The Week That Was... #2

So what happened this week?

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 1. Obsessed with the new Covergirl Outlast nail polishes and the fact this is after 5 days wear, including a lot of filing at work.

2. FOTN - heading out to dinner for a friends birthday, wearing Maybelline Color Sensational Vivids in Hot Plum

3. ERMAHGAHHHD PEEERRRK KNNERRRKLE! Pork Knuckle @ Rhinedorf German Restaurant, one of my favourite things to eat on a cold night. It's massive!

4. Revlon Justin Bitten Kissable Lip Stain in Rendevous is mine! Thanks to my friend Hayley who picked it up for me while she was honeymooning in Hawaii! Swatches etc to come soon!

5. I attended my first blogger event in a long long time! The Maxted Thomas Blogger Event was full of brand information and catching up with bloggers! I had my manicure jazzed up with a coat of Orly Spasmatic... gahhhh so pretty!

6. Still at the Maxted Thomas Blogger Event looking at the goods from Molton Brown, a brand i've heard of but never really tried out myself. The Pink Pepper showergel smells so much like Marc Jacobs Bang!

7. Ange getting colour matched for the new Jane Iredale BB Cream @ Maxted Thomas Blogger event, apparently this is full coverage! Yipeeeeee!

8. Much needed coffee and cake break on the way home from the event with my faves Ange & Chelle.

On The Blog

I was a busy little bee this week on my blog, and I think it's because i've tidied up my space where I keep all my makeup and blog from, highly recommend doing this if you need a bit of a kickstarter!

Stuff I put up on the blog this week were -

Manicure Monday - Covergirl Outlast Nail Polish in Mint Mojito

Autumn & Winter Beauty Picks - Video - I posted this on YouTube about a week before.

The Makeup Edit - April 2013 - A new thing i'm trying out on my blog and in my life to try and use makeup that tends to be pushed aside and go to the makeup graveyard that is my storage system.

Covergirl Outlast Nail Polish in Out of The Blue - to say I was midly impressed with these polishes would be an understatement! GET ME MOOOOORE!

Random Stuff...

- My Kitchen Rules.... SPOILER ALERT! So happy that Ashlee and Sophia were eliminated but boo to the fact they have a chance to come back :( I kind of think the whole Comeback Kitchen thing is a bit shit, how come the teams that have been fighting for a spot from the start have to cook each week and the newer eliminated contestants get a step closer to getting in the finale? Unless they have something up their sleeve I think this is kind of wrong.

Source - Facebook

- I am also obsessed with The Voice and I have developed a bit of a crush on Ricky Martin... what a sweetheart!

Please take a minute and look at this video.... I love sloths and this is just hilarious (I hope it works because I got it from Facebook)

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The week that was... #1

This week was pretty bland to be honest! 

This weekend S and I headed out to a plant collectors fair, he loves plants/gardening etc and likes to visit every year. We left with 2 apple tree's! Today I've spent the entire day organizing/cleaning my room I use for makeup/blogging etc. It's been quite a task and I'm beyond exhausted.

Also, It's clean sheet day! Hooray!

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Makeup for Michelle's Hens Night, I'm getting used to false lashes!

Bacon & Eggs made by my mama! Just the way I like them.

Getting back into crochet while watching The Voice, this was my ritual last year.

This is how I sometimes have to watch television.

Watching Angela on YouTube and loving the "recommendations".

New Covergirl nail polishes! Can't wait to try the blue one out :).

Arabella Ramsay for Bambi @ Target, I may have made a sneaky lay by of this PJ set.

Getting my organisation on! I built drawers myself and now have a tidy beauty/blog room.

Minnie helping me clean but looking oh so cute.

Blog Posts

This week I was a bit slack on the blogging front only posting about the new Australis Pout Pastes, which are phenomenal!

This weeks obsessions

In the world of blogging etc i'm really obsessed with British YouTubers & Bloggers. Any recommendations for anyone I should be watching/reading would be appreciated!

