My Bedroom Beauty Challenge

Hello Dears, now i Know i'm a little late with this post, but i have been a little distracted for the past few days, but nether the less, here it is, my response to Sprinkle of Glitters Bedroom Beauty Challenge.

The theme was LOVE, generally when people think if love they think of pinks, reds purples right?  well, those aren't colours you usually see me rocking, but hey, it's not a challenge unless you are stepping out of your comfort zone. 

This is my first little Make-up post so i hope you guys like, i'm planning on doing many more, so if you have any tips for me, leave a comment below :) 

Now on with the show!

I have decided to keep it rather simple on the face, just your normal concealer and foundation with a small amount of bronzer contouring the cheek bones and nose. 

As i said before pinks are exactly my jam, so i went for cooler toned pink, that when blended together have given off a nice peach tone. Simple eye liner close to the lash line and a good dose of mascara. for my lips i'm wearing a brighter pink to give a slight stain. 

PRODUCTS

Top Left: Australis pressed powder in the shade "deep natural" Top Right: (from left) Inglot stipling brush 27TG, Inglot under makeup base, inglot YSM cream foundation in the shade 41 & Garnier Miracle skin perfector BB cream in the shade light. Bottom Left: Beauty Essentials Be warm Pallet. Bottom Right: Australis Blush in the shade Rosy Cheeks.

Top Left: Maybelline Age Rewind Eraser for dark circles in the shade 20 light. Top Right: Australis colour Inject lipstick in the shade Jive Bottom Left: Covergirl Clump Crushed by Lashbalst Mascara. Bottom Right: Maybelline Eyestudio Gel Liner Pot in the shade Blackest black.

You can find all of the most of these products at your local drug store. For Inglot products you can go HERE.

Hope you all enjoyed this and if you are still wondering what the Bedroom Beauty Challenge is, you can head over the Sprinkle of Glitters blog by clicking HERE

Much Love Dears xx

Lust Have It!

BEAUTY DELIVERED TO YOU!!

Hello Dears! I have something really cool and exciting for you today! Now I don't know whether i'm just really behind on the times or live under a rock, but Australia finally has a beauty sample service!! I have been looking for something like this ever since i heard it was happening in the USA and UK. I really mustn't have been looking very hard though, but oh well, point is I have finally found it!

Now quick side note, i'm not getting paid for this little review or anything like that, i just love the idea!

But everyone in Australia NEEDS to check them out, HERE .
For those that have no idea what i'm going on about, the basic idea is a service that sends out a box full of beauty goodies in sample sizes monthly. So you can literally try and then if you like buy!

Best thing about Lust Have It! Its only $14.95 a month and you can stop at anytime, there are no subscriptions or cancelation fees (which is a big plus in my book)
Some of the brands you might find in your little treasure box make it even better;

NYX

TIGI

ELIZABETH ARDEN

LAURA MECIER

GLASSHOUSE

BIODERMA

NUDE by NATURE

LANCOME

MODLE CO

BENEFIT

and so so so so many more!!

I'm so excited to get my first delivery, and even more excited to post and try all the lovely goodies! So stay tuned for that one dears! Let me know in the comments if you have checked them out or even if you already subscribe to something like this and let me know how much you love it! 

Much Love Dears xx

Sprinkle of Glitter | Bedroom Beauty Challenge

Hello Dears, I have a bit of an interactive post today!

I read a lot of different blogs (as we all do), but one, out of many, that i'm obsessed with, is Sprinkle of Glitter, i'm talking saved on bookmark bar and checked two three times a day (Louise also has a Youtubie) She is a MUST to check out! 

But anyhoo, Sprinkle of Glitter has come up with this awesome idea, the Bedroom Beauty Challenge, to save time just go, HERE, to check out the gist of it all. 

Basically I have decided to take part in this little challenge, i'm going to do my challenge post on Sunday, it will be my first make-up post, but i'm super excited to share it with you all. 

The theme this month is Love, i'm going to out my grungey take on it and hope you all enjoy!

I (along with Louise) challenge you to also give it a whirl and let me know how you go with a link to your blog in the comments bar! 

