BEDJ #7 | Empties #1.

That's right, my friends. I'm going to attempt to take the plunge into beauty blogging. Let's see how this goes. I will admit that there isn't a heap of products here, but because I don't wear makeup everyday, it takes a while for me to run out of it.

1. Simple Kind to Skin Hydrating Light Moisturiser

I really like this moisturiser. I've used it probably for the past four years or so? My skin reacts well to it, and it's relatively cheap (big bonus for poor uni student). Plus, I've already got a heap of extras (the Mother likes to stock up), so it's nothing something I'll need to repurchase anytime in the near future. 

2. Sportsgirl Lip Jam in Peach

I love, love, love this stuff. It's relatively cheap, lasts for ages, and has the sweetest packaging ever. It smells pretty fab too (peach fangirl right here). I also found out recently that Sportsgirl doesn't test on animals, which is an added bonus (especially because that's something I'm trying to be more conscious about). Definite repurchase.

3. Avon Extralasting Concealer (Fair)

This concealer had amazing coverage. As someone who has chronic dark circles, this made my life a lot easier. Unfortunately, I don't really buy from Avon anymore, so I probably won't get it again. *upset face*

4. Max Factor Mastertouch Under-Eye Concealer (Fair)

This concealer is not nearly as good as the Avon one. Especially in terms of coverage. My thinking is that it's aimed for everyday use, and for people who don't generally get dark circles. And it's not cruelty-free either. Therefore, this is a no-go for me. If anyone does have a good cruelty-free concealer, let me know down below! I'd really appreciate it. Ta!

5. Avon Super Magnify Mascara (Black)

This is actually my all-time favourite mascara. Like, I love this mascara. It gave me a ridiculous amount of length, but it still maintained a natural finish. Unfortunately, I'm pretty sure Avon no longer stocks this mascara. If anyone can think of a similar cruelty-free one, let me in one the secret? I'm really not a fan of my current mascara, so I'd love any sort of alternative.

And that's it! How do you think I went? Expect more of these over the coming month. And by more of these, I obviously mean beauty and/or fashion posts.

Haul | I'm Having a Guilt Moment.

I went on a tiny bit of a spending spree. I know, ridiculous right? What girl in her right mind would spend money after getting her hair done? But I had a gift voucher from Priceline and it all went down hill from there. Here is a summary of things bought:

So, really, not a lot. It's enough though.

So, first things: Shoes from Rubi. If you've ever been into Rubi, you know that there are the standard 2 for $10, 2 for $20 deals. These came in under the 2 for $30 deals.

 The first ones are gorgeous and way comfortable. I feel like they'll go with a lot of things, despite being white (which is something I generally avoid. I'm clumsy, and clumsy = stains and spills). You can find them here on Rubi's website.

This was the second pair I bought. Look, I know it's not summer yet. I'm not completely nonsensical. I won't wear these in winter. It's only a matter of time before things start getting warm. I feel like I'll be wearing these a lot in the coming months. They're gorgeous, and again, really comfortable. If you wanna look at them, they're here.

So, that's about all I got in the fashion department. Onto beauty!

As I'm sure surprises nobody, I'm apart of the Priceline Sister Club (or whatever it's called). Anyway, I came home one day to find a letter from them. For all my spending, I got a gift voucher. So, off I popped to my local Priceline. These were the end results.

There was/is a 50% all Rimmel products sale going on at the moment - fellow Australians, throw caution to the wind.

 It's a new nail polish. I know I don't need one, and in hindsight this might be a little similar to another one I have but it's lush. It's Rimmel's I Love Lasting Finish Nail Polish in the colour 503 No Tan Lines Here. As I'm sure you can imagine, that hit close to home and I snatched it up. Please note that in the picture, I'm wearing a different nail polish. I feel like you guys would know that but just in case.

 This is Rimmel's Scandal Eyes Waterproof Eyeliner in 005 Nude. I might be marathoning DerpinaMode videos at the moment, and I might've gotten this just because Marion said it was great. Ok? Ok.

This was both my last Rimmel purchase and my last Priceline purchase. It's a red lipstick (no surprises there). It is Rimmel's Lasting Finish by Kate Lipstick in 10 Rossetto. I could've sworn that when I swatched it in the store, it was darker, but omg it's still an amazing red. Very excited.

There was one other makeup item I procured. Recently, it came to my attention that Target was now selling NYX products. Because I've spent literally years hearing about NYX and how great it is and not actually being able to get anything because *Australia,* I thought it was about time I gave it a go.

