The first time I’d seen this brand, Dirty Skincare Co, it was because @beautybyhiuy had mentioned them.

She had been gifted some products from them, and loved them so much she’d bought more products herself.

As both a blogger and a consumer myself, when someone purchase a product they’ve been gifted before, you know it’s a true testament of how much they truly loved the product.

So, when Dirty Skincare Co reached out to me to collaborate, it was a no brainer! Despite the fact that I had never before paid any interest to the type of soap I use; I was excited to try!

I trusted Hiuy, and so I had high hopes that I would enjoy the brand as well.

Dirty Skincare Co sent me their full range of soap bars- Raise The Bar. There are 6 of them in the collection.

The first soap bar I tried was the ‘Lavender and Rosemary’.

I love the smell of lavender, and I’m personally someone who showers at nights so having a calming scent like this is always a nice addition to my ‘wind down’ routine.

The soap had a lovely fragrance, but was gentle on my skin. Nothing bad to report here!

The next soap I tried was the ‘Coffee Scrub’.

I really want to try to use a coffee scrub more often, and I even have one sitting in my shower, yet I either 1) forget to use it or 2) hesitate when using it because of how harsh it feels on my skin.

Having a scrub in a bar made it super convenient to use on my body, it wasn’t messy in my shower and it wasn’t harsh on my skin.

Soap is nice, but I feel like it is almost all much of a muchness- however this coffee scrub soap was a somewhat revolutionary addition to my shower routine and I would definitely consider repurchasing this.

They were so generous to send me all 6 soaps, but as you can imagine, when using them just once a day and to use up the whole product would take a while. So, for the sake of this review, I’ve only tried three soaps, each for a few days.

The third soap I’ve tried, is the ‘Pink Clay’ soap.

I feel like people are scared when they hear of ‘soap’ – it has connotations of being stripping and unpleasant… but the actual ingredients of these soaps containing nourishing oils such as rose and ylang ylang.

Like with the coffee scrub, I don’t often use clay face masks because they can be messy. (Not that this soap is a mask!)

But being able to use this pink clay in the shower was really convenient.

I’ve never used a soap like this, but I did really enjoy it. The website suggests using it for a gentle skin detox and I feel like that is certainly what was achieved.

Since writing this review, we’ve put the ‘Coconut and oatmeal’ soap in the bathroom to use to wash our hands.

I have eczema prone skin on my hands and so I hate washing my hands because of the tight, uncomfortable feeling it leaves me with.

This soap however feels almost milky and nourishing, rather than stripping, so when combined with warm water, my hands don’t feel dry.

If you’re looking for a new Aussie business to try out, I’d definitely suggest you begin with Dirty Skincare Co. I enjoyed trialling some of their products (and will continue to trial) but they also have other products such as Bath Soaks!

Thank you to Dirty Skincare Co for gifting these products to me – it was my pleasure to support an Aussie biz. Shop here.

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I was watching Anna’s Jan Faves video on Jan 27th and I thought – oops, I haven’t written my post yet! Usually, I start these posts early in the month and continuously update it. But, I don’t know, this month quickly got away from me – or something.

Aldi $2 sunscreen / in store only

Guys, if you can get your hands on this sunscreen still – get it!!! For the price, you really cannot go wrong. It’s not sticky / glowy / matte on the skin just ‘nice’, the formula is quite light weight and it’s SPF50 so a great all-rounder, everyday face sunscreen that you wont feel bad ‘wasting’ on your body either.

Bettyquette Sleep On It Night oil / here

I have quite a few night oils on rotation, but this is the most recent to my collection which was kindly gifted by the incredible Bettyquette team. Fun fact, Kirsten reached out to me on the day I created my backup account. I felt so honoured that the brand wanted to send me their products even when my follower count was significantly less. Very grateful, but also excited that I could share the products with you once my OG account was restored!

I really like the ingredients in this oil- jojoba, argan, rosehip, etc. I am scared of rosehip by itself for acne prone skin, but in this concoction I feel like it’s less scary to use haha if that makes sense!

It’s not thick, and feels nice on the skin, but did take a while to settle into my skin. So far, so good!

I was also gifted the day oil but am yet to use it!

Innoxa CC Cream in light / here

This was kindly gifted to me by @katiescosmopolitan and before I started using it, I searched for reviews. All I could find was this review by Cortney– lol how random but also I fangirled haha.

I will just quickly say, the colour range spans acorss *three hwole shades*. Not cool. The light shade barely matches me. It veers on being too yellow but I think I get away with it.

When I first applied this, I was like ‘ekkkk’. It takes a lot of work to blend out. It’s quite medium coverage once you do get it blended.

I was looking at the coverage and couldn’t pin point what was standing out to me.

Then it hit me, “Omg, it actually colour corrects.’ That’s what a CC cream stands for- but in the past I’ve tried Chi Chi and IT Cosmetics and I feel like the’re more sheer than this.

This coverage literally eliminated any redness or even colour I had.

I still could see blemishes through the product, but not colour.

When I first applied this, I looked dead. Like I had too much product and didn’t look alive. So the next times I applied it, I was much more light handed.

