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It helps that they were all on sale, the golden rule of the restock, hold out till Priceline has reduced it by at least 20%.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EI've tried a lot of different products over the years. My skin - pale, pores, multi-tonal and combination..! So keeping it clean and oil free is a priority and I find Neutrogena does the best job.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EAny of their \"make up\" removing products actually remove make up - can you believe it? A product that does what it says. Neutrogena is at the more expensive end of the pharmacy sold cosmetics, but I definitely think they are far superior in a lot of way; their products never seem to dry out my skin and\u0026nbsp;Neutrogena\u0026nbsp;moisturisers actually dry matte!\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-3fqwWdpTrls\/VuPvYChrc3I\/AAAAAAAAAqQ\/eBDEUnc0IE0DH2bwkFIikpkMgERLeqyaQ\/s1600\/IMG_0267.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-3fqwWdpTrls\/VuPvYChrc3I\/AAAAAAAAAqQ\/eBDEUnc0IE0DH2bwkFIikpkMgERLeqyaQ\/s640\/IMG_0267.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003EI use\u0026nbsp;\u003Cspan style=\"text-align: start;\"\u003ENeutrogena\u003C\/span\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.priceline.com.au\/neutrogena-makeup-remover-cleansing-towelettes-25-pack\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Emake up wipes\u003C\/a\u003E every morning before I apply my moisturiser and primer to cleanse my skin and when I'm too lazy to use my face wash - these Neutrogena Make Up Wipes even remove mascara without too much hassle. RRP $7.99 for a pack of 25.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-H1Vflea_7jo\/VuPvW-reK_I\/AAAAAAAAAqQ\/Fba0t6zNedUutvR1WrQ8u0Xhv7j6630tw\/s1600\/IMG_0263.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-H1Vflea_7jo\/VuPvW-reK_I\/AAAAAAAAAqQ\/Fba0t6zNedUutvR1WrQ8u0Xhv7j6630tw\/s640\/IMG_0263.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003EI also use\u0026nbsp;Neutrogena\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.priceline.com.au\/neutrogena-naturals-cleansing-make-up-remover-177-ml\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Emake up remover face wash\u003C\/a\u003E from their naturals range, again this actually removes mascara! RRP $14.99 for 177ml.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-ScVzgOKpufI\/VuPvX3JxqcI\/AAAAAAAAAqQ\/teTfhirV-v8Itx7Ovu-MP69TqXKP3T3dw\/s1600\/IMG_0265.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-ScVzgOKpufI\/VuPvX3JxqcI\/AAAAAAAAAqQ\/teTfhirV-v8Itx7Ovu-MP69TqXKP3T3dw\/s640\/IMG_0265.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003ERecently I changed primers (to \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.priceline.com.au\/l-oreal-paris-base-magique-transforming-smoothing-primer-15-ml\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EL'Oreal Paris Base Magique Primer\u003C\/a\u003E), I used pay $50+ for \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/napoleonperdis.com\/aus\/auto-pilot-pre-foundation-skin-primer.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ENapoleon Perdis' primer\u003C\/a\u003E (which whilst it is great, I prefer primers with a silicon base, not everyone does but I really like feeling a thick buffer between my skin and my foundation. Also the fact that its sale price is about $20 really helps). I was keen to try their Matte Primer Base but Priceline was all out of stock - Sad panda! This \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.priceline.com.au\/l-oreal-paris-base-magique-transforming-smoothing-primer-15-ml\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EBase Magique Primer\u003C\/a\u003E is a light pink in colour but drys clear and feels like a silky cream. This primer does glide onto your skin, but first it needs to be warmed between your fingers, much the same as you would any lanolin products.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-pVMRchdyo1c\/VuPvZBYrblI\/AAAAAAAAAqQ\/dVabKTzYPkMUdUUw3ZRdnUtoIoAA_0xXw\/s1600\/IMG_0268.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-pVMRchdyo1c\/VuPvZBYrblI\/AAAAAAAAAqQ\/dVabKTzYPkMUdUUw3ZRdnUtoIoAA_0xXw\/s640\/IMG_0268.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003EI also picked up Maybelline's newish \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.priceline.com.au\/maybelline-master-precise-liner-in-blackest-black-0-5-g\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EMaster Precise Liner in Blackest Black\u003C\/a\u003E RRP $14.95. I haven't had a chance to try this out yet but the black is black not grey-ish and seems to glide over foundation well so I'm hoping it will be a new favourite!\u003C\/div\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.illustratedlife.com.au\/feeds\/5500532328076712047\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.illustratedlife.com.au\/2016\/03\/a-few-of-my-much-needed-things.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8547384258973519848\/posts\/default\/5500532328076712047"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8547384258973519848\/posts\/default\/5500532328076712047"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.illustratedlife.com.au\/2016\/03\/a-few-of-my-much-needed-things.html","title":"A few of my much needed things!"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Anonymous"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/08480651641227958048"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-t7hfVLQ9tIY\/VuS0rbGQuDI\/AAAAAAAAAqg\/qYWmEn_CNF89LytGKc-qMXPU6k1a_GdyQ\/s72-c\/IMG_0262.