Celebrating 120 years with Schwarzkopf

Most of you, if not all of you have heard or maybe used a Schwarzkopf product. Whether it'd be shampoo, conditioner, volume powder, oil or sprays.

Being the legends that they are, Schwarzkopf Australia ran an online promo and gave away 120 gift packages to lucky instagramers who tagged @schwarzkopf in their photos and used the hashtag #createyourstyle from 7th of May 2018 to 3rd of June 2018.

I was one of the lucky winners who received a hair care pack!

Within the pack was:
- Extra Care Hair Repair shampoo Retail price of $6.90

- Extra Care Hair Repair conditioner retail price of $6.90

- Daily Oil Elixir retail price of $9
- Extra care hair repair leave-in conditioner retail price of $5.75

- Ultra light Matt texture volume powder retail price of $8.99

So before I was to do my review, I thought I'd use the products for a couple of weeks to get an accurate and fair review. I mean I could've reviewed after the first use but naaaaaaah.

Shampoo & Conditioner:

Extra Care Hair Repair - Fibre therapy contains keratin serum and omega flex to help reconstruct broken hair bonds due to colouring and styling. To be completely honest with you, I had never heard of this product until they sent it to me and I am so glad that they did. My hair has suffered tremendously over the past 7 years from bleaching and dying and needs as much care as possible. The old shampoo I was using was leaving my hair even more dry and frizzy even though it advertised "hydration". Since using this product, I'm slowly seeing my hair come back to life. After just two washes, it already looks less dry and a lot softer than before. However, I've noticed that my hair gets knots a lot more since I've started to use the products but I don't mind because it's also less oily which means I don't have to wash my hair as much as I used to! 

Daily Oil Elixir is a precious caring oil for all hair types. It helps make hair supple and shiny. Anyone who knows me well would know that I use hair oils after every wash and when I'm styling my hair. When wet, hair oils soften and help repair the hair and when dry, it makes hair shiny and soft. This particular hair oil is a lot thicker than all the ones I've used before which means that I have to ensure to spread it evenly. I usually use oils after brushing my hair and then brush it again to make sure that to spread it around properly.

Extra care hair repair leave-in conditioner also contains keratin serum. It helps to nourish the hair and makes it easier to detangle it. Before using the hair oil, I usually brush my hair through and that would take maybe a good 10-15 minutes (my hair gets ridiculous knots). A few sprays of the leave-in conditioner before brushing helps undo those knots a lot quicker so that I can spend more time doing something else (Like pat dogs). 

Ultra light Matt texture volume powder promises a 24hr hold and unbelievable volume. I have actually never used a volume powder before. The only time I had volume powder in my hair was when I got it styled at the hairdressers and they knew that my curls would weight my hair down so they added a bit of powder to help hold it all up. This one does the trick too! It is light and is so easy to use (was a bit scared to try it at first). Definitely recommend!

Now I am no professional but I sure do like these products and I think I will be getting more of them once I run out. Out of them all, the oil would have to be my favourite (nothing better than a good old oil - yeah no one says that but you get what I mean) 

I would like to say a massive thank you to Schwarzkopf for allowing me to try all these awesome products and for letting me be part of the celebration! 

Happy 120th year Schwarzkopf

Lots of love,

Karine xx

Ever heard the quote above?

To be honest with you, I never have until I searched "new hair quote" (I really like quotes okay!) and when I saw this quote I was so impressed because I could really relate to it!

As I sat at my desk like I do every single week with my blog on my mind and my cup of tea in my hand, I thought to myself that I needed a change! When I say change, I'm not talking like huge disruptions in my life like moving countries or adopting a pet llama but I just needed something small that could make me feel different from everyday. And that's when it hit me.... MY HAIR!!

At first I was just going to get the colour redone but then I was like nope... I want it gone! (well not completely gone but you get what I mean). I went two doors down and booked an appointment! I was nervous but also super excited at the same time!

