I was invited by Eleanor to attend the pre-opening party for her amazing new store 'The Elm Tree'. I got to spend the night marvelling at the amazing handmade goods, chatting with new & old friends, eating delicious baked goods (especially Jess' brownies, oh my goodness) and decorating my very own pot plant of basil. I named him Basil, Bas for short.

This fantastic store sells an array of handmade crafts from around 20 different artists and designers around Sydney. It is truly inspirational to see the amount of talent these artists and designers possess. The central theme of the store is a focus on sustainable products, handmade in Australia. This includes products such as toys, clothes and decorative pieces as well. Also, the store is setting up art classes in book binding, journaling, decorating and more. The timetable for these workshops can be found on The Elm Tree's Facebook page.

It's definitely worth a look if you're in the Parramatta area.

Go and visit.

LIKE The Elm Tree on Facebook: Here

Instagram: @eleanormccomb 

Eleanor's AMAZING Blog (she's a crazy talented artist): Here

The Elm Tree is located within The Connection Arcade on Church St, Parramatta.

Have a look and support local artists.

-C.

♡♡ IMATS Sydney 2013 || Make Up Haul Time! ♡♡

One of the only reasons I went to IMATS was to buy stuff. Yepp. I said it.

I am sometimes fed up with the ridiculous shipping costs us Aussie make-up lovers have to endure. Not to mention waiting for orders to ship, dealing with tracking numbers that don't work and missing out on a lot of overly-priced make up that would usually cost pennies in the USA.

Thankfully IMATS was showcasing some well known and loved brands with a discount! So, myself along with many others, were more than happy to spend our precious dinero on fabulous make up.

So here it is. My IMATS haul.

Picture time:

First up, I picked up some awesome stuff from Lime Crime, an all vegan cruelty free make up brand that prides itself on its high quality, and highly pigmented products.

My favourite is the Velvetine I bought in 'Red Velvet'. It is stunning.

Next up, a purple lipstick. Yes, purple but very wearable. Its name is Airborne Unicorn & I love it.

And finally the most beautiful eyeshadow palette you would ever lay your eyes upon. 

Palette D'Antoinette. 

Then I headed off to Inglot. Oh Inglot, how I love thee. I settled for a freedom palette with 4 eyeshadows (329, 30, 107 & 111R)

AMC Multicolour System Matte blush (91).

And Multicolour Bronzing Powder (79).

And finally, Gideon treated me to brand new brushes! They're so pretty and soft and PINK! So cute.

They're the Pink Bambu Complete 14pc. Brush Set from bdellium tools. These brushes are made from 100% Vegan soft synthetic bristles with sustainable bamboo handles. They're 100% cruelty free & hypoallergenic which is awesome!

The haul!

So yeah, that's it!

Did you go to IMATS? What did you buy?

Bye.

-C.