Lindt Peanut Butter Balls...nuff said

The Amity Afflication album Chasing Ghosts, currently on repeat in ol' Jane Honda.

How was your week? If you do similar posts to this i'd love to see them! I'll try and add/change things as I go along each week and will really try and be good and update every week. Life happens sometimes though as I'm sure you can understand.

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Soundwave Festival - Sounds, Studs & Slight Sunburn

Award for lamest ever blog post name goes to this post! Hurrayyyyyyy!

Last Sunday I attended the Soundwave Festival, as I do every year. I thought this year i'd do a bit of a post about what I wore, makeup and just a general recap of the day.

First the face:

This is what I slapped on (along with a good sunscreen, my face didn't get sunburnt my body slightly did though :( ).

Prodz: Smashbox Sheer Focus Tinted Moisturiser, Covergirl Clump Crusher Mascara, Maybelline Color Sensational Vivids in Fuchsia Flash, Illamasqua Blush in SOPHIE, Mac Creme Blush in Ladyblush & Australis Fresh & Flawless Powder in Natural.

I always wear minimal makeup to festivals, if you've like to know my festival routine with a bit of a tutorial check out my YouTube video on such subject! 

For my outfit, Comfort is always key for a festival. I did a last minute DIY stud job on my fave pair of baggy boyfriend style denim shorts and chucked on a singlet from Cotton On with my trusty Converse Chucks! Simple!

I'm really into studding all the things at the moment, I might do a video on how to stud clothes, shoes etc soon.

Does anyone else take issue with wearing the band/bands you are seeing shirts to concerts? I have this weird thing that I can't. The boy however rocked his Metallica shirt while I shook my head.

MUSIC! I saw so many bands as I always do but my highlights of the day were definitely All Time Low & Metallica. I've seen both bands before numerous times but they were just fun.

Bands: Bullet for my Valentine, Linkin Park, All Time Low, Metallica

I was also excited to hear that the organiser for Soundwave is bringing Vans Warped Tour to Australia.... EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEP! Sign me up for a ticket rightaway please!

Did anyone else go to Soundwave? 

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Instamonth.... Yep I'm a bit behind!

Decembers gone it came and went....

Gold star for you if you can tell me who sings that song!

So I was doing well with my Instaweek posts...then as mentioned above...December came and went, without an update. Oops!

So in lieu of that I have a Instamonth for you for December. I couldn't put everything in here because I took a lot of photos in December it seems. However, if you follow me on instagram (@vulcanella) you can go have a sticky beak at what i've left out.

I'll get back into my Instaweeks this year, pinky promise!

Check out my instagram for the full size pics, sorry they are so small I didn't want to do a billion collages.

