Haulin'

Hmm .. I'd have to say I feel somewhat guilty and shameful at what I have managed to accumulate over the past few days (most of it) considering my piggy bank isn't looking too happy with me and I have less than 2 months til my trip and I haven't saved near what I was hoping. This is what that extra AUD900 rudd dollars was supposed to go to and unfortunately I wasn't eligible for it this year since I got pretty much all of my tax back last year /sigh.

So the M.A.C Style Warrior collection just hit Oz yesterday and it was Donna that reminded me so blame her kk? She bought the 'golden refined' bronzer and the lustre drops in 'pink rebel' and I went to have a peek at it today and I ended up with pretty much the same as hers cept I got the lustre drops in 'sun rush' instead. I was eyeing the bronzing sprays that were there as well but talked myself out of it as I wouldn't use it often.

Pricing: The lustre drops were AUD40.00 and the refined bronzer was AUD45.00 (have some pity for us aussies) But I think that's all I'll be getting from this collection.

Product photos:

The packaging is divine! I believe the regular 'refined golden' bronzer in its normal packaging is AUD39.00 so we're paying an extra AUD6.00 for the pretty packaging /rolls eyes ay nako!

I really wanted to get my hands on the refined bronzer since it's a whole lot cheaper than NARS laguna(AUD72.00?!) which I currently use everyday as a bronzer and contour.

M.A.C lustre drops in 'Sun Rush':

I got this color over the other 2 because I already use Eyeko's 'glow' cream as a liquid highlighter and it works fine for me. 'Bronze hero' I thought looked quiet similar to eyeko's tinted cream but maybe slightly darker in tone. So I opted for this one because I want to try mixing it in with some foundation as I have read and heard on some reviews that it's a nice medium to mix it with.

M.A.C refined golden bronzer close up:

It looks 'peachy' in color on my cam but I think that's just the flash. It's more of a lighter brown in person.

Swatches of both 'refined golden' bronzer and lustre drops in 'sun rush':

Here I compared the lustre drops in 'sun rush' to eyeko's tinted cream. You can tell the M.A.C's lustre drops has a more even color throughout it even with one swatch.

Does anyone else find the Eyeko tinted cream to be quiet 'streaky'? If I don't blend it perfectly and I leave it to dry, it looks like skid marks on your face LOLS joke but something like that ...

Here I wanted to compare the M.A.C's 'Refined Golden' to my current bronzers NARS 'Laguna' and M.A.C 'So Ceylon':

I do like how 'refined golden' looks much pigmented than 'laguna' because even though it's nice to have the option of layering as much 'laguna' on, having my bronzer a bit more pigmented saves time when applying and also saves product! Though NARS laguna looks like it has more shimmer imo. M.A.C's 'So Ceylon' looks more like a golden-peach compared to the other 2 - just my opinion.

Last weekend I went to Peter Alexander to buy a present for Mimi's birthday and I ended up buying something for myself as well ... how did that happen?! I saw these stretch satin off the shoulder dresses in red and in black on the rack priced down to AUD49.00 from AUD69.00 and thought that was too expensive until the SA came up to me and told me they were a FURTHER 50% OFF. Why did you have to do that?! Lucky for me they had 2 of each of the colors left in my size (actually I lie, XS is NOT my size, their garments tend to just run bigger.)

They were only AUD24.50 each! They're one solid color so it's nice and simple to just wear out casually or even to dress them up a bit.

Then I had a look at the Sportsgirl online store today because I have been in love with Sportsgirl attire for quiet some time now. They didn't use to stock items like they do now so it's pretty much my favourite shop to go for clothing.

So here I bought 3 'Aladdin' pants or whatever else people call them these days. They were all priced between AUD99.95-AUD129.95 down to AUD29.95 each! These are my favourite type of pants to wear. So light, loose and most importantly comfortable. I have about five more that I've purchased in the past year. I don't care if they look daggy (-.-)

I saw that they had the satin/silk jumpsuitthat I was eyeing a while back that's currently on sale now for only AUD29.95! So I hurried down to Chatty and lucky for me, the SAs were JUST putting out the sales items on the rack! I was overjoyed LOL especially since I missed out on the Witchery sale. There was a shortsleeve silk/jumpsuit with gold buttons that I saw but they didn't have any in my size. It was priced from AUD179.95 down to AUD39.95! They only had size 12's left and I tried that on but it looked ridiculous since it was past my knees. Mum said she could alter it but that's gonna be too much work for her so whatever, I passed.

