Chanel Ombres Matelassées 51 Montaigne & Chanel Chance Perfume

Today I want to introduce you to two wonderful Chanel products (thanks to my sis for letting me review them!)

The first is the Chanel Ombres Matelassées in 51 Montaigne.



This palette is a limited edition, exclusively created to celebrate the opening of a new store on 51 Avenue  Montaigne, Paris in March.



It is a palette of 5 eyeshadows from a pearly light cream, light gold, yellow gold  to khaki and black.





It comes with 2 applicators - one with sponges and one with a sponge on one end and a brush on the other.

I usually apply my eyeshadows with my fingers because I feel that the colours come out better using fingers rather than a sponge or a brush.

So here are some finger swatches!



The colours are quite subtle and the soft powder texture of the eyeshadows feels so smooth and heavenly!

I reckon this palette would be a really great autumn / winter palette - however, I heard that since it is a limited edition, they are no longer selling these...but you could always find "limited editions" on eBay!

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Next is a great travel sized version of the delicious Chanel perfume, Chance Eau Tendre.  Chance Eau Tendre has a sweet fruity & floral scent which is very subtle and "tender" as the name suggests.

This is also a limited "twist and spray" edition of the perfume which you can literally twist and spray! So it's small and convenient to take around :)



The best thing about this edition is that you get 2 extra refills with it!



This product is still available to purchase on StrawberryNet for $146.50!

D xx

Revlon Mix & Mingle Lip Palettes & Ulta3 matte lipstick

I recently bought some more lip products for a BARGAIN @ Terry White Chemist and want to let you guys know about them before they're all gone!

Firstly, they had these Revlon Mix & Mingle Lip Palettes for A$2.99 a pop!  To be honest, I had never ever come across these before....so I thought "why not" and bought two of them - one in "260 R.S.V.Pink" and "270 Tango with Mango".





As you can see, each palette contains 3 different colours. The point of this "Mix & Match" Palette is to give you a palette of lip glosses which each colour can be used on its own, or you can "mix and mingle" the colours to create a "one-of-a-kind" lip colour to suit your lips!



You can see that most the colours have a very sheer look so they're really easy blend with each other as compared to having a lot of really strong colours that bring out a weird dark colour when blended together!  The champagne colours in the 260 palette looks great on its own because it gives a tinge of gold to your lips! Pretty :)

The lip gloss itself is of a slightly thick texture, and is slightly sticky (like most lip glosses). I don't really like having lip gloss on my fingers so I prefer to use a lip brush instead!

The other bargain buy I want to introduce to you guys is the Ulta3 Matter Lipstick.

I had seen this brand previous in the Terry White chemists and some other pharmacies and thought "WOW.SO CHEAP."

The nail polishes are like $2 and the lipsticks are like $3-4!!!!! I thought to myself, 'there is no way something so cheap can be any good'. Typical shopping mentality.

But then, I had a closer look this time and saw that the range of colours in the lipsticks was just unbelievable! They have two types - Moisturising and Matte. I didn't have time to try the testers so I just grabbed a colour ("Harem Pink") which I thought "hmmm I don't really have this kind of colour in my lipstick collection" and bought it (since it was only $4, there was no hesitation involved).

The lipstick case is very simple - a black cap and a clear plastic base.





The colour is a really bright pink...with a rosy tinge - kinda like a "brink pink" colour!



and when I tried it on...

WHAT A PLEASANT SURPRISE!

The colour came out so well and so matte! Usually when I try on matte lipsticks, the cracked on my lips become so defined... but with this lippy that didn't matter - you couldn't tell that my lips were chapped at all after application.

The staying power was also quite decent :) :)

For $4.....it actually was similar to a lot of the more expensive lipsticks I have (quite similar to the M.A.C lipsticks...which are like $30+)..!!

I am for sure going to go back and buy more colours...which I aren't in my collection of lipstick colours!! Hehe :)

So if you feel like "splurging" on some lipstick and buying lots of different colours of lipstick to vamp up your lippy collection, head to a Terry White Chemist and look for the Ulta3 stands!!  Seriously, for $3-4 you can buy 10 colours and it will only cost you $30-40...the price of one high-end lippy.

Click here to read more about the Ulta3 brand.

D xx

Sheer Gloss Lip Crayons by Face of Australia

It seems like there's a fad going around recently - crayon shaped lip glosses/balms.

Maybe it's because it sparks the little child inside us - remember those days when you were young and all you did was draw on sketchbooks with fat crayons? I sure do :P

So I've been seeing all these ads around the city promoting the Clinique "Chubby Sticks" in the shape of a thick crayon and thought "oooooh cute!". Nars and Boobi Brown also have similar lip crayons as well.

Anyways, today I strolled into Priceline (as I always do) and ventured towards the hidden back section that nobody seems to go to and found these "Sheer Glosses" in the Face of Australia stand...and they look just like...thick crayons!! Super cute!



