A peek at the cheeks: Clinique's Cheek Pop in Peach Pop

Clinique's Cheek Pop in Peach Pop

The Gerbera Daisy is perhaps my favourite flower. A handful of people can attest to this fact.

Spring is blooming in Clinique's world and there's a bouquet on offer for every gal.

Swatch of Peach Pop

Of the four colours available for the taking (Ginger, Peach, Berry and Plum), I picked Peach Pop -- it's really difficult not being pun-y here. Peach Pop is a coral pink infused with rose gold light reflecting particles. The rose gold is undetectable in the pan, but it comes to life as soon as the light dances across your cheeks.

Tickling the petals with your finger tips or blush brush pulls away enough colour to give your cheeks that just been pinched rosy hue. If you desire the colour as seen in the swatch above, simply brush on a tiny bit more. The finish was luminous and never appeared powdery.

At first glance: NARS Gilda (left) and Clinique's Peach Pop (right)

Comparison swatches from Left to Right: NARS Gilda, Clinique Peach Pop and NARS Orgasm

Peach Pop in the pan closely resembled Gilda, but upon seeing the colours side by side on the inside of my arm it is evident Gilda is a matte orange-y peach. Orgasm, however, is on the sheerer side and the gold shimmer is easily detected in both the pan and the swatch.

Wearing Peach Pop on my cheeks

Christine of Temptalia put together yet another amazing round-up of all four Clinique Cheek Pop colours. Her rave review of Peach Pop is what swayed me to put it on my must-buy list.

The Bagful breakdown:

Total amount for Clinique's Cheek Pop in Peach Pop:

• $40.00 AUS / $21.00 USD

Value for money spent (performance and quality):

• 10 out of 10 bags — isn't it just the sweetest?!

Would another purchase be on the horizon?:

• If my budget allows, I might order the three remaining colours.

Enter to win: Philips VisaPure Facial Cleansing Brush

Philips VisaPure Facial Cleansing Brush

Yep, it's giveaway time! And it's Bagful of Notion's biggest giveaway yet! 

Philips is giving one lucky Bagful of Notions' reader a brand new VisaPure Facial Cleansing Brush to call their own!

To the ladies and gents in the rest of the world, fret not.  I'll host a giveaway for you soon.

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Strip off your inhibitions with Urban Decay's Naked 3

Urban Decay's Naked 3

Naked gave us 12 Bronze Neutral eyeshadows, albeit enclosed in a velour-ish compact -- my OCD tendencies go into overdrive at the sight of dust sprinkled atop the case, thereby making it [the case] appear less than appetising and a pain to keep dust-free. 

Then came Naked 2, which features 12 Taupe Neutral eyeshadows tucked away in a metallic compact. I don't own Naked 2, so I can't attest to its taupe-abilities.

Finally, in late November Urban Decay released Naked 3, 12 new rose hued eyeshadows to drool over. Everything looks better through rose coloured glasses, am I right?

Naked 3 swatches from left to right: Strange, Dust, Burnout, Limit, Buzz, Trick, Nooner, Liar, Factory, Mugshot, Darkside and Blackheart

I know the interwebs are overflowing with reviews of Naked 3, so I'll do my best to keep this short and sweet.

My thoughts in general:

• I love the spectrum of colours and formulas -- mattes, satins and glitters, oh my!
• Strange, while subdued, makes for the perfect base.
• Some of the textured shades have a tendency to ball up. Just be sure to tap off excess shadow before applying in order to prevent fallout.
• This particular collection is comparable to several different Burberry palettes. Making UD's Naked 3 a better bang for your buck.
• Your options are endless.
• The dual ended brush is a miss. Chuck it in the bin.

Wearing Naked 3 on my eyes

To answer the question of the week. Yes, I did get my haircut and coloured. Let's just say my ends were looking pretty ratty and tired.

Emma and Brent of Xiang salon transformed my locks last Saturday. Thanks for all the compliments you sent via Instagram:)

The Bagful breakdown:

Total amount for Urban Decay's Naked 3:

• $52.00 USD. If you do the math, that's less than $4.50 per shade.

Value for money spent (performance and quality):

• 9 out of 10 bags — I had to take off a point, because a couple of the colours have a powdery finish.

Would another purchase be on the horizon?:

• Karen of MBB makes the Naked Ultra Nourishing Lipgloss look sooo good!

Video Review: Philips' VisaPure Facial Cleansing Brush

You read that right, Video Review!

Something I forgot to go into further detail about is the cleansing cycle. For every minute of deep cleansing you do (I recommend using the VisaPure once a day, max), the VisaPure pulses for half of a second after 20 seconds has passed. This quick pulse serves as an indicator and reminder to move onto the next portion of your face. After a full minute has elapsed the VisaPure automatically shuts off. 

Full disclosure, I read a few other VisaPure user reviews. A couple of people have complained their device malfunctioned after three weeks of repeated use. Honestly, I can only speculate that water may've weaselled its way in somehow *cough* submersed in water *cough* *cough* and fried the wiring. I have no qualms about using the VisaPure in the shower, but I wouldn't let it make like a fish.

Then again, there could be a bunch of other potential reasons.

Want to see how well the Philips VisaPure stacks up to Clarisonic's Mia II? Check out Beauty Alchemy's comparison chart.

Between the ums, yeahs and sos I hope you enjoyed watching my review.

The Bagful breakdown:

Total amount for the Philips' VisaPure Facial Cleansing Brush:

• $149.95 AUS / $184.99 USD

Value for money spent (performance and quality):

• 7 out of 10 bags — Despite noticing a minor improvement in my complexion, it certainly hasn't been life altering.

Would another purchase be on the horizon?:

• I wouldn't mind checking out the exfoliating brush head.

*PR sample provided –  Thoughts and ramblings written here are completely my own.