| LIFE UPDATE | We got ENGAGED! | What's Next? |

LIFE UPDATE! Mr W popped the question atop breathtaking cliff views over the Murray River on New Year's Eve & I said YES!

We are both MORE than excited & are already immersed with wedding planning!

You may have noticed that Profound Feline has been on temporary hiatus over the past months. Unfortunately, life just gets on top of us all at times, and this is what happened. 

The past few months have been a whirlwind of final crunch-time university study, Christmas parties, travel, Christmas, more travel, our engagement, New Year's Eve, family time, AND flying into 2015 has left little time to even take a deep breath. Here we are now almost into March and I find myself yet again saying

Where has the year gone?  

Mr W did an amazing job with the ring! It is a brilliant cut diamond and YES I do find myself distracted when light dances on the diamond (cliche, I know). It's just so darn beautiful!

WHAT'S NEXT? 

Wedding planning is in full swing for us here at Profound Feline HQ. Post engagement we were both left feeling a bit in shock as to what planning a wedding even entails. Gradually we are researching and asking for all the thoughts, ideas, and opinions from family & friends to set us in the right direction. I even popped into the stationary store Kikki-K to pick up one of their Wedding Planning Folders and a 2015 Time Planner Diary to make me at least feel more organised :)

This week we are off to the Barossa Valley to check out prospective wedding venues! Any excuse for a road-trip. There was even word of Putt-Putt golf whilst on our adventure.

Would you like to hear more about the wedding planning process as we approach our nuptials in 2016? 

In celebration of LOVE and ROMANCE we are hosting a beautiful giveaway from Urban Rituelle on Profound Feline in the coming week! 

Stay tuned to Profound Feline & our Twitter / Facebook / & Instagram pages for more information coming soon. I'm very happy to be back with you and can honestly say there is so much fantastic content to bring you on Profound Feline this year! 

What's your best tip/tips for planning a wedding?

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♡ Valentine's Day ♡ | Date Night Look | Nude Lip & Illuminated Base |

Happy Valentine's Day! 

Trusty and true I decided this year to stick to the basics and create a neutral, nude & illuminated makeup look for Valentine's Day. Don't get me wrong, I do wear a statement lip on a daily basis - but today I decided to forego the usual for something daring (for me) GOING NUDE!

The illuminated base was created by mixing some of Illamasqua's Skin Base Mixer in white to the Estee Lauder Double-Wear Foundation. Set with Maybelline's 24hr powder creates a waterproof and matte look. A MUST for summer here in Australia - it is 41C in Adelaide today! Topped off with the Balm Mary-Lou Manizer as highlight on the cheeks, keeps the overall look luminous.

This is a favourite look of mine for almost any occasion where you are wanting a glowing yet nude neutral makeup look. Keep reading for a full list of products used to create this look.

What are your "go-to" products for a luminous glow?

   

Products Used:

BASE

  ♡  * BENEFIT the POREfessional 

♡ * ILLAMASQUA Skin Base Mixer (white)

♡ * ESTEE LAUDER Double-Wear Foundation (desert beige)

♡ MAYBELLINE Instant Age Rewind Eraser Dark Circle Treatment Concealer

♡ MAYBELLINE Super Stay 24Hr Waterproof Powder (030 sand)

♡ BOURJOIS Chocolate Bronzing Powder & Highlight

♡ MAC Blush (peachykeen)

♡ the BALM Cosmetics Mary-Lou Manizer

EYES / BROWS

♡ Urban Decay Naked3 Eyeshadow Palette (limit/nooner/& strange)

♡ RIMMEL Scandaleyes Waterproof Kohl Kajal (black)

♡ MAYBELLINE Master Precise Liquid Liner (black)

♡ * BENEFIT they're Real! Mascara (black)

♡ MAC Eyeshadow (omega) "for my brows"

LIPS

♡ REVLON Just Bitten Kissable Balm Stains (001 honey)

Here's hoping you celebrated love in all its forms on Valentine's Day today. Taking a little time to appreciate love of yourself and love for those that enrich your life by just being there!

Tomorrow's post of Profound Feline will be announcing an exciting giveaway for YOU to enter & a LIFE UPDATE on where I have been and what I have been up to of late. 

Hint hint.....head to my Instagram to guess what it could be? :) 

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| BeautyHeaven | TOP 100 | Beauty Products of All Time | My Picks |

Beauty Heaven recently released the Beauty Heaven | Top 100 Beauty Products of ALL Time 2014 |

Today's post features my TOP 20 beauty product picks from this years list.

Have you heard of Beauty Heaven before? 

