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Three Years

2017-07-15T20:00:00.000-07:00

It's been 3 years.

I can't even begin to fathom where the time has gone.

It feels like yesterday when it was just you and me talking, laughing, enjoying time together.

Time is something that was taken from you. Time is something that you can't get back.

Remember the time you invited yourself to my house party?

Even though I told you not to come, you did anyway and we had the best time.

Remember the time you wanted to jump 14 meters into the ocean?

They say if a friend told you jump off a cliff, would you? For you I did.

Remember the time we were going to a costume party and you asked me what I was wearing?

After I told you, you arrived at the party in the same costume.

Remember the time you got so drunk on your eighteenth birthday?

We were lying on your bed making sure you wouldn't be sick.

Remember the time we jumped the fence of some guy's house to watch the fireworks and that dog chased us?

Luckily, we got away and had the best view of the fireworks I've ever seen.

Remember the time we saw each other in Queenstown and you gave me the biggest hug?

I never could have thought that that would be our last.

How has it already been three years? How can I live the rest of my life never seeing you again?

Everyday is another one without you.

Every July is harder.

I hate the way things are.

But there is nothing that can change it.

You are there and I am here.

That is how it has to be.

Coastal Scents Haul

2014-12-18T00:42:00.002-08:00

I recently ordered off the Coastal Scents website for the first time. The order was sparked because they were having a 50% off site wide sale and lets be honest, who could turn that down . I placed my order a few weeks ago and it arrived today (8 days to ship from America to Australia - amazing right?!).

The package arrived so beautifully presented, I was very impressed! There was bubble wrap, tissue paper a really cute pink bag, I heart makeup stickers and even a free sample! Thank you Costal Scents, don't mind if I do. I've photographed my purchases for you all to see. If you'd like a review or swatches of anything let me know and I'll attempt that after I've used the products. All prices listed are what I paid, which was half price.

All the products together - how cute is the pink bag!!

Blender brush BR-C-S09 $1.48 - Brow Brush BR-C-S14 $1.98

Brush Shampoo -$2.48

Interchangeable Palette $1.98 - 4 Eyeshadows (Hot Pots) Named Clockwise: Bronze Peach, Copper Pot, Wild Raisin, Root Beer $0.98 each

Go Pod $0.98 - Hot Pot in Tangerine Dream $0.98

Free sample - 4 Shades from the Revealed 2 Palette (unsure of names)

Thank you so much for reading this blog post, I hope you've enjoyed it and speak again soon,

Mealz xx

Two Months

2014-09-27T01:09:00.001-07:00

It's been two months since we lost you, two months without you.

I still find it hard to believe what happened, I still don't want to believe what happened.

I wish you were here, I wish I could talk to you.

I miss you, so much.

I will never forget you and I will always be thinking of you.

I love you, forever and always.

Mealz xx

Happy Birthday

2014-08-31T05:14:00.001-07:00

The following post isn't as 'happy' as the title may suggest but I wanted to post it anyway. This is a letter I wrote to my friend who recently passed away in a tragic accident. The reason I am putting this online is because I want to share it with someone and I don't feel a Facebook status is appropriate. So without further ado, here is what I wrote. This is what I'd tell my friend if he was still here.

I can’t believe it has been a month, a whole month without you. I think about you every day and I still don’t want to believe that you are gone. I feel as though you are on a holiday and are going to come back. But I know that's not true.

Today is your twentieth birthday and I know that if you were here, you would be celebrating more than anyone else. You would have had the best time, like you always did.

You were always a giver and never a taker. I want to thank you for everything you have given me, and countless others. You have helped shape me into the person I am today. For every time we spent together, I will always be grateful.

Not a day has gone by without me wishing you were still here. Wishing I could see you just one more time, have one more hug, see one more smile. For the rest of my life, I will always be thinking about you and remembering the times we shared.

You are the most amazing person I know and I don’t think anyone will ever be as great as you. You truly were individual, an inspiration and I am so sad that we won’t get to see how your life would have played out.

I know that you are up there and I know that you are looking down on us. I hope you stay with me for the rest of my life and guide me like I know you would have if you were still here.

