Stress! And Monday Strikes Again! (DUN DUN DUN DUN DUN DUNNNNNNNNNNNNNN)

Hey Guys!

Ever had one of those days? Where nothing is going the way it should be and the temptation to either scream or bash your head against a brick wall is clouding your judgement? I'm having one as we speak and it's a curious case of the revenge of The Mondays.

Very few people know of the pure evil that is Monday, where students and employees are forced to leave their warm, comfortable beds in Arctic conditions to learn to live or live to work. It's a vicious cycle that has never been broken. Well, except in Egypt, because their weekends are on Thursday and Friday due to Friday being a day of prayer and the like. But it just means that they must hate their Saturdays as much as we hate Mondays. Or as I hate Mondays.

Most Saturday and Sunday mornings result in me waking earlier than I do to go to school, simply due to the fact that I normally start at 7am and that it takes a good 20 minutes to muster the will just to get out of bed, let alone get ready for work. But alas, the few mornings that I don't start at 7am make me relish any extra time I have with which to sleep in, which is something that has become quite unheard of within my world and is something that could be closely tied to Heaven. Lovely to think about but you won't quite know whether or not it exists until no one can hear your loud shrieks of joy and funness of the cloud roller coaster and shirtless guys. But whatever.

But there are certain perks to working in the morning. I can sleep for the rest of the day if I feel like it and can go out in the afternoon. But it also means that it’s warm enough to do domestic things around the house and clean my room, a task not attempted for at least 2 months now. The only condition that my brother gave me was that as long as I could find everything within a minute or two, he didn't care. Which is fine with me.

In my Geography class, the teacher (Sully - not his real last name lol) actually acknowledged Emily, who we had all believed to be invisible in his eyes. At the moment I’m attempting to complete the report draft that is due in a week tonight so that I can slap it on his desk tomorrow morning instead of procrastinating. This is a habit that I’m currently trying to rid myself of. And while it may sound easy to those of you that have never been labelled as a 'hardcore procrastinator' it's easy to just say that I'm lazy, which is true, but the sheer terror of assignments just makes me turn to MSN or Blogger to fill the void of time that I've just acquired.

But enough of this now, for I have to go and shower and finish this report. A big defeated sigh right here.

Monday strikes again. Well played Monday, well played.

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Ok guys, I'm changing where I blog to one that is purely about makeup and beauty on here >> www.juliamakeupaddict.blogspot.com
All new posts will now be on here!
julia

A Tad MIA?

Hey Guys!

I knowwww, I've been totally MIA for weeks now, but my blog has been pushed to the back of my mind in the midst of it all. My makeup collection has swelled, my hair is different, my room is different, my friends are a bit different, a lot has changed from how I was a few weeks ago. My mum came home, my brother dropped out of uni and I'm going to an independant college to do my Diploma of Specialist Makeup Services for next year! So in 2012, I'll be a fully licensed makeup artist and I'm SOOOOO EXCITED!

It's my school Athletics Carnival on Wednesday, which means that I get to dress up in a kooky costume and spend time with my equally kooky friends.

Am going out to buy some new things to help organise and store my makeup tomorrow, as I'm expecting another parcel full of makeup and I don't have enough room in my drawer sets for the last 2 parcels. Haven't been able to go to Officeworks to go and get that 12 drawer trolley set thing yet, but I intend to before my last term of high school. For like, ever. I just know that I'm going to bawl my eyes out at graduation. And then again during the speeches at the formal, an event that I still don't have any idea of what dress I'm wearing to. I did promise Joel that it would be purple, although I was going to have pink, it's easier for him to match if I'm the purple monster. lol.

It's getting pretty darn late here and I need to go to bed, it's a big day for me tomorrow!
Good to be back!
Julia

Good Morning! I have just woken up to a clear, blue sky. No clouds today! Am so happy that I have to do errands and pay bills today so that I can spend as much time as I want outside. I'm still in my snuggly robe with bed hair, so no FOTD until this afternoon. I have made a bento for me to have while I'm out today as well and even made deco nails to wear to my work training this morning. But I left my GHD at Elfy's, so it means that this messy bed hair will be todays look, so I might do a 'hot-mess' sort of eye.

