H&M PERTH STORE OPENING

Just to fill you in - Perth has always been lacking in the fashion department. Last year international fashion giants Topshop and Zara opened in multiple places around Perth, and now that H&M has joined the party I'm absolutely ecstatic.

H&M opened on the 29th of August at Joundalup shopping centre, which is quite far from Perth CBD - although I don't really mind. I went to the opening with my best friend and it was probably, no definitely, the highlight of my year. While we we were lining up outside they handed us goody bags, which included a cute pencil case/makeup bag, a water bottle and an umbrella. We spent almost 2 hours in there! There were so many things to look at and we wanted to buy almost everything. I took some sneaky pics of the massive store, so enjoy!

As you can see, it was absolutely jam packed, but that just added to the fun of it all.

This is the outfit that I wore to the opening, featuring a gingham cami from Cotton on, ripped at the knees black jeans from Lee Cooper, and blue high-top converse. I'm also wearing a smokey eye and my Thomas Sabo necklace.

I tried on this grey top with lace sleeves, the white top with a tropical print on it, the grey skater dress and a black dress with mesh cut outs. And yes I did leave my jeans on while trying on the dresses, don't worry - I'm not going to wear dresses with jeans underneath in public (or in private) EVER. 

My final picks which I ended up buying were:
1) The grey top with the lace sleeves, and
2) The grey skater dress

I'm planning to go back to H&M this weekend to also buy the black dress with the mesh cutouts, because I love that dress so much and have been thinking about it more than I should be. If I don't own that dress in the next few days there will be a problem.

 

And to end the day we visited Mecca Maxima, which, if you didn't already know, is the high-end makeup shop that stocks brands such as Nars, Urban Decay, Stila, and Too Faced. We spend way more time than necessary oooing and aaahhing over the gorgeous naked palettes and the two faced melted lipsticks. I didn't buy anything, but I sure will be back soon!

I hope you enjoyed my little adventure, I think next time I do something like this I might vlog it. Would you like to see a vlog?

Bridget xx

SPRING INSPIRED TOPSHOP WISHLIST

001. PETITE Metal Yarn Tee

002. Wild Tulip Print Cami

003. Ruched Spot Bikini Set

004. Nixon Kensington Rose Gold Watch with White Dial

005. Mixed Chain Multi-Row Necklace by Orelia

006. The Kandi Pocket Bag by Marc B

007. Lipstick in Nevada

008. THE LOVE CATS Sunglasses by Quay

009. BLANCHE Ankle Boots

In case you already weren't aware... it's Spring! Well, at least for the Southern Hemisphere. I'm especially excited for the Spring season this year. because,
1) All the gorgeous things in Topshop, mentioned above,
2) After many months of jumper and jeans, I'm SO ready for warm weather, and
3) H&M finally opened in Perth! Woop woop! (If you'd like, go check out my next post for more on that wonderful subject)

So, when I was picking out all of the gorgeous things in the picture and listed above, I didn't really realise that everything I had chosen was either black or peachy/rose gold. I'm not sure why this is, but it seems that everyone involved in the beauty community these days likes, or has liked, rose gold at some point. You know what, I think today, inspired by this post, I'm going to wear a rose gold inspired makeup look, featuring peachy lips and pinky gold eyes.

I'm sorry to all of you on the North side of this planet, making you jealous will all this talk about warm weather. But just know that I'm secretly wishing for hot chocolates and snuggly movie nights and big coats. Shhh! Don't tell anyone. :)

Have an amazing rest of your weekend!

Bridget xx

P.S. Happy Fathers Day!

AUGUST MAKEUP HAUL

I haven't really been out shopping this month, but when I did, I managed to pick up these goodies that I am dying to try out (well, some of these products have already been tried out because I couldn't resist)!

Firstly, I must say I know I promised not to buy any more eye shadows... but I just couldn't resist! These were on sale in Sportsgirl, and were marked down to almost half price! A bargain if I do say so myself. For those of you who don't know, Sportsgirl is an Australian fashion and beauty store that stocks affordable fashion pieces and gorgeous makeup  products which I can never resist buying. The palettesI picked up are called Silver linings, featuring mainly black and silver shades, and Wild at Heart, which includes olive and champagne toned shades. Silver Linings also features a pink shimmer, which I don't think I'll be using anytime soon, but who knows?

Also, I bought the Real Techniques Multi-task brush, because I already use their blending brush (for eye shadow) which I am head-over-heels for, and decided I needed another to add to my collection. I just couldn't resist...

Now, about the lip pencil/crayon, I actually saw my mum with this product, tried it, loved it, and went out to buy one for myself! Great marketing, mum! haha. I've used it a few times already, and I especially like pairing it with a lip gloss of the same colour to give it a glossy finish because I prefer that to just a pain shimmery matte finish.

