SIMPLY ALIX

These earrings admittedly wouldn't have made it into my purchases if it wasn't for the fact they were part of the sale deal going on. The deal was you could pick any 3 items with a red tag and the overall cost would be $10 (See?! I couldn't resist!). I had managed to pick 2 sale items but I couldn't find any others that really stood out to me, except I knew that I thought these were pretty. I didn't think I'd get much use out of them, but they'd do. Now, a few hours later, I'm so glad I bought them! I think they're light and summery and colourful, and I can see myself getting some use out of them now!

I saw these and had to get them. They weren't part of the sale, but I can now say I have studs for all occasions :) And this lighting doesn't do them justice, because they are so shiny and sparkly!

These earrings just caught my eye instantly. How cool are they?! I imagine I could wear these for all kinds of occasions; from sitting in the sand by the beach with a cool gentle breeze ruffling them about to a fun girls night out! Plus if there was ever a sudden dusting emergency I would be set.

I thought this ring was so pretty! I must find myself a white blazer, I think this would go lovely paired with one. It's so feminine and twinkly and big. Love!

I am quite satisfied with these purchases, and overall it cost me just under $20 for all of these items, so I am a happy chappy!

Happy Saturday! :) xx

And? I loved it!! The pen had a flexible felt-tip end with just the right amount of ink, the colour was bold and black (and matte, which I like) and didn't smudge or budge an inch, even after hours of use. The very fine tip (0.5mm to be exact!) made doing winged eyeliner a piece of cake, and enabled even a perfectionist like me to get into all the nooks and crannies to create the perfect straight line. The packaging is solid, and the pen itself was light and comfortable to hold, so application was easy-peasy!

However, about 2 and a half months later of solid eyeliner usage, the felt tip did begin to dry up and so I set out on a quest to behold myself a new one.

Everywhere I went it was sold out!! Every Priceline, every chemist, every pharmacist, everywhere that I could find who sold Maybelline products had sold out completely. I was gobsmacked! I guess I wasn't the only one who seemed to love the product.

I began to give up looking for it in stores, and was contemplating buying it online. At this stage, I was using the semi-dried up Master Precise liner to outline my winged look, and then used L'Oreal Telescopic eyeliner to fill it in, I loved it that much!

And then I walked into Coles to grab some groceries in Brisbane a few days ago, where a small Maybelline collection caught my eye. I thought there was no harm in having a teensy weensy little look...

THERE WAS ONE LEFT! As you can imagine, I snatched the eyeliner up quick-smart and kept it very close and safe. I probably resembled Smeagol and his "Precious" from LOTR!

However, I have found that this second Master Precise eyeliner isn't quite as good as I remembered it to be. It's still fabulously easy to use and doesn't smudge, but the colour isn't quite as bold as I remembered. In fact, it comes out just a little bit sheer this time around. I find I have to go over it a few times in order to achieve a truly black colour. But? I still love it! I can still create the winged liner to my desired effect. For the price ($14.50 AUD) it is very much worth it in my eyes :)

Note: In this photo, I would like to acknowledge that yes, yes I am in my Pj's, and no, no I didn't realise it at the time. Obviously I like to make my debut appearance on my blog in style ;)