2019-02-10 05:25
It's Friday! Time for me to tell you what's been annoying me lately. I can't believe I haven't whinged about this before, because it's been annoying me for a very long time.Spring onions… Read More
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A blog written by a lip balm addict all about skin care, make-up, life as a fifo wife and mother and my search for the perfect lip balm.
2019-02-01 07:42
Fark! I forgot that it was Friday! I remembered when we were on the way to the gym. FFS.I've had no idea what day it is this week. Wednesday Tiger asked me what day it was and I had to check… Read More
2019-01-27 22:00
It's no secret that my lipstick collection is out of control. I have way more lipsticks that I can use in this lifetime. For a while now I've wanted to declutter them, however it's such a da… Read More
2019-01-26 05:38
I'm finding blogging difficult lately. I want to blog but I'm not inspired to talk about beauty products. I just want to talk. Problem is, I have no idea what I want to talk about. Last… Read More
2019-01-26 05:36
It's no surprise to regular readers to know I've tried a lot of lip balms and am pretty fussy with them. It's rare that I love a balm from the second I apply it, but that's exactly what happ… Read More
2019-01-17 23:43
It's Friday again! How exciting. Or not, if you're a stay at home parent and don't even know what day it is.This week I turned up at a Dr's appointment a day early because I didn't know what… Read More
2019-01-17 23:43
Who remembers about ten years ago when you could get Clean fragrances from Mecca? They had lots of gorgeous fresh scents like Clean Laundry, Warm Cotton, Clean Air and my favourite Sweet Lay… Read More
2019-01-17 05:28
Hello beautiful people! It's Friday, time for me to get my whinge on. So, what's been annoying me this week? Solo parenting. I'm over it. Bring on the end of this year and Tiger qu… Read More
2019-01-05 10:43
Has anyone else's get up and go got up and gone? Mine has. I had all these plans to get so much done over the last few weeks and I've done nothing. Relaxing has been lovely but totally unpro… Read More
2018-12-31 22:01
I saw this on a blog years ago and it seemed like such a great, positive way to start off the new year. What makes you happy?1. My kids2. Friends3. Family4. Music5. Books6. Shelby7. Lau… Read More
2018-12-31 08:17
Now that we've reached the last day of 2018 it's time to let you know how I did with my Project Pan this year.I totally forgot that I'd planned to do a low buy one month and no buy the next… Read More
2018-12-30 09:56
We've nearly made it through the silly season! How are you all? Have any sanity left? Mine abandoned me years ago.Today I'm here to rant about gym clothing. Back when I used to exercise I di… Read More
2018-12-30 09:00
My Pan the Pots project is over! How did I go?If you're new here, at the end of March I decided that my potted lip balms needed some love, so challenged myself to finish six lip product pots… Read More
2018-12-27 10:28
Finally, after nearly six years, we've decided we're done. Done with FIFO. We have an end date. At last!We never intended to be a FIFO family. It wasn't supposed to be a long term option and… Read More
2018-12-27 10:23
I am not a fan of matte lipsticks in general and I really don't like matte liquid lipsticks, they are so drying and make my lips look awful. No-one wants shrivelled prune lips.Thankfully… Read More
2018-12-15 06:30
I've mentioned before that I feel alone most of the time, like I don't have a tribe. Over the last few weeks I've come to realise that whilst I don't have an everyday tribe, I do have a… Read More
2018-12-15 06:29
Today I present to you the prettiest body lotion I've ever seen. Not only is it pretty, it smells beautiful and is a delight to use.According to The Physic Garden, Luna Balm was inspired by… Read More
2018-12-06 22:00
What is it with parent bashing? I'm constantly seeing articles saying how parents are doing such a bad job. It's crazy. I suppose that's what society is all about at the moment, making peopl… Read More
2018-12-05 05:41
My love for Lanolips is no secret. Lanolips bought the beautiful Emma into my life, something for which I'll be eternally grateful. Whenever Lanolips launches a new product I need it. W… Read More
2018-12-02 22:00