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8547384258973519848.post-4514497077423128069"},"published":{"$t":"2016-02-21T21:53:00.002+11:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2016-03-13T12:01:17.571+11:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Design"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Food"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Simple Recipes"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Summer"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Its time to eat!"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-sjaBW82UoFg\/VsmZLgnWaWI\/AAAAAAAAAnI\/LA_eXLnNhE0\/s1600\/imageC.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"384\" src=\"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-sjaBW82UoFg\/VsmZLgnWaWI\/AAAAAAAAAnI\/LA_eXLnNhE0\/s640\/imageC.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EPlanned photos are hard! Beauty is definitely not in the moment. As a designer you can spend hours repositioning, reshooting and retouching!\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EI love nothing more than spending my days aligning and balancing my work - it brings great peace to my soul. But during my down time, planned moments can stifle creativity, life is messy and moments are precious. Often the best tips and snippets of life are captured in blurry, poorly lit images. It's the greatest of all internal fights \"this isn't Instagram worth, but I really want to share it\", traditionally your inner judge normally wins over and hits 'delete' instead of 'post'! Sadly you'll never quite get that moment back if you try to make it look perfect.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ESo here is a poorly cropped, out of balance photo of my lunch! I do have some exciting things to share though other than the fact that it was delicious and that I am in love with my \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.countryroad.com.au\/Product\/HDNPL194-459\"\u003Ecountry road\u003C\/a\u003E dinner set!\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EI am really trying to cut out extra preservatives and processed foods from our diet, we've been feeling really flat and yucky lately, so I'm attempting to get back to the basics! To me this is the perfect \"easy summer meal\"!\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/--rKazILLrbs\/VsmXGOCx6AI\/AAAAAAAAAm8\/bg4I0Uv7itI\/s1600\/image1.JPG\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/--rKazILLrbs\/VsmXGOCx6AI\/AAAAAAAAAm8\/bg4I0Uv7itI\/s640\/image1.JPG\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ESide salad took a while 4 minutes to make!\u003Cbr \/\u003E1 x 2 serve pack of\u0026nbsp;Tilda Basmati Rice (I really love any of the quinoa and wild rice mixes)\u003Cbr \/\u003ESprinkle x pine nuts (I like to roast these for a few minutes)\u003Cbr \/\u003E1x spinach and rocket mix\u003Cbr \/\u003E2x peaches (which I threw on the BBQ with the chops for about 10-15)\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ECook the rice \u0026amp; pine nuts and mix all together!\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe pork chops were even easier, I made a super simple marinade:\u003Cbr \/\u003E- crushed garlic\u003Cbr \/\u003E- sesame oil\u003Cbr \/\u003E- sweet soy sauce (ok, I know this one has a few baddies but every thing is fine in moderation right?)\u003Cbr \/\u003E- water\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EMix to the consistency and the taste of your preference, let sit for about 15-30 minutes (overnight if you would prefer a stronger taste).\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EWe recently just brought a BBQ (yay, on clearance for $229\u0026nbsp;- thanks \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.bunnings.com.au\/our-range\/outdoor-living\/barbecue?utm_source=google\u0026amp;utm_medium=cpc\u0026amp;utm_term=bbqs\u0026amp;utm_campaign=1|Bathroom|Bathroom%20Accessories|Broad\u0026amp;gclid=CjwKEAiA3aW2BRCD_cOo5oCFuUMSJADiIMILUu-fsM18ZFDrwHtL9cFcSGwdcvFEXiiRInL7QvobkRoCn6jw_wcB\"\u003EBunnings\u003C\/a\u003E), so we put them on the grill for about 20 minutes on a low heat. We also used these AMAZING \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.bunnings.com.au\/bbq-buddy-nonstick-hot-plate-liner_p3180247\"\u003Ehot plate liner\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;less than $10 and you get over 100 reuses. My hot plate looks unused and brand new!! It was also super easy to clean - big thumbs up.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-nt3lZsz6OKQ\/VsmaSnSh76I\/AAAAAAAAAnQ\/IoBDxhqn2nI\/s1600\/IMG_4263.JPG\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-nt3lZsz6OKQ\/VsmaSnSh76I\/AAAAAAAAAnQ\/IoBDxhqn2nI\/s640\/IMG_4263.JPG\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ESo all in all I would say, 15 min prep time, 20 min well organised cook time.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EBon Appetit!\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.illustratedlife.com.au\/feeds\/4514497077423128069\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.illustratedlife.com.au\/2016\/02\/its-time-to-eat.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8547384258973519848\/posts\/default\/4514497077423128069"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8547384258973519848\/posts\/default\/4514497077423128069"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.illustratedlife.com.au\/2016\/02\/its-time-to-eat.html","title":"Its time to eat!"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Anonymous"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/08480651641227958048"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-sjaBW82UoFg\/VsmZLgnWaWI\/AAAAAAAAAnI\/LA_eXLnNhE0\/s72-c\/imageC.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}}]}});