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Swatches & Review of Makeup Geek Eyeshadows (video)

2015-03-16T23:35:00.001-07:00

Hey lovelies

I have a new video up on my Youtube channel! Its swatches of some Makeup Geek eyeshadow that I just got, as well as some mini explanations/ reviews of each one. (https://youtu.be/de5mvPbUMcU)

I'm absolutely in love with the eyeshadows; they're so pigmented and easy to apply and blend. I still can't believe how amazing they are for the price! Such a great bargain, I would definitely recommend you all go online and get some!

I'm pretty sure the only place you can buy them is on their website (http://www.makeupgeek.com/store/).

I'm usually deterred by any online store that has shipping costs, but I had heard soo much hype about the Makeup Geek products that I overlooked the shipping fee and went for it anyway! If you're like me (stingy!) and you hate paying for postage, so don't know if you should commit to a Makeup Geek purchase - I would 100% recommend going for it! They really are such a beautiful product, especially for the price, and the range of colours available is ample.

If you're interested, I spent $151AUD in my order and my shipping and handling came to $21.50AUD. If you're not from the US don't forget to take note that all the prices on the site are in USD. It'll save you a shock when you get to the payment section and your total makes a large leap upwards :P

Don't forget to check out my Youtube video, I'd love your support :)
Please give it a thumbs up if you enjoy it, and even subscribe to my channel if you're feeling generous!

Love,
Bec

Going to Europe | New Youtube Channel

2014-03-27T06:58:00.001-07:00

Well hello there!
It has been far too long since I've blogged, but I think I'll start to get back into it.

My boyfriend, Jake, and I are going to Europe on the 31st May for 3-4 months, which is super exciting! So we have decided to make a Youtube channel to document our trip. We'll be doing some lead up videos and then some vlogging while we're there, as well as some mini reviews of different places we visit.

Anyway, we've uploaded our first video to our Youtube channel, which is called Alice and Errol (our middle names), so give it a watch if you're interested :)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A8UruNTR5hw

xx
Bec

January Purchases

2013-01-08T05:07:00.003-08:00

Yesterday and today I made a few purchases, because I was casually browsing online clothing stores just for fun and I didn't see anything at all that I liked. I then went on Sabo Skirt and found so many things I liked that were all reasonably priced, so I thought I better snap some up because they always sell out super fast. I got two two playsuits and one dress from Sabo Skirt, all of them were $52. I also got an upper knuckle ring from Sabo Skirt for $3, and some flatforms from Princess Polly that were $70. I was pretty reluctant about all the purchases because I spent A LOT of money. I'll probably be upset at myself for buying them all later but when they arrive hopefully they're all nice enough to make me happy with my purchases :D Anyway, these are my purchases:

December 2012, Christmas, New Years and 2013

2013-01-06T23:04:00.004-08:00

Well, I haven't posted in a REALLY long time so I have a lot to post. I'm not sure why I haven't posted lately, I think I just got a bit bored of it, but I'm back, who knows for how long. I can't quite remember what I've posted about and what I've bought/ received since last posting, so I may miss a few things. I haven't taken photos of any of my items but I've tried to find them online. A lot of the sites don't have photos in the same colour as I bought the clothes in any more, so you'll just have to use your imagination :P So, for Christmas I got this cute dragonfly print skirt, because I haven't been loving any of the skirts I have recently but wanted to get back into wearing skirts. It's from ASOS and cost $27.20.

I got this dress in cream, but the photo seems to have disappeared, I wanted a dress that didn't have a high neckline because most of mine do, and I liked the little cut out at the back as well. I wore this one on New Years Eve, its also from ASOS and cost $25 (bargain!).

I got this dress in red as my Christmas dress, and as soon as it arrived I went back online and bought it in black as well. Its super comfortable and I love the neckline. The straps are a little long, but that's probably just because I'm short, I might have to shorten them a bit if it gets too annoying or looks silly. Its also from ASOS and cost $17 (another bargain!!).

