Hands up if you’ve ever bought a foundation that looked seamless in the beauty aisle, only to get home and realise it’s completely the wrong shade. On today’s episode, Kelly and Leigh tackle two massive beauty dilemmas... how to finally figure out your foundation undertone and how to do a full face of makeup when you have approximately 60 seconds to get out the door. From Kelly’s strictly sticks-only routine to Leigh’s game-changing night-before prep hacks, your mornings just got a whole lot faster.

In Beauty News, we’re unpacking Jennifer Lawrence’s low-maintenance haircare venture, Seth Rogen’s unexpected turn as the face of Sephora’s holiday campaign, the return of an iconic Aussie brand to pharmacy shelves. And Kelly (finally) getting on board with her own Christmas advent calendar unboxing.

Then in Spendy Savey, Kelly reveals the $15 body cream so good it ended her six-year (some might say petty) grudge against a brand’s PR team, and they both test a limited-edition $95 Mecca palette that gives our luxury favourites a run for their money.

KELLY’S CHRISTMAS ADVENT CALENDAR OF THE WEEK:

• LANEIGE Advent Calendar Set (Holiday Limited Edition) $255

LEIGH’S QUICK MORNING ROUTINE RECOMMENDATIONS:

• L'Oréal Paris True Match Plumping Tinted Serum Foundation, $44.99
• Clarins  Tinted Oleo-Serum 30ml, $62
• Revlon Illuminance Tinted Serum, $40
• Makeup Forever Super Boost Skin Tint, $59
• Rimmel Kind & Free Glow It Up Moisturising, $23.95 
• Rimmel Kind & Free Blur It Out Mattifying, $23.95
• NARS Pure Radiant Tinted Moisturiser, $82
• Nude By Nature Dewy Serum Skin Tint, $34.95
• KIND Collective Dreamy Everyday Skin Tint, $30

KELLY’S QUICK MORNING ROUTINE RECOMMENDATIONS:

• Revolution Skin Silk Glow Tint Sheer Foundation Stick, $22
• M.A.C Studio Radiance Skin Tint Stick, $62
• Charlotte Tilbury Unreal Skin Sheer Glow Tint Hydrating Foundation Stick, $67
• Bobbi Brown Skin Concealer Stick, $60.00
• Rimmel London Multitasker 3-in-1 Bronzing Stick, $24.95 
• MECCA MAX Off Duty Blush Stick, $22
• Rare Beauty Brow Harmony Flexible Lifting Gel, $37
• Natio Tinted Brow Gel Light Brown, $16.95
• Urban Decay Lip Toy pH Staining Lip Oil, $46.00
• CARMEX Lip Gloss Shimmer - Raspberry, $10.99

SPENDY:

LEIGH: MECCA COSMETICA IN A GOOD LIGHT Illuminating Palette, $95.00

KELLY: Tatcha Discovery Ritual Set, $97

SAVEY:

LEIGH: NAK Blowout Smoothing Mist, $$20.96

KELLY: Palmer's Lemon Sorbet Whipped Body Cream $14.99

MVP:

LEIGH: tarte Tartelette™ Tubing Lash Primer, $46

KELLY: GIVENCHY L'Interdit Elixir Eau De Parfum, $230

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CREDITS:

• Hosts: @leighacampbell and @kelly_mccarren
• Producers: Alison Izzo & Zara Sengstock
• Video Producer: Artemi Kokkaris
• Social Producer: Olivia Colman

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