Accidental, like a gasoline rainbow.

YAY it’s the easter holidays! I get a week off from school so that gives me a bit of time to do a lil’ blogging. I’ve been lazing around in the apartment the past couple of days and I must say I’ve almost forgotten how good it feels to do nothing and stay in bed all day. It is ABSOLUTELY GRATIFYING. My only teeny tiny complaint is that I have this fear of losing track of time and not being able to finish my holiday assignments before the week is up! I guess this is where a proper timetable might come in handy but knowing my inane ability to rebel against any form of scheduling….I think I’m better off without one.

I owe you guys a beauty entry so I thought I’d start this entry with a couple of items I got before my move to Melbourne.

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I went to a clothing/household sale with my cousins on a whim and didn’t expect to buy anything until I saw a tiny booth tucked away in a corner, invisible to the untrained eyes of many women who were just there to stock up on diapers and skillets (if you are a married woman with 2 kids to feed, nothing is more logical than hoarding more pots and pans even if you have 10 skillets in the cupboard already – I know this because my mother is the same, bless her heart.) I saw these Givenchy gems on sale for $15 knocked down from their I-would-never-be-able-to-afford-this-since-I’m-jobless price of $40.

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Aren’t they pretty to look at? L to R: Precious Sari glittering eyeshadow in Maharani Silver and Maharani Gold. They’re from last year’s Givenchy Maharani collection and I originally intended to get only one but I couldn’t decide between the two so me being the sensible, thrifty girl that I so am, I got both in the end 8D Can’t say much about what they’re like when worn because I’ve not used them at all. School cuts my usual half hour long beauty routines into a slapstick 5 min comedy, sad but true.

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I’ve been wanting to show you this for the longest time!! My friend Furry (fabulous owner of Earlgreyparty.com) went to Taiwan for a brief holiday and she helped me get another Jill Stuart eye jelly and a lipgloss to add to my mini collection. I am going to collect all of the eye jellies eventually, words just cannot express how much I love them. They have an amazing sparkly finish and they don’t budge even without a primer. What you see here is the Eye Jelly in Midnight Shine, a cool deep navy blue.

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Jill Stuart Jelly Gloss in Dusk Rose, another beauty this one. Such pretty packaging no no? Dusk Rose is a dolly pink with a ton of gold shimmer, it actually reminds me of NARS Angelika except in gloss form lol and maybe a wee bit peachier.

I did a little exploring around area yesterday so imma be awesome and share with you some of my fave shots ;D Think of it as a visual apology for the weeks I’ve been away from my blogging duties lol.

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Suburbia.

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The sky couldn’t have been more perfect.

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Shit, it’s my dream letter box.

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YES I HAVE A HIGH FASHION SHOE OUTLET STORE NEAR MY PLACE /o/ I love that blue van lol.

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Thrift store + cafe.

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Flowers in my neighbour’s garden.

I have this sudden desire to get a tube of Rouge Coco lipstick from CHANEL. It probably costs more than I can afford right now but god, I have never wanted a lipstick so bad (where have I heard this line before?) I don’t actually know why I *need* it but I’m pretty sure it’s got nothing to do with the multiple ads of French beauty Vanessa Paradis that have taken over every tram stop in the city. Yep, nah uh nothing to do with it.

My mom’s flying off to NYC this friday for a work/holiday thing with her colleagues and she’s asked me to send her a list of things I want. I’m tempted to bombard her email with a lengthy list of MAC stuff I want (like I don’t have enough already, geez but but but have you seen the new Art Supplies collection?! HOLY SHIZ I WANT EVERYTHING!) I think I’ll list out 20 items I want and in the same email, type “Mom you can either get me the 20 items above available in various locations around the city or you can choose to end your misery by buying me a CHANEL 2.55, love you!” I wonder if she’d be amused.

p.s I just noticed my readership has increased slightly since I last blogged omg, thank you so much for subscribing + reading everyone! Come say hi in the comments, I would love to read your blogs too! It’s funny how my readership only increases when I disappear rofl, maybe I should start planning more disappearing acts (I’M KIDDING.)

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14 Responses to “Accidental, like a gasoline rainbow.”
  1. [nadz] says:

    I’VE NOT READ THIS ENTRY BUT YAY!

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    ilyana's reply:

    god woman what is the point of this comment lol?? <3 you!

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  2. Angela says:

    Hello!
    I´m new around! You have such a nice blog! :D

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    ilyana's reply:

    Hi Angela! Thank you for reading my little space on the internets, good luck with your new blog!

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  3. waah $15 givenchy wtf?! please do a swatch of those AND the jill stuart eye jelly when you have time *sooo pretty* both of those brands to the best packaging. your pictures are always so artistic, you inspire me to get off my lazy butt and use my camera more. I get this week off too thankfully, I was about to go insane last week, towards the end I couldn’t even count to 10 properly o.O

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    ilyana's reply:

    Yes $15 givenchy! It’s crazy but I’m not complaining lol. I will try to get swatches done but it’s quite hard because my schedule is packed with assignments due in the next few weeks eek! And aww thanks, I try my best – you should get your camera out more too!

    Hope you’ve had a good week <3

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  4. Catherine says:

    Heyyyy! Glad you’ve finally got a bit of a break & hope you’re enjoying yourself! Can’t wait to see more pictures from that museum & gardens if you have any. :D

    And OMG lucky girl! Those Givenchy were such a STEAL! The Jill Stuart items are gorgeous too. Dude, I ALMOST got my first JS blush but then I passed in favor of stocking up on Shu stuff before they’re pulled out. They’ve already stopped restocking my Neiman’s counter. The SA said they’ll be gone end of May ish. ;_; Oh well, maybe next year for JS hehe.

    & lovely pictures, as usual! I am so jealous of your neighbor’s garden! =P

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    ilyana's reply:

    I took a whole load of photos in the museum man, you should have seen me blocking everyone’s view on every exhibit just snapping away like there was no tomorrow – I’m kidding haha.

    OH DUDE SUCKS THAT SHU IS PULLING OUT OF THE AMERICAS. Anyway not to worry because you can still get it via me if you want anything ;D You should try a JS eye jelly sometime, they’re awesome.

    Thank you darling <333

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  5. rinaz says:

    Hey Ilyana!

    I hope that you are doing alright there in Melbourne and yes, I’ve been missing your blog posts!

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    ilyana's reply:

    Hi Rinaz!! You’re so sweet and I’m doing okay, just a little stressed up now that assignments are due in a couple of weeks. I’ll try to blog more often but currently, my main focus is the crazy amount of work that needs to be done :/

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  6. s says:

    hi! which uni are you in? im going to monash in july. hahha hows life in melby? is everything very expensive? how much is ur rent?
    thanks!

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    ilyana's reply:

    Hi! I’m in the university of melbourne ;D You’ll be in Monash soon? That’s awesome, I’m sure you’ll have a blast! Life here has its good times and bad times – the food is incredible tho lol! Wellll, things are expensive but if you cook – it won’t be so hard on your wallet. I share an apartment with my cousin so our rent is about $320 a week, email me if you’ve got any more questions and thank you for reading xx

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  7. amynaree says:

    great find! those colors are gorgeous and just pretty to look at like you stated ^ ^

    i have had my eyes on JS eye jellies forever but never got my hands on any, but I know they are amazing because anything with the word “jelly” in it has to be right?

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  8. nadia says:

    YOU BLOGGED. yeay! you’re so deadshit funny like your slapstick 5 mins comedy. okay, maybe 15 mins.

    write moreeeeeeee. when you’re free of course!

    (:(:

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