Anyone who knows me would know just how impatient I am and getting foils can take from 2 hours to 5 hour depending on what you're doing! It was actually torture having to sit in this chair while my head was wrapped in foil but the end result is always so worth it! I actually feel bad for my hairdresser as she's had to put up with my constant whining and hearing "how long left" every 15 minutes.

Although sitting there for so long is probably one of the worst things I can ever imagine doing, it does have it's perks. Great chats with hairdressers and amazing coffee! Why do coffees at the hairdressers taste better than coffee you buy from some cafes? - it makes no sense to me!

Taking baby steps, I will eventually get my hair to what I want (yes I'm trying to go lighter) so that will take a few goes but for now i'm quite happy with what it looks like.I completely forgot to take before and after pictures so I tried to scroll through all my pictures on my phone to try find a few to compare.

BEFORE

AFTER

I've had long hair my whole life so even having it just a tad shorter feels so different! My head is light and I have a lot less knots! It's so crazy! I was told that I should style it now that it's healthy enough to work with it and to be honest with you, I actually do want to! 

Since I'm hopeless at doing girl things, I've had to YouTube search and scroll through Pinterest to figure out how to style hair and do something other than straighten it and put it in a bun - It's a hard life really - 

I also got a few tips and tricks on the hotstylers website. If you haven't heard of hotstylers before, you definitely have to check it out! It's a new site which features amazing hair advice to help you get that salon finish at home! I don't know about you but I say yes to getting help on how to keep my hair always looking amazing! Check it out by clicking on HERE. 

And last but not least, just want to say a MASSIVE THANKYOU to Luxe Cutters in Point Cook for being legends and making my hair look amazing! They're actually a really cool crew with such a welcoming vibe! Also - HOW CAN A HAIR SALON MAKE COFFEE THAT TASTES SO AMAZING?? 

Lots of love, 

Karine xx

Nail salon results at home!

Hey hey lovelies,

So a few days ago, I thought I would try the Broadway nails Real life brush-on gel nail kit.

Before I start this post and talk about this product, I just want to mention that I didn't get paid nor am I promoting the product in any way as I paid for it myself. Everything I say is based on my opinion and my experience using this product.

As I scanned past the various beauty items in Big W, I came across the nail section (which is by far my most favourite section in ANY stores) and saw this very box hanging all the way at the bottom.

I'll admit that the thing that grabbed my attention was the packaging. I loved the colour and the overall design of the box it came in. As I started reading all the big prints then onto the smaller ones, I started to really like the sound of the product!
It sounded like a very easy way to create salon nails at home!
For me this was a hug YES! Because I love designing my nails without having to spend hundreds of dollars on them.

After examining the box and its content, I decided to buy the product so that I may test it out for myself.
I bought it from Big W for around $24 which I thought was a really good price for them

I was so excited to try out this product that, once I got home, I got it all ready and set out.

The kit contains:

- Brush-on gel 7.5ml
- Brush-On Gel Activator 7.4ml
- Brush cleaner 9.7ml

- 48 self Tab Nail Tips (24 French & 24 Natural), 

- Mini File, 

- Manicure stick

 I made sure to follow the steps carefully as it was the first time I had never done it before.
I first carefully chose each tip by placing them on each of my nails and laying them out in front of me.
Since I have really small fingers, I picked all the small ones from the pack, leaving all the big ones...

 After a few minutes of placing and gluing the tips on my nails, I then followed the rest of the steps by applying the Brush-On Gel and the Brush-On Activator making sure to dip in into the brush cleaner after each nail.

I was quite pleased with the results. My nails looked so professionally done when really it took me about half an hour to get them to look like that! Awesome, isn't it?

There was only ONE thing I didn't like about it and that was how long it took the Gel to dry. It took me a really long time and got things (plastic bags) stuck on it while trying to move a few things.
I eventually went to sleep and woke up with a print on one of my nails so that wasn't fun. Yes I'm really that Impatient :p

If you want to get salon nails at half the price then I definitely would recommend this product!