Here's what you need to know. If you are a lover of all things beauty then Beauty Heaven is for you!  Beauty Heaven is Australia's biggest beauty database. It's the place for Australian beauty news, reviews, and a supportive beauty-loving community. I discovered Beauty Heaven when searching for a beauty product online & I've been a member ever since.

Beauty Heaven release a top 100 list every year based upon the rankings of products with the most reviews (submitted to beautyheaven ). Here are my top 20 favourites featured.

100: Batiste Blush Dry Shampoo

94: Benefit They’re Real Mascara

89: TRESemmé Heat Tamer 

82: NIVEA Body In-Shower  Rich Body Lotion

  72:Cutex Polish Remover

70: Rimmel Matte Powder 

44: Revlon ColorStay Makeup

38: Revlon Color Lip Butter

37: MAC Lipstick

33: Revlon ColorStay Whipped 

30: Benefit POREfessional

26: Estée Lauder Double Wear 

23: A’Kin Rosehip Oil

18: Maybelline Eyeliner

17: Revlon Just Bitten  Kissable Balm Stain

7: Maybelline Color Tattoo

5: GHD IV Styler

3: MAC Eye Shadow

2: Advanced Night Repair 

Number 1: Juicy Couture Viva La Juicy

"Viva La Juicy is a delightful fresh gourmand scent that opens with crisp notes of mandarin and wild berries, which give way to floral mid notes of honeysuckle, jasmine petals and gardenia, followed by lingering dry base notes of amber, caramel woods, vanilla, sandalwood and praline. Just gorgeous."

What are your thoughts on the beautyheaven TOP 100? 

Are you surprised a perfume stole the No.1 spot?

Beauty Heaven rank the most-reviewed products of more than 14,000 featured on their site in order of star rating* to come up with a definitive list of the 100 Holy Grail products every woman should try in her lifetime. 

Are your favourites featured on this years list?

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| Romantic Spring Wedding Look | Top 3 Tips To Achieve Stay-All-Day Makeup |

When I think of makeup with staying power I look for keywords on packaging like "long-lasting" "matte" "oil-free" "15 hour wear" and so on. If an event is outside it's important to incorporate an SPF into your routine. Be it applied as a pre-makeup moisturiser, or my favourite, in your liquid makeup! Anything to save some time!

This past weekend I attended my cousins wedding. It has been quite some time since I've been to a wedding. After planning an outfit, I was left thinking 'What makeup should I wear?' It was going to be a long day of driving to & from the venue (3-4 hours), the ceremony, and a reception. I knew I needed makeup that would last ALL day long!

The products pictured below are my essentials for a matte, yet luminous makeup look. Perfect for long wear, amped up feminine lashes, and a neutral toned lip. 

Are some of your makeup favourites featured?

Products used for a Romantic Spring Wedding Makeup Look:

                               ♡ *BENEFIT The POREfessional Skin Primer

                               ♡ *Illamasqua Skin Base Mixer 'White'

                               ♡ Estee Lauder Double Wear Stay-in-Place Makeup SPF10 'Desert Beige'

                               ♡ Maybelline New York Instant Age Rewind Eraser Dark Circle Treatment Concealer 'Light'

                               ♡ Maybelline New York Super Stay 24 hr Waterproof Powder 'Sand'

                               ♡ Bourjois Paris Bronzing Powder & Highlighter 

                               ♡ The Balm Mary-Lou Manizer AKA 'The Luminizer'

                               ♡ *ELES Mineral Blush 'Coral Sun'

                               ♡ Maybelline New York 24hr Color Tattoo Metal 'Barely Branded' 

                               ♡ Urban Decay Originall Naked Palette 'Sin' / 'Naked' / 'Toasted'

                               ♡ Maybelline New York Master Precise Liquid Liner 'Black'

                               ♡ *Benefit They're REAL Mascara

                               ♡ Eylure Katy Perry LASHES 'Oh Honey!'

                               ♡ *Benefit Gimme Brow 'Light Medium'

                               ♡ Revlon Colorburst Balm 'Provocateur' (red) & 'Honey' (nude pink).

TOP 3 TIPS TO ACHIEVE STAY-ALL-DAY MAKEUP

#1: PREP YOUR SKIN

Day to day I don't use a primer, this just means my make-up will only stay flawless & fresh for a limited amount of time. BUT if I need stay-all-day makeup - primer is key! A primer basically works like a barrier for your skin, it smoothes your complexion and fills in any visible pores & lines. Primer creates the optimum base for a make-up look! The primer barrier ensures your make-up doesn’t slip & slide throughout the day. Pairing a primer with a long-lasting foundation and you’re guaranteed impeccable coverage that will last.

Try: Benefit's POREfessional Primer teamed with Estee Lauder's Double-Wear Stay in Place Makeup with SPF.

