A little of everything =)

Hey lovelies!

How's going? TGIF - bring on the drinks & party, baybehhhh!!! =) Lucky for me, I have no work today (THANK GOD for that), definitely need this day off to run some errands and start my study plan for my CFA (Chartered Financial Analyst) paper in December.Also, to get away from the fucked up management at work.

( A MASSIVE rant ahead, scroll down for beauty-related post if you don't want to spend 5 minutes going through my bitching) 

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For those who don't know, I am currently working as a casual market research interviewer- a shit job, really. Only things that keep me going are the pretty damn good pay and my awesome colleagues (I swear, without those guys at work, I would of probably be in the psychiatric ward instead of blogging here. I kid you not) The management is fked in the head - think bully, favouritism and WORST thing about them is, they don't act like one most of the times.

 #1 rule: No matter how highly ranked you are in the hierarchy, treat your staffs with all due respect, just like how you want them to treat you. By that I mean, don't yell or have a go at them for petty stuff just to boost your ego or make you feel better about your position, which really, isn't any much better than anyone else besides the fact that you have been working there for yonks and your title is merely some "courteous" long service reward you get. In another words, any Tom, Dick & Harry can easily take over your position. So no, you're not much better than anyone of us. Hence, in the name of god, don't act as if someone died and make you king.

What happened was, I got a call from work after my shift yesterday and got told off for logging in using my username (which I use for another job) instead of the general user name, which apparently locked the computer and the next person after me had to restart the whole computer and wasted 10 fucking precious minute. Ok, I wouldn't deny the responsibility for this. But seriously, is it really necessary to call me up just to have a go for 5 minutes about it, repeating the same fucking sentence " Do not ever log in using your username".  I think not, especially after how you implied that every second is gold for you. =.=" 

FURTHERMORE, this is a fucking casual position, that means I put in MY availabilities for the shifts without having you to question WHY am I available (or not) at a certain time.. You don't have to have a massive sook about " I see you are scheduled for a day shift, why is it so?" and go " With what?" when I said I am busy. Oh, and add the " You don't have much use for me during the day shift". 

Well, by achieving the strike rate during my shift for the past 2 days does not "have much use" to you, I wonder what is. From the way I interpret it, its more like because you don't come in till 1pm and not being able to "watch me" during the first 3 hours of the shift makes you iffy.

Oh and an abrupt " I gotta go now" while having a problem with me coming in early further indicates that the whole point of the phone call is to take out your anger/ frustration at someone. And clearly, you can't take it out on that poor, innocent guy/girl who took over my seat after I left. Hence, leading you to ring me up.
Reminder to self: Never pick up phone calls from work. It's NEVER something good.

What a scumbag. Honestly, I thought you have changed to be a better person and learn how to act like a team leader but I guess old habits die hard. What pisses me off even more is, myself. I was heaps tired and was just about to have a nap when I received the call, so I did not bother telling him off. Did not strike me what a total rude cuntface he was until I woke up. Serve you right for getting demoted. Would of probably feel much better if I told him off over the phone.

This is just one of the example of the fked up management.I know its the reality and there are always workforce politics and one should get use to it. But at my place, it's just fucked.

RANT OVER!

(Kudos to those who managed to read through it. Now that I have closed down my personal blog, I need a place to release my anger)

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FOTD : RIHANNA INSPIRED 2.0

Why 2.0? I have tried this look about a month ago and instead of using a black liner on my lower lash line, I opted for a blue this time instead for a brighter look. I am using Rimmel Soft Kohl Kajal Eyeliner Pencil in Aqua Blue here. 

For contouring, I used Prestige Baked Mineral Blush in Pink and ChiChi Mosaic Bronzer in Dark.

Lippie is still MAC Lipstick in Bubblegum =)

Lighting was kinda shit cos the weather here in Sydney has been nothing but gloomy & wet :(

Wore this look to the Aroma Festival on Sunday with my BFF, Missy CSJ ♥♥♥

* I added another layer of my Barry M Lipgloss (I don't know the name for it as it only comes in numbers for the ones sold in Sydney) on top of my lipstick in this photo*

The performance by this street performer along Circular Quay kinda left us WTF. Just in case you couldn't tell, his "partner" is actually a DOLL, a friggin DOLL! How creepy does that look?

