Nursing and stuff

Now that my exams are over, I am free. NOT. I still have my hospital placements to go to. I am assigned to two different rotations and won't finish until the 23rd of December.

My placement is at a mental health facility. Let's hope that I make it out sane. The second one is at a medical ward in a hospital. I am going to be pooped by the end of all these.


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Ultimate Temptation

San Churro: Hillarys Boat Harbour

My ultimate weakness is.... Chocolateria San Churro! I cannot resist no matter how full I am.

San Churro: Fremantle

The best San Churros I recommend to eat when in Perth, Australia, would be the  Fremantle, in my opinion. I visit there whenever I go eat fish and chips at Fremantle. The service is fast and the churros are long, warm, crunchy and delicious.

The worst San Churro I have been to would have to be the Northbridge. It was their first week of opening and me and the boyfriend mistakenly went on a Friday night. Big mistake! The place was VERY crowded and the service was different to the usual. We had to wait for a waiter to take us to our seat and from then it took us 30 minutes to place a order because the waiter forgot us. At this time, I saw several tables leave from impatience. The food took another 30 minutes to arrive and at this time, I was seething with anger...I just want my Churros!! The food came out cold and hard, a big disappointment. We then had to wait in line (so much waiting) to pay for our meal. I prefer the other service system of just lining up and ordering your food and then finding your table. I have not been back to the Northbridge San Churro ever since but I intend to go back on a quieter night.

Oh..and while you're there, try the Banana Lambada (the drink pictured in the first image). It's devine!! I love bananas..but the prices for them in Perth is ridiculous! It's a rich man's food.


Okay peeps...tell me what is your favourite temptation....


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Make Up Forever HD Elixir

I have recently bought this item, Make Up Forever HD High Definition Elixir, online from strawberrynet from reading the rave reviews from makeupalley. You can read what this is and what it promises on the official site HERE. Okay, to sum it up, this Elixir promises, instant hydration, and radiance and can be mixed with foundation, in particular their famous HD foundation. The price is rather steep regarding this is only the 12ml and I paid $36.45 AUD online. As shown in the pictures below, the glass bottle is considerably small and has less amount than the nail polish!

The consistency is gel like and very cooling. To dispense, you push the button on the top of the lid. As I don't have the Make Up Forever HD foundation, I mix this with my all time favourite foundation, the Make up Forever Face and Body Foundation and it works wonders. Oh, and by the way, I don't use primer. I don't like the feel of using primer beneath my makeup. The one that I had, Smashbox primer,I feel that the makeup does not blend well with it on. So I apply this straight onto my cleansed skin. My skin stayed hydrated without being oily throughout the summer heat ( 38 degrees in Perth) and looked fresh-faced. I bought this Elixir hoping it will help with my dry skin patches and it does exactly that. I even use this at night and mix it with my Kiehl's moisturiser and wakes up with a fresh face.

So, overall... I highly recommend this elixir in my experience. It does all that it promises. This Make Up Forever HD Elixir is added to my favourite product list.



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Topshop haul

I am a total internet shopping addict when it comes to beauty buys, but I have shyed away from online clothing purchases just to the fact that they are plain hard to buy! Either the fit is wrong, not the same colour when shown in the picture or the material and quality isn't too great. I have given away tops I have purchased online in the past to my mum because the sizes were too big. But this doesn't stop me from always clothe browsing on the net though. So last month, while looking through Topshop, I found a couple of sale pieces I really liked. With an offer of spend 75 pound and free international shipping I 'had' to buy the items I had my eyes on. I took advantage of the 'free shipping' as I live on the other side of the world (damn geographical isolation!), shipping costs usually cost an arm and a leg. I paypal-ed six sale clothing items with totalled 86 pounds. I purchased this on the 18th of October, but didn't get the parcel until the 13th of November, and it was delivered on a Sunday!

Overall, I am happy with the quality and fit of the items although I purchased a size bigger for each items based on Topshop customer reviews. So my recommendation would be to read the customer reviews on each items as it will give you a good idea of the fit. The only item I was not happy with was the alphabet hotpant shorts. This was mainly my fault because I failed to look at the pictures properly and they end up being really short (can see a bit of my bum cheeks). But I cannot be bothered returning it as the return postage will probably be about the same cost as the shorts!

My next shopping site I have my eyes on is ASOS! Free shipping too!!



Thanks for reading and hope this review helps


xo

Happy Birthday to me

November is my birthday month (sooo many people I know are born in November!) and I have been spoilt. My boyfriend bought me my favourite cake (Black Forest) and a very nice present. But I'm too scared to use it in case I damage it.

             My favourite Black Forest Cake                       Birthday Present: Jimmy Choo

To all the Scorpions, especially November childs out there... Have a blessed birthday!!


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Stressssss

My stress levels are super, mega, extra high this week as it is the start of my exam week (eek!). I have three nursing exams and wont finish them until the 23rd of November.
I had an exam on Wednesday and I reckon I (kind of) aced it! So as a 'congratulation to me' I went to dinner with my boyfriend straight after the exam. We had Korean BBQ.

 I will be able to upload more posts/entries once the exams are over.

Wish me luck for the exams....

xo

Purple Hair?!

I am always changing the colour of my hair and never satisfied with one stable colour. So this week I decided to temporarily dye my hair purple/violet. I didn't want to dye it permanent because it won't be as dramatic if the colour didn't work out.

So this is the colour I'd decided to try. I have tried other colours in their range before (a browny colour) and like the shiny, smooth result it gave. I bought this from Priceline in Raspberry Black 316.

Garnier HerbaShine 316 Raspberry Black

Colour of my hair BEFORE the dye

The before colour seen in this picture above is from Liese Chiffon Beige. I have dyed this colour a month ago for a wedding that I attended. As you can see, there are some regrowth already.

In development

There was no strong smell to Garnier HerbaShine compared to the more permanent dyes (Liese). This might be because there is no ammonia therefore less damage to the hair. The instructions were clear and understandable. But the worst thing about dying hair a darker colour is the mess they come with. During the dying process, I made a bit of a mess near the basin from the splattering of purple hair dye. Also made a BIG mess when I was washing the colour out. The bottom half of the shower was covered in splattered purple! Oh...and make sure if you do dye a darker colour, have a dark coloured towel ready. I destroyed and stained 2 towels in the process.

Colour AFTER the dye

I liked the result of the dye, although I think it's a bit too dark. The colour is dark with a tinge of plum/raspberry tone when out in the light. Unlike other colourants, Garnier HerbaShine made my hair shiny, vibrant and smooth on touch. The only downside personally for me was that I should have bought and used 2 applications. As my hair is very thick, and having only used one bottle, there were some patches of my original hair colour (brown) that can be visible on careful inspection.


Overall, I highly recommended this brand, Garnier HerbaShine, if you're looking for a semi-permanent way to darken or liven up your hair colour.


xo