Hell Bunny Clothing Wish List

Hell Bunny have come out with some awesome items lately. I've been drooling over a few of their pieces, but sadly cannot afford to buy any at the moment. I like Hell Bunny because they offer plus size clothes.

Because they don't have a physical or online store, it can be hard to find what prices they are and where to buy them from. Luckily I'm a master in Google searching, not many people have that skill because there are loads of comments on their facebook photos asking where to buy items from.

Here is my current wish list, in case a rich person happens to be reading ;-P

June Dress

Vampiress 50s Green Dress

Vampiress Green Skirt

Anatomy Lace Dress

I will be purchasing this in the future. It will be lovely for the summer.

Vampiress Green Shirt

Madden Dress Green

Ouija Cardigan

New Norcia Library Lecture 2014

This past friday I went to a library lecture held at New Norcia, Western Australia. New Norcia is Benedictine monastic town, the only one in the southern hemisphere. It's a 2 hour drive from Perth, out in the bush. I drove there myself, which was a bit stressful but fun.
There is a library lecture held each year at New Norcia, the monks host the lecture and usually have a tour of their private library (not open to the public, it's housed in the monastery). I went to the library lecture a few years ago, I found that this years lecture was a bit boring, but it was an interesting. Here are some photos!

The monks use a card catalogue! I doubt many young people have seen one of these!

The loaning system for monks

Part of the library. Bust of Jesus

Mary was on the other side.

Only a tiny part of the library. I don't know how they preserve all of these books in the summer! There are not fans or air conditioners

The view from the library balcony into the monastery courtyard.

The gift shop sells bread made by the monks. I bought some when the shop opened because it sells out quickly!

Maybelline Super Stay 7 Day Gel Nail Color, Deep Red - Review

I purchased this polish in my makeup haul a while ago. Maybelline Super Stay 7 Day Gel Nail Colour is a long lasting chip resistant polish, that offers gel colour similar to a nail salon without all the nail damage.

I purchased this in Deep Red, but hopefully they will release black in the future. The colour is a very nice red, not too bright or orange. It goes well with pale skin, and it would look awesome with some red lipstick.

I've worn this colour the whole week and it has survived very well. My nails are currently short at the moment, and I haven't received any chips in the polish this past week. Maybe I'll see if it can survive next week too!

I ALWAYS use Sally Hansen products for my base and top coat. My go-to base coat is Sally Hansen 'Advanced Hard As Nails', I've been using this ever since I started painting my nails.

I enjoy 'Insta-Dri' as a top coat, because it allows me to put it on and stop worrying about being clumsy. It helps dry the nails quicker, but you can still ruin them if you scrape them against something so be careful!

Inglot Eyeliner Gel 86 Review

Because I shave off my eyebrows, I need a long lasting makeup option to draw them back on again. I generally use Maybelline Eyeliner Gel which comes only in black. I thought it would be cool to try and get some green eyeliner gel to go with my hair, so I turned to Inglot which has loads of different colours. These gels are also Paraben free, and not tested on animals.
I chose "86" which is a dark green and close to my hair colour. I bought it off ebay, for under $20 including shipping. This brand is available in Australia via their website, but I'm a bargain hunter so I got it cheaper on ebay.

It comes in a small jar, and I use a small makeup brush to do my eyebrows. The gel is very smooth and creamy to begin, but it dries quickly when on the skin. I tried a bit on my hand, and it was very smudge proof. I kept rubbing it, but it wouldn't come off!

For this colour, I found a needed to layer it a bit because it was sheer if I didn't pick up enough product. I didn't want to have super green eyebrows, so I felt this was a positive thing because it kept my eyebrows more 'natural'.

My eyebrows stayed perfect all day, and they were easily removed with my Neutrogena makeup wipes. I highly suggest Inglot eyeliner gel for eyebrows, they come in a bunch of different colours and I was so glad they had the perfect green to match my hair. I'll be interested in maybe buying a black version in the future and trying it for my eyeliner.

Makeup Haul

I've purchased quite a bit of makeup recently, which is both exciting and guilt producing. I've been feeling a bit down lately, so I've splurged a bit.

Priceline recently had 50% off Maybelline, a brand which I love. I buy Maybelline for my mascara and eyeliner which I used to draw on my eyebrows.

I don't think anything here was over $5. I also bought a lipstick from Rimmel.

Lovely matte red from Maybelline, and a neutral from Rimmel.

I also got a bunch of stuff today.

Top row: Revlon matte Lipstick, Savvy light foundation stick, Savvy matte lipstick, Sally Hansen nailpolish 'Night in NYC', Faces of Australia 'Wicked Witch of the West' nailpolish, Faces of Australia 'Voldemort' nail polish

Middle row: Various eyeshadows and a blue glitter nail polish

Bottom row: Three eyeshadows that only cost 50c each, and another eyeshadow pallette.

