The 'This or That' Tag

This is a tag I've seen on a few blogs lately, and I was tagged by Sally from The Makeup Directory and  Sammi from MaterialGurl88 (who also changed some questions to be more Australian friendly!)

Makeup

Blush or Bronzer? Blush for sure! I have a hard time making bronzer work for my pale skin so I just stick to blush.

Lip Gloss or Lipstick? Lipstick is my favourite kind of makeup!

Eyeliner or Mascara? Mascara is something that I always use, no matter what look I'm going for or how much time I spend

Foundation or Concealer? I rarely use concealer, just under eye concealer whenever I haven't gotten enough sleep or when I'm going out at night. I almost always use foundation though.

Neutral or Colour Eyeshadow? Neutral! I find it hard to wear coloured eyeshadow without looking too 'done up'. Neutrals are always

Pressed or Loose Eyeshadow? Pressed. Loose shadows scare me.

Brushes or Sponges? Brushes. I've never used a sponge to apply my foundation before.

Nails

Opi or China Glaze? I've never actually tried China Glaze! I never got around to making an order for some, so I'll have to say OPI because I have a little collection, even though I'd rather stick to cheaper polish like Ulta3.

Long or Short? I'd really like to have long healthy nails, but my nails are in a horrible condition so it's hard to grow them.

Acrylic or Natural? Natural. I do love the length strength acrylic nails give you, but then when you take them off your natural nails are destroyed.

Brights or Darks? I love bright colours!

Flower or No Flower? I should try doing a flower. But I think that would be lame. I prefer to use nail guide stickers and doing polka dots.

Body

Perfume or Body Splash? Perfume. Always smells nicer.

Lotion or Body Butter? I have really dry skin so I love using body butters.


Body wash or Soap? Body wash and scrub.

Lush or other Bath Company? I can't choose between Lush and The Body Shop! Please don't make me.

Fashion

Jeans or Sweat Pants? Jeans. I'm not a big fan of wearing trackies, even around the house.

Long Sleeve or Short? Short. I only own a handful of long sleeved tops/dresses and they're all 3/4 sleeve and I usually push them up above my elbow anyway.

Dresses or Skirts? I'm definitely a dress girl. I own a few skirts, but I don't really own any nice tops to wear them with.

Stripes or Plaid? I love stripes.

Flip Flops or Sandals? Sandals. I only ever wear Flip Flops to the beach.

Scarves or Hats? I like wearing scarves, but only when it's cold.

Studs or Dangly Earrings? Studs. I had my ears stretched to 8mm, and even though I took them out over a year ago, they haven't quite shrunk back down, so wearing anything other than studs looks weird.

Necklaces or Bracelets? Necklaces. I don't like wearing bacelets much because I get eczema on my wrists a lot.

Heels or Flats? Flats! Even though I'm tiny, I prefer to be able to walk properly. I don't mind wearing heels on the odd occasion when I go out drinking or to dinner, but I even wore flats to my uni graduation!

Cowboy Boots or Riding Boots? I like a good pair of ankle boots. I wouldn't mind a pair of cowboy boots (for the novelty, mostly) but otherwise neither!

Jacket or Hoodie? I'm a cardigan girl. I wear hoodies more when I'm being lazy and it's cold.

Cotton On or Valley Girl? (original question - Forever 21 or Charlotte Rousse?) I work at Cotton On so I should choose that, but I've always preferred the dresses at Valley Girl. Although, I haven't stepped foot in Valley Girl in a very long time (being poor and not being able to wear their clothes at work), and I kind of want to buy everything in Cotton On at the moment.

Forever New or Portmans? (original question - Abercrombie or Hollister?) I really don't f

David Jones or Myer? (original question - Saks 5th Avenue or Nordstroms?) I prefer Myer, I don't really feel like I fit in at David Jones, so I much prefer Myer.

Hair

Curly or Straight? I like to wear my hair curly. It's naturally curly so it's a lot easier than spending 15 minutes straightening it.

