Recent Food Favourites

Ever since working during the Christmas period, I never got back into the habit of eating healthy. Now that work has died down, I've only got one job and I'm focusing more on studying and being the average uni student I've been able to take the time to eat proper food and be on the hunt for healthy ideas.

 In love with PB2: This is only my second jar. I believe there will be many more to follow. It's perfect to mix into smoothies, recipes, mix with fancy milk or just water to have as regular peanut butter, THE OPTIONS ARE LIMITLESS

Agave Nectar: If you're like me and you don't like the taste of honey, this is a good option. It's cheaper than real maple syrup (the real stuff is exy!) healthier than golden syrup and other flavoured syrups.

Lentils: So many options with this, you can get plain lentils and add your own spices and sauces to create your own flavour, or bet a lazy pig and get a prepacked one like me! hahaha! I like to add some extra spices I have and a tin of crushed tomatoes to give it some extra zing :)

Muesli: I find that muesli fuels me for longer than regular cereal (even the healthy natural kind) whether it be corn flakes, rice flakes etc. I think the oats, dried fruit and higher doses of fibre in muesli keeps my energy going for longer.

Dark chocolate: Always a fave. Recently found this baby at a health food store, it's basically a healthier vegan version of Crunchie chocolate by Nestle. Of course the dark chocolate is delicious but I love the crispy quinoa puffs in it as well.

Enjoying colour coordinating my flatlays!

I made a banana bread this week which was a total hit - if its mother approved, it means it's good. Unlike regular banana breads which I find quite tough, stale-ish and really dense, this one was super fluffy, light and soft. I used a recipe I found online but tweaked it a bit to get the recipe below:

Wet Ingredients:

1/2 cup oil (I used a mix of rice bran and olive oil)
3/4 cup brown sugar (I used muscavado sugar)
2 eggs
1 tsp vanilla extract
3 large overripe bananas

Dry Ingredients:

1 1/2 cup - 1 3/4 cup self raising flour (original recipe called for 1 1/2 cup but I added a pinch more because it seemed too runny)
1/2 tsp salt

Method:

1. Mash up the bananas with a fork or whatever tickles your fancy.
2. In a bowl, mix the oil, sugar, eggs and vanilla together. Mix REALLY well. Werk it.
3. Add that banana mush to the bowl.
4. Sift in the flour and salt into the bowl (save on those dishes amirite?)
5. Bake at 170 degrees Celsius for 30 minutes, then turn it down to 155 degrees after 30-40 min. (Use your own judgement on how brown it is, it shouldn't be too brown at this point, but fully risen.)

Cosmetics Haul and Makeup Look

I grabbed a few bargains this week at Priceline, after waiting to restock on some of my favourite items. Priceline do their 40% off all cosmetics sale every now and then, and every time I go in with the intention of buying this one item (Bourjois healthy mix serum foundation) I buy something else instead... woops!

Restocked on my liquid eyeliner because the one I have now is almost dried out and the brush tip is all screwed up. I'm yet to find THE best liquid eyeliner, this one does the job okay for now. For $8, it's pretty decent.

I repurchased the Antipodes Hosanna serum (25% off yay!) because I quite liked it and used up every last drop. I use it as my moisturiser at night - it works well for my combination oily skin because of its quick absorbing and light texture. I was originally tempted by the Apostle skin-brightening & tone-correcting serum, but because of the price tag on it I got this hydrating serum instead because of its similar ingredients.

Totally got sucked into the world of CC cream after hearing so many beauty bloggers and YouTubers rave about them. Seeing as it was 40% off I decided to go for it. It honestly reminds me of some of the Korean BB creams I have tried before, but the colour seems to suit my skin better (Asian BB craems have a weird greyish tone to them) and the texture is more lighter and less chalky. (Could be because the SPF is quite low in this one). So far so good.

Because I don't like using lot's of products after cleansing at night, I never bothered with eye cream. But I have severely dark circles and eye-bag looking under-eyelids (my mum has the same kind of eyebags) so I thought I should probably try something for it. After using it for a week, I can't say much because I haven't noticed a difference or anything. I like the texture of it though, and it hasn't caused any kind of reaction to my skin. I didn't realise it was "anti-ageing" until after I got it, the description says it's for puffiness, dark circles etc. The regular eye cream really.

I used the Bourjois CC cream in these photos for a natural everyday look.

Other products I used: Maybelline Masterpiece eyeliner
Benefit Gimme Brow (in medium/deep)
Daniel Sandler watercolour blush (in Cherub)
SugarBaby Glow Better Bronzer
Lorac Pro Palette (Taupe)
Translucent Powder

I think my makeup-collection is all stocked up and got everything I need for now. Feels pretty good!

Getting back into the University Ritual

Attending university means... eating at the randomest times throughout the day. There's no real breakfast/lunch/dinner differentiation at least for me, ha! I try to eat healthy and have a decent meal before leaving my house for work or class.

I recently discovered this Cherry Jam which has real cherry chunks in it. I loveeeee cherry, and I like the chunky pieces in this. Because it doesn't have much flavourings or anything nasty, it just tastes like a regular berry/slightly cherry fruit puree.

Breakfast: Wholegrains, fruit and hummus.

Those chunks tho... mmmmmm.

My recent love for grey/minty blue things in a flatlay. 

University essentials and most of the contents of my backpack.

Recent purchase from Molten Store in Wintergarden. This smells fresh, woody, musky but also clean.
Lasting power is relatively okay, but it was only $29 so I didn't expect too much.
It reminds me of the Jo Malone Wood Sage and Sea Salt Cologne!

A Brief Trip to Myer

Recent purchases with my maaaam at Myer!

I got a button-up tunic with a sleek but casual look, I'm a bit scared because its 25% silk, and I'm not sure how to wash and dry silk clothing. But, it feels super lightweight and cooling, perfect for summer. I grabbed it for a massive bargain, it was $90 down to $50 which I got 50% off for a final price of $25! Woohoo!

A fluffy 90's style inspired sweater. But it's not cropped - which is what I think makes it more versatile so you can pair more than just high-waisted things with it. So obsessed with this colour - it's a cloud (greyish-blueish) colour and makes it look so soft and dreamy!

It still pairs well with high-waisted things, like these high waisted jeans.

 Goes really well with silver jewellery - my recently purchased moon necklace from Lovisa!

Silver bar necklace from eBay.

Jewellery Favourites

I'm much more of a silver jewellery person, silver clothing details, silver everything. But recently, I've been more open to wearing gold jewellery. Mainly because all these cute dainty designs come in gold/rose gold, and look more feminine than in silver.

I wandered into Lovisa, and found these necklaces which I really liked from a previous visit, on sale 3 for $10! (Each one is $9.99.) So I'd say I grabbed a bargain yay!

My love for lunar themed things goes on forever...

Dainty geometric triangular charm.

FLASH!

I seem to notice that there's more of this silver-gold-rose gold mixture now

And with better lighting: my Lovisa Haul!

I also purchased these bar necklaces from eBay for roughly $1.50 each which arrived this week, I hope they aren't terrible quality!

Some of my favourite necklaces that aren't on a chain and look more casual/boho, my leather one gifted from my aunt from Swarovski (in Switzerland woo) and a jade pendent from my mum.

I also bought these charms off ebay $2-$3 each and put them onto my own sterling silver chains (most chains rust and tarnish really easily for me because I must be one sweaty person LOL)

And my leather choker collection, most of which I bought from etsy $5 each roughly, and the crystal one is gifted from Lauren (from Sportsgirl)!