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Maybelline Color Drama lip pencils

Maybelline Color Drama lip pencils

I love a good drugstore (or budget) dupe as much as anyone, so when I started to see these Maybelline lip crayons crop up in countless YouTube videos, being touted as better than NARS, I was intrigued. And then I found out that for the time being, they were exclusive to the UK, at which point I managed to convince one of my besties living over there, to haul a few of these lip crayons back to Sydney, just so I could try them out (thanks Em!). I ended up rounding out my collection (read: buying every possible shade available)…

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Winter wardrobe update #1

Winter wardrobe update #1

image source: ordinary people / pinterest There’s nothing quite like a change in season to make us enormously aware of how quickly the last three, six, nine or even twelve months have flown by. I don’t deal with Winter well – it’s a season that the chilblains I get on my fingers would happily do without – so the first signs of Spring are always a welcome arrival (as is any excuse to banish all my opaque tights to the back of the drawer). I’ve spent the better part of the last three months shopping sensibly – which probably comes…

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Mid-September

Mid-September

Hope Stockholm grand sweater, ASOS pleated midi skirt, Karen Walker x Benah satchel, Isabel Marant poppy heels It’s after nine o’clock on Saturday night, and rather than unwinding with a nice glass of red, I’m tucked up in bed, tea in hand, as I obsess over the playlist for our engagement party; and with just three weeks to go until we celebrate our future together with all our loved ones, it is all just coming up faster than I’d like. And, I’m not exactly playing it safe either; it’s a hip-hop/R&B/rap/ACME-inspired mix with some classic Dre, Notorious B.I.G, with a…

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A little carried away

A little carried away

I got a little carried away on a recent US online shopping binge – five orders and many lipsticks later – well, it’s safe to say it got a little bit spend-y… If you’re curious to see all of the things that I picked up, I’ve posted a peek (with swatches!) of all of the items that I ordered, in addition to sharing with you all how I manage to place these orders from the US over on YouTube which you can watch here… Shop the post:

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Awapuhi Wild Ginger

Awapuhi Wild Ginger

About 11 months ago, I’d had some vague plan to write a post on the five products you need for your hair right now, but I get the feeling I would have been just a little bit off the mark. And, I’m glad I waited to write this post, because the number is now looking a little closer to, well, three (did the photo above tip you off? Just a little…?). It isn’t often that a beauty product takes me back to my youth; and I mean really takes me back to my youth, and not in that lipsmacker-smells-so-good-you-could-almost-eat-it kind…

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NEW IN MY WARDROBE