Much Love Dears xx

When everything falls into place...BLISS

Hello dears! I'm sorry I haven't posted in awhile but things have been hectic, as you will soon read. But i have lots of ideas up my sleeve for new blog post, and I promise to blog a little more often!!

 But on with the show! So if any of you have read my "The Adventure" page, you would know that this year, the boy and I have planned a little trip to Whistler, Canada, Well I am beyond excited! It's going to be hugely,awesome and an amazingly wonderful experience. But i haven't always been this excited, for the past two weeks (since we booked our flights) I have felt so apprehensive and stress. So after booking flights, that we luckily got for fairly cheap, we were looking into some accommodation. we are going for a month, so it can be fairly pricey, we were having a look around and found some nice studio apartments that were in our price range, I was looking into the booking/reservation policy... and thats where my freak out started, in Whistler 90% of the hotels or lodges don't allow bookings unless you are 25 or over... bit of an issue as I'm 20 and Alex is 19... So I guess you can see why freak out, here we were flights paid for, our hope as high as Whistler Mountain itself, and no where to stay...

More frantic searching and freaking out occurred for a few days until we found probably the only hotel that doesn't have an age policy, but it was UNBELIEVABLY pricey, about $2000 more then we budgeted for... So a little more freaking out and a little more stress.. then, the world smiled down on us and we found Rachael, the best lodging agent ever! This loverly lady found us accommodation, not only with no age limit, but $1000 under our budget!

When everything falls into place... its just utter bliss!! 

SO that is the first little story of everything going my way, now for story #2

The Company I work for was going under a few changes staff wise, they were changing things up a little. Basically they were needed most casuals to come up to full time... or have a lot less hours... or none at all, if you get my drift! I found this out the day after we booked our flights for Whistler, this just added to the stress of it all.
I used to be a full time worker, until I moved state and needed more time off then a full time position gave me. I just couldn't swing moving up to full time for a few reasons, so I panicked that I would soon be out on my poor, broke bum with a bills, commitments and a half paid holiday to pay for. It wasn't until last night at a little work dinner that my manager, approached me and told me there was no need to stress anymore, they are keeping me on! Immediately relief swept across my face and I could have cried haha!

So once again... When everything falls into place... its just utter relieving bliss!! I'm just super please about my last few days and how well everything is going (touch wood)that I just had to blurt it all out! I would love to hear your storied of "when everything falls into place" haha just to keep my faith alive!

Much Love Dears xx

A Year of Bliss...

Today was mine and Alex's one year anniversary, yes it was also valentines day! It's so strange to think that a year has gone by already. Thinking back on the first time we met in person, seeing him walk up my drive way and how i started to have a mini panic attack because i hadn't finished doing m hair or makeup. He was so quiet and so nervous, sitting on my couch just talking and being silly.

It was so odd to be so comfortable but so nervous at the same time, i suppose, well for me at least, thats how you know you like someone; you have this strangely high level of comfortability with them, but they still give you butterflies when they look at you, or make you feel a bit weak and sweaty (haha i know bit gross).

That first awkwardly cute kiss, sitting there with my legs resting over his leg, sitting nice and close, i swear my lip tingled when he kissed me.

Now i know this is all kind of sappy and gross and coupley gooeyness, but hey, it is V-Day post.

But i think the weirdest thing is; i still feel this exact same way, i still get nervous when he walks in the room, but i know i can still be a complete idiot in front of him and all i'll get from him is that same smile saying "you're a dork". If he kisses me, looks at me or touches me and my whole body tingles and goes weak.

I have such security in our relationship for these exact reasons, because i know for the last 365 days the only thing in my heart that has changed, is that the tingles and the butterflies just keep getting stronger!

I have truly had a year of bliss!

I am interest to know though, what are your thoughts on the tingles and butterflies? How do you see/feel love for someone!

Much Love Dears xx

February Fixation...

Everyone can get a little obsessed sometimes, and me, well it seems i get a new obsession each month. So i thought i might as share them, give you a little glimpse into my mind, style and heart...
ENJOY!