• I went to Adelaide (or Radelaide) for the first time in December with my mum, this is a street I passed called Penny Place (I wish it was Lane...there are some around, I should steal one).
• Driving to the Barossa Valley I saw a sign to "One Tree Hill". So tempted to go visit Lucas, Peyton & Co but it wasn't to be.
• Lunch at Maggie Beer's Farm Shop - We had the Pate Basket & Cheese Basket...it was so good, I am still dreaming about that Freekeh salad!
• We spent the morning at Hahndorf and one of the ladies in a cafe told us we should check out Monarto Zoo, an open range zoo not far from Hahndorf. It was amazing and I highly recommend going if you're ever in Adelaide.
• We bought the 2 Zoo pass so we could also check out Adelaide Zoo, so here I am with Bambi doing selfies.
• I met a giant tortoise and fed it! So cool!
• Back home and Shane entered a weightlifting competition at our gym. Sadly, he didn't win but by default he really should have! Long story!
• First Christmas manicure of the year - Blog Post
• All the glitters! I went a little glitter mad in December with my polish purchasing.
• I went to the opening of the new Gloss flagship store in Parramatta and got a cool Watermelon manicure - Blog Post
• My mini Xmas tree, We don't have room for our big one because we have a new big comfy couch but I still put my Starbucks decorations on the mini one.
• Hanging out with my girl Ange doing what we best, slurping up a FroCo!
• Mum and Dad got a new baby Indian Ringneck Parrot (bird?) it's name is Bruiser and it's blue/grey.
• This is a decoration on my parents Xmas tree that I did when I was in primary school.
• FroYo! I discovered Yogurberry in December and have been back multiple times.
• Teriyaki Salmon Bento Box that I had when we went out for my Dad's birthday dinner.
• You So Pugly pj's from Big W, at only $9.98 as if I wasn't going to buy them!
• Chowing down on a Grill'd burger, I also went to Yogurberry again after this... obsessed...
• Christmas Eve manicure - Blog Post
• Penny Lane at the table on Christmas Day - I swear she thinks she's human sometimes (and so do I!)
• Couldn't put a Xmas hat on one and not the other, Here's Minnie sporting the latest in cracker fashions.
• ONE OF THE BEST MEALS OF MY LIFE! Went out for dinner with my Aunty & Uncle in Melbourne (yep we also went to Melbourne to see Shane's family after Christmas). The restaurant was Red Spice Road and I can't recommend it enough!
• NYE Nails - Blog Post
• Lunch with Mum at the newly opened Al Aseel in Burwood - sooooo good! 
• Holding hands with Cali, my friends English Bulldog on NYE at their house. I also tried rabbit & venison the same night - rather adventerous of me isn't it?

Thanks for reading if you made it through this far and I promise my updates won't be so spread out again!

I hope everyone had a lovely 2012 and look forward to sharing more of my instagrammed life with you in 2013!

Instaweek #2

Here are some snippets of my week as per instagram! Follow me at http://www.instagram.com/vulcanella

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• Afternoon snack! Rye Cruskits with cottage cheese, cinnamon and a little bit of honey..mmm mmm
• I'm part of a beauty blogger xmas card exchange and received this great card from Confessions of a Beauty Addict. I love it because the proceeds from the card go to the RSPCA.
• Penny Lane sure loves a tummy rub
• Penny & Minnie hanging out on the couch
• Ah-May-Zing breakfast from Circa Espresso as always - This was fruit & nut bread with ricotta, strawberries, honey & pistachios
• Equally amazing coffee from Circa
• My parents went away this weekend so I went over to the feed the pooches, this is Stella (or as I call her... Stella McBella with Cheese) isn't she adorable!
• Saw this skull at typo and my first thought was what an amazing makeup brush holder this would be (always a beauty blogger lol)
• Sunday dinner at a friends place! This lamb was amazing!

Hope you all had a good week! I'm off to Adelaide next weekend so this post will be up a little late but might also be a bit bigger... I'm sure i'll be instagramming like a crazy mutha fucker while i'm in Adelaide.

Instaweek #1

This is a new thing i'm going to try and start doing on my blog hopefully of a Sunday each week.

If you already follow me on instagram you would have seen these pictures, but for those who don't it's a fun way to get a glimpse into what happens in the life of the girl behind the blog. I'll also give little explanations of each picture as well.

If you want to follow me on instagram, my username is vulcanella

• The week started off with a Starbucks fix, my usual order Iced Caramel Machiatto (no cream) woot woot.

• Hanging out with my Boston Terrier, Penny Lane. She loves sitting watching tv with me...she sleeps I watch.

• It was 7/11 last week which meant FREE SLURPEE'S!! It was tiny and gone in minutes but boy it was what I needed after a long long day cleaning out my grandma's unit while she moved to a new one.

• Snuggling up with Minnie, she's my bayyyyy-beee.

• I attended an event this week checking out all the new Christmas goodies at The Body Shop, they had this amazing candy buffet.. so good! The new Christmas range smells as good as this candy buffet looks. Reviews to come!

• My lovely friend Angela posted a picture of her youth in cd's on instagram and I thought it was a rad idea so I copied. Funnily enough these are still some of my favourite albums of all time. 

