On a side note, how cute is my crying Kim K tee? Check out Grey Lines and use the code HOLLY10 at checkout for a discount! 

How to get a Discount from Your Favourite Stores

If you're like me you spend way too much money on food and makeup, and when it comes to clothes shopping you'll wait until the shops have sales before you even consider looking.  You also have lectures you'll consider attending every now and then and way too many assignments that you leave until the last minute to finish to work a full time job. 

So us broke girls go googling for discount codes (if you check out before googling for a discount code you can contact me to donate to my bank account via my email) and I don't know about you but if I can't find one I start second guessing (do I really need 3 pairs of socks this winter? Just how necessary are bras for an E cup girl?) and the internal dilemma begins. 

I've been eyeing off a denim jacket at General Pants for a while now, but being strict with my money (except on makeup and food and cute homeward from kmart and more food) I haven't committed to the purchase yet. 

Along came my fairy godmother UNiDAYS - a company for students who like discounts (so literally all of us). UNiDAYS is completely FREE (my favourite word), all you have to do is sign up and take advantage of all the online and in-store discounts! And now the days are googling for discount codes are over, you'll just have to sign in to your UNiDAYS account on the website or the app and find the code for all the best brands. 

Life is so much better when you aren't paying full price. 

PS: UNiDAYS doesn't just offer discounts on clothes, Australis can be found with an amazing discount (I highly recommend the fresh and flawless pressed powder!) and Look Fantastic (EX1 foundation is life) as well as skincare, shoes, car offers and mobile phone plans. 

Visit the UNiDAYS website and sign up HERE

Download the UNiDAYS app HERE

(I'd love to hear what bargains you guys score!) 

Too Faced Melted Lipstick in Chocolate Cherries 

1. The Original XO Beauty Brushes

These brushes were priced well enough that I was happy to buy them and pay for shipping. I love Shaaanxo (Shannon Harris) and wanted to support her business, and had only seen good things about the brushes (though I think all of these reviews came from her friends). Not all the brushes are bad, but I think as they are hit and miss, I wouldn't bother trying to guess which would be good as you can only purchase online. 

What I don't like: Upon receiving these brushes (the 12 piece brush set) I was sceptical as to why the brushes felt and looked harsh, with the blending brush looking like it had arrived with half of the hairs already missing. Quite a number of the brushes hurt to use. As in, they are scratchy and harsh. The quality of these brushes is just not worth purchasing, no matter what the price.

Note: XO Beauty has updated their entire brush range since I purchased this set. 

2. Gerard Cosmetics

My original Gerard Cosmetics order arrived with the lipstick already snapped apart from the tube. By simply emailing their customer service with a photo of what it looked like I was simply sent a replacement. The customer service team was happy to fix the problem and this is the only positive I have, besides the shades of the lipsticks.

What I don't like: Though I love the shades of the liquid lipstick and the lipstick, I hate wearing them. The liquid lipstick is hard to describe of how it feels on the lips, but it is uncomfortable, sticky, doesn't have great lasting powder and it doesn't seem to fully dry on the lips. The lipstick is dry and is a struggle to apply. 

Though they're cheap, I wouldn't purchase any other shades from them.

3. Hourglass Illusion Hyaluronic Skin Tint

I wanted to love this. The packaging is beautiful. 

What I don't like: Firstly, the price. It isn't cheap and therefore my expectations were higher. But no matter the price, I wouldn't like this product as it sat horribly on my skin and would turn my skin oily by the end of the day (my skin isn't oily!). If you wanted this, get a sample! Don't buy it straight out. Some people will love it and others (like me) will return it (thank you Mecca!). 

If you recognise the picture above of my swatches from the Kylie Cosmetics' instagram, the answer is: yes, it is my picture (some lame person decided to edit the crap out of it and claim it as their own, but whatever, I've moved on now). 

Contour shades top to bottom: Too Faced Cocoa Contour, Kat Von D Shade & Light, Marc Jacobs 40 Mirage Filter