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January 2016 - Loads of Lifestyle
In Fashion, Street Style

Street Style: Japan Edition

My time in Japan last year was amazing - you most probably already picked up that I had an fantastic time and picked up some awesome new make-up. And we are already planning our next trip to the "Land of the Rising Sun" for hopefully christmas and new years this year! (hello white christmas!) What anyone who travels will first notice about a...

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In Make-Up, Resolutions

Save or Spend: 5 Ways to Spend Less Money when you're a Beauty Lover!

So my good friend, Sarah from Bows & Pleats and I were discussing about how hard it can be to save money/not spend money when there is SO many new releases and limited edition products being released every month! Being a beauty addict/make-up collector can be so expensive! So we decided to collaborate on series of posts about saving money, shopping smarter, strategies for buying...

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In beauty, Favourites

Best of Beauty 2015

Where has 2015 gone? I'm pretty sure I was only booking my tickets to Japan - the countdown to Japan - the actual Japan trip - countdown to Christmas - was only like, yesterday? But no, it is now 2016! Each year just seems to be going quicker and quicker as I get older!! Last year, there were some amazing Beauty Releases/Launches! Plus...

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In Thoughts,

Blog Update

Hey Guys, I thought I would update you with my plans for Loads of Lifestyle this year! Posts I am upping my game this year, I am aiming for two posts per week. They will be scheduled for Tuesdays and Thursdays - most likely in the afternoons/early evening. I am working on posting some make-up looks too, so if you have any request...

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In beauty, Haul

Shop & Box Haul and Review

Have you ever wanted to purchase something from the USA, Canada, Japan, Hong Kong, Australia or some where else in the world, but they don't offer international shipping (or it costs 3 times as much as the product is worth!) Or you fell in love with something whilst on holidays and there in no online retailer? Cue.. Shop and Box  Shop and Box...

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In beauty, Thoughts

Lesson's Learned from a year of Beauty Blogging

So, Loads of Lifestyle has been kicking around the internet for the past 18 months now, and whilst the first 6 months were a little trial and error, and I was sporadic with posts. The last 12 months I have tried to be consistent with my posts aiming for once a week.  Today I want to share with you, what I have learned...

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In beauty, Haul

#MUGLIFE

Make Up Geek (MUG) make-up line was launched back in 2012 by Marlena Stell, a former music teacher, who started a you-tube channel back in 2008 to share her passion for cosmetics and to help teach women about make-up.  The MUG brand has since grown into a blog and now a multi-million dollar cosmetics company. Now MUG is a very social media orientated...

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In Resolutions,

2016 Resolutions

Looking back at my 2015 Resolutions and well… Some of them I accomplished... Some - like the 6 month spending ban, and shopping my stash before buying anything new… WENT COMPLETELY OUT THE WINDOW about 1 month in... haha BUT this year I am determined! I have split my resolutions into the following categories:  Blog Resolutions: Up my posting to twice a week...

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First Impressions: Too Faced Peanut Butter & Jelly Palette

When I got an email from MECCA.com.au saying that I had an exclusive early access to the newest Too Faced release, I knew I just had to p...