There's not a lot of brands that release new products everywhere, worldwide. In NZ, we tend to get products at least 6 months behind the US and the UK and it's just something we all have gotten used to, but there is one brand that delivers new products to NZ exactly when launched in the US, and that brand is super affordable Wet N Wild. They launched into the market at the end of last year (if I remember correctly) and now we can get the full range of products, limited edition collections and all right here in Farmers NZ stores. They're latest limited edition collection is called Goth-O-Graphic* and it sums it up perfectly!

Coloured highlighters are certainly having a moment right now. The rainbow highlighters have come and gone, but brands like Anastasia Beverly Hills with their Glow Kits offering multi-coloured highlighters in pastel tones. Australian brand Chi Chi has jumped on the trend and bought out their own palette - the Iridescent Glow Highlighting Palette*.

NZ department store, Farmers, has always been my go-to when shopping for beauty products and I will be in there regularly checking out what's new and having a play with some new releases. Over the years they've definitely stepped up their game in the beauty department and now have so many brands available that we couldn't get before such as NYX, Wet N Wild and Essence. A couple of weeks ago I went in to grab another of my favourite setting spray from L'Oreal and naturally walked out with a few other new products to try too!

Today I am coming at you with another eyeshadow palette review - I know that lately my blog has been saturated in palettes but they are definitely one of my favourite makeup product and I have a lot of thoughts on them! This one is from TheBalm and is the Meet Matt(e) Trimony Matte Eyeshadow Palette* (as always, they deliver with the punny names of their products!).

Natural and raw beauty products are becoming more and more prevalent in the beauty world, and rightly so. There is no need these days to pack products full of synthetic chemicals and there are many brands these days paving the way in the natural beauty realm. Here in New Zealand, there are many 'indie' brands making some outstanding products that are generally all natural - great for the skin and for the environment. I was recently introduced to small brand Raw Nature based in Auckland producing some really amazing 100% natural, handmade products, from the ingredients to the packaging.

If there is one place that knows how to do beauty products, it's got to be Korea. K-beauty had always been very popular but over the past few years, I have seen it become more and more readily available especially in New Zealand. The influence of K-beauty on more 'mainstream' Western beauty brands is massive; brand like L'Oreal, Lancome, and Maybelline just to name a few are looking to K-beauty for new and innovative techniques and formulas. Have you seen the 'cushion' products such as blushes and foundations? You have Korean beauty to thank for that! Korean beauty brands are always trying out something new, and the packaging is always very cute and adorable. Here in NZ, Korean Kiwi Beauty* provide an online shop where you can find all of the latest K-beauty products and brands and they'll ship to you in just a couple of days!