With my impending birthday coming up, I thought it would be fun to have a play on Polyvore and create a wishlist! Also helps the fiancee out should he get stuck on what to buy me :)
Tuesday, August 28, 2012
Saturday, August 18, 2012
Neon Nails! with Orly Glowstick (Warning! You might need sunglasses)
Oh Hai!
I'm really loving the trend of little pops of neon at the moment, either a little neon accessory or a pop of neon colour in your makeup... That old trend of FULL ON NEON a few years ago was icky but this is kinda fun!
On Sunday I was lucky enough to attend the Sydney International Spa & Beauty Expo with my homies Chelle & Angela. I was unfortunately unlucky in my quest of finding a dotting tool but found lots of other goodies.
You can check out my haul video below, I haven't hauled like this in awhile and will need to go on a ban until IMATS at least :)
I've also been loving doing YouTube videos sick again, mainly because I finally got some decent lighting sorted, so i've been doing a few videos this week! Subscribe Here! I've got a few ideas up my sleeve, including my very first celebrity inspired tutorial...any guesses for who? I'll give you a hint it's one of my beauty/fashion icons!
I should really get into what this post is all about, my crazy neon nails! I bought a few polishes at the expo but this is by far my favourite buy and the one I was most excited to try out. Sadly I had to wait until the weekend because I don't think these nails are too work appropriate.
The colour I purchased is from the new Orly collection called Feel The Vibe (I don't think this is actually available yet as it doesn't appear on the Orly Australia website). The range features 4 hot neon colours and a white shimmer & black shimmer (to be worn alone or layered under the polishes) The other colours were pretty, but nothing like the one I picked up "Glowstick" which is an obscene neon yellow....amazing!
Now I can't give this a completely glowing review... ha ha glowing! It was a bit of a pain to apply. Under the advice of Chelle I actually put a white underneath (Ulta3 Lily White) I did one coat of the white then tried to put 2 coats of Glowstick over that, it was a streaky mess so I tried again with 2 coats of white and 1 coat of Glowstick. Much Better! It's still a tad streaky but not overly noticeable.
WARNING.... YOU MIGHT NEED SUNGLASSES FOR THESE PICTURES!
Orly polishes RRP are $18.95AUD and you can check out stockists and order online on the Orly Australia website
Disclosure & Shizz - I was invited by Symbol PR to attend the Sydney International Spa & Beauty Expo as media. All products mentioned in this post and the video were purchased by me with my own money and I'd better not buy any more for awhile!
Wednesday, July 11, 2012
Review: Face of Australia Sheer Gloss Lip Crayon
I just love it when a product creates hype on various social media networks, I love the thrill of waiting for the product to hit the shelves and checking my local outlets waiting for the product to rear it's ugly/or beautiful head. To me this is exciting!
One of my latest acquisition was just like that, I eventually found this on a weekend away in Canberra. It was also on sale, so bonus!
The Face of Australia Sheer Gloss Lip Crayons are not only a beautiful product, but an absolute steal! $14.95AUD for 3 wearable colours, this little set certainly won't break the bank and is a great introduction into the lip crayon products we've been seeing from all different brands.
They are smooth, tinted and smell delicious!
I also love the fact the packaging is a wind up applicator, I'm not a fan of the gloss crayons you need to sharpen... I don't get how that works anyway?
The 3 shades in the set are -
Sundae - Neutral, I thought I'd dislike this shade the most out of the 3, but in fact it's my favourite! I find this to be the most pigmented on my lips and is such a great everyday shade.
Macaron - A Red tint, gives the lips a nice flushed colour. I love these sort of colours, I feel they always brighten up my look.
Cupcake - Light pink, such a cute bubblegum pink. I personally like brighter pinks but this is still cute and would look awesome with a dark smokey eye.
Be quick because these sets are limited edition! I'm kind of hoping they bring them out again in more colours...brights for summer would be amazing (FOA take note!).
Face of Australia is stocked at Priceline, Kmart, Big W & Various Chemists. International readers can also purchase Face of Australia online at Fashion Addict, however I couldn't see these on the website just yet.
This product was purchased with my own money, obviously since I went searching in another state for it :P
Tuesday, July 10, 2012
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 :)
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!).
Saturday, June 23, 2012
New Things!
I'm a nosy parker and love these sorts of posts! Here is some new stuff i've recently bought or in the case of one item been given :)
So what are all these new shiny things!
Pastel Pink Skinny Jeans - Kmart RRP $15.00 - That is not a typo, and that isn't even on sale...that's the full price! There are also a light blue pair and a mint pair... I WANT THEM ALL! The colour is actually called Fairyfloss....DYING OF CUTENESS! They also have these cute little cuffs on the hem and are the perfect length for me (being a shorty).
Ulta3 Magnetic Nail Polish in Spellbound - RRP $5.00 - Finally found these in my local Soul Patterson chemist, they were hiding behind the counters. I just got one to try out and will certainly do a blog post on this. They only had 3 colours (not entirely sure how many are in the range?) and you can also buy additional magnets for $3.00 each for different effects.
Face of Australia Sheer Gloss Lip Crayons - RRP $14.95 - This is FOA's version of the Clinique Chubby Stick, while I don't own any of those I thought these were too cheap to pass up. Bloody hard to find but eventually went all the way to Canberra and picked them up (I didn't go to Canberra specifically for the lipsticks!) Review coming shortly, I've done swatches and everything...good blogger I am!
Foxy Bag - Ebay - $10.99 (including postage) - I get so many comments on this little bag, and I get why it's adorable! I originally heard about these from one of my favourite YouTuber's Sprinkle of Glitter and when I saw how cheap they were, it was no question I needed one! This is the seller I got mine from - http://stores.ebay.com.au/abalacoco
Diva Rose Gold Watch - $29.95 - My lovely mum got me this, she knew i'd been into Diva about 5 million times looking for one and she found one on her travels, yay mum! This is an absolute copy of the Michael Kors/Marc Jacobs man style rose gold watches. I wanted one of the "real" ones for my birthday but always being a silver girl I wasn't sure i'd love rose gold on me so I got this as a try out until then... well basically I love it so I think the real version will be on my wishlist come September!
Last but not least, I got this album today. I absolutely adore Motion City Soundtrack and their last album My Dinosaur Life was my favourite album of 2010..hands down! This is their new offering called "Go". I'm on my first listen now and I generally make my decisions about what I think of an album after 3 listens, its my weird rule i've always had. However, so far so good!
If you like cheery pop rock with a tiny bit of punk influence, definitely check out Motion City Soundtrack. Their songs make me smile :)
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