Makeup
I don't wear a lot of makeup, mainly because I'm too lazy to put it on most days! But in the odd occasion that I have, I've been loving my Maybelline Master Precise Liquid Eyeliner. It has a really fine tip which I love, meaning I can either have a very thin, hardly noticeable eyeliner or a thicker, more noticeable eyeliner. I prefer to have a thin line so that it's not really noticeable, but if you look closely you can see a difference. It's also really easy to control, especially for my wobbly hands. It's also really black, which I love. I'm not so sure about the 100% waterproof claim, but it's waterproof on me to an extent. Other than that, I love it.
I got it at Chemist Warehouse's 50% of all cosmetics, but it retails for $13.95. You can get it at Chemist Warehouse here and Priceline here.
I got it at Chemist Warehouse's 50% of all cosmetics, but it retails for $13.95. You can get it at Chemist Warehouse here and Priceline here.
For mascara, I've been loving my Maybelline Illegal Length Fibre Extensions Mascara. I don't really care about volume for my lashes, unlike lots of others, but care more about length. When I've curled my lashes, brushed through them while turning the wand with this, then wiggling it side to side, it transfers the fibres on to my lashes and I like it! Sometimes you have to wiggle it around until you get even looking fibres on the lashes, but other than that I love it! It also removes really easily at the end of the day, the brush separates well and give minimal smudging throughout the day. Speaking of the brush, since I have quite short lashes, [._.] small eyes and wobbly hands, I like that the brush is pretty small and slim. Some of the other mascara brushes like Rimmel and other Maybelline ones have HUGE brushes, bigger than my actual eyes, and are a pain for me to apply because I either poke myself in the eye or I get afraid of poking myself in the eye and get barely any of the mascara on my lashes. The packaging isn't as flashy as the other mascaras, but to me, this one's gold.
I got this at Priceline's 40% off Maybelline sale, but it retails for $18.50. You can get it at Priceline here and at Chemist Warehouse here
I got this at Priceline's 40% off Maybelline sale, but it retails for $18.50. You can get it at Priceline here and at Chemist Warehouse here
For nail polish, this has been my favourite. Although it is Spring, and Winter's over, I'm still one to wear darker colours, because I'm not that into wearing bright neons and happy colours. I prefer my dark reds, navy blues, blacks and greys, which is probably why Autumn is my favourite season of the year. Nevertheless, this is Rimmel's 60 Seconds Nail Polish in Aye Aye Sailor. It looks really blue in the picture I chose, but in real life it looks like a dark blue black. I like it because every time I wear it, people always ask me, 'Is that black nail polish?' to which I always put it against the closest black thing and prove to them that it's blue. It looks black to the eye, but against black it's blue, nice eh? Also, the formula is great. It's two coats for an opaque look and I love the Rimmel 60 Seconds formula in general because it dries in 60 seconds, literally. I timed it once and it was dry. Not exactly fully dry, but dry enough where it won't get smudged that easily and you can paint another coat without it streaking.
I got mine at Priceline's 40% off Rimmel sale a couple months ago, but it retails for $7.95. You can get it at Priceline here and at Chemist Warehouse here.
Skincare
I got mine at The Face Shop store, but you can buy it on Yesstyle here
I love this cleanser, this is the St Ives Blemish Control Green Tea Scrub. I was originally going to get their raved about Fresh Skin Apricot Scrub, but I read some reviews that the beads in the scrub are too harsh and cause long-term damage to the skin. I didn't want to risk it, so I chose this one, mainly because it said green tea. I have dry-normal skin with a couple small breakouts mainly around my forehead and my chin area. This face wash doesn't dry out my skin, smells great (again with the green tea trend here) and the beads feel like they're doing something, but not too much. I use this once every two days, and I swear it's cleaning my skin well. The other day when I used a pore strip, I was disappointed to find that it came up completely clean, until I realised that means my skin's clean right? Or maybe it's cause I just don't tend to get that many blackheads... >_< waste of a pore strip right? That aside, I love this face wash.