Started the Sunday morning with some awesome coffee (Its Aroma Festival after all), some Peru-an Pie (which tasted just like Aussie pies tbh and cost me 5bucks! =.=") and this friggin awesome Pistachio macaroons. ♥

Outfit of the day (in Supre's fitting room LOL)

Black top: Cotton On

Sailor Cardigan: SES

Tights: SUPRE

Flats: SHUBAR by HYPE

Faux Leather Jacket : SES

Bag: Nine West

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Lastly, just a couple of packages I received last week. =) 

Speaking of packages, I blew some of my tax return (which I received yesterday *YAY*) on ASOS and Book Depository (An awesome website for you Aussies out there as most of the books here are half of the RRP and shipping is FREE! =P). Can't wait till I receive them! 

Mini Brush Set from Gloss Cosmetics which I won from their twitter giveaway a few weeks back. =P

Consist of a foundation brush, angled blush brush, mascara wand? and an eyeliner brush.

Another package from Book Depository, which came in just in time - on the day I finished reading House Rules by Jodi Picoult. 

The Bronze Horseman by Paullina Simons which I am currently reading and am absolutely loving it! Just placed by order for the 2nd & 3rd book of the trilogy yesterday. 

Dear John by Nicholas Spark - I have always been a fan of Nicholas Spark and apparently the movie is really good as well. Can't wait to start reading this too!

As you can probably tell, story books is one of my current obsession. Been spending some money on them lately. Let's hope I actually finish reading all the 6 books I ordered from Book Depository and they don't end up sitting on my book shelf like The Times Traveler Wife & Dan Brown's The Lost Symbol. ( I will get to it, eventually.... I promise =P) 

Have you read any of these books?

That's all for now, a relatively long post compared to my previous few.Next up, Barry M mini haul and swatches. =) 

Hope you guys have a great weekend!!!!

XOXO,

A

FOTD - Everyday Neutral Smokey Eyes

Hey lovelies,

How's your weekend so far? Time flies when you're having a great time. Thank god I have tomorrow off work but I have a few errands to run, an interview to go to (wish me luck!) AND its the launch of MAC In The Groove Collection here in Australia (bit late I know, its Australia we're talking about =.=") I foresee a productive day tomorrow and my wallet is probably ain't gonna be too happy at the end of the day too.

This is my FAVOURITE on the go look when I am on the rush or during the days where I am lack of creativity juice.

Simple - checked

Smokey - checked

Easy - checked

Awesome - CHECKED

On My EYES

MAC Bare Study Paint Pot

NYX Single Eyeshadow in Champagne as lid colour

ELF Single Eyeshadow in Raspberry Truffles as crease & outer V colour

Barry M Dazzle Dust in 39 (applied on the middle of the lid to create a better dimension and brighten up the entire look)

NYX Jumbo Eyeshadow Pencil in Cottage Cheese ( Browbone)

Maybelline Eyestudio Lasting Drama Eyeliner in Black (Upper Lashline)

Loreal Contour Kohl Eyeliner in Iced Chestnut (Lower Lashline)

Random Asian Falsies

Rimmel Glam Eyes Lash Flirt Mascara in Black

ELF Eyebrow Kit in Medium

On my FACE

Rimmel Hide The Blemishes Concealer Stick in Ivory

Etude House Magic BB Cream

Maybelline Dream Mate Powder in Ivory Light

Chi Chi Mosaic Bronzer in Dark

Prestige Baked Mineral Blush in Pink 

On my LIPS

Mac Lipstick in Bubblegum

This is definitely my favourite everyday neutral look - neutral smokey eyes with pinkie lips  :) 

On days where I want to keep my eye make up to the minimum, I would leave Barry M Dazzle Dust and the falsies out of the equation and voila, good to go babyyy! :)

Is this the perfect everyday neutral look for you? 

If not, what's your favourite everyday neutral look?

xoxo,

A

FOTD - Plum Wine

I know I am not exactly the best blogger in the past couple of weeks with the inconsistent updates. I blame it on my laptop for chucking a psycho at me everytime I try to edit my photos on Picassa. By chucking a psycho, I mean shutting down completely and shutting down again moments after I log into my lappie. I know I should be harassing the customer service representatives rather than whinging here on my blog but I am so attached to my laptop and rely on it so much that I am still not ready to send it to the hospital. =.="

 Anyways,

how's your week been so far? It's Thursday already, that means another day till the weekend again! Gonna have a quiet and healthy weekend this week for the sake of my liver. =P Should start my detox plan soon and start getting ready for summer, which is in another 4months! Can't wait!! It has been getting ridiculously cold in Sydney lately. =/=

This was my EOTD over the weekend - wore this look on both Friday & Saturday =P

I was wearing black on both days so I thought it did be nice to add some colours on my eyes, just so I don't become Lady in Black who looks like she's attending a funeral.