I saw this playsuit on someone in a photo and fell in love, so I tracked it down and bought it. I plan on wearing it with a gold plate belt I bought recently. I don't own anything with mesh so I was a bit nervous about buying it, and also because it looks super short in the photos, but after it arrived I was still in love. I'll be wearing it for the first time this weekend and I'm really excited! Also you don't have to wear a bra with it which is a total plus in my books, in fact, you don't have to wear a bra with any of the dresses in this post :P This one was $46.18 from Nasty Gal.

I got these shorts at the start of summer because I wanted some shorts that were longer than the mini shorts that cover the shops. I find it so difficult to find nice shorts that are super short, but I absolutely love these ones. They're so incredibly comfortable and I love the bright colours. They were $50 from Princess Polly.

I was looking for some nice sandals for summer as I didn't really have any, and found these for $50 on Princess Polly and really liked them. After deciding to buy them I realised they had sold out of my size, so I continued to search the Internet until I found somewhere else that sold them. I then found them on Boohoo.com in my size for only $39!

The other things I've bought I can't find online any more so I may take some photos of them soon if I have some free time. I've just started a new job, as well as keeping my old job nannying. I don't start uni until the end of February so I'm happy about that! As always I'm doing my best to save so I'm really trying to not buy anything. I sound like a broken record with that line and then continue to post my purchases so we'll see how I go.

Rainbow Layer Cake

2012-10-28T22:51:00.000-07:00

I haven't posted in a while, and even now this post isn't going to be fashion related. I'm trying super hard to save so I haven't really bought anything in a while; except some Ralph Lauren shorts that were reduced by $70 on ASOS, but they haven't arrived yet. It was my birthday last week so I got lots of clothes then, which I will get around to photographing after this semester of uni is over and exams are finished.

Anyway, I'm making this post because Jake and I made a cake yesterday and I'm so impressed with the turn out I thought I'd share! I didn't have a cake on my birthday and felt a bit depressed about it afterwards, thinking I didn't want to be too old to have a cake and blow out a candle. So Jake and I decided to make a rainbow layer cake that I've been wanting to make for what seems like ever. Here are some photos of the process and result! By the way, it was sooo delicious! It was a butter cake and the icing was like meringue.

Princess Polly Dress

2012-10-04T08:01:00.003-07:00

I just bought this dress from Princess Polly as a pre-Bali present to myself. I wanted a casual dress that would be good for Uni and summer, I also wanted a dress that doesn't have a high neckline because most of my dresses do. I love the neck, the colour and the love heart cut out at the back is really cute. I was really reluctant to buy it because of the $70 price; I've been doing pretty well with my spending lately because my birthday is coming up so I've just been choosing presents. In the end I just bought it anyway because I think it'll come in really handy and be a perfect summer staple. Here's some photos from the site:

Birthday Purchases Completed

2012-09-24T01:50:00.001-07:00

Mum came back from London yesterday so today we did the rest of the online shopping for my birthday gifts. We made three orders; one from Princess Polly, one from ASOS and one from Topshop. This is what we bought:

This is a Scalloped Cami in Blush from Princess Polly. The material looks really light and comfortable and its simple yet still has the prettiness of the scalloped edges.

This is a little crop in mint from Princess Polly. I think it's really pretty and will go well with shorts.

This is a little white button up top from Princess Polly; I think it'll be really easy to match with bottoms and is a really good length.

These shorts are from Topshop; I love the stripes, hopefully they aren't super short when I get them.

These shorts are also from Topshop; I think the drums are awesome, I've never seen anyone in them before so thats nice too.

These are floral flatform trainers from ASOS; I love the floral pattern and I'm really liking the flatform style at the moment.

So this post and the previous post shows all the things I'm getting for my birthday; I'm also getting Halo 4 but that'll be a late birthday present because it comes out on the 6th November. You may think its weird I'm getting an Xbox game but Jake and I play every weekend and I loove Halo. Jake and I are also have a joint birthday weekend down at my parents house in Geographe Bay. We're having 20 friends to stay for 5 days over the weekend and we're all going paintballing on the Saturday. I'm suuuper excited and hope I don't chicken out and hide too much during the game :P Overall I think this is going to be my best birthday yet! I'll be sure to post some photos after the weekend. Jake and I went down to the house this weekend for a uni assignment I had to do, so heres a photo of us while we were down there :)

Birthday- Purchased

2012-09-19T07:45:00.002-07:00

So I've made a wish list for my birthday and my parents are starting to buy things from it! Tonight we did the Nasty Gal order because two of the things I wanted only had one left in my size so we had to act fast. I wanted to get some things from Nasty Gal especially, because they have a shipping fee and I never buy things from places with a shipping fee myself, so birthday presents are the perfect opportunity to get things from places that have them. Apparently the order will arrive in 2-4 weeks, just in time for my birthday :) This is what we bought tonight:

This top, which is called the 'Stella Crop Tee - Ivory'. I think it'll be a great staple for summer.

