Easy Clothing Buys- AU only

Expression of interest.

Hi all,

I'm selling clothing on my eBay account. Most clothes are either brand new or worn once or twice (or stated otherwise). 

• Reasonable prices
• Shipping & postage included
• Excellent and well conditioned clothing, some brand new
• 100% positive feedback

I gradually add clothing items every now and then so there may be days where there isn't as many items available.

The only catch is, unfortunately it is open to Australian residents only as I only post within Australia. 

Please click this link http://www.ebay.com.au/usr/meglawin to check out my store! 

http://www.ebay.com.au/usr/meglawin

http://www.ebay.com.au/sch/meglawin/m.html?_nkw=&_armrs=1&_ipg=&_from=

Disclaimer: All products are of my own purchased with my own money.

R U OK?

R U OK?

Recently, it was National Suicide Prevention Day. 

(September 10th)

It is great to see so many people raising awareness of suicide as it is most certainly very serious. 

However, I have also noticed a lot of people doing otherwise. It came to my attention when I was reading a news article about a suicide, where people were stating their own opinions (of course) which is totally fine! However, these opinions were about suicide, and how it is a "selfish act".

I really wanted to comment on this, because suicide is a real concern in todays society. It's something that we need to be aware of for ourselves and others around us. 

To me, suicide is not a "selfish act". To feel so much pain and wanting to end your own life because of it, is not selfish. You've got to be in a deep, dark place to end your own life. I believe people who claim suicide to be a 'selfish act' are indeed selfish, as they are thinking of themselves rather than the person who's suicidal. Of course you're left with pain and heart wrenching sadness, but are you not thinking about the pain the person is feeling to end their life? 

Just because there is a national suicide prevention DAY, does not mean you can't ask everyday if someone is okay.

The organisation 'R U OK' helps you educate and raise awareness about suicide. If you feel as though someone you know is having suicidal thoughts but you don't know how to ask them, visit this website: https://www.ruok.org.au/

If you yourself are having suicidal thoughts, please talk to somebody. You are not alone and there IS help, I promise. Don't be afraid to speak up. 

It's starts with you.

Bombshell Volume Mascara- Does It Really Work?

Covergirl Bombshell Volume Mascara by Lashblast

This mascara claims to give you "big, sexy bombshell lashes" with it's 2 ended mascara wand. One end has 'volume' and the other is meant to 'intensify'. I was excited to try out this product as I have another 2 wand mascara which I really like from Rimmel. However I was extremely disappointed with this Covergirl product. 

Things I didn't like about it:

1. When you open the lids,  you expect to pull out the wand within the lid, however the wand is attached to the middle part. You'll understand what I mean when you continue to scroll down through the pictures. This makes it really difficult to apply as the wand is super short.
2. It's clumpy. When I applied this mascara, it just make my lashes clump together rather than 'volumise' and 'intensify' as it claims to do.
3. It's extremely hard to remove. You have the option of purchasing the waterproof mascara or just the normal mascara. I chose the normal one as I don't particularly like waterproof mascara. But when I went to take this mascara off, it would not remove all of it. I used not only a makeup wipe, but makeup remover with cotton pads, AND water. There are still clumps in my lashes and black marks underneath my eyes from the residue. 

My mum actually got this too, and has the same opinion about it.

Overall, I was quite disappointed and definitely would not purchase again. 

Have you tried this mascara? How does it work for you?

THIS IS NOT SPONSORED-PRODUCTS PURCHASED WITH OWN MONEY. 

DIY Gift Wrapping

DIY Gift Wrapping

What you will need:

Brown Paper/Kraft Paper
String/Twine
Sticky Tape
Scissors

All of these items can be purchased from a discount shop or a craft store.

First of all, you will need to measure out the amount of paper you need for the gift you are wrapping. To do this just roll out some paper, place the gift on the paper and play around with it seeing if it is enough to wrap in. 

Once you know how much you need, cut the paper from the roll.

Now you can wrap your gift and use sticky tape to tape it together neatly.

Next you can either measure out some string or twine by wrapping it around your gift or just estimate how much you might need.

Cut the twine and wrap around your gift in a way that you like. You can tie bows on it if you want to or you can leave it knotted-it's up to you!

Now you should have your finished product! Continue this process with other items you are planning to wrap. 

 You can add bits and pieces to it if you like such as name tags or stickers, it's up to you. I left mine plain and simple just because I thought it looked nice like this. 

If anybody has any ideas they'd like to share I'd love to hear them! I'd also love to know if any of you have tried this out and how did it turn out?? 

Any requests leave in the comments :)

How To Clean Makeup Brushes

How I clean my makeup brushes

Hey guys!

Today's post will be about how I clean my makeup brushes.

I'll go step by step and include pictures also. 

This is just how I personally clean them, there is no wrong or right way but I find this technique works for me :)

Here is a picture of my makeup brushes before being cleaned. As you can see, they are quite dirty and in need for a good clean.

And another of a single brush up close to show you what it looks like before cleaning.

