Two haul posts in a row. I know.

Can I reiterate that I have not spent money on make up in ages? This is my last haul for a while, I promise.

Anyway, beauty aficionados in Aus will agree that Priceline is our one stop place to feed our make-up addiction monster & upon hearing about the 40% off cosmetics sale, well, I think we all got a little bit excited. 

G, being the amazing husbandito he is, took me to the shops to get me medicine & because we were in the general vicinity of a Priceline store, I thought... hey, we might as well have a look.

Here is my haul! (Everything was 40% off but I state the RRP in this blog post)

Maybelline Fit Me Shine-Free Foundation in 120 Classic Ivory: Super excited to pick this up. I swatched it & it has an awesome light-weight consistency with great blend-ability. RRP $15.95.

Essence Quick Dry Top Coat: A repurchase for my nail polish collection. I really like how quickly this dries & the shiny sheen it adds to my nail look. RRP $2.95.

L'Oreal Nude Magique Eau de Tint in 120 Ivory: I think i'm most excited for this product. Teaching all day makes my make up sweat off my face & I needed something that would stick to my skin all day long. Reading reviews encouraged me to buy this & give it a go. Looking forward to some awesome results. RRP $24.95.

Rimmel Scandal'Eyes Waterproof Eyeliner in Nude: Another repurchase. I lost my other one & I loved it. A great pigmented consistency that I use on my water line to make my eyes look bigger. RRP $9.95.

Sally Hansen Complete Salon Manicure nail polish in 175 Arm Candy: I'm a super fan of Sally Hansen's Salon Effects nail strips & although I didn't pick any of them up, I did pick up this lovely pale pink nail colour. The colour gives my nails that 'put together' look which I love. Can't wait to rock this colour soon! RRP $14.95.

Maybelline Dream Pure BB Cream in Fair: I absolutely love this BB cream & I can thank my gurl Carla for introducing me to it almost a year ago. It's super light coverage makes it such an easy product to wear every day. It doesn't break me out & it just feels so dreamy under my favourite powder. RRP $15.95.

And that's it! Overall I think I did a pretty good job at choosing old favourites & new products that I'm so excited to try.

Did you take advantage of the awesome 40% off sale?

-C.

Makeup H A U L ♥‿♥

After a looooong time of not buying anything (due to being broke), I was *finally* able to splurge a little on some make up! 

The joys of pay day.

So here it is, my recent make up purchases from the past week or so:

(Left to Right)

EOS Lipbalms: I've bought these before (on eBay) & I loved them. These little egg shaped beauties are 100% natural & 95% organic. This packet of four has the following flavours: Strawberry sorbet, Sweet mint (my fav), Summer fruit & Honeysuckle Honeydew. I bought this set for about $13 at Costco.

Maybelline 24 Hr Powder: A back up purchase of my favourite powder ever. Priceline $14.

ELF blush in Twinkle Pink & Peachy Keen: There has been a recent introduction of Elf brand cosmetics to Kmart stores around Australia & I've been so excited to finally have the opportunity to try out their products. I waited and waited until my local Kmart finally stocked the brand & I chose these two blushes as my first purchases. They were $8 each.

NYX HD concealer & Wonder Pencil (both in light): NYX is another American brand that has become available on our shores & I've slowly been trying some of their products. I bought these off of eBay because my local Target has sold out of both & I needed a new concealer & nude pencil. The concealer was $8 & the Wonder Pencil was $9.50.

Essie Nail Polish in Lilacism: I am a fan of Essie, a really big fan at that. In my recent Priceline Sister Club member letter, I received an extra 'perk' of $4 off an Essie nail colour. After much deliberation with Gideon about which colour to choose, I finally chose this lovely lilac colour. It was $9 after using the coupon.

L'Oreal True Match Foundation: Lauren Curtis (Laurenbeautyy on Youtube) raves about this foundation. My favourite foundation is the Nutri Lift Gold by L'Oreal so I thought I should give this one a go based on the awesome reviews it gets. So far I am loving it. I had a $10 off coupon from Priceline so I paid $20 (I think) for it.

L'Oreal Infallible eyeshadow in Hourglass Beige: Judy from itsjudyslife & itsjudytime looooves these eye shadows & I love her videos and reviews. I thought I'd give this a shot & honestly, its so highly pigmented and amazing. Totally recommend these.

Essence Colour Pigment in Inti Inka: I love Essence products & I was super excited to see a new collection (Tribal Summer) at my local target. I picked up this lovely beige-y shade to make some wearable everyday eye looks for work. I love it & the product is highly pigmented. I paid $4.90 for this product.

