DailyLook: 50,000 New Subscriber's to Launch International Shipping!

I subscribed to DailyLook a while ago just so I could find inspiration (being from New Zealand I couldn't order) but I alway's found thing's I thought I'd like to buy, unfortunately there's no International shipping except to Canada, but DailyLook would like to launch International shipping!

I've been banging on about this for a few day's on Facebook Instagram, tumblr and Twitter and I first heard about it in Chloe Morello's haul and then Shaaanxo's haul so I thought I'd post about it to help spread the word globally!

To signup, simply click on the banner above and it'll take you to their website where you'll click on the link and enter your email address (it's FREE and there's no obligation to buy) but if you signup before 23rd June you'll receive a discount code by email which you can use on your first purchase plus you'll be helping reach the goal for International Shipping! 

If your not familiar with DailyLook, it's a US website which once subscribed will send you a newsletter with a daily look, you can buy the entire look or certain pieces from the look. It gives me a lot of inspiration but I'd like the opportunity to buy from the site, that's where you come in. 

Today's look is actually 4 look's based on each character's from Sex and the City, there's an outfit for Carrie, Samantha, Miranda and Charlotte. 

I checked before starting to write this up and under 15,000 more people are required to become Subcriber's for International Shipping to Launch but hurry, there's only 6 day's left do it!I hope you'll signup and enjoy dailylook email's and buy from the site in the future. I really hope more than 50,000 subscriber's signup - it'll mean a lot to a lot of people around the World.Thanks,

Majolica Majorca Puff de Cheek (PK 301)

I've been using a new Blush recently so I thought I'd tell you about Peach Macaron (PK 301). I also picked up another one on TradeMe (both under $10 each) the other blush is a Peach/Coral but I haven't tried it yet so I'll write about it other another time.

Majolica Majorca Puff de Cheek's come in four colour's, each in a cute Macaron sized coloured tin. I thought based on the colour of this tin it was a pink blush and it is but it has a peach tone to it (see below), it's hard to describe but I think it's more on the pink side on my skin.

If you haven't heard of Majolica Majorca before, it's the little sister to Shiseido. It was launched in Asia for younger ladies 10 year's ago. I'm a fan of Hello Kitty, Kawaii and MNY so if I like something, I'll try it.

This blush is everyday appropriate, easy to apply, each one comes with a cute puff applicator but I prefer using a Blush brush. It's subtle with a light application but you could probably build it up if you wanted a more noticeable look.

Peach Macaron's a pretty shade if your looking for a pop of colour. This will go with virtually any look but I haven't tested it on a night out.

I'm looking forward to try more product's by Majolica Majorca.

Have you tried any MM product's? 

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May Favourites 2013

Another month's has passed. If you missed my post on my April Faves 2013 it's here.

It's Winter so I don't want wet hair after showering because it's cold. I'm not a fan of hair drying. I have a VS Sassoon Curling Iron which I hauled here and the VS Sassoon Wave Envy which my Australian friend Melissa The Butterfly Diva sent me for Christmas so I'm going to rotate both tools and I'll post some photo's on Instagram once I have managed to get my hair looking how I want. Up until now I haven't heat styled my hair regularly in 2+ year's so I have to learn how to do it all over again. 

I'm using Tresemme Heat Tamer Protective Spray (part of their Thermal Creation's line) on my towel dried but damp hair from my ear's down to the end's of my hair to give it some heat protection before styling. 

I've already burnt the tip of one of my finger's on the curling barrel, but I've since found some really great Tutorial's on YouTube that's helping. I bought this based on hearing a lot about this on YouTube mainly from favourites videos or in Get Ready With Me videos (GRWM) so far so good. I've used about 1/4 of the bottle which I think cost under $15 (300ml) at The Warehouse. 

I'm definitely going to repurchase this. I admit when I've heat styled in the past I've been reckless and heat styled without using a heat protectant - that's probably why my hair's in such bad condition, we're talking long time neglect, so once I get a trim next week I'm hair masking twice a week to get it in good condition and I won't be stupid about not using a heat protectant on heat styling day's. Lesson learnt.

I've been using Batiste Dry Shampoo for 2+ year's, it's my fave dry shampoo! I've favourited this product in many monthly fave videos (on my old channel, as well as a few times on BalmainBeauty) basically it's an every month fave. It just so happen's the Blush scent was also in May 2012 favourites posted here as well as my Victoria's Secret Fragrance Mist Red Plum and Freesia (see below) so  these two product's are used and reused many times. The VS is the same bottle as May 2012!

