Special Buy: David Jones Deluxe Beauty Edit Bag!

Hi guys! I got an email from David Jones alerting me to a 'special buy', this Deluxe Beauty Edit Bag, valued at over $250, which you could purchase for just $39.95. This was touted as an Online Exclusive, however there was no option to buy it online, so I was confused, along with other eager beauty lovers complaining on the David Jones Facebook page! Come Monday, I immediately emailed hubby the link and asked if he could check it out for me, thinking he'd go to DJ's in his lunch break. My awesome hubby left his desk immediately on the quest for this bag (isn't he amazing?), and lucky he did! He was first told they had sold out (eeeeek!), then another SA checked and they had received a few more in. YAY! So here I am blogging about it today, and I'm pretty excited to get stuck in and try out these 'deluxe' beauty products!

Here's what I got in my Bag:

~ Oribe Gold Lust Dry Shampoo
~ Sampar So Much To Dew Midnight Mask
~ Weleda Skin Food
~ Kiehl's Midnight Recovery Concentrate
~ Clinique Take The Day Off Cleansing Balm
~ Shiseido Essential Energy Moisturizing Cream
~ Elizabeth Arden Advanced Ceramide Capsules
~ Lancome Genifique Youth Activating Cream
~ Guerlain Abeille Royale Daily Repair Age-Defying Serum
~ Ella Bache Eternal Beautifying Eye Cream
~ Philosophy Purity Exfoliating Clay Mask
~ Molton Brown Vetiver & Grapefruit Bath & Shower Gel
~ MAC Prep + Prime Skin Base
~ Clarins Lip Comfort Oil in Candy
~ L'Occitane Immortelle Reset Overnight Oil-In Serum
~ Cremorlab T.E.N. Starter Kit (Fresh Water Gel & Mineral Treatment Essence)
~ Narciso Rodriguez Narciso Eau De Parfum
~ Versace Dylan Blue Eau De Parfum
~ Carolina Herrera Good Girl Eau De Parfum

As you can see, this bag is filled with samples of high-end brands. I'm really keen to try the majority of them, and now that I've photographed and blogged about it, I can LOL #beautybloggerlife I need to mention how cute the Good Girl fragrance sample is; look at the mini high heel bottle, you guys! I'm in love! I'm also super happy to get a weeks supply of Elizabeth Arden Ceramide Capsules as I love the effect they have on my skin, but never buy them for myself. Also included is a $10 David Jones Beauty Gift Card which can be redeemed on selected brands included in the bag.

The page on the David Jones website advertising this offer has been removed, but then it was never available to buy online. I know that David Jones Adelaide Central Plaza has sold out and they are unsure if they are getting anymore in, so if you're interested it's best to try your local David Jones beauty counter. This offer was super popular though, as you can imagine!

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Project 10 Pan

I've decided to start my very first Project Pan, consisting of a hodgepodge of products I want to have finished by the end of the year. Some of these products just seem to sit around, nearly finished, but for an annoying 10 or so percent, so that I can't throw them out. Some are past their expiry date (oops!) and others I just want to use up so I can start other things. Let's have a look at the products.....

1 The Body Shop Watermelon Lip Balm
I bought this back in May at the Pre-Mother's Day Pamper Night and I seriously love it. It's nearly finished and I know I can use it up pretty soon. I won't re-purchase because I have a lot of other lip balms to get through!

2 Chi Chi Coconut & Lime Perfume
This is part of a gift set of colourful perfumes I won in a Giveaway on Kats Colourings blog a while back, and it's just the most delicious, Summery, tropical fragrance. But instead of spritzing Blueberry one day, Tutti Frutti the next, then Coconut & Lime every Sunday, I'm going to concentrate on getting this one finished! I don't think it will be too difficult.

3 MAC Amplified Lipstick in Craving
I don't know why I can't get into MAC lippies like a lot of other beauty lovers? I think I just haven't bought one I love yet. Anyway, this has maybe a quarter left in the bullet and I'm probably going to have to use it every day, but I'd love to finish this by the end of December.

4 NIP + FAB Glycolic Fix Night Pads Extreme
I quite like these night pads, but I think it's because I'm lazy and often use them to remove my makeup instead of doing a proper cleanse. I like the smell of them and I'd probably re-purchase if they were on sale. I have about 20 pads left, and even though I don't use these every night, I think I can finish the container.

5 Skin B5 Acne Control Moisturiser*
I was gifted this to review back in March (you can read my Review of the Skin B5 range here) and I use it predominantly around my jawline where I'm susceptible to hormonal breakouts. I've been trialling the ASAP skincare range during the day, but using this one at night so it can work while I sleep. I feel like it's nearly finished, so I'd love to have another item to declutter. It is really effective though!

6 Lush Snow Fairy Shower Gel*
This is a big bottle from last year, and the expiry date was September this year! It's still fine though, and you may have seen me use a lot of it to make a Snow Fairy bubblebath recently (on Instagram - not in person, that would be weird and disturbing). A few more bubblebaths and I reckon this will be done!

7 Lush Santa's Belly Shower Jelly*
I was sent this as part of last year's Lush Christmas range and I think I used half of it then it got lost during my bathroom renovation. It expired on the 7th of November (so a couple of weeks ago), but it's still good. I have about half to three quarters left to go, and have been using it in every shower. These Lush jellies take ages to use up, but I'll give it a red hot go!

8 Lush Happy Hippy Shower Gel
I bought this in a gift pack, stored it in the cupboard and when I went to get it, it had leaked! Anyway Happy Hippy is my equal fave shower gel with Lush Rose Jam, and I reckon there's only one or two uses left in the bottle, so this should be no problem.