The glosses come in a pack of 3 and have cute names as well - Macaron, Cupcake and Sundae.





When you put them on, the texture is actually much lighter than you'd expect...maybe it's because I had the texture of a real crayon on my mind when I tried it on hehe.  You can see it by the sheerness of the texture as applied on the hand below:



My favourite colour is Macaron (just like the food hehe)



Cupcake is a cute pink, and sundae is a very classy mocha colour. As all of the colours are rather sheer, you could probably wear all of them on any occasion!  I'm planning to wear them to work :)





The pens have a wind up applicator so that you never actually have to "sharpen" these babies!

And the best thing is - it only cost $14.95 for the pack of 3 at Priceline! (Chubby Sticks cost $35 for one!)

So if you're looking for a budget alternative to the Clinique Chubby Sticks, why not try these? :)

D xx

Rimmel 60 seconds nail polish.

When it comes to nails, I can be quite impatient.

It seems like forever waiting for my nails to dry....and I really can't bear sitting around doing nothing, afraid that my nails would be ruined if I move my fingers :(

So I like nail polishes that dry FAST. There are many top coats that allow nail polish to dry faster but that still doesn't solve my other problem - bubbles on my nails when I apply extra coats without the bottom coats drying properly.

Thus, I needed a nail polish that dries fast. That's when I discovered Rimmel 60 seconds nail polish.



It's only like $8 a bottle (sometimes its on sale at Priceline for like 2 for $10)! It's definitely affordable and also works well :)

The other great thing about these nail polishes is that their brushes are flatter & wider than the usual nail polish brushes so it's much easier and quicker to apply.



Here are the individual colours:

430 Coralicious





670 Lucky Lilac





285 Style Hunter





260 Funtime Fuschia





510 Euphoria





605 Purple Reign





805 Grey Matter





825 Sky High





Guess which colours these are! :)



You can check out the other colours at the Rimmel website or at your nearest Priceline or pharmarcy that stocks Rimmel! :)

D xx

Sweetness the Patisserie (plus other bday gifts!)

Hi all :)

I know that it's been like over a week since my birthday but I really wanted to introduce you to this amazing patisserie that my friend introduced me to because she bought me some sweets for my birthday!

The patisserie is called "Sweetness the Patisserie" and its located in Epping!  My friend says its a little hidden gem on one of the side streets in Epping - its actually somewhere you would probably never "stumble upon" and would only really go there if you've heard about the place or live near it.



So the "it" products of Sweetness the Patisserie are apparently these "SWEET mallows" which are marshmallows of every colour imaginable! And each colour has a different flavour to is as well so imagine the number of flavours!

SWEET mallow flavours: Strawberry, Raspberry, Jaffa, Blueberry, Maple & Lime, Chocolate, Toasted Coconut, Black Currant & Vanilla Swirl, Mocha, Creamy Orange, Rose Water, Passionfruit, Guava, Lime, Espresso, Sour Cherry, Lime & Coconut Swirl, Lemon, Mango, Brown Sugar & Cinnamon, Lavender, Strawberries & Creme, Vanilla Bean, Lychee Rose, Raspberry & Passionfruit Swirl, Aniseed.



To be honest I don't even know what flavours were in my pack of four that I tried because there are just sooooo many flavours! If I had to guess (and unfortunately I'm not much of a Masterchef that knows flavours like the back of my hand), it would be Raspberry, Lavender, Lemon and Lime!  My fav was the green one (I presume its Lime...)



The SWEET Mallows are super fluffy on the inside and also really soft - you really can't compare these to this typical ones you buy at the supermarket.

Next up was the English Toffee.  I absolutely love toffee and caramel so I was so excited to give these a try and boy were they yummy!!  The combination of the toffee with the chocolate and the nuts (almond I think) as superb.  The toffee was more crunchy rather than sticky so I was happy that it didn't really stick to my teeth (the usual problem when you eat toffee).



I confess - I ate the whole pack in like less than a day. It's that good.

So I'm now super excited that I've discovered this little neighbourhood gem - I live kinda close to Epping so I'll be paying a visit myself in person very soon!

You can visit their site at www.sweetness.com.au

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Now, a lot of the people that are close to me know that I'm a big fan of art (not so into contemporary art though....but that could change, who knows).

And my absolute favourite artist is Vincent Van Gogh and my absolute favourite painting is "The Cafe Terrace at Night" by guess who? Right, Van Gogh! (if you've never heard of this piece of art, I highly recommend you Google it right now!)

But I really love a lot of Van Gogh's pieces - especially the paintings with the night effects (Fun fact: "The Cafe Terrace at Night" was the first painting which Van Gogh used his "starry night" effect!).

So obviously I love "The Starry Night" by Van Gogh, which is usually regarded as his magnum opus.

