When Adelaide bloggers meet up...again!

So the last time there was a blogger meet up it was on a rather small scale with just Celeste of Becoming Beautiful, Stacey of Pop Makeup and myself meeting up for a lunch, cupcakes and good conversation. Today there was a bigger turn out (despite some of us not being able to stay for long or attend most of it unfortunately but still!) of Adelaide-ian bloggers (and I think we can say now that there are some of us who aren't just 'beauty' bloggers but all-rounder bloggers more specifically - I know I for one am the latter!).

The Royal Wedding - My 10 favorite moments

The Royal Wedding - whether you loved it or hated it...I really couldn't care less because I actually loved it. At first I wasn't even sure if I would be able to tune in for it as my internet quota for the month was running out and I had a politics essay to [never] complete but I ended up tuning in as I had to be a part of history. Even if it was via YouTube's live streaming of it courtesy of BBC.

Update on pets (and an excuse to test a video)

Since losing our hermit crabs my life has been way too quiet especially since Scott left for America for two weeks (although he's returning this Sunday).

BYS face products review

When I told David from Fashion Addict that I wanted to not only master the smokey eye but also start with the bare basics of learning how to do my face from primer to concealer (or...blush and bronze?) I had no idea how much it would intimidate me actually staring at the products once I had them. Seriously, why is it foundation comes in so many different types? What does a primer do except for add another layer to your face? Why conceal when it is already concealed? Out of this foursome the blush and bronze compact was the most familiar...

BYS 'Glam Rock' and 'Denim in Distress' palettes review

If you want to hear me ramble about it instead


I was so excited when David from Fashion Addict sent these new BYS palettes for me to perfect my smokey eye! They are beautiful and Denim in Distress is out of my comfort zone with all those blue shades whereas Glam Rock just fed my purple addiction. So what did I really think about them?

Winter woes: Dry, chapped lips

As winter slowly creeps up on Adelaide I find myself waking up in the morning with disgustingly dry and chapped lips. Actually, come to think about it this happens regardless of whether it is winter or not! That said, as the harsh weather kicks in I have armed myself with lipbalms and have them in easily accessible places so I have no excuse to fall victim (I actually typed "wic" initially...hehe, wictim...get it? No? Okay.) to crinkly lips. Which does happen throughout the day since I am far too lazy to reach over to the other side of my desk or under it to find relief. As I type this, I have two of the five above next to my laptop and one of the five in my handbag. The other two? Well, they failed to impress me...or rather one did but the other? Broke my heart, in a way. Until I met a better alternative that mended my heart right up.

Nourish Hair Care sample review

The life of a university student is hard. It is hard when you use up what money you have and all that is left is about $3 in your bank account and $15 in your wallet. I wish I were lying but those are true figures. When you are also owed money from your agency and they are taking months to pay you...well that might just motivate your frustration. Last week I was out of toothpaste but luckily acquired money by selling a textbook (oh woe). Where did the rest of it go? Towards tickets to see a Jane Goodall lecture and zoo books which are pretty much important necessities. This week? I am out of shampoo and moisturizer. Life couldn't be crueler, two important basics for any girl and I have to run out of them this week.

HP & Intel Front Row Blogger Competition

Oh my goodness! Somehow I made it into the voting round of HP & Intel's Front Row Blogger competition!!! This is so exciting to just even get this far!

This is where you could possibly get me through to the next round dear readers! Depending on votes, I could possibly make it through to the second round where five finalists will be chosen to proceed to the third round where a final decision will be made.

For me, this opportunity would be amazing because it is something I have always wanted to do! I will never make it onto an actual runway (no, it's not pessimism but more like a lack of height!) so the next best place? In the front row chattering away about what is on the runway!

If you would like to vote for me - pretty pretty please! - then please go below! Thank you!






P.S. Here is my belated reaction!

Goodbye Boys

Early this year Scott and I lost our hermit crab, Jackson and on Friday we thought we would check up on Trent before Scott left to America on Saturday for two weeks. Trent is notorious for hibernating, I have often mistaken him for dead only to find he is so fast asleep that he usually hates me for poking him to check he is alive so I believed he was in his usual hibernating state and when Scott picked him up and found he had died...it was a big shock. Losing our clumsy little boy after losing Jackson is devastating and I feel like the worst mother in the world. I think stress got the better of our babies and in a way I am glad they are not suffering anymore but still, I feel awful and wish I could have done more in order to save both of their lives.

Small animals - guinea pigs, hermit crabs, whatever - often times fall victim to stress and not a lot of people take this seriously. So please, if you have a small creature in your care always remember that stress is often times the killer of these beautiful animals so do what you can to ensure they are as happy as possible.

Needless to say, for those of you who know I was considering getting pet rats (albeit next year when I have my own place and not going to travel as much) I am now reconsidering and possibly holding out until I am entirely sure of where I will be permanently and where life will settle me. I lost Jodi, my adorable guinea pig this time last year and my family also lost our fourteen-year old cat Pebbles at the end of last year so I am mending my heart for the moment and definitely putting animals first before I try being a Mummy again - they need to have a secure home and environment so this is a lesson well learned.

Run! Suki is on YouTube!

I started a brand new channel called Suki Chronicles (I know, so unoriginal but better than babygirlz0283208 or something similar) which will feature all my videos for this blog - hooray! Now it is totally new and making videos is alien to me (except for the ones I made for Scott...NO! Mind out of the gutter! I used to just make him update videos when I was abroad and he was working, it makes a twist from writing letters.) so be nice. Or whatever, be mean and I probably might not care. Much.

