Estee Lauder Pure Color Gloss in Passion Fruit - Review & Swatches

I got this gloss (full size!) as a gift with the purchase of Marie Claire magazine. This was only available in Australia and it was quite a while ago so this issue won't be available anymore =( At the time these glosses were only just released so the gift was obviously to promote the product and get people to try it.

On with the review...Estee Lauder's Pure Color Gloss in Passion Fruit has a shimmer finish (this collection comes in 3 different finishes: shine, shimmer and sparkle).


I adore the colour of this gloss, it's a vibrant red-y pink shade with pink and gold shimmer. It has a sheer-medium coverage, so the colour does show up while allowing your natural lip colour to show through. I would definitely prefer if it was more pigmented. If you have very pigmented lips, this would probably be a bit too sheer for you.

Bare lips:

With gloss:

Overall, I really really enjoy this gloss, it adds a nice bit of colour to your bare lips. I like using it on top of bright pink lipsticks such as NYX Round Lipstick in Rose. I think that this gloss is very fitting now that it is Spring.

All Made Up: 100 Followers Urban Decay Giveaway

Hey guys!

The lovely Joy has reached a hugeee milestone with 100 followers on her blog All Made Up! To celebrate she is holding an amazing giveaway where 1 lucky winner can win a whole bunch of makeup products from Urban Decay, NYC and lots more. The giveaway ends on the 30th of October 2010.

So hurry on over there and check out her blog and giveaway.

Ebay false lashes from oooushop

If you've seen my recent couple of posts (Aa Ball 2010 - Night of Luminance and Bold black and silver eyes), you probably would have noticed I was wearing false lashes. This was the first time I bought false lashes and the ball was the first occasion which I wore false lashes to. I have helped others to apply false lashes in the past...but never on myself before...I know...weird...lol

Anyway, since this was my first time, I decided to go with cheaper lashes so I could practice and if I screwed up I wouldn't be wasting like another $15 on good lashes.

I bought a box of 10 pairs from the oooushop on ebay. They were extremely cheap, I believe they were on special when I got them and they cost me only $2.35AUD including shipping (from Hong Kong to Australia). To see the exact pairs I got click here. The shipping was pretty fast, they arrived within a week from when my payment was confirmed and I had no issues with their service at all, however they could have had more secure packaging. They sent the box of lashes in an envelope but when they arrived the envelope was not securely glued down and was semi open. Plus the box was a bit squashed on one side.



These are not made of real hair so they can look plastic-y.  They have thick bands that aren't very flexible so can be pokey and uncomfortable to wear. 

Overall these lashes do add a lot of length and volume.  They looked 'relatively' natural against my heavy eye-makeup.  But without heavy eye-makeup, they would definitely look over the top and fake.


I probably won't be using these again.  They served me well on the night, but they were just a bit too uncomfortable especially now that I have used other brands.