Dear diary: Compliments go a long way

I think no matter who you are, compliments go a long way.  You could be the most confident person out there or even the shyest, but we all love receiving that little bit of attention which can make you just feel great about yourself.

It doesn’t matter what they compliment you on, it could be what you’re wearing or your makeup or your new hairdo, it gives you that instant pick me up and makes you feel great about yourself.

So I think ladies, give someone a compliment every day it could just be your mum or sister, a friend, a stranger if you’re working in retail like me, little things like that can really make a difference to somebody.

You never know.

Dedicated to my beautiful friend who’s been dealing with depression. Just know that things will get better.

Look at all this stuff!

Okay that’s it ladies and gents. I officially have too many beauty products. And don’t be like you can never have enough beauty products, but uhh I think you can.

I have no idea what’s gotten into me lately maybe it’s called growing up, but I’ve started to really think about the money I spend and what I spend it on and if I really need something, sooooooooo what I’m trying to say is I need to stop being such an impulse buyer.

Okay yeah so what I work in retail and you would think that you would know the tactics on how they sell a product but I just can’t say no sometimes and just buy something because I really want it and don’t NEED it. I don’t like making people feel sad that they didn’t get a sale out of me. I could be their only sale that day, think about it like that. (not likely the case, but you never know) I’m a you never know kind of person, you know? Alright this is getting confusing even for me and I’m writing this.

So as part of becoming a smart buyer instead of an impulse one, I am going to finish all these beauty products before I invest in another beauty product.

Impulse buyer like me? Let me know what one product you have way too much of.

Alright so, here I have like a million trillion creams and lotions that I currently own (some have been untouched, some are almost finished.)

I am not kidding you these are all mine. This was when it hit me that I had too many products because I had nowhere to store these on my makeup table.

the creams and lotions for soft skin like a baby's bottom.

So here I have:

  - Kenkay skin relief sorbolene cream  (1kg of that, but i don't care best product ever)
- Escada marine groove body lotion

- Sudocrem
- Palmer's cocoa body butter

- Palmer's cocoa butter formula

- nutrimetics botanicals green tea body lotion

- Solace mineral spa body butter
-Solace mineral spa body lotion

- Vaseline intensive care lotion in aloe vera

                                                                                                
  I wasn't kidding when I say I  use A LOT of different brands.

Next up we have the day and night creams:

The day and night creams

- Nivea creme

- Nivea soft

- Aveeno positively radiant daily moisturiser

- Aveenooooooo positively radiant tinted moisturiser

- Garnier miracle skin perfector BB creme

Then over here we have my facial cleansers, yes I use more than one,  I want to give every beauty product out there a chance

The daily cleansers

- Formula 10.0.6 Best face forward daily foaming cleanser

- Clean & Clear essentials self-foaming facial wash

-  Shiseido The skincare rinse off cleansing gel

- QV gentle wash

Lip care, who doesn't own some sort of lip balm, no matter how tom boyish you are.

And because our lips need some loving too, I stocked up on more than a couple of these

- Vaseline white petroleum jelly style

- Ultraceuticals professional ultra lip protect

- Nivea lip care in cherry (my favourite of all time and it's almost finished)

- Blistex silk & shine

- Lip smacker in gum ball galaxy ( taking it back old school to when these were the coolest)

- Chapstick ( I just love the name for this brand) I have a slogan for it, want to hear it?  Chapped lips? Have no fear chapstick is here.

I vow that I will do my very best at using up all these products before I purchase any new ones, but no promises.

And don't even get me started on the makeup products.

Beg to differ: Lipstick vs Lipgloss

Lipstick is a powerful thing.

That is all. Thanks for reading my blog post today. =)

I’m just kidding I wish I could only say a few words and post that up, never going to happen.

So first of all YAYYY, you're reading my first post for one of my many ideas that have been on my wall waiting to be used, BEG TO DIFFER, which will be about looks that sort of, kind of work, but maybe don't and also products that you prefer but maybe others won't.

So let's get down to business, LIPSTICK vs LIPGLOSS

Which one do you prefer?

I personally hate lip gloss only because it’s sticky and when the wind blows your hair sticks to the gloss and then your hair gets sticky and it’s just a sticky mess.

So overall, sticky.

Lipstick on the other hand I LOVE! I love how the colours are matte and the different shades there are and even just wearing a statement lip can completely transform the way you present yourself and give you those instant beauty points.

Pros and Cons time.

Let’s start off with lipgloss.