Even after I have written all of this, today is not the day for mourning. It is a day for celebration. Celebrating your short-lived but amazing life. Yes, you were taken from us to soon but you definitely lived every day to the fullest. You made the most over every moment you had here.

In the future, I endeavour to do the same. Life every day like it’s my last. Make the most of every situation. Give more, take less. These are all things you have taught me.

Happy birthday, to you, my friend.

Life Lessons

2014-06-16T04:13:00.002-07:00

The title I have chosen isn't the exact wording I would like to use here but I can't think of how to say it better.

~ Life Lessons: lessons that one should learn in order to improve the quality of their life. ~

Now I'm not saying I know the best way to live life but for me these are some lessons I have learnt that I feel have made me a better person, made me enjoy life more and made me appreciate where I am.

With that being said, I'd like to share these 'lessons' with you.

1. Our struggles make us.
I love this metaphor - "Life is like photography - you use the negatives to develop into positives."
I read that somewhere and it really stuck with me. I think it is important to remember, if you didn't make 'that' mistake you wouldn't be where you are today. You need to learn from the past and move forward. Failing and trying again is much more interesting than getting everything right the first time.

2. Live for the little things.
The bad jokes, the sunrises and sunsets, the good coffee, the life music. These things remind us what it is to be alive. You don't always need to look at the big picture. Stop and think for a moment. Smell the roses. Enjoy where you are, right here and right now.

3. Worrying is pointless.
What ever happens, happens. Worrying isn't going to help. Although a lot of people don't share the same belief as me, I am a big believer in 'everything happens for a reason'. If something is meant to be, it will be. Worrying is a waste of time, leave it behind. Go outside and enjoy yourself. Life is to short for petty matters.

4. Happiness is a state of mind.
Happiness is not something ready made. It comes from your own actions. If you choose to be sad, you will be sad. I understand if something or someone has hurt you, you need time to vent but once that time is over, it's time to go onwards and upwards. Don't drag it out, move on, be happy :)

5. Material possessions hold you back.
I don't always believe in this one, but it is true. After living out of a suitcase for over a year, I realised I didn't really miss what I'd left behind. Obviously there are some sentimental things that are worth holding on to... but the rest, let it go!

6. Say 'yes' more than 'no'.
This is my favourite saying. If you constantly say 'no', you will never have fun. Saying 'no' holds us back. Saying 'yes' opens so many doors you never thought possible. Give it a go, say 'yes' more often.

7. Regret nothing.
Regardless of whatever you've done, you wouldn't be where you are now had you not done whatever it is that you think you regret.

8. Don't let society determine how you should live your life.
Do what you want to do and what makes you happy. It is your life so make the most of it and don't let other people tell you how to live it.

9. Life is unpredictable.
A lot will change and so will you. Learn to accept it and go with the flow. This is a thing I struggle with. I am hopeless at going with the flow. Hopefully writing it down will help.

10. Experience is the best teacher of all.
It doesn't matter how many times someone tells you something because you won't believe them until you do or see it for yourself. Again, very true, I need to experience things for myself in order to understand them.

Thank you for reading. I hope you have enjoyed this and I'll catch you in the next post!
Mealz xx

REVLON MATTE BALMS IN AUSTRALIA

2014-03-23T17:40:00.000-07:00

Yes, you did read the title correctly.

For weeks I have seen signs that say "matte and lacquer balms coming soon" and the displays have been out but empty. Well lucky for you I've been looking at Priceline, Chemist Warehouse and other places that sell Revlon almost every day and finally they have arrived!
I must say I bought mine at MYER and I haven't seeing them in any other place yet. If you remember my post back in 2012 about the just bitten kissable balm stains, I first saw those in Myer too, before anywhere else.

So for the actually exciting bit, what colours I got and swatches :)

Top to bottom: Elusive, Audacious, Unapologetic

Swatches: L-R Elusive, Audacious, Unapologetic

Arn't they beautiful! I'm so happy these have hit Australian shores! This isn't a review, I'm really just letting you know they are now available to get in store. PS Myer is having a 2 for $25 sale on all Revlon lip products and with these retailing at $17.95 each, you pretty much get the second one for $7! or you can look at it as $12.50 each. SALE ENDS MARCH 29th!

