Miki Intense Colour Liquid Eyeliner - Black Swatch & Review

Hey lovelies,

Today I have a rather bargainous treasure to share with you - Intense Colour liquid eyeliner by Miki! Miki is an Aussie brand that is really inexpensive - just $4 each or 2 for $6 here in New Zealand.

The liquid liner comes in simple but sturdy black packaging. It contains 3 ml of product.

The applicator is a long thin brush. It is firm enough for the bristles to stay together and impart a line easily yet flexible enough to offer a lot of precision and creativity.

The liner dries to a matte finish and has good opacity.

Here are a few looks I created using the Intense Colour black liquid liner:

Full look here.

Full look here.

I've been pleasantly surprised by the great quality of this liner. It doesn't fade or crack over the course of the day, and I don't have any trouble with it transferring above my crease towards the end of the day (which often happens with glossier liners and is the reason I don't wear gel liner). Another bonus is that the matte finish doesn't 'grab' the shimmery eyeshadows I favour and muddy up my liner over time. I often find that my glossier liquid liners will grab the shimmery shades and I'll wind up with a shimmery highlight on the inner third of my liner :s Which sounds cuter than it is, put like that!

Miki is available in selected pharmacies and Postie Plus stores nationwide.

I hope this was helpful, it's been fun trying out a brand I usually overlook :)

X
Lani

PANZ Nail Polish Challenge: Bling & Galaxy Nails!

Hey lovelies,

Bit of a catch up today (which I feel I am becoming notorious for..), here are my manis for the Bling (last week) and Galaxy nails (this week) for the nail polish challenge some of the lovely ladies in the polish group I'm a member of on Facebook and I are participating in.

For Bling I chose to wear OPI Got Your Number (3 coats). These liquid sands sure are fun and so very sparkly!

And again with top coat - the top coat soaked up within 10 minutes though, you'd need a few coats of a thicker top coat for a long lasting shine. Got Your Number has a jelly base and is not completely opaque at 3 coats, but the sparkle distracted from that in real life. I'm looking forward to trying more!

And my first ever galaxy nails! I used... 

Glisten & Glow Stuck on Blu! Base coat

+

BYS - Down the Rabbit Hole, 3 coats

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NYX Girls - Frizzy Spots, 1 coat

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Color Club - Glitter Wonderland, sponged

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LA Girl Rockstar - Punk, sponged

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Kleancolor - Chunky Holo Black, 1 coat

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BYS - Down the Rabbit Hole, sponged

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Seche Vite

I may have gone a little overboard ;) I'd love your constructive criticism!

If you're in NZ and keen to join the polish group, you can request access here. We're really friendly :)

X
Lani

FOTD Round Up [PIC HEAVY]

Hey lovelies,

Another FOTD round up for you! Here's what I've been wearing lately (can you tell I've been saving these up for a while??)

Saturday 4.5.13

FACE

MUA Matte Perfect Primer

MUA BB Cream Shade #1 Light

MAC Select Cover-Up NW15 concealer

MAC Studio Sculpt NC15 foundation

Too Faced Who's Your Poppy? blush

Too Faced Sun Bunny bronzer

MAC Perfect Topping MSF

EYES

Lime Crime primer

Too Faced Satin Sheets all over lid

Too Faced Teddy Bear in crease

Too Faced Totally Toasted on lower lashline

Wet n Wild Comfort Zone palette - shimmery beige to highlight

Wet n Wild Greed palette - matte beige to blend out

Miki Intense Colour liquid liner - black

Bourjois 1001 Lashes mascara

LIPS

MAC Giddy lipstick

***

Monday 7.5.13

This was a horribly rainy, gloomy day so I had to use flash!

