Revlon Gift Time Myer

Revlon is having gift time again at Myer! This is the best time to buy the products you've been wanting to try or to stock up on the usual and get bonus products to try out.

I believe this promotion started last week. Spend $39.95 on Revlon and receive a 6 piece gift set.
You get the option to choose between the pink or purple gift set.
The variation appears to be in the lip butter colour choice, the eyeshadow palette and the eyeliner/lipliner.

I chose the pink set which came with the luscious growth eyeliner which i really want to try after swatching the tester. Are these as good as my beloved prestige total intensity? I think they might be pretty close, or almost the same. However reviews do show a lot of people have allergic reactions so i will be wary when using.

For the products i had to buy to get the gift, i was planning on getting 2 eyeliners. I didn't want to buy anything i didn't need. And black eyeliners are something i will always need and use up. However i ended up getting 2 concealers instead only because the gift already came with the eyeliner. And i didn't want to risk having 3 of them and being allergic.

The concealer i got is the Revlon Photo Ready in shade 002 Light Pale. I like that it is yellow toned and smooth, not cakey at all like other cream stick concealers. I was tempted to get the Age Defying concealer since it felt very nice watery and seemed to have a strong coverage. However i am still very much disappointed with my YSL touche eclat and the Rimmel one because i know how less product there is inside. Around 1g? I opted for this concealer instead which is 3.2g.

PhotoReady Concealer 002 Light Pale $24.99

The promotion runs for another 2 weeks or so but the lady said they'll probably run out by next week so get in there quick if you want this!

Heads up to all aussie beauty addicts. If you're a Priceline member you should have received their newest catalogue by email today and:

Starting from 10th of May, they will have another Beauty Bag on offer except this time it is on Hair care products rather than make up. Spend $40 or more on the participating brands and get this giant bag of hair care freebies. I'm not too into hair maintenance myself as my hair has always been naturally tamable however the constantly undecided weather here has made my hair dull and flat. I just might pick this up if i happen to find something i'm interested in. I've always been curious of the Alchemy range i've seen at my local health store since it's on the pricier side and also the dry shampoos look tempting to try as well. 

As usual with the gift bags, there's mostly only 1-2 products i want in there to make it worth while. I've got a heap load of stuff i'm not very into sitting around from the recent Beauty bag priceline had running. maybe i shall do a post on that too. The one from last year i found to be much better but it's free so if you're getting stuff either way go for it but if not then it's not something you MUST get :)

Project Pan?

I'm sure we've all heard of Project Pan here and there. And after the past few weeks of extreme EXTREME spending, i need to mentally shut down my bank accounts and distract myself from shiny new things. So i've decided to start a Project Pan. Not to completely cut myself off from spending because i'm a hoarder and if i find something great on sale i can't stop myself. But this is more to pull out things i have and focus on using them. I still have a stash of around 20 mac lipglosses all brand new and in different shades which have not been touched. I've been meaning to (for 2 years) but maybe if i attempted a new colour each week i can actually start enjoying my splurges. This will help me use things up and actually try the things i've bought! So i will be doing lots of reviews hopefully :D Also i shall be posting about lots of new products i've purchased lately with photos! I need to put more effort into that and also awesome promotions happening all over the place because those get me most excited. This is an excellent way for me to stop my spending but still indulge in products :D I have so much new things i can't wait to ramble on and on about them hehe

Biore sale at Priceline!

Priceline's current catalogue sale has a really amazing deal on Biore products. They have a 15% off the whole range and also if you spend over $10 you get a bonus $20 exfoliator! That's like paying $5 per item if you buy a $10 product!

Today i picked up 2 packs of pore strips which i look forward to trying as they're quite popular as the commonly used pore strip and a pack of self heating masks which i've wanted to use again but did not want to splurge on a 8 time use only mask. I got 2 bonus exfoliators so i spent $25 and got 5 items which is amazing! I tested the exfoliator in store and it's the polish kind which is the only kind i like so i'm over the moon.
I plan to visit a different priceline to pick up a moisturizer from the skinpreservation range which was out of stock today and see what else is worth trying since the deal offers amazing value.
Check out your priceline and head to the biore section! I'm going tomorrow because priceline always sells out fast :)




Clarins is also having a really good gift time. Buy two skincare products and get a tote bag full of skin goodies. They're deluxe sameple sizes and contains 15ml day cream and 15ml night cream, usually around $100 for a 50ml jar! There's also a lot of other little things so when i finally find a stand that's well stocked i just might get it :) It ends this week one of the representatives told me so be quick!