I think I'm losing my beauty blogging mojo. I still want to talk, but am not at all motivated to talk about beauty products. I've been feeling a bit blah about make-up lately, it's not excit… Read More
2018-11-29 22:00
Hello! I'm back after another unplanned hiatus. November has been a write off for me blog wise. Hopefully all the drama is over now and I'll be back to normal posting. The last few week… Read More
2018-11-15 22:00
After Mondays rant you might have thought that I was out of things to whinge about. I'm not. There's nothing like a family holiday to make you feel like you're a crap parent. I see all… Read More
2018-11-12 07:58
After an unplanned hiatus I'm back! It's been a while! How are you? What's been happening?What better post to come back with than every ones favourite, FFS Friday (yes, I'm aware it's not Fr… Read More
2018-10-17 07:34
It's been ages since I talked skin care, mainly because I change products all the time and they're empty by the time I think to review them. Today I have a bit of down time thanks to the boy… Read More
2018-10-07 22:00
Only two months until my project pan is finished for this year. So how am I doing? I've now finished forty four products, which means I should get pretty close to my aim of fifty emptie… Read More
2018-10-07 00:34
Hello Friday! We made it! This weeks been really up and down for me. Monday I said goodbye to one of my favourite people, she's moving overseas to live. After seeing her almost every day for… Read More
2018-10-07 00:25
It's no secret that I'm in love with Bite Beauty products. I love every product that I've tried from the range, in my eyes they can do no wrong.The Agave Lip Masks are amazing, so I was e… Read More
2018-09-28 05:53
Oh how embarrassment. It's Friday and I haven't prepared a rant/whinge/lecture etc. Oops. It's not that I don't have things to say, it's just that my brain is empty. I have no words.I've… Read More
2018-09-20 22:00
Hello Friday!It's been over a week without a coffee machine. The situation is dire. How did I survive before I had a coffee machine? Now I have to leave the house every day just to get coffe… Read More
2018-09-18 22:00
Sol de Janeiro recently launched at Mecca and I was onto it straight away. I've been wanting to try the Brazilian Bum Bum cream for ages, it has such a cult following. Initially I purch… Read More
2018-09-16 22:00
Now that I've got on track, my Pan the Pots challenge is going well. Finishing a potted product is so satisfying!I realised that my Harlotte lipstick pot was over seven years, so I tossed it… Read More
2018-09-16 02:08
Hello Friday! How are we all? I hope you've had a wonderful week. Our week has been long. Tiger had to go back to work early and Chai was really upset about it this time. Poor boy, it's awfu… Read More
2018-09-16 01:56
I've been using Beauty and the Bees products for about fifteen years now. They were onto cruelty free, plastic free, zero waste and palm oil free way before it became a big deal.Their produc… Read More
2018-09-16 01:26
Kosas gets a lot of hype in the natural beauty community, so when they appeared on Mecca I grabbed one straight away. I purchased the Rosewater shade, which is a cool toned sheer pink.Kosa… Read More
2018-09-16 00:59
Bite Beauty make some of my all time favourite lip products. If I could only use one brand of lip products for the rest of my life I'd choose Bite Beauty, their products are beautiful. When… Read More
2018-09-06 22:00
After a few silly incidents I'm having to tell the boys daily "The only things we put in our mouth are food and drinks". You wouldn't think this would be necessary considering they are 5 and… Read More
2018-09-03 12:43
I don't usually write haul posts and it's high time I started. I got a few new things in August, so I'll show some of them and give my first impressions. Full reviews will follow when I've h… Read More
2018-08-30 22:00
This week has been one long episode of Crap That Only Happens When Tiger Is Away. It started on Sunday. We woke up, I looked at Chai and one of his front teeth was black. I could see fr… Read More
2018-08-29 06:58
You may remember I told you about our trampoline flipping a few weeks ago. We quickly discovered that Chai needs a trampoline. Now that we know how much use the trampoline gets, we decided t… Read More
2018-08-29 06:57
Well isn't that a creative title? I spent ages trying to think up something witty, but came up blank.I've always been sensitive to sunscreen but the last few months the sensitivity has got a… Read More