1. DIY Collar Shirt 2. Salt and Pepper greys 3. Nixon Tortoiseshell watch (pressie from the boyfriend) 4. Studded Collar with Camo Print, adds the perfect bit of grudge 5. Lolly dispenser (This is my boyfriends, but you can never have too much sugar :P) 6. Geometric Necklace from Rubi Shoes, class without breaking the bank 7. Camo print vest from Sportsgirl, it over sized and so comfortable, could easily wear it everyday 8. Everything and anything Wolf related, this muscle tank is from All About Eve

9. I think i just love animals, but everything and anything Panda related too, this over sized sweater is Kenji 10. Bulky rose gold collar necklace, also from Rubi Shoes & Finally 11. My pandora bracelet, i recieved it for Christmas from Alex and I love it. Its the black leather platted band.

♥

Finding my way...

So i've moved out of home, away from my family and friends, and well, I'm SCARED and thats putting it mildly, but so far in the process of planning to move and actually moving, i've learnt a few lessons and a few things about myself.

Lesson One - Stress less

This is something i have always struggled with, i'm a huge stress head. but with this situation  i was stressed about money, in particular, paying for flights and moving all of my stuff over to Canberra.
It really took all the fun and excitment out of it, which just sucked. instead of being excited to move, i was just constantly thinking about the money. 
I really learnt the meaning of let go and let live. it is so unhealthy to constantly be a stressy person, and i'm not just talking about physically, i'm talking emotionally and mentally. your life experiences will not be as amazing or life changing or memorable if you are just stressing the whole time. So take a chill pill, kick back and relax, don't worry be happy and all those other cliché sayings, you'll thank yourself when your 80 years old.  

Side Note: I'm not saying i wasn't excited at all to move, because i was, i mean that everytime i got excited i would also start stressing out. 

Lesson Two - Make it count 

So like i said, i moved away from my friends and family, to a place i barely know and where i also barley know anyone, now logic dictates that if i'm going to be doing something like that, i should make it worth my time and effort (and the for mentioned stress) and make this count for something. i obviously get an amazing boyfriend out of it and awesome experiences, but i'm not the sort of person to do anything half assed (excuse the french). 

I guess what i'm saying is you really need to put your all into every situation, whether its moving out of home or moving your room around, don't half-ass it. 

Lesson Three - Take it all in

I'm the sort of person that has always been focused n my future, almost to the point of missing out on the present. All through school and for the few years out i just wanted my future to start, so much that i wasn't making anything if my present. 

Through this move and over the course of mine and Alex's relationship i have learnt that theres no better time then the present. I hate the whole "yolo" craze but on one hand its true, you do only get one life to lead, so why try and rush through it to get to the end. Take a step back and learn to appreciate the little things in life, "smell the roses' if you will.

But i guess the most important lesson i've learnt is just to Love it, Just love the journey and the adventure, the ups and downs, because really thats what makes the memories last and worth keeping. 

This Love of Mine...

If you were to look up the definition of "Blessed" in the dictionary, you would see a photo of me, smiling immensely. I love describing myself as blessed, there is no truer word for me. Why am i blessed? Because i am loved, appreciated, respected, spoilt, protected, and cared for by one of the most selfless, kind hearted and lovely guys. His name, Alexander.

We met about seventeen months ago, but it wasn't in your usual way face to face, at a bar, through friends or the awkward pick-up at the supermarket. We met through social Media, an Iphone app Called Instagram. 
It all started when a friend of mine pointed out his Instagram to me, I started following him and going through his feed, his photos were awesome, I commented on a few photos, and well, the rest is history. 

The hardest part of our relationship was the distance, Alex lives in Canberra, where as I lived in Adelaide, 14 hours away from each other, 1,284 km apart. But some how the distance only made us want to work harder at our relationship... 

Now this Blog isn't going to be some silly, sappy love story, instead its going to be about Mine and Alex's Present. 

So presently; 
We are 4 days away from our one year anniversary
I have just moved to Canberra, goodbye horrible long distance, hello comfort and security.
...and there is so much more to come.