"Moisturise, moisturise, moisturise"

I take pride in being a no-fuss kind of a gal.  Life can only be truly lived when you learn to laugh at yourself and not taking yourself too seriously.  I adapt this philosophy in almost all aspects and most especially in my beauty regimen.  I understand the need to upkeep and get to that best version of oneself but I do not however let this take precedence over having fun and enjoying life.  Thus my beauty regimen can be quite basic.  In all my years of reading beauty and health magazines, I have come to filter all the information and retain the most important ones.  Number 1 on the list has always been a consensus of the importance of moisturising.

One product I am loving now is Clinique's Youth Surge.

I use this as a night cream because it's a bit heavier than what I would prefer to use during the day.  Being a heavier cream can only mean hard core moisturising powers!

For all over the body, I choose Palmers Moisturising Body Oil.

Although it can leave the skin feeling a bit slick for a moment, it is actually absorbed quite quickly by the skin leaving it so soft when I wake up in the morning.  That being said, I only use it at night, after a shower because I've made the mistake of putting it on during the day and leaving oil stains on my top even after I thought it was well and truly absorbed.  Anyway, this product works wonders on other kinds of skin blemishes too such as uneven skin tone, flaky skin and stretch marks.  Best of all, it's a pharmacy product and can be bought for less than $20.

Simple.

Next Project: Paper Dreams

Thinking of something to pre-occupy my time and at the same time be more productive.  I thought up a few things that I'd love to do: interior decorator, fashion buyer or stylist.  All of which can be quite expensive to start off with and a need for a client base.  All of which also need full attention and complete hands-on experience.  Given current circumstances, I am unable to fulfil all of the above duties.  Still, I want to do something with a strong aesthetic feel.  I thought about it a bit more... et voila!
I can do paper crafts! Party invites, personal stationary and the likes.  I'm getting excited thinking about this.  I have no basic knowledge of the software needed for this but I can learn, can't I?  Thinking of a name for my 'brand' and after much to-ing and fro-ing, I've come up with Paper Dreams.  Either that or its direct French translation which is Rêves de Papier.

It's my next hobby but it will be sometime before it comes to full-bloom.  First step, is to learn the craft and then my dreams and inspirations can come to life through paper.

Watch this space!

Spring Gardens Outfit

Today is Monday, 1st of October and it's the last day of the long weekend.  Spent most of it at Bowral -  a pretty and quaint suburb in the Southern Highlands.  Today is the last day of the Tulip festival in Bowral so we thought mum would love to see the place.  It was nice and sunny but the wind was still a bit nippy.

I wore a white long sleeved shirt paired with a light spring overcoat in forest green

I used my new favourite find - a black and white bag with neon green detailing

A long necklace with a hint of red