Friday, July 23, 2010

Current ins and outs


In

♥ Being on holidays - uni goes back next week but at the moment i am enjoying the last week of my break

♥ MAC dainty blush - this is a recet purchase and i am loving it, post to follow when i find my camera

♥ Lucas paw paw ointment - where would i be without this. My lips love it! I will have to dedicate a post to this little beauty

♥ ebay - this one speaks for itself!

♥ Finding fab bargains - I've managed score myself a few bargains lately - i got 2 pairs of shoes one for $11 and one for $24, I also got 2 jackets and jeans all at amazing prices - might have to do a clothes post soon?!

AND 

♥ The blogger event - I am soooo excited about the blogger event for Australian beauty bloggers that i have been invited to in Sydney on the weekend.


Out

♥  My crappy hair cut and colour - as you may know from one of my previous posts i got my hair done. I wanted lighter ends and a tiny bit off the ends but it looks nothing like what i asked for. She cut off heaps which had taken me ages to grow and i am going to have to dye it at home tonight. I'm so annoyed - I have zebra stripe hair arhhh

♥  Not being able to find my camera - still haven't found it i really hope it turns up before the weekend so i can take heaps of snaps

♥  The cold weather - I'm over winter.  I don't want to rack up a huge electricity bill to so i'm trying not to use my heater. I have much better things to spend money on - hello makeup! So a blanket for me it is.

Wednesday, July 21, 2010

L'oreal studio secrets primer

I still have not found my camera which is making me very sad :( Some i'm going to have to use some internet from the internet. So i bought the L'oreal studio secrets primer a few weeks ago and i am telling you i am loving it. 

 I have used up my Becca mineral primer and didn't want to fork out heaps for it again so this one was calling my name! I put it on the other morning and my face didn't even get that shiny. Admittedly it is winter here at the moment and my skin does not get anywhere near as oily as it does in summer but it still get quite oily around my nose and t-zone but this stuff worked its magic! It's a marshmallowy fluffy texture which goes on the skin smoothly and didn't hasn't broken me out. My foundation stays put and smooth. I love this stuff!

The downside i found to this primer is the packaging - the jar thing is annoying. Also the small amount of product and being picky the fact that it doesn't have an SPF. 

I think the real test for this primer will be summer, i'll have to remember to give an update in summer.

Tuesday, July 20, 2010

Prestige gloss

I read about this lipgloss on Belle Du Jour's blog and knew i had to pick one up. It's the Prestige Skin Loving Minerals Lip gloss in Soft Peach. I'm not a huge lip gloss fan but i do like a gorgeous glossy lip if the gloss is a good one.




The only other Prestige product i own is the sun baked bronzing powder which i haven't used much but will probably dig it out when the weather becomes warmer. The price for the gloss was okay at AUD$18.95. Obviously not as good as in America, i think it's only $7.99 - talk about price inflation!


It has a nice soft texture and is not too sticky! Sometimes i find MAC ones a bit sticky but they do have great colours. Anyway I find this one has a nice consistency. It doesn't stay on for ages like some stickier glosses but i personally would rather reapply than be constantly be pulling my hair off my lips. I always seem to have dry lips and i often find that glosses just make them worse but this one doesn't really dry them. I think i read somewhere that is is enriched with shea butter so big thumbs up for that.


It is a pretty sheer nudey peach and doesn't have a lot of colour which i quite like, it makes it really versatile. It does have a bit of glitter through it but not over the top. You can sort of see what i mean in the photo above. 

Overall i'm pretty impressed. I haven't paid much attention to Prestige but i think i will have to take a closer look at their range. 

Has anyone tried this gloss or other Prestige glosses?

Monday, July 19, 2010

Hair-spiration

I am getting my hair cut and coloured tomorrow woohoo. About time, it's long overdue. At the moment my hair is a fairly plain medium brown colour.  It has a bit of a natural wave and is reasonably long going past my shoulders, just so you know. 

At this stage for the colour (although my mind changes very quickly) i am leaning towards getting balayage done to have this effect. I really like the look but was curious as to your opinions. Here are some of my favourite snaps. 






(All pics from google images)

Hit me with your thoughts on this effect!

:)

Sunday, July 18, 2010

12 Questions Tag


I stole this tag from Lucy over at Miss Lucy Loves who pinched it from Victoria so i figured i would join in on the action. 

Pic from google images
  What shoe size are you?
I'm a size 9. I seriously used to be a size 10, some people think i'm crazy but my feet really did get smaller!

Where do you work?
I don't have a job at the moment. My last job was as a projectionist at a cinema,you know the person in the little box at the back of the cinema who runs the film, great job i loved it. 

Favourite piece of clothing you own?
This is hard. I go through phases of loving something and then wearing it way too much and getting sick of it. My current fav is my new denim jacket.

Your favourite blog?
This is too hard, i just can't do it! 

Do you have any pets?
Nope, i would love a puppy but at the moment that would be waaay to much responsibility.

How many siblings do you have?
1 sister Bethany who is three years older than me.

If you could live anywhere, where would it be?
Hmmm there isn't one place i can pick. Somewhere warm, friendly and laidback with my friends and where i could have an amazing job haha. More realistically as boring as it may seem i really do love Sydney. 

What were you doing before this?
Looking for my camera, haven't managed to find it yet hence this tag post. Expect more posts when i find it.

Your favourite food?
I love all food, if i had to choose one thing it would be cherries, i can't get enough. I need summer to come back because i miss them :)

Do you have a middle name?
Kathleen - it's my Dad's Grandma's name.
   
Your favourite websites?
I have so many, i don't know how i lived without the internet. Here are a few of my current favs - Blogger (obvioulsy), Bloglovin, ebay, Etsy, Yahoo! Answer Faillamebook, lookbook.nu, The Skinny Website,

Who do you tag?
All of you gorgeous ladies out there!


I'm baaaaaack


Hey girlies!

Sorry that i have been missing for a bit but i have been on holidays and everything has been a bit crazy. I spent a week in New Zealand, which was so much fun! I then came home and went to Sydney for a week. I am now back with vengeance and have lots of goodies to show you all (gotta love duty free)

I will leave you will leave a snap of the beautiful Queenstown in New Zealand which i where i was for the week before i do some real posts



 Hope everyone is doing well :)

Much love
x