To start I think I will cover my staples. Firstly I'm devoted to Clinique for skin care even though it's more than double the price in Australia compared to the US. I use the Foaming Facial Cleanser and the 7 Day Scrub Cream as basics for skin care. I also use the Type 2 Toner (the purple bottle). Moisturiser is whatever I decide to grab because I have way to much left over from 'gift's with purchase'. When I do use a favourite I use Clinique Gel Moisturiser, because I find the regular one makes my skin too oily.
I used to use Nivea before I moved to Clinique. The mattifying moisturiser is great to use if you go to school and can't wear make-up.
I'm currently trying to find somewhere that sells facial primer in Australia (I've only found the Australis one so far), but I buy Too Faced Shadow Insurance on ebay. I highly recommend this if you have problems with eye shadow wearing/fading and colour not being vibrant enough.
I have stupidly pale skin (most of the 'ivory' colours are too dark on my skin) so foundation is always an effort. I currently use Revlon Colourstay in ivory, but I find that the colour can be a bit streaky and unpleasant sometimes. I've also found that setting it with a good translucent powder generally helps with that. I'm also currently trialling Ben Nye, MAC and Dior foundations. I'll let you know as I go how that works.
For nails I used to religiously use Dr Lewinn Revitanail as my nails were really poor quality. They would peel off and crack all the time. So I used the Revitanail and at the end of two weeks my nails had already grown longer. I did find that Revitanail made my nails more yellow when I wore coloured nail polish over the top and it took forever and a day to dry. So now I do a Revitanail week about once every couple of months, and I use Nailtek the rest of the time. I use three different types of Nailtek (I know, I only had to use ONE type of Dr Lewinn) once a week when I do my manicure. I also adore Seche Vite top coat.
Anything else you want to know about me? Just ask!
