Maybe it's a good thing I have no spare cash :)

Helloooo, I'm sure you're all just dying to know where I've been . Hubby and myself have been quite ill recently with some sort of nasty viral infection (ew) and instead of getting to stay home and recover, we've been dragged every which way recently. No matter! I'm back with more things I can't afford!

So here in Aus it was fathers day a week or so ago, so Az and I headed down to the beach to spend the Sunday with his family. After the massive lunch and almost falling asleep part of the day, Aaron's sister suggested we go to a place called 'The Mill', which was only described to me as 'an antique shop.'
The only website I could find was this here, pseudo-site. We were at the Geelong one.
They boast something like over 50k items for sale and such, but I had no idea what to expect. We pulled into the parking lot of a massive, and I mean massive barn shaped building.

As you walk in you get that nice musty antique-y smell and are immediately bombarded with thousands of items. One of which is Glo-mesh (insert drool here) with the keen eyes of myself, Aarons mum and sister, we found stacks of the stuff. Hong kong mesh as well as original Glo International Glomesh, some even in original boxes.
(Warning: Image heavy)































































So really, the only reason I don't currently have every item there in my possession is because I had no money on me at the time. :(
What surprised me even more was the pricing some people put of those items. There were Hong Kong alumesh bags in terrible condition selling for $25! If it's not real glomesh I wouldn't even pay that for it, even in good condition. I saw the same wallet I bought not too long ago only it was real glomesh going for about $20 I believe it was. Of course, the gold bags were fetching a pretty penny at around $60-$80, keep in mind they were in their original boxes. Regardless of my fetish, we trudged on through The Mill. And I can safely say that I will be back, as soon as I have some extra money:) But hey, Christmas is coming around soon now isn't it :P
Another thing that caught my eye while I was there was this beautiful dress,

Though for some reason I had a feeling it would never fit me, it just *looked* too small. But for $45, it was almost too good to abandon. Alas, my husband gave me that look and I let it go, though next time I'm around, if it's still there and it does fit, it's mine mwahahahah.













Anyhow that's enough for the moment, I just needed to update and get these photos off my camera :)

Ash

Retail Therapy

So I've been buying a lot of small things lately, not big purchases or anything. A few dollars here and there on things I think are cute. So here's what I've recently purchased and my excuses for spending money.

1. Mini Mirror Keychain
Reason for purchase: Needed a small mirror to fit in my small make-up bag.
From Diva, $4.99
It Has two mirrors, one on either side and is about the size of a 50 cent piece, only oval shaped :)









2. Aluminium tin with 30 brunette bobby pins
Reason for purchase: I needed more bobby pins and the little case was cute. Also fits into my make-up bag :)
From Diva, also $4.99
If you have a look, it's actually in one of those Eclipse Mint tin looking tins, with the flip top. The brunette ones are perfect for my darkish blonde hair as the blonde ones were very golden coloured.















3. Splash Nail Glitter
Reason for purchase: Um, because it's sparkly? Also thought it might look nice on a set of nails, so I'm currently testing it and will let you know the details!
From Groove, $7.99
Now, look at this in its not open state, yeah loose glitter, nothing special.









THIS STUFF IS SO RIDICULOUSLY SHINY!










4. Designer Brands Lip Liner (Red Hot Red)
Reason for purchase: I was running out of lip liner, and although I sell Avon myself, I'm a tight-arse to the nth degree and refuse to pay an arm and a leg for something like lip liner, no matter how good it is!
From My Chemist, $4.00

This stuff is fantastic, I already use DB's Kohl eye-liners, and this is just as good as other products I've used. (Plus it goes perfectly with my lipstick.)
















Application of liner. It goes on quite smoothly.










My current shade of lippy, Really Rosy Mega Impact by Avon

















Finished product, the white balance is slightly out so I apologise.

















I will leave you with that, I'm off to finish making dinner. Note to self: Never cook snapper again, too many stabbing bits!

Ash

Vintage Sales and Alumesh

So yesterday I went to my first vintage sale! It was a bit daunting, just because I wasn't sure what to expect, or how much money I would spend. So my hubby dropped me off, gave me some cash and said he was going to the gym. I walked into Vintage Garage and all the staff were lovely, assuming I wanted to go to the garage sale they pointed me towards the back of the shop where I was greeted with racks upon racks upon baskets chock full of clothes. I didn't know where to begin, so I sort of haphazardly sorted through a rack of dresses, but apparently it was still early enough that they were still putting more on the rack. I decided I might need more cash, even though it was a 'Nothing over $10' sale, you can never be too prepared! Luckily I didn't spend half as much as I thought I would, I actually only picked up two things(amazingly).
A Carla Carini skirt
And a Schneberger Dress

Both are amazingly comfortable pieces, considering I wasn't even sure either would fit!
Afterwards I had a look through the actual shop itself, and found some things to put on my wish list.
Vintage Garage
318 Smith St. Collingwood, VIC
Website

Continuing my journey via tram to Brunswick street to find Hunter Gatherer in Fitzroy.
It's quite a small shop but if you look closely you will find some real gems! I snagged these to alumesh pieces for about $7 total.The small one is a key purse, so there are little hooks to hang your keys on, plus a little pocket for, well, whatever you want I guess!The bigger of the two is a wallet, with coin purse attached.

Both of them are in quite good condition, just needing some care and cleaning. Oh and they are also different types of mesh, if you can see in this photo, the wallet has a dimpled mesh.Anyhow I thought I did quite well for myself, seeing I only spent $27. I also treated myself to some San Churro hot chocolate to stave my addiction. Hehe.
I will leave you with that, as I must now tackle my end of the week washing, *le sigh*.

New Tights!

I don't consider myself a "Curvaceous" woman in any way shape or form, but for some reason every pair of stockings I've come in contact with treat me like an anorexic popsicle stick. So while I was taking part in my ritualistic retail therapy at the beginning of the paycheck, I came across 'Razza matazz Curvaceous pantyhose'. Having a look at the back of this pack and a normal set of the same brands stockings, I seem to be on the borderline of normal and curvaceous because of my height! So taking the advice on the back of the package that I "may prefer the larger size" I proudly took home my first pair of 120D stockings.
(Note, there are 2 sizes to choose from, 1 or 2. Size 1 is up to 175cm in height and up to 100kg. Size 2 is up to 185cm and 125kg.) I can probably say that I could almost, almost go home with either size really. I hate having too tight tights(oh the irony!) I like them to be comfortable and functional of course, but who said they have to cut off the circulation to stay on?! Anyhow, they are *very* comfortable and the 120 denier make these oh so worth the $10 I spent on them. They are very soft and because they are of the nature of most hosiery, I think anyone with 'a little bit of leg' could manage these.
I also think that because they are almost as opaque as my leggings, that I might just use these instead! And yes, this is a late winter purchase but it's still bitterly cold outside, and I needed new ones!

Final verdict I guess is that even though you are shelling out a bit more for only one pair, they feel like they will last much longer than normal stockings. They are also comfortable for pretty much anyone who can't stand even the X-tall of most normal stockings.
Where to buy - I bought mine at Big W but I know you can get them at most places like Target and Kmart.
Price - This pack was $10.83 at Big W in the City, not sure if price varies much from that though.
Also, I bought myself some new hairspray since I have been out for weeks/months/I can't even remember the last time I had hairspray. I mainly bought it because I tried this last night;And it didn't stay up like it was supposed to because I had no hair product in my bathroom whatsoever!
Regardless, I will prevail! Tonight I am making steak and kidney pie, and possibly peanut butter cookies!