Natio Peachy Pastel Nails

I rarely ever paint my nails because I'm terrible at it but I decided to do so as someone asked for a review on the nail polishes from Natio that I bought a little while ago.

This is the Natio peachy pastel and please excuse the chipping and peeling (and my non-existant nail painting skills). I only remembered to take the photo a few days later.

Natio peachy pastel polish

October Empties

It's October empties time!

This month, I finished off a few items that I've had for a little while. I love doing these empties posts as it really encourages me to finish off my products :) I know that technically, we're only halfway through October, but I really wanted to do the post now rather than wait until the end of the month and have 'rubbish' lying around.

Swisspers cotton pads, Clinique take the day off makeup remover,
Sephora lip balm, Sasy n Savy hand cream

Birthday Wish list

Last year, my friend and I both wrote down birthday wish lists and swapped them with each other to get an idea of what to buy the other person (our birthdays are 6 days apart). These lists normally contain things that we really really want but refuse to buy for ourselves (because of the price or we just can't justify it) and it doesn't count if someone else buys it :P

This year, there isn't really much on my list so she's going to have to think for herself :P

In saying that, there are two things that I really want but I haven't bought because of the price. Whenever I want to buy something unnecessary, I calculate how MAC lipsticks (US prices) I could buy instead and that usually stops me from buying it! There's no logic to it other than it works :)

1) Makeup Organiser by The Makeup Box Shop.

Source: http://www.themakeupboxshop.com/products

I originally wanted the 'original makeup box' but I bought the Officeworks drawers instead (I did a blog post on them: http://shoppingqueenjen.blogspot.com.au/2012/10/makeup-storage-and-shopping-ban.html). I'd love to keep a mini box on my bedside table for my "nice" makeup :)

Price: 3-4 MAC lipsticks

Makeup storage and shopping ban

I found these beauties from a youtube video and ended up buying 2 for myself.

http://www.officeworks.com.au/retail/products/Office-Supplies/Desk-Accessories/Desk-Organisers/Desk-Tidy/SEDD105P

They're the clear Keji desktop drawer filers and some beauty bloggers have been using them as a cheaper alternative to the makeup boxes that cost over $100 each. I had to stack a 4 drawer one on top of a 5 drawer one as I didn't realise that they would take up so much room but I really love having it.

2 Keji blocks stacked on top of each other

I'm in the process of moving all my makeup out of my bedside table and into this storage space. It actually looks better when they're not stacked on top of each other but at the moment, I don't have room to separate the two. There are grooves underneath the drawers so that they lock in together and there's no risk of the top one toppling over.

Confessions of a Makeup Addict

Confessions of a Makeup Addict is holding a giveaway on her blog. Click on the picture below and it'll take you to it :)

Rimmel lipsticks

Priceline started their new catalogue today so I picked up a few Rimmel lipsticks as they were buy one, get one free. I also wanted to buy some Bourjois blushes that were 30% off but the Priceline at Central Station didn't stock Bourjois at all :(

I bought 4 of the lipsticks for $24 in total so it worked out to be $6 each. The Kate Moss lipsticks retail for $11.95 each and the normal lipstick is $9.95.

I bought 2 of the same ones.

Kate 19, Kate 16 and Asian

 I bought two of the 16's as they had run out of 05 and nothing else caught my eye. I might try to exchange it at my local Priceline store.

Left to Right: Asian, Kate 16, Kate 19

Asian and 19 are very similar although Asian is a tad darker. I haven't taken great photos of the swatches but all three lipsticks are pink-er in real life and a lot brighter. I'll do a review of them on my lips later if anyone wants it.

All 3 are super creamy and pigmented. I've read lots of reviews that they last about 2-3 hours.

On a totally unrelated note, I received my $30 gift voucher from Country Road today for reaching loyalty status!

Gift Voucher

I absolutely love Country Road but I never buy it unless it's on sale. To reach loyalty status, you have to spend over $750 in 12 months. I love Country Road and rarely ever shop for clothing any where else.

On my way home today, I also bought these bottles of Lipton iced tea :) They're limited edition and have been out for about 2 weeks.

Limited Release Iced Tea

Of course I had to buy them all to try :) (the pina colada is amazing!)

Don't forget to enter my giveaway! http://shoppingqueenjen.blogspot.com.au/2012/10/50-followers-giveaway.html and I have a new post coming up tomorrow!

MUA Haul!

I placed an order with MUA 2 weeks ago and my order finally arrived today :) The order only cost me $38 all up including shipping which was about $12. I got everything here for pretty much the cost of a MAC lipstick! The only downside of the order was that while they wrapped the palettes, blushes and bronzer really well, they didn't wrap the lipsticks or pencils. I think they should have bubble wrapped the pencils a little bit as they have a tendency to break if they're dropped or tossed around in the post.

MUA Haul!

I picked up the 12 pan undressed palette (bottom left hand corner) as the heaven and earth was out of stock. I really love this even though I'm normally not an eyeshadow person! I'll be doing reviews on it shortly.

I also picked up 2 blushes in shades 1 and 4. I would've gotten a couple more as they were super cheap but I already have too many blushes!

On the bottom is a black eyeliner pencil and a red lip liner pencil. Reviews coming soon :)

I also got 4 lipsticks in shades 2, 3, 6 and 11. I wish these had names! I went by swatches that I found on other blogs so I'll definitely be contributing my own swatches soon. I ran out of time to do any while the sun was still up.

On the top right hand side corner is the mosaic bronzer in shade 1 (natural glow). I'm not a fan of shimmery bronzers but this only has a tiny amount of shimmer.

Lastly is the 24 pan immaculate eyeshadow palette. This was included with the order for free. I don't wear bright shadows so I decided to do a giveaway with it. There's less than 2 days left to enter the giveaway if you haven't already!

(link: http://shoppingqueenjen.blogspot.com.au/2012/09/giveaway.html)

Are there any MUA items that I should definitely try? I'm thinking about another order :)