2018-08-16 22:00
This week it has come to my attention that Tiger is trying to kill me. He's a clever man so he's not doing it by traditional means, he's doing it slowly via torture. People torture to be exa… Read More
2018-08-13 03:08
I really should have known better than to think that cheap skin care was a good idea. There's cheap as in on sale at the supermarket or Priceline, then there's Kmart cheap. Kmart cheap is so… Read More
2018-08-11 08:15
Today it's time for episode three million and seventy nine of crap that only happens when Tiger is away.It was last Saturday. I'd taken the boys out to an Aboriginal festival. It was a freez… Read More
2018-08-02 23:28
Many years ago when I was going through a very low stage, I read a beautiful book by Kim McMillen called When I Loved Myself Enough. It listed all the ways she behaved when she learned how t… Read More
2018-08-01 09:02
Deodorant is one of those every day essentials that most of us can't live without. It's also one of the products that really polarises the beauty world, some claim traditional deodorants can… Read More
2018-07-26 23:51
Hello Friday, you beautiful thing. I've changed the font I use, what do you think? Keep or go back to the old font?So lovers, what's been happening this week? Any news? Do tell.I don't… Read More
2018-07-23 22:00
My Lips But Better (mlbb) lipstick is something that only beauty fanatics understand. Most people don't see the point in wearing a lipstick that is the same colour as your lips. For those of… Read More
2018-07-19 22:00
Do I have a story to tell today. This is one of those stories that are unbelievable. Whilst it was happening I was constantly looking around to see if I was being pranked. This crap just doe… Read More
2018-07-15 22:00
At least twice a year my skin freaks out, gets really sensitive, red, dry and flaky. Most products sting and it's very uncomfortable. It's only happened since we moved to the country, so I a… Read More
2018-07-14 02:56
I've had Tigers whole family here since Tuesday. FML.Added to that, the boys and I are sick. Chai got sick first, then I got sick, then Eljay got sick, then Chai got sick again. Fun times. I… Read More
2018-07-12 02:55
When MAC came out with a range of flavoured lip products, I knew they had to be mine. I'm all about flavoured lip products, if I had my way all my lip products would be flavoured.The ran… Read More
2018-07-08 22:00
We're halfway through the year and I'm halfway through my project pan. I've found it quite eye opening to realise how long it takes to use products up. It certainly makes me think twice… Read More
2018-07-05 22:00
You know those times when you don't trust your instincts and everything goes to crap? That's what happened last week. I knew better, I really did, but I listened to everyone else instead of… Read More
2018-07-03 22:00
Frank Body lip balmsFrank Body is such a funny brand. I love their cheeky slogans, messages and advertising, it always gives me a good laugh. Even better, their products are lovely. Whilst I… Read More
2018-06-28 22:00
I was talking to a friend last week about times when we've let men treat us in ways that we didn't want them to. We were both surprised how often it'd happened. After wondering why we'd allo… Read More
2018-06-28 05:39
As much as I love winter, I really don't like what it does to my skin and hair. I've already shared the skin care products that I rely on to save my sad winter skin, today I'll be telling… Read More
2018-06-24 22:00
Winter has arrived with a vengeance here in the south west of WA. We went from warm weather in the mid twenties one week to temperatures in the low teens the next week. I love it! My skin do… Read More
2018-06-22 04:00
Oh crap. I forgot it was Friday, oops. Time for another round of what's annoying me this week and I've got.....nothing. Hmmmm. I blame this on Tiger. When he's home we spend all our time run… Read More
2018-06-21 01:16
I have a long standing love for Bobbi Brown cosmetics. I know I can always rely on her products to be high quality and do what they're supposed to do. I also love her beauty motto, the wa… Read More
2018-06-18 01:48
A few months ago, after my latest round of decluttering, I put all my make-up (excluding lip products) into a big box. Having it all there together is great because I can see exactly what I'… Read More
