Update: last weeks of holidays :c

I shall update from last time I updated properly. (:

17.01 - worked, can't remember what happened though lol

18.01 - went to watch a movie with my dad n sister, which was parental guidance. f**k it sucks, don't watch it. 

19.01 - left for cairns this day. omg, i was really nervous to get on the plane because i hadn't gone on in such a long time, and i hate the feeling of the dryness in my mouth because of the aircon, lol. anyways, about 3 hours to cairns from sydney which was good, cos i don't think i could've handled any longer, haha. when we got there, it was raining, and it was really sticky and humid. hot as well. we arranged to hire a car for the week, and we went to get some lunch. fyi, i'll be uploading some photos from cairns soon, after i sort out some more photos from instagram lol. anyways, after lunch went to book some stuff for the rest of the week: ie. snorkelling, etc. then went swimming in the hotel/apartment pool because we felt hot and sticky lolz. 

20.01 - the weather turned out really nice despite the weather forecast so we cancelled the bookings for that day and went to go snorkelling and diving instead. wow, it was an amazing experience. that's another few things off my bucketlist yay. anyways, there were three 'destinations' at this opal reef, to view the coral and fish and stuff. the first one, i went snorkelling to get a "feel of the water" before i went diving, and omg it's so mindblowing to swim with fish. i think that's as close as i'll ever get with fish lol. it was stinger season, so we all had to wear these stinger suits, which were basically wet suits i think. so many jellyfish everywhere, they were so cute, some of them stung my lips and stuff cos it was exposed lol. and then second and third time around i went scuba diving. wow, i was so scared for the first time, i swear i was gonna s**t my pants anytime soon, haha. we had to pass some tests to make sure we'll survive underwater like stuff to do when going lower and how to deal with the pressure of the water. there was only one other guy that went diving with me both times. first time, we were both to scared so we concentrated on swimming and following our instructor, but second time, we actually appreciated the reef and looked at stuff close up. 

21.01 - went to the beach in the morning which was really relaxing and a good start to the day. and then got back to the apartment to swim in the pool again haha. in the afternoon, went to get changed and went white water rafting. if you don't know what that is, go google it, and you'll know what it is by looking in the images, hehe. anyways, i was terrified at first, but it was super easy and fun. great day hehe. 

22.01 - we left for a full day tour to the daintree rainforest, which is in the world heritage list hehe. we were the only family on that day because it was pouring ! so we managed to kind of have a more privatised kinda tour which was amazing because our guide was really friendly. anyways, the rainforest was beautiful, spotted one of the rarest birds in the world which was a treat - the cassowary. there are only about 2000 in the entire world - only about 50 of them in this rainforest. what a treat, it was beautiful. for lunch, we had steak which was really nice. we also managed to spot a wild crocodile on a cruise on a river. really nice day. 

23.01 - last day at cairns/port douglas and so we drove down to cairns to check out the place and sight see i guess. we also went down to palm cove which is apparently a really popular honeymoon/wedding venue, and they have ethereal hotels and resorts. had a mocha there as well, because it started to pour and we wanted to wait it out. afterwards, we went back to the hotel and just chilled. 

24.01 - our flight was around 12pm, and got back to sydney around 3.30pm, got home and relaxed. didn't do much except unpack and then head out for dinner. 

25.01 - went out with my manager to hang out around the city for lunch. afterwards, we went to this cosy cafe to play board games lol. 

26.01 - happy australia day lol ! had to work this day. 

27.01 - didn't do anything, stayed home and relaxed, and watched australian open mens grand final and yay for djokovic ! i love you <3 i love tennis hehe. 

28.01 ( today ) - worked again, and now just chilling. omg, second last day of freedom before school, i'm like super depressed. this morning, i was reading through some earlier posts from the holidays and i sounded so happy, omg, i miss my freedom already. 

tomorrow, i'm working again then have to rush to matrix coaching for english and probably will go home and sulk until school starts on wednesday. f*******************k. lol

thanks for reading !

michelle x

Update: nonexistent

As you can probably tell, my blog is pretty much non-existent. Haven't been bothered to upload stuff, I prefer to collect all my instagram photos and make it into a photogrid and right now, I'm 3 photos less, so please bear with me.

School is about to start soon - completely depressed over realising this. But I think I've have a pretty fulfilling holiday, just wish it was forever. But after these 2 years, I'll be completely free, which is mindblowing actually, because that would mean high school is done. :(

Anyways, I'll try to blog more, I always say that, but it'll probably help with the stress after school starts. (:

Anyways, I haven't really been myself these days and I've made this little playlist that I really like. It's helping with the anxiety I usually get before school starts again.

Michelle x

Update: cairns

Howdy yall,

So yesterday (Tuesday) went out with my besties. We went to the amf bowling place where we had unlimited access to bowling and laser tag. It was my first time playing laser tag, and honestly it was such a big step for me personally. I didn't really know what I was doing but we went laser tagging with just the four of us. And omg the place was so dark and lonely with freaky glowing skeletons and stuff. I was scared s**tless mind the language. I was so scared, but then the adrenalin kicked in and you're just running around like maniacs haha.

