Launceston, Photos!

The other day my partner and I decided we'd go to Launceston for the day which actually turned out to be more George Town so I could show him where I lived before I moved to South Australia and then back to Tasmania. You can see the post/blog for that here: Launceston

Now onto the photos! Keep in mind these are pretty much all of George town, the river was where me and my brother use to play, we made cubby houses in the trees along the water edge and surprisingly you could still see ruminants of that after 7 years of us not playing there!

I hope you enjoyed my pictures! It was a great day out :)

Kmart Beauty Bargains!

The other day I went to Kmart not expecting to find any good makeup bargains or sales, I walked in and over to the makeup section and got a serious surprise!! there was Covergirl, Rimmel, BYS and many more brands that had makeup for $5 to $2 I made a post about it if you'd like to checkout the prices for the things I bought here: Excited to try 

I've done swatches of the products so lets get into this! 

Covergirl - Smoky Shadow Blast in Citrus Flare

I absolutely love this and cannot wait to create a look using this duo, the colours are very shimmery and seem well pigmented.

BYS Blush Duo in Paint It Pink

I feel like the colours are fun looking inside the container and look very pretty, but once on my skin I don't know if they really agree with my skin tone, eh it was $2 not like I lost a great amount of money perhaps I'll use them as an eye shadow or pat onto my lips? lol 

For my last two swatches I put them together;

The first swatch closer to my wrist (the darker colour) is Face Of Australia - Budge Proof Eye shadow in Poision Ivy 
And the second swatch being the lighter one is Rimmel London Glam Eyes in Urban Green

I'm really excited to wear Urban Green it looks really shimmery and pretty, on the other hand when it says Budge Proof Eye shadow they mean BUDGE PROOF, It was super hard to get this swatch off even with a bit of water and soap! Lol, so I am a bit concerned to wear this.. but none the less this is also a pretty colour it kind of comes off as silver to me in inside light and outside it's more a greeny gray.

I hope you liked my swatches and review of these shadows/blush. I'll post some makeup looks using them soon! 

Launceston

So I'm currently in my partners car and we're going to Launceston! yay

This is probably the the 4th or so time I have been to/through Launceston since I've been back and living in Tasmania, (Moved here from South Australia in September 2011) 

For those who have no idea where I am going I have included a map :) and our estimated time is 2 hours and 16 minutes, which will probably be longer since my partners only on his Ps and is only allowed to go 80kms as apposed to 100kms or more, but that's okay. 

I'm hoping to go a bit further and visit George Town as well which is where I use to live BEFORE we moved to South Australia (I've done a lot of moving around) 

I'll be posting pictures later hopefully, yay!

Excited To Try!

So today I went on a hunt for some bargain makeup buys, I went to Priceline and didn't find anything that caught my eye. I then went to Chemist Warehouse, which for those who may not have it where they live, is a Chemist but everything is seriously discounted, name brands up to more than half price, so from there I got a Maybelline Baby Lips that was $2.69 as apposed to $3.95 and Maybelline Color Show Sequin in Nailsilver Gleam which was $4.99 as apposed to $5.95

I don't have a picture of the baby lips on it's own but it's pictured in my Everyday Basic Makeup Faves blog/post and you can find that here: Everyday Basic Makeup Faves

Then my last stop was Kmart. I wasn't looking to buy anything really just browsing and then I found serious clearances. I feel like they were either discontinuing the products or they wanted to get rid of them to make room for some more newer products. Unfortunately I got to Kmart at about 4 in the afternoon and everyone had been in and most of the makeup was gone, but I managed to get a few products which I'll list with the prices, I did open a couple of the products ( I was excited hehe ) I will do swatches and a review on all of these bargains so stay posted for that! yay :)

BYS Blush Duo - $2

Rimmel London Glam Eyes - $2
Covergirl Outlast Lipstain - $5
Covergirl Smokey Shadow Blast - $5
Face Of Australia Budge Proof Eye shadow - $2

Sorry about photo quality must have moved as the photo was being taken :( 

I hope you enjoyed my bargains, be on the lookout for a review and swatches!

Night Time, Quiet Time..

So I thought I'd post what I use to clean away the days makeup, dirt, oils and other icky stuff that gets on our faces :)

I have to apologize for the last photo. I had to use my camera flash as it was too dark to use natural light. Sorry :)