Have you or someone you know tried this product before? Did they like it? Or have you just seen it in a store? Let me know! :)
Anyway that's all from me this time chickens!

Lots of Love, Karine xxx

April favourites

Hey hey lovelies,

So it's been a while since I did a beauty related post - not including the beauty tag of course!
I thought I'd show you some of my April's beauty favourites that I've been loving this month!!

My Ultra3 nail polishes:
These are in the shade of earl grey and corsican rose. Both really lovely colours in time for autumn... no one ever celebrates autumn and their colours so I thought I will!

Biore deep cleansing pore strips
These are amazing and so simple to use! They clean out the pores so well!

Rimmel Match perfection foundation:
The one I have is in Ivory and it suits my skin so well! I've had this one for a while now and I have never looked back! 

Proactive oil free moisturiser:
By far the best oil free moisturiser cream I've seen. It is so great for dry or oily skin as I do have a combination of both. My skin feels so hydrated and it's very light! 

Garnier Fructis Miraculous oil:
This does wonders for my dry ends! This leave-in oil doesn't only smell super nice but also restores softness as well as boosts shine, leaving me with instant nourished and soft hair.

Okay so that's it for this months favourites!

Let me know if you like this kind of posts and I'll be sure to make one for every month!

Also have tried any of these products before? If not, will you be trying them?

Have a wonderful day chickens! <3
Lots of love, Karine xx

Beauty Tag

Waddup waddup my peeps,

No. stahp that Karine, you're supposed to be proper on here.

uh..

Anyway so today I am back with a tag... A BEAUTY TAG!
I'm sure you all know what a tag is but um for those of you who don't.. it is like playing "tiggy" or "it" in primary school where once you become the one to chase the others, you have to run around and tag other people making them "it" too. So a tag is the game bloggers play online...
I don't know... whatever

So basically, I was scrolling down my bloglovin' feed reading people's posts when I came across a post by Rosemary also known as Rosemary of Elephants who tagged me to do this as well! I thought it was so thoughtful and really lovely of her to do so! So thank you Rosemary!

So lets get started Ah!

1. Would you rather lose all of your mascaras, eyeliners and lip product or lose all of your palettes and eye shadows?
   Without a doubt goodbye palettes and eye shadows since I don't use much of either!
2. Would you rather chop off all your hair or never be able to cut it again?
   Uhhh let it grow, let it grow, can't hold it back anymore..
3. If you had $500, would you spend it on clothes or make up?
   Clothes!
4. Would you rather only use one eye-shadow colour or one lip colour for the rest of your life?
   I don;t use eyeshadows so I would just pick something nude or very light that would go with everything!
5. Bright nails or nude nails all year round?
   What is the point of nude nails... Might as well not wear any -.-
6. Would you rather never be able to use lipgloss or paint your nails again?
   Uhh well comparing my huge nail polish collection to the three plain lip stick I own, I'll go with lipgloss...
7. Describe your perfect mascara. Have you found one?
   YES! I once ordered this magnificent one from Avon but then I haven't seen another since! Makes me sad because it's finished and I NEED ONE OMG :'(
8. What's your ideal coverage foundation?
   The one that covers my face
9. Favourite high-street/drugstore beauty brand?
   I don't know.. uh.. Biore? LOL
10. Favourite high-end beauty brand?
    Hate me but I don't know the difference between high-end and high-street 
11. Is there any makeup you can't leave the house without wearing?
    Everything? It actually takes so much effort to put on make up but I always like to cover up those nasty spots with a bit of foundation... not concealer idek
12. What is your most cherished beauty product?
    My foundation!
13. What skin type do you have?
    Ugh don't even get me started on my skin. One minute it's as dry as the Sahara desert then nek minit it's all "you don't need to buy oil, if you squeeze my skin, you'll get enough to deep fry your chips!!!"
14. Do you always use the same skin routine or do you like switching it up?
    I've recently started using this Biore face wash which I used twice a day... does it work? Idk
15. Top 5 beauty gurus?
    I don't really follow beauty gurus simply because I'm too lazy to actually do all the beauty care stuff they do but my favourites are probably Zoella and Louise!
16. If you could only buy one make up brand forever, which would you buy?
    I don't even care about brands haha umm let's go with... avon? or elf?
17. which brand has your favourite packaging?
    Rimmel London!
18. which do you apply first, concealer or foundation?
    I'm a bit of a rebel who doesn't follow the rules so whatever I feel like really :p
19. Name a make up crime you hate.
    I don't hate it because well I don't judge but it makes me extremely uncomfortable when I see super noticeable foundation lines along the jaw line... WHYY!!!

