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June 13, 2012

June Beauty Routine

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I love peeking into other people’s beauty routine as much as the next gal, and beauty routine posts are one of my favourites. Feel free to take this idea and run with it, because I’d love to see what you’re all using at the moment. As for me, in June I will be using the following products -

Skin Care
Makeup Remover: Cetaphil Gentle Facial Cleanser
Cleanser: Dermalogica Special Cleansing Gel
Exfoliant: Jojoba Company Jojoba Bead + Bamboo Facial Exfoliant / Dermalogica Daily Microfoliant
Toner: Echolife Lavender Facial Mist
Moisturiser: Kiehl’s Ultra Facial Creme
Night Treatment: Kosmea Certified Organic Rose Hip Oil / Seven Wonders Moroccan Argan Oil
Spot Treatment: Burt’s Bees Herbal Blemish Stick
Eye Cream: Re’Vive Eye Renewal Gel Cream
Mask: Astara Blue Flame Mask / Dermalogica Ultracalming Relief Mask
Lip Balm: C.O Bigelow Blueberry Rose Salve / Lucas’ Papaw Ointment / EOS Summer Fruits Lip Balm

Body Care
Hand Cream: True Blue Spa Shea Cashmere Hand Cream / Burt’s Bees Almond Milk Hand Cream
Body Scrub: Haus Of Gloi Troika Bubbling Scrub
Shower Gel/Cream/Lotion: Haus of Gloi Milkmaid Whipped Soap / MOR Honey Nectar Shower Gel
Soap: Lush Honey I Washed The Kids / Alchemic Muse Chiquita
Hand Soap: Bath + Body Works Twisted Peppermint Foaming Anti-Bac Hand Soap
Body Lotion: MOR Honey Nectar Body Lotion / Haus of Gloi Twice Is Nice Body Lotion
Perfume: Serge Lutens Un Bois Vanille / Firebird Bath & Beauty Brown Sugar Perfume Oil
Candle: Slatkin & Co Chocolate Mint Chocolate

Hair Care
Shampoo: Pantene Deep Fortifying / Carol’s Daughter Rosemary & Mint Clarifying
Conditioner: L’Oreal Sublime Mousse / Carol’s Daughter Rosemary & Mint Clarifying
Treatment: O&M Seven Day Miracle Masque
Shine Spray: Moroccanoil Glimmer Shine Spray
Hair Spray: L’Oreal Elnet Supreme Hold Hair Spray
Leave In Conditioner: Toni&Guy Rapid Response / Pantene Night Miracle
Styling Product: Wella Flowing Form Smoothing Balm

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June 11, 2012

Top 5 Winter Reads Tag

I get a lot of feedback from people saying that they really enjoy my book-themed posts, so I thought it might be fun to start up a little book tag. The challenge is to post your top 5 favourite winter reads, books that are the perfect accompaniment to curling up on the couch under a blanket with a big cup of tea. The five pictured above are my winter favourites, what are yours Tara, Kimberley, Dee, Tegan & Claire? Be sure to tag 5 more people when you’re done!

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June 6, 2012

Winter Beauty Haul: Alchemic Muse

After finishing Project 50 Pan I felt a compulsive urge to purchase some beauty products from Etsy. One of my favourite things to do during a lazy lunch break at work is to browse the countless stores on Etsy, and the homemade beauty section is truly inspiring. I can’t remember exactly what search term I used to stumbled across the AlchemicMuse store, but no doubt it was something along the lines of ‘vanilla almond red velvet cake body lotion’.

I thought it might be a good idea to do a quick break down of what I purchased in order to help enable my fellow impulse buyers -

Bittersweet Handmade Soap - “A slice of sweetness, but watch out for its bite! Juicy slices of sweet clementine, blood orange, tangerine, and ruby red grapefruit drizzled with bittersweet chocolate.”

Chiquita Handmade Soap & Body Whip - “Sexy… not your ordinary banana. Creamy, ripened banana marbled with buttered rum and vanilla bourbon grounded in an enticing, warm base of soft sandalwood and amber musk.”

Carnival Handmade Soap - “Relive the days of swing sets and carousel rides with this fun-loving scent from childhood. Sweet pink grapefruit, cotton candy, and lemon drops afloat a heart of sticky caramel, red berries, and fig leaves in a warm, comforting base of bourbon vanilla and white musk.”

Marzipan Body Whip & Cream Soap - “A truly delicious confection of sweet almonds creamed with raw sugar and delectable notes of buttery vanilla, almond milk, shortbread and a touch of sweet cherry.”

Vanilla Bourbon Body Whip - “Playful and inviting, this exquisite gourmet treat features smooth vanilla cream folded into swirls of golden butter with a generous shot of aged bourbon.”

Blackstrap Body Whip - “Submit to the sultry and inviting aroma of this enticing creation. Caramelized brown sugar, sweet blackstrap molasses and creamy coconut milk dripping over ripe Moroccan figs floating on a base of vanilla beans and soft white musk.”

They were also nice enough to include samples of the Fresh Mango & Waikiki Handmade Soap, both of which smell absolutely beautiful and will be perfect for summer when it eventually rolls around.

All in all I’m really happy with AlchemicMuse so far (before I’ve had a chance to try out the products) based on quality of service, pricing, packaging & scent range alone. My favourite scents from what I ordered would be the Vanilla Bourbon & Chiquita, though I’m slightly disappointed with Marzipan as it leans towards being more of a medicinal cherry in the pot than anything too almondy (not a word). I’ll definitely be repurchasing from this store in the future, in fact I’m browsing through their Summer release product range right now.