• OOTD Yo! Just a casual shopping day rocking some Sid & Nancy :)

• I played with the new Lush Fun soap/shampoo/playdoh/multitasker and it was FUN! I made a little cupcake for the facebook comp...cross fingers $100 worth of Lush goodies would be pretty awesome. I picked up one of these as well in Pink, it smells amazing and is so fun! (hence the name)

• I have pastel hair! temporarily though.... Can't wait to do a tutorial on this for you guys, just wanted to test it out first to make sure it worked and get the hang of it before I film a tutorial. Probably will do that next weekend. Stay Tuned!

Have a great week everyone!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Links & Loves #2

This week has been a complete write off in ye olde blog world, I had grand plans last weekend to get a few videos done and a couple of lip swatches. That was until an alien decided to come and plant itself right on my face under my lip. I thought the offender was a cold sore I never get them, but the fiancee does and he assured me it wasn't. It was a big ass nasty pimple and it hurt like hell! 

Source - Google Images

I honestly didn't plan to pop it but it kind of just happened, and then the sucker came back! WHAAAAAAAT! It's now only just going away... a week later.

So anyway in lieu of any real posts this week I thought i'd do another installment to my links & loves posts.

LINKS

- Lilit from Makeup & Macaroons gives her 5 tips on wearing bright lipstick - this girl rocks the bright lipstick so it's a great guide!

- Celina from Fables in Fashion wrote this amazing post about Filming Tutorials & Taking Self Portraits it has so much useful information it'll be forever bookmarked on my computer! She has also done this amazing Zombie look for the Book of Fables... LOOOOOOVE!

- Emma from Emma Bovary Beauty has been haulin' Illamasqua and her post on the Complement Palette may have created a new lemming for me!

- Chelle from Cosmetic Cupcake does an amaaaaaaazing macaron manicure for Adriano Zumbo's Zumbaron day - guess who lined up at 7.30am in the morning for macarons with her? Me! 

- Reese from Reese Atomic has done what I wish I could do and dyed her hair pink! Go have a look, it looks rad!

- I'm easily enabled and Jess from The Belle Lumiere has not helped the situation with her must have Etsy store picks!

- Stef from Girl 3000 has written an inspiring post on the 100 things she has learnt about being healthy, this is a must read if you are lacking in motivation at all!

LINK & LOVE

An amazing new blog started up this month! If you're interested in Gardening and growing your own vegetables check out The Green Thumbed Gnome - I may or may not know the writer of this blog ;)

LOVE

Tonight i've been on trawling tumblr for the past few hours. I've had some good and bad results form it, here's what i've found that I liked!

Source - http://noblogjustinspiration.tumblr.com/post/33847437061 

Source - http://daisylouise.tumblr.com/

Source - http://kellensblog.tumblr.com/

Source - http://depopulatehell.tumblr.com/

Source - http://screwxthexstandard.tumblr.com/

I hope everyone has a great weekend, and if this bloody pimple clears i'll be busy doing videos and swatches... wah-hoooooooooo

Exciting News.... Dum Dum Dah Dum....

Sorry I've been MIA for the past few weeks, i've been busy...visting cloud 9 and also got sick :( HOWEVER!

Very quickly... I HAVE NEWS!

I very rarely have news, you know when people ask you "what's new with you?" I never have a decent response to that, does anyone else ever find that?

Now I do!

I'm Engaged!

Yep my lovely boyfriend (now Fiance') proposed... After 9 years he's making an honest woman out of me it seems. We are very excited about planning this big and special day!

I won't be turning this into a wedding blog, but I may do some wedding related posts. I've already started my wedding inspiration board on Pinterest which I was so excited about getting to do :)

Here is the lovely location that he proposed, we saw 2 Whales that day! I've never seen a Whale so it was so special to me, and we were lucky to have a beautifully sunny Sydney day (such a rarity!)

