Tuesday, October 14, 2014

The Random Beauty Tag.

I was browsing KaBOOM! Cosmetics YouTube the other week and came across a tag video she did.You can check out her video here.
So because I have no desire at this point in time to do video, I have instead decided to do a blog post. :)

1. Is your hair curly or straight?
It's fairly straight after it's just been washed but after a couple of days it goes more wavy. But it does also depend of the weather and how I dry my hair.

2. Do you dye your hair yourself or go to a salon?
Both. My hair is pretty damn thick so it is expensive to get done at a salon but I do like to treat myself a few times a year and will go to the salon then.

3. Do you have the same style everyday or do you change it up?
I'm going with Dani on this one, is it meaning makeup, hair, clothing or all three?
It's more the same during the week because of work with simple makeup and hair up in a bun. Weekends I tend to do a bit more with both as I have more time to think about it.

4. Do you do your own mani/pedi or go to a salon for one?
I tend to do it myself. I have ticklish feet so there's no way someone else is doing my pedi. I will just about always do my own mani, I have this weird sense of accomplishment about being able to a good mani myself without having to pay a lot for it.

5. How often do you change your nail polish?
I'd say normally about once a week, normally on a Thursday or Friday before my weekend plans, just because I will always chip it, no matter what.

6. Do you polish your toes in winter or just in summer?
Honestly I very rarely paint my toe nails. If I've painted my toe nails it's normally for a special occassion.

7. How long does it take for you to do your makeup?
Oh gosh.
Before work is about 10 minutes.
During the week if I'm actually doing something is a little bit  closer to 15 minutes.
Weekends/nights out would be closer to 45 minutes.
And this is going to sound so bad but special occassions it would probably be pretty close to an hour, maybe even an hour and a half. (nobody judge me!)

8. Do you do your face or your eyes first?
Probably face 95% of the time, unless I'm actually going to spend the time to do pretty eyeshadow and then I will do my eyes first.

9. Do you collect makeup or only buy what you need?
Collect, most definitely.
I'm pretty that 99% of beauty bloggers will have to agree with me on this one.

10. How often do you wear fake lashes?
I have worn them once and it did not go very well at all.

11. Do you wear a full face of makeup everyday?
 Gosh no, I am too lazy for that.

12. Do you wear makeup when you're home alone or with your family?
Yes, normally though because when I'm home alone I'm trying out new things and practicing different techniques.

13. Do you leave the house without makeup?
Rarely, I tend to at least always apply foundation or a BB cream and concealer where it's needed.

14. How many high end products do you have?
Not that many actually, and it's probably a good thing.

15. Is your OOTD planned at night or no?
Kind of, I tend to plan part of the outfit the night before and then do the rest when I'm getting ready.

16. How often do you change your handbag?
I would say maybe every 3 or so months. I carry so much crap around and emptying that all the time would annoy the crap out of me.

17. What is your wakeup time and go to bed time?
I do night shift two days a week so sleep time is about 1:30am with a wake up at 7am when my shift is over. Rest of the time it would be about 1am and get up at 10am.

18. Do you list products that you want from watching someone else's videos?
All the time, it's the best way to find out about new products.

Friday, September 19, 2014

Makeup Hauls - Chemist Warehouse and Priceline.

Hey beauties,

So as I'm sure most of you are aware IMATS in in in Sydney this weekend. Due to my disappointment of missing out I went to Chemist Warehouse to treat myself. I was going to stop there but then I has to walk past Priceline to get to the train station.
Yeah... I may have gone in and spent a bit more money, just a little bit though. :p

So as a result I have two hauls for you lovlies.
Chemist Warehouse has an amazing 50% off Rimmel, Maybelline and Revlon sale on at the moment and I had every intention to only buy backups of the products I love. That didn't work out as planned.

I picked up a few of the Maybelline colour show polishes.
Fierce and Tangy from the permenant collection and then Tropink and Chic Chartreuse from the Bleached Neons collection. $5.95 on sale for $2.98.

