Haul/Update: Long Overdue

Hi guys,
It seems like it has been ages since I sat down and wrote about what was actually happening in my life. Since my last post, I have had a birthday (way back in September), bought a tonne of things, painted my nails a bunch of times and was even featured in one of Chronically Vintage's Vintage Link Love Posts. So I guess it has been eventful, but then maybe it just seems that way because I haven't typed up one of these in too long!

I also went to a deportment/etiquette style class. It wasn't quite what I expected as it turned out to be more about "personal development" and presentation skills. I was a little displeased that the book said that heart shaped faces don't suit short hair and eventually ended up deciding the book was a liar as I have probably gotten the most complements I have ever gotten on my hair after I cut it short and my hairdresser freaks out if I tell her I am thinking about growing it. I like my hair and I won't let anyone or any book tell me to cut it different. I decided to buy an actual etiquette book now...

I did get a lot of great things for my birthday, but I can't include it all here because #1 the pictures will go on forever and also #2 because sometimes I think birthday presents should be kind of private and #3 because I got a lot of jewellery and I don't want y'all to see it and then it won't be as special when/if I ever do more outfit posts...

And, like I said I also bought a lot... So, some of these things will be grouped or won't be included. I still have more stuff coming in the mail...

^Me on my birthday! 

^Just some of the jewellery I got. I love these necklaces my mum bought me.

^More super cute Minnie Toys from my sister. 

Like I said I got a lot more for my birthday, but I wasn't able to share everything and I honestly feel a little uneasy sharing some gifts. I had a great birthday and got super spoiled. Thank you to everyone who wished me a happy birthday on that day :)

^I bought some sunnies and faux glasses from Fashion Addict AU. I ended up ditching the faux clear glasses as they were too big for my face (along with some of my other cheapy pairs from ebay) and purchased two more pairs of faux glasses from ebay.

^Here is me at a rally in September wearing one of my pairs of faux glasses. I do have actual glasses, but I only need those for reading and I thought these faux ones would be a sweet idea for night time excursions, especially because I seem to get dust in my eyes a lot. My allergies/hay fever do not agree with this dust...

^Dad put these shelves together for me. A great place to keep all my DVDs, CDs and VCRs.

^I got some new make-up storage and bought more make-up. I keep my make-up in my bedroom on my bed-side table. If you would like I might do a make-up storage/collection blog post for you all once my new make-up has all arrived (maybe after Christmas). I am not going to worry about showing you what I bought recently because I may be doing some beauty posts soon! I hope...

^I got some Picture Polish polishes and some glitter top coats when I went shopping. My sister also got me some 'MUD' nail polishes for my birthday which I forgot to include.

^I bought these Moyou plates from Picture Polish as well.

^I picked this up 2nd hand on Fishpond. 

^Art/style inspiration.

^To add to my library.

^Some books I picked up shopping out of town.

^I bought some dance DVDs to try out. 

^Yes I bought this. My sister and I used to listen to this group when we were little. Nostalgia took over and I ordered it. Ordered the spice girls as well. 

^Bought some guitar pedals from Artist Guitars. I really like the chorus one. This brand is so cheap and is great if you want to try out effects pedals without paying heaps of money.

I bought a new bag. It looks green but it's actually a grey/blue colour. I really like it and think it will be really practical.

^I have been trying out more make-up looks and posting them to Facebook. I did this one today. 

^Here is one from a couple of weeks ago. 

AND NOW FOR THE MANICURES:

As usual visit my Nails Album on Facebook to read the details.

I also made two more pinterest boards. May Your Summer dresses be more Exciting than your social life and Aquamarine Summers. As you can tell I am excited about wearing some shorts and sundresses! I think the one thing that really goes with summer is being social, so I might need to give that a go too.

I hope you have all had a fabulous Halloween/couple of weeks. 

Your Favourite Blogger,

Natalie

Haul: Books, Beauty and Bags

Hey Everyone,

I realised I haven't done a haul in a little while and I got a lot of things I would like to share with you. The picture above is just a little bit of everything I got in the "beauty" category, but I will elaborate more on each of these separately in the post. I have been naughty and bought things that I already have too much of, but I feel less bad about it seeing as I have mostly not blown the budget I set for myself (can you imagine?). So obviously this is over the course of a few weeks, which isn't too bad. 

