The Week That Was... #7

This week has been pretty uneventful, as you'll see with my pretty dismal Instagram pictures this week. Work has started getting hectic which means I have no energy to do anything. Hoping everything calms down a bit this week. Let's get into it!

- Finally passed level 97 on Candy Crush saga! This was killllling me!

- Waiting for someone to let me in the office because i forgot my keys.. thank goodness for coffee.

- S's cricket presentation night was Friday night. Merv Hughes was the guest speaker, not being a cricket fan I got none of the jokes except ones about Shane Warne.

-My monogrammed "A" Peter Alexander PJ's. Love these!

- Got my car washed in one of those touchless car wash things... It did a shit job and was a waste of money. Next time i'll just pay more for a hand car wash.

- Sushi Sunday! This is becoming a ritual for me on Sundays. Not an overly healthy ritual either.

On The Blog

Manicure Monday - This is the YouTube made me do it edition featuring Rimmel Sundowner which I absolutely adore the shade of.

Sukin Purifying Masque - Loving Sukin & loving this mask!

Organizing my Makeup Space - If you enjoy a peek at organization, check this one out.

Random Thoughts

The Chemist Warehouse 1/2 price on cosmetics is running until 30th May! Jump on it quick, I went today and bought a couple of things which I filmed in a short haul video :)

- So it's official i've become a Blockhead.. I started watching it last Monday and now am ready every night at 7 O'Block (haha lamest thing ever!) to watch.

- I want to try and start going to the gym in the mornings before work, I'm not a morning person so i'm not sure if this will happen or not. I appreciate my sleep so so much.

I'm currently obsessed with Caroline Hirons blog, Whenever I read it I extend my skincare wishlist a little everytime. The cheat sheets are absolute gold and the internet better not ever ever lose them.

I also found Sprinkle Bakes blog from a tweet by Mez from Blithely Unaware this week. This blog is so so beautiful and the food looks amazing. I want to try the cinnamon scrolls ASAP!

I'm watching Absolutely Fabulous at the moment, love this show so goddamn much and have seen every episode multiple times.

Source - Tumblr

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Lets Organize - My Makeup Space!

I believe this is a trait of Virgo's but I frickin' love organizing! 

So my little room where I do all things makeup was looking like it should have been on an episode of Hoarders or needed a do over by the Queens of Clean Kim & Aggi of How Clean Is Your House? (Anyone else love that show? THE BACTERIA THEY FOUND...OMGGGGGGG). My problem isn't bacteria (I hope!) it's just messy and unorganized and got to a point where I was like...fuck it i'll do it next week...and next week..and next week. Eventually I gave in, got up early one morning with a mission in mind and this is how it was achieved.

I only bought a few things to try and get all my crap in check so this is also a budget friendly post! Yay!. First stop was Officeworks where I picked up the Keji 10 Drawer Chrome Trolley This cost me around $38 and I built it myself in around 20mins. I also bought the Keji 4 Drawer Storage Organizer in Clear RRP $14.92AUD This is a dupe (is dupe even a thing when it comes to storage?) for the clear boxes you see the Kardashian Klan (facepalm) use or can purchase for a gazillion dollars more online. I'm sure the ones online are a far superior quality plastic and have fancy knobs (lol!) but this is serving me well. You've probably seen it featured in my MakeUp Edit posts.

I then went to a local shopping centre and picked up a few more bits and bobs to help with my project. I purchased the two heart tins from Kmart for around $5 each. Perfect makeup brush holders! The pink boxes and the little clear box with dividers are all from Daiso for $2.80AUD each (I love that store, it's like Aladdins cave). I've used the pink boxes on my desk for Empties (video coming soon!) and things I need to swatch/photograph for the blog & the little container with dividers is where I stash my cotton pads/tips etc.

So without further ado, and no judgement please! Here are some before & afters.

First up is my dressing table

My desk where I blog.. take photos & now do my filming in front of

There has also been another change here, the lamp, candles & pugs have been swapped to the other side with my pink drawers etc. If you watch my videos you may have already seen this. I just took these photos awhile ago. I probably should have moved those Converse but they are for a DIY project i'm working on ;).

So the new updated and more organized room is going swimmingly! I've managed to keep the mess/clutter down and put my makeup away diligently everyday. It also feels nicer sitting in here and blogging because everything has it's place and working in a tidy environment is just always more productive I feel.

Hope you enjoyed this post, I love reading all things organization and highly recommend watching OrganizedLikeJen on YouTube for great decluttering ideas!

