January Favourites

First post of 2025 is a monthly favourites as this is the first time I've been back on blogger since the start of the new year. Unfortunately January hasn't been the best month for me as I had to suddenly go to the hospital one day as I was quite unwell. So I haven't been too active this month and wasn't on my computer really at all. Today I am feeling slightly better and thought it would be nice to put up a new post. Let's get into it!

Gaming

I thought being unwell would give me time to play my Nintendo Switch whilst lying around but I couldn't because of vertigo/dizziness. So the only thing I played was Island Farmer which is a puzzle game where you re-arrange blocks to form farms and landscapres. I have completed the game previously and just restarted all the levels as something simple to play to past the time. Definetly check this game out if you are a fan of puzzle games as well as the developers other title Island Cities.

Downloaded Animal Crossing Pocket Camp after the longest time and I have been enjoying the new version. The main reason I stopped playing was the constant stress from events and grinding to complete them. However the new Complete version of the game as made it less time consuming and you do not have to constantly be checking it every three hours. Luckily I saved my data to my Nintendo account so I still have my previous save which was great as I had high levels and cool items.

Not something I played this month but a game I was thinking about recently which is Fashion Dreamer. I was reading some information about the future of the game online and I saw rumours that they are planning to discontinue the online servers. Now I totally understand why the devs are doing that however it would be a shame if that part of the game wasn't accessible anymore. I am going to wait to see what happens in the next update announcement of the game and honestly I don't see much future for Fashion Dreamer as we never got the fashion shows feature or the fairs are just repeats of previous ones.

Beauty

Received a lovely order from Sportsgirl recently as I took advantage of their great selection of items in the sale section whilst I was unwell. Nothing like a little retail therapy to make you feel better. I needed some small sized bags/wallets for different things and a few things from their beauty range. Sportsgirl has a great range of make-up and you often see the display surrounded by tweens in the stores. Which is awesome because I feel Sportsgirl is more age appropriate for them than somewhere like Mecca or Sephora (which are both stupidly expensive here in Australia). I used to wear quite a lot of Sportsgirl beauty when I was a teenager mainly because it would be gifted to me. One of the items I brought is this bright eye shadow palette as I've been wanting to buy a new palette for ages but couldn't never find anything besides the typical browns and neutrals. So this colourful palette was right up my alley and I love the retro Sportsgirl design. I did have a palette from the brand a while ago however it gave me a reaction on my eyes. So I'm hoping this one will be better as the shades are different and I only paid $5 so I won't feel bad if it doesn't work out.

January Favourites

This month is going to be a boring favourites as I haven't got anything super exciting to share. Typical greeting of the month going super quick and we are already in February. I haven't been doing much besides work and that hasn't gotten less busy traffic wise as the Christmas and back to school season has ended. Brought a new phone as my old one was worn out battery wise. I upgraded to the Oppo Reno10 5G and the best thing about it is the beautiful ice blue colour. The purple case I put on it only adds to the reflective nature of the phone plus my cute pop sockets.

The only interesting thing I have photos of were some items I brought at Sportsgirl. For my Secret Santa at work, the person who had me knew I loved Sportsgirl and got me a voucher and a lip set. The lip set was a limited edition item for Christmas so it was great I didn't have any of those items. I like the lip balm the best so far and I haven't tried out the others. With the voucher, I knew I wanted to get the limited edition Jelly Gloss set and the day I went to buy it, it had disappeared off the website! So sad! I went into a physical store and they had a whole stack of them luckily. Maybe they ran out of online fulfillment stock and it was worth it as they are the best lip glosses ever. The scents are lovely and they aren't sticky like some glosses can be. Also picked up the lash/brow serum, a hair scalp massager and a new lip mask. I'm not a fan of masks usually as I never find a good one but this one is amazing! It has healed up my lips drastically and it has a fresh peppermint feel to it. I use it everyday and have barely made a dent in the pot.

Gaming

During the e-shop sales back around Black Friday, I picked up a few games on my wishlist which were mainly puzzle games. I'm addicted to puzzle games on that console and I even finished one already. Super into those matching ones or spot the difference. One game that I purchase is called Hidden Cats in London and I love it! It is super cute and easy to navigate with the controls. Plus you can use the stylus which is always a win for me. 

May Favourites

This month was meant to be the last month of Autumn however the weather has been more like winter. It rains pretty much everyday now and is quite heavy at night. I don't recall it ever raining this much years prior. The rain is nice though but my raincoat is getting worn out and I haven't found a replacement yet. The brand is no longer around and it is the perfect coat so I shall continue wearing it till I find a suitable replacement. Had some time off this month which has been lovely and great to have a short break from work. Been filling my spare time with random activities, one of which I shall mention later!

Beauty

For the last few months, I've been on the fence about getting a particular eyeshadow palette from Sportsgirl. The other day I finally gave in and brought it along with a bunch of other items. I used to wear mostly Sportsgirl branded makeup when I was a teenager so it seemed like a good idea to try it again. I saw this Sweet Sorbet palette on their website and fell in love. However I could never find it at my local Sportsgirl and all the other stores in my state were sold out. This site had 20% off your first order and that seemed like the best time to finally buy it. It is just my style with colourful pastel tones and some gorgeous shimmers. Kind of reminds me of the Winx palette from Colourpop and whilst not a direct dupe, it has some similar colour stories. Haven't tried it out just yet as I haven't had a chance to wear eyeshadow but it swatches amazingly. Also brought two lip glosses as I'm lip gloss obsessed and the one named Y2K is perfect. I just checked the site and looks like it is sold out as I couldn't find it listed anymore.

Music

Had bit of random K-pop purchase this month with this single album from Jisoo. I saw it at JB Hi-Fi before briefly forgetting about it. Then brought it a few days later when I remembered about it. Absolutely stunning and she is one of my biases so it was lovely to get the photobook of her. I only found the red version and I'd have to look around if other stores have the black version.