I love the colour of these shorts, which are called 'Veracruz Shorts - Mint'.

I think this 'Suede Skinny Belt - Black' will come in really handy as I don't have a simple skinny belt.

These shorts were reduced from $45.94 to $19.14 and look super comfy. They're called 'Sun Shower Shorts'.

I love the shape of these sunnies, and the colour is great as well. They are the 'Cool Cat Shades'.

I'll make another post now of what else is on my birthday list, but I probably won't be getting all of the things on the list.

Polyvore 2

2012-09-09T22:59:00.001-07:00

Here's some more Polyvore outfits I've made lately. I'm also working on my birthday wish list so I'll post some of that later too.

Polyvore 1

2012-08-31T03:26:00.001-07:00

I started playing around with Polyvore the other night and since then I've been pretty addicted! It's so much fun and allows me to create outfits without having to buy each item, so I'm thinking it will help me get over my shopping addiction. Here's a few of the outfits I've made so far. You can also follow me on Polyvore at becrod.polyvore.com

Princess Polly Black Jumper

2012-08-31T03:12:00.002-07:00

Last week I bought a pair of galaxy tights from eBay, I'm not really sure what I'll be able to wear them with so yesterday I bought this black jumper that will hopefully work well with them. I got the tights for $45 including postage and the jumper from Princess Polly, reduced from $65, to $35. This weekend I'm getting Jake to help me block all my favourite online shopping sites from my computer because I am determined to save more money for travel. I bought the yesterday morning and got a confirmation email that said they would email be again once it had been shipped, Princess Polly claims to post your item the same day you order it, if you order before 3pm, I ordered the jumper at around 12.30pm but I still haven't received the email to say they've posted it. I'm thinking I'm going to receive an email soon saying they had another error and it was actually sold out, but fingers crossed that doesn't happen! Anyway, here's some photos of the jumper:

Cotton On Purchases

2012-08-21T05:27:00.003-07:00

I made a purchase from Cotton On online recently and, after signing up for the first order, received a 30% off voucher, so of course I had to make another purchase! My first order consisted of a black blazer and a pair of loafers. I was in desperate need of a jacket that could be worn with dresses as I only really have a long cardigan which is pretty casual. To receive the free shipping I had to spend $50 so I also added the shoes to the order. This is the blazer, but in a different colour, as the black one is apparently all sold out now so I can't find the photo for it. I was going to get a second one of the blazer in this lavender colour, until I showed it to Jake and he said he really didn't like the colour. The black one would probably always be a preference anyway so I doubt I would have worn the lavender all that often. So, the black blazer was $39.95 and the shoes were reduced from $19.95 to $15.

For my next order I used the 30% off voucher, and have just realised that I totally forgot to write in the code for free shipping, but I may not even have been able to use two codes at once so it probably doesn't matter :P For this purchase I thought I would try and get my last purchases out to last me for the rest of winter and summer, so that I wouldn't have to shop any more and waste more money. (I doubt that reasoning will stick later...). So I bought two short sleeve tops with peter pan collars for summer and also a pair of flatform sandals because I've been wanting some for a while but hadn't found a cheap, nice pair yet. One of the tops is the same colour as the blazer I was going to get that Jake hated the colour of, but I really liked so I got it anyway :) The tops were $24.95 each and the shoes were $29.95.

I've got so much uni work due this week and I'm really, really stressing out. I allowed myself this post as a break from working but I'm really losing a lot of motivation. This week sucks. Anyway, as I say pretty much ever post lately, I shouldn't be buying anything else lately. If I get time I'll take some photos of some more of my favourite clothes from my closet, but no guarantees.