This is my fave scent of their dry shampoo's. I managed to find this can in a box of thing's I'd not unpacked since I moved into my flat in August. I guess I'd forgotten about it so it's come in handy as I've run out of the Tropical one which is another favourite scent. It's 50% used so this should last me another 2-4 week's hopefully.

I use this on day's when I'm not washing my hair, sometimes I apply this to get a bit of volume and then I use my Tresemme Heat Spray and heat style. It dries up oil on my scalp sufficient enough that it doesn't make my hair limp or greasy looking so If you haven't tried this yet please do because I can't big it up anymore than I already have.

Batiste one of my Holy Grail product's! Blush is my fave as well as Coconut and Tropical and then Disco (which sadly I've not been able to find in NZ). $16.95 (150ml) from Countdown and Unichem.

Note:  If you want this particular scent you probably won't find it in this packaging, it comes in a pink and white design, which was introduced in the UK last year or in 2010/2011.

I received this in the first Goodiebox in January. I loved it from first application. It smell's devine, it's moisturising without feeling greasy and it soak's into your skin leaving your hand's feeling very soft.

I've never tried MOR Cosmetics before so this is a good one to start with. MOR Cosmetics are a luxury Australian brand created by Dianna Burmas and Dion St. Mor. MOR create Bath, Body and Lifestyle product's. Sadly I'm running out of SRTL but I'll definitely repurchase and would like to try some of the other SRTL product's plus I'd also like to try candle's and body product's. I wrote about Sugar Rose Tiger Lily here. $NZ19.00 (80ml) or buy from their website here. Worldwide shipping.

Victoria's Secret Fragrance Mist Red Plum and Freesia. I've had this bottle since December 2011. I put it away during the Spring and Summer because it's a very strong scent but since Autumn started I've started using it again and I have about half an inch left at the bottle of the bottle.

I bought this as my very first VS product at London Heathrow Airport Duty Free for £20 (250ml) and I would buy this scent again but at the beginning of May I bought Love Spell so I hope Love Spell last's as long as this one has.

The next time you see this will probably be in my long overdue Empties/Product's I've Used Up in the next couple of week's. My last video for Empties was for December 2012 and January 2013, please click here to watch. I wish VS was readily available at shop's in NZ but I've since found a couple of seller's on TradeMe who offer quite a few affordable product's. The Red Plum and Freesia was also mentioned in my May 2012 favourites along with Batiste Blush. What a lovely coincidence.

My final fave is a game I first discovered it on Facebook called Candy Crush Saga. I'm now up to Level 79 and I've been playing almost daily for 2 or 3 month's. I'm  finding it's getting harder and I'm getting close to cracking each level but missing out by one or two moves.

I find it can be quite addictive so you might have to keep an eye on the time if you have other thing's to do. It's available for iPhone in the App Store and also available on GooglePlay for Android phones as well as being on Facebook and at King.com (link's below).

King describe it as a puzzle game. It's free to download and play but if you want tool's to help you crack the level then you need to purchase those or wait until an amount of time passes and you receive new Lives and you start the level again.

Play Candy Crash Saga online here on Facebook here
download the iPhone app here and the Android version is here. 

So that's it for May and I hope you don't mind this being a post rather than a video but I'll make time to film a June Faves at the end of this month because I want to keep my YouTube channel updated.

What were your favourite's for May? Please comment below.

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My Top 5 OPI A/W polishes 2013

Inspired by Jordy and Rachel, I decided to make a Top 5 video of 

Autumn/Winter polishes but only by OPI.

You can watch Jordy and Rachel's videos here and here 

(I've posted their Channel link's also in the down bar on my YouTube video).

Jordy and Rachel are Australian beauty girl's who I subscribe to and have gotten to know.

Read Lizzy's Guestpost (MyFoxyCorner) Autumn/Fall pick's for nail polish here.

What are your fave shades to wear in A/W?

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Recipe: Peanut Butter Hot Chocolate

Ingrid, US YouTuber I subscribe to made a Peanut Butter Hot Chocolate. I went to New World the next day and bought ingredient's. I went with a Drinking Chocolate with Marshmellow flavour. Watch Ingrid's recipe is here and her Beauty channel is here.

