illamasqua theatre of the nameless... click if you dare to enter

a sneaky peak of the new illamasqua collection theatre of the nameless...

I attended this launch last night, blog post / swatch-a-thon / pic heavy coming soon!

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The london diaries... she blogs again!

 

Little one's! It's been far too long!!! So sorry! Lately I've been a very self obsessed, busy little Jo - after all it is always all about ME, ME, ME! 

Celebrating our first month back home in London town I'm proud to say we are nearly settled! Jobs and flat sorted (winner) so I am now very excited and desperate to imerse myself in all things beauty!!! starting with a very exciting delivery...

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With a knock at the door, awww look who turned up with a package - postman Pat and his black and white cat!

Look what he dropped off...

Squeals! Oooh a lovely box from the gorgeous girls at amarya! But, what's inside? Let's take a peek...

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Pink ribbon ♥ those amarya girls know me too well!

WOW I'm a lucky girl indeed! 

In case your not familiar with amarya - amarya are an award winning UK company offering the best selection of natural and organic beauty products. Following on from the incredibly popular beauty box's on the market, amarya offer a unique approach to the beauty box with gorgeous natural and organic beauty products! £10 a month with free postage what's not to like?

Let's re-cap what was in my amarya beauty box!

A full size 75ml bottle ♥ Lemon Lemongrass Body Oil by Dr. Hauschka £17.95 (RRP)

Very excited to receive a body oil, especially with the UK weather turning a little chilly my skin just loves this product and soaks it right up leaving me smelling delish with soft baby skin!

A travel size 59ml bottle ♥ Blood Orange & Vanilla Body Wash by John Masters Organics £2.50 (RRP)

Oh my stars this smells divine! I'm actually saving this one for a romantic mini-break... HINT HINT hubby-to-be!

A gorgeous ♥ Organic Cotton Exfoliating Cloth by Herbfarmacy 

 £3.50 (RRP)

Specially woven from 100% organic cotton, this face cloth is perfect for my cleanser...

 A cute little 2ml sample sachet ♥ Equilibrium Day Cream For Normal Skin by Ananne £85 (RRP) Well you all know how much I love samples! and I'm interested to do a little research and trial this one out but a 2ml sample wont go too far so we shall see... at £85 for a full size i'll have to be blown away to fork out for this one!

Last but not least, a 2ml sample sachet ♥ Aloe Vera Hydro Repair Gel by Santaverde £29 (RRP)

another little sample i'll add to my stash! I truly do love samples, but I do have to say 2ml sometimes just isn't enough product to really try it out! But, with promise of 100% active ingredient and 0 water - perhaps I'm wrong...

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So, all in all, I think this beauty box from amarya is great value and gives me a great insight into brands I may not have been aware of and I love the fact that they can ensure the products are natural & organic!

Which beauty box's have you ordered? xox

 

The little jo adventures...

Why HELLO little ones! So sorry I haven't blogged in forever and a day, hope you haven't all forgotten about little old me!

But, I've been a busy little bee and have packed up my life to make the big move all the way back to London ♥

It's been an amazing journey with a few stops along the way... 

 Singapore the land of shopping malls and gorgeous food!

Oodles of noodles!!

ice cold Singapore Sling at the
famous Raffles hotel oooh don't mind if I do!

Some satay to nibble on? absolutely!!!

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Now for my favourite detour - the beautiful Sri Lanka...

Sri Lanka the jewel of the indian ocean...

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Sri Lanka was absolutely stunning from the people to the gorgeous ever changing scenery and the food oh my stars the food is AMAZING! We spent 14 days travelling this beautiful country soaking up the sun, sipping cocktails, patting elephants, watching cheeky monkeys play, and dining on fresh lobster...

Sigiriya the 8th Wonder of the World

Cheeky monkeys!

Just a little shopping of course!
how gorgeous is my sari?

my new friend Raja just chillin'
at the millennium elephant foundation

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Now for the truly exciting part!!

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I arrived!!! I finally made it back to L O N D O N !!!

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There was even a welcoming party!

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I can't wait to continue the Little Jo bloggy blog with tales of Little Jo in london... 

'til next time

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Oooh this calls for champagne...

Pop! wheeeeeeeeeeeee...

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Party time!

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Thank you SO MUCH little ones for the fabulous 100 followers!!!

As a little thank you I have chosen a winner for the Little Jo blog followers G I V E A W A Y

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Congratulations to:   

Caitlin M!!! 

you have won

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!!

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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!

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

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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!

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 C O N G R A T S! I hope you enjoy your goodies! 

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(prize will be posted this week)

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