I hope you are as happy as I am about this post. Thanks for reading. Now what are you waiting for?! Go shopping!!

Mealz xx

Well that worked...

2014-03-18T18:40:00.000-07:00

The so called "great return of blogging" has worked out well, hasn't it?

It has been just over a month since my last post, well done Mealz. I do have a few good reasons as to why I've been absent. 1. I started University. 2. I moved out of home (yes for the second time). 3. I've barely had internet connection and 4. I haven't had much inspiration.

So now with those reasons out of the way, I hope you can forgive me... here is a little insight into what I've been doing.

As I said earlier, I've moved out of home into college which is Australia's equivalent of res, halls or dorms or whatever it's called in other countries. I am loving it so far. I've met a lot of people, with my year group alone having 176! The biggest intake my collage has ever seen. So yes, it is a lot of fun, a lot of the time.

I also started University for the first time, which might I add is a bit of a challenge! Being out of school and routine and working for a year was amazing at the time but when you have to come back, concentrate, read books, write things down and process information, it all becomes a bit difficult. Don't get me wrong, I'd still recommend a GAP year to anyone a million times over because I believe the experiences you gain are invaluable and so worth it it's not even funny but it does take time to get back into the 'swing of things'. I'm getting there though, slowly but surely.

And then there is the internet connection, oh the internet connection. It has been cutting in and out for the past 3 weeks. On when you don't need it and off when it's most vital to use. Let's just see if the blog post even makes it online. Anyway that is enough about that because, truly, not having internet all the time makes you bond with real people and have real conversations. So for that, I thank the internet connection for lacking as it has helped me to make friends :)

Enough of all this -- over to the lack of inspiration. What do you guys want to read about? What do you want to hear from me? I'd love any thoughts or opinions to help me make content that people enjoy.

That's all for now! catcha next time

Mealz xx

The great return to BLOGGING

2014-02-12T05:00:00.000-08:00

So I recently decided to read every blog post on my blog. Whilst reading it reminded me of how much I enjoyed posting on here and it made me miss it.

Here I am after exactly a year since my last post. Have things changed? Have I changed? Has my audience changed? Do I even still have an audience? These are the questions I consider as I type this post.

Basically I went on a gap year in 2013 (sorry for the complete lack of updates) and like all young travellers, I decided to come home as 'a new person'. Well I can tell you, I do feel different in many aspects. I feel I've grew a lot this past year and learnt a lot too. I'd say December 2013 would be the most enlightened I've ever been. And then of course, you get home and you get used to the old routine and you fall back into old habits. Now more than ever I feel like the child I left as not the adult I came home to be.

So why does this happen? Why do we fall back in routine? Why do we let ourselves change back into the person we used to be, even if we didn't like that person and thats why we changed in the first place? I don't have an answer, I wish I did. If I had the answer to those questions then I wouldn't feel how I do now. Which is completely lost, by the way.

Maybe I think returning to blogging will help me find the answer, who knows!

I've decided on here I will write about what I feel passionate about. Whether that be makeup products (like the old days) or clothes or travel or music or places or anything really. This will be a page about what I'm into, my opinion; my view on the world.

If you want to read about stuff like that then feel free.... this blog is just as much for you as it is for me.

I'll leave it there today - I hope you enjoyed this post.

Happy reading!

Mealz xx

England Update

2013-02-24T09:22:00.001-08:00

Hey Guys,

I've been a bit AWOL since coming to England but I've also been really busy. I thought I'd give you a quick update of what has been happening.

I am working at a school in England for the whole year as my GAP year. I have been here for a month now and am loving every minute of it!

So far I've visited many placed around England and I've also been all around Ireland! If you wanna know about anything else then comment below and if you want to see any videos from me then let me know that too :)

Nice to chat! Talk soon,

Mealz

Urban Decay, NYX, Bioderma and EOS in AUSTRALIA!?