Anyway back to the satin jumpsuit .. they only had size 8s and up left but when I tried the size 8s on, it fitted fine everywhere cept around the armpits - it was too loose and when I bend over, the chest part comes down too low showing my hoo-hars (or lack of). I placed an order for a size 6 online.

I don't mind that these will make me look like I have a sagging bottom or a huge ball sack :)

I couldn't see this real nice charm necklace instore today so I placed one on order:

it's AUD14.95.

And I got this golden rope headband for only AUD4.95 :)

These are my favourite (and only) ugg boots that I purchased last month on sale. I wanted it in black but they didn't have anymore in my size. This was the last one. They're called 'Peter Pan' uggs boots because of the style. Got em for only AUD50.00 or AUD40.00 at the Surf/Dive and Ski shop. Ira got herself a pair also! I dunno if Fifi found one in her size in the city branch.

They're super comfy and the bottom soles are made out of rubber instead of the foam that some other Ugg boots are made out so these can be worn out in the rain. It has wool only around the ankle/lower calf area so they're super warm. I've been wearing them pretty much everyday just to go down to the shops. So for all them ugg boot haters out there :P~~~~

And this is what you may call my 'useless rubbish' part of the haul since we all know they're not going to be used for anything much .. But I am a big big fan of Me2U bears and my local newsagency were selling their range of them on sale! I have seen the larger version of this me2u bear in the raincoat and pink boots but it was like around AUD60.00. I may be stupid to fall for cute things like these but not stupid enough to hand over AUD60.00 for it! (I just wait for it to go on sale of course! This one I got is about 7 inches tall. Got her for only AUD13.99. Dont you just love it when you fall for the 1 cent off the round figure ... Apparantely, it's "supposed" to look 'cheaper' and more 'affordable' in the eyes of consumers. /shrug I don't care I love Me2U so much more than Forever Friend bears! I have probably spend countless $1 coins on them 'toy grabbing' machines if it contains a Me2U bear.

The second photo below the teddy are phone charms of Me2U bears dressed up in animal suits. I first saw the one dressed up in a lion suit and thought they were Zodiac sign themed but was wrong but got one anyway! I got one in a pig, cow, lion (coz I'm a Leo), an elephant and a duck! They were AUD3.00 each down from AUD10.00 :) When I asked the counter dude if they were indeed only AUD3.00 each he mocked me as though I had striked it lucky lol. ( "YES theyyyy arrrre! /big grin raised eyebrow look) <- you try that.

Oh and one of my favourite necklaces from Tree of Life broke :(

If anyone is curious how that happened, this is how I store my bigger/longer necklaces - on a tie rack and I hang it on a wall pretty much behind my door zzz. So now it's placed just beside my bed.

Yeah, I now know putting it behind the door was just an accident waiting to happen. But I usually have clothes behind my door so my door doesn't usually come in contact with my necklace rack but yep, one day it did. I'm pretty bummed because Tree of Life never really brings up previous pieces that they have sold before just like Seduce and that's why I can never have my leafe earrings again! (I've converted it into a necklace charm :( )

Now THESE are what got me all ecstatic:

I've mentioned these in one of my snack related post a while back. They're the ever so crispy 'Tao Kae Noi' (whatever that means) seaweed snacks that come in a variety of flavours such as hot 'n' spicy, regular, tomato, wasabi, tom yum and some others I haven't tried yet. The ones I've mentioned are the only ones I've tried. They're usually about AUD3.50 for a bag and I think that's bloody too expensive for a bag of chips that only last a minute in my hands! But these were on SALE for AUD1.95 emphasis on the '5' since it's really 2 bucks BUT you're saving a whopping 5cents! Holy doly! The caramel corn snack on the bottom was probably the only thing that wasn't on SALE since I paid the full price of AUD4.25 for it. But they tasted nice :)

Here is a photo of one. I feel somewhat lame for taking a pic of a piece of 'chip'.

And coz I'm a weirdo, let's look at it again ... but closer.

Compacted seaweed pieces formed to create the crispyness (is that a word?)

What have you been hauling?

xoxo