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May 31, 2012

Winter Clothing Haul: Gap & Old Navy

When it comes to winter clothing, I have a pretty standard personal uniform. For work it’s black pencil skirts with a blouse (tucked in) paired with a cardigan, black opaque (always Country Road) tights and ballet flats or heels. For casual days it’s dark denim jeans with a blouse, a cardigan and ballet flats. Sensing a theme here? For nights out it’s either dark denim jeans with a nice blouse and a blazer or a black dress with opaque tights and heels. Nothing too out of the ordinary and luckily most of the pieces I own can be worked into any of these three categories. I decided to purchase a few new items for Winter because the GAP were having a big sale. And as I’m easily persuaded, I purchased the following -

Old Navy Women’s Printed Bow Tie Chiffon Top – I am picturing this either tucked into a pencil skirt and paired with a cardigan and tights, or with jeans, a cardigan and ballet flats. I can make this work for the office and also for the weekend, so for $14.10 its not a bad option.

Old Navy Women’s Charmeuse 3/4 Tab Sleeve Top – This was just an easy piece to throw on with skinny jeans & flats for casual friday at work. Nothing too fancy.

GAP Ruffle Cascade Tank in Prussian Blue – This is one of my favourite colours, and I especially love wearing it in winter. As with the blouse above, I can see this being versatile and could easily pair this with jeans or tucked into a pencil skirt.

GAP 1969 Skinny Jeggings – These look super comfortable and I can easily imagine pairing them with an oversized sweater and flats or boots for brunch or to the movies on a cold winter night.

GAP Pure Body Tank – I bought this to wear with the pictured pants as PJs in Winter. The GAP Pure range is so super soft, I love wearing their pieces to bed because they’re so comfortable.

GAP Pure Body Foldover Pants – I already own a pair of these pants and they are SO comfortable. I’m planning on wearing them as PJ pants, but I’ve been known to wear them around the house on days where I’m not planning on doing much else other than watching TV or reading a book under a blanket.

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July 27, 2011

Favourite Candles: Winter

My favourites this season are Soya Want A Candle in “Buttermilk”, Soya Want A Candle in “Sugar Cookie” & Dusk “Meditation”. Do you have any favourite candles this Winter?

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July 21, 2011

Winter Beauty Routine

In a happier, simpler time when my fingers didn’t feel like they were going to snap off every time they hit the keys on the keyboard, I posted my Summer Beauty Routine. Now that it’s the dead of winter, and I am happily living in the safest time of year for a pale-face to exist, I figured I might as well post my updated routine. Also, I saw that Natalie over at The Mustard Jumper had posted her updated routine and I copied the idea. Okay? I’ll admit it. Now for the current routine:

Face
Cleanser: Dermalogica Special Cleansing Gel
Toner/Mist: The Body Shop Aloe Calming Toner
Exfoliant: Dermalogica Daily Microfoliant
Moisturizer: Dermalogica Sheer Tint Redness Relief
Facial mask: Astara Blue Flame Purification Mask
Makeup Remover: Face of Australia Gentle Makeup Remover
Night Treatment: Weleda Almond Soothing Facial Oil
Eye Cream: The Jojoba Company Guava & Cucumber Firming Eye Balm
Spot Treatment: Ole Henriksen Roll On Blemish Attack

Body
Shower Gel: The Body Shop Coconut Shower Cream
Body Lotion/Cream: Flourish Almond Milk Body Lotion
Anticellulite/Firming Treatment: The Body Shop Cactus Brush (dry body brushing)
Body Exfoliant: Passport Tahiti Coconut Vanille Body Scrub
Hand Cream: Bloom Butterfingers Shea Butter Hand Cream
Lip Balm/Treatment: Aurora Spa Rituals Vanilla & Honey Lip Moisturiser
Perfume: Serge Lutens Un Bois Vanille
Nail Polish: OPI/Sephora Meet For Drinks

Hair
Shampoo: O&M Fine Intellect Shampoo
Conditioner: O&M Fine Intellect Conditioner
Clarifying Shampoo: Fekkai Apple Cider Clearing Rinse
Leave-In Treatment: Seven Wonders Moroccan Hair Oil
Mask: evo Mane Prescription
Heat Protection Spray: Toni & Guy Iron-It Heat Defence Spray
Volumising Product: Tigi Catwalk Your Highness Thickening Gel Cream
Shine Product: Fekkai Sheer Shine Mist

Makeup
Primer: Clarins Beauty Flash Balm
Foundation: Givenchy Photo Perfexion Foundation in Perfect Ivory
Tinted Moisturiser/BB Cream: Biotherm White D-Tox BB Cream
Concealer: Benefit Erase Paste in Fair
Powder: The Body Shop Loose Powder in #01
Cream Blush: Stila Convertible Colour in Gerbera / Becca Lip & Cheek Creme in Rosebud
Powder Blush: Estee Lauder Blush in Peach Nuance / MAC Mineralize Blush in Dainty
Liquid Highlighter: Benefit High Beam
Powder Highlighter: Stila Powder Highlighter in Gold
Mascara: Lancome Hypnose Mascara in Noir Infini
Eyeliner: Lancome Le Crayon Khol in Noir
Eye Primer: Urban Decay Primer Potion
Powder Eyeshadow: Urban Decay in Virgin / Urban Decay in Sin
Lip Gloss: NYX Round Lipgloss in Strawberry
Lipstick: NARS Pure Matte Lipstick in Carthage

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