2012-10-26T21:45:00.000-07:00

Yes, you read the title right, I have found all these brands in Australia! In Sydney at the China Town Friday night markets. If you live in the area, head on down every Friday for these amazing makeup brands! Stock are limited of course but they do get new products in every week so it is work checking out :)

This post is quite old and I am aware that both NYX and Bioderma are now sold in Australia. Hopefully Urban Decay will follow with the rumoured launch of SEPHORA in Sydney later in 2014!!!

What I bought

EOS lip balm in passion fruit - $8

NYX Jumbo Pencil in Milk

NYX Round Lipstick in Pink Lyric

Photos of the stall (sorry it was late at night so lighting isn't the best) :

LUSH VIP Event

2012-10-25T01:27:00.000-07:00

On the 24th of October, I was lucky enough to be invited to the first ever Lush VIP event at the Bondi Junction store! It was an amazing night and I am so grateful to have been a part of it. The purpose of the night was to introduce the Christmas range for 2012. They have a lot of new products as well as some old favourites.

Recap of the night:

When we arrived we were given a name tag and some fresh drinks bassed on some of the lush scents. One drink tasted like the new shower gel Ponche, minus the tequila shot and another tasted like cinders bath bomb with popping candy. They also had gingerbread men and fruit kebabs.

They had a few games going on as well. One being the pop corn game. It was a race between two people and you had to use a straw to take as popcorns from the bucket into a bag on the wall in 30 seconds.

We also had a bubble off using the new Captain Bubblebeard Bubble bar and the Magic Wand. There were two jugs of water and you had to make more bubbles than they other person in 30 seconds.

They also had a big cylinder
of soap and you had to guess
how much it weighed. If you
were the closest, you won a
chunk of soap. It weighed 3.4kg,
I guessed 3.6kg, so close but
someone else said 3.3kg! oh well!

Then there was the maraca song. They hid two maracas around the store and when the maraca song came on, you had to search for the maraca and if you found it, you had to dance to claim your price.

They were also doing facials, I got one using the new Let the good times roll cleanser which smells amazing might I add! If there is a Lush near you, you need to smell it!

me getting ma facial done!

smells so good!

Overall it was great night and a whole lot of fun! I've included a few pictures down below for your enjoyment!

The lovely staff at Lush Bondi!

Isabel Marant Wedge Sneakers Dupe!

2012-10-22T04:48:00.005-07:00

Hey Guys, I went shopping recently and came across these shoes. The reminded me so much of the Isabel Marant Wedge Sneakers. Now, I'm not really a fan of high heeled sneakers but being so short, I was up to try something new and the best part, these dupes were $5! 5 BUCKS!? I thought it was a joke considering the real ones are about $550!

Since I can never turn up a deal, I bought these shoes. Of course they arn't real leather or suede but they look pretty close to the originals. I picked mine up from Rubi's Shoes on clearance, so get down there soon if you are into this sort of shoe!

Here is a link to buy the real ones online: http://www.shopisabelmarant.co.uk/isabel-marant-bekett-sneakers/35-isabel-marant-bekett-leather-and-suede-sneakers-black-white.html

Real ones:

Replicas:

Mealz xx

REVLON Just Bitten Kissable Balm Stain in AUSTRALIA!

2012-10-21T21:06:00.002-07:00

I was walking through Myer today (22nd October) when I came across the Revlon stand and saw this:

I got so excited that I had to take a picture of it right away! They didn't have a price, nor were there any to buy and the display isn't even full! But still, I was excited so I decided to go to Priceline to see if they had them in stock.

At Priceline I found this sign:

On the floor they had a box full of them! and then this chart of where they would fit on the shelf. I have a feeling they may be for sale tomorrow because the new Priceline catalouge comes out tomorrow and the products were on the floor (in a box) ready to be put on the shelves!

Get excited and keep your eyes peeled! Let me know if you see them at your local Priceline. I'll let you know the price of these as soon as I know!

Thanks for reading, I hope your as excited as I am! Mealz xx

September Favourites

2012-10-03T06:53:00.001-07:00

I've decided that because I never have time to post a video with my favourites, I'm going to make a blog post once a month! I will choose 10 of my favourite things for the month, beauty related or not. I hope ya'll enjoy this as the start of many favourites posts!

