The bottom 2 photos are new items I just picked up yesterday. The necklace matched the bracelet in the previous pictures and the earrings are HUGE shoulder length dangly earrings. I’m looking forward to wearing these with my hair straightened and down, they should stand out against my black hair…pretty!

I’ll experiment with picture taking and different combinations of the same jewellery pieces and post some more up in the future

Hope everyone is ah mazzing!

xoxo
<3 Linvia

A much delayed NOTW post. This one is of OPI’s Matte polish in a green grape/apple type shade.

I have long wanted to try one of the OPI matter polishe but have never come across them in the store. I recently stumbled upon this shade and adored it.

So following this blog post will be pics of the nail polish but now for a mini review:

- quick drying as all matte polishes are
- a tad streaky if not use to the formula; takes a but of practice to get use to using it
- cannot use base or top coats with the polish or ANY matte polishes
- I found this shade lasted a good few days before chipping so I am impressed with OPI’s formula especially since matte polishes don’t have great lasting ability

Hope that helps anyone thinking of getting into matte polishes! The colour selection available in matte shades currently are not huge but slowly companies are expanding their colour range. I think that is a win!

xoxo
<3 Linvia

I will admit though that I have not stayed away from purchasing beauty related products recently. Oh well- what can you do!?

As you can tell I am very excited by the prospect of finishing up some items and I am determined to move some of the many products I have sitting around the room (lip balms, Lush products- I’m looking at you!)

For this Project 10 pan I’m allowing ANY products remmotely beauty related, so that includes skincare, makeup, hair, nails etc.

The products that are well on their way to being finished?

• OPI Drip Dry
• Lush American Cream conditioner
• Lush Charity Pot moisturiser
• Lush Fair Trade foot lotion
• Maybelline Define-a-Lash (AH-MAZING mascara, love it sooo much!)
• Maybelline XXL mascara

See? Well on the way! Will update with evidence in the form of photographs soon!

Have an amazing one

<3

xx Linvia

It’s been a long time between updates. I’d say at least a couple of months but I am still alive.

Keep an eye out for random review posts here and there although there are no promises of when they’ll appear.

Hope everyone is keep fabulously!

xoxo
<3 Linvia

Quick nail post here: something simple. I found this colour in my stash of unopened OPI colours and felt it was very different to most of the colours I typically use. I ADORE the colour.

It is definitely more of a creme finish then a shiny or matte. One thing to note with this particular shade is that it applies very sheer on the first application. On my right hand I needed to apply 3 coats to achieve a very opaque finish. On my left hand, however, I needed to apply only 2 coats to achieve the same results. It all depends on how much polish you lay down during each coat.

As with all OPI polishes it was really easy to apply with no streaking and dried very quickly

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Products used:

• OPI Dating a Royal polish
• MAC Overlacquer top coat
• OPI Drip Dry drops
• Fingrs nail decals (on the thumbs) dusted with MAC Shroom e/s

What do ya’ll have on your nails?

Hope everyone is fab-dab-ulous and thank you for checking in

xoxo

<3 Linvia

I will start doing short posts on what I am wearing on my nails. Nails Of The Week, that are not necessarily changed on a weekly basis

Here’s my current NOTW:

Zebra Print!!!!

Products used:

• Face Shop White nail polish
• BYS Black nail polish
• MAC Overlacquer Top Coat
• OPI Drip Dry

There are a couple of short reviews I’d like to do about Face Shop nail polishes and MAC’s Overlacquer. One is a rave review and the other I’m on the fence about. Take a guess which is which?

I hope you’ll enjoy this new post series and I love the idea of a quick post series, so that there will likely be post a little more frequently now.

Please feel free to let me know what you have on your nails too!!

Thanks for checking in and blog-you all soon!

xoxo

<3 Linvia

Just a photo post from Sydney/IMATS weekend (9th-13th September, 2009)

We flew with Virgin Blue. They were great!

Stay at Base in Sydney- great place for cheap accommodation and good surrounds

Paddy’s Market…AMAZING!

The place I got my hair to make extensions from, in the market…love the blue in the wig though

From some random Asian store…hahahah Eyelid Eliminate?? What the? LOL

Outside the Convention Centre/IMATS

CROWN!

Crown was so cheap and quite packed.

In the makeup ‘museum’ part of IMATS.

