Weight loss Progress shots!

Hello Loves!

I thought I would write up a blog post about my weight loss as I have now lost 9.8kgs :)

I am feeling so great and am looking forward to toning up even more.

My original main goal was to be at my pre pregnancy weight (64.4kgs) and fitting into my size 10 jeans. I have been able to fit into my jeans quite comfortably for a couple of weeks now, in fact it's starting to feel a smidge loose in the thigh area! 

Technically I am not at my pre pregnancy weight (yet!) but I do feel that I accomplished my goal. Before I was pregnant I NEVER worked out and was crazy unfit. Now I am so much fitter and work out as often as possible, so I have built up more muscle which is denser than fat. Hence why I feel like I have reached my goal, on the scales technically no but in terms of size and how I feel YES! :)

I am now going to be setting myself a new goal as I like to have something to strive for and I don't feel like I am where I want to be.

Basically my new goal is to tone up my legs! My inner thighs are still a problem area for me (yes they have gotten a lot better, but still need work).

I think that if I keep up with losing the extra fat through my diet and then working out to tone I will get to my goal in the next few months.

My legs have been a problem area since I was 14 so I do feel like it's kind of an impossible task for me as I have been this way for so many years, it's hard to picture having trim toned legs.

But I am going to do my best and work my butt off (literally!) to reach this goal :)

I thought I would include some before/after comparison shots to show what I have achieved :)

The starting photo was taken in May but I didn't actually start dieting and exercising until 22nd July 2012.
I still weighed the same in the before shot. 
Honestly I think I was in denial about my weight, then I had a wake up call moment and realised this weight isn't going anywhere and I need to do SOMETHING.

Starting weight

22nd July 2012

74.9kgs

Current weight

31st October 2012

65.1kgs

Total loss so far

9.8kgs

Left: May 2012 Right: 30th October 2012

Left: Early September 2012
Right: 30th October 2012

Before going out for my 23rd birthday
2012

So overall I am quite chuffed with my efforts and will continue with this  :)

Until next time lovelies!

Kat x

Nads Nose wax kit review

Hello Loves!

Today I'm going to be doing a review of the latest offering from Nads.

It is the Nose Wax for Men & Women, also to be used as pore strips!

First Impressions:

I was really impressed with how much you actually get in this kit. It was hard to believe it all fit!

Included in this kit:

6 x Applicators

1 Tub of wax

3 x Moustache Shields

3 x Wooden spatulas

3 x Post wax calming oil wipes

3 x Anti Bacterial Wipes

Instruction Leaflet

I found the instructions so easy to follow and they are very specific on what to do.

To wax inside of nose simply heat the wax and coat the tip of the applicator (They include a diagram to show you how much wax should be on which I found really helpful)

Then put up nose (No other way to say it!) Leave for 90 seconds. I timed this using my phone as they recommend so the wax doesn't go too hard.

I wasn't doing this on myself, my lovely boyfriend went through this as he has more nose hair and I could test out the moustache shields :)

Once the 90 seconds was up he pulled it out quickly!

My boyfriend did tell me he prefers it to plucking, it hurt a lot less (3/10th to be precise haha in his words) compared to plucking the hair out.

The post wax wipes were nice and removed any excess (on the outside of the nose from pore strip)

So overall great success with the inside nose waxing!

Onto using the wax as a pore strip.

Unfortunately we didn't have much luck with this, we did a few attempts and followed instructions but it didn't really seem to grab anything.

In all fairness my boyfriend didn't have a lot to grab, so I think this might work if you have the need. I think it's great that the kit includes anti bacterial wipes as I am always paranoid when doing extractions the risk of it getting clogged again soon after as the pores are wide open. I normally use a toner to help close the pores and clean them, but I think the wipes would work great especially if you don't have any toner on hand.

Quick note about the Moustache shields

I found them to be VERY sticky and didn't want to put one directly from the sheet to my boyfriends face. I ran it over the back of my hand a few times to get rid of the excess stickiness and then applied. It still held up fine and it didn't hurt when he pulled it off. 

I don't think this would be a necessary step, it might work fine without doing this I am just a bit paranoid :)

Onto the pictures! As you can see this little kit contains a lot! One small downside is that the applicator sticks are disposable but not really a big issue for me as long as they are sold separately.

360 view of kit

Applicator sticks

Moustache Shields

Wooden Spatulas

Overview of the kit

I hope this was helpful, let me know if you pick this up I would love to hear your thoughts!

Until next time

Kat x

Neutral cut crease with pop of colour

Hello Loves!