And my lovely friend who knew how much I love "The Starry Night", bought me a Starry Night jigsaw puzzle for my birthday!!!!!!



It's a tiny box and when I saw that it had "1000 PIECES" I was like "oh my, how small is a piece then?!!"

And when I opened the box....there they were...a 1000 tiny jigsaw puzzle pieces........!!!!



Here's a comparison shot between a 20 cent coin and a puzzle piece:



So if I'm not blogging often, you know what I'm doing instead :P Putting this tiny 1000 piece puzzle together obviously! hehe (jks, blogging will always be a priority!)

Hopefully I'll be able to finish this in due course and then hang it up on my wall in a nice frame :D

If you're interested in purchasing some artwork jigsaw puzzles to pass time with, check out www.jigsawsdelivered.com.au for a range of jigsaw puzzles!! (although they don't seem to have "The Starry Night".....must ask my friend where this one came from! hehe)

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Lastly, for myself I bought myself a nice hand cream for my birthday :)  Since it has been so cold recently, my hands have become super cold and super dry!! :(  So I was looking around to find a nice hand cream with a nice scent because I'm quite sensitive with scents (some hand cream scents give me headaches >.<!)

After looking around the shopping precinct in Sydney CBD, I stumbled upon this wonderful hand cream by TOCCA, in Mecca Cosmetica in Myer Sydney.  It is seriously hidden because it's like on the bottom shelf near the back of Mecca so you wouldn't really notice it unless you were really wanting to look for it.

I was actually smelling the candles above it (I love candles too haha) and I saw the hand creams below and thought heyyyyyyy!



I ended up buying the Grapefruit & Cucumber scented hand cream and oh my goodness it actually smells DEVINE.  The zesty sweetness of the grapefruit goes so well with the freshness of the cucumber I sometimes feel like eating my hands haha.  The cream itself isn't too thick nor too light so it has a really smooth finish and doesn't leave your hands feeling sticky either!

So if you're looking for a reasonably priced hand cream (A$14 at Mecca) with lovely scents, check out Tocca hand creams :)

They also sell clothes and other beauty products - check them out at www.tocca.com (although they only ship to US & Canada....*cries*)

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Upcoming blog post: Buffalo Dining Club, Darlinghurst!

Stay tuned :)

D xx

Fashion Weekend outing!

Hi peeps!

For my sister's birthday I managed to get my hands on tickets to the "Fashion Weekend" (presented by SHOP til you drop) which was held at the Royal Hall of Industries in Moore Park! So we went to it on Sunday and so here is my spiel!

The ticket gave us access to the fashion show (featuring many high profile and up & coming Aussie designers) and also heaps of freebies and access to the VIP lounge :)

Basically the Hall was filled with stands of various Aussie designers with special discounts on their merchandise just for the Fashion Weekend.  Some of the designers included Ginger & Smart, Shakuhachi, bec & bridge, ksubi, camilla and marc, Shilla, White Suede, Kirrily Johnston, Little Joe Women, Nicola Finetti, Samantha Wills and the list goes on!

There was also a Napoleon Perdis stand with make-up sessions & a lash bar, a Sally Hansen nail salon and a Toni&Guy blowdry bar!

Here are some shots of the Hall from the VIP Lounge:





I have to say the best part was definitely the fashion show. We had a very good view of the models where we were sitting so it was a good way to see what the clothes looked like and also really good to see the actual fit of the clothes as well (although my figure is no way near as good as the models!)

bec & bridge





ginger & smart





Nicola Finetti





I really liked the Miss Unkon pieces - they were really girly and just so LOVELY!





LOVE this outfit!! Goes really well with the braided hair :)





Rachel Gilbert







Camilla - wasn't particularly my style..



Jets - cute, bold & sexy swimwear! must start exercising more to get myself ready for a bikini ;)





Kirrily Johnston



Talulah







Amazing how the models look so good in flat boots!!!!

So at the end of the day, I only ended up buying a Napoleon Perdis Make-up set because to be honest, it was quite difficult to try on the clothes because they had like one change room for each stand and the event was pretty packed!

Check at the different hues in this Make-Up Palette! It was only $15 (usually $39.95). 18 eyeshadows, 4 blushes and 4 lip glosses!



These are some of the freebies we got :)







Unfortunately we didn't get a chance to get our free manicure because all the spots had been booked out. I was a bit disappointed :( Oh well.

Will I go again next year? Probably not - I guess I didn't really like the whole warehouse feel of the event...thought it would be a bit more classier! I guess if they have other amazing designers next year which weren't include in this year's line up I might decide to go because some of the discounts on certain labels was just so great!! Especially because we were there on the last day, the discounts were even bigger! So only time will tell if I end up going next year :P

If you're interested, check out this year's website @ www.fashionweekend.com.au

D xx

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