Face of the Day! 28th of January 2014

Photo taken Jan 2014

Photo taken Jan 2014

Hey guys! Today was just a relaxed day at home, I was going to film a video so I decided to put some makeup. I actually really loved how it turned out because it was just simple but I used quite muted cool tones on my cheeks and lips so it was a change.

My other motivate as to why I put makeup on is so that I wouldn't touch and pick at the healing blemishes on my face (yes I actually find putting makeup on my face helps with healing pimples, obviously don't wear tons when the pimple is still active!) so after one or two days, the pimples will have vanished with only smooth skin and a tiny scar is left.

Ok off topic, that happens a lot, on to the makeup on my face:

Products Used:

• Benefit 15 Hour Stay Flawless Primer
• Rimmel Match Perfection Foundation in 103 True Ivory
• Benefit Flawless Oxygen Wow Foundation in Petal, mixing both foundations half/half (it turned out to be a bit yellow for my skin)
• Maybelline Coverstick in Medium Beige
• Hourglass Brow Sculpting Pencil in Dark Brunette
• Anastasia Tinted Brow Gel in Espresso
• NARS Smudgeproof Eyeshadow Base
• Maybelline Color Tattoo in Bad to the Bronze
• Stila in the Light Palette: Kitten on the lid and inner corner, Bliss through the crease, Bare on the brow bone and Gilded Gold on the outer third and lower lash line
• NARS Larger Than Life Eyeliner in Via Veneto, tight line and water line the whole way
• L'Oreal Perfect Slim Super Liner
• Revlon Grow Luscious Plumping Mascara
• Max Factor Clump Defy Mascara
• Maybelline Age Rewind Concealer in Fair
• Hourglass Ambient Light Setting Powder in Luminous Light
• Benefit Hoola Bronzer
• MAC Plum Foolery Blush
• Rimmel Kate Moss Long Lasting Lipstick in 19
• Urban Decay Chill Setting Spray

My hair is just a fishtail on the side with a twist at the base of the plait and the top I'm wearing is a plain dancer tee from Cotton On Active.

If you guys would like a tutorial on it I'm more than happy to do it just let me know! In person the blush is a bit more visible, it actually matches the shade of the lipstick quite well. If you want to check out the makeup in action you can watch the video of my face here.

Anyway I'll talk to you guys next time :)

Katie xo

HAPPY NEW YEAR | New Year's Eve and Resolutions

HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE!

It's 2014! How did this happen? I wasn't ready to let 2013 go because it was such a good year but now it's time to make this one even better. I can't really point out what was the best and worst thing to happy to me in the past year but trust me when I say it's probably been one of the best yet.

What were you doing when the countdown started? I was with my bestests and closest friends celebrating Zhen's birthday which fell on the 31st. He decided to have a lovely picnic along the Yarra river before night fell and then watching fireworks go off.

Left to Right: Gen, Me and Tiff
Photo taken Dec 2013, courtesy of Ellie

Left to Right: Niki and Me
Photo taken Dec 2013, courtesy of Ellie 

The girls are all together
Left to Right: Emily, Niki, Gen, Me, Tiff, Ellie B and Ellie c
Photo taken Dec 2013, courtesy of Ellie

Left to right: Ellie and Me
Photo taken Dec 2013, courtesy of Ellie

Things got silly with sparklers…
Left to right: Me, Tiff, Adrain and Niki
Photo taken Dec 2013, courtesy of Ellie

We made up after phone wars.
Left to right: Jiasu, Gen and Me
Photo taken Dec 2013, courtesy of Ellie

Am I white trash yet?
Pictured: Me
Photo taken Dec 2013, courtesy of Ellie

Melbourne at sunset, our view!
Photo taken Dec 2013

Tried to get some nice photos of the fireworks...
Photo taken Dec 2013

Another try...
Photo taken Dec 2013

With a new year comes new goals and resolutions. I normally don't make any because if I want to change something about my life I just do it and don't really wait for a date to make it happen. But I do have two new things that in the last few days I've decided I'm going to start doing so it kind of matches up.

First is the keep a diary. It doesn't necessarily have to be a "dear diary" thing but everyday I write something that happened to me, or stick a photo in to the book I bought for this purpose or if I find something funny in a newspaper, you get the gist.

The second is to go running at least once a week. I've really slacked on my fitness and to get back into shape for the trip away to Sydney that my friends are I are doing (don't worry, I'll give you guys details later) I want to look fierce and a little less wobbly.

I hope you guys liked the photos and very soon I'll be doing a recap of 2013 because as I said it was one of my favourite years yet!

Talk soon!
Katie xo