When I was in high school, around year 10, I started branching out from my trusty Bonne Bell Lipsmackers collection (call me, Strawberry-Kiwi!) and trying lip products that were less balm, more gloss. There was a fine balance between wearing something that Mum approved of (no colour, not too shiny) and something that appealed to my tastes (MOTHERFUCKING PINK!), and Covergirl's Wetslicks falling...

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Here's a nail quickie for you featuring some minis and a glitter I've been hanging onto for a while. I used to use all the glitter on all the nails, but after going through a lot of polish remover, cotton pads, patience and swears, I've learnt that you never go full glitter. Never! So much glitter is too much of a burden for...

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I've been using nothing but BB creams recently. The just-right coverage + sunscreen + skin benefits = Michaela face base nirvana. However, aside from trying the Garnier BB earlier this year (didn't review due to the overwhelming meh), most of my experience has been isolated to Asian market BBs and I actually haven't had much experience with Western BB creams. Enter Palmer's Cocoa...

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I think I've found my make-up kryptonite, you guys. Wave a lipstick pen in front of me and I go weak at the knees, only summoning up enough strength to press my credit card into the shopkeep's loving grasp. Priceline was cruel enough to keep the Essence stand within eyesight from where I was innocently picking up some contact lens fluid, muttering must...

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I KNOW! I have sooooo many cosmetics and products all queued up in my 'to try' pile. Lined up end to end, these beauty goodies would stretch from Neutral Bay, Sydney, all the way to ASOS HQ in the UK (or so clutter-free-freak Boyfriend would like to think). BUT an ASOS sale is kinda hard to avoid. Especially when you have ASOS set...

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Welcome to Lather Rinse Repeat's series of summer themed posts! Every post that features the above banner will be serving up a review of a useful product or service for you to take advantage of in the warmer months. Summer holidays are so fleeting, right? Like barely grasped snatches of dappled sunlight and salt-swept hair. Or a fart in a glass.Instead of being...

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ERMAHGERD!!! ERMAHGERD YOU GUISE! HAVE YOU SEEN THE AD CAMPAIGN FOR MAC'S STRENGTH COLLECTION??? DEM ARMS!!! I LOVE IT SO MUCH THAT MY CAPS LOCK KEY JAMMED WITH EXCITEMENT!!! THAT IS A RELATIVELY LARGE AMOUNT OF EXCITEMENT FOR ONE LITTLE KEYBOARD!! The model is Serbian-American fitness model Jelena Abbou, and her body is the definition of #fitspo. Sure, the 2013 Spring collection looks...

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- Post more! I dropped off my frequency this last month because of work and attempting to have a social life, but I now know that work should stay at the office, and that having a social life is way overrated. Expect more frequent posts from the braless, pantless and drinking straight from the vino bottle on her couch Michaela. Pretty much -...

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