Pumping the guns over on Primped

Arms. Right now I am all about The Arms.

Those B.B (Before Baby) skinny jeans will zip back up one day in the near future and this post-preggie state of jelly will eventually firm back up. Slow and steady certainly wins the race but until then I’m trying to find my best asset to flaunt. You know – the one you play up to detract the focus from your less favourable areas. We all have one, whether we have figured it out yet or not.

Enter the guns.

Lucky for me the old bingo wings remained relatively firm despite the pregnancy, which is handy (boom, boom) as arms are one area that respond remarkably well to the smallest bit of dedicated focus. More reason why I’m going to up the arm ante and get these biceps really into shape.

Flap your bingo wings on over to Primped to read my plan of arm attack

 

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Stuff what is cool - April

April, April, where did you go?

April showers of tears. Full of goodbyes. You saw the end of my maternity leave, end of my folks holidaying in Tassie, the end of too many bottles of good wine!! However I did get to see the East Coast Tassie which is so beautiful, have 12 whole weeks off work and have some cracking sun filled days, a great new haircut, the bob has become more bobbed. Miss Ruby was full of smiles and coos and I'm back at the gym and running, feeling great, eating well and am starting to fit into my pre-preggie clothes. Woot!

Whatever will May bring?

Here's what stuffs floated my April boat:

1. Face of Australia High Definition Eyebrow Kit

So I was all set to buy the Benefit Brow Zings kit when I spotted this in Kmart whilst stocking up on baby things. The light ashy powder is perfect for my brows for everyday & the tinted wax adds extra precision when I'm feeling a bit more fancy (read: arsed) $45 dollars well saved I would say.

2. Savi Organic Wellbeing Body Cream

An Ecobox find. You know I love their pom facial spritz right? Well these savvy Savi folk come up trumps again. If you like your body lotion homegrown, organic, silky and supa-zingy like a Balinese lemongrass cocktail, then this is your poison.

3. Ricky's NYC No Crease Hair Clips

Yes I could fold some tissue under a sectioning clip to stop my freshly and carefully (and thin and easily impressioned) new bob from getting creases and kinks when doing my make-up but where is the fun in that people? I much prefer to channel my inner Harajuku girl and use these. I'm often spotted  wearing them to bed which hubs thinks is cute. And you guessed it - no creases! 

4. Australis Colour Inject Mineral Lipstick in Honky Tonk.

Perfect, wearable punchy, peachy, pinky for woosies afraid of super bright lippies found. Creamy yet matte and lasts reasonably well on these lips that never let lippie last well (say that after three voddies). Cue pelvis shake and lip curl. Uh huh. Fast becoming my fav lipstick formula and colour range... 

5. Daddy Daughter Tatts

For years I hid tatts from my folks. Then my Dad comes over all 'I wanna get some ink' (ad libbing here, obvs) I was the dutch courage he needed, the two glasses of bubbles and nip of rum in my coffee at 10:30am was all I needed. By lunch time we both had hangovers but cool new Daddy Daughter tatts courtesy of Patrick the midget, I kid you not. Well mine is for my daughter - a ruby for Ruby, plus lyrics from a Cat Stevens namesake song. My Dad's is of his favourite boat....... so not so much an ode to me but still a bonding experience all the same plus a whole lot of street cred for my 65 year old Da. From me at least! Go Dad! Dad Rocks!

6. Moonshine mug

Like the name isn't cool enough? This mason jar-come-mug is like total hipster territory. It's my green smoothie vessel and I dig it big stylee. Bought here. Next up one of these Dharma glass straws from Peachy Clean. I may just die from a hipster overdose......

