Long time, no blog - which I am extremely sorry about, it seems that sometimes my laziness knows no bounds. I have lately, however, been flitting about the place graduating from uni and such and because of this I had to trek down to Adelaide for a total of roughly 45 fun-filled hours. What concerned me most about the trip was not whether I would slip and fall on my face whilst walking across the stage to get my certificate though, it was in fact the sheer number of face, skin and hair products that had to make the trek down with me in order to make me look somewhat presentable. Resulting in what was once a bare sink at my parents' house becoming a gigantic mountain of lotions and potions, looking like this:
And from another angle looking like this:
And this:
(Please excuse the terrible photos courtesy of my not-so-technically-advanced phone)
So anyway, the realisation that my bag of products was bigger than my bag of clothes, reading material, hair-styling equipment and shoes was quite concerning, but really I don't know what I could've left out - I depend on all of these products to pull together and transform me from a greasy, frizzy mess to a far more primed and proper version of myself. I mean of these 25 products I rely on the Kosmea Australia Clarifying Facial Wash ($34.95) and Hydrating Rosewater Mist ($19.95) to clean my skin without being too heavy or chemically, I also need the Biore Even Smoother Microderm Exfoliator ($19.99) to give my pores a really good clean out - a spring clean if you will, and the A'kin White Tea & Aloe Vital Hydration Gel Creme ($35.95) to keep my face skin nice and moisturised as well as the A'kin Lavender, Geranium & Jojoba Hand, Nail & Cuticle Creme ($16.95) to do the same for my hand skin, the Formula 10.0.6. Deep Down Detox Ultra-Cleansing Mud Mask with orange and bergamot ($8.99) also does a very thorough job of giving a good clean and would thus be imposible to travel without.
Then of course there's the Kora Organic Rich Body Lotion ($44.95) for an excellent and very organic-feeling (if that makes sense) moisture-injection, the Garnier Body Tonic Sugar Scrub ($11.95) and the Palmer's Shea Butter Body Wash ($5.95) - which I only just started using and have become very impressed with due to it's moisturising nature, very delicious smell and lack of sulphates - which all result in a very well cleaned and moisturised torso.
The Klorane Gentle Shampoo with Oat Milk ($12.95) and Softening & Detangling Conditioning Balm with Oat Milk ($12.95) (which I first discovered in Paris - well they were kind of the same products but I haven't actually been able to find the fabulous Klorane volumising shampoo here in Oz - tragically as it was utterly amazing) are of course essential due to their ability to be used everyday without being to harsh on my little hair folicles as if I don't wash my hair everyday it feels like I haven't even woken up! There's also the Al'chemy Ginkgo & Jojoba Intensive Moisture Vitamin Masque ($18.95) which I use twice a week to make my hair lovely and shine-tastic. Then we also have the Garnier Fructis Style XXL Volume Restructure Thermo-Active Texturising Spray ($7.95), the Schwarzkopf Straight & Glossy Heat Defense Zero Frizz Spray ($8.99) and the TRESemme Salon Finish Extra Hold Hairspray ($7.95) all of which keep my hair relatively voluminous, un-damaged and under control from attack by nasty frizzies.
Lastly we have a bit of Sally Hansen Strengthening Nail Polish Remover for Weak, Thin Nails ($5.45) which has been working quite well thus far, O.P.I. Nail Lacquer in Coney Island Cotton Candy ($19.95) - a lovely light pinky/corally shade, and Sally Hansen Double Duty Strengthening Base & Top Coat ($12.99) just to top it all off nicely.
So, as you can see I spend far too much on beauty products. No, I mean karting all of this around for only 45 hours stay does seem a bit excessive but culling it down would be very very tricky indeed, like having a birthday party without animal ballons - even if my bf says I don't need it (trying to save some coin I should expect). The scary thing is - these pictures don't even include my make up!
Until next time...
xoxo
