Madison Magazine + FREE Becca Eye Tint!

September issue of Madison Magazine with a free Becca Eye Tint in Gilt.

Becca Eye Tint in Gilt (L) and Vicuna (R).

Becca Eye Tint in Gilt.

Swatch of Becca Eye Tint in Gilt.

 Madison Magazine and Becca have teamed up again this year (this is the second year in a row, Becca's popular Beach Tints were adorned on the mag in early 2011) to offer a free full-sized Becca Eye Tint in either Gilt (golden bronze) or Vicuna (opal) (valued at A$42 each) with the September issue of Madison Magazine! This is such a great freebie! I went into my local newsagent and supermarket and only Gilt was on shelf. Gilt is a really pretty bronze shimmery shade and the gel/liquid formulation dries up fast with a finish that is similar powder eye shadow. The formulation is pretty good and I can't pass up nude shades, so I will definitely keep an eye out for Vicuna!

Enjoy!

xx Rose

Madison Magazine + Butter London Nail Polish

December Issue of Madison Magazine

I was browsing the Woolworths aisle the other day and to my surprise I saw a Butter London nail polish attached to the front cover of the December issue of Madison with Jessica Gomes on the cover! Gee... the name Jessica is so common! Jessica is of Singaporean-Chinese and Portugese background and born and raised in Perth. She is an Australian model and it's great to see a new face to the cover of glossy mag Madison. 

 I love a great little bonus with mags, so if you pick up your December issue of Madison you will get the choice between two Butter London nail polishes in Trout Pout (salmon pink) and Yummy Mummy (creamy pale taupe). Plus you will also get a $10 discount when you purchase two Butter London nail polishes at participating retail outlets. 

Butter London nail polishes are 3 free nail lacquers which means they are formulated without nasty and toxic chemicals such as formaldehyde, toluene, dibutyl-phthalate (DBP) or parabens.

Yummy Mummy looks like the perfect netural shade for Autumn/Winter and Trout Pout looks like the perfect shade for Spring/Summer, so I decided to choose Trout Pout.

 I'm wearing Trout Pout on my nails today and here's what it looks like:

Trout Pout leans more towards coral in the above photos, however, it's actually more of a bright salmon pink shade. The consisteny of Butter London nail polishes is very creamy and smooth and two coats will give a completely opaque finish. The only downside is that this nail polish started to chip on my busy nails after one day.  


I've taken another photo of my Trout Pout nails (below) under different lighting and shade appears to be closer to the actual colour.

To acheive the finished look, I used Sally Hansen Insta-Grip Fast Dry Base Coat, two coats of Butter London Trout Pout, OPI Rapidry Top Coat and finally Sally Hansen Insta-Dry Speed Dry Drops (love this stuff!!).

Did you grab your copy of Madison mag this month? Which shade did you choose?

Which nail polish shades will you be sporting this summer?

Rose

MIM Precious VIP Launch Event

Last night, I had a fabulous time at the MIM Precious VIP launch event at the brand new MIMCO boutique in QueensPlaza, Brisbane.


During the event, MIMCO offered all customers 20% off full price collection and the first 30 purchasers received an amazing gift bag filled to the top with cute treasures and trinkets (one of which was a MIM Precious Charm; I felt so spoilt!).


As I walked through the doors half an hour before the launch at 6 pm, I was greeted by the lovely MIMCO ladies and handed a copy of their latest booklet featuring the beautiful designs from the MIM Precious Collection. 

A few steps in, there was a table occupied with some bubbly and delicious sweets and treats  from by The Candy Buffet Company! YUM!! There were a selection of delectable treats such as coconut rough, jelly beans, marshmallows, black forest candies, oh the list goes on! There were so many treats that we were even given a small lolly bag to fill up and take home!

Candy Buffet. Source: Mimco.

The launch of MIM Precious Collection also celebrates 15 years since MIMCO established in 1996. The MIM Precious collection consists of stunning designs including semi-precious rings, bracelets and necklaces in both sterling silver and sterling silver plated 14 carat yellow gold. A number of classic and collectible pieces have also been designed to celebrate MIMCO's 15th Birthday.  I'm especially in LOVE with the cute sterling silver charms with marcarsite stones!

Here are a few of my favourite charms from the collection:

Irish Luck 4 Leaf Clover, MIM bow and Crystalised Shoe

A special limited edition Mimco birthday charm has also been created and there are only 300 pieces available worldwide! Each piece has a number engraved, so the holder will have a special and unique piece from MIMCO. The following words are engraved on the front of this charm:


''15 Years of dreaming, exploring and playing...'


If you want to get you paws on this limited edition '15 year' charm I suggest you head out to MIMCO asap! The online MIMCO store has already sold out and I'm assuming only a handful of these charms are waiting to be picked up!

MIMCO Treasures in the VIP Gift Bag

Napoleon Perdis Auto Pilot Skin Primer + $10 gift card, Kevin Murphy Session Hair Spray, Mimco compact mirror and a MIM Precious charm.

Wishing Well Charm

 Also included in the gift bag was the current issue of Madison with Emma Watson looking stunning as usual on the cover. I was stoked to find a MIMCO voucher inside! 

To celebrate the launch of MIMCO's new season collection, Wilderness Manifesto, MIMCO is offering all Madison readers $30 off any full priced item at MIMCO boutiques or online using the voucher code WILDERNESS at checkout.

Aussie Model Alyssa Sutherland. Source: Mimco

So, there's more of a reason to head out and grab your copy of Madison magazine and stop by MIMCO to check out their fabulous Wilderness Manifesto and MIM Precious Collection and maybe walk away with something special! 

Have you explored the MIM Precious Collection yet? 

Which charm is your favourite?

Rose