We went for a game of bowling and had fries while playing cos we were hungry. so afterwards, we wanted our moneys worth so we went for another round of tag, and this time there were others and we had 4 teams. Our team won cos one of my friends got 2000 and something points! Crazyyy!

Played some arcade afterwards and got quite a lot of tickets.

So left around 1 and went out lunch with sister n dad, which was nice. Got home and just chilled. Really trying to enjoy my chill time before real s**t starts to happen.

Today (Wednesday), in the morning, went to the vet to get my kitty vaccinated. Afterwards, came home had lunch and cleaned out my wardrobe. Kinda. Lol. Need to start packing for cairns soon and figuring out how to sort my stuff. Haha. I want my own suitcase but we have to pack everything into 2 suitcases for the whole family since my parents want to pack light to drive around the area.

So yeah, basically my packed holiday. I swear this has to be my most packed holiday ever.

Oh! On Monday had a night shift at work, and talked a lot with coworkers. Talked into some real deep stuff, had plenty to think about while drifting off to sleep.

Hope you have a good week and thanks for reading!

Michelle xo

Instagram Diary | Update #14

1. bento box for lunch at poporo with friends and family
2. noggi biscotti flavour is literally the best ever froyo flavour.
3. bought some sale items - clothing, organisation drawers, phone holder and powder
4. baked beans for breakfast on a whim
5. super bored and played with makeup - winged eyeliner
6. going to work for moochi
7. dinner with bestie after work, pretty filling and amazing, but didn't have lunch so that tasted super good
8. kakashi drawing for the bday gurl ~
9. pho ! w/ birthday girl and friends ♥
10. pooling for her birthday - honestly, my first time ever playing, I'm really bad haha
11. massive ass fan in marketcity that i found hahahaha
12. omgomg, best friend gift ever ! she got me some late xmas + bday presents and omg she knows me too well ! book/dvd, cat poster and homemade brownies !! AHHH. ♥♥♥
13. bought some items again - snapback cap, pen holder, bowl and eyelash curler
14. found all these skincare and makeup samples all stored in a box, my gosh, such a hoarder.
15. sun tan oil/lotion for cairns and market finds omg best day ever - guy at the stall said: "the mockingjay too?" omg made my day, he was probably waiting to use that line HAHA
16. boredd today - selfie before going out with mum and sis and my new snapback cap ! ♥

hope you have an amazing week, thanks for reading ! ♥

michelle xo

Update: life

So basically, have not blogged in quite a while and Julia has been bugging me to make a new post.

so on Monday, I had to go to work early as heck in the morning - 9am and I was so tired, because night before, I slept at 2 just waiting for the roster to come out.

My shift finished at 3pm and then went home and chilled.

Tuesday was so hot. Far out it was like 40degrees. Thank God, didn't have to work so just switched in, my air con and just chilled on my computer.

On Wednesday however, had to wake up early to go to a staff meeting and manager treated us to a free breakfast. Afterwards, went tennis with a friend. And omg I was trying to teach him how to play tennis which was so annoying cos he was so damn annoying and stubborn. Far out.

On Thursday (today), worked from 10am til 4pm and then met up with Julia and hung out with her for dinner. It was so nice to catch up with her and everything. Now, in her house chilling, will have to go soon because my pay just arrived and I need to go and get it. Oh and Julias new house is so big. That's what she said.

Beauty Favourites of 2012

Saw heaps and heaps of Youtube videos on this so I thought I'd do a blog post on it, since I haven't really been posting all that much. :c

Anyhoo, I don't have that many but here are some things that I really really liked in 2012.

L-R: Lancome Star Bronzer (sample size) | Clinique Blush in smoldering plum (sample size) | Clinique sample quad (beach plum, strawberry fudge, like mink duo on the bottom row | Coral Colours Eyepencil Kohl in Midnight | Rimmel professional eyebrow pencil | tonymoly water jelly tint | garnier bb cream (oil-free)

 Lancome Star Bronzer: 
I got this near the beginning of 2012 as a sample from a purchase my mum got. And as you can see, I've been using it religiously for the whole year and I have hit pan. It goes on pigmented, but not overly pigmented, so it's easy to blend away and it looks super natural. It has some gold glitter/shimmer in it, but it's hardly noticeable on the skin, especially if you blend it away.

Clinique Blush in smouldering plum
My mum bought stuff from Clinique and I got this from a gift sample thing. The lady was like, 'this might be a bit too dark for you but oh well', and then I went home and tried it, it's not at all ! On my skintone, it looks really nice and natural. Doesn't even look plum - it turns out more warm and a dark coral tone on my skin. It's not very pigmented but when I finish this, I'll be trying out other stuff hehe.