Philips Sonicare  FlexCare Rechargeable Sonic Toothbrush

A little preamble: one of my fav beauty-writers Yaz over on Primped whose whiter than white teeth I'd been admiring on her vids divulged one day she does not whiten her teeth. GASP! Instead she uses this sonic powered leccie chomperbrush. Some credit card loyalty points redeemed later and I followed suit (no, wasn't forking out $220+ on a toothbrush). What can I say? It's the shit! My teeth are getting very white I must admit. Plus the little timer makes me brush for longer like the good new-found conscientious oral hygiene advocate I am. I now brush in the shower too which feels outlandish and equally illicit and fun and avoids that terrible tooth-washing mirror backwash spray issues one gets with such a powered device. It even has a mini UV sterilizer which is just like marching your brush-head into a session on a sunbed which humours me (and provokes a little shame at misspent beautician youth taking post lunch naps on the sunbed, second GASP of the paragraph)

Colgate Optic White Toothpaste

As if the Sonicare wasn't enough, this new breed whitening toothpaste has taken my to higher whitey heights. 1% Hydrogen Peroxide is the star of the show and is supposed to lift your teeth 3 shades whiter. I can't be sure of the degrees of whiteness and if my Sonicare should share credit but heck the chompers are definitely less stained. Just call me 'Napisan Grills' y'all!

Kevyn Aucoin, The Volume Mascara

Another tubey mascara  to tick off the list and I have to say it is a steady performer. Not as good as my leader in the field MAC Opulash but a Steady Eddie for everyday for sure. The brush is slim, the formula not to wet. I wpould say it gives better length than volume though (MAC Opulash is all about the volume). It comes off pretty easy with some warm water massaging too or slides away in the shower. A 7/10, I'd place 3rd behind MAC Opulash in 1st and Clinique Lash Power in 2nd. Good for everyday, long lasting definition.

Wanting......

A Kevin Murphy Shampoo & Conditioner - My HD uses Kevin Murphy products and I love em. They've been quietly sulfate free for years you know but don't shout it from the rooftops plus the range is chocca full of native Aussie ingredients. Which range TBC next time I'm in the salon.

Kosmea Apple of My Eye Cream - It would be rude not to include this in my already 100% Kosmea skin regime. I love the look of the flat masssagey application tip thingo. Plus these Kosmea people keep luring  me with their deals. This month you get a free 24/7 Radiance Oil with every eyecream....gets.me.every.time.

Clinique Lid Smoothie, in Ginger-ly- Why oh why haven't I tried these yet? I love Clinique make-up and a cream , longwear shadow particularly in bronze at that. To counter, to counter I go. Timed beautifully with a gift with purchase of course ;) I may also have to get Seventh Heather a fabulous cool-toned, shimmery lilac meets taupe.

Empties.... take em away boys

I've been powering through old products trying to be diligent and use things up before purchasing anything new. Not bad eh?

What's been cool in your world this month?

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Pssst - My sneaky cheapie skincare secret revealed on Sukin's blog

Oh looky there I am over on Sukin's blog giving the delightful Sukin Purely Ageless Intensive Firming Serum, a Me, my best & I three thumbs up......... check it 

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Mummy daughter manishoot & a blooper

So what turned out to be a photoshoot of baby Ruby in the most amazing embroidered broidere anglais onesie a friend gave her ended up an opportune nail swatch shoot.

I held off the manis mostly during pregnancy to try and reduce chemical exposure but have to admit I missed having painted nails and have been most enjoying indulging my pinkies in a lick of colour since.

Peculiarly I found myself gravitating towards a candy pink that I've had in a stash for evs and never felt inclined towards before. Must be all the sugar and spice and all things nice and hormones flying around Chez Wakely at the moment has me channeling my inner girlie girlie.

As luck would have it Sally Hansen Complete Manicure in I Pink I Can matched said embroidered broidere anglais onesie perfectly and poor Ruby's photoshoot got cast aside in favour of my digits. The fact she grabbed my pinkie sealed the deal for the moneyshot.

A few shots of her feet and my mani got left on the editing room floor as some poop was spotted on the sole of her foot in the shots. .

True story.