#2: POWDER IS YOUR BEST FRIEND

I have skin that tends to get oily through the day, especially if outdoors. It's frustrating to see time you spent on your makeup look wasted when oil shifts your makeup. Using a lightweight face powder will set your make-up and help to absorb excess oil, leaving you with a shine-free and long-lasting finish. 

Try: Maybelline New York SuperStay 24hr Waterproof Powder.

#3: OPT FOR A LIP STAIN

I know many lip products say they are 'stay-all-day products' but in most cases this just isn't possible. Instead, opt for a lip-staining product that will ensure colour throughout your day /night. Lip stains help safeguard lip colour from fading through eating, drinking and avoiding the dreaded lip marks left upon the cheeks of friends & family. 

Try: Revlon's Just Bitten Kissable Balm Stain. It come in 3 finishes and a HUGE array of colours for every look you need.

How do you ensure your make-up stays put all day?

The wedding ceremony venue was breathtaking. It was held along the riverbank of the beautiful Murray River in South Australia. A stunning cliff backdrop, millions of years in the making. As the sun set the cliffs turned to a bright orange hue. A truly magical day! 

What would be your ideal Spring Makeup Look?

Talk to me in the comments section below!

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| REVIEW | MyNewSkin | Olive & Lemon Myrtle Skin Balm | 'From Herb Farm To Skin Balm' |

MyNewSkin Herbal Skin Balm is a 100% natural, Australian-grown and made face and body balm crafted 

from a combination of 7 fresh hand-picked herbs and essential oils.

A green bouquet of freshly-picked Olive Leaf, Oregano, Chickweed, Burdock, Sheep Sorrel, Salad Burnett and Fresh Lantana 

infuse into a base of Olive Oil with either Lavender or Lemon Myrtle. These precious ingredients combine, forming an

 antioxidant-rich balm with lush emollient properties. Helping soothe, soften and restore the skin of the face and body.

MyNewSkin Skin & Body Balm:

    ✓ Nourishing

      ✓ Moisturising

 ✓ Soothing

    ✓ Refreshing

  ✓ Softening

       ✓ Replenishing

         ✓ Chemical free

INGREDIENTS:

Olive oil (extra virgin), Fresh extracts of: Burdock, Chickweed, Olive leaf, Oregano and Sheep Sorrel, 

Ocean salt, Bees wax, Salad Burnett and Lantana, Macadamia wax, Lemon Myrtle oil. 

MyNewSkin DOES NOT contain: synthetic colours, fragrances, petrol-chemicals and synthetic parabens. 

The balm is available in two variants. Olive and Lavender or Olive and Lemon Myrtle. 

DIRECTIONS:

Apply the desired amount, a little or a lot to dry skin areas. I have used this product as a face balm applied to cheeks, 

forehead, and the delicate eye area. MyNewSkin is also perfect for dry elbows, cracked heels and as a cuticle balm. 

MyNewSkin skin balm is quickly absorbed & leaves skin nourished and beautifully scented with lemon myrtle (it reminds 

me of lemonade Icypoles). This product is gentle enough for use on 'face or feet' - a true "jack-of-all-trades-product"! 

                                                              Perfect for a beauty treatment in a flash!

SIZE / AMOUNT:

50g


RRP:

AUD $24.95


AVAILABILITY:

MyNewSkin products are available in most Chemist's & beauty retailers.  

MyNewSkin Pro's:

• 100% natural

• Australian owned and made product

• Supports sustainable Australian agricultural practices 

• Softens and repairs rough, dry, cracked skin

• Reduces the appearance of scars

• Intensively nourishes dry and damaged skin

• Relieving and non irritating for eczema and psoriasis sufferers

• No sticky residue remains on the skin

• Provides a natural protective skin barrier

• Beautifully scented product (smells like Lemonade Icy Poles)

• Size. Compact enough to carry in your handbag for those on-the-go dry skin moments.

• Value for money - 50g product lasts a long time!

• Leaves skin feeling soft.

MyNewSkin Con's:

• Would LOVE to try more scent varieties of this product

• Availability in store (But you can always shop online).

VERDICT: 

The bottom line, I feel good using this product. 

What do I really like about MyNewSkin? The herbs are grown chemical free and are lovingly handpicked and processed
 on site at a fresh-herb ‘Farmacy’ in Queensland, Australia. It is rare to find a beauty product that contains fresh plant 
extracts and is made through sustainable agricultural methods right here in Australia. 

My skin feels naturally nourished and healthy when I use this product and that's a big tick in my books. 

I highly recommend this product to all I know.

                                                                             Rating: ★★★★ / 5
                                                      

Have you tried any of the MyNewSkin products in your beauty routine yet?

x.k

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