TOP FIVE AFFORDABLE MAKEUP PRODUCTS

There's something I have to confess... I own A LOT of drugstore makeup.  And I'm not ashamed, although my purse might be as I'm always spending! I just love makeup so much - all the colours and brands and designs and the packaging and the product itself and I could just go on and on and on. And after collecting makeup for at least 2 years now, I have come across some (affordable!) gems which I just have to share with you.

The first product is the Model and Co. Lip Laquer in the colour Creme Brulee. It's actually the perfect combination of nude and pink and has such great staying power that I've worn this non-stop since I bought it. I should probably give my other lip prods some love so they don't feel left out.

Next is Maybelline's Volum Express The Falsies Big Eyes Mascara (what a long name!). I swear this is the best mascara to ever grace the planet. It doesn't clump, smudge, or look cakey, instead it opens my eyes SO MUCH and makes my eyes look amazing. I love it!

I think my most used product out of all of these must be Rimmel's Professional Eyebrow Pencil. I have used it almost every single day since I purchased it, and I wouldn't want to live a day without it. What I love most about this is that I can choose how much I fill in my brows depending on my mood, the occasion, and the rest of my makeup. It's so buildable and results in such a nice finish.

I have been wearing Rimmel's 60 seconds nail polish in the shade Princess Pink non-stop this month. It is seriously the perfect natural colour - mostly nude but with the slightest hint of pink so that it is practically the same colour as my nails, but darker. The finish is so glossy and smooth, and I can even wear it to school without the teachers noticing and getting me in trouble for wearing nail polish.

Lastly I want to include my Mineral Primer from Nude by Nature, which for some reason isn't available anymore. This was the best I could find - I think it's the same product but with a different name and design. If I wear a BB-cream or foundation, this primer HAS to go under it. Without it everything slides off my oily face within 2 hours. Such a lifesaver.

Now, there's something I have to tell you all. As I am such a procrastinator and as a result don't post blog posts as much as I really should, I decided that this month I'm going to challenge myself to 2 or 3 good quality posts per week. Mondays will be "Makeup Monday", Fridays will be "Fashion Friday", and I might post a lifestyle post another time during the week  if I feel like it. Hopefully you're excited (I definitely am!) and have a fabulous rest of the week :)

Bridget xx

WINTER WISHLIST 2015

As it's like, practically winter now, I thought I'd better start thinking about the new outfits I want (not that I hadn't been thinking about them for the last few months or anything.... I totally have). Here are the pieces that I've found so far on my hunt for the perfect winter outfit:

Rimmel Kate Moss lipstick

Dotti Blazer

Katy Perry Killer Queen perfume

Ankle boots (google images)

Topshop knee-ripped skinny jeans

Frends headphones

H&M baseball top

Rimmel Apocalips lip laquer

Zara handbag

What do you think about the items I've chosen?

And most importantly, what's on your winter wishlist?

Bridget xx

MINI TOPSHOP HAUL

So recently I went to Topshop! (actually that was pretty obvious) I think that Topshop may be one of my favourite stores EVER. It is filled with high quality clothes, makeup and accessories (which are all a little pricey, to say the least), and I can never stop my self from going in when I walk past. Here's what I got:

Excuse the chipped nail polish

I chose two lip varnishes, in purple and pink. I know, I know, this purple does look a little bit extreme, but I swatched it in the shop and to my surprise, when applied thinly, it appears a gorgeous fuchsia colour! I've worn it quite a few times already and I still love it so much. Plus - look at the packaging! Topshop always does this really cool thing where the lid is matte in one part and shiny in another! I tried to show you in this picture (do you see how the light shines of the center of the black lid? That's the shiny bit, and the rest is matte.) If you don't understand, just by some for yourself! :)

Also, I'm really very excited to try out these eye shadows.

I hope you enjoyed this little haul of mine, I quite like doing these - I actually have another coming soon, so watch out for that!

Have you tried any of these prods? I'd love to know what you think!

Bridget xx

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15th BIRTHDAY HAUL

Before we get on the post. just a little side note:
Recently, just after my birthday, I went on a holiday to Sydney and Adelaide (I live in Perth). It was on of the best holidays ever! I will be writing a post about it, but if you can't wait for that, head over to my instagram for a 'lil speak peak - I've been posting my travel photos on there. :)

Back to my birthday haul, I got quite a few lovely things from my friends and family. Thank you so much to everyone who got me something! Now I'm just going to stop rambling and you can get on with looking at all my new things.

So, to summarise, which things I got from my lovely friends and family included:

Money and Vouchers

Green tartan dress

Incredible Things Fragrance by Taylor Swift

The Fault in Our Stars movie

The Amazing Spiderman 2 movie

Dotti ankle boots

Dotti frilly socks

Maybelline the Falsies Volume Express mascara

Nude 10 Shades Models Prefer eyeshadow palette

Revlon Lip laquer

Wonderful World of Fashion notebook

Isla and The Happily Ever After novel by Stephanie Perkins

So, I hope you like this post! It was very fun to make (by 'make' I mean taking pictures and editing, as well as writing), because I could relive my birthday memories again!