Body painted mermaid

Sydney Opera House…spiky!

Harbour Bridge… <3

Guylian Chocolate Cafe at Circular Quay. Very pricey and not so great service. Kind of rude really.

Water feature in front of an office building…it changes colour…

Went to The Chinese Gardens on our last day in Sydney

The weather was great and the water was so calming

Those were just some random photos from our IMATS/Sydney trip. Thanks for checking in and I hope all is awesome!!

xoxo

<3 Linvia

I just got back from Sydney this weekend- had an amazing time and am really quite missing the whole holiday mode. But nevertheless back to reality it is

There will be posts with photos of the theatre productions I did before leaving for Sydney as well as teh fashion parade once I get the photos myself . I will likely also review the things I picked up at IMATS and in Sydney, or I may just make a video on them.

In the meantime, here is a book I’ve just started to read and the official movie trailer. It looks amazing, and I cannot wait for it to be release in Australia. The movie stars Rachel McAdams and Eric Bana and is a love story with a twist.

Thoughts on the book if you’ve read it? And the movie if you’ve seen it? Comparisons between the two?

Hope everyone is faring wonderfully and post soon blogophiles!

xoxo

<3 Linvia

Just a quick post about my latest online obsession. By online I mean that I’m constantly on the website- www.coach.com- and browsing their selection. There are no stores where I live so I soak it all in online. This obsession to be a little clearer is COACH Leather goods!

As I’ve mentioned a number of times now I’ll be going to Sydney in a couple of weeks and I’ve heard mention of a Coach store in Sydney airport. So I’m excited to have a look at that.

Now keeping in mind I have no idea how these bags feel or the quality of the bag or stitching but they just look oh so divine! They have the most gorgeous luxe fabric linings inside the bag- each bag has a different colour that complements the bag itself.

At the moment I’m in love with their wristlets and am trying to choose between two different styles. They are great for a day or night out where you know you’re not going to need much. It’s also a great way to avoid carrying a lot, cause we all know you can bring a big bag with nothing in it only to find it full of stuff by the end of the day!

Madison wristlet in black. Also comes in a baby grey and pink.

Madison Op Art Large Wristlet in White

Thos 2 above are my favourites. I seem to have a thing for the ‘Madison’ design! heheh I really only like the Op Art one in white. There are other colours on the site that just don’t appeal.

The wristlets come in 2 sizes, a small-medium one and a large one. Unfortunately I don’t know the price on these because there is no Coach Australia website. Shall just have to wait and see!

What are your thoughts on Coach bags? Love them, hate them or don’t know? Leave a comment!

Thanks for dropping by and enjoy your night!

xoxo

<3 Linvia

It has been a long while since there has been any kind of an update from me! Wow, well over a month now. Anyway, no excuses from me as to the lack of posts. Instead I bring you an update

In the past month I have been steadily working on a number of student theatre productions- doing the makeup of course!

I was key makeup artist for a production titled The Grace of Mary Traverse and that was great fun! Loved every minute of it! Still awaiting photos from the play, but once I get some I’ll post them up

Next up is another student theatre play titled Something Fresh (www.somethingfresh.com.au) which begins next Wednesday. Good times! I will be working with another girl on this play which is such a relief because this production has quite a large cast compared to standard student theatre shows. The last show I did, the cast numbered 12. This next one has a cast of 20+.

I will also be doing a makeup workshop for yet another student theatre play, Mourning Becomes Electra. The director decided she did not want to ask a makeup artist to be there for the entirety of the production so instead I will be teaching the actors how to apply their own makeup ie. ageing makeup and how to apply the designs I create

Also, in the coming weeks I will be doing makeup for a fashion parade as part of Escapade Events ‘The September Issue’ screening. All of these I am highly looking forward too!

And to wrap up the next couple of weeks of makeup intense activities I will be heading to IMATS Sydney (www.imatsshow.com). So stoked!! I am looking forward to that to no end. It will be a great way to wrap all beauty related things up. And hopefully I’ll have some new projects lined up by the time I get back from Sydney.

Posts with photos from the play will go up once I get them, and from the different events once they are done. And of course photos from IMATS will definitely be appearing! More videos may come when and if inspiration strikes, although no promises there!

Hope everyone is doing fantabulous and thanks for checking in!

xoxo
<3 Linvia