Bun or Ponytail? Ponytail

Bobby Pins or Butterfly Clips? I only really use a bobby pin to put my fringe back when I'm doing my make up or washing my face.

Hair Spray or Gel? I don't use either!

Long or Short? Long Hair! I had to cut my hair really short (I had a Ramona Flowers hair cut!) the year before last because I bleached the crap out of it and it was all falling out. 18 months later and my hair still isn't as long as I want it :(

Light or Dark? I suit darker hair, and it's so much easier to maintain.

Side Sweep Bangs or Full Bangs? I prefer my hair with a fringe. Since high school I've alternated with side fringe and full fringe every few months. I've had a side fringe for a while now and I'm thinking of getting it cut to a full fringe before I go to England.

Up or Down? I prefer to have my hair up. It gets in my way too much down!

Random!

Rain or Shine? I love the rain, it smells pretty and it makes it not so hot.

Summer or Winter? I definitely prefer winter! I'd rather be rugged up and toasty than hot and sweaty!

Autumn or Spring? I would prefer spring, but I'm terrified of swooping magpies, so I'll have to go autumn. Lucky, because I get 2 autumns this year!

Chocolate or Vanilla? Is this even a question? Chocolate, duh!

East or West coast? I don't really care? I went to Perth for a holiday and it was really nice seeing the sun set over the water.

Procrastinating Beauty Blogger TAG

I stole this tag from Sammi from Materialgurl88 (go follow her, and enter her awesome giveaway here!). I've been really slack with blogging lately so this is the perfect post for the moment.

 Rules:
 1. You must copy and paste these 'rules' onto your post when you write it, it doesn't take long!.
 2. You must state that this tag was created by 'The Beau Bow' and link www.thebeaubow.blogspot.com
3. You must thank the person who tagged you at the start of your post (link their blog as well) -follow them if you're feeling nice!, and then at the end of your post state who you tag, and then comment on their blog on their latest post to let them know you tagged them, and link your post so they can see what to do.
4. Title this post 'The Procrastinating Beauty Blogger TAG' so everyone knows what it is about.
5. Have fun! :)

 1. Name a beauty regime that you rarely do? 
I used to be the worst with beauty regimes - I even used to wear my makeup to bed! I'm getting better, I use a primer most days, and I've even fill my eyebrows in most days too! I usually use a cleanser, toner and then moisturise before bed but sometimes I get lazy and just use a makeup remover wipe. I guess I'm really lazy when it comes to shaving my legs and I like to put that off as much as possible, haha

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Finally remembered to wash my brushes, thanks to this tag! 

2. Is washing your makeup brushes something you do regularly? 

Uh... I'll be honest with you all. You're probably all going to scream in horror but, I've only washed my brushes a few times. Even though I have the tinniest collection of brushes known to man, I still can't remember to do it regularly! It's probably worse because I use mine almost every day because I have so few!

 

3. How long will you last with chipped nail polish?
A few days! It annoys me, but I'm so lazy I can still go a few days before removing it and starting it again. It helps that I can rarely go a day before my nail polish starts to chip. Recently I've gotten into a horrible habit of peeling off my nail polish when it chips that I really need to stop!

4. How long do you put off buying/replacing a beauty or nail polish product even if you need it? (i.e purchasing a new topcoat, or a new foundation etc.)
Usually I've already repurchased the product before it's run out (I picked up a new pressed powder today because mine is running low :( ) but I can get a bit lazy with things like cotton tips and pads and I've managed to go a few weeks without purchasing cotton pads (thank god for my stockpile of makeup remover pads!).

5. What is your worst beauty habit? 

Not washing my brushes I guess! And the chipped nail polish. I rub my face and eyes a lot too, which is a big no no. 

6. Name something non-beauty related that you put off doing all the time?

Ugh, Cleaning!!! I've been really slack at washing my clothes lately and I put that off until I don't have any clean nickers left. Whoops. 

