BAM IT'S JOANNE

I'm wearing: Mink Pink sweater, my mom's vintage zebra singlet, Claire Aristides fine bracelet

I'm so excited to finally be revealing what I'm doing with Carmex as an official Carmex blogger! For those of you who have been following me, you'd know that I studied high school in America. All throughout high school, I didn't really care much about my appearance and had really chapped lips. It was when I decided to use Carmex because it was medicated and has deep penetrating moisturising benefits. 

I love it when a brand I know well & trust approaches me to do something, because I've already pre-established a relationship with them, case in point above. The theme is to display my perfect date night look. 

I know a lot of you will disagree with me on this, but personally, I would not go all out on makeup on date night, just because I want the guy to see me as who I really am, and not what brand of makeup I'm wearing. So the makeup I've opted for today is a MFBB ('My Face But Better') look, with dewy skin, light bronze eyes and natural hair. 

As for the lips, since we all know there will (hopefully) be some lip action going on, I usually would not even bother with lipstick because trust me, things can get messy. Lipgloss is also out because they're sticky and tastes awful. So I've found the perfect balance - Carmex lip balm. They make sure your lips are moisturised, and yet still perfectly kissable. And then I'll add Carmex Moisture Plus in Peach for a little lip colour - it's super sheer so you don't get stains on your teeth! (One of my biggest pet peeves & the reason why I hardly use lipsticks!)

This time, Carmex, the World's Most Loved Lip Balm comes in a cute I Heart Carmex Jar packaging that's now available in stores for $5.99. 

Here are their social media links if you are interested to know more about Carmex:

Facebook: www.facebook.com.au/CarmexAustralia 

Website: www.mycarmex.com.au

Make up and Photo by Tina Yong  

I'm so happy to announce that I have a winner for my On The Go competition with Mystuff.sk....

So are you guys ready?

DRUMROLLLL.......

CONGRATULATIONS TO BARBARA of The Barbara Stories!! I love the outfit you put together, and most of all, love the unique aesthetics/ vibe you give off. Here is her winning entry: 

 I'm wearing: Icon Brand hat, My Boutique cuff, My Boutique dress worn as top, Lioness distressed denim, Nike runners, Upixel backpack, Miu Miu sunnies

Wednesday was officially the last day of Uni for me for this semester, before I jet off to Los Angeles, San Francisco and New York in two weeks!!! I'm soo excited guys :) I'll definitely be Instagramming the shit out of L.A., oh dont you worry! And for my American readers- if you can please point me in the direction of what to see/eat/do/feel/dance to in LA, please comment below to let me know! Someone told me to order an L.A. water at the bars there (For Australians, it's like the Long Island but instead of 5 shots it has 10 shots!!) ;-) Any other tips?

But back to the outfit though, it was the last day of Uni so I decided to go full streetwear and all gangsta and shit with my cap and baggy jeans. And can we please talk about my bag pack? It says "Bam It's Joanne" on it!!! GAHHH I love it so much :-) Such a pleasant surprise - Thanks Upixel!!! :*

Photos by Vienna Che

Make up by Tina Yong, Hair pieces by Viktoria Novak

If you're an avid Instagram follower you would've known that I was in the works of collaborating with Schwarzkopf, and I'm happy to announce that I can now finally reveal what we've done! 

I've been approached to create a hair pictorial using Schwarzkopf's product, and I went with the easiest way I know how- curls! I think a lot of non-hair savvy people like me can easily replicate this at home just with two readily available tools - some incredibly strong mousse (like Schwarzkopf's Rise and Shine Mousse ;-) & a curling iron. 

Don't forget to enter Schwarzkopf's Australia's Most Beautiful Hair search, and you could win a photo shoot session with Tash and Elle from They All Hate Us AND $2000 CASH! It seriously only takes a second- just do your hair & take a selfie! Hehe.  See my pictorial on Schwarzkopf's Style Studio here.

In good company with Tash & Elle from They All Hate Us