Blush or bronzer? Either

Lipgloss or lipstick? Ehh I like them together

Foundaion or concealer? Foundation

Brushes or sponges? My hands

OPI or Essie? meh brand doesn't define the product, it's what's on the inside that counts :')

Lotion or body butter? whichever one smells nicer! ;)

I decided that I would tag:

  Quinn - http://desgettier.com/
Aisha - http://enticedspice.blogspot.ca/
 Crissy - http://www.whimsicalfawn.com/
Nathalie - http://www.nathalie-kemna.nl/
Ambi-  http://www.ambifashion.com/
Jenny - http://smallgirlbigdreams1993.wordpress.com/
Julie - http://forvanityssake.com/

You guys should definitely check out Rosemary's blog! She is such a sweet lovely girl who is very talented at writing! You can do so HERE

Anyway so I hope you enjoyed getting to know more about me and the fact that I don't know much about make up. I call it painting as I see my face as a canvas ready to be... painted...on?
Yeah that works!

I hope you're having a lovely day wherever you are!
Be kind to one another
Love you chickens!

Lots of love, Karine xx

I wish this was my night time routine!

Hey Lovelies,

Yes, lately I've been really slacking off on writing and haven't been posting much. I just couldn't come up with anything and I know a lot of people nowadays just post one picture and a little update or maybe ask how their readers are but I ain't about that life :p
Nah, but my blog isn't JUST about meeting others or showing you just a few things I found and giving you a link to where you could find it.

To me, my blog is a platform on which I get to express my HONEST opinions and share my experiences with my readers! I guess you could say that I prefer quality over quantity in terms of how many posts I have on my blog. I would rather post once a week with good content or with a good amount of texts than post everyday with just a small paragraph.

Now, this is just ME! I am not saying that it is bad or not a good thing because it is! There are a lot of blogs who do otherwise and it suits their blog and they do find really awesome stuff! I follow them and even leave a comment here and there! So when I say I prefer more texts, I am referring to MY BLOG! So please try to understand where I am coming from because I am not trying to offend anyone and I apologise if I do so!

So now that I got that out of the way, let's get on with my night!!! wooooo I'm feeling real girlie :')

So I started my evening by taking a few photos of myself (wow okay) because I really liked this outfit and it was really comfortable and nice. Don't judge me.

So I first washed my face and neck with the Biore Combination skin Balancing Cleanser

I then went on to applying the Proactive Clear Purifying Mask

After washing the mask off, I applied the Poactive Oil Free Moisturiser and the Avon Eye cream.

All these products are great and my skin felt so refreshed and soft! You may be wondering why the title of this post is "I wish this was my night time routine". Well.... I am REALLY bad at routines. I usually stick to one for maybe a week then I either tell myself that skipping a day won't hurt for like the next 3 days then I will end up forgetting all about it in the end.

So basically yes this is my forgetful life of procrastination.

It's great... Isn't it?

I hope you liked it! Please do tell me in the comment section below what your night time routine is or maybe you have a morning routine? Well just let me know! 

Thank you so much for reading!

Lots of love, Karine xx

Best outfit ever fashion competition

Hey lovelies!