Yesterday was fun spending time with my Dad. We were going to see Toy Story 3, but my brother Anthony started to feel sick so we just went for lunch instead. Had a big 'doh' moment too, as we were trying to all fit in Dad's ute, not even thinking of the family 5 seater sitting idle in the garage. Have to buy more yummy strawberries today! Strawberry season has started early this year and dunking fresh berries in melted chocolate helps to ease the cold of winter. And hot chocolate.

I have to start getting ready so that I can leave in an hour, so I might update later on with my FOTD.

Enjoy the sun while you can and as many berries.
Julia

Good Morning!

AHH!! The cloudy days are over and today I can see a really pretty blue sky. Still some clouds around, but now I don't feel all 'blah' from grey overload. Passing the time before my Dad gets here and adventures ensue. Today I have no housework! NOTHING! Lol it has really made my morning so that I can have a lazy day, hihi.

Today's face is pretty basic, cause I have no idea what we might do today so I just opted to have the same face as I do for school. I also stole my best friend's scarf when I left her place yesterday and she forgot to re-steal when she took me home. Wasn't going to remind her hihi.

Today it's all about the lashes and the skin using Maybelline products. I know that some people like to collect MAC products, but I always manage to veer towards the Maybelline stand in the store.

Last night I also went online and bought an 88 matte palette for $13 including shipping. The exact same as Coastal Scents only the case doesn't have the Coastal Scents logo on it, which I like. Trying to shake up my Face of the Days - even though this is my third FOTD - and get some colour in. It also helps me practice new techniques and all that jazz on myself and then attempting on other people.

Well my Dad will be here anytime now so I need to pack my bag for the day. Fill you all in on my adventures later!

Bronze Look

Hey Guys, this is just another add to my whole face of the day thing that I normally keep to facebook but have decided to also add to my blog here and on my twitter. It's using a different colour BYS palette, my Urban Decay Primer Potion and Maybelline gel liner.

I had to cancel my brow appointment today, so they're still a bit feral :(.

Do you guys ever do a face of the day thing or know anyone that does? Comment and link me bellow!

It's raining and it's cold here, so I'm going to go and play Mass Effect in the lounge. Night guys!
Julia

A Purple Look

Hey Guys!

Again, I'm getting bad at posting, but meh for now. Still holidays and I'm totally bored. Came up with this really cute business idea that I wrote a plan and timeline for. More details at a later date.

As the title suggests, I have a makeup look for you all. I bought this el cheapo BYS metallics palette today and thought to give a try-out and mini review. It's the pinks and purple palette that has 8 shadows for $5. Overall, I will use this product again but not everyday. The shadows are talc based and smell like baby powder, but aren't overly chalky and contain a decent amount of pigment. Pretty easy to blend as they're metallic, but they aren't crease-proof. I ran out of my Urban Decay Primer Potion so I just used my everyday face primer instead. There is a very mild crease at the moment, but I can't really give any more info about creasing until later on tonight.

This is my attempt at a more day-appropriate look using the Maybelline Eyestudio Gel Liner in Charcoal, inner highlight has a small swipe and blend of Maybelline Shadow Stylist in Contempory White, glitter spots are made by the BYS Glitter Mascara in 01 Silver Glitter and mascara is Maybelline Collosal Volum' Express in Black. Excuse my brows, I have an appointment with my brow stylist tomorrow. Think the look would be better if I was wearing some blue circle lens, rather than have my eye colour au naturale.

Going out to Elfy's tonight, which should be fun. Trying to gather the motivation to pack, but it's hard lol. I'm going to do a coppery sort of Arabic inspired look using the other palette that I picked up today. The coppery palette is much more pigmented than the purple palette, but both shadows work well. I might re-do it later as a dramatic night look using a darker purple and some false lashes. 

Later!

xo Julia