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Review: Sukin Purifying Facial Masque

It's been awhile since i've talked face masks with you and to be honest it was something that had started lacking in my skin care routine. I'm happy to say though I've developed a new Sunday night ritual of getting mah mask on and painting my digits for the impending week ahead.

I've been slapping the Sukin Purifying Facial Masque on my face of a Sunday night for the past few weeks and i've been loving the results. 

Sukin Says - A gentle treatment to help cleanse, tone and de-stress your skin.

A purifying base of gentle Kaolin clay combined with soothing aloe vera and antioxidant rich rosehip oil will leave skin feeling refreshed, nurtured and completely clean. - Source http://www.sukinorganics.com

Sounds amazing right? Well it is! When first you first apply this mask is feels like a thick moisturiser but then dries down but unlike other clay based masks where your talking is mumbled and you develop a bunch of cracks on your face it doesn't feel tight or uncomfortable (sidenote: was anyone else ever told that if your mask cracked while it dried you'd end up with wrinkles? please say I wasn't the only gullible one.). I think my skin is kinda loving Kaolin clay at the moment. In my recent April Favourites I mentioned the Alpha H Daily Exfoliant I was loving which contained Kaolin and even more recently i've been getting back into using Lush Angels on Bare Skin and guess what one of the ingredients is? Kaolin! 

Using this has cleared up my skin quite significantly and the day after? wowza baby soft smooth amazing skin.. I can even wear a foundation that would normally cling to dry spots without the need for a primer. I also think this tub will last me awhile because you don't really need to use too much each time. 

What's a mask review without a picture of the blogger wearing said mask... Here you go! My camera hasn't picked up the colour very well but it's a light terracotta red colour in the tub.

You can purchase this mask from Sukin Organics website or from Priceline & Various Chemists for RRP $15.95AUD (so afforable!)

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Manicure Monday - YouTube made me do it edition

I purchased this nail polish after seeing Vivianna Does Makeup feature it on her YouTube & Blog. 

I'd never tried any Rimmel polishes before so the formula's are completely foreign to me! The Rimmel 60 Second Nail Polish RRP $7.95AUD boasts a quick dry time of 60 seconds which is a bit of a selling point for someone like me who paints their nails and can't sit still long enough for them to dry.

Sun Downer is a red which leans very orange and I think it's quite beautiful. Application... this is where it gets a little hairy. The first time I applied this I was about ready to throw it in the bin, to be fair to the polish I was applying it in low light and in a rush as usual. The formula is quite thin so when I first applied it I found it a streaky sheer mess (this is after 2 coats). I also don't believe that it dried in 60 seconds...sorry!

However! With a little more patience when I did these swatch photos I made this work a little better for me. On close inspection there is still VNL (visible nail line) but it's not too much of a bother for me. I also used my holy grail topcoat Seche Vite this time around and it made such a difference, smoothed and evened out the colour on the nail.

Something else I originally loathed but now kinda like is the large brush. You see I have small fingernails (I used to always get giggles from the girls in the nail salon when I had acrylics). So I find some big brushes a bit difficult to work with on my small nail beds. Again with a bit of time and care this worked out well and I only needed 1 swipe on my pinky nail (yep, they're that small!)

I want to try out the other Rimmel London polish formulas because I have heard great things, if you have any rec's of colours i'd love to know!

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The Week That Was... #6

Straight into it this week because i'm watching Eurovision :P

Instagram

- Invisible Pug

- Props for a blog photo, fancy!

- Teppanyaki Flames

- Our Teppanyaki chef was a candy crush fan

- Shane has found a new home!

- Blogging on a Saturday night, so hardcore!

- Today was the RSPCA Million Paws Walk  If you have a pooch I highly recommend you try and do this in your area next year. Loads of fun!

- Hanging with my friend and her Bulldog at Million Paws Walk

- The girls were a bit pooped at the end

- Ange and I hanging out watching Eurovision, happening right now!

On The Blog

I hauled and I filmed it 

Adore Beauty Samplers - Check these out, great value and a great way to try out some new things

Limited Edition Lush Scents - QUICK! This ends tonight, but boy that Creamy Candy smells gooooooood.

Random Thoughts

- Level 97 on Candy Crush Saga is ruining my life right now

- It's Eurovision night! My usual country Latvia didn't make it so going with Belarus this year.

- I made a mega fail last weekend thinking The Vampire Diaries was the finale, it was actually this weekend... GOTTA WATCH.

- The new Daft Punk album dropped, and I quite like it.

- A Day To Remember are touring....YES!

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