This month's LOVES:
1. Maybeline Age Rewind Concealer in Fair/ Clair

I loooove this concealer ! I use it literally every single day under my eyes. It has great coverage and fantastic staying power! You can pick this one up for $19 at priceline or $5 at pulse pharmacy (on sale). I'd check out your closest pulse pharmacy if I were you!
Click here to buy online: http://www.priceline.com.au/index.php/sitemap-import/cosmetics/face/concealer/instant-age-rewindandreg-eraser-concealer-5.9-ml

2. Natio Pressed Powder in Soft Tan

This product is the goods! I also use it every day, over the top of my concealer. It covers really well and lasts for ages!
I picked it up for $2 in a Priceline clearance sale but it retails for $18.95. Defs worth it!!
Give it a go: http://www.priceline.com.au/index.php/sitemap-import/cosmetics/face/powder/pressed-powder-15.0-g

3. Maybeline Baby Lips in berry, mango and menthol
I found a picture of all the flavours and I'm happy to say I own them all and I love them! My favourites this month have been (l-r) 2nd, 4th, 7th and 9th. I usually have one in my handbag, pencil case and a pocket of whatever I'm wearing. I use the tinted one in the morning before I go out for the day!

click here: http://www.priceline.com.au/index.php/sitemap-import/skincare/lip-care/balms/baby-lips-spf-20-4.0-g
they retail for $4 each but they are always on sale!

4. Pink Travalo with Taylor Swift's Wonderstruck

I carry this around with me every where. If it's not in my pocket, it will be in my handbag. Travalo is literally so convenient. Also Talyor Swift's Wonderstruck is the goods! It smells so amazing and had all my friends wondering what it is. Please just get one these, you won't regret it.
http://www.travalo.com/store/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=3751

It's $22 in Australia, a bit pricey but totally worth it!
You can get it a Perfume Connection and apparently Myer but I've never seen it there.

5. Wet 'n' Wild Walking on Egg Shells eye shadow palette

I was sent this by MakeupByNarvy on youtube and I just love it! It is amazing and defs worth the hype. If you can get your hands on this I would! It's beautiful for every day and can be build up for a night look too. This is a very versatile palette and very cheap in the States :)

http://wnwbeauty.com/

6. Fruit Smoothies

Fruit Smoothies are so yummy! I've had one every morning for the past two weeks. I've made up my own recipe which isn't very complicated but it does taste delicious! I made a blog post about it but since then I've changed what I put in it and it tastes way better now. Let me know if you want to see how I make it now :)

http://mealzbeauty.blogspot.com.au/2012/09/sunday-morning-smoothie.html

7. IMATS

IMATS this year was amazingg!!! I literally had the best day I've had in ages! Instead of rambling about my day, I will leave you with a few photos. Photo Credit: Shellbarbie, Jordysbeautyspot, Ash4makeup and me !

My IMATS Haul with Maddie!

8. The Beauty Department is an amazing website. Every day they post new makeup tutorials, hair tutorials, fashion tips etc. Everything you could possibly want to know in one place! The best part is, it's all free! Bookmark this website, it's so good :)
http://thebeautydepartment.com/makeup/

9. Instagram
Who doesn't love Instagram? It's pretty self explanatory how good this app is. If you don't have it, you need to get it, enough said. Here are some photos I've been taking....

10. Temple Run
So so addictive! Once you start, you can't stop.
You've been warned! Haha just kidding, its a lot of fun :)

hope ya'll enjoyed this new segment to my blog!

see you again soon,
Mealz xx

Going Somewhere?

2012-09-22T21:44:00.001-07:00

My Momentary Leave of Absence....

This is where I'll be for the next for days, my paradise. I hope ya'll don't mind my leaving but I need a few days break just to recharge. Plus there is no internet where I'm going! I'll be gone from Sunday to Thursday with no internet, so excuse me when I don't reply to comments or messages. I will talk to you on Thursday :)

Oh, I almost forgot IMATS is this weekend!!! Are you going?

Here are some pictures from last year....

Mealz xx

My favourite Songs of the Moment!

2012-09-19T00:25:00.003-07:00

I know music has nothing to do with beauty but I've decided on this blog I'm going to share with you things I'm loving in the moment or things that are close to my heart.

