The secret diary of a stingy girl continues...

Bonjour Little One's! It's been a little while, I know... BUT now that I'm a lady of leisure i.e. temporarily "unemployed" *cough* & about to embark on another international adventure (hurrah!) I celebrated my last day of work with a long boozy business lunch, then treated myself to a little self indulgence & S H O P P I N G stingy girl style of course!!

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 For the past few weeks I've been running around like a crazy lady organising the big move, so sadly I've had hardly any 

"ME ME ME It's all about me" time which in turn means I've missed my signature barbie pink nails. So jumping on the shellac train I popped into my favourite nail salon Eagle Nails for a $30 shellac hot pink mani!!

Isn't it fab? I just love the colour, so pretty & shiny plus it has this gorgeous hint of shimmer in it - such a shame my camera just wont do it justice. Such a bargain for only $30! will be interesting to see if it lasts the dreaded exit clean & trekking through Asia...

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So, now for the shopping! I cannot tell a lie, I hate flying and in a few days time I will be on not 1 but 4 planes on my journey back to London, so it helps if I can have a little distraction.. What would be better than a beauty book! Lucky for me, Angus & Robertson are closing down and have some huge discounts!! I could not go past Rae Morris Express Makeup

Last year I was lucky enough to actually meet & interview Rae at IMATS where she launched Express Makeup, which quickly sold out so she signed a comp card for me 

But for the all important price!

What a bargain! $43.99 down to $11.00 that is just madness!!!

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I'm thoroughly enjoying my new found lady of leisure job title sitting in front of the tv watching The Circle, sipping a nice hot cup of tea in my hot pink pj's & blogging! I actually have to get with the program and...

and of course...

wish me luck!! oh, by the way have you entered my

Little Jo - G I V E A W A Y?

G I V E A W A Y ! my little way of saying thank you...

Sorry?! I didn't quite catch that? did you say Little Jo is having a 

G I V E A W A Y ?

Why?

Well, to say a little thank you! to all my lovely followers!!  

T H A N K ~ Y O U

Now, Let's get down to it! what can you WIN?!

A fabulous knit kit from sportsgirl! complete with gigantic knitting needles!!! plus, balls of yarn, an instruction booklet, a professional Sportsgirl Styling Session, AND a Sportsgirl rainbow lollypop! nommy nom!!

A gorgeous candle & body scrub from Ajana! in my favourite scent Lavender Lemongrass & Tea Tree and a mini rose scented bath bomb from Lin Lou skin rituals for a little pampering!

A lovely little bag of hand picked Kiehl's deluxe sample sized goodies!

Last but not least! Gorgeous cosmetics sheer brilliance foundation & VIP card! NAK aroma oil spray (leave in hair treatment), Derma Intensive anti-wrinkle day cream, Shiseido Perfect Rouge mini lipstick in RD305, Ultra3 nail polish in Bo Peep! Sportsgirl nail polish in Iceberg, Maybelline Baby Lips in Berry & Kink silk eyeshadow in Gypsy!

How can you enter the fabulous Little Jo giveaway?

First: become a follower on my blog via google friend connect

Tweet: Oh my stars! I've just entered a fabulous @_LittleJo_ giveaway & you can too! @ http://little-jo-its-all-about-me.blogspot.com/ follow & RT 

In the comments leave your follower name and answer this burning question:

What keeps you coming back to my humble little jo blog? is it the mutual love of pink? my witty blog posts? lol! OR are you truly deep down a great big stinge bag just like me!

xox

(comp australia wide only & will be drawn very shortly!)

G I V E A W A Y * NOW CLOSED*

these are a few of my favourite things...

 

It's been a fabulous month in the Little land of Jo, so I thought I would share with you a few of my favourite things!

Mmm nom nom! sugary delights from BreadTop! woof woof..

Treating myself to a little pampering with a pink mini mani & some nail art!