I love nail polish,and I was excited about a new Sally Hansen range (I love Sally Hansen polish), also a 'Dark Side' range by Face of Australia which I have never purchased from. The 'Voldemort' polish is black and turquoise hex and micro glitters. Because of the black glitter in this polish I think it will work best on a turquoise or blue base.

I can't pass up on lipstick, and I was excited to buy the new Revlon matte balm, in shade "Shameless".

Left to right: Savvy foundation stick, Savvy lipstick, Revlon matte balm. The Revlon is a lovely purple colour.

I can't wait to try it all!

Berlin Day 3: Hanging Out With Maria

My last day in Berlin was spent hanging out with Maria, the writer of the blog Deus Ex Machina. It was really great meeting her, and I also met her boyfriend Boris but he was busy on the Saturday that me and Maria hung out together. She wrote her own blog post about meeting me [here].

Because it's taken me nearly a year to write up my post, I've kind of forgotten a lot of what we did. I know that we traveled to Potsdamer Platz, and we visited the Jewish Memorial. I also bought some nice postcards to send to friends.

Maria at the Jewish Memorial

Brandenburg Gate

Adlon Hotel, where Michael Jackson hung his baby from the balcony (remember that?). I'm not a fan of Jackson, but Maria pointed this fact out to me.

Towards the East Side Gallery. We had to sit down because I stupidly hurt my ankle on a dip in the road. My ankle was still very tender from when I twisted it in Rome, and I thought I had really hurt it again. Luckily, I could hobble around still.

While we were sitting down I got to take a few photos!

Alexanderplatz TV Tower

We sat under this and I ate currywurst while Maria ate noodles. I also got to eat her noodles when she got full :P

I really enjoyed my day out with Maria, even though I hurt my ankle. I loved talking about her life in different countries, especially Berlin. I was so thankful of her German skills, she even ordered my currywurst for me because I was too shy.

I love meeting friends from other countries. I had to explain to Maria about jaywalking, and I'm sure Maria had to explain German things to me :) It was nice to be able to talk to someone, because my trip was very much lonely. I hope to see Maria and her boyfriend, Boris, again in the future!

The next day I left for the UK, which took a very long time to travel to via train.

2013 Trip:

Paris Day 1 [here]

Paris Day 2 [here]

Paris Day 3 [here]

Rome Day 1 [here]

Rome Day 3 [here]

Rome Day 3 [here]

Vienna Day 1 [here]

Vienna Day 2 [here]

Vienna Day 3 [here]

Berlin Day 1 [here]

Berlin Day 2 [here]

Berlin Day 3 [here]

UK [here]

Berlin Day 2: Sachsenhausen Concentration Camp

The Sachsenhausen Concentration Camp tour was very sobering, as it should be. I booked the tour through Insider Tour Berlin, and I paid 12euro because I'm under 26 years old. The tour met up near my hostel at the train station at 10am. Once the group was ready we caught the train to the camp.
I did not take any photographs.

Entrance to the camp (photo source)

Our tour guide, Roy, was great and very knowledgable. He was also from the UK, so it was nice hearing an English voice.

Wikipedia has this to say about the camp:

The camp was established in 1936. It was located 35 kilometres north of Berlin, which gave it a primary position among the German concentration camps: the administrative centre of all concentration camps was located in Oranienburg, and Sachsenhausen became a training centre for Schutzstaffel (SS) officers (who would often be sent to oversee other camps afterwards). Executions took place at Sachsenhausen, especially of Soviet prisoners of war. 

Among the prisoners, there was a "hierarchy": at the top, criminals (rapists, murderers), then Communists (red triangles), then homosexuals (pink triangles), Jehovah's Witnesses (purple triangles), and Jews (yellow triangles). 

During the earlier stages of the camp's existence the executions were done in a trench, either by shooting or by hanging. A large task force of prisoners was used from the camp to work in nearby brickworks to meet Albert Speer's vision of rebuilding Berlin. 

Sachsenhausen was originally not intended as an extermination camp—instead, the systematic murder was conducted in camps to the east. In 1942 large numbers of Jewish inmates were relocated to Auschwitz. However the construction of a gas chamber and ovens by camp-commandant Anton Kaindl in March 1943 facilitated the means to kill larger numbers of prisoners.

After the camp tour I got to meet a friend, Maria, who reads my blog and writes one of her own. She is a really cool chick and I'm glad we got to hang out. Day 3 in Berlin was spent with her and I had an awesome time to end my stay in Berlin.

2013 Trip:

Paris Day 1 [here]

Paris Day 2 [here]

Paris Day 3 [here]

Rome Day 1 [here]

Rome Day 3 [here]

Rome Day 3 [here]

Vienna Day 1 [here]

Vienna Day 2 [here]

Vienna Day 3 [here]

Berlin Day 1 [here]

Berlin Day 2 [here]

Berlin Day 3 [here]

UK [here]