How did that get passed on my nappy changing watch. I'll blame her Dad.

As always I love Sally Hansen Complete Manicure Polishes.  Oh how they glide on, are glossy as and the brush, the brush!!

Sorry -  I couldn't  resist....... here's the poopy blooper!!!

Candy pink nails - just for girls or grown ups can too?

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Primped: How to cleanse like a pro

There are some nights after watching one too many Mad Men episodes, having one too many glasses of Pinot Noir and perhaps one too many squares of dark chocolate, the old cleansing ritual can be a somewhat wham, bam, thankyou ma’am kind of affair. A quickie make-up removal is as good as it gets (so I can hit the hay with one less thing weighing heavy on my conscience and my pores.) Wish I could say the same about that half bar of Green & Blacks…

That’s not to say that the mundane cleansing routine can’t be made into a joyous, pampering ritual. Plan an early night, put clean sheets on the bed, pop on your brand new autumn jim jams and take the time to give cleansing the attention it deserves. 

Jump on over to Primped to learn how to cleanse like the big guns

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Its Baaaaaackk! Kosmea Moisturising Lotion SPF 30

Kosmea Moisturising Lotion SPF 30  - Like only my most perfect SPF moisturiser ever and it is back after 18 months or so off t he market.

Like all greats they giveth then they taketh away.

Got me hooked on its superluxe but sun safe goodness then pooooooof its gone.

I cursed them for about 2 months then nursed my remaining tube for a whole 12 months, a carefully administered peasized blob application by peasized blob application.

Oh what joy when they brought it back and the sequel is better than the prequel a rarity except for perhaps Terminator 2 and Oasis albums.

The reasons why I love it so:

• Feels like a proper moisturiser with SPF added , not the other way around
• Natural ingredients list  - no chem crap here
• Dig the ingredients list including hydrating Aloe Vera Leaf Juice, and good ol' regenerating Rosehip Seed Oil & Fruit Extract, Cucumber Seed Extract, and Green Tea Leaf Extract which is a great scavenger of the sun ray ageing nasties
• Probs the deal clincher is the physical SPF30  mineral sunscreen as opposed to a chemical one
• Its the triple threat that is virtually impossible to find  (I've looked & looked) 1.All natural ingredients 2. A physical mineral sunscreen 3. A nourishing but non-greasy moisturiser base

The formula has slightly changed since the original. I was wary, so wary to start with I thought the new formula  might fall sub-par to it's predecessor but fear not it has only been improved

The differences between the old formula and new formula

• Scent: Old was fresh, light & clean. New is sweeter, more gourmand, more cocoa buttery presumably from the shea butter base.  (I preferred the old scent but since find the new scent really comforting)
• Texture: Old was more mousse like, lighter. New is creamier and richer (This concerned me initially but it absorbs beautifully to the same matte finish, a perfect make-up base)
• SPF: Old used an encapsulated Octyl Methoxycinnamate  (chemical) + Titanium Dioxide (physical). New is straight up Zinc Oxide so only a physical mineral sunscreen - WIN!

Am putting it out there - My HOLY GRAIL SPF moisturiser. 

Kosmea do not DARE discontinue this or you will feel my wrath.

Have you tried the old or new formula?

The triple threat SPF moisturiser - any other contenders?

A sequel better than prequel?

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Easter Bunny Exclusive & a Peekaboo Inside Her Beauty Closet

            

So I tend to get a bit peeved when the Easter Bunny is presumed to be male. I mean come on if he was male he would be too busy off breeding like well a rabbit. Only a woman could be so thoughtful as to gift chocolate to the masses to celebrate a holiday.....

And how could anything this adorable be a man?

Anyway I was totally stoked to get a chance to nab an exclusive interview with the Real Easter Bunny before she had to jet off on location to Croatia for the remake of Tim Burton's Watership Down. 

Read on for the exclusive bushy-tailed scoop;

MMB&I: So EB you are looking fabulous today, talk me through your outfit?

