a day in pictures Melbourne central shopping

I thought I'd do a day in pictures as yesterday I went shopping with a girlfriend!

what have you been up to?
Hugs Jess

Savvy by db eye shadow brushes kit review

Hi guys I hope you are well, I'm putting up my review on the eye shadow brushes I've purchased from Priceline, they are $10 and a super affordable starter kit or even great for your own personal use if you don't want to spend a heap on brushes or tools. This is the Savvy by db eye shadow brush kit.

They are super soft and feels great on the skin, comes with all the brushes you need to create some amazing eye shadow looks.

 It comes with a crease brush- blending brush, eye shadow brush, eye liner brush and smudger brush.

 They feel actually pretty good for a $10 set of brushes, I picked up recently a pack of Nude by nature brushes and they were similar in softness for synthetic brushes.

Over all I'm very happy with the pricepoint and quality of these brushes, they came in two shades, gold and pink, I chose pink.

It really does help with creating some cleaner looks, and more diffused eye shadow looks, great tools for a great value price! 

have you tried these? 

Hugs Jess

Essence holographic eye shadow purple clouds

Hi lovelies today I have for you a review of one of the most prettiest eye shadows I have ever come across! I picked this up on Saturday whilst shopping at Target in the city, and I only paid $1 for it! I am so in love with this shade. It's a holographic shade from Essence and the shade is called Purple clouds.

It's got a reflective sheen in it, that is a bluish based purple, looks stunning on the lid and lasts really well. So far I've only tried it on its own and it is such a kawaii colour. It reminds me of unicorns.

I think the quality of these mono shadows are super! and am so excited to delve into the world of colours from Essence.

a wash of colour on the eye lids is what it provides but I think it would look lovely over another eye shadow colour.

have you tried anything from the holographic range?
hugs Jess

review on the Starbucks iced caramel macchiato

So I went to Starbucks for the first time in a loooooooonnnggg time yesterday with my friend Mel, and I gotta say it was fun. I don't know however if Starbbucks is worth the hype? But this is my review on the experience I had at the City store yesterday.

Service was friendly and efficient, actually it was better than the service we had at the first coffee place we went to for Morning Tea. I think they are appropriately priced as well, good for a treat every now and then.

So this was my first ever time having one of these, and they are raved about! it cost me $5.50, and it has the Vanilla syrup, milk, ice, coffee shot, and caramel on top. It is delish! so delish in fact I may have to take my girlfriend Kiera on Tuesday as we are hitting up the city together.

Mel and I give these two thumbs up! and two hugs smiles

Let me know your thoughts on Starbucks?

Hugs Jess

How did you spend your Saturday? an adventure of two besties

Hello all I thought I'd share with you my day out with a girlfriend whom I met on instagram! I've introduced Mel before I belive. We've been on several outings to the city, each being fun and entertaining.

So we went shopping and did the usual girlie stuff and had loads of fun! Mel just cracks me up, one of the most genuine girls I know.

 Shopping at lush, I finally bought the rockstar soap! its so lovely, I'm addicted to it!

 all of the pretty products of course.

 cute random artwork at Melbourne central,

 Lunch on a cold winters day,

 Checking out touristy stuff like the State library,

 Architecture of Melbourne Central is stunning,

cute cafe's 

 shopping at H&M

 Melbourne is such a fun and vibrant city, even on a  cold gloomy Winters day, but with the right person it can be fun and enlightening!

Two girls enjoying time together, how did you spend your Saturday?

mud matte lip cream!

Hello lovelies! today I come at you with a review of what's probably the cheapest matte lip creams available in Australia! I stumbled across these a couple of months ago, when shopping at Safeways (woolworths) and they had them at an introductory price of $3 each. I think they are now $5 each or thereabouts. However I picked up 3 lip creams, and their cheek and lip stains however I'm reviewing these two shades because one of them I sent to a girlfriend of mine.

The colours are pigmented, and rich, the lipstick/cream is comfortable on the lips, and not overly drying which I like. They also last for a good 4 hours on the lips without touching up, which I also like.

The colours are true to life, as in the tube! and wears really nicely, no feathering, no streaking, and quite dense. The packaging is nice enough and actually reminds me of Elfs more expensive range. 

Over all I think the quality of these lip products are amazing! and at $5 each regular price, nothing beats a good deal right? least the quality lives up to its promise! I love how vibrant and comfortable these are! great for the hip pocket too, and I will be going back for more shades! I am a lipstick junkie after all!

Have you tried these? would love to know your thoughts!
hugs Jess

body confidence vs body acceptance

Hello all, today I wanted to share something very dear to my heart and that is confidence, not just confidence but body confidence and sexual confidence. I learned something this year that I thought would otherwise happen instantly. When I lost weight, I thought I'd be more confident, happier and more energetic. I lost 28 kilo's in a year, and whilst there are the health benefits to show for it, I had to learn over time to accept my new body, and how it made me feel.

Before I lost the 28 kilo's I knew who I was, and that gave me confidence, I was confidence as a person in real life, and in the bedroom. I knew how to dress, how to accentuate certain features, and how to be in my own skin.

But when my weight came off, I noticed a change, I wasn't as confident shopping, I didn't know what my true size was any more. I also lost a lot of cleavage size which had at the time given me confidence because  the "girls" had always been there. I did 't even know what bra size I was anymore and after always being an 18dd it made me feel confused.

My partner was noticing differences too, he was commenting on how much smaller my boobs were, not in a negative way but he was just noticing these things, and also how there was less to "grab onto". I've been with my partner for 9 years, and he was also learning about my body as the weight came off. He wasn't used to it and neither was I.

I had to find new ways to feel sexy and confident, so I embraced shopping and changed it up with a new look, I was able to wear things I hadn't been able to wear before, and it was new, and exciting so that gave me confidence.

I had never been able to wear a soft cup bra because I'd always need the extra support from an underwire bra, so this was a totally new concept. Being fitted properly made sure I'd feel secure and that gave me an extra bounce so to speak, which gave me confidence.

I also had to change up my makeup, losing that weight made me realize how much different my face looked. I had lost a lot of chubbiness around the eyes, and basically my whole eye shadow routine had to change with it.

So basically learning to love yourself can literally come in many sizes and forms. I learned that being skinny or losing weight does not actually mean giving yourself instant body confidence. I find though we confuse these two things such as body confidence and body acceptance.

As a woman who had lost the weight instead of feeling instantly happier I actually felt, like a wilted wallflower because I didn't have a clue what to do with my new body. But now, after time and acceptance, I'm growing to love myself again.

Have you gone through something like this before? would love to know!

hugs Jess