9 Oh Deer Sugar Rose & Passionfruit Shower Moose
I've been putting off using the last bit of this because I love it so much and don't want to see it go! It smells amazing and the formula is beautiful. It made my September Favourites and I think I can use this up in one generous go. I love it to death but won't re-purchase right now, as I have a lot of shower gels to get through!

10 Oh Deer Sugar Fruit Tingle Body Scrub
To be honest I just want this gone. I don't really like the harsh formula, and much prefer the Oh Deer Sugar Mango Sorbet Soda Pop Body Scrub that foams up and is gentler, but I'm not allowing myself to use any more of it until I've finished this scrub. I like the sweet fragrance, it's just a bit too 'scrubby' for me, and that's saying something!

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Mani: MAC Festive Finery!

I won this grey/purple MAC cream nail lacquer years ago (I can't remember where from), but have only worn it once! I won the OPI Top Coat from a recent Adore Beauty Instagram competition where I submitted a photo of my glittery-nailed fingers caressing Rob Pattinson's face. Unfortunately it was just a picture of Rob's face and not the real thing. Anyhoo, I won both of these polishes (which is better than paying for them), so let's go ahead and Nail It!

I've Used:
Two coats of MAC nail lacquer in Festive Finery
One coat of OPI Top Coat

What nail colours are you loving right now?

Happy Birthday Haul!

My wonderful husband spoiled me with a surprise weekend trip to Brisbane for my Birthday last month and front row seats to Grease the musical! It was totally amazing and I had the best Birthday ever! We also checked out the Treasury Casino and did some shopping. I bought all this for myself, so it's my Happy Birthday Haul!

I forgot to include my MAC lippie in the haul photo, so here it is on its own....

Complete Haul:
PULP FICTION bluray
HIGH FIDELITY bluray
CRAZY, STUPID, LOVE bluray
White Unicorn
T2 All Sorts One assorted 10 pack
LUSH Bohemian Soap
LUSH Sultana of Soap
LUSH Sea Vegetable Soap
Reflected Deer Archer Case
Rimmel Apocalips Nova
Rimmel Apocalips Celestial
Rimmel Apocalips Solstice
MAC Matte lipstick Russian Red

Above: some of my favourite movies!

Above: OMG, I die! Could this unicorn be any cuter? I'm calling him Max (of course).

Above: I'm new to tea, so I thought an assorted pack would be a good starting point.

Above: I managed to pick three Lush soaps I haven't tried before. Sultana of Soap is creamy, luxurious and smells lovely (haven't tried the others yet).

Above: Seriously, I could buy everything in Typo. I had to have this gorgeous pencilcase!

Above: Finally got myself some Apocalips lip lacquers. Very annoyed at Priceline for sealing them with sticky-tape, which took AGES to get off, came off in tiny pieces and left the tubes damaged. I've even washed them in warm water to try removing the sticky residue, to no avail. Epic Fail, Priceline :(

Above: Woo Hoo, MAC Russian Red. This is nuts good. LOVE!

Above: Cute paper the LUSH soaps were wrapped in!

MAC Festive Finery Manicure!

Product Used:
MAC Nail Lacquer in Festive Finery
(Two coats, no top coat).

Disclaimer: I won this product.

Holiday Edition: Singapore Haul Part 1!

Well Singapore is certainly known for its shopping, and now I know why! Even though we were busy every day, visiting the Zoo, Sentosa Island, Universal Studios and the Singapore Flyer, there was no way I was going to neglect my passion for retail therapy.

I nearly dropped dead when I spied a Sephora, and I'm kicking myself that I didn't buy more stuff. I always thought we'd get back there, where upon (now familiar with the store layout and brands) I would go freaking crazy, but it never happened.

Most of the following Haul took place at ION Orchard and Suntec City Mall. Enjoy!

THE BODY SHOP
Papaya Body Scrub
Lychee Blossom Body Mist
Earth Lovers Lemon & Thyme Shower Gel
Earth Lovers Pear & Lemongrass Shower Gel
White Musk Blush Eau De Toilette
Cranberry Joy Lip Balm
Candied Ginger Lip Balm

Who doesn't love a sale? The scrub was $11 off, fragrance was $7 off, EDT was $10 off, lip balms were both 40% off when you bought 2 and there was a 2 for 1 offer on the shower gels if you had a Citibank card!

Ger ready for the gratuitous close-up .........

BLACK THONGS
Joker thongs from DC Comics Superstore
Airwalk thongs from Payless Shoes

Airwalk were 60% off (totalling approx $5.25) and Jokers were $17 marked down from $60. Yes, $60 for a pair of thongs. Even though I feel guilty about walking on Heath Ledger's face every day, I console myself with the fact that these mofo's are comfy as! RIP Heath.

THE FACE SHOP
Unfortunately, there's no shade names, so left to right, we have
RD301
Face It GL111
PP402

From memory the gold one, being a 'Face It' was $7.90 and the others were $2.90 each.

SEPHORA
MAC Amplified Lipstick in Craving
Soap & Glory Scrub Your Nose In It
Clinique Chubby Stick in Whole Lotta Honey

MAC was $28, scrub was $17, chubby stick was $26 (later found them at Singapore Airport for $20!). Annoyed that I chickened out of getting some shade of red for my first MAC lippie. I tried on about 7 reds, but they all seemed to look wrong. I should have done way more research on MAC lipsticks before going away, so I knew exactly what to look for. Oh well. I still had a blast in that Sephora store :)

What's your favourite MAC lipstick?