Boxing Day Baby Haul

So in my fifteen years of existence, not have I once went to a Boxing Day sale.

If you don't know what Boxing Day means for us Australians, it's basically one big after-Christmas sale that goes on for like two days. If you know where to look, you can find lots and lots of awesome things to buy.

I normally go shopping at outlets and haven't been to my local shopping centre since forever, so I'm generally one to flock to a sale and Boxing Day sales are definitely my kind of pie.

So my sister, my mother and I left for the city at like 10:30am and headed to the train station to catch a pretty packed train to Town Hall, which was also really really packed.

We walked for a bit, passing stores with queues and an actual pile of Myer bags with a tired-looking woman resting herself against it, and as soon I saw Lush, I literally went "mum, I'm going in".
I asked Lush two days before on whether they were having a sale and on Christmas night I found out it was 50% off on all their Christmas products.
So I went in and it was so so busy. I walked over to the bath bombs and picked out the last Golden Wonder (which I soon found out wasn't, but I took it anyway) and a Party Popper and made my way to the fairly long queue.
Because those were half price, I asked my sister to pick out something, preferably The Comforter, which was also on sale, but there was none left.
While I was waiting, one of my friends found me and we talked for a bit, Natasha Beddingfield's Unwritten played which made half of the store sing and I figured out why Lush QVB is always fun to go to.
I figured out that the Popcorn lip scrub was on sale, which was what I was going to buy the week before, and bought it.
So all in all, I spent $11, which would have been $22 if it wasn't for the sale.

After that, we made our way to Myer which we knew was going to be crazy busy, and it lived up to its expectation.
I can't fathom how packed Pitt St, let alone Myer was. It took us 10 minutes to get onto the escalator that leads up next to MAC and took us another 20 minutes to get to the escalator to get to level 2.
I needed to get to level 4.
That journey alone took another 15-20 minutes, which wasn't bad comparing it to entering the actual store/touching first base.

Once I got to level 4, I made my way to what I needed.
The American Apparel Easy Jean.
I literally picked out a black pair in extra small and held it and didn't let go. I kind of wanted a pair in indigo, but they didn't stock my size.
Buying my jeans took another 25 minutes and once we got out of Myer, we made our way to 1D World which we didn't buy anything at because everything there was pretty much a rip off and it wasn't as exciting looking as the NYC store.

We spent the rest of the day at Market City, shopping and having Chinese for lunch.

It was a good day nonetheless.



Here is my haul!

American Apparel Easy Jeans, Popcorn lip scrub, Golden Wonder ballistic and Party Popper ballistic from Lush.

$92 from Myer, saved $24. These jeans actually fit really nicely and are really flattering, but as I'm kind of short, it does bunch up at the end.

 Finally.

$5 from Lush, $5 saving. I'm not actually kidding this tastes like popcorn and it's so beautiful.

$3.50 from Lush, $3.50 saving. It actually rattles. There's actually something inside it. Oh my god.

$3 from Lush, $3 saving. Party in my bathtub soon. Woo!




That was my day and my baby haul.
I hope you guys got some great things from after-Christmas/Boxing Day sales! I think that some of the stores are still doing sales, I know Lush are still 50% on Christmas products until they go out of stock.

Ciao!
- Yasmin x

P.S. Digital camera quality. Sorry! 

Rachel Comey Giveaway entry for Solestruck

So here's my entry which I sent to Solestruck.

I'm not going to lie, it took me about an hour or so to get it to this. I was initially planning to do a grunge-ish version of the Alexa Chung-inspired outfit I wore to one of my friends' birthday parties around the Rachel Comey shoe in the bottom left corner, but couldn't find the perfect white skater dress, so I ended up with this.

Hot Chip's I Feel Better
Black High Waisted Shorts by River Island
Hail Sweatshirt by Unif 
Super Sheer Over-the-Knee Sock by American Apparel
Jeremy Scott x Linda Farrow Mickey Mouse sunglasses
Styletto Opaque Black lipstick by Limecrime
NYX in Black Crust by Rachel Comey
Alexa in Black Soft Buffalo (Oversized) by Mulberry 

I didn't read that it was for Fall/Autumn, so I kind of brushed it off and convinced myself that people still wear sweatshirts in Fall. I know I would wear sweatshirts in Fall, if I owned some.

