Review: Mary Kary TimeWise Plus+ Regena-Firm Eye Cream and Intensive Serum

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IS THAT A LONG TITLE OR WHAT?!

It's no secret I love Mary Kay products. They just continue to provide products for women that are high quality, and most of all - live up to expectations.

I've been trialling the new Mary Kay TimeWise Plus+ line for the last few months and I'm happy to provide you all with my thoughts on the products now..

First up, the Mary Kay TimeWise Plus+ Regena-Firm Correcting Eye Cream (speaking of long names...).

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This eye cream promises to unlock a youthful, lifted look around the eyes. It suggests it can reduce crows feet, reduce puffiness, minimise dark circles and make the eye area look dramatically younger. I can't comment on the crows feet, but I can say it's a beautiful eye cream. It is thick, but the applicator makes it very simple to put on the smallest amount - just one swipe on either eye and pat in. I found that is reduced the slight lines I have under my eyes and definitely made my dark circles less prominent (let's be honest, they're genetic and I'm stuck with them!), and any product that can prevent crows feet etc is on my list of must haves! I really enjoyed using this cream and think it would be perfect for women who are starting to see signs of ageing and would like to put a stop to it.

$75/15mL

The Mary Kay TimeWise Plus+ Regena-Firm Intensive Serum

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Damn, this is a good serum! It's a lightweight gel in a sturdy metal-feeling bottle - bathroom friendly. The serum promises to make skin look younger, firmer and more toned, and suggests it can replenish moisture, firm and tighten sagging skin and help to define facial contours. I really enjoyed using this serum - it's lovely and light - perfect for summer or oilier skin types, and really made my skin look better. Fine lines on my forehead were diminished and my skin just looked "glowier" - I know that's not a word, but I hope you get what I'm trying to say. This is a bloody good serum, and any woman starting to age NEEDS this. Seriously.

$95/30mL

The only drawback of these products is they're exxy, and not accessible to every woman - budget-wise. However a little goes a long way and I really do believe they're worth their weight in gold.

You can purchase Mary Kay TimeWise Plus+ products from any Mary Kay consultant. Click here to find one.

Thoughts of the Week: 19 May 2013

* No thoughts last weekend as Claire visited from the Gold Coast. We did lots of fun stuff, was good to spend time with her.

* Of course this meant that I fell behind in uni work and blog work, and spent 2 days catching up. It was worth it.

* Still obsessed with Buffy.

* Working on a few exciting things on the blog for the future. Hopefully all falls into place (cross you fingers!)

* Also starting to apply for post-grad jobs. This is a little scary - HELLO REAL WORLD

* Reminds me of when I was in high school.

* It's become ridiculously cold of late - Scruffy has been wearing his jumper non-stop - I had to swap them out today as 3 days is the limit for jumpers without washing on him.

* Queensland Police and NSW Police cracked funnies at each other on Twitter on Friday. I think NSW Police is jealous that QLD Police made it into Buzzfeed's 26 Everyday Occurrences In Australia

* Buzzfeed is killing my productivity.

What's been happening with you?

Review: Australis All Over Face and Body Tint

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Marketing. It's an interesting thing, isn't it? Australis has been pumping out the dupes lately, and they're often high-quality, too. I loved the Nudist palette (dupe for Urban Decay's Naked), and the Pout Pastes (dupes for OCC Lip Tars) are getting rave reviews. When I heard about the All Over Face and Body Tint, I had to try it. Bearing in mind, I've never used the MAC Face and Body Foundation, to which many are claiming this is a dupe of. I do have one thing to say, though : the wording is "tint", not "foundation", so I'm keeping that in mind with my review.

The Australis All Over Face and Body Tint comes in a squeezy plastic bottle, containing 94mL of product. It's bathroom friendly, which I love, and has a great little nozzle so you don't get too much product out.

The tint comes in 3 shades, light, medium and dark, claims it will provide face and body with a lightweight sheer tint to enhance natural skin tone.

I really like this product. It's great for "no makeup-makeup" days, and it lasts well on me. It evens out some imperfections, and is easy to use all over my neck and decolletage without feeling heavy. If you're interested, Suzanne tried this on her KP and had great results.

If you take this for what it is, a tinted moisturiser, it's a great product. I enjoy using it and it'd definitely be something I'll be packing for my Europe trip - it's even plane friendly (under 100mL). 

You can find Australis All Over Face and Body Tint at Priceline and variety stores for $19.95.

Adore Beauty Sample Packs Are Back!

Many of you may have heard of Adore Beauty, but many have not. Think of them as the Aussie online Sephora - they stock many makeup, skincare and haircare brands (generally higher-end or boutique brands), at good prices - my favourite bit is with every order you get a chocolate and some samples. It's all about the presentation :)

Adore Beauty have done sample packs in the past of perfume and skincare, however this time they're offering mixed-bags, with sample sizes of some of their most popular products:

Skincare/Haircare

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Skincare/Makeup

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Each pack is $34.95, available here (Makeup) and here (Haircare)

The packs also contain a 10% off discount voucher to use on any full size product featured in the pack.

Which pack would you get? I'm eyeing off the Skincare/haircare pack, as I'm itching to try the Terax Crema conditioner.