Maybelline NY Shine Sensational Tempting Toffee Lipgloss

I've recently tried the Maybelline NY Shine Sensational lipgloss in Tempting Toffee.
What a gorgeous lipgloss. Its silky, smooth, shiny and sweet.
It is slightly brown tinged, although not particularly noticeable, and actually tastes of toffee (and smells delicious too). It is super shiny, but is really lovely to wear.

It also comes in other flavours such as cherry bloom, crushed candy (smells like candy canes), peach sorbet and a number of other fruity flavours. They all seem delicious ... now I just need to save up some money so I can get one of each.

Photo of the Day

I love turtles and this one just looks so peaceful.

The Best Things

The 'best things in life aren't things' post is about appreciating non 'things' in life.

Today its all about laughter and smiles

- the way someones eyes light up when they smile
- the sound of a little child giggling/squealing with delight
- those moments when you try not to laugh ... but then it finally bursts through
- when the tears fall or the snorts escape, because you are laughing so hard
- getting the giggles for no apparent reason and passing that laughter on, until it has overcome everyone

The Pipers Son

One of my favourite authors, Melina Marchetta's latest novel - The Pipers Son is a brilliant read.
Whilst it is not an actual sequel to Saving Francessca, it follows the same characters years later, but this time the story is focused on Tom.
The story is based around Tom's reconnecting with his old friends and family, after a period where he wiped himself out. The ups and downs of complicated friendships and family issues is explored in great detail and I love that this is Australian, so the references are familiar.
A truly brilliant story, emotional and believable. It was so easy to get wrapped up in this story I had to force myself to read only a chapter or two each day, so that I didnt devour the entire book in a matter of hours.
The Pipers Son is one of Melina Marchetta's best novels and is definitely going to be added to my list of fave books.

Pic of the Day - Tropical Dreaming

This is what I am dreaming of today -

a warm tropical getaway, staying in an overwater bungalow.

Bliss.

Sunsilk Longer and Stronger

I've just bought myself some new Sunsilk Longer and Stronger Shampoo and it is lovely.

It lathers really creamily and foamy and smells like that moment when you open a packet of Allens lollies. Most delicious smell.

I havent used it long enough yet to notice a massive difference in the strength of my hair, but, despite not using conditioner, it did make my hair smoother and felt great when I was done.

Hershey's Lipbalm

The latest lipbalm I bought was a little tin of Hershey Chocolate (Lotta Luv) lipgloss.
I've been wanting to try this one for ages, since I saw it in Priceline.

They come in cute little rectangular tins with retro design, and the tin is actually lined with a hard plastic inside, so that once you've used all the gloss, you can reuse tht tin.
The gloss is rich chocolatey in smell, and has a nice sweet flavour too. It is slightly brownish tinted and a bit shimmery. Totally luscious.

The downside: Why cant i stop the cravings for chocolate?