My ingredient's: Avalanche Marshmellow Melt Drinking Chocolate, Kraft Peanut Butter in Smooth, PAMS Vanilla Essence and TATUA Dairy Whip in Lite but you can use the non-light version, you also need Full Fat, Skim or Semi-Skim Milk. I usually go for full fat because I think it work's better with the other ingredient's and this is a decadent and delicious drink in Autumn/Fall and Winter. We're in Autumn/Fall in New Zealand. You could use UHT or Soy Milk but I haven't tried it.

Method:

Turn your hob/stove top on
Fill your mug with milk
Pour the cup of milk into a small to medium saucepan
(if making two cup's just measure out two mugs of milk)
Add 1 or 2 Tablespoons of Peanut Butter to the pan
(taste and then add more peanut butter if you like, but definitely 2+ Tablespoons minimum for 2 hot chocolate's)
Add 1 to 2 Tablespoons of the Drinking Chocolate to the pan (for 2 cup's I'd make it 2 Tablespoons)
Add 1/2 or 1 teaspoon of Vanilla Essence to the pan

I use a whisk because it help's melt the peanut butter quicker than stirring with a spoon and the aim is to melt and blend the ingredient's together with no lump's and for the milk not to get too hot and burn.

Whisk until it turn's a nice light chocolate colour and the peanut butter has completely melted. You can feel that the peanut butter has melted and remove the whisk a few time's to see it's not stuck on the whisk.

Once you've warmed the milk to a safe temperature so you can drink it, pour it into your mug(s), stir the mixture and if you like you can use Dairy Whip (cream in a can) to the top of your drink, if you leave to cool make sure you stir it again because the peanut butter tends to separate and becomes globby in the milk. I use 1 teaspoon of sugar to sweeten the drink but I can also drink it without sugar.

When I first started making this hot chocolate I had a full bottle of the Pams Vanilla Essence, so from the picture you can see how much I've been making this version of hot chocolate - it's now my fave way of drinking hot chocolate, the peanut butter and chocolate are a marriage made in heaven and if I can help it, I'd never drink an ordinary hot chocolate (without peanut butter) again!

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A Clothing and Shoe Haul

I decided a few day's ago that I needed to make a video soon. I went shopping today and I managed to pick up some bargain's at KMart and Number One Shoes so I hope you like it. I didn't want to spend a lot of money and I'm super proud of myself for not being one single makeup product!

I didn't mean to be away from making videos for this long but I took a break and then I was working and by the time I got home I was tired but today was a gorgeous Autumn Day, the natural light was pretty good this afternoon and so I decided to film.

I'm working on a schedule so I have set day's a week for a new video and I'll let you know once I decide which day's work better for me during this time of year as I don't have any professional lighting so I have to rely on natural lighting mainly and if it's cloudy the quality isn't ideal for filming.

I'm a bit out of practise so I apologise for saying thing's twice or more. I'm excited to be back making videos because I love the whole YouTube thing - I only wish I'd done it year's ago!

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Victoria's Secret: Wild Raspberry, Bright Strawberry, Juiced Berry (Beauty Rush) Fragrance Mist

Apologies for the break, I was in Auckland for a few day's and came home and I've been working, plus the hour's and month's seem to be flying past (daylight saving has ended) and before we know it, it'll be Christmas!

Today, I'm writing about a Victoria's Secret fragrance I found on TradeMe. I have 3 of the VS body mist's (Love Spell, Coconut Passion and a Plum and Freesia) fragrance so when I saw this one, which is a little different, I bought it - it's brand new (250ml) and I paid NZ$10 including postage.

I've been wearing this scent for about 9 out of the past 12 day's and I like it, it's Autumn/Fall here in New Zealand but because of the juiced berry I think it could also work well in Summer. It's a bit stronger but I find it last's on my skin longer and I need to use less product too which is nice.

VS describes this scent:

A flirty fresh fragrance sensation. Weightless formula treats skin to a sexy pop of scent. Spritz on the scent of Juiced Berry, a sparkling mix of Wild Raspberry and Bright Strawberry.

I wish we had more VS product's available in shop's here in New Zealand. I'm really keen to try VS beauty (makeup) but sadly it's not sold here unless it's online from an independent trader but for now I'm trying to save so I'll have to add VS beauty to my ever-growing wish list.

Of the 3 other scent's I have, I find this one is just as nice so I'm really pleased because buying online without sniffing it in person can be a bit of a gamble. If you like Berry scent's, you'd like this one.

Do you have any VS body mist's, fragrance's and if so what's your fave scent?

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