I got mine at Priceline during their 40% off skincare sale, (if you can't tell already, I do most of my shopping at these huge sales! :P) but it retails for $9.99. You can get it at Priceline here.
I wasn't sure where this one fits in, since I use it mainly as a lip balm, but I figured it belongs in the skincare category. Lucas' Pawpaw Ointment is literally my life saver. I use it as a lip balm all the time because it's creamy and moisturising, but not too oily like some other lip balms. The best part is that it so so multipurpose. I'm clumsy, and when I cook I tend to burn myself sometimes from oil popping everywhere, but I have this. I also get horrible horrible mosquito bites in the spring and summer, and sometimes they swell up to half the size of my fist, and I get a lot of them at a time. I usually use tiger balm, but it's annoying because the smell annoys the people around me since it's so pungent, but I have to find a way to wash my hands after I use it, because I don't want to itch my face or nose and get tiger balm on my face. But this is also a great remedy for them. Sometimes in winter if I have really flaky skin, I even use a tiny bit of this on those really problematic areas. Yes, you can get those mosquito and burn creams targeted for that purpose that work better than this, but it's much easier to bring one product than 4 tubes of different things. A LIFE SAVER I TELL YOU.
You can get it in practically every chemist or places that sell skincare products, but you can get it at Chemist Warehouse here and at Priceline here. That's for the 25g one (pictured) but at Priceline you can also get a 15g one with a lip applicator if you use it mainly for your lips here (I just prefer the tubes over the tub because it's easier to carry around).
For fragrance, I've been loving my The Body Shop Japanese Cherry Blossom Body Mist. As it is a body mist, it doesn't last very long on the skin, nor does it have great sillage, but the scent is just heavenly. It's a light, fresh, sweet floral scent, with a hint of fresh crisp apples somewhere in there. I love it because it reminds me of cherry blossoms, and they're one of my favourite flowers. It's very soft, delicate, light and refreshing scent, and a perfect Spring fragrance.
I got mine at The Body Shop and it retails for $24.95. You can buy it here.
Other Things
For food, I've been snacking on my Original Ruffles the whole month. I got a huge bag at Costco, and I've just been eating them whenever I'm hungry. I've also recently been eating Orignal Peckish with homemade Avocado-cream cheese dip. I might be addicted, oops 0.o
In terms of entertainment, I recently binge watched Sword Art Online, and anime. Most people told me that it goes really downhill in the middle, but I was too busy shipping Kirisuna for it to bother me too much. Who else wishes MMORPG's exist in real life? (Like who wouldn't want to use an Amusphere?) I've also been addicted to listening to the first intro (Crossing Field by LiSA), the second opening (Innocence by Eir Aoi), the second ending (Overfly by Haruna Luna), the first opening of SAO2 (Ignite by Eir Aoi) and the first ending (Startear by Haruna Luna). After I post this I'm off the watch the newest episode of Sword Art Online 2 *scurries away*
I watch all my anime here.
As for books, I absolutely fell in love with Crazy Rich Asians by Kevin Kwan. Being asian myself, I found it quite a hilarious book to see the perspective of, well, rich asians. It's about a girl called Rachel Chu who is dating billionaire Nicholas Young, when she gets persuaded to go visit his family in Singapore, with her having no idea how rich he really is. It's a whirlwind of laughs, drama and pure disgust at some characters (Eleanor's materialistic outlook really pisses me off) and I absolutely love it. Can't wait to see the movie adaptation and the sequel, China Rich Girlfriend next year (although movie adaptations are never better than the book)
I borrowed it from my local library, but you can buy it from bookworld here and from booktopia here.
As for music, I've been IN LOVE with Ed Sheeran's newest album X. Despite it being released in June (I've actually been listening to it since then) I just found myself listening to it a whole lot more this month. My favourites are One, Photograph and Thinking Out Loud. Besides, Ed's voice is absolutely FLAWLESS yes?
I guess that's all my favourites this month, let me know what your favourites are! Don't forget to follow me on twitter @suggerland where I tweet about YouTubers and how hot Joe Sugg is.
Love,
Jess xo
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