MyProsperity.com.au

MyProsperity.com.au

Product Talk by Nuffnang

If you've stumbled across my blog, you probably like shopping. I know i do lol

However being a shopaholic can be a bad thing. I was definitely one for a long time. However i grew up in a family which always knew saving was important. 

I've really let go last year and spent way too much. It got to the point where i was spending all my pay every week and i knew i had to stop. I've been doing ok this financial year :) My goal is to stop being a shopaholic/hoarder. I don't need more stuff! My room is overcrowded and i'm never going to be able to downsize my stuff at this rate!

So when i got an email to review MyProsperity i knew it was something that could be of use to me. It is a website which allows you to have better control of your finances. It securely links your bank accounts, credit cards, loans, super, shares, property, car, etc all in one place and best of all it is free!

It allows you to design your own budget plan and sorts out your spending for you. You can see all your money related stuff in one place which i think is the best way to know how your financial situation really is. Sometimes i spend on one card but i monitor my other bank account more. Before i know it, i've spent everything in one account without realising and thinking i still have money :(

I usually put all my spendings on a very VERY messy spreadsheet. I use EditGrid which i can access online everywhere but their servers are always down so i have been looking for a new option :)

I've signed up and so far the website navigation is easy. They also have a easy set up steps for you at the beginning. There's a few sections where you can add goals and budgets. Apparently if i want to save for a new car, it's going to take me 150 months if i only add $200 in per month lol... no more goal of a new car any time soon :P I really like how it puts your goals and plans into perspective. Now i know if i want a new car within the next 1-2 years, i'm going to have to buckle down and save hard!

Finding a good way to watch your spending and money flow is so important these days. Money is put into all kinds of things like share, investments or even an old sock in your drawer :P lol Keeping track can be a headache trying to gather everything together. I know because i did my tax recently and i hated looking for all my files and logging into all my bank accounts! 

I think this website service is great and something we all need in our busy lives.

If you need help with budgeting or just want to be able to see all your finances in one place, check out MyProsperity.com.au! They even provide a free car and house worth valuation :) 

New Prada Bag! Prada Saffiano Lux BN1786 in Baltico Navy Black Blue

For my Birthday last month i got the Prada bag i've been wanting from L :)

It's their Saffiano Lux tote bag which is their popular standard bag design. It's my first luxury designer bag, and although the price still hurts, we only live once and if you can afford to get one, why not. I always knew i would indulge in one someday :) But letting go of the money is always hard especially when you slave away at work for so long just to be able to purchase one of these!

I'm afraid i know this will not be the only overpriced bag i will possess in my lifetime :D But it's a good start! I've wanted this for it's simple elegant design. It's very sturdy leather. Should not easily stain and the design will go with everything. It's a classic piece which should stay within trend for years and years.

The problem was choosing the colour. I was set on Navy or Black. Should i go safe and stick with Black? Or should i add a bit of fun and go Navy? When we were at the store choosing out my bag, they had the seasonal colours available :D Which is how i came upon 'Baltico'. A Black Blue! My perfect shade! It's so much more classy than the Navy but not as flat and boring as the Black! I knew straight away this was the one :)

This is how the colour looks in real life. Isn't it beautiful? :)

With Flash! Definitely see the blue tones in this now.

I feel like this bag needs a seatbelt on in the car :P

I hope this can become my everyday bag and i can the money's worth in use out of it! I've got one of those plastic bases from a supermarket environmental canvas bag to put in the base so it keeps it shape ok. But i don't mind if it doesn't stay 'boxy' since i want it to look like a comfortable everyday bag. Sadly i've only used this bag twice as i don't want to bring it to work where it sits unattended in a cupboard all day with a good chance of it being possibly stolen! On my days off i don't tend to bring a handbag with me when i drive around to local places :( Must find places to bring this bag! It's so roomy i can fit everything in it. I might start bringing this to work but after i've done all the leather protecting stuff hehe

I love this bag so much :) But once you own one, you realise you don't need a million designer bags like you dreamed of hehe. I'm at the stage in my life where i've tossed all those cheap bags where i had like 20 different designs and have stuck to the one basic black bag everyday. What age were you guys when you decided to stick to one handbag only like most 'adults'. Not that adults should stick to one bag but my mum always uses one bag for everyday, so did my teachers and older people i've come across :)

I can't wait till i choose my next designer bag to put on my want list. But i'm super happy with this bag and will wait till it's a little worn before i even consider wanting another pricey bag :P

BTW i've been meaning to do a massive haul post for the past month. But my laptop screen broke and i'm using an old laptop which won't connect to my phone so i can't upload photos easily. It's really such a hassle and has made blogging so inconvenient :( I'm working on it though, i've bought so much fun stuff, i can't wait to share soon :)

Clearasil Vitamins & Extracts Daily Clear Wash and Mask Review and Giveaway :)

Product Talk by Nuffnang

Clearasil Vitamins & Extracts Daily Clear Wash and Mask $10.99

I was sent this item to review around a week ago. It is the new Clearasil Vitamins & Extracts Daily Clear Wash and Mask. 

