Whenever I do one of these posts, seems like the tumbleweed keeps rolling by and nothing else hahaha. Life posts. Yes or No?

These past few weeks have been a horror. For the brief moment when it felt like do or die - I had myself convinced it was die. But it's all a bit too complicated for an explanation and I'm here now, turbo-charged and ready! Well actually.. I spent my first night of freedom in bed with my laptop and a long catch up session with megavideo.

Also! About General Pants, I actually got into a bit of a tiff with GP over shifts, sales and whatnot. Working there was a bit of a headache.. especially at this height I had to climb the ladders to reach just about everything haha but I haven't moved far, I'll be starting work at Bardot the week after the next. This time with a proper roster.

Three of my best friends are leaving on holidays soon :( I'm pretty down about not going overseas this summer but I guess I'll have the opportunity to do so in the future. I'll make those life long memories later in life, hopefully with my special someone!

Alright, time for a life update and sweeping! There will be a major haul bomb next post. I'm trying to save it all for when my Urbanoutfitters order arrives!

But moving on...
1. Mum's birthday. My brother and I (on the right) gave my mummy a little GUESS bag for her special day, happy birthday mother! My brother is also going into year 12 soon, yikes!

2. Kim & Peter's wedding. I've grown up with Kim and now she's tied the knot with her special man, she made such a beautiful bride. Congrats Kim and Peter!


3. Kenneth's birthday. A very delayed post haha

And now for the sweeping!

Anonymous:Which website did you buy the Minkpink Sleepwalker tank from? I've been looking for it everywhere in grey - but could only find stock in black :(
From ebay! I don't remember the price I got it for but I guarantee you'll grab one for cheap (and *fingers crossed* in grey)!

Anonymous: how tall are you!? you look real tall in your photos!
Oh how misleading these photos must be! Haha. I stand around the 1m 50-something mark. Not tall at all!

Anonymous: Hey Annie!! Just a quick question, what do you use to remove your eye makeup? I find most products dry out my lids and leave them stinging =(
I use Lancome's Bi-Facil Eye make-up remover. Its non-oily and for sensitive eyes and hopefully it'll also agree with your sensitive-sounding eyes! For late night laziness Johnson's make-up wipes works wonders :)

Anonymous: hey hey just wondering where you got your earring stand from? it looks exactly like the one in an asian store in market city, only they dont really sell it but the earrings hanging on it haha. been looking for one but no luck :(
Hahaha I first saw them at market city too, quite embarressing because I kept going around to different stalls asking if they sell their earring stands and I finally found them at Fairfield markets, hoorah for the markets! haha

thilyy.: Where did you get the china glaze from? :O My mum had to bring them back from me from the states! I think the ones without shimmer work better than the ones with shimmer!
There were a few queries about the whereabouts of the China Glaze polishes stockist so I'll answer it here! There are some Nail Supply stores near where I live, a couple of them down the Hume Highway around Carramar and they all stock China Glaze. I've visited about 2-3 and the prices have ranged from $4-6. You can also purchase them here they also stock OPI and ORLY but voguettes have said shipping may take some time and all prices are in USD, not too sure on the p&h costs. China Glaze is definitely worth the wait though!

Hil: Hi, love the products I was just wondering where you ordered the stila smudgepot trios??
Ok places to buy Stila - BeautyBay, Fresh, FragranceX, YesStyle, Myshopping, Dstore.

Anonymous: Is the Mac fluidline or Stila smudgepot better and where can you buy/order China Glaze/Stila? What breed is your dog btw!
I definitely would pick the Stila smudgepots over Mac's fluidlines. They both apply on smoothly, don't flake or clump but I still find the fluidline still runs a little under the waterline whereas the smudgepots stay put - although they do dry out quickly so application has to be fast. Both are great liners though! Oh and my dog is a pomeranian! hehehe

Anonymous: For Mac NC30 skin, is Nars Laguna or Casino more appropriate?
Laguna! I'm NC40 and some days I find the Casino a smidgen darker then I'd like so I'd be standing there sweeping up the remainder of the Laguna to use hahaha. If I wasn't so low on the $$ I'd grab myself a back-up! :(

Anonymous: how much and where is the ring from?
The 'ring' from my last haul entry was actually a cuff from Sportsgirl! Looking back I can see why a lot of people confused it for a ring haha