FACE

MUA Matte Perfect Primer

MUA BB Cream Shade #1 Light

MAC Select Cover-Up NW15 concealer

MAC Studio Sculpt NC15 foundation

MAC Oh So Fair Beauty Powder

MAC Perfect Topping MSF

EYES

Covergirl Intense Shadowblast - Beige Blaze

Clinique Two To Tango duo - tan shimmer all over lid, brown shimmer in crease/lower lashline

Maybelline Eyestudio Irresistably Ivy Quad - beige shimmer as highlight

Miki Intense Colour liquid liner - black

Bourjois 1001 Lashes mascara

LIPS

Australis Siren lipliner

Revlon Fire & Ice lipstick

***

Wednesday 8.5.13

FACE

MUA Matte Perfect Primer

MUA BB Cream Shade #1 Light

MAC Select Cover-Up NW15 concealer

MAC Studio Sculpt NC15 foundation

Too Faced Who's Your Poppy? blush

Too Faced Sun Bunny bronzer

MAC Perfect Topping MSF

EYES

Lime Crime primer

Rimmel Colour Mousse Mocha all over lid

Maybelline Eyestudio Irresistably Ivy Quad - dark brown all over lid/lower lashline, beige shimmer as highlight

Miki Intense Colour liquid liner - black

Bourjois 1001 Lashes mascara

LIPS

Australis Siren lipliner

MAC Russian Red lipstick

Nail polish on Wednesday was Essie Beach Party :)

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Thursday 9.5.13 (My birthday!)

FACE

MUA Matte Perfect Primer

MUA BB Cream Shade #1 Light

MAC Select Cover-Up NW15 concealer

MAC Studio Sculpt NC15 foundation

Too Faced Who's Your Poppy? blush

Too Faced Sun Bunny bronzer

MAC Perfect Topping MSF

EYES

Covergirl Intense Shadowblast - Beige Blaze

Revlon Polished Bronze all over lid/lower lashline

Maybelline Eyestudio Irresistably Ivy Quad - beige shimmer as highlight

Miki Intense Colour liquid liner - black

Bourjois 1001 Lashes mascara

LIPS

Australis Siren lipliner

Wet n Wild Red Velvet lipstick

***

Sunday 12.5.13 (Mother's Day!)

This charming fellow is my darling brother Nick. We like to be silly together :D

FACE

MUA Matte Perfect Primer

MUA BB Cream Shade #1 Light

MAC Select Cover-Up NW15 concealer

MAC Studio Sculpt NC15 foundation

Too Faced Who's Your Poppy? blush

MAC Perfect Topping MSF

EYES

Covergirl Intense Shadowblast - Beige Blaze

Revlon Polished Bronze all over lid/lower lashline

Maybelline Eyestudio Irresistably Ivy Quad - beige shimmer as highlight

Miki Intense Colour liquid liner - black

Bourjois 1001 Lashes mascara

LIPS

Australis Make A Wish lipstick

Aren't we attractive? :p

***

Monday 13.5.13

FACE

MUA Matte Perfect Primer

MUA BB Cream Shade #1 Light

MAC Select Cover-Up NW15 concealer

MAC Studio Sculpt NC15 foundation

Too Faced Who's Your Poppy? blush

Too Faced Sun Bunny bronzer

MAC Perfect Topping MSF

EYES

Covergirl Intense Shadowblast - Beige Blaze

Maybelline Eyestudio Irresistably Ivy Quad - beige shimmer all over lid/highlight

Revlon Polished Bronze in crease/lower lashline

Australis Curve liquid line

Bourjois 1001 Lashes mascara

LIPS

Australis Siren lipliner

Rimmel Lasting Finish Matte by Kate Moss 111 Kiss of Life lipstick

***

Wednesday 15.3.13

FACE

MUA Matte Perfect Primer

MUA BB Cream Shade #1 Light

MAC Select Cover-Up NW15 concealer

MAC Studio Sculpt NC15 foundation

Too Faced Who's Your Poppy? blush

MAC Perfect Topping MSF

EYES

Covergirl Intense Shadowblast - Beige Blaze

Maybelline Eyestudio Irresistably Ivy Quad - beige shimmer all over lid/highlight