As most of you might know, I recently finished school and I still can't believe it, I don't think its going to hit me for a while. Even though I know it's done, I still feel some how I'm going to be back in lessons and having lunch in the playground with my friends after the holiday break. I really don't know how I'll feel about school being done until after my last HSC exam in November and then going out into the big, real world next year!
It's a scary thought if you ask me!

Enough of what I'm thinking, this isn't suposed to be like a diary. It is supposed to be somewhere that I can share makeup tips, good bargins in Sydney or even things I loove and would recommend you try.

So without further ado here are my 5 favourite songs to do with graduation and finishing school...

The first one is called High by Lighthouse Family. I know, not really to do with school but if you're in my year, you'd know that this is one we like to sing all together. It's such a happy song to sing and belt out the high notes like nobody's listening I must say, I'm quite tone deaf but when your surrounded by your friends and you're all singing off key, it just makes everything so much more fun :)

soure: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fm0eqPJwQDo

The next one is called Dancing in the Moonlight by Toploader. I looove this one! I remember on our last day of lessons... at 330pm when the bell went there was a loud roar from every direction in the school. All the year 12's ran to outside the library (a big open space) and there was a huge speaker there and someone put this song on. We all got in a massive circle (90 of us) and sang this at the top of our lungs. It was such a happy and memorable moment.

source: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ckw4okeUzxE

This one is a classic and I'm sure you all know it. I had to include this one because it's made especially for graduation. It's called Graduation by Vitamin C. Enjoy....

source: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0HDM3eYp4KQ

I'd never heard this song before the other day. It's called End of an Era Part II/The Last Call OBatR. It really suits what we are going though. If you read the lyrics, it's like it's made for us finishing, I love it. It's such a sweet song :)

source: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HwfqEBwmbqE

Oh and one more, I just had to add this in. This is an original song by Madilyn Bailey called In These Halls and I used it in my Cairns video where I went to the Great Barrier Reef and the Banana farm. I've also featured it in my graduation OOTN. This song is just amazing and I love it. The only thing is in America high school is 4 years but in Australia it's 6 years (so when you hear the lyrics pretend she says 6 years)

source: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OjaPn1AoFnk

At my school, our favourite thing to do in year 12 is have music blasting, sing like no one is listening and dance like no one is watching. The amount of dance parties that we had this year is just amazing. I know some people don't find that exciting or fun, but to me those days made my year 12 special. Those days make me so happy and I will cherish all the memories forever.

Thanks for reading, I hope you guys enjoyed seeing what's on my mind. These are great songs so give them all a listen!

I'll see you again soon

Mealz xx

Rebecca Minkoff Mini Mac Dupe!

2012-09-08T18:41:00.000-07:00

Does this look familiar to you? I know right, you think this is by Rebecca Minkoff... but in actual fact it is a complete replica by Miss Shop. I was in Myer the other day when I saw this and I almost freaked out because I was so excited to see this bag for only $AU34.95 !! compared with the genuine bag being $US195. The major difference is that the Myer bag isn't genuine leather. But if you are just looking at them, the look basically identical! The Minkoff bag is pictured below.

If your in Australia, you can by the Miss Shop bag online here or in Myer stores.

Happy shopping :)

Mealz xx

Sunday Morning Smoothie

2012-09-01T19:53:00.001-07:00

You've just woken up, it's a Sunday morning and you don't feel like breakfast but you want something healthy to kickstart your day, am I right?

Well I'm not sure about you but thats what I think on Sunday morning!

So today I thought I'd share with you my secret recipe which helps me get out of bed and into the kitchen to make this delicious, sweet treat.

Firstly you're going to need ingredients:

1 x Banana

2 or 3 x Strawberries

1 x Cup of ice

2 table spoons of Yoghurt (preferably berry or vanilla flavour)

3/4 cup of low - fat milk

A drizzle of vanilla essence

Step 1:

Cut up your strawberries and banana.

Depending on which fruit you want to have stronger flavour, cut up more of that one. Here I've cut up 2 strawberries and half a banana. Later I decided to use the whole banana because the yoghurt I used was berry flavoured and therefore made the berry flavour stronger than I wanted.

