Priceline 40% Off Skincare Haul

As much as I tried to resist the 40% off skincare sale (you know, the usual ‘I don’t need it’ argument), I eventually caved. Unfortunately I caved a little too late, and by the time I went in store a lot of the products I was looking for were sold out! So I ended up braving the slow and gruelling process of ordering online, which, unless you’re really, really desperate, I do not recommend. It took 10 minutes to load the homepage alone, so you can probably imagine how long it took me to finally process the order. But five days later, when the package finally arrived at my doorstep, it all seemed to be worth it. Here’s what I got:

Physiogel Calming Relief Lotion - $11.99

This is a fantastic moisturiser for anyone who suffers from eczema and dry, sensitive skin. I may already have a large pump bottle of this that is nowhere near finished, but it’s one of the only moisturisers that doesn’t sting or irritate my body. With 40% off, it doesn’t hurt to stock up.

Tea Tree Oil - $4.19

Whether it’s used as a spot killer, ingrown hair destroyer, or insect repellent, there’s always room for tea tree oil in my life.

Antipodes Rejoice Light Facial Day Cream - $29.39

Jam-packed with collagen producing ingredients, I thought this ‘light’ facial moisturiser would be a nice addition to my summer regime. I can tell you now, it smells heavenly.

Natio Lip Balm SPF 30+ - $2.97

Natio lip balms are really, really, lovely, but quite expensive for the amount of product you get. 4 grams doesn’t last long for me, but I love how they’ve released one with SPF 30+. Now I have one for daytime and night time! That’s not sad, is it?

Neutrogena Hydro Boost - $14.99

This was one of the products I couldn’t get my hands on in store. I’ve heard some great things about this moisturiser and have been itching to try it for some time now. It looks very similar to the Iope Essential Moisture Relief Cream (minus the heavenly scent). Even though it’s labelled ‘hydro boost’ it seems quite light, but I’m hoping it will help with dehydrated skin.

Moreish Argan Oil - $17.99

I’ve been curious to try Moreish ever since it hit shelves here, and even more curious to try out argan oil for the first time, which, like rose hip oil, is one of those all-in-one organic skincare products.

Antipodes Juliet Brightening Gel Cleanser - $19.79

I have a bit of a thing for brightening products, so when I heard Antipodes had one, which also happens to be organic, I couldn’t resist.

Garniere Make Up Remover - $5.99

Another staple that I needed to stock up on. There’s really nothing much to say about this make up remover. It gets the job done. Quick and easy, with little fuss.

Santuary Spa 5 minute thermal detox mask - $11.99

I think it was the idea of a thermal mask that sold me. I’d never used one before, but thought this would be really nice to use once winter comes around.

So, who’s already preparing for Priceline’s next sale?

| Live Bright | A Kikki K Stationery Haul

The Kikki-K Leather Personal Planner in Lilac (also available in black and limited edition gold)

Hello, my name is Tegan, and I am a stationery addict. Initially, I was just after a new diary for 2015 until I came across this video. I immediately fell in love with the lilac personal planner, and soon ordered my very own. The cover is real leather, but my favourite part is the black lining on the inside, I don't know why, but I just love the contrast of the two colours together.

Inside the personal planner. As you can see I've already started decorating and reworking the interior.

The time planner may not be the most convenient diary to carry around with you all day, it's 243mm height x 205mm length x 40mm depth. However, it comes with heaps of room and features inside:

• gorgeous, gold binder with magnetic closure
• elastic pen loop (Kate Spade pen not included, obviously!)
• 4 card holder slots, 2 large pockets, and 1 inner zip case
• today notepad at the front with an A5 sized notepad at the back
• a calander section including 18 blank monthly inserts
• a to do list section
• a section for meeting notes
• 4 blank tabs with note pages
• and three sticker sheets to help you oraganise and rework the tabs to your heart's content.

The Live Bright quote card pack.

I also bought the quote cards from the Live Bright series. It contains 12 beautiful quotes and designs, and comes with a wooden stand for you to prop up on your desk. They're also great for decorating the planner (as you can see by the front page already). To match, I also purchased the sticker book, mini sticker pack, and the diamond sticky notes.

