What I Take In My Carry-On Bag

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Those of you who follow me on my blog and on Instagram (@therunawaydiaries) will know that I enjoy travelling, and lots of it! I’ve been meaning to write up a blog post like this for a while and when Marc B approached me and asked if I would like to collaborate with them, I instantly jumped at the chance. The … Read More

5 Beauty Products I Can’t Live Without Right Now

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After having a short hiatus on the beauty blogging front (most of my posts lately have been focused on travelling) I decided to sit down in my new flat in Wimbledon and write about some of the beauty bits that I have been loving lately. These babies have been with me all around the world on my recent travels and have … Read More

My Top 5 Eyeshadow Palettes

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Every girl has a weakness, whether it be shoes, bags, clothes, chocolate or perhaps Scott Eastwood. My weakness is definitely eyeshadow palettes, OK and perhaps I’ll take Scott Eastwood too. If you don’t know who this angel from heaven is, google him now and thank me later. Today I’m going to give you a quick run down of my top … Read More

Nail Polish Of The Week

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These warmer days in sunny Perth have made me embrace beautiful bright nail colours! I’m going to post my nail polish colour every week (or however often I decide to change my nail polish). This week I’ve opted for this beautiful, bright orange colour which screams Summer. I’m so excited for everything that Summer in Perth has to offer, seeing … Read More

My Holy Grail Beauty Products

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Who doesn’t love a bargain? Well you’re in luck because today I’m going to break down my favourite drugstore beauty products that are permanent members of my everyday beauty stash. Rimmel Lasting Finish Foundation Not usually a huge fan of drugstore foundations, I fell in love with this one! I have combination skin and by about half way through the … Read More

Rimmel Apocalips Matte Lip Velvets – A Quick Review

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Today I was admiring my beauty stash, as all beauty obsessives and/or hoarders do, and had the following thought: Wow I didn’t even know I had not one, not two, but three of these! I am of course talking about the Rimmel Apocalips Lip Velvets (10 points to you for guessing this Sherlock Holmes). Due to the fact that I … Read More

Behind The Scenes Of A Photoshoot

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Hey guys! You may remember in my last blog post I talked about Time For Print (TFP) shoots. TFP photo shoots are shoots that you can organise with amateur models and photographers (or if you’re lucky, professionals!) for free to build your portfolio and network in the beauty industry.  However as you may have guessed, everyone involved is doing the shoot … Read More

Get UNready With Me!

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Now I’ll be the first to admit that sometimes I neglect to remove my makeup after a night out as I’m “too tired”, if you catch my drift. The next morning I’m always so annoyed at myself and end up suffering the consequences of looking like a stripper after a rough night working the pole. However when I do remove my … Read More

My Hourglass Favourites

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All makeup fanatics such as myself will be aware of the cosmetics company Hourglass. If you haven’t, you really need to get onto that. Like, pronto. Hourglass are known for products with classy, elegant packaging and a slightly steep price tag. As much of a sucker as I am for beautiful packaging, it doesn’t mean diddly squat if the product … Read More