EB: (Bunny blushes) Well this is an old fav- a black & white 50s style prom dress from Dorothy Perkins. It was the print that grabbed me. And I've just paired it with a pair of thongs. I love been ack in Australia and been able to just throw a pair of Havianas on my paws and go.

MMB&I:  You look stunning  How does a self-confessed chocoholic like yourself keep so trim? 

EB: Well I'm an avid BMXer at the weekend. I just love heading out for a hoon to let off some steam and showing off my bunny hops! Exercise should be fun! That and carrots. Everybody should snack on carrots.

MMB&I: Your paws are also looking ridiculously well manicured. What colour is that you have on your paws and what was the inspiration? 

EB: Well I'm lots in love with the Illamasqua Imperfection range right now. Not only for the colours and great application but for what the range stands for. I mean gone are the days when beauty comes in the predictable snow white form. I mean angora and brown fur can be just as beautiful in it's own way. It is all about how you work it that matters. I'm currently rocking  Illamasqua Imperfection Mottled Nail Varnish on my forepaws. To me it's just like my signature speckled chocolate egg.

MMB&I: And may I just add that the lilac works fabulously with your furtone. Now what are you wearing on your hindpaws?

EB: Oh dear - I am a little predictable here but I have gone for the Illamasqua Imperfection  Nail Varnish range again. This time in Mottle. I couldn't resist, it's just so mint-choc ice-creamy and is reminiscent of my favourite healthy chocolate treat that I indulge in when I'm trying to keep my waistline trim for filming; Loving Earth's Raw Organic Cacao Crunchy Mint Dark Chocolate Bar.  

MMB&I: Yum - am a fan of that too. And by that I mean Mottle and Loving Earth! (We share a chuckle)

MMB&I: So what bath products will you be indulging in over the Easter weekend

EB: Well this is my busy season and after all the deliveries are dispatched this weekend I will be treating myself to a top to tail pamper session starting with the Body Shop's Chocomania Body Scrub, followed by a long soak in a Chocomania Shower Cream bubble bath before lashing on a thick coat of Chocomania Body Butter from the Body Shop's Chocomania Heart Tin Gift Set Mr EB gave me for Valentine's Day.

MMB&I: Awww what a cute bunny catch he is! I love that range I have tried it too recently and OMG that Chocomania Body Butter is liking smearing hazelnut chocolate spread onto your limbs. Love. Its like the love child of their Shea and Cocoa and Vanilla Body Butters. 

EB: He knows me too well, I mean who doesn't love to be gifted chocolate?? (We share another chuckle and EB flashes the whitest bucked teeth)

MMB&I: And what about that gorgeous peachy facial fur of yours? (Even more beautiful in the flesh folks)

EB: Well or my face I keep a pot of Lush Cupcake Fresh Face Mask in my fridge at all times. I have combination skin,  particularly around my whiskers and I find this works a treat.

MMB&I: Would you believe I worked at Lush and actually went to the factory one day and helped make fresh face masks? I used a HUGE blender stick and blended all the fresh fruit and vegges in an industrial size bucket!! Cupcake is so yummy - I love smearing the the cold mud and cocoa butter concoction on my face and find the mint oil tingly and fresh with just the amount of grittiness in there so you feel like you get a mild exfoliation. The perfect balance between moisturising with the cocoa butter and detoxifying with the Rhassoul mud. Not to mention the whole cocoa, chocolaty guilt free experience. 

EB: LOLs, Me, My Best and I, you are a bunny after my own heart!

MMB&I: Last thing you bought yourself? 

EB: This bunny bling ring from Amazon 

MMB&I: And what cover do you have on your phone right now?

EB: Don't laugh..... its a little cliche......

MMB&I: But cute as bugs ears all the same......

MMB&I: And finally what will Mr EB be gifting you this Easter?

EB: These beautiful Tassie handmade chocs. 

