Hourglass Ambient Lighting Palette pictures and swatches

The Hourglass Ambient Lighting Palette is finally out in Australia. You can get it at Mecca Maxima stores at the price of $95 AUD. I'm not sure if you still can get it because it's pretty much sold out everywhere even for that ridiculous price. I heard numerous raving reviews about the individual powders. It's an extremely popular product in the blogosphere world. I wasn't planning to buy it because it's expensive but I was in Mecca on Friday and I just asked where the palette is located and the staff lady told me they only had one left and it was behind the counter. Since it was the last one I immediately jumped the gun and got it (>.<). My boyfriend actually ended up purchasing it for me. He said it's can be my early Christmas present :D

Lazy Sunday - OOTD

It has been cold and drizzling in Melbourne even though it's Spring. The weather is finally improving today but it won't last for long. I checked the weather bureau and it's going to be cold from Wednesday onward (boo!).

I have quite a busy schedule every Sunday. There's church, grocery shopping, taking my sister to two different tutoring places to name a few. Today my family and I went to church early in the morning and my sister stayed home to study for her exams so I had a little bit of time to relax and enjoy the sunshine. 

While I was enjoying the sunshine I thought I would to share with you my outfit of the day (OOTD):

Rimmel Colour Rush balms - Review

I've read a few UK bloggers' reviews on these beauties and I got hooked. For those who don't already know, I LOVE lip products. Rimmel has finally decided to jump onto the bandwagon to create these balm products. Revlon makes incredible ones and they are by far one of my favourite pigmented lip balms. 

Swisse Nourish anti-ageing eye cream Review

I was interested in the Swisse new natural skincare range when I went to their information session about 6 months ago. All their natural products are free from parabens, SLS (Sodium Lauryl Sulfate), SLES (Sodium Lauryl Ether Sulfate), Petrolatum and Synthetic Fragrance. My friend really like their eye cream and told me to try it so I bought it. I also bought their cleanser which I will do a separate review. I’ve been using this eye cream for about 2 months and a bit so I think it’s a sufficient time to review it.  

Lazy Sunday - BOE lipsticks review

Big W (Aussie small department store. Kinda like a mini Walmart in the State) stocks their own little make up line called BOE. They have a few basic items such as lipsticks, eye liners, blushes, face powders and nail polishes. The best part is all products are $2 AUD each! I think it's great for beginners to doesn't know where to start. You can probably get all the products for the entire look for around $14. I finally found a Big W  that stock the BOE lipsticks so I decided to grab a few and test them out. I wasn't interested in the other products, I'm a lip products junkie :D

My current everyday neutral look

Hello my beautiful readers! I'm going to be doing my very first make-up tutorial. Why has it taken me this long to do one? I never intended to do make-up tutorials on my blog because I feel that I'm just a beginner and there are areas I still suck at (e.g. doing different eyes looks). However, since it's a beauty blog I might as well provide a few make-up tutorials (not going to guarantee they will amazing). 

Monday Blue - Ways to stay positive and motivated

L-R: Treasure yourself by Miranda Kerr, Words of Wisdom, Don't sweat the small stuff (For Women) by Kristine Carlson and Daily Joy.

November is here and that means it's nearly the end of the year. It just makes me feel a little depressed. Nearly a year has gone by after I finished my exams and I feel like I'm not getting anywhere in life. Even though I only graduated a few months ago, it still upsetting to feel stuck. 

I see all my high school classmates are either engaged, already married or are already parents. A few have their own house and a good stable job. I know you shouldn't compare but it's just hard sometimes. I was hoping to get a job in my field by now. I've been getting rejection mails from the jobs I've applied and it can feel like a huge kick in the gut. I not going to give up but being rejected so many times have slowed down my process of looking. 

Anyway, I'm not only writing this post just to rant but I want to share with you lovely readers ways I try to be positive and motivated in life. Maybe these tips can help you too when you're feeling down.

Lazy Sunday - NYX Haul

On Tuesday I saw someone posted on Facebook that they saw people setting up the NYX stand at Target near my area during the day. Being my crazy self I was eager to go check it out. Just before 9 PM I called the store up to asked if the stand was finished and accessible and the staff said yes. I quickly got changed and dash to Target. I'm quite fortunate that the Target near my area closes at 10 PM during weekdays. 

As I entered the store, one of the staff gave me a $10 off voucher (if you spend $50 or more) which is a bonus. I'm not sure if they still have that offer but asked the staff to make sure if you do go. As I got to the NYX stand, it was fully stocked. No one was there so I had an awesome time swatching different products with no hassle.