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Create Your Perfect Scent Wardrobe
Building a scent wardrobe allows you to mix and match fragrances to suit your mood, an event, or the season. Many of us have a signature scent we often go to or a perfume we save for special occasions. But by curating a library of fragrances you love, you can choose a scent to reflect how you feel in the moment. With National Fragrance Day (21st March 2025) just around the corner, now’s the perfect chance to learn how to build your scent wardrobe. Essential scents Fragrances are personal and represent your taste, so your scent wardrobe is all about what you like. It’s best to start building it with two essential scents – one for every day and another for events or occasions. From there, you can start thinking about how you’d like to expand your repertoire. Seasonal scents Scents often feel like they fit with a particular season. A fragrance you’d typically wear in summer (vibrant and fresh) or spring (floral and bright) is likely to be quite different from what you’d pick in winter (rich and inviting) or autumn (warm and spicy). For this reason, you might extend your scent wardrobe by selecting a go-to scent for each season. Our Fragrance Mists are excellent options to start building your scent selection based on seasons. We love spritzing No. 3 in summer, No. 2 in autumn, No. 1 in winter, and No. 0 in spring. Fragrance Mists, $20 for 90ml or $45 for 240ml. Scent families Another way to add to your scent wardrobe is to have options corresponding with the scent families you’re drawn to. The families are amber, aromatic, chypre, citrus, floral, leather, and woody; fragrance notes sit within these groups. For example, vanilla is in the amber family, orchid belongs to the floral family, and sandalwood sits within the woody family. You might wish to grow your scent wardrobe by adding fragrances across multiple scent families. Mood boosters Fragrances can reflect or influence your mood. Some days you might want to embody calmness and confidence; others you might feel cheeky and charismatic. However you want to express yourself, we have a Fragrance Mist to suit: Light and fresh mists to energise your day Fragrance Mist No.3: Sweet Blossom, Tropical Essence, and Lychee. Fragrance Mist No.6: Coconut Milk, Vanilla, and White Florals. Fragrance Mist No.7: Sweet Guava, Fresh Coconut, and Warm Orchid. Romantic, floral mists to feel fabulous Fragrance Mist No.0: Vanilla, Sandalwood, and Violet Orchid. Fragrance Mist No.3: Sweet Blossom, Tropical Essence, and Lychee. Fragrance Mist No.6: Coconut Milk, Vanilla, and White Florals. Warm and comforting mists for indulgence Fragrance Mist No.1: Black Plum, Vanilla, and Musk. Fragrance Mist No.2: Pistachio, Sandalwood, Caramel, and Vanilla. Fragrance Mist No.4: Burnt Caramel, Toasted Macadamia, White Chocolate, and Sea Salt Flakes. Fragrance Mists, $20 for 90ml or $45 for 240ml. Mix and match Once you’ve designed your scent wardrobe – by the season, scent family, or moods – you can experiment with layering to create custom fragrances. There are no rules, however, it’s best to pair similar scents together. This prevents them from clashing or overpowering each other.
BS FREE BEAUTY BLOG|20 March 2025
Holiday Gift Guide
With end-of-year celebrations fast approaching, it’s time to start (or finish, if you’ve been organised!) gift shopping. Tick your beauty-loving friends and family off the list with these MCoBeauty present ideas. These gorgeous gifts are under $40, making them as thoughtful as they are affordable. Gifts under $20 Let’s start with the most puzzling people on your list: those who fit into the hard-to-buy-for or hardly-know-them categories. Impress them without wrapping yet another candle or box of chocolates. You can’t go wrong with lip products, complete with glamorous packaging and delicious scents. They’re ideal for giving to younger beauty enthusiasts, especially those who seem to change their tastes and preferences daily. Hot Cocoa Mega Balm, $12 Gingerbread Mega Balm, $12 Gifts under $30 Sure to receive the tick of approval from makeup lovers and bare-faced friends alike, anyone will be happy to receive the ultra-glossy and nourishing Honey Lip Oil Set Duo Set. With two delicious lip oils in one package, they can pop one on their desk and another in their bag so they’ll never be without! Our Fragrance Roll On Duo sets also make excellent gifts, particularly for acquaintances like neighbours, colleagues, and teachers. These conveniently-sized scents are sure to find a permanent place in the recipients’ purse or travel kit. Honey Lip Oil Set Duo Set, $26 Fragrance Roll On Duo No.1 & No.2, $28 Fragrance Roll On Duo No.3 & No.4, $28 Gifts for your bestie Be the beauty guru of your group by giving the Kris Kringle gift everyone would be excited to open. Our Glow & Gloss set contains two full-sized products in one beautiful bundle, perfect for all kinds of makeup looks. Our Mini Fragrance Mist Duo Sets also make excellent gifts, especially for friends who travel frequently or love experimenting with new scents. These small but mighty mists are layerable, meaning they start lightly and can be built up to create an intense scent. Glow & Gloss, $35 Fragrance Mist Duo Set No.1 & No.2, $16 Fragrance Mist Duo Set No.3 & No.4, $16 Gifts for your mum Fragrances make wonderful gifts for mums. However, it can be risky to commit to buying an expensive perfume in case she doesn’t love it. Our Fragrance Mist Deluxe Set is the perfect solution to your perfume dilemmas. It expands your mum’s fragrance collection, without you having to spend a fortune and cross your fingers. For the mum who’s never seen without makeup, the Lip Duo Matte Lip Kit is a must-buy. It contains lipstick and lip liner in our universally flattering nude-pink Cheeky Chat shade, ending her search for the best neutral lip colour. Fragrance Mist Deluxe Set, $29 Luxe Pout Lip Duo, $25 Gifts for you After all that shopping, don’t you deserve a festive treat too? Pick up our best-selling Peptide Lip Treatment with a limited-edition Spearmint scent. If traditional holiday scents aren’t your thing, try the Overnight Swirl Lip Mask Trio. It contains three mini masks with summery, Australian Christmas scents – Tropical Paradise, Summer Delight, and Ginger Kisses. Overnight Swirl Lip Mask Trio, $16 Peptide Lip Treatment Spearmint, $18
BS FREE BEAUTY BLOG|15 October 2024
National Sunscreen Day - How To Stay Safe And Ageless
3 (very important) reasons to use sunscreen daily Protecting your skin from the sun is the number one thing you can do to keep it looking and feeling healthy. You can use as many MCoBeauty skincare products as you like but if you’re not using sunscreen daily, you’re not doing your skin any favours. To celebrate National Sunscreen Day (May 27), we’re sharing three ways that using SPF benefits your skin – if you still need convincing! 1. May help prevent skin cancersThere are three main kinds of skin cancer: basal cell carcinoma (BCC), squamous cell carcinoma (SCC), and melanoma, which is known to be the most dangerous form. To help reduce your likelihood of developing skin cancer, applying sunscreen is one way to protect your skin. Other preventative measures include wearing sun-protective clothing (plus a hat and sunnies) and seeking shade whenever possible.For your SPF to be most effective, apply a generous amount of it 20 minutes before going outside. You should also follow the directions carefully, as they specify how often to re- apply. We love using our Super Glow Invisible Face Serum SPF 50 in the morning and then topping up with our Super Glow Invisible Face Mist SPF 50+ throughout the day. 2. May help reduce visible signs of ageingExposure to the sun’s rays is linked to visible skin concerns, fast-tracking the signs of ageing. UV damage is accumulative and doesn’t appear instantly. Your skin may look good now, but damage from sun exposure could pop up months or even years later. UVA and UVB rays both have harmful effects but reach different layers of the skin. UVA rays penetrate deeply into your dermis layer, negatively impacting the collagen and elastin in your skin. UVB rays (associated with sunburn) can impact the epidermal layers of your skin, as well as potentially causing irreversible DNA damage. Both kinds of UV exposure can speed up the development of noticeable fine lines, wrinkles, hyperpigmentation, uneven skin tone, dullness, and loss of elasticity. So, if you want to keep your skin looking beautiful and healthy (of course you do), wearing broad-spectrum sunscreen on your face and body daily is a must. 3. May help protect your skin from photosensitivitySome active ingredients in your skincare routine can make your skin more sensitive to the sun. Retinol and most alpha hydroxy acids (AHAs) are known to be photosensitising, so if you use any products with these ingredients, you must be extra diligent with applying sunscreen. Vitamin C isn’t photosensitising; however, UV exposure can degrade the effectiveness of this antioxidative ingredient. When you use a Vitamin C-infused product during the day, wear sunscreen to make sure you’re getting the most out of it.
BS FREE BEAUTY BLOG|24 May 2024
How To Give Yourself a Pro-Level Facial
We believe maintaining beautiful skin doesn’t need to involve endless spa visits or cost you thousands. Instead, discover our tips and tricks for giving yourself an at-home facial with products you can use as often as you wish.
BS FREE BEAUTY BLOG|03 May 2024
Meet Our New Tinted Serum
Our new Miracle Hyaluronic Tinted Serum is a weightless complexion perfector that works like a foundation while offering the hydrating benefits of skincare.