So, that's the end of my little haul - hope you liked it! And I must say - wow, it's nearly the end of August! This year is going so fast - nearly Halloween, then Christmas and then the new year! I'll be year 11 next year which is pretty stressful but I am so excited none the less. What year are you guys in at school/what year are you going into next year?

Bridget xx

1 PALETTE 3 LOOKS: ULTA3 LIP AND CHEEK PALETTE

(Yes, in the mirror you can see me in my pyjamas)

I have so many eye shadow palettes that I think it is becoming an addiction. Seriously, in the last few months I have accumulated so many that I haven't even had time to use them all! I decided that you might want to see these gorgeous palettes (and be warned - they are mostly nude and black shades) and how I am creating different looks with them. Hence this series, where I show you a few looks that you can create with each palette. Lets begin!

So my first palette is a selection of eye shadows (including two cheek shades, too) that I've had since the start of the year and haven't only used until recently. Is that bad or what? Although the colours in this palette are so gorgeous and I wish I had used it sooner. The looks I am creating with this eye shadow palette are: traditional shimmery smokey eye, a dramatic brown smokey eye, and a light, shimmery natural eye look.

Look one:: Traditional smokey eye

For this look I am using only the shades on the right side. So to start, first apply the lightest shade all over the eye area - including the lid, the crease and under the brow bone. Then cover just your lid with the shade below. With the next shade, only put on the eye shadow on the outer 2 thirds of your lid. Blend those shades together, and finally, blend the darkest shade into the crease and outer corners of your eyelid. Optionally, you can line your botto lash line with the darkest shade too.

Look two:: Brown smokey eye

As the colours on the right side are black/grey/silver, and the name of this look clear states 'brown', we will obviously only be using the colours on the left side of the palette. So, firstly use the lightest brown shade to cover your whole eye area, as described above. Using the next shade cover your whole lid. Then, with the third shade, you will need to just cover the outer 2 thirds of your lid, and blend well. To finish the brown smokey eye, apply the darkest colour to your crease and blend into the rest of your look, and then apply that same shade to your bottom lash line to line your eyes. As you can see the steps for this look are practically the same as the ones for the traditional smokey eye that I mentioned above, as they are both smokey eyes.

Look 3:: Simple shimmery look

This I'm still using four shades, but this look is definitely the easiest out of all the looks so far, and soon you will see why! Start with covering your whole eye area, up to your brow bone, with the lightest shade on the brown side. Then, using the lightest shade from the black side (haha the dark side) cover your whole lid. With the second shade on the brown side apply it to the crease to create dimension. For the finishing touch, line your bottom and top lash lines with the black shade.

(And with all these eye shadow looks you can use the blush shades with them, I just choose to not wear blush because of my naturally pink cheeks. Plus I also prefer the contoured and bronzed look.)

I hope you enjoyed this new style of post! If you like it, make sure to tell me as I would just love to create another using a different eye shadow palette, and as you know I have loads! See you soon,

Bridget xx

EVERYDAY WINTER MAKEUP LOOK

Hey everyone! Today I'm going to show you have to get the makeup look that have been wearing constantly these winter holidays. Featuring shimmery eyes, this look is definitely one of my faves! I will list all the products that I have used at the end.

To start I make sure I have clean skin, and then I apply the Nude by Nature Mineral Primer. Make sure you don't use too much primer otherwise it's staying powder will wear off faster. "Less is more". I'm putting this on with my fingers in circle motions so to not stretch my skin too much.

Then I use my favourite bb-cream - Maybelline's Pure Dream BB-Cream. As you can see the bottle looks quite worn out - this product is very loved! It's almost run out so I need to pop into the shops to get some more as soon as possible. The brush I am using is Real Technique's faoundation brush. This bush is amazing and works really well with Maybelline's BB-Cream. That reminds me - I probably should get around to washing my makeup brushes!

Then, using my favourite concealer, I'm covering up my dark circles and any blemishes I may have. I must say that the Rimmel Wake Me Up concealer isn't too good at covering pimples so I wouldn't recommend it for that, but is amazing at brightening under the eyes. To apply I pat on the concealer with my middle and ring fingers.

And here are some flowers that were in a pot nearby, my sister got distracted while taking these pictures of me and decided to take pictures of plants. Although I must admit that she is a very good photographer!

To lock all my makeup in I'm using the Rimmel Stay Matte Pressed Powder, and applying it with Nude by Nature's powder brush. this is a very good brush and product combination - it works fabulously for me each time, yay! 

Now, using Nude by Nature's bronzer and a powder brush from an unknown brand, I'm contouring my cheekbones & jawline, and bronzing up my face.

Now time for eye shadow! Using my fingers I'm applying Maybelline's MYN eye shadows to my lid. I start with the lighter shade and put that on my waterline and in the inner corner of my eyes, and with the darker shade I cover my whole lid (but don't go further than the crease).

I so love this Real Techniques eye shadow domed brush! It's amazing for blending the darker colour in the crease with the lighter shades. So the crease colour I'm using today is the dark brown on the bottom row of this palette. I think it's called Sun Club, and is by Essence. This palette, apart from the blue shades, is so amazing and I can create so many eye shadow looks with it.