Anonymous: hey annieo how did you do your nails? did you use your china glaze nailpolishes? how is the staying power, have they chipped at all? i did research after hearing about china glaze from your blog and all the reviews have been FANTASTIC. i cant believe i didnt know about this brand beforehand!!!
I put two coats China Glaze's 'Great Barrier Beige' as my base, did random spots of 'V' on my nails then did the black leopard print lining around the circles with my LA Colours Art Deco Polish in black :)

Annie: Just a quick question! You probably don't use this seeing as you don't have any eye bags/dark circles, but have you heard anything about the Garnier caffeine roll on stick, or the Garnier regenerating eye cream? Thanks!
No I haven't :( and it's definitely not because I don't have any eye bags or dark circles! I don't think I've had a proper night's sleep in so long, my under-eye is a tragedy in itself! My friends and I have talked about it though, I'll give it a try next time I pass it!

j: Could you please do a favourite products post or video? Pretty please?
I'm guessing I'd do a post, I've been too much of a mess for a video.. my overgrown brows and ghastly face.. enough to give the world a fright.

Anonymous: annieeee ! where do you purchase all your NYX products ?
Cherryculture! They actually my favourite lippies on sale so I did a bit of a hauling haha, will post it up next update!

XOVINTAGELOVE: Hey Annie, how do you like the Stila smudgepots? I'm interested in the Bronze one but it is a metallic kind of bronze? or just a flat colour? Thanks :)
Oh vintagelove I love them! And the Bronze is metallic!

❤ »Twee.: Hi gorgeous! I love your haul video :) Can you do a review on the chanel Pro lumier foundation? I really wanna try out a new liquid foundation! ^_^
Yes I will attempt to! After I get groomed hahahaha!

Anonymous: just wondering where you took these photos at?
The photos were at Chipping Norton lakeside!

Anonymous: With the chanel foundation, does the spf create a white cast/does it reflect light in flash photography? :)
Foundations with zinc oxide or titanium oxide do give you a bit of a white cast in photos and unfortunately the chanel foundation does contain titanium dioxide so I wouldn't say its the best for flash photography but it's great as a day foundation!

viviannn: I was just wondering where you bought your black bag from (in the video) it's absolutely gorgeous! I heard you say from Bardot, I didn't know Bardot sold bags? hope you holla back!
Yes m'dear it was from Bardot! They stocked it in Liverpool and Parramatta and hopefully they're still around!

Anonymous: hey what subjects did you do in high school and what uai and course are you doing atm?
Well I firstly have to say - I was not a brainy kid! nor do I think I am (or think I ever will be.. hahaha) but the subjects I did in highschool were Economics, Senior Science, Studies of Religion, Biology, Maths ext.1 and English advanced. I'm pretty sure I've mentioned my uai in the past, it's nothing spectacular and to be honest I don't remember the exact number, it was around 87 or so, but I'm studying a Bachelor of Business at UTS. The cut-off for the course was about 91 or 92 and I was one of the lucky ones that were able to score an extra 5 for a band 5 or 6 in English. So yes, please no hater comments for being a failure of a student :(

Anonymous: hey annie would you be able to create a look using the gilt by association mineralize eyeshadow that you got in your mac style black haul? i cant seem to find a use for mine =(
Wow, I've just realized I haven't even got around to using it myself! hahaha I will attempt to whip up something with my gilt by association!

Hello blogspot

I'm still alive - but barely!

Today will just be a quick update on life, I've hardly had time to manage my hygiene let alone my blog so I'm announcing my hiatus from now (like I usually do around this time of year) but I'll be returning in about a week or so with bells and whistles on! I cannot wait until these exams are over, some days the stress is so immense I feel like I will implode.

Money-wise, it's been a rollercoaster. The boyf came by some roulette luck last week and we shopped up a storm and now, completely against my own will, my wallet (along with about $500 cash) and I have departed.

I had other things to say but thinking about my lost wallet made my heart so sore. When I return I'll tidy this place up with some housekeeping and other nit bits.

I'll be in work next Friday so if you're doing some shopping in Parrmatta, pop by General Pants for a visit! :)

Take care all and may your week be far better than mine!

Warning: Photo heavy!

Pardon my absence!