MD Visage Dual Action Wrinkle Freeze Review

Not long ago i was in the Myer beauty section doing some shopping and browsing through skincare and noticed the MD Visage Dual Action Wrinkle Freeze cream.
I recall seeing those Freeze Frame informercials and tested this on the back of my hand. In less than a minute the skin felt tighter and firmer. of course i wasn't sure if i was just paranoid because the back of my hand isn't that fleshy enough to make it easy to tell.
I decided to test it under my eyes to see if this was the solution to my horrible genetic sagging eyebags. Ontop of make up it went on pastey and ruined my foundation so i wasn't sure about this product. It was $52 for a small 50ml tube so it is a bit steep.
I went home and did my online research and couldn't find much about this product at all besides some comments complaining about the company being dodgy. Many of those 'miracle products' do tend to come from companies with poor almost non-existant customer service so it didn't worry me too much. I was getting it in store as opposed to people ordering directly from the company and my main concern was the product.
Online i found better deals and saw a 4 piece kit on a pharmacy website for $69.95. This included the wrinkle freeze cream 50ml, eye cream 10ml, cleanser 125ml and handcream 50ml. This was a much better deal and was ready to purchase this on the spot but decided to sleep on it.
The next day i was doing some shopping and while picking up some things in the Target beauty section, as i was about to leave i noticed the big red sale sign saying 30% off a list of brands, and when i read MD Visage i panicked! I frantically searched for the brand and found it. And to my surprise they also had the limited edition pack! I was over the moon. I was smiling so big the sales girl was staring at me like i was weird.
I price checked them and they came down to just over $45 a pack. Needless to say i bought 2 of them. I had also gone back a few days later to pick them up for my sisters who were curious to try after my many ravings and excited ramblings on the product. The sales woman who managers the beauty section also included the bonus hand creams and i told her how i got these last time and the younger girl didn't know to give them to me. She was nice enough to say i could bring the receipt next time and get the bonus creams so that is what i did the next day. Except that day she said i could pick from the bonus hand cream or eye cream. I picked 2 sensitive eye creams mainly because their value would be a lot more and opted for one hand cream since it is a lot more product and i'm sure i can rub some of that goodness on my neck if i wanted to.
I also decided to pick up their toner to try and many other beauty items. With such a large purchase the lady was really kind and said the Nude brand was also doing a GWP eye cream and gave me one to try. I bought everything on sale at a good price and still got bonuses so it was definitely a awesome purchase.

Now to review the product :)
I have been using this quite often. I have to admit not constantly because although i love and buy many beauty products, i am a lazy user. Every morning after i wash my face i sit down and slap all the steps on. After i shower i also do the same. But with those extra steps before you sleep, serums, eye creams, night creams... it's easy to forget.
But from the many times i have used it, i must say i really do enjoy it.
I have to make sure to not use a thick layer as it will go pastey and little does spread out nicely. It leaves a bit of a sheen. It makes my face seem brighter, i'm not sure if it is because of a tiny white cast but it isn't noticeable. I have tried putting this on my jaw line and i really do feel it firming the skin! I felt slight pulling when i moved my mouth so it works for sure. The effect does fade though when the cream is gone and for results it is something you would need to be dedicated to using constantly. I am a firm believer that if i used this and constantly firm my skin, my skin will learn to stay up and hold itself better rather than sagging and drooping downwards.
I have very bad sinking under my eyes and i would not say i have used this long enough to see improvement but even if this can't save the current state of sagging, i will still try my best to prevent it going any further. My mother's eyebags really take a toll on her appearance and i fear that happening to me.
I recommend this for anyone with sagging and needs to tighten up their skin. It does seem like my skin looks dry and rougher with this cream on so i would also say to moisturise to keep the skin surface smooth. It is also a really good prevention cream and gravity is constantly pulling on our face so this is a good way to counteract that. Below are some photos to show what the actual cream looks like and the second photos shows the white cast it creates, somehow i feel the hand with the cream on also looks thinner? lol it could just be the lighting though. Overall i think this product is great for instant short term results. I like to wear this constantly a few days before i have a special occasion to make sure my skin is going to look amazing on the day :)

White and creamy, more of a runny consistency.

Left hand with Wrinkle Freeze on and right hand without.

MD Visage Limited Edition Wrinkle Freeze Correction Kit $69.95