Garnier Micellar Cleansing Water: I've admitted in the past how lazy I am at looking after my skin. I always forget to remove my make up before bed, & wake up with panda eyes & dry skin. It's the worst. Since discovering this amazing product, I can finally reveal that I am remembering to remove my make up only because I love to see this product in action. Initially I just thought I was purchasing glorified water BUT it removes everything & every trace of make up from my face. There are no harsh chemicals, making it safe for all skin types. This is my favourite product out of my entire make up haul! I bought it for $11 at Woolworths.

Those are all the products I've recently bought from Woolies, Kmart, Target & Priceline. I must say it has been sooooo nice to be able to buy things again, haha. Hooray for being employed!

What have you bought this month that you are absolutely loving?

-C.

I cut my hair!!

When I was in Year 12 in 2008, I chopped all my hair off & bleached it blonde.

I absolutely hated it.

That's me at 18.
Sorry for the bad quality -- blame it on the LG viewty I had at the time.

Since then I vowed to grow & grow & grow my hair, and I did! My hair got its longest this year & it was great until it wasn't.

Having anxiety, I find that I find myself feeling suffocated if, for example my room is too full of clothes/things & the same goes for the length my hair. I felt as though I was being suffocated by my hair. I know it sounds crazy, but dealing with the length of my hair was making me feel so uncomfortable & anxious.

I'm a strange person, I know.

Anyways, I bought some thinning shears from eBay because trips to the hair dresser aren't on my expenditure priority list right now, and I figured... I've watched enough hair cutting videos on youtube, right?

Here's the result:

Before --------------------------- After

              

It's the shortest its been in a while!

Overall, I'm soooo happy with the length. I thinned my hair with the shears too which lifted a lot of weight off of my hair. I'm feeling less suffocated which is awesome. 

January Favourites ლ(ಠ益ಠლ)

Yeah, I've never done this before.

Here are some of the things I loved using last month!

Benefit's Cresent Row Limited Edition set: This cute little thing was given to me by G for Christmas. It has four purse-friendly sized perfumes & they all smell amazing. I love Benefit cosmetics & now I love their perfumes too.

Collection 2000 Concealer: I bought this on eBay & I did a post about it in a haul. I said before I didn't like it but now I absolutely love it. It's soooo highly pigmented & it hides my dark under-eye circles like nothing else. Go buy it. Here's a link.

Benefit's The PORE-fessional: My mum bought this for me during her overseas travels & oh my goodness I'm glad she did. This primer is amazing & its so silky. It eliminates fine lines & it stops make up settling into them too. 

Too Faced A Few of my Favourite Things Palette: This palette has everything from an array of highly pigmented eye shadows, to bronzer, to blush, to instruction cards showing you how to create daytimes & night time looks. I got this in a set for my birthday & it came with mascara & a lip balm/tint from Mecca Maxima. Love it.

L'Oreal Nutri-lift Gold foundation: Ok, this foundation is literally everything. In my personal opinion its better than Mac's studio fix which is a huge claim. I get compliments all the time when I wear this because it makes my skin look so fresh & natural. I bought it from Priceline :)

Nivea In-Shower Body Lotion Skin Conditioner: I looooooooooooooooooooove this amazing thing! Oh my goodness it is the BEST shower invention EVER! Its pretty much a moisturiser that you use in the shower AFTER you wash your body. I specifically use this on my legs after I shave & it got the 'my husband noticed how smooth my legs were' test. I got mine from Priceline.

Those were some of the things I loved from last month. What did you love?

-C.

Ombré Hair Dyeing Routine.

I have had the same hair style for a while now... you know, ombré? And I'm not quite sure what else to do with it right now so I re-ombréd my hair on Monday before a night out on Oxford st & it turned out pretty well considering I've done it three times on the same spot.

I use the L'oreal Ombré kit & I did a review on it here. The moisturising formula doesn't dry out your hair so you can re apply the effect when your hair has grown out a little.

Note: I repeated my ombré routine many months after my first and second attempts. I wouldn't recommend bleaching your hair often.

Here are my results:

Before:

During:

After:

I'm really happy with the results, again, & if you have any suggestions with what to do with my hair next, please let me know.

-C.

Cover Girl Flamed Out Mascara || First Impressions

One of my favourite products to review is mascara. I love a product that can volumize and lengthen my lashes to make them stand out.

While in the Gold Coast, I went to Priceline (shock) and picked up this new mascara by Cover Girl. I am a big fan of the Cover Girl Lash Blast so I had high expectations for this mascara.

Here's what it looks like:

The packaging is really cute & it's shorter than your average mascara.

The brush is named the 'Volume Igniter' brush & its a weird shape, but I liked it.

Here are my eyeballs without the mascara:

aaaaaand here it is with it on!

Overall I'm really happy with this product. While it isn't the most amazing volumising mascara, it did evenly distribute the product to avoid clumping even when I applied multiple coats.

I would recommend curling your lashes prior to application to enhance the overall look.

You can buy this product from any store that sells Cover Girl.

-C.