BS FREE BEAUTY BLOG|13 June 2023
Get the Ultimate Sculpted Base with Janelle Han
Makeup artist, influencer and MAFs icon Janelle Han knows a thing or two about looking your best when you’re in front of a camera. While not all of us will appear on TV, the methods for a sculpted television appearance are the same for everyday events – especially if there are going to be photos taken. And, when you think about it, when was the last time you went to an event and did not get a photo? After applying her base products (for an in-depth guide on acing a luminous base click here), she jumps straight into adding dimension. Using the Instant Contour Cream Bronzer, Han applies it “all over the cheekbones [and] the jawline.” A lot of people don’t realise, Han says, is that “you have to do the nose.” If you do the rest of your face, but not the nose “your face is going to look really one dimensional and it’s not going to look even.” She blends the contour up her nose all the way to her brows to give a seamless illusion. For cheeks, forehead and jaws, Han recommends the “3 and E technique.” By applying your contour in the shape of a three or capital E, you will apply a balanced amount of contour to your forehead, cheekbones, and jawline for instant and easy sculpt, for every face type. To get the perfect natural sculpt, she recommends doing “a mix of patting and blending” to buff the contour into the skin. If you have ever had your makeup professionally done, you may notice that they put on a LOT of blush, which Han tells us is due to the simple fact that “it fades so much on camera.” Using the Highlight & Glow Wand in Blush Glow, she applies it to her cheeks and to “melt [it] seamlessly into the cream contour, [she] uses the exact same brush so it kind of melts the products together.” If there is any remaining product left on her brush, Han will gently dab it onto the centre of her nose. Han’s go-to look is a bronzed look that “almost looks wet.” To get the look she uses the Highlight & Glow Wand in Bronze Glow on top of the cheekbones before tapping it into the blush. To amp up the dimension, she will “go back in with the contour and add a little bit more. Just a bit!” Using our new Luminous Highlighter Pen, Han goes back in to define any areas that she wants to look bright and refreshed, saying that “this makes such a difference to how polished your makeup can look.” The final step in her routine? “Baking! This is going to stop you from looking oily in photos and just make your skin look like its glowy in all the areas you want it to be.” Not only does this allow the highlighted areas to literally shine, it also helps to set your makeup. Watch Janelle’s full tutorial here:
BS FREE BEAUTY BLOG|08 June 2023
Whats The Difference? Between Black & Brown Mascara?
MCoBeauty Xtended|18 February 2025
Know Your Skincare ABCs
When shopping for cosmetics and skincare, it is important to know what you are putting on your skin, though ingredients lists often look daunting and confusing. We’ve put together this ingredient glossary to take the stress and confusion out of those long lists you find on the back of the box
BS FREE BEAUTY BLOG|08 June 2023
Hydration Heroes: How To Glow Like a Star This Winter Season
Gear up for winter by upping your skins hydration levels! With the cooler weather comes crisp and dry air, with moisture being stripped from your skin far quicker than the warmer months.
BS FREE BEAUTY BLOG|01 June 2023
Ace Your Base: Luminous Edition
Your base makeup sets the tone for your entire look, and this is especially important for a luminous makeup. The right base will ensure you have a smooth canvas for the rest of your routine while evening out your skin tone, correcting blemishes, and enhancing your natural features.
BS FREE BEAUTY BLOG|28 April 2023
Four Steps to Blemish Free Skin: The Ultimate Nighttime Routine
Throughout your busy day, your skin can really feel the proverbial (and sometimes literal) heat. The accumulated makeup, sweat, dirt, and pollution are the perfect recipe for blemishes, so it is extremely important to end your day cleansed and nourished.
BS FREE BEAUTY BLOG|26 April 2023
The Ultimate Eid Makeup Look
Mona Khalifa takes us through her Eid routine, focusing on perfecting her base to last all day long. While a bittersweet time as it marks the end of Ramadan, Mona loves that “Eid is such a beautiful time with your family.”
BS FREE BEAUTY BLOG|22 April 2023
Which Flawless Glow Luminous Skin Filter am I?
Wondering what shade of Flawless Glow to choose?! We’ve broken down each shade into their depths and undertones to make it easy for you!
BS FREE BEAUTY BLOG|21 April 2023
How to Pick the Perfect Nude Lipstick
Our Crème Matte Luxe Lipsticks were developed with all skin tones and depths in mind, but which should you choose as your new classic nude? [Editors note: we would not judge you if you bought both shades.]
BS FREE BEAUTY BLOG|14 April 2023
Skintermittent Fasting: The Newest Skincare Trend You Never Knew You Needed
Skintermittent fasting is the newest trend taking the world by storm, and while we are all familiar with the term fasting, what exactly does that have to do with our skin?
BS FREE BEAUTY BLOG|14 April 2023
5 Game Changing Concealer Hacks
While we know (and are eternally grateful) that concealer helps to camouflage blemishes and cover dark circles, it can do so much more.