Revlon Polished Bronze in crease/lower lashline

Australis Curve liquid line

Bourjois 1001 Lashes mascara

LIPS

MAC Love Goddess lipstick

***

Thursday 16.5.13

FACE

MUA Matte Perfect Primer

MUA BB Cream Shade #1 Light

MAC Select Cover-Up NW15 concealer

MAC Studio Sculpt NC15 foundation

MAC Oh So Fair beauty powder

MAC Perfect Topping MSF

EYES

Covergirl Intense Shadowblast - Beige Blaze

Revlon Polished Bronze all over lid/lower lashline

Maybelline Eyestudio Irresistably Ivy Quad - beige shimmer as highlight

Australis Curve liquid line

Bourjois 1001 Lashes mascara

LIPS

Rimmel Lasting Finish Matte by Kate Moss 106 lipstick

***

Friday 17.5.13

FACE

MUA Matte Perfect Primer

MUA BB Cream Shade #1 Light

MAC Select Cover-Up NW15 concealer

MAC Studio Sculpt NC15 foundation

Too Faced Who's Your Poppy? blush

Too Faced Sun Bunny bronzer

MAC Perfect Topping MSF

EYES

Covergirl Intense Shadowblast - Beige Blaze

Maybelline Eyestudio Irresistably Ivy Quad - bronze all over lid, beige shimmer as highlight

Australis Curve liquid liner

Miki Aqua liquid liner

Bourjois 1001 Lashes mascara

LIPS

Prestige Champagne lipstick

Tarte unnamed nude gloss

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Saturday 18.5.13

FACE

MUA Matte Perfect Primer

MUA BB Cream Shade #1 Light

MAC Select Cover-Up NW15 concealer

MAC Studio Sculpt NC15 foundation

Too Faced Who's Your Poppy? blush

Too Faced Sun Bunny bronzer

MAC Perfect Topping MSF

EYES

Covergirl Intense Shadowblast - Beige Blaze

Too Faced Blonde Ambition all over lid

Too Faced Teddy Bear 

Revlon Polished Bronze on lower lashline

Maybelline Eyestudio Irresistably Ivy Quad - beige shimmer as highlight

Maybelline Line Stylist Bright Highlight on inner third of lower lashline

Australis Curve liquid liner

Bourjois 1001 Lashes mascara

LIPS

Australis Siren lipliner

Lime Crime Red Velvet Velvetine

Nail polish on the Saturday was OPI The Spy Who Loved Me, but you'll see more of that later ;)

Phew! You made it to the end! Thanks for stopping by!

X

Lani

This Week's Mail/Haul

Hey lovelies,

I hope your week has been good. Noel is coming down with a tummy bug, poor little guy :s

I got some gorgeous things in the mail this week! Next week should be an even more exciting mail week :D

I quashed a lemming by getting Dior Waterlily for $20NZD + shipping off Trade Me. I've been in love with this polish since it was first released, but couldn't bring myself to drop $50+ on one nail polish :s Heck, I don't like paying more than $20 unless it's really special. I can't wait to try Waterlily!

Noel and I went to Porirua and Lower Hutt to do some shopping on Thursday and I picked up Revlon Nude Slip for $3 at an importers clearance (it's being sold for $6 at Postie Plus stores at the moment though). I also grabbed a Maybelline Line Stylist liner in Bright Highlight for $6 from Postie Plus.

Lastly I got Pahlish Deep Waves of the Sea, HK Girl top coat and Stuck on Blu! basecoat (both by Glisten & Glow) along with a pedicure kit from Harlow & Co as a birthday gift from the ever wonderful Annemarie. Thank you so much!

What did you get in the mail this week?

X
Lani

Random Polish Spam!

Hey lovelies,

I've been catching up on my photo editing over the past couple of days, so how about a bit of polish spam?

