taryn k.

Clearly my daughter is, in fact, my daughter since she seemed to quite enjoy the shopping experience. She sat up in her pram, quite happy looking around for the first half an hour and for the second half, she just went to sleep. Not a peep was heard from her! This made for a happy mummy.

Maybelline Colour Tattoo in 25 Bad To The Bronze. I was actually looking for those lip crayon things when I went into Priceline, but I couldn't find them. Perhaps they have not yet been released in Australia? At any rate, I'd been meaning to check out the Colour Tattoos for a little while, so I picked up this one - apparently it looks like Rubenesque Paint Pot from MAC, but I don't own that so I can't really comment.

What I can comment on is the fact that this product is damn long lasting! I swatched this at around 1pm today, forgot about it and went about my business, had a shower (utilised my bar of soap) AND IT IS STILL THERE. Impressive. I'm very excited to try this on the actual eyelid (as is the intended application) tomorrow.

I also grabbed a refill of the Loreal Telescopic Mascara - this is the Clean Definition version, which I use for my lower lashes and have done for the past three years. I'm not a fan of this mascara for my upper lashes as if doesn't give a very full effect (not that the product claims to do such a thing, so that's by no means a fail or anything).

Not sure when I'll use this home colour cream, but if I feel like darkening my hair on a whim, I am now fully armed and capable. There;s no reason I selected this particular brand, I just liked the colour the best.

Ooh, prettttty. The triangle and the heart ring were only $4.00 each - bargain!! The pink stone ring was around the $10.00 mark, so I was a happy chappy. There were quite a few nice, trendy pieces in Diva at the moment, I might pop back in a couple of weeks for some wristwear :)

And lastly, a couple tops from CottonOn. Nothing too flash, but I don't currently have a loose fitting white t-shirt (and that's a basic, so it's practically a sin not to own one) and the maroon knit was only $10, so really, it would be silly to pass that up. Eh, who needs excuses, I haven't purchased new clothes in around nine months!

Today was a proper spring day - a bit warmer than 20C, light breeze, sunshine all day. Loved it. Joe and I went to breakfast at a nearby restuarant (where I had an amazing gourmet Eggs Benedict but questionable service), then ran some errands, watched the football at my parents', then came home.

I got to pull out a dress and bare legs. Some iPhone snaps I took while waiting for Joe in the car during the errands portion of the day. Excuse the scratches on my hand - my cat and I had a minor disagreement.

Nothing new here, but I don't think I've shown you the anorak of the booties before. Anorak is from Cotton On at the beginning of winter - I've barely worn it since it is quite light, but today was perfect for it. The boots are some of my favourites, but I hardly ever wear them either. They somehow don't seem to fit into my wardrobe as well as I thought they would. I got them as a birthday present to myself last year.

Happy weekend to you all! We're having a quiet night in tonight; Joe is running the City to Surf 12k run tomorrow morning and has to get up at the crack of dawn - 5am. It's only just gone 9pm and he's already asleep on the couch - has been for at least half an hour, bless.

I've spent the evening smiling at all my purchases from today. Most of these were technically birthday presents since I used my gift cards and vouchers for most things.

Firstly, my morning was spent doing laundry and catching up on my favourite magazines:-

First up we have my purchases from Diva. Usually, I would spend my money on rings, since they usually have a wide range, but today I felt like I couldn't find anything unique to what I already own.

I 'splurged' a little on this necklace - I say splurge because I never really spend more than $10 on one item at Diva - it was $20, and I love it. I love turquoise jewellery, but don't really own any. I think this will be perfect with white and coral during summer.

I've been obsessed with big, chunky statement rings for so long now, they seem to be losing their appeal to me. So when I saw these dainty little things, I knew immediately they would be mine. $3.00 a piece. Not even marked down. Total steal.

This little bracelet was a last minute purchase I grabbed at the counter. I don't own a lot of wristwear that I actually like, but this reminded me of summer as well.

My trip to Priceline wasn't particularly exciting today. I really just went to get a new bottle of the Benzac cleanser I've been using lately. I've been slacking a little lately with my skin care routine, but have recently bought a Sirius Beauty Skinsonic (which I'll review after a couple of weeks of use) and have been enjoying using this cleanser with is. I've been breaking out lately, so hopefully this will get my skin back on track.