2018-06-14 22:00
Hello Friday! We've made it to the end of another week. I hope you've all had a wonderful week. Today I bring you the latest episode of Things That Only Happen When Tiger is Away.So. Last we… Read More
2018-06-14 11:20
The one skincare product that makes a noticeable difference to my skin is Vitamin C. Within about three days of using a good Vitamin C my skin feels smoother and looks brighter. Continued us… Read More
2018-06-10 22:00
Now that it's been three months it's time for my first update for my Pan the Pots challenge. You can read my first post here.I'm doing okay but not as well as I'd hoped I would, mainly becau… Read More
2018-06-07 22:00
Oh look, it's time for me to get my ranty pants on again. So what's been getting my goat this week? Let me tell you. You know when you're having a tough day with the kids and someone tells y… Read More
2018-06-06 03:25
It's well know that I'm a lip product addict. Whilst I can resist any other make-up, show me a lip product and I'm like a moth to a flame.It's not very often that a lipstick formula really… Read More
2018-05-31 22:00
Last weekend Northern Ireland voted to repeal the 8th amendment to the constitution, meaning that abortion is now legal there. Yes, that's right, until recently, abortion was not legal in No… Read More
2018-05-29 22:00
It's taken a very long time, but I finally have a night time cleansing routine that I'm happy with. In the past I've used products that I like, the reason I'm so pleased with this routine is… Read More
2018-05-27 22:00
Bobbi Brown have recently released three new Crushed Lip Colours made in collaboration with three different influencers. The shades are Sazan Nude a soft pink nude created by Sazan Hen… Read More
2018-05-24 22:00
Finally, after two and a half years of stress, appointments, meetings and hell, we've officially made the decision. Together. We've withdrawn the boys from school, never to return (unle… Read More
2018-05-22 22:00
Oval brushes are something that I've looked at for ages but never purchased. I have enough brushes that I didn't see the need to add more to my collection, especially when I wasn't sure if I… Read More
2018-05-22 03:04
Isn't she beautiful?If you are like me you're never without a lip balm (or two) close at hand. I always carry one in my pocket and several in my handbag, there's one on my bedside table, one… Read More
2018-05-22 02:46
I was getting a little bored with the products in my every day make-up bag so decided to switch them around. As much as I want to finish products, I also want to enjoy what I'm using. There'… Read More
2018-05-18 10:37
Last Sunday was Mothers Day. My day sucked. It sucked last year too. Laying in bed that night, feeling sorry for myself, I realised why it sucked so much. Expectations. My own silly expectat… Read More
2018-05-10 22:00
You know what I've been thinking about lately? I'll tell you. Conformity. Every day, in so many ways, we are expected to conform.School is about teaching us to conform, to be like everyone e… Read More
2018-05-08 22:00
If you had to pick an all time favourite lip gloss, what would it be? It can be any gloss, discontinued or not.I've had three favourite glosses. Bonne Bell Lip Lites in Mocha Mousse, Lancome… Read More
2018-05-08 09:34
It's empties time again! April was a pretty slow month for empties, I didn't manage to finish much. I did however, finish a few skin care products that I've been working on for ages, so that… Read More
2018-05-03 21:00
A funny thing happens when you stop putting on a front and start being honest with people. They don't know how to react.For example: People regularly tell me that they don't know how I cope… Read More
2018-05-03 09:17
BodyBlendz is a recently launched brand who sell face masks and body scrubs through Chemist Warehouse. I was sent a selection of their masks to trial and review.I've found that every o… Read More
2018-04-30 07:28
I've been thinking lately about a change in direction for my blog. As part of my efforts to product less waste and be more mindful of what I use, I'm making the switch to natural, locally pr… Read More
2018-04-28 05:56
I've been using a few Kora Organics products lately and quite enjoying them, so today I'll take you through my first impressions.Enriched Body LotionI lied when I said these were all first i… Read More