So I got the NYX Auto Eyebrow Pencil in EP01 Light Brown. They're surprisingly good prices. Like, I won't lie, I expected it to undergo the Australia treatment and become a little exxy. But it hasn't. And, it looks pretty good on my watch (I mean, I'm not good with eyebrows, so that's not saying much but eh).

Below, I've swatched all the things that can be swatched.

From top to bottom is: Rimmel Scandal Eyes Waterproof Eyeliner (005 Nude), NYX Auto Eyebrow Pencil (EP01 Light Brown) and Rimmel Lasting Finish by Kate Lipstick (10 Rossetto).

Lol, remember that time I said I was done with the fashion side of things? That was a lie. I went to The Silver Shop. Yep, trouble ahead.

So, I'd kind of been lusting after the elephant ring for a while and decided to go in and see if they had my size in stock. While I was waiting to get served, I spotted the flower ring. Lord help me, this shop.

Basically: The Silver Shop so rarely has my size in when I try more than one ring on, that I took it as a sign. I gobbled up both. I don't even regret it. They are the Keeper to my heart.

So, that's my haul. I won't be spending any money for at least the next two weeks unless utterly necessary. Oh my god, I'm so poor. No. No regrets. Ugh.

Have you guys purchased anything cool recently? Let me know in the comments. We can chat!

So, My Hair.

I might've changed it again. It wasn't that I was unhappy with how my hair looked - I'd gotten used to it. But then I was doing something and I came across the exact colour I'd wanted. And the rest is history. 

I actually went to the hairdressers this time though. Why? I texted Best Friend Georgia and was like 'THIS is what I want,' and she was like 'Well, it'll really suit you but you're actually going to have to get your hair lightened, so you're actually going to have to go into a salon.'

So I went to a salon, spent an extortionate amount (I was there for a really long time though. So, I can kind of understand), and now have luscious copper locks.

BEHOLD, THE RED (or orange)

I just really, really like it. The only problem is that now I can't be lazy about my hair - I actually have to be on top of colour maintenance. Totally worth it though!

So, A Change in Hair.

I know this will be of little interest to most readers, but I'm going to write about it anyway. I changed my hair. I want to say again, but not really. It wasn't the cut this time round. Instead, the colour.

I'd been thinking about going (more) red for a while. I wasn't exactly sure how red, just *red*. The other day, I was in Priceline and saw that a colour I'd been considering was on special. "Screw it," I thought, and here we are.

Introducing: Very, very red hair.

I'm still not used to it. It's like there's a scale, and I keep veering towards the side of utter hatred, and then back to thinking it's ok. It wasn't exactly what I had wanted from the package. I'd wanted a more orange-red, than red-red, and it to be lighter. Oh well. It was a DIY. I don't know what I expected.

So, my aim for the next six to eight weeks is to embrace it. It might not be the colour I wanted, but I can make it work. Confidence is key, and all that. Right?

Haul | PriceLine Make-Up Sale

There was a sale at Priceline. I got a little over-zealous and sale-happy. I'm actually really embarrassed by how much I spent. It's kind of appalling. I didn't need a bit of this, and yet, here we are. That's a lie actually, I did need a few of these, but that is not the point. Also, sorry about the quality of the pictures. Surprise, surprise, I still haven't gotten around to bringing my camera back to college.

First things first. I bought some beauty tools. The first thing I got was the purple Beauty Blender Sponge Thing. It was kinda like a tsunami in the way it sprung up around the beauty community. I thought that I might give it a go, see if it's worth it.

The second thing I got was a Revlon Eyelash Curler. Everybody (and I mean everybody) keeps raving about how great eyelash curlers are. I won't lie though, I'm a little terrified of them. They're a sort of contraption that traps your eyelashes. It certainly didn't help when last year, a girl on my floor, accidentally ripped her eyelashes out using one of these babies. I thought it was about time I got over this fear, and took the plunge. Thus, we are here. UPDATE: I tried using it. Not nearly as bad as I thought. Still a bit daunting. But it's ok.

The final beauty tool I bought was the Real Techniques Stippling Brush. Won't even lie, it's largely because it's so pretty and soft-looking. But I thought it might be a better way to apply foundation/bb cream/etc etc. Of course, right after I left the shop I realised that the whole point of the beauty blender sponge was to do what the stippling brush does, so. Annoyance. At myself. For my mild moment of stupidity.

