I Want a Celebrity Makeup Item - WTH?!

This never, ever happens. I am against celebrity cosmetics/fragrances as a rule. I just don't like them. It is difficult to articulate the 'why', apart from celebrity fragrances all seem to smell the same. As in JLo fragrances all smell the same, Beyonce's all smell the same etc.

I can look at the bottles/packaging/palettes and go: "Ooooh, pretty!" but not want to buy.

And then along comes Queen RiRi (if I *must* acknowledge someone in pop culture as the Queen of Pop Culture, it will be BadGirlRiRi, not QueenBloodyBey)....

One seems at least semi-real, able to laugh at herself, and like she'd be a good laugh, while the other's life seems to be an eternal photoshoot. And I suspect that, unlike many celebrities who turn up and go 'Yes' 'No', 'Maybe' to other people's efforts,  Rihanna has quite a bit of input into the things that bear her name. Admittedly, it IS just a feeling. Anyhoo, I digress....

I've been keeping an eye on Fenty Beauty and Savage X Fenty (lingerie) since Rihanna launched both. I like the look of both. Fenty Beauty is a bit more - shiny - than I am used to, but I could work with it, I though.

Now I know I could. I saw this review of the Killawatt Foil palette, and I was GONE!! Not a fan of shiny, but neither is Nicola, who wrote the review. Yes, she uses highlighter and occasionally sparkle, but full on knock-your-eye-out shiny, no. Although she is expanding her makeup horizons in the latter half of this year.

Nicola inspired my desire for this palette by showing that you can blend down the shades, as well as building them up. SCORE!

Now all I need is the cash to get my hands on it. Because of course it is bloody Limited Edition!

I Need to Up My Game...

Not too much, but a little bit.

I really need to get serious with body moisturising - the summer has started early and my skin is woefully dry. Not like it gets in winter (that is scary). It's a different kind of dry: winter dry I can fix with a daily moisturising session. This is - different. I could soak in moisturiser all day, and still my skin wouldn't be right.

My feet are suffering the worst - thankfully I have a small tub of body butter but I am going to need more. Apparently most people get dry, cracked heels in the winter. Not me, summer all the way!

I am also going to need to watch how my hair copes with the heat - even though I wear a hat 99.9% of the time I am out, I can almost guarantee I will get bleaching.

I'm going to do masks twice a week for summer: the dry, dust and sweat will cause problems otherwise. Unless we actually get a wet season, then I will be in real trouble....

Contemplating a hya-thingy serum from The Ordinary. Really got to get some research done there.....

Well...... I Have Shopped a Bit (By My Standards)

And sadly, most of it has been from Woolies - not that there is anything wrong with Woolies (more on our 'local' store later), but imagine the strife I am going to get into on the way home from Tassie 👀

Obviously, I can shop there too (Big W, Kmart, Coles, various salons and boutiques), but I have to survive Melbourne and Brisbane airports.  On the way in, I will shop sunglasses - I have a 'thing' for Maui Jims - had done for years....

So, in the past few months I have bought:

Chocolate and Chia mask
BFB - replacement; never again will I be without this
Aldi Olive Oil and Green Tea scrub - new and will be buying a backup
MUD Lipstick - Pure Passion
MUD Blush - Pink
MUD Translucent Powder
MUD CC Cream
Revlon Kiss Balm - Coconut
Revlon Kiss Balm - Berry Burst
A powder brush for the blush/powder
A random no-brand mascara.

I plan more masks (sheets), The Ordinary hysomething acid serum and a Rimmel concealer. The sheet mask I can get through Woolies, The Ordinary and Rimmel I will locate on my wanderings; the Rimmel is probably available in Roma for that matter.

Now, before I head off, my local Woolies. These guys are great - everyone I have dealt with has been fantastically helpful and patient. The Online Manager - Sam - is a truly wonderful example of what customer service should be, and a lovely person to boot. While she will not see this, I wanted to put it out into the universe, because without her, my life would be a lot tougher...

ETA: In Tassie. Went to Kmart, walked out with 2 things, 1 planned (nude flats) the other semi-planned (Rosehip Oil & Shea Butter Mask). Grand total of purchases - $8AUD!

Another Edit: Went with J (son) to Kmart to get a vacuum cleaner, and did some more planned purchasing - a hat for work. My last one (straw) did not survive Basher the Work Ute (no roof/windows/suspension/brakes) in whom we belt around at 100kph at least twice a week. This one should, once I pad out the inside so it will fit my head (I have a small skull). Cost: $7!

Oh, and the Revlon Kiss Balm -fabulous! Wash of colour (Berry Burst, Coconut is clear), stays on through cups of tea (yep, I swiped and sipped). Needed a top-off after lunch (MASSIVE fish and chips).