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I have to admit I am not a great traveller. I get nervous, my hands get sweaty on take off and I can’t settle until the seatbelt sign gets turned off. In saying that, I love travelling and have had the opportunity to visit many amazing places. Along the way I have found my must have plane items that manage to calm me down and make my skin less hideous on arrival.

An essential on any long haul flight is a great lip balm. At the moment I am loving Clarins Moisture Replenishing Lip Balm, it is actually amazing! Packed with essential rose wax and Shea butter it makes your lips feel divine and healthy. When you apply the balm it feels like it is melting on your lips and I don’t mean that in a bad way, it just that you can actually feel it working to hydrate your smackers. What I also love about this lip balm is that it has a slight hint of pink to it, just enough to make your lips look delicious. This little baby is defiantly hoping into my clear plastic bag on my next overseas plane journey.

RRP: $30 for 15mls. Available from Myers and David Jones.

* This product was sent to The Makeup Case for editorial consideration – please see our disclosure policy.

Hydration cream is a must have! I love to apply my Trilogy Ultra Hydrating face cream every 2 hours on a long flight. What I love about this cream aside from the fact that it hydrates is that it has Lavender in it. All the time I apply the cream I get a wif of Lavender and it calms me down straight away. The cream is also very light weight so it won’t clog my pores. With the harsh air conditioning on planes it is so beneficial to your skin to have a hydrating cream on hand.

RRP: $49 for 75mls. Available from Priceline. * Image coutesy of Trilogy

It goes without saying that water is a MAJOR must on a flight. It hydrates your body, takes away the bad toxins and makes your skin look fresh. On a recent trip fiancé and I both bought a 1lt bottle and they were gone before we even left Australia. I find that I get so thirsty on planes, I just can’t get enough of it.

Finally, the last must have for any long flight is good company. Time fly’s on long flights when you have someone to banter with, even if it’s only over the mundane food and bossy air hostesses. Sadly, on my next overseas journey I will be all alone on the flight there and back. I have never flown solo before and I have to say, I am extremely nervous. I keep telling myself that it will be good for me. Ha, I guess all will be revealed shortly…

Okay, so I know deodorant is not the most glamorous thing to talk about. But, lets face it, we all wear it (at least I hope we do).

Dove recently sent us over the new addition to their deodorant family, Dove Pure. A fragrance free 48hr antiperspirant that contains no colours, alcohol or parabens.

If you are anything like me and have sensitive skin then you should get your mitts on this deodorant. Dove Pure is fragrance free so you don’t get that irritating itch that you can commonly get from using harsh deodorants.

I have not shaved under my arms for ages! Not in a gross way or anything I just prefer to wax and lately I have been getting laser. But if I was a shaver then this deodorant would work a treat, it contains 1/4 moisturising cream and skin natural lipids which replenishes the skin after shaving and strengthens the natural moisture barrier. Plus!

RRP: $5.25 for aerosol and $3.89 for roll on. Available from Woolworths, Coles and pharmacies.

* This product was sent to The Makeup Case for editorial consideration – please see our disclosure policy.

We get asked all the time “what is primer?” and “should I use it.” We answer….if you want flawless makeup then use it. If you can’t be bothered with the extra step in the morning….then don’t worry about it. But what is it? Read on……all will be revealed.

Primer is designed to smooth and conceal fine lines and uneven skin texture, it gives a smooth, even surface to apply your makeup and it helps it stay on all day. They are usually made from things like waxes, polymers, and silicone, and often contain SPF to block the sun.

There are different types of primers for different types of skin. There is light weight, silicon based for oily or acne prone skin, it will be labelled ‘oil free’, and for dry or aging skin try a more creamy one which will contain waxes, lotions or emollients.

Primers can also be transparent or coloured. Depending on the colour, they can help hide dark circles, redness, age spots and un-even skin tone.

Now you know what it is and what’s in it, how and when do you apply it. Good question.

You should apply it after moisturiser, but before foundation or concealer. Wait a few minutes after moisturising, so it sinks in, then apple your primer of choice. Wait a few more minutes, then put your face on. We generally use a brush or sponge to apply it, but at home, if you want to use your fingers, thats ok too. Just make sure your hands are clean!

There are heaps of different primers on the market, so start with your favourite brand and go from there.