"Formulated with Avocado Extracts and nourishing Vitamin E, glycerine for hydration, as well 

as Pomegranate fruit extract, an anti-oxidant known to help keep skin looking and feeling 

healthy, these delicious smelling products cleanse gently and do not leave your skin over 

dried."

Definitely sounds like it's packed with lots of goodness for the skin. The packaging is a easy to use squeezy tube :) It smells so lovely. Very refreshing and soothing. It is a greenish grey colour with a cream gel texture. It reminds me a lot of Dermalogica's Dermal Clay Cleanser. But when used on the face it definitely feels more like a watery gel and smooths out very nicely. It's at a very good price too for only $10.99!

This is great for the mornings when you need something to freshen up your face and is gentle enough to just clean off left over cream from the night before :) i would recommend this as an everyday morning face wash or even for nights where you just bummed at home all day and don't have much to wash off :) Sometimes its better to use gentle products that don't strip off everything too harshly. Gotta give the skin some R&R now and then right :P

~Giveaway~

http://blog.nuffnang.com.au/clearasil-product-talk/

5 commenters will also win a full sized Clearasil Vitamins & Extracts Daily Clear Wash and Mask. Just leave a comment below on what skin concerns you think Clearasil Vitamins and Extracts could help you with? 

For me i think it will help me feel energized and more awake in the morning so i can apply my make up with my eyes opened! lol 

This giveaway will only be till the 22nd of July 2013, so i will contact the winners then to arrange for the prizes to be sent to you :)

Now leave a comment! Gogogo :D Chances are i wont get enough comments so if you're the first 5 you'll probably win hehe Everyone loves a freebie right? :)

Priceline Skincare Goody bag June 2013!

Priceline is having another Goody bag offer again! This time it's on skincare and you have to spend $60 or over on the selected brands :) I got mine already hehe and they seem to be almost out since it's Saturday today. You might be able to find a few more left in some stores. It's a really good one too so if you're in need of some stuff anyways, this is the best time to buy!

On Thursday night, just 20 minutes before all the shops were to close, i rushed into Priceline on the drive back home from the city and grabbed a basket, threw stuff in and went on my way as they were slowly kicking people out. 

In such a rushed manner, i didn't make a very good choice with what i needed to buy. I knew i needed make up wipes as my last pack was coming to an end and a few packs of pore strips, you will always need these babies. 

So i ended up buying pretty much all make up wipes and a few packs of pore strips. There looked like only 3 goody bags left on the shelf like they were almost out!

The next day when i was at work, there is a better Priceline there and i had a good chance to look at all the skincare on sale as well. My local Priceline has skincare divided into this 4 section maze and i didn't see most of the offers the night before. This Priceline still had shelves full of goody bags!

I really didn't need an extra goody bag as i already have more than enough skincare at home. I still have unopened stuff from last year's goody bag! But the skincare was 30% off and i went through convincing reviews on my phone. I decided to just go for it. 

My sisters got the goody bag as well so we all did product trades and swapped for things we would use which was good hehe.

 Priceline Skincare Goody Bag 2013 :)

Dr. Lewinns Reversaderm Micro-Cellular Age Correcting Peel

I'm not at the age that Dr. Lewinns products are targeted for but they do have products which interest me. And it's usually these brands that have good stuff that works! I've also bought their new cleansing oil and will do a review on it later.

I've bought quite a few skincare products lately but haven't had the time or energy to do any posts but i will post pictures and mini reviews next :D If anyone has had good or bad experiences with Dr. Lewinns please let me know! I've got a lot of their basic stuff which i haven't gotten around to really using properly yet and their new products really look appealing :D

Thursday Night Haul :) Clarins Gift With Purchase @ Myer, Pandora ~

I swear i've been meaning to update with a post for the longest time! But finally! Yay it's time for another shopping haul :)

I haven't bought much lately. Which unfortunately didn't mean more saving either as i've spent my money elsewhere :(

My most exciting beauty purchase for this week is on Clarins! They have a gift time at Myer at the moment and it's a really good one too! It comes with 7 deluxe sample size products and a little shopping tote.

I'm never a fan of the Clarins totes, i wish they have a make up bag instead or a nail file lol They're always quite ugly and useless but this time's one is a nice denim blue and simple so i don't mind it too much :)

I spotted their Mother's Day sets in DJs a few days ago and really liked the body set for winter. But i decided to hold back and check out Myer first because they tend to have a GWP running most of the time. So i was so glad the set was available and there was a GWP! But i needed to purchase an additional skincare item and i didn't have a clue what to get. Mainly because i have wayyyy too much Clarins products from all the times they did a GWP or special sets and i haven't really gotten around to use any religiously to know what is good. In the end, the sales assistant suggested i get their make up remover which is suppose to be the best one out there so i just got that with some regrets. Who pays $36 for a make up remover when you can get a bi-phase one from Maybelline for $8???

After reading some reviews about how it apparently conditions the lashes too, i decided i shall use it for when i've washed my face and there's still that smidge of black around my eyes :) That should make it last longer than using it on my whole face everyday. 

