A Random Ramble.

So, here I am just sitting in class, having finished all my work and just thinking about things that aren't going to help me in my politics assignment due soon what-so-ever, but you know what? I don't care.
I've decided I'm going to change. I'm going to be who I want, act how I want, cut my hair, dye my hair, wear the make-up I want, be happy but most of all, I'm gonna say 'Eff you' to society. I'm sick of acting the way society wants me to, I'm sick of being picked on for being someone that I'm not even.
I'm looking around my class, noticing for the first time, all the different people there is in it. There's this one girl, Jess, who's so not what is expected of her. There's all these girls who are everything that's wanted of them in society. Then, there is me and my friends. We're all fairly pretty, smart and yeah. But by looking at people - can you actually tell if they're happy or not?
Like, most people would look at me and think 'oh yeah, she has it all. A great job, good grades, good friends, guys adore her, she's comes from a good family so she has nothing to be sad about' but like, that's the thing, people just assume these days, no one actually tries to find out. Like, I'm not all that happy - and you know what? I have my reasons and I don't need to explain them.
But, I have a goal for month of September and onwards. I'm going to change. I'm going to make an effort to people who make an effort towards me, I'll be nicer to almost everyone, I'll do what I want and be as happy as I please, and I'll do what I want, when I want, and I don't care what anyone says.
I'm getting my hair cut on monday, the way I want it. Wish me luck!

xoxo Sammi.

Beginners Makeup: A Helper

So, you've never worn makeup before, and you want to start wearing it. First off, don't go out and invest in high-end brands like MAC, stay with drugstore brands like CoverGirl and Rimmel, you'll be better off in the long run, in all honesty, I still have no high-end makeup, I love my drugstore products!

But, to start off with, I'm going to list a few things to buy if you want and some good products!

Mascarra - Getting a black mascarra is almost essential for almost every girl at some point, if your younger like let's say 12 - 13, I suggest just buying a clear mascarra if you actually want to wear one, but seriously, you don't need to.

Rimmel's VolumeFlash - http://www2.rimmellondon.com/US/products/eyes/Mascara/Volume+Flash+Mascara.aspx

CoverGirl's LashBlast Volume Blasting Waterproof Mascara - http://www.covergirl.com/beauty-products/eye-makeup/mascara/lashblast-volume-blasting-waterproof-mascara
Maybelline's the Falsies - http://www.maybelline.com.au/PRODUCTS/Eyes/MASCARA/NEW_Volum_Express_the_Falsies_Washable_Mascara.aspx

Concealer - Concealer is obviously not an essential, but it is beginning to be one. Concealer helps to conceal under eye circles, blemishes or anything class an imperfection. There are different coloured concealer's for different uses, but I mainly use a normal skin coloured one to hide my blemishes and under eye circles.
Rimmel Hide the Blemish Concealer stick: http://www.rimmellondon.com/us/en/products/hide-blemish-concealer/
The Body Shop Concealer: http://www.thebodyshop.com.au/Product.aspx?Id=157
Australis Cosmetics Liquid Concealer: http://www.australiscosmetics.com.au/product/51/36/liquid-concealer/

Lip Gloss - Lip gloss is the easier, and in my opinion, better alternative to lipstick. You can wear it over the top of lipstick to give it a nice shine or by itself. In my opinion, lip glosses look better than a lipstick because it gives your face more depth.

CoverGirl Outlast - http://www.covergirl.com.au/Outlast.htm 

Revlon - http://products.revlon.com.au/lips/gloss

Maybelline Shine Sensation Lipgloss - http://www.maybelline.com.au/PRODUCTS/Lips/LIP_GLOSS/Shine_Sensational_Lip_Gloss.aspx

Pencil Eyeliner - A pencil eyeliner is one of the most basic, simplest and oldest versions of eyeliner. If your going to start out, try learning with one of these. They tend to be a lot cheaper than gel, liquid or any other type.
I'm not going to list any eyeliners here because it's too much of a personal choice thing and really, some eyeliners work great for some people and terrible for others, it really just depends on the eye. Shop around and find your perfect eyeliner!

