Maybelline BB cream

BB creams have literally exploded onto the beauty/skincare market and almost every high-street and high-end beauty brand has popped one out.

With promises of "blemish coverage", "increased radiance" and Maybellines own "Make everyday a good skin day" they are just too hard to resist taking home from Priceline. I've personally tried two BB creams in my time, the garnier one (which I'm pretty sure was the first one to land in Australia) and the one in the (pretty shoddy since all the colours on the packaging are so light) photo above. So here's my two cents on them both;

The garnier one is pretty thick, and on the oily side since it contains the added benefit of SPF 15. So that would be a good choice if your skin is quite dry. My face however is definitely on the combination/oily side of the spectrum so that didn't work out too well for me. I did not lose faith in BB creams in general however and picked up new Maybelline one; partly because of the pretty packaging I confess..

This one is very watery, so much so that I was initially worriedly mine was just faulty! Because of this, the coverage is very light. Perfect for say, a day at the beach where you don't want heavy makeup but I'd like a bit more coverage for everyday wear.

Alas the quest for the perfect BB cream continues! Next, I'll be trying the Rimmel one. What are your thoughts on BB creams?

Hazy Chaos

Sundays are always bittersweet since Monday's just around the corner, and I'm always scrambling around trying to get everything that's due done.

On another note; Maaan it's hot!! Isn't it meant to be Autumn? My instagram feed is full of people posting pictures of (read; complaining about) the snow in Europe and I have to say, I'm a tad jealous. I would love to bundle up in all my knits and snuggle on the couch catching up on tv shows! Hot, humid and sticky is getting a bit old, I for one am looking forward to feeling that chill in the air.

Off to try to beat the heat with a paddlepop.

Now I'm longing for the way I was

Chambray shirt; valleygirl, singlet; forevernew, shorts; vintage, boots;tophsop, watch; michael kors

I feel  like I haven't done an outfit post in ages! But hey, better late than never right? I've been trying to break these boots in, and six painful blisters later, I think we're almost there. They are really very versatile and reasonable comfortable too; can't wait to wear them with absolutely everything come autumn and winter.

It's the middle of the term again, and before I can even think about dreaming of the holidays, there are about seven assignments, projects and essays I have to wade through. So instead of spending my time working on said assignments, projects and essays, I baked some cookies. Procrastination at its most delicious. 

Birthday Treats

My birthday was last Friday, and was (as usual) filled with lots of sugary bakes delights inducing highs. These two pairs of shoes I bought for myself.

The bright coral wedges are actually target; would you believe that?! And were the very last pair, which also happened to be my size and since they were on sale there was just no way I could walk away.

The boots are from Topshop, and man, were they hard work to get a hold of! I think I called a total of about 5 times and finally, finally they were in stock. I think Sydney needs more branches. They are the perfect winter/autumn boot and I look forward to pairing them with just about everything when the weather cools down.

Thanks to all my family and friends for a lovely day filled with cake and wonderful presents.

Lacura Beauty

Ladies and gentlemen, the above mascara is from Aldi! Yes you read right, ALDI.

As you probably know, I live in Sydney, and since Australia is that huge island in the Southern hemisphere with those amazing beaches and stuff, our beauty products are bloody expensive!

I've been watching beauty videos on youtube and reading beauty blogs written by lovely ladies who live in the UK/America for a while now and I've only recently noticed that everything is so much cheaper there.

Here's a little example. Mascara over here costs an average of about $15.00 and I'm not even talking about high end brands, this is just drug-store Maybelline. With nicer ones like L'oreal selling at anywhere from $20-$30. Which is absolutely ridiculous if you ask me. Especially since I've realised that mascara only costs about 5 to 8 pounds in the UK and normally even less in the US!

Which is why I got  so excited in Aldi. If you've ever been to Aldi, you most likely have seen that shelf at the end of the aisles with the deodorants, and other bits and pieces. They also have their own range of beauty products called Lacura Beauty. That's nothing very special of course, but what is, is the price. Their mascara is only $5.

So of course I quickly grabbed one to try out. Imagine how much you could save! So the  review;

They aren't exactly the very best mascara on the market, but do their job pretty well; considering the price. They smell pretty iffy, but thankfully that fades once it dries. All in all, a pretty good mascara for everyday use.