Sorry for the absence on my bloggy :) 
My computer has died for some reason, it refuses to load past the log in screen so I am going through and backing everything up while it's in safe mode then I have to format. So much fun haha NOT :)

Anywho onto the post about what products I used in my latest tutorial :)

EYES
Urban Decay Naked2 palette - Bootycall, Verve, Tease, Busted

Urban Decay 24/7 eyeshadow pencil - Sin, Clash

Maybelline eyestudio palette in Sapphire Siren

Maybelline Master Precise liquid liner

Barry M bold black waterproof eye pencil

NYX Jumbo eye pencil - Milk

Maybelline Pulse perfection mascara

FACE

Garnier NEW BB cream in Light

Maybelline Instant age rewind - Illuminator

NYC Smooth Skin bronzer in Sunny

Sleek Makeup contour kit

TheBalm Frat Boy blush

Clinique Stay matte powder - Translucent

LIPS

MAC Lip pencil - In Synch

Revlon Lip butter - Strawberry Shortcake

Victoria Secret Lipgloss - Innocent

Hope this was helpful :)

Until next time!

Kat x

Get ready with me!

Hello Loves!

I just uploaded a Get ready with me video :)

You can watch here

List of Products Used

Face

Lioele triple the solution BB Cream mixed with

Make up for ever Mat Velvet + foundation (115 I Think)

Maybelline Instant age rewind illuminizer

Maybelline Superstay concealer

NYC Smooth Skin bronzer in Sunny

Lorac mini TANtalizer

TheBalm Frat Boy blush

Clinique Pressed Powder

Sleek Highlight powder (from contour kit)

Eyes

Rimmel eyebrow pencil in Hazel

Urban decay 24/7 eyeshadow pencil in Sin

Urban Decay Naked2 palette - Verve, Tease, Busted

Maybelline Master Precise liner

Bourjois Volum' Clubbing mascara

Lips

MAC In Synch lip pencil

Revlon lip butter in Strawberry Shortcake

Victorias Secret lip gloss in Innocent

Phew! Lots of products!

Have a lovely day

Until next time

Kat x

FAKE Urban Decay Naked 2 Palette

Hello Loves!

As you can telll from the title I am going to be showing you a fake Naked 2 palette.

I purchased the authentic palette and my sister loved it, so she looked on ebay and bought this for $35.

I told her it will be fake at that price so she emailed the seller who admitted it was indeed a fake. 

Nowhere on the listing did it mention that it was a fake. (I have seen other listings of the cheap UDNaked 2 but they admit to it being fake)

My sister got a bit annoyed at being sold a fake and the seller didn't want to send her the palette for fear of bad feedback...that really annoys me.

Eventually my sister convinced her to send it as she wasn't fussed and she read reviews stating that the fake palette wasn't that bad.

Please remember it's not so much about the pigmentation quality that gets to me about this fake, it's about the fact that when it was made there were no regulation as to what was put in it.

Some people have allergic reactions to the ingredients used in fakes.

My sister used this and thank goodness she had no reaction, the problem she had was the bad quality. She used a primer and it only lasted a couple of hours.

I have a video of me chatting about this




Onto the comparison pictures!

REAL Right, FAKE Left

FAKE Top, REAL Bottom

REAL Left
FAKE Right

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FAKE Bottom

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I hope this post was helpful.

Remember if it looks too good to be true, it usually is!

Thanks so much for reading

Until next time 

Kat x

Blog Sale!

Hello Loves!

I thought I would do a blog post to make it easy to show what I have for sale :)

FREE Postage :) 
If you would like to purchase anything please email me at kitq89@gmail.com with

What item/s you would like
Your paypal email address
Postage address

ALL ITEMS ARE BRAND NEW, UNOPENED. THE PROUCTS I SWATCHED ARE FROM MY PERSONAL COLLECTION.

This is only available within Australia, sorry.

1x  MAC Mineralize Skinfinish in Soft and Gentle $45 

Swatched Heavy on left, blended out on right

3x  MAC Viva Glam Nicki $35

Until next time

Kat x

Collective US Haul!

 Hello Loves!

I finally uploaded my haul video so here is the blog post with everything I got :)

I forgot to mention the EOS lipbalm but it is included in this post.
Sorry in advance, this post is quite photo heavy.

Onto the pictures!

Revlon Colorstay whipped creme foundation in 110 Ivory

MAC Mineralize Skinfinish in Soft and Gentle
Swatched Heavy on left, blended out on right

Happy Booster
Swatched heavy on left, blended out on right.
(It doesn't have that much shimmer to it, unfortunately the MSF I swatched before this left my arm a bit shimmery)

Lorac TANtalizer
Swatched heavy on left, blended put on right

Viva Glam Nicki Swatched

In Synch swatched
(Not sure why it shows up so orange when swatched)

Urban Decay lipgloss in Naked
Swatched heavy on right, blended out on left

Phew! So many pictures! I hope these photos were helpful for swatches :)

Have a lovely day :)

Until next time

Kat x