Rimmels Stay Matte primer.
I love this stuff, hence the two of them. :p Stay Matte primer is my go to primer and will continue to be a repurchase until I find a better one. $13.95 on sale for $6.98.

Rimmel Wake Me Up foundation in the shades 200 soft beige and 400 natural beige as well as the concealer in the shade 30 classic beige. $19.95  and $14.95 on sale for $9.98 and $7.48.

I have seen so many people raving over this concealer so I had to pick it up to try to see if all the hype is justified.
Maybelline Age Rewind concealer in shades 120 light and 130 medium. $18.95 down to $9.48.

Maybelline Master Kajal Khol Liners in the shades Pitch Black and Lapis Blue. $11.95 down to $5.98.

Rimmel's Scandaleyes waterproof gel eyeliner in the shade 001 Black. $12.95 on sale for $6.48

Rimmel Stay Matte pressed powder in 001 Transparent. Normally $12.95 now $6.48.

I buy very few Revlon products but I've been wanting this blush for ages and now I finally have their cream blush is number 150 Charmed. $26.95 down to $13.48.

I tried to talk myself out of going into Priceline, I really did, but like always that failed and I bought more things. :D

Nivea had a 3 for 2 sale so I had to pick up a few more lip balms because I am always losing them, I can't be the only one. I picked up Peach, because it's new and I needed it, Soft Rose, because I've lost my other one, and Hydro Care, which is supposed to rehydrate your lips. $4.49 each.

Australis also have 3 for 2 at the moment so I grabbed the bronzing powder in Golden (12.95), Fresh and Flawless pressed powder in Darkest Brown (11.40), which isn't that dark btw, and the Extender Lash and Brow gel in Clear ($10.95).

Rimmel has just released a new foundation and primer which is the Lasting Finish collection so I've bought the primer to test out. $13.95.

Face Of Australia has released  lip paints you guys! I am in Priceline like every week and today was the first time I have ever seen these! There are 6 colours, a nude, two pinks, an orange, red and purple. I've picked up two to test for now but if they're as pigmented as they appear in the tube I will probably be buying the rest. Be aware that they do have a stron sweet smell, you can smell it without even opening the tube so if you're one of those people that doesn't like heavily fragranced or sweet smelling products these are not for you.
The purple is Very Berry and the red is Poison Apple. $5.56 each, normally $6.99.

I picked up another Rimmel Lasting Finish Colour Rush Balm (could they have a longer name?!) in  number 600 On Fire for $1 because it had been opened.

I bought the Bondi Sands Gradual Tanning Milk last pay and I love it so with Pricelien having 20% off I had to pick up another one as well as the self tanning mist in dark. $14.39 and $15.99.

My hair colour is annoying me at the moment so L'Oreals sublime mousse in shade 415 Delicate Iced Chocolate also went into my basket. $9.69

That's the end of my haul for today and now I'm off to tan, dye my hair and do a face mask.





Friday, July 4, 2014

NYX Jumbo Eye Pencils.

I am completely in love with the NYX job eye pencils. They were one of the first NYX products I ever bought and are a big hit with many other beauty bloggers.
Their creamy consistency makes them an absolute dream to work with.
NYX currently has 32 colours avaliable so everyone is sure to find a few that I'm sure will become necessities in their makeup kit.


I love to use my jumbo eye pencils as an eyeliner but they also work great as a shadow base and of course as a shadow.
NYX jumbo eye pencils retail for $4.50 but for my fellow Australians you can either head down to Target get them for $9.95 each or purchase them online.

Milk. Cottage Cheese. Pots and Pans.
Yogurt. Sparkle Nude. Iced Mocha. Gold. French Fries.
Dark Brown. Slate. Black Bean.
Lavender. Oyster.

Pacific. Purple.

Baby Blue. Electric Blue.
Lime. Horse Raddish.