Princess Polly Peter Pan Knit

2012-08-17T00:08:00.001-07:00

So after having the error with my last Princess Polly order and receiving $10 off I was tossing up between buying the dress again but in a bigger size, or getting another one of my favourite tops that I wear far too often, but in the other colour. I had intended on buying the other colour previously but they had been all sold out, so when I saw they were back in stock I whipped one up! The one I already have is a size 10 because thats all they had left and I really wanted it, and I love the fit, but I decided to go for an 8 for the black one because the fit might be even nicer. Anyway, this is it! It doesn't have that red thing.. well I'm pretty sure it doesn't because the same top in Tan that I have doesn't have it. It was originally $50 but I got it for $40 with the $10 off :)

Princess Polly Error

2012-08-16T03:05:00.001-07:00

Well scrap that last post, I just got an email from Princess Polly saying there was an error on their site and that the dress was actually sold out in my size. So now I won't be able to wear it this weekend... or ever :( But they gave me a $10 voucher which is ok, I guess.

Princess Polly Dress

2012-08-14T07:04:00.002-07:00

I legitimately think I have a shopping addiction; it's really horrible. I somehow ended up on the Princess Polly site and went straight to the sale section and found a dress I'd been looking to buy when it was full price. It was now reduced from $70 to $45 and they actually had my size left, so of course I had to buy it. I've never owned anything with leopard print on it so I'm a bit excited to. Anyway, this is it! Hopefully it arrives before Friday so I can wear it this weekend.

Jake's ASOS Order

2012-08-13T01:37:00.003-07:00

After having two of my ASOS orders arrive late and receiving two 10% off codes as apology I was unable to use one of the codes. After contacting Customer Care they gave me a new, personalised, 15% off code. I gave the new code to Jake and he bought these two shirts:

This one is called 'ASOS Short Sleeve Oxford Shirt' and was $32.53. I love the colour of this one and the material looks really nice too.

This one is called 'ASOS Oxford Shirt' and was $35.78. The material of this one is really as well, infact I think it may just be a long sleeved version of the blue one :P I love button up shirts so I'm really excited to see Jake start wearing some.

With the discount, Jake got $10.25 off which brought the total cost of the order down to $58.07, which I think is really good for two, seemingly good quality, shirts.

Side note: My jeans arrived and they fit really well. The colour is slightly darker than I would have liked but I still really like them. The playsuit and stockings and socks all arrived as well and I am in love with the fake sock stockings, they're perfect! I haven't had a chance to wear the others, or the playsuit, yet but I'm going to a party on the weekend so I may wear the playsuit then. I'm pretty sure my bathers should arrive tomorrow, I'm excited to see how the high waisted bottoms look. I'm getting pretty stressed with Uni lately so I won't be buying many things and may not be posting all that much either, but I'll try my best.

ASOS Delivery

2012-08-07T08:21:00.002-07:00

So far three lots of orders I've made from ASOS have been delayed. I wonder if this is a common problem when dealing with ASOS or if I'm just unlucky? I'm used to only buying clothes from Princess Polly where they arrive within 3 days, so I feel like all my items are even later than they are. I will take this as a sign and not buy anything for a long time. Hopefully.

ASOS PETITE Exclusive Waisted Dress with Crochet Collar and Cuff

2012-08-02T06:08:00.000-07:00

My Mum found a dress she liked for me on ASOS and offered to buy it for me, so of course I accepted the offer as I love the dress she found. She made her own ASOS account and got the 15% off which reduced the dress, which was originally $61.98, reduced to $43.22, and then with the promo discount, reduced to $38 something. This is the dress:

I think the colour could potentially be too pale, but we'll see when it arrives. I'm a huge fan of peter pan collars so of course I love the lace collar and the sleeve cuff. There is really nothing else I need (not that I NEED half the things I buy) so I think that'll be the end of my online shopping spree for a while.

ASOS 15% Off

2012-08-02T05:49:00.000-07:00

After buying the jeans with my 10% off ASOS decided to tempt me again by offering 15% off for Australians, so of course I had to buy something. Jake and I are going to Bali in October so I thought this might be a good opportunity to buy some bathers while they're cheap. The ones I was looking to buy before were $75 for the top and $75 for the bottom and I just bought 1 top and 2 bottoms for $58!!