I haven't gotten my real ring yet, he's letting me pick that and i'm currently debating on a mined diamond or a man made diamond (ethical reasons...and cost!). In the meantime I have a little placeholder, just made from CZ :)

Here is a mega cheesey picture of Shane and I, we were responding to a picture message that my aunty and cousin sent us...I look like shit but it was a big day (and I was getting sick!).

Oh Hey!

Oh Hi There!

image sourced from http://www.weheartit.com

If you've found this post then it looks like you found my new space on the web, i'm still settling in and unpacking the crockery at the moment but i'm enjoying my new digs.


So why the change? Well for some reason i've been feeling out of sorts with my blog of late and kind of wanted to strip back to basics and start over... After 2 years blogging that sounds kind of insane right? I don't know if what i'm doing is the right thing but it feels right, a do-over I guess.


I'll still be talking about beauty shizz, because let's face it I love talking about that! However i'm also going to add in other things, whatever floats my boat or tickles my fancy at the time as they say. Call it selfish or whatever but my original blog was somewhat of that idea and I guess it kind of strayed from that and just became another generic beauty blog. Don't get me wrong I'm an avid beauty blog reader and there are some amazing blogs out there but I was feeling like I was losing my voice (ironically I am getting a sore throat today too) and feeling pressure to constantly do reviews on new products and swatches and ughhh it's hurting my head thinking about it! 


I'm also back on blogspot/blogger! I guess some people would see it as a step backward but again it's back to the going back to basics of blogging thing i'm all about.


You'll still be seeing my mug on YouTube as I kinda really enjoy that side of it, sometimes it's easier to get home from a long day at work and talk in front of a camera rather then sit in front of a computer and type (I do that all day anyway!). I haven't decided if i'll make a new YouTube account yet or just stick with my current one.


Thanks for reading this if you got this far! Hope you stick around and follow me on this new bloggy journey of mine.... big hugs xx


Oh also, an awesome thing about going back to blogspot... I HAVE GOOGLE FRIEND CONNECT AGAIN! Follow me if you'd like to hear my musings :P

Link Love & Random Shizz!

I haven't done a Link Love post in eons... actually I think my last one was way back in January 2011..A YEAR AGO!! I typically did them on Fridays and was actually planning to get this up on Friday but hey I had social commitments :P

The good news is i'm fully caught up in my google reader so have managed to put together a little list of blog posts i've enjoyed over the past couple of weeks!

Enjoy!!

This is a bit of an upsetting one but one of my favourite bloggy gals Jacie from You've Got Nail is shutting up shop for awhile, she is an amazing asset to the Australian blogging community and it'll be sad not seeing her updates every week but she works so hard and sometimes taking a break is for the best. However give her some love as she is keeping the blog open so we still have access to all her wonderful and witty posts.

Jess from All I Want Is Everything has a NARS blush collection so drool worthy it makes me want to go on a major NARS shopping spree! She has kindly swatched her collecti0n so go have a squizz, don't blame me though if you end up buying a few. Check out Part 1 and Part 2.

Kimmi from The Plastic Diaries has made us a list of 11 Online Beauty Stores we need to check out! Are your pockets burning yet?

Tine from Beautyholics Anonymous lets everyone know what it's like being a beauty blogger, it ain't all champagne and lipsticks :P

Jen from The Nail Polish Project & my fellow Pro Nail Supply shopper does an amazing lightning bolt tape manicure,  I love the colours she's used!

Tegan from Tegania's Thoughts rocks some awesome Lime Crime lipsticks, I think the red is her colour, do you agree?

Chelle from Cosmetic Cupcake is awesome... full stop! Check out this amazing lace manicure she did, I reckon this would be awesome to rock at a Burlesque club!

Sarah from Dempeaux shows us how to do wing eyeliner, I've been practicing and I think I ALMOST have it down pat thanks to this tutorial!

Now for some photos etc I've been liking all around the place (all photos have been snatched from either my tumblr or pinterest)















A couple of songs i'm loving right now -


 



And lastly... something I'm lusting after, I want a rose gold watch!