BS FREE BEAUTY BLOG|06 April 2023
Skincare: The Long Weekend Essentials
A long weekend away is the perfect excuse to get out of town and relax, but you do not want to take your entire beauty routine with you. So, what are the essentials?
BS FREE BEAUTY BLOG|05 April 2023
The Ultimate at Home Manicure
If you want salon quality nails without the price tag or the time commitment, look no further. Our collection of nail care and manicure tools will get you Inta-worthy nails from the comfort of your own home – simply follow along with our step-by-step guide.
BS FREE BEAUTY BLOG|03 April 2023
Our Ultimate Guide to Self Care
While there are countless ways to self-care, we love to spend our weekends treating every inch of ourselves. This top to toe routine is the ultimate in full-body care, with a selection of nourishing options from a face mask all the way to a foot peel.
BS FREE BEAUTY BLOG|02 April 2023
Contouring for Your Face Shape
For those who have never contoured before it can be a challenge to understand what it is, where to start and where to place it. We walk you through common face shapes and offer pro tips and tricks to get the most out of your contour wand.
BS FREE BEAUTY BLOG|31 March 2023
Everything You Need To Know About Our AHA/BHA Pore Refining Exfoliating Toner
Have you ever found yourself wondering what a toner actually does? And how to correctly use one in your skincare routine? What about AHAs and BHAs? What do they stand for and what do they actually do? Well you’ve come to the right place. We’ve got all your answers here. What is a toner? Toners are either water or alcohol-based skincare products that have a very lightweight consistency and contain active ingredients. Traditionally, they were created to remove excess oil from the skin and were catered to people who had blemish-prone skin. This means, back in the day, they used to be more on the drying side. However, skincare formulations have come a long way and today’s updated, next-generation toners contain a variety of anti-ageing, brightening and soothing ingredients that are designed to nourish and replenish the skin after cleansing. Toners have been created to assist in the cleansing process because they do a variety of wonderful things. This method of exfoliation uses chemical exfoliants to give the skin a deep clean, remove dead skin cells and impurities, smooth skin texture, and improves the absorption of other skincare products. Enter our very own AHA/BHA Pore Refining Exfoliating Toner. Our toner uses a unique triple chemical exfoliant blend of salicylic acid, glycolic acid, and lactic acid to work together and dissolve the day's impurities, minimise the appearance of pores and fight breakouts to reveal fresh and radiant skin. What does AHA and BHA mean? We know how important it is to understand what you’re putting on your skin. By now, you’ve probably seen these acronyms floating around, and chances are you’ve already used them in your skincare. Hydroxy acids refer to the categories of acids available in the skincare world. Putting acids on your skin may sound terrifying at first, but don’t worry - they’re not as scary as they sound! They are two classes of hydroxy acids - Alpha Hydroxy Acids (AHAs) and Beta Hydroxy Acids (BHAs). They’re divided into these categories because they treat different concerns for the skin. Neither type is considered to be ‘better’, as both are highly effective in terms of deep exfoliation - the difference lies within their use. Next to using sunscreen every day, the incorporation of an AHA or BHA (or both) in your skincare is key to maintaining a healthy, clear and hydrated complexion. What are AHAs? There are a few differing hydroxy acids available in the Alpha Hydroxy Acid family. Each is made from varying ingredients and does different things. They’re a group of natural acids, usually found in foods. When applied to the skin, AHAs work by exfoliating the top layers of dead skin to repair dry, aging and sun-damaged skin to reveal fresh, softer, and firmer skin. An additional benefit of removing this build-up is enhancing the efficacy of the next steps in your skincare routine, allowing serums and moisturisers to penetrate the skin more deeply. Glycolic Acid: Glycolic acid is derived from sugar cane. It’s great for treating pigmentation, light scarring, fine lines and dullness. Specifically, glycolic acid works by loosening the bonds that hold together the top layers of dead skin cells. By removing these layers, newer and healthier skin emerges. Lactic Acid: Derived mostly from milk, lactic acid is the gentler, more tolerable member of the AHA family. It works well with sensitive skin, is great for anti-aging and can help boost overall hydration. What are BHAs? Beta Hydroxy Acids work to get deeper into the pores to remove dead skin cells and excess sebum. They have anti-inflammatory and antibacterial properties and are great at treating blemish-prone skin and blackheads. There’s only one BHA that’s commonly used when it comes to skincare, and that’s salicylic acid. Salicylic Acid Salicylic acid occurs naturally in sweet birch and willow bark. Thanks to its molecular structure, it can get deeper into the skin’s layers to assist with dissolving and unclogging pores of debris and help treat blackheads. It’s a well-known ingredient to help with blemishes and problem skin, as well as assisting in calming redness and irritation.
BS FREE BEAUTY BLOG|18 July 2022
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