The tea tree oil is a hopeful purchase - I'm a bit naughty with my spot, I tend to squeeze and prod them, which is obviously not so good. I'm hoping the tea tree gel will help stop the bacteria from spreading :(

I also picked up this bronzer since the Bourjois one turned out to be a massive fail. Broke me out after two uses. I didn't even really like the colour against my skin tone, and I hated the small amount of shimmer. Smelled yum though, I'll give it that.

I haven't worn this yet, but there is no fragrance, so fingers crossed that means it won't break me out. It's also completely matte. Excellent. I already have all the shiny-ness I'll ever need.

Also picked up a refill of my Clinique Anti-Blemish Solutions foundation. I freakin' love this stuff. I find this is one of the only foundations I've tried that doesn't break me out. Could that be due to the fact it claims to reduce blemishes? Who knows. Apparently it contain salicylic acid - pour it on me!

The formula is medium coverage, which would probably build to full coverage if you so wanted it that way, stays on all day and - here's the best part - stays MATTE all day.

I am an incredible oily little person. I hate it, but it's true. I have oily hair and an oily face. But somehow, miraculously, this little beauty keeps the oil at bay. I don't even need a setting powder.

I only got two pieces of clothing - I tried on so much, but nothing was really doing it for me. I suppose it's that weird in-between weather - do I go for winter clothes, or do I go for summer clothes?

Both these items are from Sportsgirl and I LOVE them both.

This knit dress looks completely hideous hanging here, but I promise, it has the most flattering shape. Love the tones of the beige and coral. And LOVE the flared sleeves.

The camera hasn't picked up the brightness of this amazing skirt. In reality it's a striking neon pink. The classic shape keeps it from being too loud - the hem falls mid-calf,pleats are flatteringly small and the material is semi-sheer (thankfully there is a slip underneath).

On another note, my mum and dad picked up this mascara for me from duty-free on their way to Bali last week. I've been using it since last Saturday, and am finding it quite similar to my beloved Helena Rubenstein Lash Queen.

I think that's probably enough out of me for one night. Hopefully, I'll be back tomorrow with a Nail File - I've got a few colours to catch you up on. Oh, and I saw Essie's Bahama Mama today in store - how amazing is it? Will definitely be a part of my next order.

My one negative is that this is my third day wearing it and you can see the tips have already begun to wear off. I have a couple of chips on the other hand as well. So not really a good long term polish, it's better suited when you change up your polish every couple of days.

In other news, I bought this AMAZEBALLS ring the other day.

How much do you think it cost me? Go on, guess.

Here, I'll give you some room to guess.

It cost me $3. THREE DOLLARS PEOPLE! From Diva. Now, granted, it actually fell right apart as soon as I removed it from the packaging, but that is nothing a little bit of superglue can't fix! I am so in love - I can see myself wearing this to death. I don't even know if it's still available, since I got it from an outlet store, and it was on sale there. It's not on their website either, but they don't usually have all that much available on there.

I'm just killing time now before I go pick up my husband from the airport, so I might post something else later on. Who knows? I'm in a blogging mood.

Weee, I'm on holidays again! Yesterday was my obligatory first-day-of-holidays flop around lazy day, and today was my obligatory holiday shopping day. I didn't really get too much today, but this is what I've picked up over the past few weeks.

Bloom lipgloss in Gypsy, Loreal Telescopic in Carbon Black, Loreal Super Line felt tip liquid liner in Silver Black, Bloom concealer, Batiste Dry Shampoo in Diva, Bloom Thirst Quencher Vitamin E Body Cream, Chi Chi polish in Disco Diva, Manicare Glam Nails top coat in Ice Ice Baby, Bourjois bronzer, Red Earth blush in Cherry Blossom.

I've had the bronzer for a couple of weeks - everyone was raving about it, and my old one had just run out so it seemed like a good idea at the time. I'll admit, it is a nice colour and the scent is delicious, but I'm pretty sure it has been making me break out. I'm assuming it's the scent. Sadface.

The nail polish is gorgeous - I'll have to do a swatch soon to show you, I can't explain it. I wore it to my sisters Winter Wonderland themed birthday party and it was perfect. Looked like ice.

