Yep, another lip balm! Boy, we’re doing quite a lot of lip balms this week, aren’t we? :P What a stir author/beauty editor/blogger/all round awesomeness Zoe Foster-Blake caused when her skincare line, Go-To was launched on April Fool’s Day. Never in my life have I ever noted a beauty brand launch in my calendar and [...]
When Did You Purchase Your First High End Beauty Product and What Was It?
Last weekend, I was doing some major decluttering of my makeup collection. Expired mascaras, wonky lipsticks, old eyeliners went to the bin without even a bat of an eyelash. Soon, it was time to check my eyeshadow palettes. What’s to be given away, what’s to be chucked, I wonder? Then I stumbled upon this. It’s [...]
Little Bird Organic Paw Paw Balm: Tangerine and Pink Grapefruit Papaw Ointment? Yes Please!
May I have a show of hands, who are fans of the very popular Lucas Papaw Ointment? I bet some of you are. It was one of the first beauty products I purchased when I moved to Australia 6 years ago and is a chapped lips saver. But you see, as much as I like [...]
Bloggie Wednesday: How To Schedule Social Media Updates Effectively
© bloomua I wasn’t a fan of scheduling social media updates for a long time. I used to connect my blog updates to a tweet scheduling tool years ago when I wasn’t at all active on Twitter. I completely forgot that I’ve done it until I started using Twitter again and realised that most tweets [...]
Nailing It: Essie Colours of Couture Collection
It must be autumn in the air because I’m seeing a whole lot of nudes and neutrals in makeup these days, particularly nail polish. Now I’m not really a fan of nude nail polish but for the past month or so, I find myself reaching for nudes more often compared to my usual bright reds, [...]