 

 First of all, you will need:

• Makeup brushes to clean (obviously)
• Shampoo- any shampoo will work 
• Water
• Towel

I set up in my bathroom, with my hand towel laying on the bench and my shampoo nearby.

 I started running the water so it could warm up- I usually use warm water however it doesn't matter whether it's cold or warm.

 You only need a small amount of shampoo to clean each brush. Just pour some into the palm of your hand (ensuring your hand is also clean) and run a brush under the water. 

All you need to do now is to rub the brush gently in a circular motion on your palm with the shampoo and viola! 

You will see all the makeup come off of the brush as you do this.

Next just rinse the shampoo off and shake the excess water into the sink off of the brush, then place them on your towel so it soaks up the rest of the water while drying.

Unfortunately I don't have pictures of all the brushes as I used some before I had the chance to take photos. 

So here are a couple of brushes after being cleaned and dried.

 

Note: Make sure you have enough time to dry your brushes before your next use as they can take up to 24 hours to dry. 

After being washed and dried, the brushes will look a little out of shape. But don't worry, because all you need to do is swirl them around in your hand and they go back into shape! If they have white bristles like mine, they should go in dirty and come back out white like new again!

I don't wash my brushes with shampoo and water everyday, or too often at all. I only do it when they rally need a good wash. In between these washes, I use a makeup brush cleaner by 'Artiste'. All you do is spray it onto a tissue or some sort of paper towel, and again swirl your brushes onto this. This should take off the excess makeup from your brushes and disinfect them. 

ALL PHOTOS ARE COPYRIGHT AND OWNED BY ME

Trash To Treasure

My Makeup Vanity/Workplace

Recycling Old To New & Making It Your Own

Have you always wanted beautiful furniture or bits and pieces to add to your room/house to make it your own? Well I'm going to tell you about how I picked up some bargains which look like they may have cost an arm and a leg, but really didn't!

Below is a picture of my desk/makeup vanity/workspace- whatever you would like to call it! I have wanted a desk this size with draws for my makeup and a mirror for a really long time and finally created my perfect piece.

Photo is COPYRIGHT-owned by me

So first of all, the white desk is second hand. It was $20 AUD from a lady who recycles old pieces into new, vintage looking pieces. However the desk she was selling was definitely come across at the right time for me, as she didn't have time to do this desk up and I thought, for $20 why not? Unfortunately, I don't have a before photo because I somehow accidentally deleted it :(. But it was a green coloured, chipped, dusty old second hand desk. Basically I sanded it and painted it white, replaced the old, gold door handles, with newer more fitted ones. It has 8 drawers, 4 on each side, and one long drawer in the middle. It cost a little more for the paint and door handles, however was still cheaper than buying one outright exactly like this!

Secondly, the chair- this is also second hand! I picked this up at a second hand store in my local town for only $5 AUD. Definitely an awesome price! Again, the chair was sanded and painted from brown to a nice blue colour to suit, and brighten up my desk. 

The accessories on the desk are also not too pricey. The mirror, is from my local Kmart store and was $19 AUD (and as far as I know, is still available to purchase, www.kmart.com.au/). Other accessories were gifts, but overall it was definitely a cheap-ER way to create a beautiful vanity/desk in my room with a little splash of colour and gorgeous accessories on top. Not to mention all of the storage space with the 9 drawers!

Have you recycled any materials or furniture? Did it turn out as you expected? And was it worth it, cheaper than brand new? I'd really love to hear what kind of DIY tasks you have attempted and/or completed, so feel free to share in the comments below! Also if you have any questions, don't be shy to ask :)

Naked Palette 'Dupe'

Chi Chi 'Nudes' Palette

So I'm sure many of you have heard of the Naked palette by Urban Decay, right? Then you also might notice the price of the Naked palettes. Sometimes we just don't have that kind of money to pull out of our pockets and purchase these kind of pricey items. 

So in this post I'm going to enlighten you on a dupe Naked palette that costs less than half the price! 

It is called the 'Nudes' palette by Chi Chi. 

Now Chi Chi is a cosmetic brand (obviously), which isn't too expensive and you can pick up good deals when there are sales. 

IMO, this palette is awesome! 

It has a tonne of different nude shades light to dark and are highly pigmented. The packaging is great and it definitely lasts a long time. 

The best thing about this Chi Chi palette... is there are more! 

Not only do they sell 'Nudes', but they have 'Bases', 'Smokey', 'Metallic' and more! All up, there are twelve different palettes to choose from. 

The different shades of eyeshadow in all of these palettes are gorgeous and well pigmented. 

The cost of the palettes are $22.95 AUD at your local Target store and on the online Chi Chi website (linked below). 

However, if you keep an eye out when you receive a Target catalogue or you can check online, they occasionally have cosmetic sales which can discount you a few dollars allowing you to purchase this beauty at around $15-$16 AUD!

Where to purchase:

www.target.com.au

http://www.chichicosmetics.com/

This is not a sponsored post- all items purchased with own money.