Bridget xx

WOULD YOU RATHER // BEAUTY EDITION

Hey everyone!

I thought that because you guys don't know my very well and I haven't introduced my self properly I would do this tag that I found. Enjoy!

Q // Would you rather go out with messy hair and nice make-up or nice hair and no make-up?

A // I think nice hair and no make-up, because I don't normally wear much make-up (well unless I'm going out somewhere spesh) and I sometimes have good hair days.

Q // Would you rather leave the house with an obvious foundation line or overdone blush?

A // Overdone blush... and I would use a matte blush so it looks like I've exercised instead of looking like I've had an accident with glitter.

Q // Would you rather have a bad orange-y spray tan or really weird tan lines that can't be covered?

A // I would rather have a bad spray tan that makes me look orange because, really, who says that I have to leave the house?

Q // Would you rather have a bad haircut or bad hair color?

A // With a bad haircut as I could wear a hat or style it up in braids, but a bad hair colour is impossible to hide. I'll go with the bad haircut.

Q //  Would you rather give up using makeup brushes or mascara?

A //  Mascara is my life. So obviously I have to give up make-up brushes (I would actually just use a beauty blender sponge for foundation instead...loopholes!)

Q // Would you rather lose all of your mascaras, lipsticks and lip-glosses or lose all of your palettes and eye-shadows?

A // Even though I said already that I can't live without mascara... I only have one (well you only really need one at a time - saves money and space). But I have 100 palettes and eye shadows so no way in the world would I want to loose them. And well yeah I love my lippies but I gotta keep my eye shadows.

Q // Would you rather chop off all your hair or never be able to cut it again? 

A // Let me tell you this now... I, will never, ever, ever chop off all my hair. Ever. I have to chose never cutting my hair again - and I would fix those pesky split ends with lots of hair masks and serums.

Q // Would you rather have a coral cheek or a pink cheek?

A // Not that I wear blush (I am naturally very pink-cheeked...unfortunately), but if I did, I would go with pink, not coral. I like to leave the coral trend to the lips.

Q // If you had $1000 to spend, would you rather buy clothes or make-up? 

A // CLOTHES CLOTHES CLOTHES CLOTHES CLOTHES CLOTHES CLOTHES CLOTHES....

 I think you get the picture...ahaha. In all seriousness, I already have enough make-up, but, no girl EVER has enough clothes.

Q // Would you rather apply lipstick as eyeliner, or eyeliner as lipstick? 

A // Eyeliner as lipstick... because it would be like using lip-liner/pencil thing (same texture i mean). And you can get eyeliner in all sorts of colours. And seriously ewwwwwww gross imagine putting lipstick on your eyelid. Never.

Q // Would you rather only use one eyeshadow color or one lip color for the rest of your life? 

A // One eyeshadow colour (golden-brown) because I NEED my red, coral, nude and pink lips.

Q // Would you rather wear winter clothes in summer or summer clothes in winter?

A // What kind of question is this? ahaha. I think I would wear summer clothes all year round because it would be too hot in summer with winter clothes on.

Q // Would you rather have dark nails or bright nails all year round?

A // I don't really wear dark nails or bright nails, just neutrals. But I'll go with bright nails as they are nice and cheery.

Q // Would you rather give up your favorite lip product or your favorite eye product?

A // Well... I think lip product as I love my mascara way too much to give it up. I don't even think I have a favorite lip product (ooops).

Q // Would you rather only be able to wear your hair in a ponytail or a messy bun? 

A // My hair is quite curly so it's really hard to get it in or out of a bun but ponytails make my hair look really good so I'll choose ponytail.

Q // Would your rather never be able to paint your nails again or never use lip-gloss?

A // I think never use lip-gloss because I quite like painting my nails and I have enough other lip products that work just as good - or even better - than lip gloss.

Q // Would you rather shave your eyebrows and have none at all or sharpie them in everyday? 

A // Take one moment to imagine how weird we would look without eyebrows. I can't even. I'd rather sharpie them in, and I would use a brown fine liner sharpie so it would replicate an eyebrow pen or eyebrow gel (oooo sneaky).

AND FINALLY...

Q // Would you rather live without makeup or without nail polish?

A // Definitely nail polish... make-up is amazing and I love it way to much. And nail polish always chips so easily (I'd get stick on nails instead haha).

Wow - that was a lot of questions! I hope you learnt more about me from this fun tag, and comment below if you enjoyed this style of post - I know I definitely did!

TTYL,

Bridget xx

P.S. I've just realised after reading and editing this post that instead of properly answering most of the questions I have just found a way around them... oopps. haha