Kate Garey Launches New Collection

Last year, I discovered Kate Garey’s website and totally fell in love with her makeup bags, wallets, purses and all the other beautiful accessories she creates.

The creations of this talented artist and designer from the UK are all very cute and quirky and the new collection, which is out now, is no exception. You can see some of my personal favourites above.

As you probably noticed, I have a thing for owls, they are such mysterius and beautiful creatures. I also adore the Wonderland Vanity Case, which has Alice on the front looking for the white rabbit who is hiding on the back of the bag!

Each piece is handcrafted with quality fabrics to make them last and the prices are very reasonable. In addition, everything is made in limited numbers to make each piece even more special. Kate Garey ships worldwide.

Cute Beauty Accessories on FredFlare.com

Hey everyone,

I was browsing the ‘net and came across this cute website called FredFlare. They have a great selection of shoes, bags, clothes and jewellery at affordable prices.

But what really caught my eye was their beauty section. They have some weird but pretty things like cupcake bandages and bacon floss! Here are my fave items:

The Slice of Cake pouch is perfect to store coins or makeup and looks good enough to eat! It measures 5.5”x4”x3” and retails at $14.00.

The Taco Belle Cosmetics Pouch is my absolute fave! Not only it looks very cute but is also useful to store makeup or pencils. It measures 5”x4.5”x2” and costs $16.00.

The Holly Golightly Sleep Mask looks very cute in a weird sort of way, at least to me. It’s made of satin lined with elegant trim & terry backing and is $14.00.

Aren’t these accessories really cute? Have you ever ordered from FredFlare before? If so, how was your experience?

7 Beautiful Ways To Use Kleenex

The Kleenex brand, in 1924, introduced kleenex tissues. These were invented as a mean to remove cold cream and makeup. But people mostly used them as disposable handkerchiefs, which prompted the brand to change the way they advertised the product. These tissues are now used for a variety of things and they are a very useful makeup tool, too! Here’s some beauty-related ways to use them:

1. Blot lipstick: tissues can be used to remove excess lip color. Just press your lips over a kleenex as if you’re kissing it. Make sure you blot with your lips closed.

2. Oil blotter: kleenex can be used as oil blotter paper to remove excess oil from skin without removing your makeup.

3. Remove excess mascara from the wand: if the brush is loaded with too much product, the application will be clumpy and lumpy. To prevent this, simply wipe your mascara wand with a tissue.

4. Remove makeup: take two sheets of kleenex and fold them. Make sure they are about two inches thick. Apply a small amount of lotion on your face and wait about 5 seconds. Now, with your folded kleenex wipe.

5. Brush cleaner: you can use a tissue to spot clean your brushes. It won’t remove makeup as well as a brush cleanser, but it’s a quick way to clean brushes if you’re in hurry or have just run out of your usual cleanser.

6. Protects hair: hairstylists put tissues between clips to prevent denting on hair that’s just been styled.

7. Mixing palette: for sanitary reasons, makeup artists don’t apply products directly from the containers. Instead, they scrape off powders, lipsticks, eyeliner etc and place it on a mixing palette. That way, they can mix the colors and apply them without double dipping and contaminating the products. If you have a kleenex, you can use it as a mixing palette, but for powders only.

Do you know other beauty-related ways to use kleenex tissues? Share them in the comments.

The Pants Purse

I was browsing the I Want One Of These Website when I came across these makeup bags. They look like Y-Fronts, measure 17.5 x 12.5 x 1 cm and are £6.95. They are available in three designs: cherries, rainbows and hearts. You can also find lots of other gadgets on the IWOOT website as well and they ship to Europe and the US.

What do you think of the Pants Purse?

Narcolepsy Love Bunny Cosmetic Bag And Compact Mirror

I was browsing the Angie Hearts website, when I came across the prettiest cosmetic bag and compact mirror I have ever seen.

The white Narcolepsy Love Bunny cosmetic bag (on the right) has a little pom pom zipper pull and measures 3 3/4″ tall (excluding bunny ears) x 7″ wide x 1 1/3″ deep. It retails at $15.

The white Narcolepsy Love Bunny cosmetic compact mirror (on the left) measures 5 1/3″ wide x 3 1/2″ tall (excluding bunny ears) and is $14.

Angie Hearts also has a nice collection of clothes, bags, hair accessories and lots more!

I don’t know what’s cuter, the mirror or the bag. What do you think?