Isaac Rose Longboarding

For something a little different, I present to you... a non-fashion or beauty-related blog post. 

Whenever I think of summer and staying active, I always think of three things: swimming, surfing and skateboarding. Since we don't really have any waves in our town, and the ocean is also usually riddled with poisonous jellyfish and things, skateboarding alongside the beach is usually the best thing we can do. and rather than talk to you about skateboarding and how it's a great way to have fun and keep active,  I've decided to give a little shout out to my younger brother. He's a rather talented long boarder/skateboarder. He also films and edits all his own stuff using his GoPro. He's just started his own YouTube channel. It'd be really cool if you could check out some of his stuff and possibly subscribe. I've included links and videos below!

Peace, Lucy. 

Tiger Mist Boutique

Hey Guys, sorry for being a little slack lately.
For this post I've decided to do a review of online fashion retailer, Tiger Mist Boutique. I first discovered Tiger Mist about four or five months ago, after randomly stumbling across one of their sales via instagram.  I have to say, I was a pretty big fan from that point on. Since then, I've purchased a total of five items from them, and not once have I had any issues with the website, delivery or my items. So I will definitely be heading back there soon! Tiger Mist was created by two Australian sisters who own and run pretty much everything. They also design their own clothes under their own label Rise of Dawn, which has items available for purchase via Tiger Mist. If online shopping isn't really your thing, they also have a store located in Victoria (Australia). Both the actual store and online store sell a wide range of items, from party dresses, casual clothes, high-fashion labels, shoes, accessories, swimwear and Limecrime Lipstick. If that's not enough, they also ship worldwide, too!

 The stuff you need to know - 

 Shipping - (within australia) free on orders over $100, otherwise $9.50.  Everything is express-posted and I've always received my items within 2-3 days of purchasing.

Pros: 

• Super quick delivery. I've always received my purchases within 2-3 days of purchasing.
• Lots of unique styles that can't be found on other online boutiques and retailers.
• Really good sales! Every now and then (like on a public holiday or holiday weekend), they'll have big sales off absolutely everything. I managed to score an amazing pair of Windsor Smith shoes at 30% off on the Australia Day weekend... I was incredibly happy about that! 
• Prices are fairly standard (between $40-$100 for a party dress)

Cons: 

• Having to pay for shipping if you spend under $100 
• They only stock sizes 6-12
• Personally, I'm not a fan of the product images they use. The models are amazing, the clothes are amazing... but I just really don't like the super bright images with large "Tiger Mist" watermarks over everything... but hey, that's just me being fussy.

Website: http://www.tigermist.com.au/ 
Instagram: tigermist
 

Here's a few of the items I've purchased from Tiger Mist over the past several months:
 

If you have any further questions or anything, please don't hesitate to send me a question!
Also, please check me out on instagram! Username is: perksofbeinglucyrose



Peace and be kind,
Lucy Rose.

January's Lust Have It Beauty Box

So a few weeks ago, I decided to sign up to receive a monthly subscription to Lust Have It's Beauty Boxes. For those of you who've read my previous post, Lust Have It Beauty Boxes are very similar to Bella Box. Each month, you pay a small fee and in return, receive a parcel containing 5 or so new and popular beauty products to test out. I've heard many mixed things about both Lust Have It and Bella Box, so I decided I'd sign up to both, test both out, and then just keep my subscription to whichever beauty box I prefer.

Now, since I signed up very last-minute to Lust Have It, I only received my January Box today. I figure it'll take me a good week or so to properly test out all the products, so I'm not going to be doing a proper review for this month's box. By the time I do, my February box will have arrived, so I'm just going to do a very quick mini-review of Lust Have It, and then my proper reviews will start in a few weeks, where I'll be comparing Lust Have It against Bella Box at the same time.


Things to Note:

• There's many different Lust Have It boxes to choose from. The one I chose to subscribe to is the classic Women's beauty box. It's $20 a month, cancel anytime. Usually contains over $60 value.
•  The website is very easy to understand, and is also where you sign up! http://www.lusthaveit.com.au/womens-box-page/ 

Personally,

•  I love the packaging! Your beauty items come in this super cute Lust Have It box. It's a decent, sturdy box to. It even has a little magnetic strip to hold it closed.
• This is only my first Lust Have It box so I can't judge it too much, but I must say, the samples appear to be bigger than the samples from Bella Box? I guess we'll have to wait and see how the February boxes compare. 
• It's $20 a month, whereas Bella Box is only $15 a month... but if the samples are bigger (which they appear to be), and I like the products more, it's well worth that extra five dollars... but once again, we'll have to wait and see what February holds!

Super Cute Packaging

January's items - Benefit Mascara, a zinc cream, cleansing wipes, moisturising hair oil, a facial moisturiser/toner, and hair treatment for damaged hair. 

 Overall, I was very pleased with what I received in this box. I'll be giving a detailed review of the February box when I receive it, and will also be comparing it to Bella Box's February Box.

Peace,
Lucy.