 

Yankee Candle smelly review time!

I loooove candles, so much so that mum and I make them. We are on a mini hiatus at the moment though, so these candles couldn't have come at a better time since i'd run out of my own ones.

I'd heard of Yankee Candle quite a bit and had read various reviews on the candles and the company itself, I always sniff their candles when I see them in little knick knackey home stores (that's where I've usually found them). However now you can purchase them in Australia on their own online store  there is no need to try and track them down in said knick knack stores!

I was sent 2 candles to try out from the Aromatherapy Spa Range.

Cinnamon & Frankincense - Stress Relief

3 x 4 Pillar Candle - RRP $19.95AUD



From the website - Guided by ancient knowledge and modern research, our master aromatherpists have carefully created this blend of pure essential oils, the most potent form of a plant's aroma. Infused with warming Cinnamon and meditative Frankincence, this comforting formula helps ease stress and promotes deep relaxation.

Now i'm terrrrrrible at describing scents but I found this was the kind of scent I'd usually smell walking into Tree of Life (it must be the Frankincense). The scent also has a warming spicey smell to it (Cinnamon obviously). This is the perfect scent when it's cold outside and you want to feel warm and cozy. I can't say it worked for stress relief but I can vouch that the smell is strong enough that I was burning it outside when we had a bbq and you could still smell it. Good test! I haven't burnt it all the way down yet but I burnt it for a good 4-5hrs and it only made a small dint in the top of the candle. I also think this is a perfect Christmas scent!

 

Tangerine & Vanilla - True Bliss

3 x 4 Pillar Candle - RRP $19.95AUD



 

From the website - Guided by ancient knowledge and modern research, our master aromatherpists have carefully blended Tangerine and Vanilla pure essential oils, the most potent form of a plant's aroma, to create a formula that produces a feeling of blissful wellbeing.

This is my absolute favourite of the 2, the combination of Tangerine and Vanilla is absolutely delicious smelling! I was always told using Vanilla with another scent just brings it to life. It's so true in this case. Its zingy/citrusy with a slight creaminess from the Vanilla. What I love is that it's a comforting smell for the colder nights but it's also fresh enough to use when the weather is slightly warmer or you just want your house smelling nice and fresh. The scent isn't overpowering, I personally sometimes find citruses a bit too much and they sometimes give me a headache. This is the perfect balance! One I think i'll be purchasing in a larger size!

Overall I really like these candles, I'd like to try out the jar styles I think as I do prefer them to pillar candles (less mess etc). I've also heard good things about the tarts which are what I prefer using to candles in the warmer months.

If you'd like to check out the website and order some yummy smelling candles, Click Here!

These products were provided for my review from the PR Company. Please read my disclosure statement if you'd like more information.




 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Health/Fitness Journey!

I thought what better time to write a big of a update on how my little health/fitness journey is going then while my abs are burning from my workout last night. I want to start doing more of these sorts of posts because it motivates me to do well and be able to write about doing well and also I spend so much time on it and that's why the other parts of my blog have been lacking lately.

I started my journey in December last year, so it's almost been a year.... and let me tell you it's the longest i've ever stuck to a fitness routine.  I've upped my sessions throughout the year with my personal trainer, I now do all my sessions in a group with the PT and I do 4 a week but every session is different.

My current routine -

Monday - Outdoor Kettlebell Training (it's usually abs and legs)

Tuesday - Rest! Wooo!

Wednesday - Outdoor Kettlebell Training (Chest, Upper Body)

Thursday - Fight Club! (Kickboxing, MMA etc)

Friday/Saturday - Rest (I should really do SOMETHING in here though...C25K is my plan!)

Sunday - Heavylifting weights session

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So my downfall... FOOD!... cravings, going out & sometimes general laziness means not so good food choices.

