It's already Autumn, apparently...

So if you live in Adelaide, you know that it's been stinking hot and the signs of summer haven't gone away (hello 35* days!?). However, pretty soon autumn will be settling in and will be that start of the warmer wear. I, myself know that I'll need all the warm clothes I can get as I feel the cold easily. So pants it is. I'm pretty ecstatic that leather is in once again so i'll be bringing out my sexy leather wear when the time is appropriate. However for now, something a little more lightweight should do the trick. As the world knows, I'm a glitter/ sequin lover to the max (unicorns anyone?), so I thought these are extremely me and extremely appropriate! I am expecting these to be delivered Thursday due to the extremely timely shipping from The Iconic and will update me in my new shiny pants by the end of the week. I'm just so darn excited that I wanted to share!




Available from: Bardot & The Iconic
RRP: $79.95

BONUS: For this month, if you purchase anything from The Iconic you can get 20% off your purchase by typing COSMO4U20 into the coupon code. Enjoy! X

All things beauty...

So, along the path of me growing up and becoming wiser in my journey through life, I've also realised that MAC isn't the be all end all of cosmetics (shock horror!) and have pledged to myself to be more experimental with other brands and share a bit of that love. Also to realise that high end brands also aren't the be all of all things created (I am/was a bit of a product snob, I'll be honest).

I guess I realised I have wayyyy too much makeup for 5 people, let alone myself, hence why I stopped buying makeup (MAC especially). I haven't bought makeup (minus the basics/staples) for almost 2 years. Yeah that's crazy. In this time, I have hit pan on 1 (yes only 1!) item, Stila's Kitten eyeshadow. Isn't that just a teeny tiny bit disgraceful? Lol. In this absence of purchasing, 2 things have occured since my makeup binging days. MAC do the whole "animal testing" thing now (well, not quite but may as well...) and my closest MAC counter, the girls aren't so crash hot (think not knowing products, leave customers waiting whilst doing full makeovers on customers kinda thing). I'll be honest, if you haven't already guessed, I've become soured. Yes, soured by MAC. (If my mother heard, I think she would drop dead!

Now I guess they've done it for years but I'm finally seeing light at the end of the tunnel. I went in to buy something from the new Archie range. I went in to purchase something, anything. I feel like a recovering drug addict with MAC, walk in with the intent to purchase something then leave realising, no you do not need another friggin piece of makeup! Anyway, I kinda wanted the powders but have too much blush so I picked up a lipstick. It was amazing. It's that perfect pink coral shade that's bright but not too bright. Delicious. (It was Betty Bright by the way). So I swatched it. Ummm hello Costa Chic, where have you been hiding? Yes, it's basically an exact dupe. So after picking up the matching  lipglass (again, just wanted to purchase SOMETHING), and waiting 15 minutes to be served (on my lunch break too), I decided (or the universe did, I can't quite tell) that I really didn't need it that badly. Put it down, walked out and then came up with the ingenious idea to shop my stash (so clever I know).  So from now on, (minus the Too Faced sweetheart pearls, i MUST own them. they are heartshaped people, HEARTSHAPED!!!) I'll be shopping my stash for a long while, coming up with some rediscovered gems that I've long forgotten about! I'm quite excited about this and in the process, I'll be able to explore more creative looks that I've long forgotten! So shop my stash here we come! So far these are the gems I've rediscovered:

MAC Costa Chic lipstick (it's perfect and one of my faves!)
Bobbi Brown Nectar shimmer brick (going for a coral theme here)
MAC Gana blush
MAC A Rose is a Rosé quad (I KNOW! I completely forgot about this beauty!)

Well that's it so far... As the month progresses, I will do a post about what else I find!


In the meantime, I want to know this:

Tell me, what surprising awesome "low end" brands/ products do you think are amazeballs? Share them with me! X

Glasshouse candles: Tahaa

Now I'll be honest. I love candles. Especially highly fragranced ones and ESPECIALLY glittery ones. Now Glasshouse candles have been around for quite a while, you've probably noticed them walking past Peter Alexander, taking in as much of that caramelly, delicious scent as you can, probably not even knowing what THAT scent is. I was that person until probably a year ago, I HAD to know what it was. They showed me, and I've been hooked since. Tahaa, the creme de la creme of caramel fragrances as far as caramel goes (in my eyes anyway...).

Tahaa is caramel and vanilla scented (2 of my faves!). It is extremely rich in fragrance (triple scented) and really is value for money. These babies are pricy as far as candles go but are worth every.single.dollar! They come in 2 sizes, 60g or 350g with up to 80 hours burn time.

Glasshouse make a wide range of delicious fragrances and if I can stop myself buying Tahaa then ill be sure to check out the other delicious scents, (I think Rio De Janiro will be next!)




Available: Peter Alexander, David Jones or browse Glasshousefragrances.com for stockists.
RRP: $16.99 (60g), $34.99 (350g) 
Burn time: 20 hours and 80 hours respectively.