Milani - Totally Cool, 3 coats

Revlon - Strawberry Cream, 3 coats

Cirque - Dark Horse, 2 coats over black + top coat

Maybelline Express Finish - Autumn Leaves, 2 coats + Kleancolor - Chunky Copper, 1 coat

Daring Digits - Silent Night, 1 coat over black

Spoiled by Wet N Wild - Shrimp on the Barbie, 4 coats + Bon Bons - Unnamed Coral, 1 coat

NYX Girls - Golden Lavender, 2 coats

NYX Girls - Golden Lavender, 2 coats + Nfu Oh #113, 1 coat

NYX Girls - Golden Lavender, 2 coats + Nfu Oh #113, 1 coat + Wet n Wild - The Crown Is Mine, 1 coat

NYX Girls - Golden Lavender, 2 coats + Nfu Oh #113, 1 coat + Wet n Wild - The Crown Is Mine, 1 coat (shade)

Rimmel - Coralicious, 2 coats

Rimmel - Coralicious, 2 coats + Wet n Wild Stars & Stripes, 1 coat

Confetti - My Favourite Martian, 3 coats

See anything you like? ;)

X
Lani

Birthday!

Hey lovelies,

Thought I would share some photos from my birthday party last Thursday :)

Gorgeous workmates :)

LOL, Noel was saying hi in this photo and looks so cute! Please ignore my awkward face, haha!

With Mike <3

Family & significant others - except Mike - where did he go??

With my brother & sister

An epic photobomb by PJ's partner :D 

Duckface with family + Nick's girlfriend

With Casey again :)

We had such a great time!

My make up was...

FACE

MUA Matte Perfection primer

MAC Studio Sculpt NC15 foundation

MAC Select Cover-Up NW15 concealer

Too Faced Sun Bunny bronzer

Too Faced Who's Your Poppy? blush

MAC Perfect Topping MSF

EYES

Covergirl Intense Shadowblast Beige Blaze all over lid

Maybelline Irresistably Ivy quad - beige shimmer all over lid/highlight

Revlon Perle eyeshadow - Polished Bronze in crease/lower lashline

Miki Intense Colour Black liquid liner

Ardell #120 lashes

Bourjois 1001 Lashes mascara

LIPS

NYX Cabaret lipliner

Jordana Matte Eggplant lipstick

Thanks for stopping by!

X

Lani

Last Week's Haul + Birthday!

Hey lovelies,

Sorry I've been absent of late, I had my birthday last Thursday so was busy flitting around celebrating! I was absolutely spoilt last week, here is what I received:

Headphones from my sister Amy, a shoe memory game and merino fingerless gloves from Mike's parents, a recipe book from my Dad, a shoe ring holder, a nail file and a cupcake soap from my Nana, and finally an OPI Mariah Carey Liquid Sand set from my brother and his girlfriend.

At work I was spoilt by my workmates and my sister Casey (who is technically also a workmate) - I received a new bottle of Seche Vite, OPI The Spy Who Loved Me and Lime Crime Red Velvet Velvetine from PJ. Sarah gave me a gorgeous little birthday cupcake and Casey gave me a MAC Marilyn Monroe lippy I'd been lusting after for ages - it's Love Goddess. Finally Sasha gave me Kleancolor Diamond Pink and some lipgloss and all my favourite junk food!

I also picked up a few little things as gifts to myself - screw pins and ultra sharp tweezers from Japan City (have been looking for nice new sharp tweezers for ages, hooray!) and Ardell #120 lashes to wear to my birthday party.

I received a Farmers voucher from my Dad and picked up Australis Flip Flops nail polish, Australis Colour Inject Mineral lipstick in Make a Wish (coral) - their Curve Ink eyeliner came free! I also grabbed two of the new Kate by Rimmel matte lipsticks as they're being sold at an introductory price of $10 (they'll be $16.99 when the offer is over) - I got 106 (deep pink) and 111 Kiss of Life (red). I also got a new Aah Bra clone which I haven't pictured.

I'm told there are a few more things on their way, I am so very lucky! I got a Glassons voucher from my mum & stepmum so have ordered some leggings but am not sure what else to get yet.

X
Lani