I have really overhauled my diet from what it was and I always try and stick to a diet of no carbs at night (no white carbs anytime of day really), fresh/clean food as much as possible, lean protein, good fats etc. I'm human and sometimes I slip, I do think allowing yourself a cheat once a week is a good idea and something I definitely try and do.

For example, my general daily food is as follows -

Breakfast - Small bowl of Healtheries Apple & Cinnamon Bircher Muesli

Lunch - Chicken/Fish & Salad or Mad Mex Naked Burrito

Dinner - Chicken/Steak/Fish with Salad or Vegetables

Snacks - Nut bars, Almonds, Apples, Green Tea, Cottage Cheese, Corn Thins (during the day only), Natural Yoghurt, Strawberries/Berries, Pickles (call me Snooki), Cheese, Olives, Protein Shakes/Bars

Motivation is the other key, I find that since I have actual sessions I need to go to even if i'm feeling crappy and don't want to (example last night, was hot and gross and I would have been happy to sit on the couch) I will go because I really have no excuse not to.  Also having my boyfriend doing the same sessions with me we motivate each other as well.

My progress so far, I still have a long way to go! I have dropped a size and am a comfortable size 14 at the moment :)

I don't weigh myself too often because I am focusing a lot on building muscle as well, but I randomly stepped on the scales at the gym the other day and noticed i've lost another 4kgs since my last assessment in August. I have an assessment coming up with all my measurements etc so will try and update how I went with that too :)

GOAL - Drop another size by February... I can do it!

I hope you don't mind that i've gone off from the regular beauty reviews for this post but it is something I do dedicate a lot of my time to and where my head is at right now.

Top 5 Tag!

I've seen this doing the rounds on the blogs I read so I thought since i'm sitting here eating my boring Tuna & Lettuce at lunch I might give it a whirl! If you do this or have done it, send me a comment below so I can go read.

Beverages:

1. Starbucks Caramel Frappucino Light (THIS IS MY JAM YO!)

2. Coke - sadly we've had to move into a long distance relationship but I occassionally still indulge :)

3. Ginger Beer - Love the stuff! I also found a sugar free version that doesn't contain Aspartame so hell to the yeah!

4. Coffee (particularly Caramel Lattes)

5. Water - who'd a thunk i'd grow to love this stuff?

 

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Snacks:

1. Cherry Ripe - in moderation of course!

2. Apples with Peanut Butter

3. Celery, Carrot, Capsicum sticks with Ranch Dressing (you should see my giant Ranch dressing I have...yeh i'm addicted)

4. Pork Crackles - don't judge, when your on a high protein, low carb diet and are craving chips these are a winner! shit loads of calories though so keep these snacks to a minimum

5. Cashews... nom nom nom!

 

Image Credit - We Heart It

Apps:
1. Twitter

2. Instagram

3. My Fitness Pal

4. Plants Vs Zombies

5. Tiny Tower (although I haven't been playing lately)

 

Movies

1. Edward Scissorhands

2. Mean Girls

3. Neverending Story/The Little Mermaid (sorry I had to!)

4. Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory

5. Almost Famous (I mean I named my dog after one of the main characters!)

...surely i'm forgetting something!

 

Books:
1. American Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis

2. Charlie & The Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl

3. This is Why You're Fat by Jackie Warner

4. Chelsea Handlers books (sorry couldn't pick 1, love them all)

5. Perks of Being A Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky (currently being made into a movie)

OH and I love the Harry Potter books too

 

Also if you haven't heard this song or seen this film clip, you haven't lived! Enjoy!

 

 

Biiiiiirthday

Yesterday I celebrated my 30th birthday...woah thirties!

I started my day with an amazing facial at Northmead Beauty Therapy, it was my first time getting a facial there and my first facial in a few years, loved it! I had a Dermalogica face mapping as part of my facial so left with a few new prods to try out.

Then it was present time! I was very spoilt and one of my gifts is what I'm doing this blog post on, my new iPad!