MMB&I:  He  knows the way to a bunny's heart, that's for sure! (With that EB skips off with a glint in her pretty pink eye.)

She sure did get me in the Easter spirit that Easter Bunny- what a chick!

Happy Easter chicadees. 

What choccie inspired Easter Beauty Treats will you be indulging in this weekend?

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Eyessentials - My six go to everyday eye prodz

Admittedly I'm the fair-weather eye make-up kind.

Don't get me wrong, I love to jazzy up the peepers when heading out somewhere spesh but am the first to admit I am a tad vanilla with the old eye maquillage for the everyday.

That being said, there is nothing worse than an under-dressed eye and I do have a minimal threshold I need to meet to look humane. Multiply that by 1000 at the moment with all this new Mama sleep I'm not getting.

The criteria, easy to apply, perhaps while even rocking a pram trying to settle a newborn with one hand, long-lasting, uplifting.....and out that door in five minutes eyes

Les Eyessentials;

1. Maybelline Instant Age Rewind Eraser Dark Circles Treatment Concealer - Such a great under-eye concealer, so much so you won't catch me ever forking out for Touche Eclat or the likes again. Does the job, great over lids as a primer/brightener. I like the sponge tip as you can just dab, pat, go. Blends well even with powder mineral foundation. I do the under eye V application trick, whack a bit in the corner of me eye and 'Oh Hai', I'm almost not corpse like.
2. Stila Eyeshadow in Kitten - aka powdered 8 hrs sleep. The perfect blend of peach meets gold, illuminating but not glittery, silky and dense in colour but also sheer. The perfect base or stand alone to make your liner and mascara pop. A quick wash with a soft domed brush lid to brow bone and your eyes are dressed. Purrrrrrrrr.
3. MAC Eyeshadow in Malt - the I need definition but I cant be arsed to blend colour. I think it is age but I need to create a shadow in my crease to detract from a little shall we say 'sag' on my lid. This is a matte neutral pink meets brown meets taupe meets beige shadow that sweeps on with ease in the socket to create some depth and give some extra dimension to your eye makeup and further enhance Kitten's wide-eye effect. A three year old could contour with Malt using only their fingers and it would still work.
4. Thin Eyeliners - Physicians Formula Shimmer Strips Custom Eye Enhancing Eyeliner Trio  or Face  of Australia Eyeliner Mechanical Pencils - held vertically and squidged into the lashline  these thin liners are virtually foolproof to mess up and add definition that does not look out of place or won't be can't stop staring at it wonk in harsh daylight, even in the purple or navy hues.
5. MAC Opulash - while I'm still window shopping the tubular mascara market, this is definitely my forerunner. The fat brush gives lift and volume and the colour is dense but the brush defines the lashes so it never looks too caked or clumped. The best bit no flakes, smudges, tears or shadows and it melts off with ease with warm water, in fact it's the easiest of all the tubular formulas to remove, it almost just evaporates. Woosh....
6. Real Techniques Shading Brush - Versatility, versatility, versatility. Wash, contour or even define under the lashes with one brush. I do. Its a keeper.

Whats your everyday eyessentials?
Are you a vanilla weekday eye make-up wearer?
Any quickie prodz you love?

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Stuff What is Cool - February

OMG are we mid-March already?

I'm in a baby time warp. Days and nights merging into one sleep deprived haze. I can't believe my little one was 4 weeks old this Wednesday.

My oh my! February, where the hell did you go? You are a short-arse anyway with your 28 days oh yeah and 29 in a leap year, seriously how high maintenance are you? Did you steal summer? Is it your fault we are now in Autumn? And whats with the pretentious silent 'R'? Can't you just be Febuary? Bah.

End of end of summer rant over.

Here is whats was cool while you were all frolicking in the sun and I was about to explode at 40 weeks + 10 days inside an air-con apartment and hiding out in fat pats at my local maternity ward........ 