Step 2:

Put the Milk in the blender.

If your making this for yourself, 3/4 of a cup of milk should be enough. If your making it for more people then add more milk as required.

Step 3:

Add the Yoghurt

Add the fruit, and vanilla

Step 4:

blend it all together (add ice as needed)

Pour it in a cup, chuck in a straw, and you're done!

I hope ya'll enjoyed this, see you again really soon :)

Mealz xx

Haulidays !

2012-08-18T20:25:00.001-07:00

I did a little bit of shopping last week and I wanted to show you what I bought...

Miss Shop Nail Polish - $7.95 AU

Adoring Aiden - Pick Me Niall

Natio Pressed Powder - $2 AU - Priceline Bargin!

Soft Tan

Miss Shop - $25 AU

On sale for $15 AU ! bargin!

Tattoo Leotard

Revlon Lip Butter - Creamesicle

Heavily swatched - shows how sheer it is

colour in the tube - $10 Priceline sale! (2 for 1 deal)

Hope you enjoyed! Thanks for reading, and see you again soon.

Mealz xx

Pastel Nails

2012-08-11T22:00:00.002-07:00

I know, another nail post, I've been into changing my nail colour lately and especially using pastel colours! As I said in my last post I was on the hunt for the perfect pastel purple (bit of alliteration for you there) and then when I was shopping the other day I found a sky blue and mint green colour. This is my 4 different nail colour looks. I hope you enjoy it!

direct sunlight

indirect sunlight

polishes used (left-right) - OPI Pink Friday, Miss Shop Adoring Aiden, Miss Shop Pick me Niall and Mode Cosmetics Gorg

All these colours are the same in terms of opaqueness. I've found that across all 3 brands, the first coat is sheer and streaky but by the time you build it up to 3/4 thin coats it looks very opaque as pictured above. They all apply very smoothly and leave a great finish to your nails. When used with the Essence top coat, they don't chip until about 3 days of wear.

OPI in Australia costs around $20 per bottle, the Miss Shop nail polishes are quite new and cost around $8 while Mode cosmetics only cost $2 a bottle! I can honestly say that the formula/ how it applies/ lasting time doesn't vary that much between these companies... so to be honest you dont need to rush out and buy OPI, just try these cheaper, alternative brands to stay on trend this spring! I think you'll be pleasantly surprised with the results.

Thanks for reading, speak to you soon!
Mealz xx

Nails for the weekend!

2012-08-10T03:38:00.003-07:00

Hey guys,
If you watched my most recent haul video, I was wearing an OPI nail polish that I'd borrowed from a friend. Since it was in a mini bottle, I thought that I wouldn't be able to figure out the name. Because I loved this pastel purple colour so much, I decided to have a hunt to figure out the name. I searched every OPI purple colour in the permanent range and limited edition collections. Finally I found it, it's from the Shrek collection (when the 4th movie came out) and it's called Rumples Wiggin'. It's so hard to find it anywhere because it was a few years ago, so I tried to find a dupe.

At the time I decided the colour "Do you lilc it?" was the most similar. It seemed like the lightest purple shade at David Jones, so i bought it on a whim. Turns out it is nothing like Rumples Wiggin' but none the less a very nice colour. For this weekend, I've put it on my left hand as pictured below.

Three coats of polish

So my next mission was to find a closer colour to Rumples Wiggin'. I searched high and low and eventually came across this brand called "Mode Cosmetics" I'd never seen nor even heard of them before. But their polish is $2 a bottle and I thought to myself I have nothing to loose here. I found the colour pictured below and it is called Gorg. It is pretty similar from memory to Rumples Wiggin' but you can definitely see no where near Do you lilac it? !! Anyway, for $2, it applies quite nicely, lasts a few days, without chipping but with a good top coat! I quite like it and definitely worth the money! OPI is $20 a bottle in AUS. If only they'd move the decimal place once space to the right! (then they would be the same price)

Here is a comparison on the 2 bottles side by side and then my nails side by side:

Hope you all enjoyed these nail colours and found it interesting on my journey to find the right colour!
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speak to you soon,
mealz xx

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Travalo is the best!

