I know I haven't done a make-up related post in a while but you can blame uni for that. Seriously, this last semester has been a shocker!

Anyways, Gideon was nice enough to let me buy some make-up on eBay because I did a HUGE clean out of my collection and threw out a whole bunch of really old make-up aaaand he thought I could use some new stuff.

Still on its way is a Collection 2000 concealer which I heard was one of the best concealers out there, Hard Candy concealer aaaaaand... more Jordana Best Lash Extreme Volumising Mascara.

Based off of that, I can tell you it is amazing.

Oh also... I bought 3 more tubes to get me through tough times.

Yepp. It's good.

Photo time:

No Mascara

Jordana Mascara

Safe to say this mascara is amazing. It volumizes and lengthens aaaaaand is overall the best for the little price tag.

I would compare this to Imitable Intense Mascara by Chanel which retails (in Australia) for $50 whereas the Jordana mascara (with shipping) cost me $13 which is pretttttttty good considering everything make-up related in Australia is overpriced and that's what I have to compare the price to.

You can buy it in a 3 pack for even better value HERE!

So definitely try it out if you can/want to.

Ok bye.

-C.

Another Photoshoot || David, Teri & Gideon.

Hey, remember me? I used to blog a lot and since uni went back, I haven't posted in what seems like forever.

My bad~

Anyways... I've been doing assignments & teaching year 1, which I'm loving. The kids are AWESOME!

So yeah, back to the blog post, I took some photos of some friends! They have a cute baby named Gideon & he was 'sort of' named after my Gideon. Cool, huh?

So here they are; David, Teri & Gideon. They're awesome & totally the coolest people out.

Gideon & Gideon.

Gideon & Gideon, again. How sweet.

Here's hoping my next blog post isn't months away...

-C.

Mini Essence Haul | Make Up ♡

Money has been getting a little tight these days, so my shopping addiction is going into it's withdrawal phase.

I experience these feelings when I can't

buy something I really want.

I literally go online window shopping to take the edge off. You know, fill the cart but never make it through the payment phase of the checkout? Yepp. 

But all is not lost because on Tuesday I finally got to go shopping when I was wondering around Canberra alone while Gideon was in an important interview. What else is a girl to do when her husband gives her his credit card? Seriously. 

I wandered around Canberra Centre which is like... the biggest shopping centre I have ever been do. It went on for days! I visited nearly every store (I liked) and picked out some stuff while I still had time to kill. I even watched a movie alone, which I've never done before. I watched The Heat. It was O K.

I bought some new stuff from the Essence line that recently came out at Priceline and at Target called "50's Girl Reloaded". I LOVE Essence. Their products are of such a high quality and they're so affordable. I couldn't say no to some new stuff from their new line as well as some old favourites which I've been eyeing off for a while.

I bought:

1. I Love Punk Jumbo Eyeliner- I love eyeliner so I always try to go for ones that I've never tried before. I like this product but it wont give you that natural eyeliner look. Use this for a more dramatic and bold winged eye-liner look on your eyes. I used this as a preliminary guide to create my perfect bold eyeliner look.

2. Match2Cover Cream Concealer- I'm so pleased with this product as you can mix the two shades to achieve your natural skin colour to cover up those not so lovely blemishes on your face. I like to layer this product to cover up my dark circles under my eyes.

3.Translucent Loose Powder- I haven't bought translucent powder since I started using a powder foundation to set my liquid foundation, but I'm so pleased with this because it makes my make-up look flawless without it looking cake-y.

4. 02 I'm Sailing Lipstick- An awesome creamy, coral colour. I wear it over my Benetint lipstain to give a salmon-y lip colour, which I love. The consistency of this is like a creamy lipstick, which does need to be touched up throughout the day. The colour is opaque depending on how much you want to smack on your lips. I prefer a subtle application. 

Overall I'm so pleased with the products I picked up and it all totaled to about $18, which is a bargain for quality products. Check out their new line, you wont be disappointed. 

-C.

Magnum Pleasure Store; Best date ever! | Married Life

My husband is good at taking me out on dates. He's pretty cool with his little ideas and things to make it extra special.

But this isn't about him because this date was MY idea. And it was AWESOME.

If you're unfamiliar with Magnum Ice Creams by Streets, you're seriously missing out. My favourite is the Magnum Ego which consists of layers of chocolate and flowing caramel. YUM. My mouth is watering.

So, on Saturday I told Gideon about this magnificent thing I had seen on Facebook. And we both instantly agreed that it would be our date for Sunday (We usually have date night on a Friday evening but this week I had a MASSIVE 3 day migrane and refused to be anywhere other than under my bed sheets in complete darkness).

The magnificent thing I saw was The Streets Pleasure Store located in Westfield Sydney. The idea is to pretty much design your very own unique and customised Magnum ice cream and then naming your creation.

Top: 'The Homer' ft. milk chocolate coating, chocolate flakes, crushed biscuit and honeycomb.

Bottom: 'Untitled' by Gideon ft. milk chocolate coating, coconut flakes, sea salt and crushed biscuit.

The process involved us picking the chocolate to coat our ice cream, choosing 3 toppings from an array of new and interesting flavours, drizzling the ice cream with some more chocolate and then placing a little Magnum 'M' disk to seal it. Awesome.

Gideon was having a relationship

with his ice cream, haha.

I called mine 'The Homer" and I can't remember what Gideon called his :(

Gideon was sick of waiting in line. He just wanted

his ice cream, poor baby.

If you're in Sydney city I would 10000000 % recommend this experience! It was the best ice cream i've ever had. Even better than the ego.

Cost: $7 each.
Preparation: about 10 minutes.
Waiting time: We waited about an hour, zzzz.
Flavour rating: SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO delicious.

-C.