These are the 'ASOS Printed Hipster Bikini Pant' and were $19.57.

These ones are called 'ASOS Mix and Match High Waisted Bikini Pant' and were $26.10.

This top is called 'ASOS Mix and Match '50s Halter Padded Bikini Top' and was $22.83.

With the 15% off I got a total of around $10 off which I was really happy with. Now I'm all ready for Bali, I wish October would hurry up and arrive so we can go!!

Second 10% Off

2012-08-01T00:48:00.002-07:00

I asked Jake to use the second 10% off voucher from ASOS so I wouldn't be tempted to buy myself or him something, as I REALLY want to save some more. He's been looking for a jacket recently so we had a look through and found some nice ones and this is the one he chose. It was my favourite out of our choices so I'm really happy!

ASOS 2x 10% Off

2012-07-31T09:09:00.002-07:00

So I just received two emails from ASOS saying both my orders have been delayed and will be here in the next two days, which I'm not bothered about at all because I don't urgently need anything I bought, but they're giving me 10% off because of it. Because I made my purchases in two separate orders I now have two 10% vouchers, which unfortunately can't be used together. Soooo now I have an excuse to buy some more stuff!! I know I don't need anything and shouldn't buy anything but I have a problem where I literally cannot pass up a deal or discount :P So I'm thinking of getting another pair of high waisted jeans because I pretty much only wear my black high waisted pair now. I'm thinking for one of my purchases I'll probably get these 'Cheap Monday High Waist Second Skin Skinny Jeans'.

I have no idea what else I'm going to get yet, but I'm sure I'll be able to find something.

ASOS Purchases

2012-07-25T23:09:00.000-07:00

While online shopping without intending to buy anything last night I discovered that ASOS has free shipping, I don't know if its just temporary or they've always had free shipping, but I was never aware so I figured I better make some purchases to celebrate. I'm really trying to save for travel lately so I pretty much avoid buying anything online from places that charge for shipping because its a waste of money, I also limited myself to the sale section of ASOS. So here are my proposed purchases:

I've always been a big fan of playsuits because they have the best parts of dresses and shorts; you can sit down without worrying about flashing people, and its a whole outfit in one item. I wasn't sure if this one was too plain but love the detail on the front and the sleeves are cute too. It's called the 'Cutwork Playsuit' and is $57.09.

I haven't been able to find my knee high black socks anywhere lately so I just decided to buy another pair, as well as this cute navy pair. The navy pair are reduced from $6.52 to $4.89 and the black pair are $6.52.

I've been wanting a pair of tights that have the fake knee high sock look for a while. I really wanted the ones that have a little row of love hearts going around the top of the sock part but, alas, this is as close as I've been able to find and they're pretty cute so I'm happy with them. They're reduced from $16.31 to $9.79.

This last pair is called 'Gipsy Mock Ribbed Over the Knee Tights' and are $13.05. I'm getting these in case I decide the love heart suspender tights are too childish once I get them, because I still like the high sock look.

P.s.

2012-07-25T05:08:00.000-07:00

P.s. I also want this dress but, alas, I shall not buy it :(

Nasty Gal Wishlist

2012-07-25T05:01:00.001-07:00

I'm still on uni holidays; which finish next week, after having 6 weeks off, and I'm pretty bored so I decided to do some online shopping that I can't afford. Instead of wasting my money on clothes I don't need I decided to just make a wishlist and look at all the pretty clothes instead. I went on Nasty Gal and started raking up quite a bill, but am quite proud to say I didn't buy anything! Although it was pretty depressing looking at everything I want but can't have, at least I'm prepared if I win the lotto... which I don't buy tickets for. So anyway, heres my Nasty Gal wish list!

Mustard Top with Peter Pan Collar

2012-07-17T22:21:00.001-07:00

I got this top from Princess Polly, but can't remember how much it cost; I think around $60. I love the colour of it and the lace peter pan collar. Its a crop which makes it a little hard to wear, so I haven't worn it that much yet but I hope to soon.