1. I've been looking at the expensive skincare on Mecca and it's got me wondering. Wouldn't that money be better off spent on facials and the specialised skin care that you can only get from a qualified beautician? I'm sure their skin care would be more potent and effective.   2. Have you ever thought about how many companies would go broke if women were taught to love their bodies instead of hate them?   3. Speaking of expensive things, the new Hourglass lipsticks look amazing but at $63 I won't be purchasing.   4. I re-established my indoor jungle last weekend, it makes me so ..read more

Hello lovelies. How are you all today? Has it been an okay week?  My week was good, things went well.  Thursday I had acupuncture. I've always loved Traditional Chinese Medicine, it works really well for me. Since we moved down here ten years ago I haven't found a practitioner that worked for me. I've tried a few different people but they both only did acupuncture, they didn't do the herbs as well.  Last year I found a practitioner who uses the herbs as well as acupuncture but she wasn't taking on new clients. This year I checked again and she was taking new clients so I booked ..read more

  I'm a huge fan of face mists, especially ones that smell like roses. For years I used rosewater, lately I've been using whatever I can easily get my hands on. A little while ago I was sent the House of Immortelle Rose Facial Mist to review and it's all I've been using since it arrived.  Firstly, I love the rose scent. If I could have all my skin care rose scented I would, it's one of my all time favourite scents. Lancome used to make a rose scented Juicy Tube, that was awesome. Anyhow, we're not talking about Juicy Tubes (that we still can't get in Australia! I have no idea why ..read more

1. I now have a tween! 2. In August both my boys will be double digits. 3. The Revlon ColorStay Suede Ink lipsticks are really nice. I like them a lot better than the Maybelline Vinyl Ink lipsticks. 4. The 250ml La Mer moisturiser is now $2055 at Mecca. I tried a sample, my skin hated it. It was red, sore and irritated five minutes after I put it on. 5. What's with everything being so ridiculously expensive now ..read more

Hello beautiful people. How are you all? I hope your week hasn't been too difficult.  As usual I'm exhausted. Last weekend we went away. As per usual, it was not smooth sailing. Being out of routine is really difficult for a neurodivergent child and really exhausting for me. This time it almost broke me. In fact I think it did break me.  I've been wondering for a while when the constant stress will break me, I know that it will but at the same time I don't have an achievable solution on how to make life easier.  Anyhoo, to cut a very long story short, we went to the city and ..read more

It's been a little whilst since I did my last "what's in my bag" post so it's high time for another one.   As you can see, not much has changed. I've added in the taupe Rimmel eyeliner. I love taupe eyeliner but it's so difficult to find. The Rimmel one is a favourite but rarely in stock. I found it a while ago and it was half price so I grabbed one.  This 100% Pure blush is gorgeous. I use it on my lips too. I would happily repurchase it once it's finished however I have other blushes to either finish or declutter first. I'm thinking about getting rid of my powder blushes, I'm n ..read more

1. My baby turns 12 this week! 2. Connoisseur Cafe Grande ice cream is coffee lover's heaven. 3. I've been unsuccessfully looking for a new bra for around four weeks now. Turns out the reason nothing worked is because I was trying on bras what were 2 cup sizes too small. Let this be a reminder to get fitted when you go bra shopping. 4. I'm pretty sure our dog is broken. She loves eating the lint from the washing machine and right at this moment she's eating a fly. 5. Can someone come over and cook dinner for me every night please ..read more

Hello beautiful people. How are you all? Has your week been okay? So what do I want to whinge about this week? It's not really a whinge, just an opinion. In this age of social media and ridiculously high expectations, so often we see posts and comments where people are told to educate themselves. Usually in the same post they're also told that it's not the job of the person who's telling people to educate themselves, to educate people.    Let me try to explain what I'm talking about. When Chai was diagnosed with his many conditions I spent a lot of time (I still do) reading twitter ..read more

What things am I loving at the moment? Let me tell you.     This cute little Bout the Pout coin purse.  Isn't it gorgeous? It's the perfect size for cash, lip products, tampons etc. and looks really cute clipped onto my bag. Maybelline Vinyl Liquid Lipstick. I've been waiting impatiently for these to be available in Australia. They are worth all the hype. Maybelline outdid themselves with this formula, it's amazing. I apply my lipstick at 7am, eat and drink all day and it's still on at 8pm. There is a tiny bit of fading on the inside of my lips, but nothing noticeable.  ..read more

1. The NYX Fat Oil Lip Drips are finally available in Australia.   2. Whilst we're talking make-up, the new Body Shop range is available now too.   3. Is anyone else over having to make dinner every night? I am so over it.   4. I've been watching fashion posts on Instagram lately. I love seeing how women pull a whole outfit together. I just can't be bothered with that. I never change my jewellery or handbag, it's way too much effort! I'd love to be one of those people who could be bothered doing that, but I just don't have the energy.   5. What's your favourite lip gloss th ..read more