Here are some that one of our fav bloggers has reviewed. The Plastic Diaries. Click through and see what she thinks.

*image courtesy of The Plastic Diaries

You can also get primers for lips, eyeshadow and mascara. They basically do the same thing but we will save them for another day.

Let us know if there is any other products that you are not sure about and we will do our darndest to help.

*thanks for the info Wise Geek and The Plastic Diaries

I was just having a quick browse of the internet and came across this post by Lady Fabuloux. It is a really simple way to determine your skin tone so thought you may like to read it too.

Determining your skin tone can help you choose the right colours to suit you, with not only makeup but with clothes and jewellery too. If you have ever used a lipstick or foundation that just doesn’t look right, it could be because it doesn’t match your skin tone. So read all about it.

Lady fabuloux: What’s my skin tone ?.

Here are the basics;

 

So as you all probably all know, I recently got engaged. Apart from all the wedding planning, dress shopping and venue booking I have been trying to get my skin in order for the big day. The wedding is not until November but I figure why not start early!

I have wanted a Clarisonic for a while now but could not justify the hefty price tag until now. I told the fiance that we would save money in the long run because I wont need as many facials.

What wedding skin care prep have you guys done?

PS: Please like and subscribe to our YouTube channel. Apologies for the lack of makeup and messy room, fiance was making a suprise epic dinner and I was confined to one area of the apartment.

RRP $150.00 available from Myers and the Clarisonic website.

How great are facial wipes? At The Makeup Case we use them all the time, not only on ourselves but also our makeup clients. It is so hard these days to find one product that suits everyone’s skin types but we think we might have found the one!

Introducing Wotnot Facial Wipes, an Australian beauty first delivering organic wipes in a handy travel case complete with a mirror!

What is great about these wipes is that they are natural and organic, containing Australian certified organic aloe vera, organic sweet almond oil, organic rosehip oil and vitamin e. Sounds pretty rad to me! The combination of these ingredients help the skin achieve moisture, calm inflammation, regenerate and repair the skin and at the same time leave the skin supple and smooth.

Now we have mentioned what is in the wipes that make them so good for us, let us mention what is left out that are harmful for us. The wipes contain no alcohol (massive plus), no chlorine, sulphates or any other nasty chemical. Even the case that the wipes come in is made from recycled material.

I took these wipes with me on a recent holiday to Mexico and they came in super handy! With the hot temperatures there, fiance and I were sweating up a storm. I had these on call in my handbag for those moments. They were so refreshing and I could tell my skin really needed a bit of a pick me up. The wipes themselves are the perfect size for your face, I just hate those wipes that are to small they barley cover your chin. What is also amazing about these wipes is that they don’t tear apart while you are wiping your face.

As you can tell, I have experienced some pretty bad wipes.

RRP: $10.95 for 20 wipes, includes the refillable case. Available from Pharmacy and beauty outlets around Australia. For a more detailed stockist visit the Wotnot website.

* This product was sent to The Makeup Case for editoiral consideration – Please see our disclosure policy.

We love summer and everything that comes along with it. Ice cream, going to the beach, Sunday cocktails and tanning! Because we are so skin conscious we never sun bake but we lovvveeee the fake stuff. And I’m talking the fake stuff that actually makes you go brown not orange.

The Makeup Case has been lucky enough to try out the amazing Bondi Sands range of fake tan, just in time for the best months of the year. Bondi Sands is an Australian owned company that in my opinion makes the best tan that I have used in a long time.

I have been using the self tanning lotion in dark every week for about 2 months now and I cant live without it. It provides the perfect colour and is so easy to use, you just add some tanning lotion to the application glove and rub it over your skin. Because the lotion comes out dark you can see it as you apply it to your skin and the glove helps with applying an even tan without those annoying streaks.

What I also love about this tan is that it smells delicious, like coconut, all the time I put it on it brings me back to my holiday in Mexico sipping cocktails. Bondi Sands products are also enriched with Aloe Vera to help moisturize your skin. I found that if I looked after my skin and moisturized daily my tan would last me about a week before I needed to top it up.

Here is a picture of me sporting my Bondi Sands tan at my recent engagement party. Yep, I got engaged in New York in November. I am super excited! The man sporting the Merv Hughes mo is my new fiance (he doesn’t always have a mo, it was for Movember lol).