It did cling to dry patches, but most products do. And it lasted quite well too!

I definitely prefer the Chi Chi CC cream, but this one is nice.

I feel like I suck at explaining things- so if you have questions please ask away and I’ll do my best haha.

Honey Love Handmade Snap Travel Case / here

I was gifted this case by Erin but it is definitely a product I would’ve purchased myself. It’s so practical to store a lip balm and a pen in to keep in your bag- this way they don’t get lost in the deep dark depths of our handbags haha. Wo can relate?

Colourpop Just a Tint duo / here

These Colourpop lip tints are SO GOOD! So moisturising on the lips, a beautiful pop of colour and no fuss to reapply. Definitely one of my new favourite lip products.

Revolution Skincare Drying Lotion / here

I purchased this at the Priceline 40% skincare sale on a whim, I hadn’t really one much research on it, but quickly compared the ingredients tot he famous Mario Badescu drying lotion and they are almost identical. I have trialled this a few times since then and I’m so impressed with how it reduces the appearance of spots overnight. It doesn’t make them disappear completely, but it definitely works at reducing them. So impressed.

Netflix

Not beauty related, but I am really not a person to sit down and watch a movie at home. I get too distracted. But with the holidays, I really wanted to dedicated some time to watching some shows.

The first I binge-watched was the doco-series, Cheer. It was such an insightful look into the world of cheerleading. The reviews are msotly positive for this show, but some people have come out to say what a hrash leader the team’s coach, Monica, was. I disagree- she was extremely inspiration and a role model to those kids. It makes me want to be a teacher of some sort, because of her teaching style. I highly recommend giving this show a watch. it was quite easy to watch, but the last episode had me sitting on the edge of my seat.

Agesssssss ago I watched S1 of The Good Place, but hadn’t kept up. I managed to get through S2 of the show which i’m glad about, I find it pretty chill yet funny to watch. I like light hearted shows like this. I often joke that the most suspenseful and gory show I’ll ever watch is The Avengers.

This could go in the Week Latte, I guess, but I’ll say it here- I’m kinda obsessed with watching ‘What I spend in a week’ videos. I’ve discovered this new-to-me Youtuber and relate with her spendy grocery hauls haha.

And that’s that on that- January Favourites! Kinda crazy to think that this is my second January of blogging- wooow!

Have you used any of the products / watched any of the shows I talked about? Let’s chat in the comments!

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Happy Friday!

I had such a fun day yesterday at the Arbory Afloat with one of my blogging besties, Daisy! Despite the muddy Yarra next to us, the restaurant is sooooo Instagrammable- such a cool vibe. We had a delish lunch then did a ~spot~ of shopping at Priceline. See my haul here. And omg! It’s my face- hehe.

I love the look of the Canva diaries- but it’s the caption of this post that spoke to me! @studywithjess also shared a “productivity hack” on her stories recently that she learnt that can help combat “to do list anxiety”. Make just ONE thing a priority for the day. You might feel like you have five priorities, but be realistic with yourself. Can you achieve them all? At what cost? And how will you feel is you don’t complete them all? By prioritising one thing, we give ourselves a better chance at success and reduce the anxiety associated with an adventurous to do list! Try it yourself! I’ll try too… easier said than done I know!

With the New Year in full swing, I’ve been lapping up all the fresh content about bettering ourselves in 2020. Wit & Delight always share such insightful pieces, some of my recent faves include

Forgive yourself today, and then do it again tomorrow.

This reading list template.

2020 Horoscopes.

Habit tracking.

I’m always up for new makeup hack… and I thought Taryn’s tip was so good! We always hear that if you work out/journal etc first thing in the morning, you don’t get the chance to procrastinate and do it ‘later’. Same goes for doing face masks!! This is genius. Read more fab tips here.

I loved reading Carly’s Q&A… there is something so old school about a Q&A hahah. It inspired me to reach out to you guys on Instagram to see if you had any questions for me- so that post will come soon! If you do have any q’s, leave them in the comments.

I need all the food inspo I can get, saving this for myself haha.

I am so inspired by the colour eyeliner trend right now, and have quite a few shades sitting in my Colourpop cart! Amy shared some inspo here.

More inspo by Bianca!

Tara is just soooooo creative – look at this!!

It’s scary how easy it is to access misleading information on the internet. If you are concerned about recent “sunscreen is toxic” claims, I urge you to do your own research and find information by professionals. Hannah (a scientist) and Lisa ( a journalist) have compiled this information.

Me, actually me.

Sarah makes this mini bag look so chic! I have it to but find it so impractical haha. Yet, I continue to use it to hold my lip balm and headphones, and lug everything else around in a tote bag lol.

It’s Ultra Violette’s birthday… and to celebrate- they’re giving they’re giving every order until Monday, freebies! Shop here!

This Week On Instagram

As we all know, my IG account was disabled recently. Thankfully I have it back safe and sound, but when I did loose it- I lost all of my photos too! So I’m going to be adding a section to these Week Latte posts where I feature my IG posts from the week- just so I have them stored somewhere safe other than my IG.

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