Cooler Weather Favs ...

So tomorrow is the start of Winter and it's been getting a little cooler .... I know I live in a warm climate, semi tropical to be exact but it still gets a little chilly every now and then and it's great to get all warm and cozy.

I've been loving my new travel mug from 'Typo' that I bought, it's so nice to have a warm drink on the way to school or work in the mornings.  I also bought some nice Jarrah coffee mixes to drink, my fav right now is 'Latte white choc-a-mocha' yuuuuuuuuuuummmmmmmmmmmm!!!

Another thing I've been lovin lately is my 'blanket', hahahahaha yeah I know it's just a blanket but it's so comfy and I can snuggle up in the loungeroom and watch a good show, I had it for a couple of years so it's well loved and brings me lots of comfort  :)

I really really like the 'Wild Grape' loose eyeshadow from Noella Beauty Works, I've been using it for several days now and I'm very happy with it.

Some other makeup items I've been using and loving alot lately are my Australis Face Primer and Liquid Concealer Pen in light beige (44100), I find this pen very easy to use and the primer nice and light, both of these I got from Target.

Probably because of the season I've also found myself using my Sleek Face and Body Highlighter in Sun Goddess more often, it gives a nice colour to my face without looking fake or anything.

and of course I'm still in love with my new brushes from Sigma, my favs have to be the Duo Fibre F50 and the Round Top Kabuki F82 (synthetic face brush), by using these two brushes together I'm really liking the finish they give to my foundation.

I can't forget my lip balm, with the cooler weather comes dry lips and no one wants dry cracked lips any time of year so I've been using the 'Softlips Lip Protectant' in Gelato - Raspberry Sundae and also the 'Paradisa' Juicy Passionfruit Lip Butter. Both of these are easy to find, I bought the Softlips from Woolworths and the Paradisa from my local Chemist.

I recently received a 'Modiva Professional Curling Iron' which I've been playing around with and trialling over the past week and I'm quite impressed with the results so far.  It has a 25mm clipless barrell and comes with a heat protective glove so you don't burn yourself, can't wait to show you the curls this baby gives :)

Things I've been lovin lately ...

So I've been really enjoying a few simple products lately that I thought I would mention here.

Solace Fruit Selection Body Wash in 'Coconut Milk' and 'Raspberry' .... yum yum, they smell as good as they sound and are so good to use, I even took one on Camp with me instead of traditional soap and loved it. These were given to me for my Birthday and I just love them, there were a box of four and these two are by far my favs.

'Australis Primer', I picked this up from Target back in January and have been using it ever since, it's really easy to use, inexpensive and seems to do the job well. We've had such humid weather in January and February and this primer has held up to it so I'm pretty happy. I can't really compare it to other primers as this is the first one I've ever used.

'Nivea' Fruity Shine (lip balm), I'm not sure exactly where I got this but you can get it just about anywhere, Target, K-Mart even Woollies for next to nothing, I love the tint it puts on my lips, just a touch of red and it works really well protecting my lips too.

My Hat - hahahaha yeah that's right I love my new hat, I bought this from 'Sportsgirl' for $40 but I've never bought a hat for myself before so I thought I would treat myself. It's simply a black felt hat with a skinny leather band, comfy to wear and makes me feel good.

Boots - Yep another treat for me, I've been busy saving so it was nice to spend a little money on myself. I saw these boots in 'Target' for $50 and just had to have them, they are sooooo comfortable and easy to wear, I took them on Camp and they didn't rub or anything. Just a great little 'all purpose' boot that can be worn with so many different things, be sure to wear some socks that come just above the top when you wear boots too (because you don't want any rub marks around your leg).

Christmassssy Things!

So it's almost Christmas and I recently bought a new dress that I LOVE so much that I'm calling it my Christmas dress this year. I got it from 'Forever New' here in Australia for about $70. It's a black floral summer dress with fitted top and full skirt and comes just above the knees, I also used this dress for a theme Formal night not too long ago, it was a 50's night so I wore pearls, had my hair up and wore a tulle petticote just peeping out of the bottom to give lots of volume and bounce to the skirt and that '50's feel', I also wore black stilleto pumps with it. My video of the casual outfit can be found here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p3nq9hKRyO0 I teamed this dress with a pair of sandals and a cute necklace that I was sent from 'MyNameNecklace': http://www.mynamenecklace.com.au/?smt=122784 which I totally love and have been complimented on many times and I wear all the time. The one I have is the 18" Sterling Silver variety.

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The weather where I live has been pretty miserable for the past month with just a few 'good' days thrown in (remember it's Summer here) so I've been passing some time playing with nail polish on the days where I've actually been home (about 4 days in the past 3 weeks!!!), you may have seen my 'zebra nails' in a previous video.

This time around I've done them glittery, you can see the video here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FnZS3kHQMB4&feature=channel I'm not that great at applying nail polish because I don't wear it much, we're not allowed to wear it at school so I just don't bother with it at all most of the time. For this look I used the 'Paint the Town' nail polish by Australis in 'Pleased as Punch' which is a Target Exclusive product, I also used the Base and Top Coat by Australis and some fine glitter I bought from a craft store. A very easy and fun fun fun look for Christmas time, especially because purple is my favourite colour :)