Fur-Baby!!

Let me introduce to you all my new fur-baby...ROMULUS!! 

I got him today as an early birthday present from my mum!

My birthday's on Tuesday (in case you were wanting to buy me presents  wondering).

Anyway, let me tell you the story of his arrival!
This morning mum picked me up bright and early at 7.45am to take me down to the soccer field. I was refereeing games in the late morning / early afternoon, while she was managing the canteen. After the first game, the other two were called off due to the field being too dangerous to play on. Mum had told me earlier in the day she was going to go get a kitty and did I want to come.

What kind of a stupid question is that? The answer to visiting cute kitties is always yes.
So off we went to the Cat Protection Society at Newtown. Mum filled out the paperwork, we disinfected our hands and then we were taken out the back to where the kittens were.

The very first kitties we see were these two:

Snug as a bug in a rug, am I right?

We were told they had arrived a few days ago, and were brother and sister and quite fond of eachother. Mum said "Oh you know, I would be interested in taking them both". So we took them out and had a play. The kitties were both pretty shy though, so I use the term 'play' loosely. 

After about half an hr of going through the relevant information (when to get them taken for booster immunisation shots etc) and filling out more forms, mum paid for the two kitties and their kitty starter packs. 

We were driving back to my place, and I was chatting to them in the backseat. We got to my place, and mum asked if I wanted to just go back to hers and watch them settle. I said no because they'd probably be nervous anyway. 

I got out of the car and we said goodbye. I asked if J could come down to look at them and mum said "You don't even need him to, because the black one is yours!"

Cue swearing, and many "ARE YOU KIDDING's", and a few too many tears of excitement. 

J comes downstairs because he hears me causing a ruckus and finds the whole thing very amusing. 

My two boys. 

So that is the tale of how I got my Romulus. He is such a little poser.

Mum called hers Cleopatra. We didn't really intend for the whole ancient Roman/Egyptian theme but it works. 

(ETA: Mum changed her kitten's name to Snookie)

Plus, I can now shorten Romulus into lots of cutesy nicknames. 

Like rommy, rom-rom, rom-rom-romagon, romsicles...you get the idea. 

He's spent most of the night exploring and hiding. He hid in one of our bookcases for a few hours. Which is pretty endearing. 

I think we'll become the bestest of buds. 

It's hard not to love a face like that!!

Sheer dress and shimmer-y eyes

On Wednesday night, J and I headed out to Hoyts Chatswood to go see Ted.

On a side note - $15.50 for a student ticket!? Movies are WAY too expensive these days.
The movie was okay, had some memorable funny parts but I think I was expecting it to be a lot funnier than it was. It was sort of Rom-Com, which isn't really what I thought I was getting myself in for.
So general verdict - it was okay, nothing amazing. I kinda would have preferred to watch Battyman.

ANYWAY

Decided to get a little dressed up for the occasion. Money's really tight around here these days, so I haven't bought anything new for the Winter season - fashion-wise. This really depresses me as winter is my FAVOURITE fashion season. But them's the breaks! So instead I've been shopping in my wardrobe, and decided to wear this sheer red dress:

I bought it SO long ago, and posted about it here.

Yep, that's almost a year and a half I've had it with no wear. But I wore it the other day, so that's okay. And I have fallen in love with it, and it will be coming out much more frequently. 

I added a belt, and tied it in a knot around my waist, 

And I think the collar detailing is just TOO cute!

And some shots of the whole outfit:

Coat on

Coat off!

What I'm Wearing:

Dress: Vintage

Belt: Target

Tights: Sportsgirl

Boots: Tony Bianco

As for my make-up, I went neutrall-y but added heaps of shimmer:

 

Products Used:
Face - Face of Australia Primer, Maybelline Mineral Power Powder Foundation, Maybelline Fit Me Concealer
Cheeks - Bourjois Blusher in Rose Frisson 
Brows - The Body Shop Brow and Liner Kit, The Body Shop Brow & Lash Gel
Eyes - Maybelline Colour Tattoo in Bad to the Bronze (as a primer), Urban Decay: Half-Baked, Virgin, Buck. Maybelline One by One Volum' Express Mascara, Maybelline Eye Studio Gel Liner. 
Lips - Revlon Lip Butter in Brown Sugar


Have you seen Ted? What did you think of it?

