I like to think I know a bit about fashion, but when it comes to beauty, I’m not the one you should talk to. A high school friend is my go to girl for hair, a former housemate a makeup queen and an expensive system of buying skincare products just to give them a go is usually how that area works. I generally wear the same make up to work as I do for a night on the town (with a second coat of mascara) and arrive at my look through a ‘that’ll do’ type attitude. Sometimes it’s just a fluke that it turns out so well.

This is where www.primped.com.au comes in. A website with the tagline ‘The go-to for the how-to in beauty’, former Cosmo and Harpers Bazaar girl Zoe Foster brings together everything you might ever want or need to know about hair and beauty trends and products – in the same way fashion magazines do. With an excess of articles, videos and reviews, PRIMPED has everything the average girl needs to know about beauty, without knowing much to begin with. 

It was my pleasure to attend the PRIMPED look book event at David Jones Bourke Street Mall this past Friday, held twice yearly to coincide with the release of the seasonal mini magazine highlighting the products and trends of the moment. Presented by Zoe herself, we tour the beauty floor at DJs while Zoe tells us all about the new colours, styles and products we should be using for Autumn Winter 2010.

While everything Zoe tells us fills my brain with ideas and new things to try, by time our tour is done I am feeling overwhelmed with all the stuff we girls are meant to know. Luckily we were given a copy of the current PRIMPED mini mag (get yours at your local David Jones) and an amazing gift bag filled with all products we had talked about to try and test. Now when I say amazing – I mean BRILLIANT. Fantastic. Awesome. Insert other adjective here. WOW.

So here it is, the list of products I was lucky enough to receive on Friday. Watch this space for my favourites and I look forward to seeing the PRIMPED team again in six months!

– dermalogica shave sample pack
– dermalogica clean start sample pack
– YvesSaintLaurent Radiant Touch sample
– YvesSaintLaurent mascara sample
– Ojon Hair restorative treatment sample (2)
– Ojon Hair shine and protect 60ml shampoo
– Ojon Hair hydrating thickening 60ml conditioner
– Endota Spa nail file
– Endota Spa organic hand cream 20ml
– Dr LeWinns pure essence eye gel sample
– Dr LeWinns pure essence day and night fluid 20ml
– Rimmel After Dark Eyeshadow compact
– Rimmel mascara
– Rimmel lasting finishing minerals loose powder foundation
– Rimmel royal gloss Lipgloss
– Ultraceuticals professional ultra A Smoothing Complex sample
– Ultraceuticals professional protective daily moisturiser sample 
– David Jones ultra shine lipgloss (2)
– Napoleon Auto Pilot sample
– Burt’s Bees beeswax lip balm
– O.P.I Rapid Dry topcoat nail polish sample
– Bobbi Brown colour gloss sample
– Abahna white grapefruit and may chang 50ml body lotion
– Terax haircare trial pack
– Dr. Hauschka rose day cream sample
– Kora hand cream treatment sample
– Kora organic rich body lotion 200ml
– Natio glow skin brightening balm 50g
– Becca mineral SPF primer 15ml
– Model Co liplights ultrashine lipgloss
– Gucci Flora perfume sample (2)
– Sally Hansen lip inflation extreme
– Sally Hansen airbrush legs 75ml (2)
– Evodia Australia passion des tropiques parfum 200ml
– Living Nature vitalising cleanser 10ml
– A’kin cleanser and toner 30ml
– A’kin vital hydration gel crème 50ml
– Dior Miss Dior Cherie parfum 5ml sample
– Hissyfit sample pack