1. Echolife Magnesium Gel with Aloe Vera - I bought this (with the magnesium salts and oil) for maternity hospital, I dint get to use the other two (plan to have a fab bath once my stitches have healed, yes stitches, oweeeee) but whipped out the gel when in the throngs of labour with serious cramps in my thighs and legs. Rubbed this stuff on and there was instant relief. No heat or anything just pain relief, it was so welcome, Now I won't be in labour again anytime soon BUT will keep this on standby when I am ready to hit the gym/yoga mat/Bikram studio again and no doubt I will have serious 'fatty is back in action' post-workout muscle pains (just awaiting the docs go ahead on Mar 28!!) 
   
   
2. The Jojoba Company 100% Natural Makeup Remover* - This came in a starter set and while I haven't cracked on with the starter set as yet (still in the throes of passion with my Kosmea skincare regime) my Audra James Cleansing Oil had come to an end  so I whipped this out of the set because as it's predecessor asmI'm like way down with oil cleansing still yo. This is citrus punchy badazing badazing, love that. Plus it not only removes one's daily grime with its not so oily jojoba oiliness it has heaps of fruit enzymes in the form of AHAs to exfoliate while you are at it. Clever. Kiwi, passionfruit, blood orange, musk melon, cranberry and pink grapefruit - reads like quite the fancy fruit salad, The kinda salad you want to make friends with. I've made great nightly friends with this oil.
   
   
3. Physicians Formula Shimmer Strips Custom Eye Enhancing Eyeliner Trio - the blue one. I do love a skinny liner pencil,  I do and one that requires no-sharpener plus lasts the live long day - oh yeah. However it's the dark blue one that is a bit spesh right now. Have you noticed cobalt is like everywhere? (See no 5 below.) I love that this almost navy liner adds some of that blue de jour to my eyeline without being garish even in daylight. The slimline nib makes it foolproof. Terry Babor, MAC head of UK artistry reckons blue is so hot right now. I'm.On.It.
   
   
4. Linseed & Lavender Eye Mask - I bought this on eBay (motherbear2003) when I flew home to Ireland in July and managed to leave it in hospital. My hubby got quite attached to it so I reordered my Parisian version and got him a more male-friendly one for like $16 a pop. They are so soft on the inside and the linseed puts a light pressure on your eyes and they totally black out light. The lavender scent is pungent and helps the Zzzzzs. Mama disco powernaps are popular in my house at the moment, sleep when and where I can is the survival motto these days!
   
   
5. Pantone Fashion Color Report Fall 2013 - Imma still all about Rockin Pantone's Colour of the Year,  Emerald Green in 2013 but have just found the Fall 2013 trend report. Hallo, I love you. What an amazing palette. I vow to sport a polish in every one of these colors over autumn/winter. Total colourlicious love.
   
   
6. Coconut & Banana Skinny Bitch Pancakes - Phew, the preggy sweet tooth cravings have finished. Amazingly the minute I gave birth I no longer craved sugary food. (Buh Buh evil Malteaster bunnies) Back to my healthy eating ways on my mission to get back to pre-baby bod, give or take the odd slice of cake of a Sunday by way of a cheat treat... These pancakes are so skinny its ridic but so yummy as a snack when you are hankering a little somethin, somethin midweek. Super easy, whizz a banana and 2 eggs together, fry in a little coconut oil, flipping when bubbles hit surface. Serve with fresh berries, flaked almonds and a drizzle of agave syrup if you are feeling fancy and want to emulate maple syrup. SKINNY BITCH! (thanks to wellnesswa.com.au  my fav healthy living blog for the thinspiration!)
   
