Next time you see my hair - it will be a subtle ombre! I had an appointment yesterday morning at my local hairdresser for an ombre colouring. Two and a half hours later I stepped out a new woman. I really do like the colouring - my stylist did a great job. Its quite a subtle ombre though - I didn't want to go anything too dramatic for the first time (especially since I have never coloured my hair in the past). I think next time I go I could definitley go a bit lighter! Looking forward to showing you all soon.
Hope everyone had a lovely weekend. I spent half of mine preparing for work.... and it has totally drained me! I am completely exhausted and overwhelmed. So much so that I really can't bring myself to do anything productive right now. All I can think of is shopping, and buying lots of new things for myself, despite having already spent a few hundred dollars over the last few days online. How ridiculously shallow is that? Oh dear. The story of my life.
I absolutely adore Lusthaveit's new packaging. Really - there is just so many cheap tacky make-up bags that one girl can have! The new box is gorgeous - I love the pattern, the colours and the size. Can't wait to use it somewhere in my house - and I will find somewhere to use it! January's box had six make-up, skincare and haircare products from brands including Nude by Nature, Ella Bache and Klorane.
Unfortunately there was only one make-up product but its full size so I guess that makes up for the lack of make-up items in this months box. I wish I could confidently tell you what this product is, but I can't. I have no idea what it is. The card that comes in the box explaining all the products describes it as "Lush Cosmetics Emotional Brilliance Makeup"..... "...lush selection of mood enhancing lip colours, eye-liners and eye shadows ..". So yeah - I have no idea. Based just on the colour and the applicator I'm going to be using this as eye shadow. Its a gorgeous pink/brown cream based product that had an applicator on the underside of the lid in the same style that you would find on lip-gloss. RRP AU$25.
Oh how I love full size products! I was pretty excited to find this full size BB cream by Nude by Nature in my Lusthaveit box. And what's more exciting is that its in my shade - there is nothing worse that receiving awesome products that are the totally wrong colour! I've been using this stuff for a few days now and I love it. Its lightweight on the skin, smells fresh and doesn't clog up mu pores! RRP AU$19.95.
The next item is this Lust have it! Kabuki brush, valued at AU$19.95. I've got heaps of make-up brushes but I wont say no to more. I'm not the biggest fan of brushes with a short "handle" - if you can even call it that. But the bristles themselves are very soft and its an easy size brush that you can fit into any handbag!
The next two items are samples sizes of a shampoo and conditioner by Klorane. Infused with pomegranate and mango butter, you can only imagine how awesome these smell. I haven't used these yet but am looking forward to using them. I'm one of those lucky people who's hair doesn't seem to mind chopping and changing shampoos and conditioners. RRP 200mL shampoo / 150mL conditioner AU$9.95
The last item is a 20mL sample satchel of Ella Bache's Great 50+ Sportsbloc active 4 hours water resistant sunscreen. RRP 130mL AU$44.
Do you subscribe to any beauty boxes? If so - which ones and what do you love about them? I love receiving them in the mail - its like my birthday every month!
I've been subscribed to Bellabox and Lusthaveit for about a year now, and I thought its about time I blogged about them. So Bellabox arrived first this month - in its classic sturdy box. I love that Bellabox send their products in a box - the boxes are well-made (don't fall apart after a week), and I could find a million uses for them around my house. So the January box brought 5 new products into my home from brands such as Jurlique, NATIO and Face of Australia. A combination of skincare and light make-up.
This months box had in it, two full size products, one of which was some aloe vera gel by You, Me & Everybody. I'll be honest, I don't use aloe vera gel. Not because I don't like it, just because mainly I don't get burnt - I just don't have that type of skin, and also because Nivea seems to sooth my skin just as well in those rare occasions when I do get burnt. None the less, I'm happy I've got it - and will definitely use it next time my skin is in need of some cooling. The 100mL bottle is valued at AU$8.95.
Next up where two sample sized Jurlique products. The larger of the two is a replenishing cleansing lotion. The full size product (200mL) is valued at AU$45. The smaller sample was the purely age-defying ultra firm and lift cream. The full size (50mL) is a whooping AU$90. Both Jurlique product have a very faint fragrance, nothing too strong or overpowering. They are both decent size samples, and I'll use them both, however am a bit reluctant to re-purchase as Jurlique is quite the pricey label.
The last two products including a satchel of NATIO BB cream and a full size lipgloss by Face of Australia.
Ok, laugh all you want but I only found out what BB cream was when I opened this box. Shocking I know, but true. Better late than never right. I haven't actually tried this cream, yet, but apparently BB cream is fabulous. I've hear and read lots of great reviews on BB creams, so am definitely keen to try this one out! Let hope the shade "medium" is a perfect match, and thumbs up for it also having 15 SPF in it! Full size product (50g) is valued at AU$14.95.
Last but not least, was this full size Face of Australia Massage Therapy Lipshine in the shade Bondi. At first look, the colour looked way too dark for me, but fortunately it doesn't come out that dark on my lips. And the smell is a-m-a-z-i-n-g! I'm surprised I haven't eaten the stuff! (15mL valued at $10.95)
Overall the January Bellabox was great value. The two full size products alone exceed the $15 I paid for the box.
So I'm back at work this week, and even though I've only been with the kids for three days, I am totally exhausted. I hadn't really thought about how draining teaching a younger group of kids would be. This year I have been given a year 1/2 class, so its a mix of twenty-three children, aged from 6 to 8. They are all delightful, and some a bit boisterous. At times I'm love having a new age group of students to teach and at others I feel completely overwhelmed. Deep down, I'm just happy its Friday.
Scott and I are doing date-nights again too! We had stopped towards the end of last year, due to us both being very busy at work and other commitments that the end of each year brings. The photos above are of what I wore on our latest date night. Surprisingly the whole outfit is thrifted, costing me about $27. I'm not 100% on the dress though - I love the pattern and the peplum style, but I don't particularly like the high Asian-inspired collar.... oh well - I guess I can't complain on a $12 dress! Have a lovely weekend everyone.