As usual there are a few things I bought that I didn't want to share. Clothes and things. You know, in case I ever decided to write an outfit post. I hope you all enjoy these posts. I know a  lot of bloggers do a disclaimer about not trying to brag etc. I do feel like I am bragging, but for me it's also about showing like-minded people things that they might be interested in and where i bought it. As usual with some products there is a bit of a min-review or an introduction to how I came across it. If you are not into hauls then don't read this. I will also tell you whether I got it sent to me for free or whether I paid for it with my own money.

^These books aren't actually new, but I thought it would be fun to share my TBR pile with you guys. I have already finished 'Popular: A Memoir' by Maya Van Wagnen and am hoping to post a review up very soon. I have three more Stephanie Plum books on order, so I am trying to read as much as I can before they arrive. That way it will at least look like I tried to have a variety. There is no fantasy in here, but there should be a fantasy review book coming in the mail soon... Obviously I am going for a girly/contemporary teen fiction thing here. I have realised that this is my go-to genre. 

^Okay, these are books that are new. The three on the left are from the Cheap Sore Closing sale and the one on the right was a review book sent to me by Bloomsbury. I have no idea what the go is with this novel because I haven't requested it, but it looks like a fun quick read, so I figure I can make time for it.

^I got some classic movies, because I haven't seen enough of those.

^I got some movies and TV shows. I have seen some of these before, but my sister took all her DVDs with her when she moved out and I like re-watching movies.

^More movies. Seen Them Already. I also got 'Safe Haven' which was pretty decent. Finally a Nicholas Sparks movie that doesn't make me fall asleep or cry! My sis borrowed it.

I got a new everyday handbag off of Ebay. I'm not going to bother listing the seller because they are everywhere. It's got one "matte" side and the rest is fake leather. I also got a black one which I think would be good for special occasions.

^Here are some goodies I bought from the Glamourflage website. They had a huge sale so I grabbed the candle and beauty case for next to nothing. The candle is a really nice scent, but it's also really strong. I haven't actually burned it yet. I just take the lid off the tin and let the scent of the un-lit candle  go through my room. I guess that scent will fade eventually and then I will have to burn it. The small tube is eye-cream. I dunno if it works, but it doesn't sting my eyes like the last one I bought, so that's a bonus. The packaging on these products is always really sweet.

^A little while ago I decided to just buy one of those magazines (you know teen, girly magazines) with the mystery freebie in it. And, I got this. It was actually kind of funny because the freebie didn't match any of the pictures of possible freebies on the back. LOL. 

^ ASOS was having a sale on beauty so I managed to score some Bourjois bronzer and single eyeshadows at pretty reasonable prices. I haven't gotten to play with the eyeshadows too much yet, because of ouchy eyes, but the bronzer is fabulous. Finally a bronzer that doesn't make me look Muddy or Orange!

^I bought some stuff off the Picture Polish website and it came in this cute bag (which was wrapped inside an actual mail package of course). It makes me feel so special when I receive purchases in super cute gift bags!

^I bought some of their polishes to try. Lots of glitters. I am going to see if the 'Majesty' one stamps. I'm also really keen to wear paradise. There are going to be some very fun mermaid nails coming up in the future!

^I bought some more trusty Sally Hansen Insta Dri from Fashion Addict.  I ended up with two of the same colour because I didn't check the QTY column before purchasing. It's not a huge deal though, cos that pink is pretty. I can never guarantee that these colours will actually stamp, but for the price I'm not too worried.

^Sinful Colours sale at Target. Wanted to try out Moyou polishes so bought these with an order of plates. I don't know what happened to my finger but it hurts, so minimal typing from here on.

MOYOU PLATES I BOUGHT:

I BOUGHT SOME MJ -JR PLATES TO TRY:

STAMPED NAIL LOOKS I DID:

^Inspired by 'Sabrina' the movie

^Inspired by the 'Great Gatsby' film.

Did you get anything exciting in the mail recently?

Your Favourite Blogger,

Natalie