I haven't really had a chance to try out much of anything else, but I'll let you know as we go along. I'm looking forward to the blush :)

I've been obsessed with sideways crosses for a little while now and had been looking for a double ring with the design in gold. Found this is Sportsgirl today, and decided to grab a matching bracelet too :)

I love this shirt - I've recently realised I'm quite partial to white button down shirt. This one is by Bardot, is sheer, with cuffed sleeves and slightly military. What's not to love?

And finally, a pretty pink t-shirt. I can't believe that I'm such a girly-girl, but I don't - and I don't think I have ever - own a pink t-shirt. I love this one from Sportsgirl, mostly because of the little knot. Now I can't wait for summer to come back around so I can wear it with denim cut offs!

Isn't it pretty? And look - it has a heart on top!!

Sadly, it is already sold out on Net-A-Porter and is GBP160.87. A little out of my price range for fashion jewellery, so it'll have to stay on my coveting list forever. Ah well, I still like looking at it :)

Day five is whatever tickles your fancy - yay! So I'm going to do a haul. I feel like I haven't done a haul in soooooooo long - and I haven't, since I was on the spending ban. These purchases were from my first shopping trip after the ban was lifted. I didn't end up getting as much as I was expecting. It was weird - I think being forced to not make purchases frivolously made me think harder about what I really wanted. I think I've defined my sense of style a little more over the last couple of months.

My first port of call when I arrived at the shopping centre was the Chanel counter. My intention was to try out and hopefully purchase the Vitalumiere Aqua foundation. The counter assistant was out at lunch, so I played around with the shade myself. And I really wasn't very excited about the Aqua formula. I'd heard so many great things about it, but when I swatched it, it felt a little blah. So I tried out their other formulas and eventually settled on this - the Mat Lumiere in Cendre no. 30. I've been wearing it a few weeks now and while I like some things about it - the pump top, the scent (like roses!) and the initial application - I'm not liking it as much as the Clinique Anti-Blemish Solutions foundation. It doesn't stay matte enough for my skin-type, despite what the name suggests. Ah well. You win some, you lose some.

The lipstick is Revlon Stormy Pink no. 011, a matte finish. This was inspired by the Candy Yum Yum lipstick MAC brought out in the Quite Cute collection. It's not as neon, but I think the basic gist is there. I've been wearing it a lot lately, I like the pop of colour against the autumnal palettes I've been wearing lately.

These jewellery items are from Forever New. The ring stack was inspired by the gorgeous set that Lisa Eldridge wears often in her videos. They're a size too large for me, so I've been changing out the plain 'love' band with another from a different set of rings that is a little tight on me, to keep them from slipping around.

The earrings were probably my second most exciting purchase of the day. I've got really small ears, but I love that large, vintage inspired studs look that Whitney Port was wearing a lot of in part one of The City - these are the perfect size, and I LOVE the colour of the stones. I've received a few compliments on these already, so really a good buy.

This scarf was on the sale rack (and then marked down further when I took it to the counter!), and I just loved the pastel print and the softness of the material. Such a feminine piece. Most of my scarves had skulls and crossbones or animal print or are grey and darks, so this is a nice, different, addition to my collection. I've been loving pairing it with my khaki anorak.

I've got a couple more purchases from this trip to share, but for some reason my photos won't upload. Ah well, something to look forward to posting later - including my absolute favourite buy.

I'll probably end up posting a couple of posts tomorrow - I've got an OOTD from today to post, but for now, I just gotta go watch Glee!! Talk to you soon :)

Okay, innocently browsing the net on a Saturday night, catching up on blogs, looking for interior design inspiration, checking my emails. Opened up my Sportsgirl e-newsletter and - bam! - fell in love. I am loving the new jewellery collection by Lola and Bailey for Sportsgirl. But it's pretty much all sold out online. Sadface. The geometric design and colours remind me of some of the pieces I've been loving on Jewelmint lately (but can't have since I don't live in the US).

Okay, so I left out three pieces. They're all my favourite alright! I wonder if there will be anything left in the shops by the time my self-imposed shopping ban is over. I've not very optimistic.