It's important to wash your face off at night as it needs to breathe! and of course you'll get breakouts if your skin can't breathe. I like to be thorough but gentle so I like to use Pears Oil-Clear  Facial Cleanser the smell of this is really quite lovely I can't quite describe it.
I'll then pat my face dry and for any left over mascara/ eyeliner/ eye shadow I will apply a pump of sorbalene cream onto a cotton ball for each eye and wipe off the left over gunk. So my eyes get moisturized as well as cleaned!
Then I use a cotton ball and get some Niviea Visage Stay Clear Purifying Toner on and pretty much put that all over my face really concentrating on my problem areas. Wait for that to dry and then I use my sworn by product for breakouts, Benzac Ac.
You can only buy this in chemists and it comes in percentages the lowest being 2.5% for mild acne and the highest at 10% for high acne. I absolutely recommend this to anyone who has problem skin, I did, growing up having rampant hormones my skin was oily and icky and I'd have break outs from my chin, cheeks, nose, forehead and in between after about a week of using this stuff the improvement was insane, it really does work. My younger brother now uses it and as he always has his greasy hair in his face it's made a dramatic improvement!
It's best to start out with the lowest percent if your unsure and don't feel safe self diagnosing your level of acne (lol perhaps a bit gross, but hey, it's only natural)  and if there is no improvement then move up a strength, it is slightly costly at about $15 for 50g tube but it should last 2 or so months as it's a water based gel it spreads pretty good so not much is needed :)

http://www.benzac.com.au/.au/ is the link for anyone who is interested in knowing more about the product.

Everyday Basic Makeup Faves

My everyday basic makeup favorites!

I use these everyday ( or the days I wear makeup!)
I'd also like to apologize in advance if the lighting is terrible, I took these pretty late in the afternoon!

So over all these are the main staples I use every day (I used my tea box to stand up my foundation powder lol, does anyone else like the Lipton infusion range?) 

Usually I won't use a concealer as I'm just going for an everyday, not to heavy look, but if I am going out of a night or somewhere fancy I'll use concealer, what I usually tend to do is use my Maybelline Dream Pure BB cream and any spots or blemishes I have I'll use a dab of Maybelline Super Stay foundation if I'm feeling intimidated :P

Then I'll finish it off with my Australis Fresh & Flawless pressed powder.

I'll then move onto my eyes, my favorite part!
My eye shadow is always changing, but for during the day I chose a shimmery brown or I just don't wear a shadow, if I'm feeling colourful I'll add a colour. I usually do between 2 to 4 coats of mascara and I will curl my lashes once I have mascara on and dried (Yes I know all about breaking your lashes from doing this but it honestly hasn't happened to me and I've been doing this since I was 15) 

My favorite two mascara's are: Cover Girl Lash Blast Fusion and Maybelline Mega Plush which is waterproof and I use this over the top as a last coat.

And to finish it off... Lips!

I like to keep these neutral and moisturized so that when I do wear a lipstick I don't have bits of flaky skin on my lips ruining my look!

I absolutely love the Maybelline Baby Lips range I don't have a specific favorite I love them all! I'm also finding Palmers Coco Butter, Lip Butter very moisturizing and tastes good too! and for colour over the top or underneath of these two I add NYX Butter Gloss in Apple Strudel or (not pictured) Models Prefer Moisture Lust Glossy Lip Tint in Toffee Fudge.

So that's pretty much what I wear every day, unless of course if I add a colour eye shadow and use concealer. I hope you liked this post, leave me a comment if you'd like to see my Everyday Basic Makeup Look using these products! 

First post/blog!

So since this is my first post/ blog I thought I'd make it a get to know me! Lets get into it... :) 

Name? Jessica Grieve ( But I've been spelling my name as Jessika since I was 13/14) 

Age? 18

Where and when were you born?
 I was born in Bundaburg Base Hospital, Queensland in 1995.

What do you consider your greatest achievement?
Honestly, I feel that finishing year 12 and passing was one of my greatest achievements, for now at least. I went through so much yet still attended 3-4 days out of 5 and managed to pass.

Do you drink?
Only for events, birthdays/ parties/ holidays and even then I probably pass.

Do you like to party? No thanks :)

Do you smoke? Nononooo, no way, nor have I ever tried, this includes drugs as well! Does not appeal to me :)

Do you believe in love? Yes love is a strong and wonderful feeling/emotion. I love, love!

What is your favourite band/singer?
I couldn't pick just one singer! but I'd have to say Katy Perry or Iggy Azalea as my most favorite two singers and my favorite band... Probably Fall Out Boy, I've always liked them

What is your favourite song?
 Forever changing, but for not it's Undressed by Kim Cesarion. 

What is your favourite movie?
Anastasia, It was out in 1997 :) I also love the Saw movies 

What is your favourite TV show?
I have a few I like to switch between while waiting for episodes to come out..
Pretty Little Liars
Keeping Up With The Kardashians
The Vampire Diaries
Awkward
One Tree Hill
The Carrie Diaries

What is your favourite flavor of ice cream? 
I love sorbet's more than ice cream and I'll get that in either apple or lemon, yum yum

What is your favourite colour?
I can't just have one!
Green
Purple 
Pink

Hobbies? 
Reading, playing games on my phone, computer and Xbox, shopping, makeup, cooking, going for drives with my partner and friends, watching movies, tv shows or youtube.