I’m a bit of a hoarder. I can’t help it, it’s in my blood. My late paternal grandfather was a hoarder (close to what you see in documentaries), and so is my dad. When you took a peek into my beauty cabinet, let’s just say it’s just the tip of the iceberg 😛

So naturally, when it comes to sample sachets, I hoard them too. I love sample sachets. They’re great for traveling, as I can just use and chuck. I don’t go all out collecting them, but thanks to many beauty brands and magazines, I’ve come to quite a collection. I’ve been keeping, chucking, and then keeping some more for the past couple of years in a mooncake tin. Unfortunately, it’s getting a bit out of control, and it’s a hassle selecting shampoo from body wash in the heap of packets.

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Of all the Face of Australia nail polishes I’ve tried, I’m going to be really biased and say this is my favourite range. It’s not just because every shade is pretty, but also because I had a small part to play in selecting the shades. You see, this collection is created in collaboration with the MBBE (Melbourne Beauty Blogger Events) ladies 🙂

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At the Australia Beauty Bloggers’ Weekend last year, the second and final day was ended with a keynote speech by Bahar Etminan. What she said was actually very interesting, and it sparked a lot of mixed opinions amongst the bloggers. She spoke about breaking into the beauty business with blogging, ways of monetising one’s blog, how to run it like a business, and more. The main topic was about blog monetisation.

Her speech infuriated a number of bloggers who didn’t think that blogging was all about the money, but about the passion for blogging, and that not everyone was ready to quit their jobs to be fulltime bloggers. They were not wrong. Personally, I didn’t care for her speech much, not because the content wasn’t good, but the overall tone wasn’t really my cup of tea. But she did make a very valid point. If we put so much time, effort and money into our blogs, shouldn’t we get something out of it? And if that “something” is money, would you say no to it?

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