   
7. Aveda Green Science Facial & Perfecting Plant Peel - so you know I'm more than a little fussy when it comes to facials and often leave a salon feeling a little underwhelmed. Hubs gave me a push-pressie in the hospital, a voucher to go to the local spa, The Savoy for an arvo of steaming and saunaing and a hot stone massage and facial while I'm at it. I chose this Aveda facial as I wanted something quite active, the peel part is clinically proven to perform like a 30% glycolic peel, without the associated redness and irritation. It really only felt warm on my face and there was no peeling, redness or downtime. The therapist was great, talked through each product and did an amazing facial massage. The post-facial glow lasted and lasted and I actually left the salon elated not dismayed.Win. If you ever get a chance to have an Aveda facial, this gets my thumbs up.
   
   
8. Lanolips 101 Ointment - now I do love my Lanolips Lemonaid for my lips but as a breastfeeder still on my L plates let me tell you my twins were in some state. Scabs. Raw. Inflamed. Burning. Nobody tells you this about breastfeeding..... I was flying through the Lanisinoh Lanolin Nipple Cream but it is overpriced for a very small tube so I swapped to this as its about twice as good value. Plus I've been lashing it on my lips and cuticles and elbows and other gnarly places. Awesome stuff. Cult product for a reason lambs.
   
   
9. GAIA Natural Baby Powder - shopping the baby's stash again. prepare for a whole host of posts on this.  Now if you are a lady that likes to powder, like in summer, in shoes or pre-pleather pants (joking, kinda) this is an amazingly cheap, fabulous smelling talc-free powder. Talc is a shocker (aka hydrous magnesium silicate,a toxic ingredient similar to asbestos) and I can't understand why companies still use it. eg Lush just launched their new make-up range and I was appalled to be sent the face powder, first ingredient, talc. FAIL Lush. Failburger. This beauty is pure cornstarch powder with organic lavender and chamomile essential oils to soothe and calm skin. It smells so delish! I'll be using this long after my little one is out of nap naps!

Wanting.......

1. Chantecaille Freesia Shadow - A lilac silver eyeshadow. I know, forgive me I haven't come over all tweenie or 80s Prom Queen on you, bear with me. I've spent a lot of time staring at my baby's face in awe. Her skin is so luminous and amazing. Particularly the skin around the eyes, it glistens and glows and is megawatt, almost iridescent and has this silvery lilac hue around her eyes. I've since had an 
   A-HA moment when watching a Lisa Eldridge vid where she illuminates the eyes with a similar shade Chanel liner. My theory was further confirmed while watching a recent Pixiwoo vid where she used you guessed it the same shade shadow. OK the model is sickingly ethereal amazing and Sam tones it down with a taupey bronze shadow wash in the socket but watch the vid to be convinced on my theory. Plus drool a little over the models skin and finished product glow. If only...
   
   
2. BareMinerals READY Foundation SPF20 - my fav mineral foundation is about to be launched in Australia in compact form. Can't wait to try. Extra hydration promised.......
   
   
3. Bronde - Not brown not blonde, bronde. I'm a bit over my balayage, I think my base colour is too dark, plus my lightened ends have gone crunchy This piccie I pinned is being brougnally ht to the HD on Saturday with my bob inspiration photo and I'm going down the bronde bob route. Standby.

Finally , I'm waving sayōnara to these empties. My mission continues to clear my stash........

Whats cool in your world this month?

Lilac silver - you in on the conspiracy theory?

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Me my baby & I - It's a GIRL!

We welcomed Ruby Nola Wakely into the world on Wed 13th Feb after quite a tough and long induced labour which has now faded into a hazy memory.

Baby Ruby is doing fantastic, shes a funny little thing with a big mop of fluffy hair and a mischievous glint in her eye. I can already tell she has a strong will, like her Mama.

She makes the funniest little stubborn faces when waking up and has the most perfect rosebud lips.

Of course she is the spit of her Dad - I struggle to get a look in, she has my hands..........

Me and her Dad are totally smitten.

Tired, yes, extremely but smitten!

Normal posting will resume shortly and thank you all for your well wishes, baby products, presents, cards and gestures.

Love Ruby and her Ma!

Xx

 

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