Powder Foundation - Loose or pressed, you can never go wrong with a powder. Unlike a lot of liquid foundations, powders don't cake and don't create a shine on your face. I've used a pressed powder for about two years and have just begun to wear loose powders religiously.

The Body Shop Nature's Minerals (Loose) - http://www.thebodyshop.com.au/Product.aspx?Id=512

CoverGirl Clean (Pressed) - http://www.covergirl.com/cleanpressedpowder-sensitiveskin

Rimmel Stay Matte (Pressed) - http://www.rimmellondon.com/au/products/stay-matte-pressed-powder/

Maybelline Shine Free Oil Control (Loose) - http://www.maybelline.com.au/PRODUCTS/Face/POWDER/Shine_Free_Oil_Control_Loose_Powder.aspx

Nail Polish Obsession: A Ramble.

The other night I was at might work before a work meeting, and I was going through the chuck out nail polishes, which are just nail polishes that are no longer being made or just don't sell very well so we get rid of them, and I came across this one nail polish. When I saw it, I was like 'oh, my god! This is fate!' It's this beautiful pearl corally colour which I have never seen one like it before!
So, I obviously bought it (with two other colours, which I'll talk about later) and I'm just o happy now, it was the last one left and it's just such a one-of-a-kind sort of colour, it's so gorgeous.
It's called Hippy/Hippie Chick by Rimmel, in their LycraWear line. It's so gorgeous, but nearly all the picture's I've tried getting to insert are making it look way too orange, but I did find this one on google that I have obviously inserted. How much of a gorgeous colour is it?!

Now, the two other's I bought were both by Revitanail, one is in the colour Cosmopolitain Chic which is just this gorgeous, gorgeous corally colour, which I'm so excited to wear next week!
The other is in Perfect Pink, which, in my opinion, is the perfect Barbie pink. Like, it's so bright but not fuchsia coloured, it's just the perfect Barbie.
I've put to small pictures of the Revitanail one's below, and I hope you all love them as much as I do!

Just wanted to let you all know about my little bargain findings!

Collection Count: 32.

xoxo Sammi

My Everday Routine: A Written Tutorial?

I haven't posted in a while (except for the one I posted a few seconds ago) so I thought I'd do another post since I probably won't be posting again for a while. I'm just going to do a write up of my current skin, face and hair routine! I'll start off my skin, then my face then hair. Hope you like it!

SKIN!

So, I have quite a few skin products, and my skin is fairly clear currently which I'm really happy about, but here's my night and morning routine!

1. Cleanse. I use the Cetaphil Oily Skin Cleanser after I take my eye makeup off with Clinique's Take It Off eye makeup removed. Also, some days I use the Clinique Anti-Blemish Solution to wash my face. Every 3 days, I use the St Ives Apricot Scrub in the shower just to exfoliate and help keep my skin clean!
2. Tone. Only at night! So, one product in here I wasn't sure what title it'd come under, so I just put it in Tone. I start off, only every few days, with Avon's Purifying Astringent on where my acne is, it really helps clear up any pimple's I have incredibally quickly, which I love. Then, I use Nivea's Stay Clear toner, I don't like this product very much, but hey, I need to use it up.
3. Moisturise. In the morning, I use L'Oreal's Triple Active Day moisturiser all over my face, down my neck and on my chest. I also put on some sunscreen then if it's a sunny day. At night though, I use Clinique's dramatically different moisturising lotion which I absolutely adore!
4. Spot. Someday's when I get a big whooper on my face, I'll use Thursday Plantation's Tea Tree Blemish Stick on it as it's just a natural way to help zap a pimple!

FACE!

This is pretty much just my everyday makeup routine for probably the next 3-6 months, since I'm heading into summer, but when I get to summer, some of things will just drop off and not be used.

