamy

LA Girl Glow Palette 

Hope you enjoy the video! 

Love Always, The Glam Green Girl xXx

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[REVIEW]: Essence Merry Berry

A Few Products from The Merry Berry Collection - Essence

Most of my readers know, I love an affordable cruelty free brand and my favourites are Essence; Catrice & LA Girl. My social media was flooded a few weeks ago with images of the Merry Berry collection from Essence. Imagine my delight! Intrigued by all the hype, I popped down to Clicks and had a squizzle for myself. 

The first thing I noticed about this collection was the packaging, Essence really stepped it up for this range! The highlighter powder and eyeshadows are embossed with beautiful patterns - love it!

I loved the whole collection but decided not to get the lipsticks or nail polishes, rather just the two eyeshadows and the highlighter. 

The "I love my golden pumps" highlighter powder is just so gorgeous! It's champagne toned and works well with my fair skin. It's velvety soft and applied easily and creates a beautiful golden shimmer. Plus, it has stars embossed on it - how cute! 

I'm going to be honest with you, I was a bit disappointed with these eyeshadows the first time I applied them, They weren't as pigmented as I had hoped. That being said, I've now learnt to blend them and am getting into the swing of creating the looks I want with them.

"The Perfect Dress"  is a sheer neutral colour that I like to wear all over my eyelid and then I blend "The Masked Ball" into the outer corners of my eyelids. Since "The Masked Ball"  is a shimmery berry colour, I usually go over it with "The Perfect Dress" again to tone it down a bit for daytime wear. 

Below is a casual makeup look I created using these Merry Berry products. If you head to YouTube, you can check out the awesome makeup look Luna Lacey created - love the edgy vibe she added to it!

Which Merry Berry products have you used?

Love Always, The Glam Green Girl xXx 

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[REVIEW]: Physicians Formula Nude Wear

Nude Wear from Physicians Formula

Before I give you my thoughts on these two products from the Nude Wear Collection from Physicians Formula, can we take a moment to appreciate the beautiful package! Well done to Physicians Formula, it's so pretty! I'm a sucker for rose gold so I didn't even want to use these products, but rather just stare at them.

Alas, I am a beauty fanatic, so we all knew that wasn't going to last long.

This Touch of Glow stick is a concealer; highlighter and touch-up tool. It's Hypoallergenic; Fragrance-Free; Paraben-Free; Gluten Free; Dermatologist Approved and Non-Comedogenic. I personally use it to add some more 'colour' to my fair skin but I wouldn't recommend it as a concealer as it does not give much coverage which is a bit disappointing. "Touch of Glow" is the perfect way to describe it on your skin though and I do enjoy the chubby stick application. 

R179.00 from Dis-Chem.

This Glowing Nude Powder is amazing! It has a great pigment and works well on my fair skin. It can be can be used as an all over as a Highlighter, blush, powder or bronzer. I was so apprehensive to use it because look how pretty it is! It's now a regular in my make up routine! This product is also Hypoallergenic; Paraben Free; Gluten Free; Dermatologist approved; Non-Comedogenic and Fragrance Free.

R209.00 from Dis-Chem.

Have you tried any of the products from the Nude Wear range?




Love Always, The Glam Green Girl xXx

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[REVIEW]: LA Girl Glazed Lip Paint

Glazed Lip Paints and Swatches from LA Girl

Like I've mentioned in previous LA Girl posts, this brand has become one of my favs! Too be honest though, these Glazed Lip Paints really caught my eye because they looked like dupes to the Too Faced Melted Liquid Lipsticks . I've never tried them, but the packaging looks the same (oh how I wish we had Too Faced in South Africa!)

These liquid lipsticks are highly pigmented and the colour stays the whole day (that's a huge bonus in my eyes). While these lip paints give you colour like you're applying a lipstick, it gives the glossy finish of a lipgloss. 

Other then the pigmented glossy finish and staying power, another reason I've been enjoying these lip paints is the peppermint oil they contain. Gives your lips a cooling effect plus they have Vitamin E so it helps keep your lips nourished. 

These Lip Paints have a tip applicator to help your apply them and are available at Dis-Chem. They only have about 6 colours available but I'm really hoping they bring in the nudes collection soon! 

Below are the two colours I purchased, Bombshell & Blushing. Bombshell is a bit too vibrant for me (even though it does not really look like it in the photo), but I've really been enjoying wearing Blushing on days where I want a bit more colour (you guys know I love my nude lipsticks). 

Which one is your favourite?
Have you bought any of these Lip Paints?


Love Always, The Glam Green Girl xXx

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[REVIEW]: LA Girl Beauty Brick Blush in Glow

Glow Beauty Brick from LA Girl

LA Girl is quickly moving up in the ranks of budget beauty for me. First of all, they are cruelty free; secondly I'm obsessed with their concealer and now I've added this blush brick to my ever growing LA Girl Cosmetics collection. 

There are 4 palettes each with 2 blushes, a bronzer and a highlighter. I chose Glow as it's more suited for lighter and fair toned skin. 

Glow contains a rosy pink blush and a lighter nude-like pink blush; a subtle bronzer that doesn't leave my skin looking orange (fair skinned girls know this is always a problem) and a shimmery light highlighter. 

All shades are pretty pigments and easily blendable. 