At this point, I might have gone a little overboard with the decorating, but I did get a couple of other things: two little dishes for storing jewelry and other little bits and bobs, and last but not least, the scented candle which just happens to have a lovely inspirational quote printed on it.

I'm incredibly happy with my new time planner, although it's not the most convenient to carry around, I now have a place where I can have my calendar, to do lists, blog stuff, expenses, and fitness documents all in one place instead of everywhere else. Yup, I definitely went overboard this time, but I can't say I regret it. I also may have received 20% off (hohoho).

Have you guys spoiled  yourselves with anything this Christmas?

Tegan

xo

Just Another Little Priceline Haul

From left: L'oreal True Match Foundation (Golden Ivory), L'oreal False Lash Wings Mascara & Rimmel Vinyl Max Lipgloss in #601 Passion.

I thought I would upload a short and sweet post on my latest priceline haul. It was finally time to cash in my vouchers the other day, and along with the regular quarterly voucher I received a whole lot of other promotions in the mail as well. The best one in my opinion was $10 off anything in the L'oreal True Match range. The True Match foundation was already 30% off, so I ended up paying like $11 for it! Talk about a bargain, not that I needed another foundation, but whatever. I also bought the new L'oreal False Lash Wing Mascara, which is currently on an introductory offer of only $18. Essiebutton, in her latest favourites video, was raving about this so naturally I had to try it too. And last but not least, the Rimmel Vinyl Max one stroke shine lip gloss in #601 Passion. I was with a friend at the time and when she picked this up and swatched it on her wrist I had to grab one as well.  I thought the pigmentation looked amazing for something labelled as a lip gloss. Alas, that's it for now, or until my next review post on Friday!

When In Melbourne

I apologize for the lack of posts recently, I've actually been away these last few weeks. I went down to Victoria to visit my Nanna, and I was lucky enough to visit Melbourne for a day. One of the things I was most excited about were the amount of Asian cosmetic stores they have there. Brisbane, as far as I know, have nothing. So the first thing I did was make my way towards Bourke Street. Here's what I picked up in my travels:

Why You Cosmetics were the first store I went into, just down Russel Street. I picked up a Holika Holika's Pig Nose Clear sheet and the Etude House Wonder Pore Cleansing Brush. Next stop was Yuki House, where I bought the Iope CC cream for a very pricy $60. They did give me a free bottle of a Fancl collagen drink though, which I've heard is huge in Japan. And last but not least, a giant 300ml can of Avene's Thermal Spring Water which I picked up at a Chemist Warehouse for $17! Okay, so it wasn't exactly a cheap trip in the end. To be honest, I could have bought all these items much cheaper online. Oh well, I really wanted to bring something back home for myself. No regrets!

Another Priceline Haul ~Happy (late) Birthday to me~

For my birthday I was lucky enough to receive a $50 gift voucher for Priceline from one of my best friends.  I wasn't even expecting a gift let alone a $50 voucher. Do you know what that means to someone who is beauty obsessed? My friend knows me too well. When I returned home I excitedly started compiling a list of products I wanted to try out. I never go into priceline unprepared. The Brisbane store is too small and busy to just saunter around in. Anyway, here's what I picked up:

Natio's Face Mask Purifier

Since my Mint Julup mask has run dry I opted for a home grown product. I tried this a few years ago and really liked the way it made my skin feel afterwards. 

Klorane's Dry Shampoo for oily hair

I'm always in need of some dry shampoo, but this time I went for one formulated for oily hair. I probably should have been doing that before but honestly never realised it existed. There's so many now!

Nivea Lip Butter

This has been quite a hyped product, and I'm not entirely sure why. It's just a lip butter. Maybe it's magical properties will reveal itself once I open it?

Maybelline Master Precise liquid liner

I've been on the hunt for a thin pen liner for quite a while now and I'm so glad I found this. I tested it in store and it's exactly what i'm after. It has a nice sharp, flexible tip that draws a very fine line. It seems quite long lasting as well.