What a kickstart to my Tuesday. I woke up half an hour before class and I live an hour away from uni, I made a speedy exit from home and presented infront of a student body with my daggy stockings, bed hair and no makeup .... and for that brief moment, I wished everybody grew cataracts to cloud their eyes. I'm terrible, I know :(

Monday was eventful though, I helped my friend Kimberly with her photoshoot project which was also a great chance to finally showcase the DIY hand and body chains I've made :) the weather could have been kinder to us though!

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Here were the materials I used to make my hand and body chains. Silver chain from Spotlight and mum's jewellery pliers. My mum makes jewellery as a side hobby and she puts me to shame! haha if this post wasn't so photo heavy I'd upload some of her little creations but I'll save that for next post :)

And to top it off, another haul. Boy is this one hell of an entry or what! Sick of me yet? :)

I mentioned a couple of times in the vid that I'd put pictures up on my blog but I haven't had the chance to snap them in the daylight yet so - will do next post! It also seems that my photobucket bandwidth has expired, piccies will be up and refreshed in about 30 or so days but for the time being I get ugly exceeded bandwidth banners. BOO!

Nails nails nails!

So, this is me celebrating my unphotogenic day. I'm not ambidextrous so the nails on my right hand are pretty deplorable, luckily thats the hand that holds the camera! Haha.


And yet another vid, a pretty useless one considering all pics + swatches are included on my blog anyway, I apologise if I've taken 9mins of your life. I wish I could give them back to you, I really do! Ahhh, but I guess the wasted effort deserves an upload... and you get to meet my little friend at the end hehe.

Collective Haul Video

After 6 days of torture I'm finally uncapped and ready to roll out this collective haul!

An entry or so back I declared myself broke, now I feel like I'm in debt and its eating at my soul! I promise from hereon that I will only purchase necessities, absolute bargains or things for Paul and I will try to grow that petty little bank balance of mine by the end of next year so that I can go and see America! Now this, THIS, is really going to test my patience... and sanity.

MAC pressies from the boyf, thankyou Paulfish :)

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Fix plus, Blacktrack Fluidline, Studio Tech and Triple Fusion MSF

And self-pressies haha + swatches

Stila Smudgepot Trio - Black, Bronze, Grey

Smudgepots + Triple fusion MSF swatches

Stila "My Mother My Hero" collection

Illuminating Finishing powder - Bronze, Eyeshadow Trio - Gold Glow, Lipstick - Natalie

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China Glaze haul - 16 bottles full of love!

China Glaze Swatches


As for the non make-up related purchases, CHEAP CHEAP sale items!



Alas, taking advantage of the MIMCO sale, this was actually purchased a few weeks back but it has been treating me well as a uni bag :)
MIMCO bag: was $499, now $249

Seeing double

Micro mesh dress (American Apparel), DIY cut out fitted bandeau (inspired by thehautepursuit) , Laspampas Suede Lace Booties (C De C)

Nina, Tammy and I took a detour and stopped by American Apparel on our way back to the station after Jimmy's exhibition and I was over the moon to finally have hold of the longsleeved mesh dress! I cut out an old bandeau I had lying around to wear underneath but I'm not sure how confident I am sporting these cut outs in public, I'd probably take it out with a long fitted bandeau instead - just to play it safe! haha

Last night was Wendy's birthday. I met Wendy briefly last year for a group assignment and in this passing year we've worked at the last two places together, attended the same interviews, shared the same classes, group assignments and missed some of our exams together (then passed eachother notes in our alternate exam LOL) and as of last night I can also add - peer pressured amelia to drink together - to our list of a blossoming friendship hahaha!

Happy Birthday Wendy Zhou!!

I've taken my camera out on both occassions this week but it hasn't been a photogenic week, maybe I'll leave them for my facebook's eyes only haha, hope everyone had a great weekend!