Now, I had so many issues with my webcam which I cannot be bothered getting into for the life of me now. Instead I will share with you how I combated the problem of lighting with webcam videos as you will always have a shadow-y effect or over-lighting happening. And in my case it was shadowing so one side of my face got barely any light and I looked like Two Face.

(I know, I have a weird bar above my head...I have no idea where it came from...)

See what I mean?

(Oh! Wait!...DUH!...I'm an angel, so I haz halo!)

But then I found a way to combat the problem! And thought I would share in case this works for anyone else. I hope it does, that way I look like a genius.

1: You have your main light source (in my case, plus the ceiling light and my webcam light but this lamp is the main source of light for my videos)

2: You have the object that rebounds the light and throws it across the darkened areas you need light to shine upon! (In my case I used my hundred year old mirror and my diary as extra height)

3: The object meant to be the center of attention will be all lit up!


You can watch my first video here!:

33 followers is a big deal for me ♥

This is just a quickie to let you wonderful readers know that I will be doing a giveaway hopefully soon to celebrate gaining 33 followers for Suki Chronicles - 33 is my number, it is that number I have always had on the back of my sports jerseys and it is my favorite number. Not my lucky numbers, I have different lucky numbers but it is a special number and that is what you all are to me - absolutely freaking special!

If you have any ideas or prize wants (that are available in Australia and not easily elsewhere) then let me know! Just a heads up that I might overboard with this giveaway so be sure to keep an eye out for it!

THANK YOU for making my blogging career that much more amazing.

♥Suki, xxx.

LOTD: Trying to keep myself from falling asleep

 

Yesterday was such a stressful day for me: I had three major assignments due! Eurk, and I did an all-nighter to finish a 50% essay (yes, I know, I will probably get a dreadful grade) so in attempt to look more alive I thought I'd do a bit of a fun neutral look in order to look a little more awake. I love Psyche Minerals' Durran, such a pretty purple!

Face Of Australia Opulent Eyes palettes

 

It was only recently that I jumped on the Face Of Australia (FOA) bandwagon and I think I like the ride thus far. So when I went along for the beauty blogger meet up over the weekend and Celeste and I were purchasing products to get our paws on the goodie bag worth $50 at Priceline, I thought I ought to pick up a few FOA products (Stacey brought along two FOA products that did not work for her which I took to try and have yet to try them but they will come along soon enough) for myself.

What caught my eye were the Opulent Eyes palettes. It was definitely tempting to get all four but I had to resist and so I got the Rich & Famous and Endless Nights palettes.

One more month down ♥

He is the most important person in my life. And I love him for everything.

And to be totally sappy, how amazing is this song? I really want to see the movie Rio now:

Versatile Blogger Award

Thank you to the lovely Sophie for tagging me for this! Her blog is my new favorite to read when I'm having my downtime (AKA procrastinating instead of working on a 50% Moral Problems essay) so definitely check it out because it is so refreshingly good to read!

Seven Things About Me

1. I love food and I cannot wait to cook in my own kitchen one day, perusing recipes online is my favorite way of relaxing after a particularly long day.

2. This is becoming a bigger and more obvious aspect of my life: I am an animal lover and big tree hugger. I do run around hugging trees routinely in fact...provided they have no spiders on them.

3. I own a hermit crab (I used to have two, one passed away earlier this year ): ) and apparently this is amusing and unusual for people to hear. They make wonderful and adorable pets and I am being honest, this is coming from a person who has severe arachnophobia.

4. A recent revelation and apparently makes me "legendary": I drink Guinness and I love it. My drink of choice also happens to be scotch and coke. However that said, I do not drink all the time and see no point in getting drunk.

5. I used to be a law student until I broke up with it last year because we had no more passion in our relationship. We are still close though and may get back together next year but are taking it slow.

6. Being a true Japanese (half anyway), I can eat noodles for breakfast, lunch and dinner and still want more. Ramen or udon, I will not complain. Pasta works too. My parents think I am a bit of a freak.

7. I have been a model for four years now and I still do not have an inkling of how to even use basic make up. I know basic basics but I horrify a lot of people with even the little knowledge I do possess. Hence why I am trying to learn. Also, I am preparing for when old age kicks in and I lose my youthful looks and will need make up to bejazzle my face.


Now, I tag...Susan of Darling Girl Cosmetics because she is amazing and Darling Girl is amazing so you should check both blog and store out; Wendi of Makeup Zombie who does spectacular looks and is just a wonderful person; and Stacey of Pop! Makeup whom I just met in person and love all the more - she has such wonderful blog posts that are a great read.

What happens when beauty bloggers meet?

I was fortunate enough to be able to meet Celeste of Becoming Beautiful and Stacey of Pop! Makeup on Saturday and boy was it fun! They were so very beautiful and lovely in person and we definitely hit it off really well and I know there will be plenty more opportunities in the future for us all to meet up again and also for more Adelaide beauty (or even just all-rounder bloggers too I'm sure) bloggers to meet up so keep in touch and lets create an Adelaide community!

Darling Girl cosmetics order from way back when & REOPENING!

I have honestly been counting down the days and finally Darling Girl cosmetics is baaack!!! Head on over there and check out some of the fabulous new collections Susan has been working on - she is incredible, not only did she move house and states but she managed to create a whole bunch of goodies for us to indulge in while doing all of the packing and moving, ummm hello wonder woman?

In anticipation of my first order since DG reopened, I thought I would get into my order from earlier in the year which I received just before Susan closed shop.

Blog sale results!

 

 
When Dee aka Miss Prissypants held a blog sale recently I may not have made it in time to grab some of the more coveted items (staring down Stacey and Celeste...) I still grabbed some of the items that I knew I had to have for my daily wear collection.