Garnier gentle eye make up remover

I've read great reviews on this stuff from local bloggers and decided to give it a go. So far, for the price, I am really impressed! I've been using Bioderma to remove my eye makeup for the past year now and it's absolutely useless on waterproof mascara.

La Roche-Posay Anthelios 50+ sunscreen

With my old Prevage sunscreen running low, and also being very unwilling to spend $90 on another tube, I thought I would try this out. This is my first La Roche Posay product so I have quite high expectations for the French brand. Hope it's good!

Collective Korean Skincare Haul

After a month of anxious waiting, I finally received the final package in my latest skincare hauls. I ordered from 3 different sites: Yes Style, Rose Rose, and Cosmetic Love, and I must say, it was pretty interesting to see which ones arrived first.

Yes Style

Ladykin's Vampir Dark Repair Cream &Youth Activator ampoule

Ah, Yes Style. I really did crawl back to you on my hands and knees. I detest how overpriced their products are, alas they were the only online store that carried Ladykin's Vampir Dark range, and with the mid year sale and free shipping deal I couldn't resist. I can't wait to try these two products out, but they do sound too good to be true. If there's any chance it will give me skin like a vampire then I'm in.

*For anyone who is planning on cashing in on the free standard shipping deals be prepared to wait a really long time for it, it took 23 days for mine to arrive from the day it was shipped.

Rose Rose Shop

Missha's Time Revolution First Treatment Essence & Laneige's Light Balancing Emulsion

I had previously ordered from Rose Rose when she was just an eBay seller, so I thought it would be great to try her new online store out. The prices are fantastic, the Time Revolution essence only cost $34, and the Laneige moisturizer, which usually costs around $35, was $17. And it only took 16 days to arrive, the fastest of the three!

Cosmetic Love

To Cool For School Dinoplatz cosmetic bag (illustrations by Hatori Sando), Etude House 7 Way Nail File & Quick Sponge Nail Remover from The Face Shop

Last but not least, Cosmetic Love. This was my first time purchasing from Cosmetic Love and I was pretty impressed with them. It arrived 18 days after purchased, and they gave me an impressive amount of samples.

With my asian skincare hauls finally over I'm definitely having some postie-withdrawal. It's nice getting packages delivered to you. I do have my limits though, and my next skincare and makeup purchases probably won't be until the New Year. So until then, hopefully there will be lots and lots of reviews. :D

| Yes Style Haul | 2013

It was that time of the year again, where I pool together all my spare change and purchase a whole lot of Asian beauty products. This year I did it through YesStyle.com, mainly because they were having their mid-year sale on, plus I had been building up quite a wishlist on their site for some time. Here's what I bought:

1. Etude House Goodbye Pore Ever primer essence
2. Etude House Precious Mineral BB Cream (the 'bright fit' one)
3. Etude House Shading Corset
4. Beautymate Collagen Boosting Sheet Masks
5. CHI Hair Silk Infusion
6. Lioele Triple The Solution BB Cream
7. The Face Shop HD Perfect BB Cream
8. Shu Uemura Eyelash Curler

Unfortunately, there was one slight hiccup with my order. I payed for the Lioele Magic Sponge remover but I never received it. It took them two weeks to figure out that they were sold out before getting back to me, which was really strange. Apart from that, I'm pretty happy with my purchase. I still can't believe I bought three BB Creams though. I don't even know where to start.

Priceline Haul!

I got a surprise on Monday when my Priceline Sisterclub voucher arrived in the mail, and by surprise I mean I almost had a heart attack and died. At first I was like "Haa, so that's where all my money went"; but after checking my account online I soon realised that the voucher included every point I had earned since I first signed up to the Clubcard back in 2005. So after eight years of picking up toothpaste, tampons and an occasional foundation, I managed to rack up 1500 club points, and having not redeemed any of those points received a $60 voucher.

Here's what I got:

Sukin Certified Organic Rose Hip Oil - $14.95
Great for acne, scars and stretchmarks.