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FOUND the perfect shimmery white & "Little Jo" pink shadows from RitualEyes The top jar is called Fuschia Kiss & underneath is White Out - the jars are filled to the brim with 3gm of product & are a tiny $6 each (bargain!) - white out is just gorgeous! I use this little beauty every single day as my base shadow just love it! And how cute is the pink? I know it's called Fuschia Kiss but I like to think of it as my custom Little Jo pink :-)

My order arrived super quick complete with some samples! and a gorgeous little powder puff  ♥

 

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For the past few months I've fallen in love with all things Ajana ~ which is a gorgeous local handmade body scrub & candle co. that leave my house and body smelling divine!

 

With super dry skin I have a new obsession with body scrubs! my absolute favourites from the Ajana range are cinnamon (a warm & buttery scent good enough to eat!), tangerine & ginger (citrus & spice and all things nice) and last but not least my absolute hands down fav!! Lavender Lemongrass and Tea tree ♥ which is a tantalising fresh pot of lovely containing my favourite scents, I've found the lemongrass & tea tree get me going in the morning (hurrah) and the lavender calms me down at night ready for beddy byes...

Popping the scrub on dry skin & with a gentle rub leaves me with beautiful baby soft skin & they smell delish! I just love them all! best of all they also have matching candles! for a 250g jar they are only $8.50 and come in a re-usable jar which I've already put to good use! (you know how much I love packaging)

 in the words of Julie Andrews, these are a few of my favourite things! what are yours? x

Am I all alone?... or, am I crazy as a coconut??

 

Ok little ones, I have a confession... as some of you may already know I am shortly due to pack up all my wordly possessions and move back overseas (again) in no less than 25 days!!! but hey, who's counting! So I've been trying really hard to get with the programme and sort out all my stuff (junk) and I may or may not be hanging onto a few things I shouldn't...

Bags & boxes... (my pretties!) oh yes, I'm a little bit of a hoarder *shys away...* sadly this is only a small sample of my "collection"...

I try REALLY hard to keep my "collection" down... but every time I do I feel like this...

I would love to know if any of you also keep your bags and boxes? Why on earth do I feel the need to do this? Is it because i'm a total stinge bag & find everything so expensive that I feel the need to keep the bags and boxes as a reminder of my money parting ways? Or, am I completely looney and destined to become a bag lady?...

The Crowning of Westfield Garden City 'The Stylist's Apprentice'...

20+ Metropolitan North Institute of Tafe fashionista's competed in a once in a lifetime opportunity to be crowned 'The Stylist's Apprentice' & win a paid position to work alongside the talented stylist 

Sara Hatten-Masterson... 

with thanks to redpr & my personal stylist Christine Little Jo donned a pair of very high heels in order to rub shoulders with the who's who of fashion...

follow me to find out how a star is born...

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Let's grab a drink first...

held at the gorgeous 1889 Enoteca private wine cellar...

Oooh hello! don't mind if I do! delish!!

Ok, back to work Little Jo!

the finalists fashion shoots were displayed throughout...

the fabulous hosts Laura Stead  & Tim Blackwell (nova fm)..

with a few words from Sarah...

anxious finalists!!

Hey! so, who won?!!!...

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Ta da!!! congratulations Alice Waugh xox

C O N G R A T U L A T I O N S ~ Alice!

dreams really do come true, shoot for the stars...

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Illamasqua Brisbane Beauty Bloggers Event...

Last friday on a chilly dark night I received an unexpected invitation to a very special event! 

Thanks to Christabel and the Myer Illamasqua team Tiarah & Deanna who opened my eyes to the mysteriously beautiful world of Illamasqua... and the chance to meet other Brisbane beauty bloggers for the very first time! It was truly an amazing overwhelming evening spending the night playing around with the gorgeous Illamasqua products and meeting a very special group of talented inspiring ladies! 

Tiarah the wonderful took the lovely model Tashie on a little adventure...

with a little toxic nature for inspiration...

gorgeous bloggers capturing every detail!

Ta da!

Every colour of the rainbow...

the rather scary looking strip lash that can be cut to size! it's a little funny isn't it?

swatch-a-thon!! oooh la la...

If you follow me on twitter you'll already know who my alter ego is...

It's BARBIE of course! why? because that bitch has everything!!!

tell me about your alter ego?...