Monthly Favourites - September

September has been a pretty good month to me. Work hasn't been too bad at all, I took a weeks holiday and spent a weekend in Sydney. Having a career in retail means it's a pretty good idea to take some time off before the Christmas period starts so it's what I do every year. So before I think to much about Christmas, let's talk about some favourites, yeah? This month's favourites aren't really new products to me but something that I've found myself reaching for constantly throughout September.

Chi Chi Fabulous & Flawless Foundation
A bought this a little while ago when Myer had 25% off Chi Chi as I'd seen plenty of people raving about it on Youtube, especially Shaaanxo. The packaging is really nice, just a really simple glass bottle with a pump. It's super easy to find your match as on each box it tells you the shade and undertone for the foundation. It's definitely buildable and has a beautiful, natural, dewy finish. I would say this is my number one foundation right now as I find myself using it nearly everyday. In Australia, you can pick it up in Target and Myer as well as www.chichicosmetics.com.

Rimmel Scandaleyes Waterproof Kohl Kajal in Black
This is my favourite black eyeliner I've ever found. It's super creamy and pigmented and so easy to use. I always use it in my waterline and find it never irritates and is easy to apply as it's not hard or super pointy (if you know what I mean). Definitely recommend picking this one up as well as the other colours as they're really affordable and such a good drugstore product.

Girlz Only Haircare Dry Shampoo
Target must have realised how good this product actually was as they've recently changed the price from $2 to $3. Hopefully it doesn't jump up anymore! This dry shampoo is so incredible for it's price. As long as you don't spray it too close to your head, it doesn't really show up in your hair and even if it does you can just brush it out. Using this, I can get away with not washing my hair for like 5-6 days which is so awesome because my hair takes way too long to dry and style. If you're new to the dry shampoo world, go pick this up and see how you like it!

Formula 10.0.6 Pores Be Pure Skin-Clarifying Mud Mask
What a mission to say the name of this one! This is such a good mask for the price. I picked it up from Priceline for less than $10 I think. It's just a standard mud mask but I find my skin to be really smooth after using it. It gets rid of all the excess oil on my face and I really like using it if I've got a couple of (rare) breakouts. I've even convinced my boyfriend to use this and he seems to really like it as well! I've used a cleanser from this range and I enjoyed using that too. 

Garnier Micellar Cleansing Water
I LOVE this product. Before this, I never realised how much makeup was being left behind on my face after using a makeup wipe. I still wipe my face with a makeup wipe and then I go in with the cleansing water over my face again and then on my eyes. It's not harsh at all like some cleansers and seems to get off most waterproof makeup as well. It'd be suitable for sensitive skin as well which is great. It's also only around the $10 mark which is so amazing considering the Bioderma cleansing water sells for around the $30 for 150mL less product!


So those are my favourites for the month of September. What were yours?

Garnier Body Beauty Oil Scrub

I made yet another trip to Priceline the other day as I was strolling around the city and I decided to pick up a bottle of the new Garnier Body Beauty Oil Scrub. It is an oil-infused nourishing scrub that claims to exfoliate, nourish and illuminate your skin. It contains four precious oils which are argan, macadamia, almond and rose. 

The first thing I noticed about this product was it's smell. It smells absolutely delicious and the thing I liked about the scent of this product was that it wasn't overpowering which is one thing I love when smelling body products. I mean, who wants their body scrub to overpower their perfume.

After using it a few times, I have definitely noticed a difference. It has made my skin feel significantly smoother and more moisturised. It's not necessarily some sort of miracle product but it definitely perfect so add into your own little pamper routine. 

All in all, I would definitely recommend this product and maybe with more use my skin will feel and look even more amazing (which would be perfect for this time of year)!

Mini Priceline Haul

Today I made a quick trip into Priceline as I wanted to check out the new Australis Velourlips. I've seen them all over Instagram the past week and haven't been able to find them at the Priceline near work so I had to wait until today! 

I picked up two colours out of the give newly released ones. The lighter pink is called LUN-DUN and the darker shade which is more of a coral type colour is MI-A-MEE. I'm excited to see how these go on the lips and how opaque they are.

The other item I bought was the Garnier Micellar Cleansing Water. This product has been raved about and compared to the Bioderma cleansing water so I had to try it out. Especially because it was 20% off! 

What have you picked up recently?