7. When going out somewhere, do you leave getting ready until the last minute or not?
I like to give myself enough time to get ready, I hate rushing. I usually end up rushing though, especially when I only give myself an hour between waking up and having to get out the door. When I go out somewhere nice I like to give myself about an hour and a half to get ready - I like to watch tv or browse blogs while Im doing it :p

8. Can you commit to spending bans? 

Kind of. I wouldn't see the point in me doing it personally, I'd rather just cut back on impulse purchase and really think about what I buy. But I've cut back majorly on my spending since January so it's basically been like I've been on a spending ban, but I've had a few slip ups (My MUA haul, and a few little bits here and there).

Don't worry, I've organised it since this! 

9. How organised is your makeup and nail polish collection? 

For me, it's pretty damn organised, but for other people it's probably not at all. I've got my nail polish in a big bag I got for free at Terry White once when I bought a lot of Ulta3 polishes and really the only organisation there is the fact they're all together and I've swatched them all onto fake nail rounder things. My makeup on the other hand, used to be nice and neat in the bathroom with eyeshadows, face products and lip products all in separate containers, but now most of my lipsticks are lying around my room in various locations, my most used products are sitting in a box next to my mirror, and the rest are thrown around my makeup draw in the bathroom. At least it works for me, haha.

 10. What is the longest amount of time you have gone without writing a blog post? 

Several months! When I first started blogging last year I blogged for a few months, then got caught up with uni and didn't start again until later in the year. Once I found my passion - beauty products, I was able to start blogging regularly and now I don't think it's been much longer than a week between blog posts! I usually have blog posts mostly written up before I post them but I find it hard to find time to take photos for posts, especially because I don't like doing it when there's other people at home. 

 Now I tag all of you to do this tag!! Post a link if you've already done it :)

Christmas tag

I decided to do this tag after reading it on Jasmine's blog. I'm usually a huge grinch so I'm not sure how interesting this post will be :p

What's Your Favourite Thing About Christmas?

I guess I should talk about Christmas in Australia first, because Christmas in the northern hemisphere is a whole other world! 

I like presents! I like buying presents for people and finding the perfect thing for them (and I love the excuse to go shopping, but I don't like the Christmas crowds!), and of course I love receiving presents. I love the food (more on that later) and now that I'm old enough, the excuse to drink before midday!

I did spend one Christmas in the UK though, which was really magical. We were lucky to have a year with a lot of snow, with my favourite part being the German Christmas markets in Edinburgh.

What's Your Favourite Make Up Look For The Christmas Season? 

Because I'm the grinch, I think doing your make up to look Christmasy is a bit tacky, and I'd prefer to do my make up for the season (summer) instead. I'm loving bright coral and pink lipsticks. However, I have been using Christmasy colours on my nails.

 Real tree or fake tree?

Real!! My family have always had a real living tree, and it lives outside most of the year. They are a bit hard to take care of in Australia because of the summer heat, but I think it's worth it. We are also probably the worst at decorating it, but I prefer having a bunch of multicoloured sentimental ornaments on it than it looking perfect and colour co ordinated. I did buy a small fake pink tree from work this year though, because it was pink.

Giving presents or receiving presents?

Both!

Do you open your presents Christmas Morning or Evening?

Morning! As if I could ever wait till the evening to open them, haha. Although now my sister and I are getting older, it's almost afternoon by the time we get out of bed on Christmas. I do have to wait till the evening to open presents from my boyfriends family though.

Handmade Christmas Cards or Bought?

I really don't have an ounce of creativity so I just buy my cards. I do like to get nice ones though.

What's your all time Favourite Christmas movie?

Love Actually.

Whats your Favourite Christmas Food? 

 I don't like roasts, so I'm not a fan of traditional Christmas foods. I love seafood on Christmas! Especially prawns and baby octopus salad. We also eat potato salad and bean salad. Last year mum made the nicest duck ballotine that had a pork and cherry stuffing, but she managed to lose the recipe for it.