The Possible Resolution

Isn't it the right time of year to be thinking about changing up the routine and being better when it comes to skincare and makeup? I've been thinking about how I could enjoy my stash more effectively in the new year, and I've come up with some things I'd like to work on - I'll be calling them a 'possible' resolution as I don't want to jinx anything, and I know how lazy I can get.

Cuticle oil will be a big part of 2014 for me, as using my extensive nail stash just isn't as enjoyable knowing that I have some ragged borders for the pretty shades. I've got a bit bottle of Kit Cuticle Oil in my drawer and my plan is to have a little nail box in the lounge room so that I can slop on some oil while watching Breaking Bad each night. I tend to do my nails in the lounge room so that I have TV or YouTube to watch as they dry - is this a common trait? I also really want to use up a lot of my body lotions this year, as I tend to chop and change between scents and never end up finishing a whole tub/tube.

one side natural, one side straightened!

I think that most bloggers resolve to use less of their heat stylers when a new year beckons, but for me I pledge the opposite. More effort into hair care and styling will be a task for this lazy lady, but the feeling I get when my long hair is straightened/curled and looking good is well worth the extra time it takes to tend to it. 

I have been thinking about this next goal and can't seem to put my finger on what it is I wish to achieve with it. Perhaps to be at peace with my makeup collection is what I yearn for right now? During December I had a few main products I used over and over again, and seeing dents form in eye shadows and tubes begin to thin out was quite a thrill for me. I tend to 'rotate' my products too often, but perhaps being able to strike a happy medium between loving all of my eye shadows and using some up can be met this year?

some new press samples I am going to trial - which should I choose first to fit in with my Guinot
cleansing milk?!

A goal I am sure about is the effort to double cleanse my skin each night. For the most part I already do this, but my skin reacts quickly when the effort falters and I am left with a pretty unhappy canvas to apply makeup on. I had been using the Shu Uemura cleansing oil* (green variant) but it didn't agree with my skin so I am thinking of returning to a nice thick cleansing balm eventually. I've got my bottles of Bioderma from the Priceline 40% sale but they are reserved for refreshing myself on non-makeup days and for eye-shadow switches mid way through the day, so I'm not even considering using them as a first cleanse (to take makeup off before double cleansing is okay though)

Have you pegged any goals for the new year?
I quite like the 'new' feeling I'm enjoying right now, like a spring clean for my mind.

Emma x

 

Last Haul of 2012

 

Happy New Year to all of my beautiful readers, I sincerely hope that 2013 holds great things for all of you! I thought I would make my first post for the year a haul post, showing you the things I picked up during the few days after Christmas, my final purchases for 2012.

 

Chris and I spent NYE AM at Chadstone looking at handbag options for my birthday, and he treated me to a Burberry shadow I’d been interested in for a while. Rosewood is such a stunning colour, I’ll be sure to have a full post on this along with swatches of Pale Barley as well. The Burberry SA was also nice enough to apply Rosewood in store for me, and popped a sample of the concealer in with the eyeshadow. The Covergirl palette was a sneaky supermarket basket treat, and Maybelline’s Sparkling Wine was a cosmetic warehouse bargain.

I hardly ever buy from Lush, but when their 50% off sale rolls around I make it my mission to try some of their products. I needed a new lip scrub so Sweet Lips is now mine, and I also grabbed two bath melts as I’ve never tried a bath melt before! You’ve Been Mangoed and Melting Snowman were my picks.

Even though the last thing I need is more polish, these were $2 each and I couldn’t resist. Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear Nail Color in 480 The Real Teal and 460 Wet Cement, K.K polish in 30 and 21.

I’ve always wanted to try the Maybelline palette in Designer Chocolates, and the lipstick in Juicy Bubblegum. Okay, I’ll admit the awesome lipstick packaging drew me right in! 50% off at Chemist Warehouse, sounds good to me! Rimmel Match Perfection Cream Gel Foundation in Ivory is something I’ve used up once before, and was elated to see it on the discount shelf at my local factory outlet.

The last things I purchased in 2012 were some new cheap baubles to dress up my plain clothes. I want to start wearing more costume jewellery this year, I tend to just stick to my regular old diamonds but I’d like to start changing it up a bit! These were heavily discounted from Equip.

What was the last thing you purchased in 2012?