These palettes are still available at some Dis-Chem for about R70.00 (i think :/).

Which of these palettes do you have?

Love Always, The Glam Green Girl xXx

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[REVIEW]: Dr Hauschka Kajal Eyeliner

Black Kajal Eyeliner from Dr Hauschka

Eyeliner is every girl's best friend and I don't go a day without wearing it. I always wear it on my top lash line and for nights out I use it on my lower lashes. Dr Hauschka has amazing natural make up and this eyeliner fits right into that category.

The Kajal Eyeliner from Dr Hauschka comes in both brown and black. It sweeps easily onto your eyelids and stays on throughout the day. It's made from plant waxes and oil which help care for delicate eye areas. It's also made from Witch Hazel and Black Tea Extracts which create a soothing effect and which also means it's suitable for those with sensitive skin. I love this as I have a sensitive eye area which means I have to be careful with what eye products I use.

This eyeliner also comes with a smudge applicator on the other end to help you achieve that smokey eye look. Thanks to the Carnauba wax & jojoba oil, it's easy to apply. 

Natural; vegan; cruelty free and gentle on your eyes - what more could a Glam Green Girl ask for?

This eyeliner retails for R250.00 and is available from Faithful To Nature.

Love Always, The Glam Green Girl xXx

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[REVIEW]: LA Girl Matte Pigment Gloss

Dreamy; Fantasy & Rebel from LA Girl Cosmetics

I've mentioned these glosses a few times on my snapchat (username: glamgreengirl) and even in this YouTube video - so here is a full review of these that I've been chatting nonstop about.

The LA Girl Matte Flat Finish Pigment Gloss is less of a lipgloss and more of a liquid lipstick in my opinion. It creates a matte effect and have a slightly sticky feeling. 

When they launched in South Africa, I took advantage of the special that Dis-Chem was having and bought 3 colours - Dreamy; Fantasy & Rebel.

I wore Rebel to the SA Beauty Blog awards as it made such a great statement colour for my outfit and I've tried to wear Fantasy a few times but it comes out as too much of a neon pink on my lips. My favourite and the one that I mentioned in my video, is Dreamy, I wear it nearly everyday! 

I'm not too sure if Dis-Chem still stock these as they no longer have them at the hazeldean branch but they sold for R70.00 each and while I'm not the biggest fan of Fantasy and will save Rebel for nights out, I adore Dreamy!

Pictured below:
Dreamy
Fantasy
Rebel

Did you try any of these LA Girl glosses?



Love Always, The Glam Green Girl xXx

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[REVIEW]: Comfort Zone Scrub

Body Strategist Scrub from Comfort Zone

I was first introduced to Comfort Zone through Davines, this is because it falls part of the Davines brand. Through my reviews of Davines, you will have read how I respect the company for their sustainability efforts and their amazing hair care products. Naturally I was enticed to try some of their skin care products. 

Comfort Zone products are developed and produced in Parma, Italy and the wonderful thing is that the facility uses 100% of it's energy from renewable sources! They also off set their carbon footprints through reforestation projects - such a fan of companies like this!

The Body Strategist Scrub is a renewing body scrub that leaves your skin feeling soft and and silky. Made from a mixture of alpha hydroxy acids and fruit extracts, these granules create an exfoliating effect which eliminates dead skin cells. 

This scrub can be used on either dry or wet skin and can then be rinsed off in the shower. I've tried both ways and I both work effectively to give you smooth and soft skin. 

90% of the ingredients are of natural origin plus this scrub is free of parabens; mineral oils and silicon. 

I use a body scrub weekly, sometime twice a week, I just love how my skin feels afterwards. Becareful not to over exfoliate your skin as you don't want to cause damage to your beautiful skin. 

R580 for 200ml - see the Comfort Zone SA Facebook Page for more details 

Do you love body scrubs as much as I do?

Love Always, The Glam Green Girl xXx

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[REVIEW]: New Beauty Tools

Hair & Beauty Tools New To My Beauty Desk

Usually I get to show you some of the wonderful skin and make up products that land on my beauty desk but today's post is about some of the new beauty tools I've been using lately.

First up is the Konjac Beauty Sponge from Mira Dynamics  which helps to exfoliate; cleanse and hydrate the skin. This sponge has soothing rose essence so it's perfect for all skin types, especially sensitive skin. It's so soft on your skin and can be used with or without a skin cleanser. I love these sponges because it's like giving yourself a facial but is gentle enough to use everyday!

This sponge retails for R99 from Faithful To Nature.

Next I have this gorgeous pink and white Tangle Teezer. I love my purple compact Tangle Teezer (you can see my review here) and it's my best friend during traveling so I was very happy to add this cute candyfloss coloured one to my collection. These Tangle Teezer's are the best for your hair - so soft and gentle on your hair. You can use it on dry or wet hair and it won't cause any breakage!

You can get this Tangle Teezer from Retail Box for R230.00.

Last but not least is this cute pink Cala Beauty Sponge. I don't have a beauty blender so I can't compare this sponge to it but this has been the perfect tool to apply my foundation and concealer with. I've actually been enjoying using this more than I thought I would and have definately become a fan of the Cala brand. 

This sponge is available at Dis-Chem for about R60.00

Which of these beauty tools have you tried?




Love Always, The Glam Green Girl xXx

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