LIPGLOSS

THE GLOSS

Here are the pros..

•  It gives your lips that plumper, fuller look
•  They make your lips look so kissable, but that’s bad too because who wants to kiss with lip gloss on. Gross. They should put a label on all lip glosses. Caution: Not good for kissing, illusion only.
•  Some glosses contain sunscreen so they give your lips that added protection from the sun
•  Adds a little colour to your natural lip.
• Perfect for anybody who’s not ready for the bold statement of a lipstick, seriously. You can work your way up.

With that said, here are the Cons..

•  IT BLEEDS!!!! So the gloss will just go all over your mouth and not stay where it’s meant to be.
• Doesn’t last that long on your lips. Reapplying is a necessity when it comes to wearing lip gloss
• Did I mention it was sticky? And sticks to your hair and just it’s sticky?
• Hard to make a statement with lip gloss, most glosses have a light sheer colour
• Not great if you already have fuller lips, the shine adds illusion and makes them look twice as plump.

LIPSTICK

THE STICK

The Pros...

• There are so many shades out there! Shades for daytime and shades for the night.
• Sometimes a bold colour lipstick is all you need to transform your day makeup to an awesome night out
• Colour stays on much longer than a gloss especially if you’ve prepped them properly
• Looks crazy sophisticated
• It’s very daring and I think it brings out a new found confidence

To be honest with you, I thought I would have more pros when I started typing this, but I just love lipstick and the feeling it gives you when you put it on.

The cons..

• It dries your lips so wear lip balm before you apply
• This hasn’t happened to me ever but maybe it gets on your teeth sometimes. Whoops.

And that’s all really, I can’t think of too many cons for lipsticks, maybe I’m just bias or maybe it’s true. =)

P.s. I love blogging and my wireless keyboard is spazzing out on me, so if there are any mistakes, I apologise.

There’s a new product in town: nail polish remover WIPES?

It feels like forever since I've been trying to get this post up, but finally!

I am sooooooooooooo excited to be blogging about this right now. I’ve had this series in my head for ages now and I could never find something to post under the name, until now.

This is the most amazing thing EVER invented. Remember how I blogged about the nifty gift idea, this was when I first discovered this product.

So, you’re doing your nails and I’m sure you all hate the smell of that nail polish, especially when it comes to removing it.

Nail polish stinks and if you smell even the slightest bit too much of it you start coughing, the same with nail polish remover. I LOVE doing my nails and probably explains why I spend so much money on nail polish. (I’m sorry I want to have every colour out there) For me it’s so girly and for some weird reason it relaxes me and I love matching the colours with the outfit that I’m going to wear, another accessory.

The discovery: Nail polish remover WIPES!

Beauty care co. nail polish remover wipes

This means no need for a tissue or cotton pad to apply the nail polish remover, instead using this wipe can get rid of every single colour from your nails. That’s 8 fingers and 2 thumbs worth of colour, GONE!

This particular one I purchased from Kmart at, are you ready for it? $1.50, yep, you heard it here first, $1.50 and it was sort of just all tossed into a basket and I was like NO, you should be stacking these up nice and neatly on a shelf with spotlights on it and a massive poster, not in a basket. This is how amazing this product is.

The one I got is by Beauty care co. and I know Sportsgirl is also stocking these remover wipes for $4.95 and they have different scents.

I wish you could smell the amazing scent of these wipes, it may look thin but believe me, they're amazing!

Why I love it…

-        It’s affordable

-        Acetone free

-        Contains 30 wipes (one wipe literally takes off all the colour from your thumb to your pinky and double that)

-        The smell is incredible, it’s pleasant and doesn’t make you cough like nail polish remover does. Think a jar of those hard boiled candies.

-        Wiping that nail polish off is a breeze

-        Great for when you’re in a rush and if you ever forget to take that polish off from last night

-        Pop it into your bag and use it whenever you need too (people won’t look at you weird when you’re in public and you’re carrying a bottle of remover and some cotton pads) seriously as girls, how much more stuff can we put into our bags?

-        It’s compact, the wipes are 45mm in diameter, so if you’re not a maths whizz, it fits in the palm of your hands.

I am not kidding ladies, like the nuts out of this product and please if you have a Kmart near you, pick one of these up. I highly doubt you will be disappointed and let me know too, if you’ve already got this and you’re like OLD news but if you haven’t and you went to buy it because you read this blog =) or found it out of your own curiosity, tell me about it.  I would love to know your thoughts.

Talk about revolutionary!