* Please ignored my extremely disgusting & gross eyebrows. I didn't have the time to trim them before Aunty Rose's visit. Just a friendly reminder here (for those who don't already know), your skin is extra sensitive right before your period so unless you have to, try not to wax/ tweeze before your Aunty Rose's visit.*

On my EYES

ELF Mineral Eyeshadow Primer 

NYX Jumbo Eyeshadow Pencil in Slate

Barry M Dazzle Dust in 88

Urban Decay Alice in the Wonderland BoS Palette

-Queen (all over lid as a base prior to applying the pigments)

- Mad Hater (Outer Crease)

- Curiouser (Inner Crease)

- Javverwocky (Outer V)

Maybelline Eyestudio Lasting Drama Eyeliner in Black (Upper Lash Line)

Urban Decay 24/7 Eye pencil in Zero (Lower Lash Line)

Model 21 falsies

Cover Girl Lash Blast Waterproof Mascara

ELF Eyebrow Kit in Medium

On my FACE

Revlon Photo Ready Foundation in Natural Beige

NYX Concealer in a Jar in Light

Maybelline Dream Matte Powder in Ivory Light

Prestige Baked Mineral Blush in Pink

Chi Chi Mosaic Bronzer in Dark

Benefit High Beam

- With Flash-

- Without Flash- 

On my LIPS

Revlon Colorburst Lipstick in Soft Nude

Because I love my eye make up that night and I was in a camwhoric mode, hence the following shameless luvo pic LOL

I pained my nails with alternate colours, using both of my current favourites - China Glaze For Audrey and Refresh Mint 

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Also, I did mention on my twitter that I am now semi red-headed after getting some highlights done a week ago. My lovely hairdresser friend offered to highlight for me for only A$20 *win*

After experiencing a traumatic experience of having the WORST allergic attack (think deformed face - my entire face was swollen; my eye lids became 3 times thicker; my eyes could barely open and I had shitloads of blisters on my scalp . yes, it was that bad) after getting my hair dyed last year.

Had anyone of you have an allergic attack before due to hair dye?

Although I did *kinda* swear never to colour my hair ever again, I was really tempted after seeing all my in growns and realised how much I love my mahogany red colour I had. I wasn't sure if I should risk fucking around with my face again, so highlights in the best option and I LOVE how it turned out to be. =P

- Without Flash-

- With flash-

It looks like I have dyed my hair instead of highlights. :D :D :D

Outfit of the day (Friday)

Tunic Top: Cotton On

Bandage Dress (worn underneath) : Cotton On

Guitar Necklace: Diva

What's your favourite Saturday Night Out Look?

ps: I have also emailed the lucky follower for my micromini surprise here. Don't forget to check your inbox =P

xoxo,

A

FOTD - Neutral "Flipside" Pop

Hello lovelies,

How was your weekend? I had an awesome time, although my liver and thighs probably hated me for that. Oh well, detox plan starts tomorrow, and hopefully exercising too. It's takes you 1 day to break a routine you took 3 weeks to build. No doubt about that. 

I am trying to catch up with my FOTDs and a couple of review & swatches coming up. I have been having a hard time editing my photos as my shit ass ASUS keeps shutting down on me after editing every 2 photos. Yeap, it was that bad. :(

This Neutral Pop FOTD was from Flo's birthday last weekend (as in a week ago, not 24 hours ago), which I haven't done in a while. It's perfect for days when you don't want to have overly dramatic eye make up but you want something funkier than the everyday neutral smokey look.

As it was only dinners and drinks, I opted for the more natural criss-cross falsies, which I absolutely *heart*.

* close up *

On my EYES

Urban Decay Primer Potion

Alice in the Wonderland BoS Palette

-Muchness (Lid Colour)

-Vorpal (Crease Colour)

-Mad Hatter ( Outter V)

Midnight Tea Party (Inner Tear Duct Area)

NYX Jumbo Eyeshadow Pencil in Cottage Cheese

Maybelline Eyestudio Lasting Drama Gel Eyeliner in Black (Upper Lash Line)

Urban Decay 24/7 Eye Pencil in Flipside (Lower Lash Line)