Most of you would've heard of the Best Outfit ever website. If not, you can check it out HERE

So basically, you can send in an outfit of yours include a description and voila! You become a finalist with a chance to win!

How do you win, you may ask?

Well that's easy, you go and like your favourite outfit on the website and the outfit with the most likes is the winner!

I think it's really great and so much fun! Hopefully you'll take part in it! I DID!
You can check out my outfit HERE: (http://bestoutfitever.com/2014/03/dare-karine-video-outfit-2/)

And be sure to give it a thumbs up if you do like it! :)

Til next time!
Lots of love, Karine xx

Say no to gooey nail polish!

Hello lovelies!

We've all gone months without wearing a certain nail polish and over time it can become all gooey and yucky!

Then we reach into our nail polish bag or cupboard or whatever you put your nail polish into and to our horror the nail polish you once knew is no longer! Oh no... what anyone would do in this situation is gently part with it.

Say no more!

I completely understand what you're going through. Saying goodbye as one tear streams down your face. The pain of having to let go.

DON'T. EVEN. THINK. ABOUT. IT!

I have a solution for you! And it has been right under your nose that whole time! (not literally) 

NAIL POLISH REMOVER!

If your favourite nail polish gets all gooey, get it fixed by adding a few drops of nail polish remover into the bottle and shake well. I can guarantee you that the nail polish will go back to the way it was!

It will save you time and MONEY! 

Have you ever tried this little trick? 

Did it work? Let me know in the comment section!

Lots of love, Karine xx

Summer beach outfit!

Hey lovelies! 

As much as I would rather not think about it, the end of summer is fast approaching :(

So I thought i'd make the best out the few hot summer days left!

I decided to go beach and this was my outfit!

With any good outfits comes a crazy nail polish idea from me! So here's what I decided to do with my nails. Some call it getting nail polish everywhere, I call it attempted nail art!

What have you been up to lately?

Is it cold where you live?

Lots of love, Karine xx

A little update

Hey Lovelies,

I know I haven't been posting as much lately so I thought I'd give you a little update on what I've been up to.

Now as much as I wish I could say that I have been flooded with so much work or busy doing super cool things like climbing a mountain or fighting a dragon, unfortunately my answer to the lack of posts is just that I've been too lazy to write.

I've actually been up to a lot, I went shopping, worked, made and edited videos but that does not excuse me of my laziness as I have spent so much time just watching YouTube videos and searching up random things on Google search instead of actually doing something productive with my life *sigh*

well what can you do...

But yesterday I painted my nails! I thought i'd be a bit creative and tried a little french manicure but with a little twist!

I would love to promise you that I will post everyday but I know I can't do that! But what I can promise you is that blogging is something I love to do and my blog will be active forever and ever and ever and ever....

What have you been up to lately? Did you fight off any dragons or climb a mountain?
If you have time, make sure to check out my new YouTube channel and Subscribe if you like it!

Lots of love, Karine xxx

Mini Priceline Haul

Hey hey hey lovelies!

So since that I have now got a job and paid back the money I owed my parents, I could finally buy some goodies for myself!!

I went down to the my local Priceline store and browsed through the beauty products

The things I picked up were:

1. Biore Combination skin balancing cleanser 200ml - $8.79
2. Biore Deep cleansing pore strips - $4.63
3. Batiste dry shampoo wild - sassy & daring - 200ml - $7.99
4. Schwarzkopf Live Colour Champagne - $3.89

I then walked past a 2 dollar shop and purchased a dream catcher because I thought it was so cute and I really wanted one :p

So that's what I picked up for myself this week. I can't wait to try the products and hang up my dream catcher :p

I will give you an update on what my hair turns out like.

Hope you're having a great week so far!

Lots of Love, Karine xx

Mini E.L.F Haul

Hello lovelies!

So I was online browsing through make ups and beauty products reviews when I came across the E.L.F website. I thought hmm why not?

I am not a huge make up fan or anything close to a beauty guru but I thought I'd just share with you some of the things I picked out for myself!

