Jocelyn Patricia: budgetbeauty

budgetbeauty - Tuesday, November 10, 2015

HUGE LUSH HAUL | Video

Lush | In the past few months I've had some issues with my shoulder and having a warm bath at night after a long day seemed to b...

budgetbeauty - Monday, November 02, 2015

GET READY WITH ME; October

Get Ready With Me | I filmed a long chatty GRWM video, grab a cup of tea and apply some makeup with me this morning x

beauty - Monday, October 26, 2015

Summer Nights with Emily Rose Makeup TV

Tutorial | Emily Rose from Emily Rose Makeup TV and I created two very different looks for out Summer Nights Collaborati...

budgetbeauty - Sunday, September 13, 2015

MAC L.A GIRL MAYBELLINE MAKEUP HAUL

Recently I purchased a few makeup items, here's the video in which I show you the items and swatch the products. If you've b...

beauty - Thursday, September 10, 2015

Maybelline Fit Me! Matte + Poreless First Impressions

In today's video I review my first impression of Maybelline's Fit Me Matte and Poreless Foundation, Maybelline Lash Sensatio...

I've been having a minimal cystic acne breakout recently so I've upped my makeup routine in the past few weeks. Usually I would go bare faced most days, but I don't like the stares and odd comments I've gotten recently. I think I have a pretty flawless result using these drugstore beauties!

My acne is under the skin and isn't really that bad so the Maybelline Dream Wonder Fluid Touch foundation does an excellent job at covering the slight discolouration, it does oxidize slightly. Pictured wearing the lightest shade. I apply lightly with my fingers and build up the coverage.

Australis Primer is a amazing for everyday use prior to foundation, I try to stay away from excessive use of silicone based primers as they can enlarge and clog pores.

Maybelline's Better Skin Concealer is a godsend for those bad skin days, or weeks in my case. It is lightweight but covers perfectly. Under my eyes I rid those dark circles with Covergirl's Ready, Set, Gorgeous! concealer in the lightest shade.

I set my under eyes, the T-zone and concealed spots with Maybelline Matte Maker Pressed Powder, it's a good colour match for pale skin tones and great for combination skin.

I run through my brows with NYX Cake Brow Powder in Blonde and set with Maybelline Brow Drama in Dark Brown (slightly too dark for me but I enjoy a darker brow with a clean makeup look).

Add a pop of colour to the apples of the cheeks with Maybelline FIT Me Blush in Medium Pink. To get that glow apply ELF Blush in Gotta Glow on the high points on the face, the cheekbones and brow bone mostly.

I use a mixture of shades in the NYX Love In Paris Merci Beaucoup Palette on my lids, I tend to apply the light beige all over the lid (picture: top left corner), run through the crease with the matte brown (picture: middle left side), and sometimes blend together using the salmon pink (picture: middle right side).

Apply Revlon Grow Luscious Plumping Mascara liberally to the top and bottom lashes. I like to line and fill in my lips with ELF Lip Matte Color in Natural and apply Cargo's Dubai over the top. Sometimes I'll add NYX Butter Gloss in Tiramisu on top. Ta-da! A natural and well covered face which takes 5-10 minutes to apply.

beauty - Wednesday, March 18, 2015

Current Daily Makeup Routine

I've been having a minimal cystic acne breakout recently so I've upped my makeup routine in the past few weeks. Usually I w...

beauty - Wednesday, February 18, 2015

Orange Eyeshadows for All Eye Colours

Recently I uploaded a makeup tutorial to YouTube using the Chi Chi Rich Gems Palette. Using the three yellow/gold shades I created wh...

I don't have a huge array of beauty and fashion shopping options where I live so I do a fair bit of online shopping. A few I have been loving lately.

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Desire Clothing UK

Recommended by Helen Melon Lady. They have an array of cute and quirky womens clothing, accessories and shoes ranging from $15 - $70. They're UK based but postage is reasonable to Australia (last order $15 on a $130 purchase).

Cotton On

An Australian store where I buy most of my basics, and a lot of seasonal clothes. I tend to buy cheaper clothes because my fashion sense changes so rapidly and I get bored with clothes easily.. I'm a horrible person I know.

ebay

Don't forget ebay and the plethora of bargains to be found. Although I can't always buy a lot of the Asian clothing I like because, well.. boobage issues, I can still update my wardrobe with pretty much anything I can think of. I get a lot of my film/photography and DIY equipment from there too. Check out my Spring Inspiration Collection (each photo has a link to the item).

Crush Cosmetics (AU)

I may or may not have a Crush Cosmetics Haul video uploaded.. it's an Australian site where you are able to purchase hard to find cult favourite cosmetics Australian beauties are in need of. Purchase brands such as Sleek, NYX, Sugar Pill, Too Faced, Lime Crime, Jordana and more. They don't have a huge range from every brand but they're working on it. Price wise it is Australia and we are paying for the fact we're a million miles from the US/Europe so it's expected we pay more than they do, although I don't think they're over-priced (same prices as Target/Kmart).

MUA Makeup Up Academy

MUA are a UK brand that supply decent quality products for super cheap prices, their £1 lipsticks are my favourite from this brand. They post worldwide, their postal times vary as I have had orders range from two-eight weeks - it just depends. If you're just starting out in makeup or want budget friendly products which do a some-what decent job than I recommend these for sure. A few of their products have ended up on my favourites lists lately.

xo Jocelyn