2018-04-26 22:00
I've been struggling lately, feeling very isolated and alone. It's school that does it. As wonderful as they are, I feel like I just don't fit in with the school mums. I've got to the point… Read More
2018-04-26 10:12
Regular readers will know that I'm making the change to natural skin care and cosmetics. I've been seek out the best, effective natural skin care that I can find. Today I'm introducing you t… Read More
2018-04-20 09:38
Well would you look at this. It's Friday and I don't know what to complain about. What a sad state of affairs. It's not like I don't have plenty of fodder, but where do I start? So. We'… Read More
2018-04-12 22:00
Today, I'm announcing to the world my intention to stop yelling at my kids. I'm not going to yell at my precious babies any more. It's not okay, it's not necessary and it's not who I wa… Read More
2018-04-06 08:59
For the past few months I've given Tiger the pleasure of dealing with the boys school. I'm done with their particular brand of torture, it's time Tiger got to enjoy it. He's been gettin… Read More
2018-04-02 22:00
I recently discovered Bare Lips on Instagram, flicked through to their Etsy store and being the lip balm addict I am, promptly placed an order. A few days later I got a lovely email from Gla… Read More
2018-04-01 22:00
A little while ago I was scrolling through the lip balm addict hashtag on Instagram when I came across Bare Lips lip balms. I looked at their feed and then visited the Etsy store where I pro… Read More
2018-03-29 22:00
In what is a very cruel twist of fate, it appears I can no longer tolerate coffee.I've had a strange stomach bug since last Friday. As per usual I was worried it was my Crohn's and when it h… Read More
2018-03-27 22:00
How's that for a title? Hah. I did consider making it Pan the pot but thought that might be a little misleading.Along with my efforts to finish as much of my make-up as I can this year, I'v… Read More
2018-03-22 22:00
You know what's been getting my goat lately? Those posts and articles you see telling you what smart women/good mums/great parents/women over 30 should have or do. What a load of crap. They'… Read More
2018-03-20 22:00
Last week I was watching make-up routines on YouTube. I came across Jenna Dewan Tatum's ten minute make-up routine (loved it) so decided to time my routine. With a few interruptions my morni… Read More
2018-03-19 04:51
I've stopped doing monthly favourite posts whilst I'm concentrating on panning, mainly because I use the same things all the time, so monthly favourite posts would be a boring mix of the sam… Read More
2018-03-15 07:52
A few weeks ago my lips were in the worst condition they've been in for years. I had oral thrush so my lips were blistered, sore and dry. In desperation I turned to my old favourite lip reme… Read More
2018-03-13 22:00
It occurred to me recently, when I was decluttering my make-up drawer, that all of the excess products I have are preventing me using the things that I love.It was something I saw on The Min… Read More
2018-03-08 22:00
Dealing with Telstra really sucks. It's just such a struggle. Every single transaction with them is a nightmare.A few weeks ago our internet stopped working. I checked the Telstra outag… Read More
2018-03-07 09:57
Well February came and went in a flash didn't it. Corrynne's Fullers Earth Face WashWhen you've been using something on and off for fifteen years, you know it's good. Through all the diffe… Read More
2018-03-05 06:16
What's with those people who copy ideas and pass them off as their own? Do they really think they're fooling anyone? Or do they actually believe the idea was theirs?Tiger and I have been tog… Read More
2018-02-27 22:00
Designer Brands Pink Sugar Lavish Lip Oil, Lancome Piece of Cake Juicy ShakerWhen Lancome released their Juicy Shakers they were a totally new concept. A lip oil in a cocktail shaker bottle… Read More
2018-02-25 22:00
I love face serums, they've made such a huge difference to my skin and are an essential part of my skin care routine. You can imagine my delight when I discovered that Inika have a lip serum… Read More
2018-02-24 03:49
If you need a brush drying rack and live in Australia, get yourself down to Kmart pronto.They're selling the OXX Brush Drying Rack for the bargain price of $8 and it's brilliant! … Read More
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