Now for mascara! First I'm curling my lashes with an eyelash curler from Sportsgirl, and then the mascara is Rimmel's Rockin' Curves. This mascara is amazing and is definitely my favourite at the moment - although my mascara favourites are always changing! This mascara is true to it's name - the curves are absolutely amazing.

The finishing touch - filling in the eyebrows. I love this step as I just feel so put together after my eyebrows are done. I'm using the Rimmel Professional brow pencil to brush and fill in my brows.

And the look is done! Here is what my eyes look like:

Yay, I'm finished!

Products used:
Nude by Nature Mineral Primer
Maybelline Pure Dream BB Cream in medium
Real Techniques foundation brush
Rimmel Wake Me Up concealer in ivory
Rimmel Stay Matte Pressed Powder in translucent

Nude by Nature powder brush
Nude by Nature bronzer
Unknown brand brush
Maybelline MYN eye shadows
Essence Sun Club eye shadow palette - the dark brown shade
Real Techniques domed eye shadow brush
Sportsgirl eyelash curler
Rimmel Rockin' Curves mascara
Rimmel Professional eyebrow pencil in brown/black

So as you can see, I own a lots of products from Rimmel and Maybelline - I promise that's not on purpose! I just seem to gravitate towards them more when shopping. I really should branch out more. Which other brands do you guys suggest I should look into? I definitely wouldn't mind an excuse to go shopping this weekend.

Bridget xx

SEVEN DEADLY SINS OF BEAUTY TAG

As you may know already, I really enjoy these tags  and I've been seeing this particular one around lots and so I thought I would give it a go. Lets hop right in:

GREED: What is your most inexpensive beauty item? What is your most expensive?  My most inexpensive would be the $2 lip glosses from Boe Beauty I got a few years ago... and have on;y used once or twice. Most expensive would have to be my Real Techniques brushes, but they are totally worth the buy!

WRATH: What beauty products do you have a love/hate relationship with? What product has been the hardest to get?

 Maybelline's Pure Dream BB cream has been so controversial for me. I loved it then I hated it, and now I'm loving it again. The secret for me was to use a primer. Now it just stays on and I love the minimal coverage so much! Also, I have had such a struggle in finding the Maybelline Baby lips lip balm in cherry crush. I have the rest but just can't find that one!

GLUTTONY: What are your most delicious beauty products? Delicious? I'm certainly not going around eating my make-up, but I think that the Model and Co lipgloss that I mentioned in this post tastes like strawberries, and I must say, even though I don't like strawberries themselves, that it is very yummy. 

SLOTH: What beauty products do you neglect due to laziness? Well, it may not be for laziness, but I have certainly be neglecting my eye and cheek palette from ULTA3. I really should get onto using it, thanks for the reminder!

PRIDE: What beauty products give you the most self-confidence? Ahhh. The good old classic red lip does the trick every time. My Rimmel Kate Moss lipstick in 107 is the one. I just feel so powerful and badass when I wear this and as though I can take over the world (although that may be a slight exaggeration).

LUST: What products are you currently lusting over? The list of products I want at the moment must be un-healthy! I have heard so many good reviews about Maybelline's Lash Sensational mascara so I really want to give that a try, and I also want to get my hands on the eyeshadow quads from Rimmel. I'm going shopping tomorrow (yay!) and I might just pick up both these things.

ENVY: What items would you most like to receive as a gift? Probably the Naked palettes, and out of them I most want number 2. Taupe toned neutrals work so well with my skin tone, and the colours are oh-so swoon worthy!

And that's it for today! I tag any of you who want to do this - and if you do please leave me a link to your post as I would love to read it! :)

Bridget xx

WHAT'S IN MY HANDBAG?

Hey there!

Considering I love watching and reading this type of post I don't know why I haven't done a "what's in my bag" sooner! I just love seeing what everyone else has in their bags and I'm hoping you're all a bunch of nosy parkers who want to have a peak at what's in my bag, too. 

My handbag is actually a backpack from Sportsgirl. It's the handiest bag EVER. I seriously love it so much. Here's what it looks like:

So above is everything I have in (or should I say on) my bag. I'll just nicely list it's contents here for you...

Purse from (or by?) Fiorelli

Pen

Compact hairbrush from H&M's Coachella collection
Phone (Samsung)
Sticky notes
Ear plug headphones
Sunglasses case from Dotti (sunglasses from Cotton On)
Makeup bag from Sephora
Makeup includes: Rimmel Stay Matte pressed powder, baby lips, Nude by Nature powder brush, Maybelline eyeshadow quad and more

Hope you enjoyed this post! I'm thinking of doing a 'what's in my makeup bag' post because I didn't talk about it in that much detail and it's contents are forever changing, so let me know if you want to see that soon. :)

Bridget xx

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