KYLIE JENNER LIP KITS REVIEW

The past couple of months or years I must say, we have all become obsessed with Kylie Jenner’s Lip frenzy. I couldn’t resist and I had to jump on the bandwagon and try Kylie Jenner’s make up line. I was lucky enough to get a hold of all of the liquid lipsticks, since they always get sold out in a couple of minutes and sometimes-even seconds! I remember staying up really late (well, really early in the morning 3AM, AEST) for her very first ever launch, the three lipsticks and lip liners -True Brown K, Dolce K and Candy K! Unfortunately I was unable to get a hold of it. I was a bit upset and really tired, Ha. Staying up all night/morning to get none of them! In the end, I ended getting all the lipsticks this year - not all at once though. 

Moving onto the Lip Kits, every kit has a liquid lipstick and a matching lip liner, which comes in the prettiest packaging ever! To me, it’s really minimalistic and simple packaging. The kits are $29 USD, which I think is a pretty reasonable price for getting two make up products. All of the lip liners glide onto the lips really easily and leave your lips feeling soft, and the shades are super pigmented which is a plus! 

The liquid lipsticks is where I got really impressed, the smallest amount really does go a long way - you never need to re-dip for more product. The texture is super light and mousey, they dry really quickly into a gorgeous matte. I can honestly say that the liquid lipsticks stay on for a really long time. I’ve found that these easily last 5-6 hours on the lips! Kylie Jenner has now over eight liquid lipsticks and liners; Kourt K being the newest shade, Candy K, Dolce K, Koko K, Posie K, Mary Jo K, 22 & True Brown K.

I’d love to know if you had managed to get your hands on these? Or are you still lusting a lip kit by Kylie?

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MINI CONFETTI MERINGUES

Lately I've been getting into a lot of baking, not sure if it just procrastination kicking in from avoiding doing my university assignments or I have a lot of free time now a days. I wanted to share with you guys a super quick and easy mini confetti meringues recipe - great for birthday party's and high tea! 

Some of the meringues, didn't turn out the way I wanted them to be, but hey it was my first time ever to bake them! So don't mind the weird looking ones (practise makes perfect). I also filmed making this recipe, so check it out HERE!

PREP TIME: 15 MINUTES | COOK TIME: 60 MINUTES | DIFFICULTY: EASY 

MERINGUES  INGREDIENTS 

+ 3 medium egg whites 

+ 150g caster sugar

+ 1 tsp vanilla extract

+ 200g White Chocolate 

+ 200g of Rainbow Sprinkles

+ Gel Food colour (of your choice)

Step 1: Preheat the oven to 100ºC. Line Two large baking trays with baking paper. In a large bowl, whisk the egg whites until very stiff and dry. Whisk in half of the sugar. Gently fold in the remaining sugar along with the Vanilla Extract. 

Step 2: Equally divide the mixture between three bowls and add a few drops of the one of the Gel Food colour to each bowl of mixture. Carefully and gently fold in the colours using a large metal spoon to make three pastel coloured meringue mixtures. 

Step 3: Working on one coloured meringue mixture at a time, put the mixture into a large piping bag and pipe 4-52cm mounds onto the prepared baking trays. 

Step 4: Repeat with the remaining meringue mixture to make approx 30 mini meringues. Bake in oven for one hour until the meringues are crisp on the outside and not browned - prop the oven door slightly if they started to discolour. Cool the meringues on the baking trays for 5 minutes.

Step 5: To decorate the meringues, put the white chocolates chips into a heatproof bowl and place over a saucepan of barely simmering water until melted. Remove the bowl from the saucepan of water, beat until smooth and cool for 10 minutes. 

Step 6:  Put the Rainbow Sprinkles into a small bowl. Working on one meringues at a time, carefully dip the bottom of the meringue into the white chocolate and them into the rainbow sprinkles. Place the meringue back onto the baking tray to set. Repeat until all of the meringues are decorated then put aside in a cool place for 30 minutes until set and Enjoy! 

Happy Baking! 

Don't forget to watch my second ever baking video "Mini Confetti Meringues"!

Have you ever made mini meringues before? 