Here's a fun fact: I want this whole outfit in my closet, because I actually like it, and I'd probably wear it.

Fingers crossed I win and if you want to enter, here's the link. If you enter, good luck to you! As said on the blog post, it ends on the 10th of December and is open globally, so yay!
The prize is a pair of Rachel Comey shoes that are on Solestruck and a pair of Rachel Comey slip on socks and ten random entries get a pair of Rachel Comey slip on socks.

Until next time!

x Yasmin.

Christmas/Birthday/Forever Wishlist

As Christmas is coming up, I reckon it's a perfect time to get my core wishlist out in the world.

It's not exactly because it's Christmas time and I'll get these gifts (I get gifts but not like these because they're not from direct family aka mainly because we don't celebrate Christmas because Muslim) but because sales. 

As I said before, it's not like I'm going to get these gifts at Christmas, but maybe for my birthday or maybe the next time some these things aren't out of my budget.

So I'll cut to the chase. 



Here is my wishlist - 

 

American Apparel. According to most of the reviews I read on the American Apparel site, these jeans are apparently worth it. I didn't get to try them at the Oxford St store last time I went, mainly because it didn't hit me that American Apparel sells apparently great jeans. My pairs of jeans are disgustingly flimsy on my knees and calves and fit pretty well on my thigh. Hopefully I'll try these on soon and find a cheaper place (ahem ASOS) to buy them from... when I get money.

American Apparel. It's just a really pretty bag that looks conventional and made for someone like me. It's unfortunate that on either side, though, that Sydney's not featured on the white or black variations of the bag.

Lomography Australia. I have the Fisheye 1 and it's great. As it's summer and I'm forcing my friends to bring me to the beach with them, an underwater case for my beautiful camera would be perfection.

Unif. I've wanted this, or the tank top variation of this for an extremely long time. Probably for the reason that this is like the only thing, other than their shoes, that I can buy from Unif. Whatever. This is a beautiful sweatshirt.

Unif. If I go on a holiday and I own these shoes, these will be on my feet when I get on the plane and when I go through the airport and everything. Trust me.

Urban Outfitters. When I go to admire these shoes, they're normally on Karmaloop but they're kind of out of stock, so Urban Outfitters it is. I don't know. There's just something cool about these shoes that makes me really want them.

  

Black Milk Clothing. I've been a fan of this brand for a long time and ever since I saw this on This Is Why I'm Broke, I've kind of needed these. Slightly expensive, but it looks really pretty ugh.

 

Nikki Lipstick. Nikki is an absolute darling and her brand is kick-ass. When I went to her site for the first time, I was drawn to this sweater. How adorable is it? Extremely.

 

ASOS. I bought a pair of Doc Martens a few weeks ago but they were low cut and patent. My mum wants me to get a pair of these for when I wear dresses and to look like a "happier version of Daria". Thanks mum.

 

Lush Cosmetics. I love Lush and was so excited when they released FUN. I actually don't mind which colour I try, but this one catches my eye. The smell seems really great. Next time I walk into Lush, I'll pick one of these rolls up for sure.
 


So there's my wishlist... so far.

I have to jet because my dad's telling me to finish watching Red Lights (YAY CILLIAN MURPHY) with him. Hopefully if I remember what's going on in the next few days, I'll write a review.

Shall be back soon!

x Yasmin.

20th of October Haul/Sorry I Wasn't Around

Hi guys!

I kind of forgot to update this blog for a while, because I had no time (and maybe because I might of forgotten not really okay maybe I did) 

I'll quickly update you on what happened in my life since then. 

Alexa Chung replied to me on Twitter.

Basically that's it.

I cried when I saw this tweet in my mentions. I couldn't stop shaking, because I was so happy.


So on to my purchases from that one day I went to the city, aka the previous post.

Here's a picture of all my purchases and stuff.

Left to right - Clockwise: Two rolls of gift wrapping from Typo, Hello Kitty sailor iPhone case, Tigger iPhone case, Unlucky for Dirt soap from Lush, Times Square mug from Typo, purple stockings from Rubi, gray beret from Rubi, a stamp that says "tweetworthy" from Typo, three document clips from Typo, Snow Fairy from Lush, Legalize LA & Pantytime lip gloss from American Apparel and Ocean Salt sample from Lush.