 Clinique sample quad 
I've used this the whole year for nearly all my eyeball looks hahaha. But I haven't touched the purple/plum shadow because I'm not into that stuff ahaha. However, I've hit pan on the other three. The top right is a duochrome shadow, it looks pink, but when layered on the skin, it comes out as a really warm gold colour. It's gorgeous and I've used this for my inner corners and tearduct. The bottom left shade is a basic champagne colour which I started off using as a browbone highlight but then I realised you can use this as a face highlighter and I've been using it so much I'm nearly out of it. :C The last one is the brown one which I've hit pan on near the end of December because I've never really used it. But I started using it as smudged liner instead. (:

 Tonymoly Water Jelly Tint
I think I've mentioned this heaps but I really like this. I don't ever use it on my cheeks cos I never really like using blush anyways. But this looks super natural on the lips and I really like it ! When I'm out of it, I'll have to purchase it again or look for one that similar.

Garnier Oil-free BB Cream in Light

I recently got this around the end of November when it was on sale. I have the other one that Garnier makes, and comparing them, this one has heaps more coverage and is more matte. Really enjoying this. 

 Coral Colours Eyepencil in Midnight 
I don't know where you can get this, but I got this free with the purchase of a magazine. I expected it to be super cheap and crappy and it'll smudge everywhere, but this is actually really amazing. It doesn't smudge at all! It has a smudger foam thing on the end of it, and you have to work sort of fast if you're going to smudge it out because it dries quite quick. Nevertheless, really like this. Only downside, I wish it would sharpen itself, because I'm super lazy. :P

Rimmel London Professional Eyebrow Pencil in Dark Brown
Initially bought this near the beginning of last year, and I didn't know how to use it. Since then after watching heaps of Youtube videos, I learnt how to use it, and it's really good. (:

L-R: Lash & Brow Comb | small crease brush | ecotools eye shadow brush | realTechniques blush brush | realTechniques expert face brush

 Lash & Brow Comb
I got this along with several other brushes for free in this small kit that came with a purchase in the Duty free shop when I was getting back from New Zealand. I didn't really want the kit, but I was like, worth a shot. And it seriously surprised me. I didn't know something free could be that good ! All the brushes were actually decent quality. And I've been using this brush for after mascara and brows, it's super handy !

Small crease Brush
Like I said earlier, I got a kit from the duty-free store, and this was another brush that came with the kit. It's super small so it's perfect for the crease and inner corner and I just never expected it to be so soft.

Ecotools Eyeshadow Brush
I got this from my bestie (THANK YOU ♥) in a beauty exchange box because she knew I liked to QUOTE: "do a lot of stuff with my eyeballs". And this is really good for just anything really. Super soft and has a tapered end so I can do a whole eyelook with shadow just using this brush.

realTechniques Blush Brush
I got this online, because it's CRAZY EXPENSIVE IN AUSTRALIA. THIS IS F*CKING $40 OVER HERE (excuse the language). I got this online for $9.99! Anyways, I heard from reviews this is really good for powder, not blush because it's way too big, and that's what I use it for. It's really soft, and when I first got it I couldn't stop feeling it hehe. Anyways, really recommend this, and the whole collection.

realTechniques Expert Face Brush
I got this as well after reading really positive reviews on it. I didn't really use it at all because I don't wear foundation  except for formal and then when I started using it with my concealer and BB cream, it makes the biggest difference ever. It buffs it in so naturally you can't really tell you're wearing anything. Highly recommend this!

That's all I have for beauty favourites. I hope you enjoyed reading this. Honestly, I get a lot of my makeup as gifts or sample sizes from other purchases from my mum, so yeah, I'm a real makeupp cheapie.

Anyways, thanks for reading.

Michelle ♥

Instagram Diary | Update #13

1. made some salad for myself for lunch (: ♥
2. merry christmas ! (belated now haha) - taken just before I left for a lunch and it was pouring ! hence the raincoat haha c:
3. new boxing day sale purchases ! ♥
4. the coffee club lunch w/ jen, julia n oliver after ice skating (:
5. more shopping - post boxing day; still sales. ;D
6. european style breakfast w/ family for new years'
7. haha, funny story - i looked at my thumb when I was playing with my braces and this imprinted on it
    "dont worry, be happy" C:
8. my babbyyyyy ♥
9. outfit of the day for today's outing to the movies w/ close friends n sis !
10. new purchase - sale at rubi shoes, these new babys for $20 ! ♥
11. OMG there is a bread/cake shop near where I live that has the best selling cakes ever ! so many memories, sharing this with my sis on the way home ♥
12. saw a newly wedded couple on a horse carriage on my way home - too cute ♥

hope you enjoyed (:

Michelle ♥

Michelle's Style | 03.01.13

shirt - internet clothing | shorts - berry B | belt - finkl | cardigan - dotti | shoes - diy converses | bag - gift from friend 

I realised the last time I've done this kind of post was like last year October, so I thought new year, new post. Haha. (: So today, went out with a group of close friends and my sister to watch Life of Pi, WHICH by the way, is really good! Just super depressing haha. Anyways, so dressed super casual and comfy.

So today's weather was rather hot, so dressed accordingly. The top there is actually a hi-neck sleeveless cropped top, so I paired it with these really comfy high waisted shorts. It was also sort of windy so I also threw on a short sleeved cardigan.

As for shoes, omg, I always wear these - black socks with my converses, I don't have to think to much, I just wear them haha.

Anyways, hope you enjoyed, thanks for reading!

Michelle x