Xx 

Liebster Award

Up until about a week ago I had absolutely no idea what the Liebster Award was until a lovely girl by the name of Janani (http://www.therealjanani.com/) nominated me for it. It was such a surprise to actually realise someone read my blog so thank you, Janani. The point of the Liebster Award is to highlight new up-and-coming bloggers. It gives readers a chance to get to know us better and is a great way to discover new blogs! 

So now onto the post:

11 Facts About Me

1. I live in the city of Melbourne with my amazing boyfriend and have done so for 2 years now.

2. I've been with my boyfriend for just under 3 years now.

3. I currently own 2 cats but grew up with dogs.

4. I manage a handbag and jewellery store and love my job. 

5. I have an obsession with smelling things which is kind of weird considering I have a really bad sense of smell.

6. I've been dancing ever since I was 3 and currently take jazz, contemporary and pole dance classes. 

7. I'm excited to be a bridesmaid in my life long best friends wedding in 2016.

8. I tend to eat too much chocolate and lollies but don't put on much weight which just fuels the addiction. 

9. I have an obsession with Disney movies (about 90% of the movies I own are Disney) and in particular Tinkerbell.

10. I've been to many, many concerts but don't have much of an interest in them anymore for some reason.

11. I want to travel the world and the top of that list is Paris. 

Now to answer the questions I've been asked!

1. Why did you start a blog?

I really only started this as I tend to have lots of spare time on the weekend and wanted something to do. I've been obsessed with watching YouTube beauty videos and reading many blogs so I figured, why not?

2. Dogs or cats?

Okay, if you'd have asked me this question about 2 years ago, I would have straight out said dogs. Now I've got 2 cats though as dogs wouldn't like living in a small apartment with no backyard and I have to say, I can't decide. They're both such cool animals and are good for their own reasons.

3. Coffee or tea?

I love a good coffee in the mornings and love a nice warm cup of tea at night so once again, I can't decide.

4. What's your favourite food?

You know, I used to love pasta so much and every time I was asked what I wanted for dinner, that was it. Since being with Eli though, we rarely eat pasta so it's not really my favourite anymore. From recently though, I have to say good old fish and chips from your classic fish and chip shop. Delicious!

5. If you could change one thing about yourself, what would it be?

I've never been one to actually want to change anything about myself. I've always been taught to love myself for who I am. Maybe just something like having stronger and healthier hair or teeth or something. I'm not really sure!

6. In your opinion, what's the best blog post you've written (include the link)?

As I'm only quite new to blogging, there's not many posts to choose from. I really liked the post about adopting my cats though as it's something I'm really passionate about and it was completely different to all my other posts. 

http://lifeloveandlipstickblog.blogspot.com.au/2014/07/my-cat-adoption-experience.html

7. Top three favourite bloggers?

Top three would have to be Michelle from beautylifemichelle.blogspot.com, Annabel from http://mascara-and-maltesers.blogspot.co.uk and http://www.thesundaygirl.com/.

8. Would you rather have your hair or makeup done?

That's quite a tough one. I think I'd prefer to have my hair done? I don't know! I mean, once my hair is done, I look a bit more put together and can definitely leave the house without worrying about makeup.

9. What piece of advice would you give to your younger self?

Something along the lines of, don't let others get you down. Just because you other people want to say silly things and get everyone else with them, doesn't mean that it's true or that you have to hide away because of what they're saying.

10. Have you ever thought about making your blog a full time job?

Absolutely! Who hasn't thought about something like that? Being paid to write about thing your passionate about would not even be work to me. Just a whole lot of fun. I'm open to things like that but we'll see how we go.

11. What's one thing you'd like your readers to know about you?

If there is anyone there, I'm just a normal girl living a pretty normal life with a passion for beauty and life. I just want to write about it and it would be amazing to be able to share that with a whole lot of people.

Now I'm supposed to be nominating people with not much of a following but I can't really think of anyone so if you're new to the blogging world and want to have a bit of fun, I challenge you to this. 11 facts about yourself and then you can answer the same 11 questions as what I did. 

The Rules:

1) Thank the person who nominated you and post a link to their blog on your blog.

2) Write 11 facts about yourself

3) Answer 11 questions that have been set for you

4) Nominate 5-11 blogs with less than 200 followers

5) List these rules in your post

6) Inform the people that they've been nominated!

Thanks so much for reading.

Until next time.. xx