If you want to fall in love with Bondi Sands just like us here is their stockist.

I am a mum of two little girls so I don’t get too much time to myself. I get up extra early just to have a shower while they are still sleeping, so actually using moisturiser is somewhat out of the question. Until now……

In my shower I have an Eco Tan – tan away glove and a bottle of Palmers Body Oil for bath or shower. Why not use them together and save even more time? So that is what I am doing.

All you need to do is put a little Palmers Oil on the Eco Tan-Away mitt and, using circular motions, rub away. I use it mostly for my arms and legs (thats all I get time for really) So it exfoliates and moisturises all in one step. Two birds, one stone! I’m all about finding an easy way to do stuff and this is my number 1 at the moment.

Don’t worry the oil sinks in to your skin really quickly and it wont leave greasy marks on your clothes or towels. Win Win!

You can read all about how much we love Eco Tan here and Palmers here and here

What are you waiting for? Get to the shower and make your skin glow!

check out everything Eco Tan and get your own Tan Away Glove, its great for preparing and removing tan. You can get Palmers at all your favourite supermarkets and Priceline.

We have been using this Palmolive Heavenly Hands foaming hand wash for a few weeks now and I love it. As you can see, its nearly all gone, thanks to little Miss 2. At preschool she has learned that you must wash your hands after I change her nappy, before you eat and when your hands get ‘all ticky’

I think it is so popular in our house because it smells so good! It is raspberry and it sure smells sweet. I find that it makes the whole bathroom smell nice, for a few minutes at least. And it makes your hands smell fruity for ages after using it.

Another cool thing is that it comes out as foam, so that means that you don’t use as much each time, so it should last longer. It also doesn’t dry your hands out like other hand washes. I usually have to moisturise after I wash my hands, but with Heavenly Hands I don’t need to. I will definitely get some more once this one has run out, and in my house, that shouldn’t be too far away.

You can check out everything Palmolive here and read about how much we love Palmolive  here

RRP $3.29 for 250ml (also available in Tangerine and Plum)

* These products were provided to The Makeup Case for editorial consideration – please see our disclosure policy.

I am a little bit obsessed with Burts Bees. I love all their products and I have quite a few, mostly for lips but some other stuff too. (You can read about it here) I am really hanging out to try the baby bees on my little ladies but I have so many baby lotions and balms that need to be used up first.

When my moisturiser and toner ran out, I went on the hunt for a new one. I like to try new products when I can and it is also a good excuse to go to Priceline. Yeah! Unfortunately, at the time, the weather did not feel the same, and with 2 babies in tow, shopping was out of the question. So I did what any good shopper would do, I turned to the internet.

Grab Bag $39.95

First though, I checked Facebook. I saw that Burt’s Bees had their grab bag available. Cha Ching! I could get lots of stuff and really cheap! I ordered and it was delivered 2 days later. (so quick)

I got it mostly because I wanted/needed the Garden Tomato Toner and the Naturally Ageless line diminishing Day Lotion. I didn’t necessarily need these exact one but thats what the bag had in it, so I though I would give it a go, and that meant I didn’t have to pick something myself. Ha!

Toner $24.95                                          Moisturiser $49.95

I love them. The toner really smells like tomato plants, not so much a tomato but more the leaves and stem. Its very refreshing. It also has cucumber and parsley extracts to smooth, firm and cleanse skin.

The moisturiser feels really good on my skin and its just enough moisture for hot days, when you don’t want to feel greasy and cold days when you might need a bit more. Its full of antioxidant rich pomegranate that helps diminish fine lines and wrinkles and it smells delicious. The perfect way to start the day.

 I also got all this stuff,

• Thoroughly Therapeutic Body Butter – Honey and Shea Butter $29.95
• Hand and Body Pamper Pack
• Tinted Lip Balm – Tiger Lily $14.95
• Beeswax Lip Balm Tin $7.95
• Sugar Scrub – Cranberry and Pomegranate (free sample they threw in)

So you can see that the Grab Bags are great value, and a really good way to get lots of things to try out. Head over to Burt’s Bees website to check out all the great stuff, at the moment they have lots of gift pack for the lead up to Christmas. Perhaps put together a wish list and leave it lying around. You just never know what might happen!

Stay tuned to see my thoughts on all the other products in the bag.