The Christmas Shopping List...

My impending visit home to the UK is filling me with all sorts of excitement on the shopping front. Along with many, many, gifts to myself, Christmas also falls into the mix, so I'm in the market for a few new bits and pieces over the next month or so.

Face of the Day: Spring Edition

Head Over Heels For Kiehl's

First item on the agenda: I thought I had been super cool and original with the title of this post. And then I decided to Google it, just to see if anyone else had been as clever as me. Turns out they had. Lots of them had. But to me I still came up with it all by myself, so it stays!

Elizabeth Arden All Gone Eye and Lip Makeup Remover

I've been on the look out for a new eye make up remover for some time now. Since I finished my travel size bottle of Clinique Take the Day Off, I haven't really had anything to use, and have been using my cleanser, which I don't like because it seems to get in my eyes quite easily. I don't mind the Clinique one, but at $38, its not exactly cheap, and I went through the smaller size at a rate of knots, which didn't bode well for the bigger size.

Essential Beauty Tools

Essential beauty tools doesn't necessarily have to refer to a set of good brushes. While brushes play a vital part in the make up and beauty process, here I have listed some of the unsung heroes of my beauty regime.

Be Still My Beating Heart

Be still my beating heart, Bioderma has arrived on Australian shores. Its expensive, but its here.

I should clarify that I hadn't actually used Bioderma before I saw it sitting proudly on the shelf in Priceline, because I didn't think I could. More on that later. But being the skincare and beauty addict that I am, I got super excited anyway.

My Five Product Face

I'm not going to lie, I can sometimes be quite high-maintenance on the make up front. But sometimes its nice to tone it down a bit, and use as few products as possible. I like the idea that I could get myself all made up with only five products, but prior to this post, I had always laughed off the idea that I could actually achieve this. But alas! After some careful consideration, and lengthy perusal of my make up collection, I think I've finally got it!

The Spring Edit

I do quite like Spring. A lovely day for me is one where the sky is blue, the sun is shining, but its still not madly hot. The heat brings out a side of me that I'd much rather keep hidden. Plus, where's the fun in it being so hot that your make up just slides off your face the minute you step out of the door? Welcome to summers in Australia!

Brand Curiosity - Nuxe

I have to say, its not so much the brand itself that I've become interested in, but one stand out product.

Anyone who's anyone has heard of the Nuxe Reve de Miel lip balm, since it took the beauty bloggersphere by storm.

Brand Curiosity - Pai Skincare

Having quite sensitive skin, as you will know having read some of my previous posts, it can be hard to experiment with new skincare brands. 

I recently heard of the brand Pai, and I'm keen to give them a whirl.

October Favourites

I didn't do a favourites post the last couple of months, and that was down to the fact that I really didn't use anything new. I had been a creature of habit for a good two months, reaching for the same products every single day. But hurrah, time is now on my side, and I've had the chance to bust out a few new products.

The accidental Chanel splurge...

Oh Lord. I have a new found obsession with Chanel make up. Goodbye bank balance, its been nice knowing you.

One of my local shopping centres has just opened a Chanel beauty boutique. And can I say, just for the record, the customer service was excellent.