Beauty is in the bag - Priceline

Goodies came in this bag

Revlon "Cherry Ice" & Innoxa "Pink Frangipani"

Australis Paparazzi Perfect HD Blush "Poser" & Natio Mineral Pressed Powder "Soft Tan"

I recently went to Priceline and bought a few things that would enable me to qualify to get this "Beauty is in the bag" goodie bag. In order to qualify you had to buy $60 worth of products from a certain range of products. I bought 2 lipsticks, 4 lip butters and a nailpolish. There was actually a deal going on with the lipbutters buy one and get the other free, so I saved quite a bit there. 
Not sure if I'll participate in this promotion next year, I'll make my decision based on what I would buy and what comes free in the bag. This promotion is still ongoing and ends on Monday the 23rd of April.

Nars Sheer Glow

I recently bought Nars Sheer Glow foundation at Mecca Cosmetica, in the colour Syracuse. 

I needed a foundation that matched the colour of my skin now, as we are coming into the cooler months of the year and I'm not as dark anymore. I've been keen on trying the sheer glow foundation, so when I went into Mecca Cosmetica I got colour matched. Luckily they had the shade Syracuse. The lady that worked there said it's the darkest colour they have ! I'm not sure if she meant that particular store, or all Mecca Stores in Sydney, I wouldn't be surprised if it was like that though! Haha Thankfully they sell all the colours online, but I can't get colour matched online can I ? :(

This foundation goes on so smoothly and looks great on the skin. The finish, I would say is semi-matte. It's much like my pro long wear foundation from MAC. The finish is like normal skin, not too dewy and not totally matte. 

The colour Syracuse doesn't totally match my skin perfectly. I use Syracuse down the centre of my face and then I also use my Studio Fix Powder foundation in C8 (my summer colour), lightly on the outer rims of my face. This creates dimension, as well as matching my skin tone better. 

What's your favourite foundation ?

Proenza Schouler Camera Case

How gorgeous are these camera bags, by Proenza Schouler !? They're from their Spring 2012 runway collection. 

I've become quite acquainted with cameras recently. My interest in photography has grown since making this blog. I do like to take a camera with me when I go out, but the camera bag I have is not as stylish as these. 

I think these Proenza Schouler camera bags are so cute and stylish, after coming across such camera bags I will definitely be keeping my eye out for more camera bags like these in future. 

This bag unfortunately, is going to stay on my "wish-list", as they are quite pricey ($1,850) but you are paying for quality, 100% leather and made in Italy. 

Winter Style: Print & Colour

Winter Style by charminglyunique 

I'm loving the idea of pairing a mint green coloured item with a camel trench coat for winter. I think it's a great way to add colour and liveliness to an outfit. Don't forget prints too ! - I heard loafers are quite comfortable, I think they would be a great alternative for me, to ankle boots. 

Get ready with me...

 Quick & Easy makeup Look !

PMD - Personal Microdermabrasion

After conducting a lot of research on the Clarisonic and the Personal Microdermabrasion Device I finally decided which one I was going to buy, the PMD. I found that the PMD is a microdermabrasion kit for at home use (on the face and body), whereas the Clarisonic is more of an exfoliator (also used on both the face and body). So I ummed and uuhed and thought about what I really wanted and came to the conclusion that, that was an at home microdermabrasion device/kit. 

There is still a very high chance that in future I shall also purchase a Clarisonic machine. Not only can that be used on your face and more frequently too, that the PMD, but it can also be used on your body much more easily than the PMD because the Clarisonic head piece is much larger. I'd use it to exfoliate my body to have soft subtle skin and also use it to help fade scarring from small blemish marks on my back to small patches of scarring from eczema. By doing this and using bio oil in conjunction with moisturising daily I think in the long run my skin will look great. But thats if I decide to buy it later on.

So YAY it came in the mail this week, fast shipping too might I add (one week). I guess for the price of shipping charged, it better come quickly ! haha Even though it is now, in my possession, I haven't used it yet. I need to watch the instructional Dvd that came with it and then try it. I also need to make sure I try it at night, because I heard your face can go red for a while. 

I bought my PMD from the PMD website, and used a promotional code to get a discount. I'm so glad I found the discount code because it saved me around $45-$50. I was watching one of Nikkiphillippi's youtube videos on skincare. I had already made up my mind about buying the PMD but was still watching a few youtube review videos and reading blog posts. Thankfully PMD gave Nikkiphiilippi a promotional code for her viewers to use to get a discount on the product. Not too sure if the code can still be used but click on her name (which I've linked) to go to the video. 

I will be making a blog post about the PMD once I've tried it out a few times. I'll let you know how I liked it and a little bit more info on how it works and the general concepts behind microdermabrasion :)

"Sweetpea" Nailpolish

I finally found a mint green nailpolish colour. I've been wanting a shade like this for ages but hadn't found the right one. They were either too pale, too light or just way too green. I bought this from Priceline. It's called "Sweetpea" by Australis. I've gotten a few compliments on my nailpolish, which is nice. I've even been asked if it glows in the dark ! Haha sadly it doesn't. It's quite a statement shade, but I love it and I think it looks nice against my skin tone :)