Random Asian Falsies from Malaysia 

Rimmel Glam Eyes Lash Flirt Mascara in Black

ELF Eyebrow Kit in Medium

- This is the only close up "face" photo I got all night. *fail* -

On my FACE

Rimmel Hide the Blemishes Concealer Stick in Ivory

Revlon PhotoReady Foundation in Natural Beige

Maybelline Dream Matte Powder in Ivory Light

Chi Chi Mosaic Bronzer in Dark

Prestige Baked Mineral Blush in Pink

On my LIPS

MAC Viva Glam Gaga

Barry M Lipgloss 

I paired this leopard printed top with jeans and my thigh high boots.=)

Ze birthday girl! <3

Do you prefer the good ol' neutral smokey look? Or are you a fan of that little "pop" to the entire look?

xoxo,

A

JUNE FAVOURITES :)

• CETAPHIL MOISTURISING LOTION - This product was featured in my May Favourites too. With the insanely cold weather in Sydney, a good moisturing lotion is a must have for someone like me with extremely dry skin. Ever since I started using this product, my skin is much more moisturised and my cheeks and nose bridge area is no longer flaky and stings when I wash my face. It doesn't make me feel like I have dipped my face into a pool of oil too, like how I felt with my lanolin cream. Cetaphil does the job and best part is, its inexpensive! I bought the 250mL bottle for approximately A$13.

• KIEHL'S CREAMY EYE TREATMENT WITH AVOCADO - I have heard a lot of good stuff about this products and finally got my hands on it after all the countless, futile attempts to get rid of my flaky eyelids, which once again caused by the cold weather and constant exposure to heater. As the name suggests, the formula is really creamy and you only need a little bit of the product each time. There's a sting-y sensation when I apply them (due to dryness) but it moisturizes my eyelids really quickly. My night treatment consists of this eye cream and Cetaphil Moisturising Lotion and I haven't had any problems so far. :)

• ETUDE HOUSE MAGIC BB CREAM - I have been using this product forever but not only till recently that I actually like it, hence I decide to include it in this month's favourite. Before that, it was more of " I have to use it since I have 2 of these" rather than liking the product. This BB Cream is perfect for everyday use as I don't like caking on foundation on a daily basis. It provides sheer to medium coverage but good enough to even my skin tone and cover up my redness. I know some people find this BB cream a tad too oily but personally, it suits my dry skin well. 

• CHINA GLAZE NAIL POLISH IN FOR AUDREY & REFRESH MINT - Absolutely love them! I have been switching between these 2 colours in the past one month. Enough said =P

• NYX SINGLE EYESHADOW IN CHAMPAGNE & ELF SINGLE EYESHADOW IN RASPBERRY TRUFFLES - This is the combination I use on my lazy-days when I couldn't be bothered with eye make up. They are both inexpensive, pigmented and colour pay off is great too. Perfect for your daily on-the-go-smokey look.

• REVLON MATTE LIPSTICK IN PINK POUT - I have been wearing this a lot, compared to Soft Nude. It's a really gorgeous baby pink colour, which goes well with almost any look. As it is matter formula, it can be a little too dry on my lips sometimes. What I do is, either wear it over a layer of Lucas Papaw Ointment or wear a layer of gloss over the lipstick. Swatches of this lipstick can be found here.

• CHI CHI MOSAIC BRONZER IN DARK - I was lucky enough to score myself this bronzer when Gloss Cosmetics was giving out 10 samples to their readers. :) It was sitting at the corner of my vanity corner for quite a while before I discovered its awesomeness. I swirled my powder brush to blend all the different shades of bronzer together to create the perfect bronzer for my current skin tone. My Sports Girl bronzer is a tad too dark for winter. I have been reaching out for this baby a lot lately for contouring. :)

As you can see, there are quite a fair bit of products this month. =P

Have you tried any of these products and do you like them? What are your June Favourites?

XOXO,

A

FOTD- SMOKE IT OUT + WEEKEND AWESOMENESS

Hey lovelies,

How was your weekend? Did yours flew by too? Mine most certainly did and I shall not bore you guys with the usual Monday Blues whinging. =P My weekend was great! Beyond great actually. A good mixture of partying and relaxing time, definitely something I needed to take my mind off all the shit that is going on at the moment. 

Since the most of you didn't mind me sharing some of my personal stuff in between my beauty related posts, I shall have a recap of what I did last weekend. :D

What a perfect way to start my weekend off with dinner & dessert ( I LOVE GREEN TEA YOGURT =P) with the girlies and Sex and the City II after. 

