New bloggy domain!

Happy Thursday!!! Some of you may have noticed, I GOT A NEW DOMAIN YAYYY!! I was freakking out just a litttle last night when I was trying to link my blog to my new domain, it's finally working!! 

My new domain name is theuglymoments.com. 

P.S If I was smarter, I would have got my new domain first before getting the business cards done lol 

♥ kerker 

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Review: Toni & Guy Cleanse Dry Shampoo

As you all know how much I dislike washing my hair and my love for dry shampoo from my previous post here, I recently tried Toni & Guy Cleanse Dry Shampoo*. This stuff is amazing!!! The rate I'm going, I'll never have to wash my hair (kidding!!) lol

According to Toni & Guy "Absorbs oil and grease and adds volume for second day freshness. Used by session stylists, this backstage secret weapon adds body, volume and texture. It absorbs grease and natural oils for second day freshness. Plus, the advanced formula leaves no white residue".

Application: Make sure you shake the can before use. Spray the dry shampoo at the roots of the hair so that it can absorb the grease and oil. I don't think this needs to be brushed out but I combed my hair anyway.

Additional info:

• Made in USA
• RRP $15.99 AUD for 250ml
• Availability: Woolworths, Coles, Priceline and Big W.

What I like:

• I loveeee the scent of this!! The fragrance incorporates sparkling touches of ginger, very British earl grey tea and effervescent pink pepper.
• Does not leave the white residue you get in other dry shampoo, it's a very fine mist.
• Formula does not dry the hair
• Creates volume
• Convenient to use
• Love the sleek packaging

What I dislike:

• It does reduce oil and grease but not as much as other brands

Overall: The scent of this dry shampoo is amazing, it smells like you've just step out of the hairdresser lol I couldn't believe how it leaves no residual, I kept spraying and spraying and nothing!! I love how not only does it reduce grease, it also helps you with texture and volume. This is a nifty dry shampoo.

Have you tried Toni & Guy dry shampoo?

Thanks for reading!!!

♥ kerker 
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My Week

Hope everyone had a lovely weekend, mine was pretty good. I finally went to check out the new Melbourne CBD Daiso that recently opened. This Daiso is huge, a lot bigger than the Richmond store. I think I spent close to 45mins in there, I did like 3 laps of the place lol. I ended up getting exfoliating gloves, face washing brush, fluffy headband and a plastic folder for study. I'm not sure how effective this face washing brush is, looks kinda weird looking but I'll do a review on it after I've used for a few weeks.

I also finally washed my real technique brushes after receiving them 2 weeks ago. As you can see I'm waiting for them to dry on the clothes horse lol The blush brush is so soft and fluffy, can't wait to use them.

 I managed to buy another 4 Essie nail polishes.

Light to Right - 681 Status Symbol, 710 Van D'Go, 706 Neo Whimsical, 758 Absolutely Shore

Picked up Lush brazened honey fresh face mask, review to follow! I haven't tried brazened honey before.

My bb cream got delivered on Monday. If you follow me on twitter, you probably would have known how silly I was. I purchased this thinking it was a full size product (50ml) when I opened it up, it was only a sample size (20ml) lol got ripped off pretty badly.

 Highlight of the week was when my couz came over Saturday night and brought over macarons!!! Sooooo delish!!

How was your weekend?

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♥ kerker 
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Review: Face of Australia Mineral Therapy Bronzing Pearls

Happy Wednesday! How are we all?? Today I will be reviewing Face of Australia Mineral Therapy Bronzing Pearls*. This is my first time using a bronzer, I guess I never tried it was because I didn't know what it was for and how to use it. What I learnt on the internet is it can be used for contouring or give you that "tan" look.

According to FOA "The luxurious light weight and concentrated pearls combine silky powder technology with a special blend of mixed pearl shades to match any skin tone or type. Perfect for highlighting, bronzing and creating a soft, iridescent effect. Run brush over the pearls and sweep evenly across the skin to build colour where desired. Can be used on face or body".

I used a lot more of the bronzer for the swatch, it's not this dark on the face lol

Application: Gently brush the pearls with your brush. Apply lightly the bronzer to the apples of your cheeks. I also like to apply it around the side my face (e.g jaw line, hairline, forehead). If you're contouring, probably better to use a matte bronzer.

Additional info:

• Made in Taiwan
• RRP $14.95 AUD
• Availability: Big W, Priceline, pharmacies, any large retailer.
• Not tested on animals

What I like:

• Buttery texture of the pearls
• Looks very natural,  not too shimmery
• Comes with a brush
• Value for money

What I dislike:

• Some might say the brush is a little small

Overall: Since this is my first bronzer, I don't really have anything to compare it to. It does work pretty well on my pale face. I mainly used it to give my face the tan look. My face is so weird, it's like 3-4 shades lighter than my neck and shoulders. It actually looks like I got my face whiten or something.

Do you use bronzers?

Thanks for reading!!!

♥ kerker 
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China Glaze and Essie Nail Polish

The last two weeks, I been stalking a store called Cosmetic Fragrance Direct for China Glaze and Essie Nail Polish. They are located in Southern Cross and South Wharf DFO Melbourne. I'm not one that normally buys a lot of nail polish because I'm lazy and can never be bothered waiting for my nails to dry. But when I saw these babies for $7 (China Glaze) and $6 (Essie) each, I could not resist and bought colours I would potentially use lol. I've seen Essie at Myer for $18.95 and being the stingy asian I am, I will never purchase at that price considering that there is a very high chance I will not even use it.

This isn't a swatch or review post because my nails are not very pretty and it feels weird posting pics of them lol Maybe one day, I'll apply it on some fake nails to show you guys the colours.

I did manage to try Secret Peri Wink & Peach Daiquiri and both consistency were really good. Secret Peri Wink started chipping after 3 days (with base & top coat). I have Peach Daiquiri on since Friday night and it's still going strong. Very happy with my purchases!

They also had Essie gift packs which contains 4 miniature polishes for $5. I bought two of the gift packs for my blogiversary giveaway in 2 months time! Man time has sure flew by, can't believe my blog is almost one!

Hope you guys had a lovely weekend! 

As always thanks for reading!!!

♥ kerker 
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Review: LUSH Love Lettuce Fresh Face Mask

Happy Thursday!!!! I am back to using LUSH Love Lettuce Fresh Face Mask! Smarter too when picking the fresh mask, I open to see what the consistency is like before I buy it. Sometimes they look kinda runny, this one was pretty good.

Lush website "An effective, exfoliating face mask which gives normal to oily skin a softened, smoothed and radiant glow. Polishing almond shell is balanced by the softening qualities of almond oil and seaweed gel. With soothing lavender essential oil and the cleansing, tightening action of Fullers’ Earth, you’ll feel fresh in no time".

Sorry photos are a little blurry, took these a few months ago lol

Application: I apply it the same way as other masks - use a clean utensil (I use my hands), apply it all over face except eye area then leave it for around 10mins, wash off the mask using circular motion with your hands.

Additional info:

• Made in Australia
• RRP $15.95 75g
• Not tested on animals

What I like:

• Does not irritate my skin
• Leaves skin feeling really soft and smooth
• Lovely scent
• Does a really good job at exfoliating
• I feel like it helps minimise my pores, could be just me though
• Fresh and natural ingredients

What I dislike:

• I guess the 2-3 week expiry

Overall: I find that my face is still really smooth even after 2-3days. I wouldn't use this more than twice a week though, the exfoliating parts in it seems quite powerful. So far this and BB seaweed are my favourite mask from Lush.

Almost weekend again!! wooo!

Thanks for reading!!!

♥ kerker 
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