Product Rave! Maybelline Colour Tattoo

I've had these for a few weeks now, and have used them enough to feel like I can do a proper review!

MAYBELLINE COLOUR TATTOO

There are ten colours in total and I think they've just launched here in Australia too. I'm sure you've heard of them. There's been quite a few comparisons of these to the MAC Paint Pots. I don't own any MAC Paint Pots so I am not going to comment on that, but I LOVE THESE. They come in glass pots with a black lid.

I bought them a few weeks ago from an ebay seller, and got all 10 for about $80, which ended up cheaper than buying them individually. To be honest, I'm not too keen on bright shadow colours but you never know. Now that I have them I might use them. Although I don't know about the orange..I think I'm too pale for that.

ANYWAY.

Swatchhhh-time!

Colours (L-R)

Pomegranate Punk, Fierce & Tangy, Edgy Emerald, Tenacious Teal, Painted Purple, Too Cool, Audacious Asphalt, Tough as Taupe, Bold Gold, Bad to the Bronze. 

And with flash on:

That is literally one swipe of colour. I was SO impressed when I swatched the and realised just how pigmented they really are. 

The staying power is also incredible, after they dried, I smudged my finger across them and they didn't even budge! I've worn them all day without creasing, both as a base / primer and as an eyeshadow. 

I have not tested the "24 hour" claim though. I don't know anyone who would wear eyeshadow for that long, and I honestly can't imagine a situation where you would need to wear it for that long? But anyway, so far they've lasted entire days on my eyelids.

They do dry fairly quickly, so you have to work fast to blend them in, but they do blend quite easily. I didn't really have a problem with it, but I know some reviewers haven't liked that. Also, I started out using them with a flat eyeshadow brush, but then realised it was SOOOO much easier to use my fingertips (especially the ring finger). So I think these would be perfect for anyone who isn't really that into makeup and doesn't own heaps of brushes and shit. 

Seriously, I can't even pick a favourite colour because they're all so amazing. 

Except for the purple one, Painted Purple. It felt a bit crumbly and wasn't as smooth as the other 9. So I probably wouldn't buy that one on its own. 

As a whole, I think the colour collection is pretty amazing. It's not very often you get such bright cream eyeshadows for that price. As you can see from the picture above, you can easily divide the collection into brights and neutrals. 

Here are some more shots:

 So creamy!!

And some side-by-side comparisons of the Tough as Taupe and Audacious Ashphalt:

They're both grey-ish colours, but I personally prefer the Audacious Ashphalt (right) more. The Taupe is more matte, whereas the Ashphalt has a bit of shimmer to it! 

So that's that. I love these, I highly recommend them. 

I might do some "eye of the day" posts with them, I've been having SO MUCH FUN with these. 

Do you have any Colour Tattoos? What do you think?

It's Been a While...

Just in case you were wondering where I've been lately, this post is to just quickly update you on that. 

Long story short, just after exams finished, my laptop has decided to slow down and completely stop. At the moment, I'm typing this from J's lappy, which I like a lot less, which doesn't have all my files on it, and which I find it harder to upload stuff from. 

Anyway, I have lots of posts planned (hopefully I will have a new lappy soon - especially since holidays are nearly over).  Beauty reviews, skincare reviews and general updates and posts. 

Until then, here's some snaps I've taken of what I've been up to. 

In the meantime, keep up with me on twitter and instagram.

         

1. Boston Legal and Logic Puzzles

2. Lots of PS3 - Dante's Inferno is a pretty good game and I completed it in 2 days. 

3. Game of Thrones - now completely up to date with this show. Sad that it's about 9 months until Season 3.

5. New T2. This one has an amazingly delicious liquorice and ginger taste to it. Spicy!

6. Parcels in the mail.  

7. Bird-themed accessories

8. Chinese Harry Potter!

9. Refereeing at the Sydney Olympic Park Athletic Centre.

10. Shin splints therapy

11. Favourite law kids

12. New fish! This one's called a lipstick tang.