- I love love LOVE Sarah Jessica Parker, her clothes and shoes in the movie are TO-DIE-FOR! And I love the way she carries herself and the confidence that she oozes out. ♥♥♥- 

Despite all the bad reviews I have read prior to the movie, I really enjoyed the movie and find myself cracking up laughing like a hyena many times and of course the FASHION, which is pretty much the most anticipated part in this movie. Oh, not to forget, the EYE-CANDIES in the movie. *Cough* Nicky *Cough* Smith *Cough* Aidan 

Who's your favourite GIRL and favourite EYECANDY? =P

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After a relaxing night out with the girls and a good catching up session with the girlies, my Saturday night involved some alcohol and A LOT of dancing with the usual crew, at our usual spot - Sanctuary Hotel.

*Let's take a commercial break from my weekend diary and move on to my FOTD for the night* 

I was in the mood for a dramatic look that night, hence the falsies and epic smokey eyes. :)

I loved the final result of it and how it turned out in photos. Keep reading and you will get what I mean. Don't worry, there are faces of my lovely friends too. No nightmares from having too many of my luvo shots appearing on your screen in the next 30 seconds =P

On my EYES

Urban Decay Primer Potion

NYX Jumbo Eyeshadow Pencil in SLATE

Alice in the Wonderland BoS Palette

- Mushroom ( All over lid)

- Mad Hater ( Outer Corner + Outer half of my crease)

- Jabberwocky ( Outer V)

- Drink me, Eat me (Inner half of my crease)

NYX Jumbo Eyeshadow Pencil in COTTAGE CHEESE (Brow Bone)

Maybelline Eyestudio Lasting Drama Gel Liner in Black (Upper Lash Line)

Urban Decay 24/7 Eye Pencil in Black (Lower Lash Line)

False Eyelashes from Model21Eyelashes *click*

Rimmel Glam Eye Lash Flirt Mascara in Black

ELF Eyebrow Kit in Medium

On my FACE

NYX Concealer in a Jar in Light

Revlon PhotoReady Foundation in Natural Beige

Maybelline Dream Matte Powder in Ivory Light

Etude House Lovely Cookie Blusher in 03

Benefit High Beam

Chi Chi Mosaic Bronzer in Dark

On my LIPS

( I have FINALLY found the perfect match with my Revlon Nude Attitude =P=P=P)

Revlon Matte Liptick in Nude Attitude

Napoleon Perdis Luminous Lip Veil in Gold & the Beautiful

I officially dislike taking photos with flash, it emphasizes on my round face and makes it look even larger =.="

- Necklace from Diva.-

Got it during one of their clearance sales for A$5 =P

Enough about make up, its time to feast your eyes with a few shots from the night and meet my beautiful & good looking friends :D

At Kobow, for yummylicious Korean food + Lemon soju. 

They were airing the Australia - Ghana match at the other side of the club and we ended up watching half of the match and how ridiculously idiotic the referee was, for issuing Kewell's red card when the hand ball wasn't even deliberate. =.="

Drinking beer (oh, how classy) while watching the Australian match, with pumping music in the background. And we find ourselves disappearing to the dancefloor when the good music came on.

Pretty.damn.awesome.and.legan-waitforit-dary.

And, I am saving the BEST two photos for to sum up the epicness of that night  =D

The girlies -Where  were you, Miss CSJ?

PICTURE PERFECTO, need I say more?

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After a long night out, I slept in till almost mid day on Sunday. That's what a relaxing Sunday should be! :) Had brunch with C1 and C2 at this awesome cafe at Newtown,called Grub & Truck (if I am not mistaken) Ask for seatings outside- and the waiter/waitress will lead you through a narrow alley way and a backyard with gorgeous graffiti painting stretched out in front of you.

THE place to be on a sunny winter morning, with a set of hearty breakfast, good coffee and most importantly, the awesome company :D

This place has now taken over Urban Bites as my TOP favourite cafe in Sydney. 

My friend wanted to take a photo of me because apparently my purple Superwoman hoodie blended well with the background Lol.

My hearty big breakfast, served with Latte and OJ for A$14.90

Wasn't the BEST brekkie I have ever tasted but the ambiance definitely made up for it, oh and the cute waiter with an English/Irish accent too. =P

We hit ChinaTown later that arvo to grab some fruits from Paddys Market and C2 wanted to get some buns from the Asian Bakery nearby. I love my Polo Bun and Egg Tarts.

Om nom nom nommmmm!!!

C1 & C2

That was one lengthy post! I spent almost 2 hours editing and writing this post. o.0 Hope you guys enjoy this post! :D

xoxo,

A