So, I bought some face things. I've only got one brand of blush in my make-up box, and it's so old it's difficult to get any colour out of it. So I decided to try out Max Factor's Flawless Perfection Blush (220 Classic Rose). When I first got it, I wasn't 100% sold, but every time I look at it, I love it more and more. Really nicely pigmented, and just a really nice colour generally.

The next thing? A concealer. The trusty concealer I own now (Avon's Everlasting Concealer) is about to run out, so forethought was in order. I ended up getting Max Factor's Mastertouch Under-Eye Concealer (306 Fair). I haven't used it yet, so I can't tell how good it's going to be. Hopefully it'll be pretty neat though. (It better. It was one of the more expensive sale items)

Then I got two BB Creams. I know I know I know. It seems extreme. But the thing is, is that I'm terrible with figuring out what shades to choose. So I thought, just get both. If one's right, I'll be happy because I actually got my shading right for once. If both's right, then I'll be doubly happy and I won't need to touch face makeup for an age. Both are pretty much perfect for me. A+ (accidental) shopping on my part. The shade that is the best out of the two is Maybelline New York Dream Fresh BB (Light). I haven't tried my full face yet, but I'm pretty keen for this. The other one, Rimmel London BB Cream (Light), is a smidgen darker but I'm hoping it'll still work.

I've never been a huge user of foundation (I've just never felt I really needed it) so I'm hoping the BB Cream's will be a good medium. I dunno, what are your guys opinions on them?

Then I got to eyes. Admittedly, I needed both of these as replacements. First up? The eyeliner. I ended up getting L'Oreal Paris Super Liner Perfect Slim (Intense Black). It was the only thing I bought for full price. I tried other liquid eyeliners, but I just kept coming back to this one. Everytime I rubbed off my hand full of makeup (and trust me, that happened a few times), it faithfully remained glued to my skin. So, I thought, if that was any indication of its durability, then I am in.

The other was a replacement for my mascara. I decided to go for the Maybelline New York Colossal Volume Express (230 Glam Black). I'd heard a lot of beauty bloggers/vloggers rave about it. So, I thought I might give it a go. I tried it on really quickly before writing this, and it seems to like to give off the whole spidery-lashes vibe? I've never been a huge fan of that, but we'll give this one a go.

And finally! A make-up haul for me would not be complete without some lipsticks. Lipstick is easily my favourite make-up piece of the lot. So what if I raided the Rimmel lipstick aisle? Totally worth it. The first one I got? Rimmel London Lasting Finish Lipstick (210 Coral in Gold). This is probably my favourite out of the bunch. I can't help myself. I just really love coral as a colour. It's so lovely. The formula seems quite nice, and it looks like it's a really buildable lipstick. Very excite.

The next one I bought was Rimmel London Moisture Renew Lipstick (150 Piccadilly Pink). I'm not a pink-lipstick kinda person, so I sort of question how much I bought this because of the deal vs how much I actually like it. It seems nice enough though. Very, very moisturising. Had a bit of a problem first applying it though - hopefully that'll change.

The final lipstick I bought is Rimmel London Lasting Finish Lipstick (012 Guest List). This one seems very sweet as well. It's a bit more pink-y in tone again, but a lot more wearable. Again, like with the Coral in Gold colour, it seems like a lipstick that you can really build on.

And that's it! Below is a picture of some swatches with all the colours that could be swatched. I've also listed what they are from left to right, so there isn't any confusion.

Rimmel London Lasting Finish Lipstick | Guest List (012)

Rimmel London Moisture Renew Lipstick | Piccadilly Pink (150)

Rimmel London Lasting Finish Lipstick | Coral in Gold (210)

Max Factor Flawless Perfection Blush | Classic Rose (220)

Loreal Paris Super Liner Perfect Slim | Intense Black

Max Factor Mastertouch Under-Eye Concealer | Fair (306)

Rimmel London BB Cream | Light

Maybelline New York Dream Fresh BB | Light

(The concealer and BB cream's look like the wrong shade on my wrist, but I promise you they're the right shade for my face. My wrist's are just very pale)

So that is my (slightly shameful) haul. I like most of the things I got, I just can't believe I spent so much money. Eh. Still not going to say how much because omg. Here's to hoping you've never spent that much!

Here's to also hoping you liked the blog post! If you have anything you'd like me to cover in a blog post (like a question or a certain topic or something like that) lemme know either in the comments or you can email me (which you can find in the 'about me' page).

Hope you're all having lovely days, and I hope you've never spent as much as me. Omg. Ugh.