Later that night it was dinner at Aperitif a restaurant owned by Manu Fieldel and Miguel Meastre, Manu wasn't there but Miguel was and was a charming not to mention quite a good looking host :). I ate my way through tapas and paella and consumed far too much sangria but boy it was good!!!

I had a great day saying goodbye to my twenties and hello to my thirties!

If anyone has any iPad app recommendations please let me know :)

10 Day Cycle

So I've taken this idea from Jade and you can see her latest 10 Day Cycle here

Basically the idea is to give yourself some short-term goals to complete in 10 days, sounds pretty easy right?

If you give it a try send me the link, I'd love to read what everyones short-term goals are :)

Books To Read -





Diet & Exercise

- Gym at least 4 times per week

- Eat Healthy and cut back on Coke (a Cola)

- Try and eat Breakfast... ughhhh

Blog

- Gain some inspiration and start writing regular posts again

- Make a plan for upcoming posts and stick to it!

- Film Oct/Nov Favourites video for YouTube

Christmas

- Start Christmas shopping!!

- No buying anything for myself until all Christmas shopping is done!

- Watch The Nightmare Before Christmas



- Put up my Christmas Tree

Home

- Put away the washing that has been sitting in the basket for way to long

- Tidy our bedroom

- Tidy makeup room

- Bake something delicious!

Work

- Try and enjoy work as much as possible

- Don't buy lunch except for Fridays

La La Love #3 - Random Thoughts

Helloooooo :)

So this is just a bit of a whatever post, whatever I feel like talking about... showing... etc. I'll probabaly be away from the blogging world until Monday (11th). I have a crazy weekend coming up my lovely mama is turning 50 and having a party!!! We have family visiting from interstate and i'm hosting 6 people in the tiny house I share with my boyfriend and our 2 dogs so I can't imagine i'll get much time to sit down and tell all of you about beauty products i'm enjoying, loathing or swatching.

  

We have ordered the Adriano Zumbo V8 Cake so i'll try and get some good photos of that (Fun Fact: my Adriano Zumbo post is one of my most viewed...maybe I should write about him more often) I'm picking it up from the store tomorrow and may also grab a few macarons while i'm in there. Why not? :)

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The party is a hat party, so you have to wear a hat and I guess the crazier the better? This is what i'm wearing... not me of course but just so you get the idea! Mine is from Disneyland so uber special of course!



Speaking of Disney.... The Venomous Villans collection was released this week in Australia. Stef mentioned this on her blog The Lip Print (go there, it's awesome) and I thought i'd weigh in with my thoughts as well. There is one character that I think is really lacking in this collection. I can already imagine how awesome her items would be if she was in it (also the fact it's my favourite Disney movie so i'd probably have bought everything with her on it) URSULA!

Seriously you cannot get more fierce then this bitch right? Maybe they should just bring out a 2nd villans colllection and just focus on her... Hear that MAC?



Speaking of MAC...wow love how i'm making my own little segueways into my own conversations! I'm getting a MAC Makeover on Saturday (for the party) I haven't decided if I want to go crazy with colour yet or just pretty... we'll see how I feel on the day I guess. I do know I want false lashes though :)

I'm addicted to Sun Rice Caramel Rice Crackers, thanks Ms Critique! :) I almost ate the whole packet by myself last night....thank goodness they are healthy, in moderation though!

Last Thursday I did something a little crazy, well not really crazy because it's been planned forever! I got my first tattoo! I'll insert a bad iPhone photo shortly (it's really hard to take a photo of behind your ear!) It didn't hurt anywhere near as much as I expected it to and I love it! It's been a little itchy the past day or two so i've been resisting the urge to scratch it but i've been good. I've also been scared to wash my hair and haven't for a week (Thank goodness for dry shampoo and side braids!!!). I'll have to wash it tonight though it's getting beyond help.



I like leaving you with a song on these posts, just because music is so awesome.... hence my tattoo!

This is a song my mum and I love singing in the car and she's requested it specifically for her birthday and the fact we must dance to it (even though the majority of people aren't going to like it)