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DRUGSTORE MAKEUP HAUL

I always love going to Priceline or Target and browsing the makeup aisle for any new finds from my favourite drugstore brands.  For those of you that haven's heard of Priceline, it's an Australian cosmetics store, that sells 'drugstore' brands. I got some lovely bits from NYX, Loreal, Model's Prefer, Beauty Essentials and Australis. 

I picked up a few new lips products including the Loreal Paris Infallible Long wear lip gloss in 103 Protest Queen and 110 I Got The Power. Best lip glosses ever,  nice pinky and nude shades. I also grabbed the Australis Colour Inject Moisturising Mineral lipsticks in Samba, Mo Town and Minimalism. Such amazing formula and I actually gravitate towards these lipsticks then my MAC lipsticks! I always wanted to try NYX butter glosses so I got it in shade BLG15 Angel Food Cake, which will be great for autumn and winter seasons! 

I also picked up a few face products that the girls at Priceline recommend to try; the Models Prefer Mineral Powder in Soft focus and Radiant Bronze. These powders are actually pretty good highlighters. From Beauty Essentials I picked up an eye and lips palette, nudes. The palette has nice and sparkly shades but I wouldn't go and buy this palette again. From Models Prefer I purchased Nude 10 Shades Eyeshadow Palette which has nice matte and shinny nude shades, definitely good if you want a natural look or a sophisticated smokey eye look. The last product I picked up was  from Models Prefer is Radiance/ Collection Ultimate Illuminating Cream Highlighter. Never used any cream based highlighters before, so this was actually pretty good. So smooth and creamy that it easily blends! 

Have you made any new beauty purchases recently? 

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EASTER BUNNY BUTT COOKIES

There's only a few days left until Easter, so I wanted to share with you guys, a super cute and easy bunny butt cookies recipe! Oh by the way, is it just more or does the easter edition chocolates taste so much better than regular chocolate bars? Anyone else been enjoy eating Cadbury Mini Eggs and Creme Egg chocolates? (I think it's time to hit the gym again). I also made a YouTube video on making the Bunny Butt Cookies HERE! To make these delicious cookies you will need: 

PREP TIME: 30 MINUTES | COOK TIME: 14 MINUTES | DIFFICULTY: EASY 

COOKIES INGREDIENTS 

+ 250g unsalted butter, softened

+ 1 cup white sugar

+ 1/2 teaspoon salt

+ 1 large egg

+ 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

+ 3 cups plain flour

Step 1: Using an electric mixer with a large bowl, beat butter, sugar and salt on medium-high speed until light and fluffy. Add egg, beating well. Add vanilla. Beat until combined. Reduce speed to low. Add flour, beating until just combined (do not over-mix). Divide dough in half. Shape each dough portion into a disc. Cover with plastic wrap. Refrigerate for at least 2 hours or until firm

Step 2: Remove both disc of dough from fridge. Stand at room temperature for 5 to 10 minutes or until soft enough to roll. Roll between 2 sheets baking paper until 3mm thick

Step 3: Preheat oven to 180°C/160°C fan-forced. Line 2 large baking trays with baking paper. Using oval-shaped cutters, cut shapes from dough, re-rolling and cutting any dough scraps. Transfer to prepared trays.

Step 4: Bake for 10 to 14 minutes or until firm and just starting to turn golden around edges, swapping trays halfway during cooking. Stand for 2 minutes. Transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.

DECORATING INGREDIENTS 

+ Mini Marshmallows

+ Betty Crocker, Strawberry Frosting

+ Duncan hines, Vanilla frosting

+ Jelly Belly, Hello Kitty edition

+ Happy Candee, Strawberry

Step 1: Apply any choice of flavour of frosting onto the larger oval cookies. Spread evenly. Repeat the same process with the smaller oval cookies. (HINT! I separated the frosting and left one white and made one pink). (HINT TWO! You can make your own frosting, the store bought frosting help  saved a lot of time).

Step 2: For the bunny feet, place any candy beads/pearls or Jelly belly's. Also place any light pink candy or chocolate on the small oval cookie  for the ‘pads’ of the bunny feet.

Step 3: Place a mini marshmallow in the centre of the bunny butt body for it’s little bunny tail. (HINT THREE! You can also dip the mini marshmallows in some frosting and add some white sprinkles or glitter for a cool dazzle bunny tail).