I also wanted to quickly fit in here a little thankyou to Kelly giving me the Star Award, definitely check her blog out! She's got killer style and oh, did I mention she's also stunningly gorgeous! Hahaha

And with all that aside it's been getting rather dusty in here, time for some more housekeeping! Looks like my collective haul entry will be delayed until next entry, which will probably be excrutiatingly long. The girls and I have recently been getting a rush from nail polish splurging hahaha

Anonymous: annieooooo could you do a review of the benefit high beam and moon beam? thankyou (L)
Will do! Although there also are plenty of good reviews on the tube already so check them out, they'll probably help a great deal more than I could! :)

Anonymous: can i please ask where you get your URBAN DECAY PRIMER POTION from??? because i've been looking for it everywhere in Sydney and I just cannot find it!!and where do you buy your false lashes from? i bought like 200 in vietnam but they're diminishing and i need to restock. any suggestions??
I bought my UDPP from ebay, I would also wish to know where on earth they stock Urban Decay in Sydney :( and my falsies are also from Vietnam! hahaha, we often have relatives that travel back and forth from there to get them for us in cheap bulk but if you wanted to restock on them, last time I saw cheap false lashes they were in a store in Cabramatta that also sold hair products. I have no idea what it's called, but definitely pop in and out of Cabra stores and I'm sure you'll be able to find them! Industrie8 also have decent cheap falsies, if anyone has any suggestions then leave them in the comment box :)

Anonymous: Where can you buy NYX? and what do you think of each the MAC studio fix & studio tech foundations?:)
In some places in Aus they sell NYX in Gloss stores but I haven't seen NYX in any Gloss stores in Sydney so far :( the place where I get NYX things from is a small local perfume and hair wholesaler which name has escaped me but it was first introduced to me by my great friend Tammy hahaha. I've done a lot of searches for good cosmetics wholesalers online and contacted a few stores but most of them don't sell to the general public and in these cases I settle for purchasing things I can't find locally online. Will also do a review on MAC studio fix & tech foundations!

lolizzie: i noticed you used the clean and clear pimple pen, does it work for you?
To be honest, it isn't a great deal of help to clear my pimples - even toothpaste works better haha

Anonymous: loving the minkpink sleepwalker tank... it looks oversized. what size is it you're wearing? thinking of buying online :)
Hello Anonymous! The minkpink sleepwalker tank does look oversized but its actually an XS, I actually bought mine online too! hehehe

Anonymous: Hi What do you use MAC MSF's for and what do you think of the Shiseido cream foundation/other Shisheido foundations? If you hold your hair back when doing makeup, doesnt it ruin your hair?
I'll make sure to do a vid on the MAC MSF's, I'm completely in love with them! As for the Shiseido cream foundation its a pleasant foundation, it does its job well and doesn't dry out my skin but its pretty sheer though and wouldn't work well as a full coverage foundation. The Shiseido Sun Protection Foundation stick from what I've heard has gotten rather good reviews so I might give that a go again - the reason why I was never really fond of it the first time around was because I got it in the wrong colour! haha silly me.

Sarah: Hey where did you get your dressing table from?! I've been lookin everywhere for a plain nice white one.
The dressing table was a cheap find in IKEA, goodluck on your dressing table hunt Sarah!

em: Hi Annie,I was just wondering how often you use you LV Vernis Amarante bag?
In all honesty, recently I've hardly used it at all. The top handle is pretty inconvenient considering the bag is quite large and when I do take it out with me it's pretty heavy and I guess my paranoia of the vernis leather getting scratches and stains on it gets in the way of its use too. My mum uses it all the time though, I'm pretty sure she's rightfully claimed her ownership over it hahaha

Anonymous: wat does the fix plus do? and could u pleaseeeee do a vid showing the pieces in ur wardrobe. i commented this before but i dont know what happened to it :(
I think I'll do a review on the fix plus :) But as for a wardrobe vid hmmm, I'm on the fence about that one. My wardrobe is pretty boring to be honest! hahaha

Anonymous: Wow, those videos made me dizzy! LOLYour voice is adorabbbbbbble. :)Have you ever thought about selling your things at Glebe markets? Otherwise, I'd like to know where you sell your things? Ebay?
Hahahaha I apologise for the dizzyness and any type of nausea I have caused! I was thinking of selling my things on ebay, I keep saying this over and over again but I never quite get around to it lol I should soon though - I need the extra $$ in my pocket! If I haven't gotten around to selling things on ebay still, I don't think I'd ever get around to setting up a stall in Glebe to sell my things ahhhhh, laziness that great friend of mine haha.

So in my room tour vid I mentioned we had guests over which meant I had first priority to some of the food we were serving, so I took my share of sashimi and oysters before the guests arrived and thoroughly enjoyed my mini seafood feast mmmmm oysters. I'll have you know though that excessive raw seafood gives you severe stomach pains. HAHA