Covergirl Clump Crusher by Lashblast - $14.95

I've heard this is a great dupe for Max Factors 'False Lash Effect' mascara, and its half the price too!

Aveeno Daily Moisturising  Body Wash - $9.99

I never liked using body washes because they irritated my skin, but when I saw that this wash contains oatmeal and other essential oils I decided to give it a go. It also smells really nice! I also bought a body sponge to go with it for $4.99.

Avene Eau Thermale - $9.99

So, essentially it's just water in a can, but this is one of those hyped products I've been really intrigued about. I almost died when I saw the prices of Avene in priceline, they're super expensive, so I ended up getting the small can in the end. :(

Rimmel 60 seconds  nail polish in 'Clear' - $3.95

I had a couple of dollars left on my voucher so I decided to go for a nail polish, unfortunately they were sold out of the colour I wanted, but when is a clear polish never useful?

What did you guys buy?

| Sasa Haul | 01

Sasa Haul 01

My most recent package from Sasa arrived yesterday. Man i love it when packages arrive at your door, feels like Christmas. Anyway, where do I start?

Perfect Whip foam cleanser from Shiseido

I've read some great reviews on this cleanser and thought I would give it ago, it was also only $6.

White Washing Foam by Juju Aquamoist

This is one of my favourite cleansers ever. I love using this in the winter time because it contains hyaluronic acid in it, so it isn't as drying on the skin as foam cleansers can be.

Sasatinnie Cotton Pads

I admit it's not the most exciting purchase but when I tried them for the first time last night I was amazed at how durable they were. 'Durable' as in not falling apart and leaving bits of fleece all over your face. Best 60 cents I ever spent.

Sasatinnie 100%, non-fleecing Cotton Pads

Sasatinnie 100%, non-fleecing Cotton Pads

My Beauty Diary Apple Polyphenol Mask

This is a great mask for large pores and acne prone skin. It purifies pores as well as help control oil production. It's incredibly moisturising and soothes and firms the skin.

My Beauty Diary Lemon Vit-C Mask

I loved the apple mask so much I thought I should try out the lemon one too.This one is more for refining and brightening the skin, and contains vitamin c to help improve the appearance of scars.

My Beauty Diary Apple & Lemon Masks

Essential Nuance Airy Hair Mask

I tried this last night and oh my god...works just as well as my $50 Kerestase mask. I will definitely be posting a review on this soon.

Essential Nuance Airy Hair Mask by Kao

Cyber Colors Eyeliner Sharpener

Before I was just using my regular pencil sharpener to sharpen (slash destroy)  my pencil liners...don't judge me, my blog is called Beauty Challenged for a reason. It's a small and large sharpener in one and has a cap and two plugs to help make sharpening a lot less messy.

Cyber Colors Pencil Eyeliner Sharpener

Cyber Colors Eyeliner Pencil Sharpener

Silk Steam Mask by Vess

I was so intrigued by this product I just had to buy it. It's a reusable cloth mask designed to trap in moisture and steam your face. You can use it with hot and cold water too.

Silk Steam Mask from Japanese brand Vess

Sasatinnie Spot Removing Tool Thingy

And finally, there's the scary looking spot removing...thing. It's hard to see in the photo but it's essentially just a metal hoop and needle on either end of the stick. I thought it was a more hygienic approach to pimple popping.

Anyway, that's my little Sasa haul. I'm looking forward to trying these products out for review! Let me know what you think below.

Oz Cosmetics Haul

So… I went a little crazy last week on Oz Cosmetics.com. I'm excited about trying out all these products so I have no regrets...yet.

1. Laura Mercier Secret Camouflage Concealer
2. Laura Mercier Oil Free Tinted Moisturiser (Nude)
3. Prevage Triple Defense Shield SPF50 Sunscreen
4. Fresh Sugar Lip Treatment SPF 15
5. Yves Saint Laurent Shocking Volume Mascara
6. Korres Lip Butter (Jasmine)
7. Chanel Vitalumiere Aqua Skin Perfecting Foundation (B10)

I can see some more reviews looming in the near future...