1. Conceal. I use a Rimmel's Hide the Blemish concealer on my under-eye circles, and my The Body Shop concealer on my blemishes just so they're not so see able!
2. Powder. I use CoverGirl's Clean pressed powder in Ivory to set my concealer under my eyes, and just a loose powder from The Body Shop, which I absolutely love!
3. Eyes. I usually just use a very fine line of eyeliner on my upper lid, I usually use BYS gel eyeliner on there. I use my L'Oreal Collegane mascarra, W7 Big Lashes mascarra and my The Body Shop lengthening mascarra on my upper lashes, and only The Body Shop lengthening on the bottom!
4. Blush/Bronzer. Some days I just feel like using blush so I usually contour with a darker blush, and use a lighter blush as a blush! It's such a pretty look, and I love it. I change my blush up quite often, so I won't put down the one's I use here! When I use a bronzer instead though, I use Revlon's Colour Stay bronzer in Suntan Matte, which is so pretty but thankfully, not too pigmented.
5. Lips. I usually just use lip balm on my lips and sometimes use a pretty pink lip gloss on top of it! I can't put down any products here, because I change it up every day.

HAIR!My hair routine is so simple, and boring I don't know whether to put it down or not, but it's still apart of my every day look, so I will.

1. Wash. I wash my hair every 2-3 days as it doesn't get very oily and I don't do very much to it. But I do shower and put conditioner in my hair each day!

2. Oil. I usually put my Argan Oil in my hair each day, before I do anything else with it.
3. Up. I always now put my hair up into a bun (sort of) at about the lower part of the middle of my head. I pull a few bits out on the side, just so it look a bit more messy. My fringe is also back, which really shows off my bone structure (something I'm very proud of :3)

I hope you enjoyed this little tutorial thing, I've inserted a few pictures of products I use, but yeah.
xoxo Sammi.

Sally Hansen's Xtreme Wear Nail Polish in Fuchsia Power: A Review

The other day, I had a work meeting. It went on for quite some time, but not as long as I was expecting it too. Now, I absolutely hate work meetings. I had all this work I needed to do, and that was taking up my time. But on the positive side of thing, I learnt some pretty nifty little things when I was there and I also got some free littles things which I'm hopefully going to review another one of them once I figure out what it is!
One of the free things I got was a Sally Hansen nail polish that is going on sale at my work within the next week.

I got it in the colour Fuchsia Power, which is this really hot pink which I'm so excited to wear in summer when my skin has that sun-kissed glow to it!
But, on to the review.
So, I tried it out the night I got it because my nails really needed to be painted again and I felt like a new, bright colour to get me through the few days of bad weather ahead (even thought they turned out to be beautiful, spring weather!). So, I went ahead and painted my nails in this hot pink colour.
What I love about this product is that it doesn't chip easily! It stays on for ages, and it's so gorgeous! It made my skin look all glowy and the colour is just so girly and pretty that I'm in love with it! But, like all products, there is a bad side to it, and this one is it's drying time. I was really hoping it would only take 10 minutes to dry at the most, but oh no, it didn't. It took way longer than I was prepared to wait! I painted my nails around just before 9, at 9:35 when I was ready to get into bed and read for a while, they still weren't properly dry! I had the most difficult time trying to get into my pyjama's because of this.

If the drying time wasn't so long, I would love this product more than I do currently. It's a gorgeous colour, it doesn't chip easily (I'm a student, therefore, I spend quite a bit of time on computers doing homework so they get whacked on hard things alot) but the drying time is a massive down side. I do plan to buy some more of these Xtreme Wears, only because I adore the colours. I have inserted a picture somewhere of what the colour looks like, but no I do not have with it on my nails; sorry!

I plan to get it in:

• Going Green
• Crushed
• Hot Magenta
• Bubblegum Pink
• Blue It
  and maybe some others!

xoxo Sammi

http://sallyhansen.com/products/nails/nail-color/hard-nails-xtreme-wear