  

E.L.F. ESSENTIAL HEALTHY GLOW BRONZER 
AND 

E.L.F. ESSENTIAL BLUSHING, BRONZING AND BLENDING BRUSH

E.L.F. ESSENTIAL ZIT ZAPPING CONCEALER

E.L.F. ESSENTIAL NOURISHING CUTICLE PEN

E.L.F. ESSENTIAL MECHANICAL EYELASH CURLER

 So that's it guys! I'm yet to try them!
Please let me know your thoughts and experiences using these products! Would love to hear from you!

Lots of Love, Karine xx

Eyeshadow

Hey lovelies!!

So last week, my lovely best friend Hilal did my makeup. I loved it so much that I thought I'd share it with you!

I love make up but I usually don't use eye shadow because I'm not very good at applying makeup on myself (or on others)... I'm pretty useless tbh!

Hilal, however is a beauty queen! She is absolutely amazing! (Link below)

So to achieve the result you see above she used:

E.L.F. Studio baked blush

NP Set Day to Night make up palette

E.L.F. studio baked eyeshadow palette

Mac Fluidline eyeliner gel

I personally have never used these products before but I absolutely love them and would definitely recommend them!

If you're a makeup lover and/or love to read tutorials on how to, click here 
And THIS is the link to Hilal's blog

Please feel free to share your experience using these products!

Lots of love, Karine xx

Shiny nails!

Hello Lovelies!

Who doesn't love shiny nails that make you look 100% more fabulous than you already feel?
So if you have read some of my past posts you would've seen that i'm quite a nail polish lover and I always try to find new designs and colours to try!

I have ugly fingers sorry

However, because I have started working at a Fish & Chips shop (- I know right, real classy!) I haven't been able to do my nails as much as I would normally do! :(

And when I had the chance to do my nails, I jumped at the opportunity to and quickly headed to my mum's make up cabinet!

And found an old nail polish that I had never tried so I thought "why not?"

To get the result which is shown in the first picture, I used fake nails so that they may be longer and easier to shape.
The nails can be bought at most retail shops.

After measuring the nails and gluing them on, I proceeded to apply a first layer of the ultra 3 nail colour and once dry another layer was applied before adding a clear top coat to lock in all that shininess!

I was really surprised at how good it turned out, it looked more silver than what it looks like in the bottle and I loved this new nail polish so much that I adopted it as one of my own (hehe sorry mum)

Are you a nail polish lover like me? Are there any that you love? If so, please let me know and/or link me to your post! I would love to read about it!

Lots of Love, Karine xx

Nail Polish for school!

Hello!! :) :)

I've always loved nail polishes, red, blue, yellow, green, purple, pink, black, aqua, you name it and I'll wear it! I love the look of painted nail but the only time I could ever wear them was on weekends or during the holidays and that was really annoying because school don't allow nail polish!

So I went everywhere looking for a natural-looking colour but couldn't find one that I liked! :(

But for Christmas, my parents surprised me with 10 new nail polishes

(there's only 9 here because I misplaced one :/ )

 I instantly fell in love with them! Not only for their cute little bottles but because the colours are so beautiful! And there I noticed that I could wear two of them for school since they didn't stand out as much as the others.

These two are so adorable and very light! It's perfect for a natural look. I've worn the one on the left for two weeks now and no teachers have noticed so far which is great! The one on the right I have on now, It's a lovely silky colour and really shines when the light hits it! It looks amazing! 

This red is so bright and I can't help but love this colour! Since it's too noticeable, I decided to paint my toe nails instead! I love the fact that it makes them stand out! It's a lovely colour!

What I love about these nail polishes is that they are very simple and don't take too long to dry which is always good for impatient people like me! :p 

So if you're a nail polish lover like me but can't wear them because of school, try and find a colour that looks natural or doesn't stand out as much! It still makes your nails look awesome but doesnt attract the eyes of teachers!

~ Lots of love, Karine xx