Moving on, Bourjois currently has a nice GWP at Priceline too. I was in there yesterday trying to spend my $11.20 points voucher and didn't really have anything to buy.

But i did spot a new lipstick line from Bourjois called 'Rogue Edition'. The shades were interesting too. There was lots of funky yet wearable shades. I was trying to stick to my budget but i got 2 lipsticks because the shades were so lovely and i needed to spend over $25 to get the gift with purchase anyways.

The lipsticks are extremely pigmented and creamy! Which is what i love. They glide on like a gel. It's amazing :D I got the shades 03 which is a fluro pink peach coral and 10 which is a pin-up orange red. The red is probably too much but i love to foundation the edge of my lips and then use a orange red to dab the inside of my lips. This is amazing for my fat lips that don't want anymore colour but would like to be pin-up-y :)

I'm very curious about the nude shade that has no tester. It reminds me of honeylove by MAC which is one of my favourites but no Pricelines i've been to have testers for it :( Theses lipsticks were at $19 each and definitely worth it for the quality. But if you need a reason to justify more unnecessary make up then you must have a look at the GWP!

Comes with a Volumizer mascara and a Clubbing Liquid Liner in black and a nail lacquer in either a dusty baby pink or a grey navy blue.

Here are some swatches of their new clubbing liners from the current collection :)

They are amazingly smooth. The brown and the teal are amazing. So pigmented and smooth. The black isn't dark enough for my liking, the purple was a little gritty but still nice, the blue was smooth but boring and so was the green. 

They are not as good as the Prestige high intensity liners though. These do fade a bit when rubbed and i can imagine these smudging a bit on the eyes after a long day. However the colours are very unique and i wish i owned them all! I love colour liner for the bottom lash line on a boring day :) They are very nice quality!

The Body Shop recently released a new collection of scents. I picked up the Japanese Cherry Blossom fragrance and perfume oil. I already own this scent so i'm not sure why they say it's new. The packaging is different from the old which is nice. It is a lot prettier and smells the same as the old :)

Not long ago, My Chemist Warehouse had Organix shampoos in sets on sale :) Usually around $15 each, it was $15 for a set! I love the coconut milk scent. I love coconut everything so i needed to hoard! I got a few sets and some of the cherry blossom ginseng too :) They are not organic but did you know they are gluten free? Even more reason for me to love them! I'm very much into my Lush shampoos now though but sometimes i would prefer my hair to not stink of natural ingredients lol I use Organix after Lush shampoo bars to clear out the bad smell :)

Talking about smells, i love candles. Which has lead me to discover oil burners. I got one from L a while back and i can't smell the aromatherapy oils when i use it AT ALL! I guess i'm not using it right. But i walked pass Dusk the other day which is a all things candle kind of shop. They had lots of oil burners for sale and i searched for these..... :)

Melt bars! Just like the Scentsy stuff everyone talks about online but i can't get my hands on over here.

They have a permanent deal of 5 for $15 which works out to be $3 a bar which is very good.

I got a few scents which i thought would be nice for winter.

I love how it sit perfectly in the hole of my oil burner and these don't evaporate super quickly! I've had one burning for around 3 days and it hardens back to almost its original size! They definitely last a long time and is totally worth getting rather than candles which die fast and are dangerous :O The scents are strong as well. I can smell it when i come back home. It's not too strong either that i can constantly smell it while in the room. Love these :D

My next exciting purchase is my new handbag from Marcs! My handbag broke and i was on the hunt for a while but i didn't like anything! But while randomly shopping i found this gem :) It's exactly what i wanted. I can use it as a sidebag as well. It's black and leather with gold hardware. It's plain but not boring so it looks 'designer'. It's got so many zipper compartments! The only thing i didn't like about this too much is that it is a little slouchy in a out of shape way. And the zippers are annoying. The zipper handles sometimes flip over and get stuck and i can't easily flip them back. I end up just opening the zipper without the handle. It doesn't happen as often after some use so it's not too bad :) It's a gorgeous bag and i'm so glad i didn't have to spend a few k's on a fancy one just yet. This was $299AUD so it was decent for a nice leather bag

.

I also scored a total bargain with some Witchery flats a while back. I actually spotted these a long time ago but didn't find my size. They must have moved their stock around the stores because i found these in David Jones a few weeks back and in my size! They were also on massive sale RRP$130, now $39.95 :) I couldn't resist not buying these cute FULL leather flats for such a good price. They're wider fit and extremely comfy too hehe

Last but not least, L got me a Pandora bracelet last week. I wasn't too fond of the design since i'm not big on Pandora which i think is over hyped and ugly, but i did manage to change it to something decent looking :)

BEFORE (His design)

AFTER (My design)

Clearly we both have very different taste hehe. It's still a little too girly for me but at least now it looks like the price it cost! I think it will look nice with my pearl bracelet on my girly days :)

So much for not shopping lol I didn't think my collection of shopping photos would end up including all these. I'm pretty sure i have a few things here and there i've forgotton about too. 

I've craving to shop but i need to resist for a bit longer :)

Until next time!