Melbourne Haul :: Part 2 - Guess

I didn't do a lot of clothes shopping while in Melbourne, as a lot of the stores we have here.

However, we don't have a Guess store here, and I love Guess. So I had to make a few purchases at the outlet store!

A white Guess T-shirt for $30. I love the shape of their T-shirts. V-necks are so much better than round ones!

A grey long sleeve t-shirt. I wore it the other day with skinny black jeans and heels (sorry no picture!). It's really nice material and comfy to wear. I tried on a purple one, but it didn't look as good. I have a thing for grey at the moment - must be winter! This was $30 down from $40.

I know, a bit strange right? I haven't worn them yet, as I have no idea what to wear with them. Especially shoes. Any ideas?

I bought them because they fit so well (they look much better on than in the picture), and they were $50 down from $100.

The only other clothes I bought were from Dotti.

I got this for work. It was $20. (outlet Dotti store I think).

I also got a white singlet top and a plain black v-neck t-shirt from Dotti. They weren't really worth photographing! Just basics.

Help me out with the jeans! What do you think would look good with them?

Melbourne Haul :: Part 1

Hello! I'm back from Melbourne. I had a great time, and the Miley concert was great (review to come).

It was great seeing my friend again, we had heaps of fun shopping, going out to eat etc. (Most of my photos are of food at restaurants!)

Of course a lot of shopping was done, so here are some things I got (all $ is Australian):

It wasn't actually until I was editing this photo that I realised it was scented! I applied it yesterday, and when I realised it was scented and smelt it, it still has a cotton candy scent.

This cost me $5 (very cheap considering they're $20ish here). I don't like the application of this, and probably won't use it very often. but I didn't use a base coat like I normally do, which may have made a difference.

This lipgloss is from Sports girl. It's a pretty colour and I like it, but it has absolutely no staying power. Within 15 minutes it was gone. I also don't think there is a lot of product in the tube. $9.

My Mariah Carey perfume is almost run out, so it was time to get a new one. My mum told me to try out Flower Princess, as she thought I would like it, but I looked at Duty Free in Christchurch, and the tester had smashed in one of the earthquakes we had recently. I couldn't find it anywhere else!

I found a cheap perfume/makeup shop in Melbourne and got Avril Lavigne's 'Black Star' for $30 (may have been $40).

I've been looking for a blue eyeliner for a long time. Every one I test out is really subtle, I was looking for bright. Finally I found it! This GOSH eyeliner goes on so well! Review to come. $15

I bought a perfume, so got this atomiser for $5. I have no idea how to use it. Anyone? She said I spray the perfume into it. But I must have to spray a lot in there to be able to use it? May have to google it!

I finally got Maybelline 'falsies' mascara! $12 at Victoria Markets. I really love the length and volume this mascara gives, but find it is easily smudged.

We don't have NYX here, which is sad, and I think we should. I bought this palette for $16.

The colours are nicely pigmented! (Note: I don't have scaly skin, it's goosebumps haha). Looking forward to doing an EOTD with these colours!

There was a bargain bin at David Jones and I got some more BareMinerals powder foundation, as my starter kit ones were running out. Forgot how much I love this stuff! $29.50

I went to Melbourne airport quite early so I could spend the last of my money on duty free stuff. I was excited to find MAC there. I ended up getting a lipstick and an eyeshadow.

I was deciding between Snob and Angel. In the end I went with Angel, but now I wish I had gotten Snob! Still a nice colour though. $29

I've been looking for a bright purple eyeshadow for so long. I found a nice one at MAC, but they didn't have any left. Then I found this one, a mineral eyeshadow called 'Odd Couple'. I don't know if I'll use the gold, but I love the purple. It was $32, but I got it for $25.

Wearing Odd Couple and Angel. So sunny yesterday!

Clothes haul (didn't buy too much) to come tomorrow.

Any good blog posts you're read in the last 5 days, that I've missed (even if it's yours!) I feel like I've been away for so long!

Long Weekend Shopping Haul :: June 2011

On Saturday my mum and I went shopping. We don't go clothes shopping very often, and always complain about how we have nothing to wear to work.

We went to Northlands (I think I've been there once in the last 5 years), but it's one of the only shopping malls open in Christchurch at the moment! We usually go to Westfield, so we decided to try somewhere different.

I walked around half the mall thinking, 'why can I not buy anything? I think I'm allergic to shopping'. Well that jinxed it, I then went on to spend $350. ($40 of that was going halves with an exercise class card with mum).

So here is what I got:

First of all just a couple of makeup things:

Nail Polishes: $2 each from the 1 to $8 shop.

BYS Summer Storm Palette: $8 from Glassons

BYS Mega Shine Coffee Lipgloss: $8 from Glassons

I did a little NOTD with the nail polishes. I love the gold one, and what a bargain for $2! I applied 2 coats of each. My only problem is it took a long time to dry, and a couple of my nails are a bit smudged. 2-3 days later and it's barely chipped though! I would probably get some more shades.

This is a swatch for the Coffee BYS Mega Shine lipgloss.

It looks pretty in the swatch....not so much on my lips. I doubt I will use this much. It's just not a 'natural' looking colours. Looks a bit muddy.

My only disappointing purchase of the day.

Here are swatches for the BYS #7 Summer Storm palette.

I basically bought it for the purple colour. Which is lucky, because this palette is not very pigmented at all.

I did an EOTD with it yesterday, using all three colours, and only the purple was visible, no matter how much I put on.

I will definitely use the purple, but the others not so much.





Onto clothes!

I bought this dress from TEMT. It was $40. It looks nicer on than off.

I bought two skivvys for work. They were $16 each. Great for winter. I have always hated tops like this, but I really liked it when I tried it on!

I bought these 2 pairs of skinny jeans (but the comfy stretchy material) from Glassons for $30 each. One pair is black, the other a dark purple. It's a bit hard to tell in the photo.

Lastly...shoes!

I've been looking for these boots for over a year. Finally I found them! So comfy, I will live in them all winter for sure. $50 from the Number 1 Shoe Warehouse.

Ankle boots from Farmers. These were $70 down to $49. I also got some underwear from Farmers, because most of it was half price. Farmers always have sales now. There was also 15% off OPI. I walked away before I could look! I should have got some eyeliner, but decided to wait.

My mum and I finished off the day by going out for tea. We went to The Running Bull. It was great! Definitely going to go again. Mum had a chicken burger and I had a BLAT. 6/10 restaurants in Christhurch now! 4 to go.

So there we go, $350 less, and going on holiday in 2 weeks. Oooops.

Did you buy anything exciting this weekend?