2012-08-05T04:54:00.001-07:00

Hi guys,

Now that I have the blogger app on my phone, it's much quicker and easier to blog things on the go.

A few weeks ago the travalo I had broke. Now if you don't know what I mean basically whenever I'd pump perfume into it it would just leak back out. I then emailed the company and was very surprised to get such a positive response.

They sent me 3 brand new ones which are pictured below. It is amazing how kind travalo was/is to send me their products free of charge! I am do impressed with the customer service at travalo and I highly recommend if you have any problems to contact them directly.

Once again, thank you so much to the team at travalo! You guys ( especially Keira) are amazing! I will definitely be sure to buy more of these as I need them :)

Mealz xx

Revlon Whipped foundation

2012-08-05T04:46:00.001-07:00

When I went to Priceline the other day I saw the new Revlon Whipped foundation. I was so shocked to see it here this quickly after the American release. It's given me hope that the just bitten kissable balm stains may be arriving soon, not to sure though!

The price is around $34 which is quite pricey. I haven't bought it yet but the testers seemed quite nice and one of the colours matched me perfectly. There were about 8 shades in Priceline.

So what do you all think? Will you try it out and is it worth the money? Leave your thoughts below and I will let you know if I decide to purchase it.

Thanks for reading, see you again soon!

Mealz xx

Review: Schwarzkopf extra care hair repair

2012-08-04T19:49:00.001-07:00

Hey Guys, this is my first review on my new blog.

I decided to share a first impression of Schwarzkopf's new hair care line. Its called "Extra Care Hair Repair". These products are supposed to be innovative with the 3 times liquid keratin.

It claims to re-build your hair structure for up to 95% less breakage when all 4 products are used in conjunction with each other. It also says "the new formula with liquid keratin precisely repairs hair damage and refills gaps in the hair cuticle."

What is keratin? you may ask... well keratin is naturally in your hair and is what makes it grow. A lack of keratin means minimal hair growth and dry/ split ends. Basically this product is supposed to repair your damaged hair by restoring the natural keratin so that it will be healthy and grow.

For starters, I bought the leave in conditioner about a week ago, and then out of the blue Priceline gave me a free sample of the other 3 products in the line. So today, I decided to try them all out and see what difference they could make to my hair.

Step 1 is the shampoo. It tells you to massage it into wet hair and rinse thoroughly. When I first opened the sachet, the first thing I noticed was the smell, to me it smells like some type of nut and a hint of vanilla, which was of putting because I'm allergic to all nuts. Never the less, I still used it and was quite surprised as to how clean my hair felt after rinsing it out.

The next step was to condition. I massaged it into the ends only, left it for a few seconds and then washed it out. My hair felt so soft after this and it was really moisturising. The conditioner smells the same as the shampoo.

Now for step three, the treatment. It claims to be an anti damage mask, which so far I can't say if that is true after one use. It says leave it on for 1 minute and use it 2/3 times per week. Seeing as the sachet is so small, I can only use it once but I did leave it on for a full minute. And if I'm being honest, I can't remember the last time my hair felt this soft! It is so nice and I really enjoyed this product. The smell is nicer than the shampoo and conditioner.

Lastly, this product is leave in conditioner. I bought this because I really wanted to try a leave in conditioner and this was the only one in my local Franklins. So I picked it up, on a limb and I actually really like it! I've been using it prior to trying the other samples and it worked find. But can I tell you that using it together with the other 3 has made my hair feel so soft, clean and healthy! I really do like this. When your using it, it has 2 separate layers (left picture) and then you need to shake it so the layers mix (right picture).

Overall, after one use of the step 1- 3 products I quite enjoy them. The only off putting thing for me is the scent, maybe that might be something you like! Another thing is that lately I've been trying organic shampoos, without all the bad chemicals and it really has made a difference. I'm not to sure of the exact ingredients here, but if there is no sodium laurenth sulfate and other petrochemicals, I am definitely considering buying the full sized products. I will let you know if my first impressions change or if they stay the same!

I hope you guys enjoyed my first review and look forward to many more in the near future!

thanks for reading,

Mealz xx