All You Need To Know About Eyelash Serums

Eyelash serums on your mind? If there’s one thing we all dream about, it is to have long, thick eyelashes that make our eyes look beautiful and fluttery. Unfortunately, not all of us are born with the lashes of our dreams. This is why we invest in finding the perfect mascara, spend extra time applying our falsies, or money to get eyelash extensions.

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Four Steps to Looking After Your Makeup Brushes

It’s rare that you’d apply any of your makeup products without using a makeup brush for at least one of them.

This means that you’re using them on a daily basis which also means that the natural oils from your face, makeup residue and any other dust particles are building up on your brush. This is why cleaning your makeup brush regularly is super important to ensure it can keep effectively blending your makeup.

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How To Make Your Concealer Look Invisible

Let’s be honest – concealer is a game-changer. Period.

However, just as important as having the perfect concealer in your makeup bag, you also need to know how to apply concealer to get rid of those unwanted dark circles around your eyes or those unwanted spots.

But you don’t want to apply concealer to the point where it’s noticeable. We’re not about that life here at Cosmetics Now.

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BB Cream – What Is It And How to Use It?

Created as a moisturising cream complete with a light texture and the addition of small pigmentations, BB cream is designed to even out your complexion but very much in a natural way.

In fact, it has often been considered the evolved version of coloured cream and can be used as an alternative to foundation. Ideally, BB cream should be spread around the skin on your face starting from the hairline and blend in well to avoid streaks or stains.

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5 Japanese Beauty Brands You NEED To Try

The Land of the Rising Sun, a.k.a. Japan, is famous for its immersive culture and incredible technology. We also love their breathtaking cherry blossoms, sumptuous cuisine (like sushi, ramen, and the crowd-favourite matcha!), and manga. But, did you know that Japanese Beauty Brands and skincare products are quite the rage too?

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Which NARS Foundation is Good For Your Skin Type?


Ever since the early 1990s, popular cosmetics brand NARS has offered a vast range of luxury beauty products that are well-known for their high-performance formulas and amazing colours & tones.

In fact, NARS foundations are not only the brand’s most highly sought after products, but they have gained recognition as one of the world’s leading foundation products.

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Best Tinted Moisturisers for Every Skin Type

If you’ve ever wanted to take your skin from dull to amazing in a matter of seconds, then you need to start using tinted moisturisers. Part-skincare and part-make up, tinted moisturisers will afford you that flawless look you’ve always wanted. They can also hydrate your skin, protect you from the hard sun rays and offer you full coverage all in one. And all of this will make your skin look completely natural.

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The Best Mineral Makeup Brands to Check Out

If there’s one thing we love about makeup products, it’s when they use all-natural ingredients.

This is particularly applicable to mineral makeup products which are talc-free, use non-toxic additives, and can be applied smoothly onto your skin. In the early days of mineral makeup, the first brands were often criticised for producing products that weren’t suitable for dry skin.

However, over time, mineral makeup products have been developed to ensure this is no longer the case. In this blog, we’re going to take a look at four mineral makeup brands that we believe you should consider using for your skincare routine.

These brands not only offer a number of coverage options, but also solutions for various skin types.

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Is Jane Iredale Makeup Good for Your Skin?

The short answer is yes of course it is.

However, we want to add value to your makeup routine to showcase some of the benefits of using Jane Iredale makeup products for your skin. Typically, Jane Iredale produces and sells mineral makeup products that are created with cruelty free elements. What makes their makeup products incredibly popular with our customers here in Australia is because of what’s not in them.

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