Happy Easter baking!

 Hope you all have a fantastic Easter break and enjoy eating all the chocolates!

 Check out my first ever baking video! “Bunny butt cookies".

What are your plans for the Easter break?

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DIY WASHI TAPE GIFT WRAP

Today I have the cutest washi tape gift wrapping inspiration to share with you. 

If you have never heard of Washi Tape, your about to fall in love! Washi tape is like a masking tape, but waaaay cuter. It first originated in Japan and now has become very popular all over the world! 

I bought all these washi tapes at Washi Tape Australia, they have a super cute website and amazing tapes! They sell all different types of tapes, like glitter, foils and heaps of different designs ones too! Did I mention that they ship worldwide too?! Washi tapes are super easy to use, but here are a few of my favourite ideas to inspire you!

Feeling inspired yet? 

All you need is some kraft paper, washi tapes, scissors and of course the gift! I'm not wasting any more money on paper from the store when clearly this is a better option! Not only are the designs great because of the washi tapes but it shows thought and care was put into wrapping the gift. 

I had a great time making all these Washi tape gift wraps, Check out Washi Tape Australia here;

WASHI TAPE AUSTRALIA

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Have you ever heard about Washi tapes before?

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THE LUSH HAUL

I always look forward to a trip to Lush, I always end up buying so many goodies! Especially when the Unicorn Horn bubble bar become available to purchase, I had to get my hands on it. I love how the bath bombs and bubble bars make bathing so much more magical! Love coming home after univeristy and going straight to the bath, to have a lush bath. Seeing gorgeous rainbow of colours, swirl in the water with millions of bubbles is my favourite part! Here is a list of what I ended up with;

+ Sea Spray Hair Mist 

+ Ocean Salt Facial Scrub 

+ Dragon's Egg Bath Bomb

+ Tisty Tosty Bath Bomb 

+ Unicorn Horn Bubble Bar

+ Sandstone Soap

I've been loving the ocean salt facial scrub. It has a delightful mix of sea salt, avocado, coconut and lime! If your not used to using scrubs, this might not be for you, due to the chunks are very large and in my option is a bit coarse and rough. The sea spray has always been one of my number one favourite lush products of all times. Love using the hair spray especially in the summer time. The unicorn horn is filled with neroli and lavender essential oils which is really good for relaxation and de- stressing your body. As with all Lush bubble bars, you can crumble it in under running water and then relax and watch the bubbles appear!

Check out my new travel diary video HERE. 

What's your favourite Lush products? What should I try out next? 

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FRENCH TWIST | BULIMBA

French Twist is a cafe located in Bulimba, Queensland. Close to the Brisbane City. It's not your typical bakery store/cafe located in the inner city surrounded by shops and loud noise. It's the complete opposite. Where you see a verandah laced with bougainvilleas and hanging vines in a quite neighbourhood. With French provincial chairs and tables laden filled with jars of fruit and yogurt and many plates of rustic bread with soft white eggs can found inside the little cafe. You can also see lots of fresh cakes, cookies, slices and of course freshly baked breads and baguettes on display.

French Twist is one of my all time favourite places to eat in Brisbane. It has a range of gluten free options and is vegetarian friendly too (Bonus)! Breakfast that morning for the two of us (my cousin & I) consisted of French twist signature brioche with blueberry & strawberry salad, grilled banana, salted caramel, house chia seeds, vanilla, blossom honey & berries ice cream, puffed quinoa and agave syrup other wise called the Berry Brioche French Toast. It was so yummy, but i advise you to only eat this meal if your super hungry, i didn't quite finish it. 

My cousin had the sliced avocado, fresh tomato, marinated feta, zaatar dukkah, lemon and herbs with French Twist signature sourdough called Our Signature Avocado. I had a taste of it and it was pretty damn good! 

The drink that I order was a fresh juice which you can make your own. It was all freshly squeezed -carrot, orange and ginger (yum)! So if you are ever in Brisbane or if you live in Brisbane, you must go and check it out! Those who love French pastries or have slight fascination, French Twist is the place for you! 

LOCATION: 5 Corio St, Bulimba | TIMES: 7AM - 4PM  | PRICE: $$

What are some of your favourite cafes that you've been too? 

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