I spent a bit less than 40 bucks that day and I was extremely pleased with everything that I bought - even if I did buy two extra iPhone cases (making that 7 cases, I think) and bought another mug that I didn't need.

I have no idea why I wrote this post, but all I suggest is for you to go check out Typo and possibly it's sibling stores (I've never heard that one before); Cotton On and Rubi, because not only is that stuff cheap, but it's well worth it.


As the holidays are approaching, I will definitely be blogging a lot.
Expect a Christmas/birthday/all year round wishlist because those are fun and I like new stuff.

Exams are tomorrow! Wish me luck!

x Yasmin.

Free American Apparel Lipgloss

So I've been planning a trip to the city with my friends since Wednesday-ish and we've been figuring out on what we would do.
On Wednesday afternoon, I was delighted to see this on my Facebook news feed from the American Apparel Australia Facebook page.

Yes, in selected stores around the world, American Apparel is giving away free lip gloss (normally priced at AUD$15).
I suggest you find a store near you first, then proceed to ask them if they're included in the offer.
The offer is valid until the 24th of October, but isn't valid in Brazil, Japan, China, Israel and Korea.
According to the American Apparel Australia Facebook page, it's valid in all five Australian stores.

So I went today, excited for three days that finally I'll be going to American Apparel, even though I'd be getting nothing because everything's a tad bit expensive for a student like me.
My friends and I roamed around the store looking for things to buy but obviously we found nothing.
Anywho, we gave up and I went up to the counter half shy that we were going to claim our free lip gloss and walk out.
We were a group of seven, asking for lip gloss.
After a bit of talking, we finally claimed our lip glosses and quickly rushed out to put it on.

I ended up getting Legalize LA, and I am so pleased with the colour.
I'd give you a fully-fledged review, but I need to do my legal studies homework.
All I can give you now is a photo of my beautiful, and new favourite, lip gloss.

I think I will cry if it finishes, because it's that good.
(I have a feeling I probably won't use it for the next two weeks because I'm scared of finishing it)
My mum ended up getting a lip gloss too, called Pantytime. 

I'll soon write a post about what I bought today in the city, or a post about what I did, which will probably include this.
Either way, a new post up should be up in the next week, I promise.

x Yasmin.

Halfway through Spring/Hello You

So it's around the beginning of October, and it's a day before school starts.
According to my school, we're going to be in year eleven, which means that I have to work hard and blah blah blah.
I'm a great, enthusiastic student. 

Anyway, in Australia, Spring is getting a bit bipolar - some days it's hot, then it's cold, then it's perfect weather.
I'm a person that plays it safe and takes a cardigan out all the time.


So here are a few of my picks for the remainder of Spring -

Cotton On. You can button this up to use as a shirt or unbutton it to use it as a jacket/overshirt, over a plain v-neck or tank top.

Cotton On. Over anything and everything.

Cotton On. Great for all year around. If it's cold, a blazer or cardigan and stockings. If it's warm, a thin cardigan.

 

Cotton On. A plain, neutral-coloured tank top, button up or round-necked shirt is the best to go with this. You can wear this with any of the things listed with the dress.

Cotton On. You seem to see everyone wearing these, but then again, it doesn't matter how many people are wearing it, it's how they're wearing it. A pair of skinny jeans, a white v-neck, a black cardigan and these would be a quite cute casual look to go for.

Dotti. The colour is nice and light and can be paired with anything to make anything look formal/semi-formal.

Dangerfield. I have stockings like these and literally wear them with every dress I own. Perfect for all year round, thus perfect for bipolar the Australian Spring.

Dangerfield. I've always wanted to get a dress like this. It is so damn cute. Casual, formal. You pick the occasion. This dress is bliss.

American Apparel. I really like this tote. I like nearly all of the totes that American Apparel has, especially the Cities tote. But since I'm broke and I'm in love with tote bags, this one is the one I'd be going for. I am just crossing my fingers that this one will go on sale in stores in the future! Perfect for carrying around cardigans, wallets and sunglasses when off to the shopping centre or to the beach.


All of my picks are in the "safer colours" with your blacks, whites and nudes, but accessorising with bright colours will do the trick.
I'm one to be quite safe anyway. 

So that's my first post.
I think I feel a Topshop wishlist post coming on.
I'm not sure, we'll see.
Ah! I'm so excited about this blog.

Hopefully, you'll stick around! 

x Yasmin.