MEET RORY

Kim K butt

Look at her.

Just look at her.

Are you done looking at her yet? Okay, read on. 

My family has almost always had animals in the house. To be honest, I'm not sure why that is because we all complain about our pets far too often. Anyway, our old Kelpie, Boots, had to be put down in mind-January so the house has felt a bit lonely. We do have a cat, Messi (ugh, my brother named him after a soccer player), but my mum really wanted another dog. Enter, Rory.

My mum and I drove to Cooma to look at her and her brother. I really wanted the boy, because male dogs are a little less fussy and generally easier to care for in my opinion, but mum wanted another girl in the house. 

I, however, won on the name. Yes, I did name her after a Gilmore Girls character.

Rory is a kelpie, which shouldn't come as much of a surprise. 3 of the 4 dogs we've had have been kelpies, as they're very loyal, laid back, and generally awesome dogs. She's only 7 weeks old, and absolutely tiny, which I fucking hate. I'm sorry, but puppies are just as much of a pain as toy adult dogs. 

Anyway, that's pretty much it for today's post. I know that I've not exactly come back with a bang after my blogging hiatus, but I promise I'll get back into the swing of things soon! If anyone has any puppy-related questions or tips, leave them in the comments below. 

NYX BUTTER LIP GLOSSES

L-R: Red Velvet, Tiramisu, Devil's Food Cake

L-R: Red Velvet, Tiramisu, Devil's Food Cake

My second post-hiatus blog post! I thought I better kick things off with a review, seeing as even when I was posting a lot in December and January, I didn't post nearly as many beauty reviews as I would've liked to. Today's post is (obviously, it's in the title) a review of the Nyx Butter Glosses.

I know I'm very behind the times here, and that these glosses have been a big thing in the beauty world for who knows how long. I'm pretty sure every blogger and their dog wrote something on these beauties at one point, and I can definitely see why. I picked mine up at Target because over the Christmas period, they brought out a special 3-pack of them that was cheaper than buying three individual glosses. I'm pretty sure they still stock these packs as, so if you check out Target you might be able to get your hands on one. 

Anyway, these glosses are awesome. That's basically the gist of things. If you take away one thing from this post, be it that statement. I do have a one or two with Devil's Food Cake and Red Velvet, but that's mostly just down to personal preferences. 

I'll start off with pigmentation, something with a lot of glosses seem to struggle with. They never seem to be able to hit the nail on the head, and I'm left a bit disappointed because the effect is lacklustre or OTT. I don't have to worry about that with the Butter glosses, because they have great pigmentation for what they are. The pigmentation is exceptional for a gloss, but they're not nearly as pigmented as lipsticks. Red Velvet is probably the most pigmented out of the three shades.

My favourite thing about these glosses, if I had to pick just one, would be the texture. They're buttery smooth (ha, puns) and don't feel disgustingly sticky like a lot of glosses. You know when you eat pizza, and there's the stringy cheese that looks really funny when you pull away one slice? Well, that's  a good thing with cheesy foods, but the amount of times I've experienced that with glosses (particularly Chi Chi lip products) is just weird. Thankfully, because of the silky texture of the Butter glosses, I don't have to worry about that. 

I do have to point out that, depending on the gloss, you tend to not get an exact colour match to the packaging. That's no big deal, and Nyx actually got it near-perfect, but I thought I'd mention it. Red Velvet is supposed to be a red, but for the most part it will show up pink on my lips. That's kind of frustrating, because I was after a red gloss, but I really don't care anymore. Embrace the pink lips. Tiramisu is my go to MLBB colour, with it being the perfect dusty pink. Devil's Food Cake applies as a sorta muted, dusty purple on my lips, but can be built up coverage-wise for a vampy look. 

Application wise, these lip glosses are patchy at first. I don't have this problem with Tiramisu, but I really have to work the other two glosses into my lips. That is probably the major flaw with these glosses, as I have other lip products that I can just whip on without a mirror. It might have something to do with the formula, which is although very smooth and lovely, also slightly gel-like. 

Finally, how long lasting are the Butter glosses? Well, they're glosses, so you're obviously not going to get more than 1-2 hours tops. Pretty average wear time for a gloss, so I don't have much to say about them. If you won't be eating or drinking, you'll easily be able to go 2 hours before needing to reapply, and I think that's pretty good. Red Velvet does seem to last a little longer on the lips that Devil's Food Cake and Tiramisu. 

All in all, these glosses exceeded my expectations and have been welcomed into my little makeup collection with open arms. I'm very impressed with all three shades that I have, although Devil's Food Cake isn't quite on par with the other two, and will probably pick up more in the future. Nyx seems to always kick ass in the lips department, so I'll have to try some of their lipsticks too. What do you guys think of the Butter glosses? Do you have other favourite Nyx products I should check out? Comment below!

I'M BACK!

Hooray! Did you miss me? I can tell ya that I really missed blogging. Interacting with readers and other bloggers, writing blogposts, the whole kit 'n' kaboodle. I feel like I've just come back to school after the holidays, you know? I'm seeing everyone for the first time in weeks, and I'm pretty out of my depth because I don't know who my teachers are or what classes I have.

Can you tell I've not blogged in a long time? I'm just getting back into the swing of things, so I guess this post is just to say hey! It's okay, I'm not dead or anything. I promised I'd come back, and I keep my promises. 

Mostly. 

Sometimes. 

Okay, rarely. 

I really enjoyed posting everyday in December and January, but I'm back at school (insert groan here), so I just don't have the time. I'm going to try posting three times a week; on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, and see how well I get on with that. 

I've reread this little post about a thousand times now, and I can't stop myself from cringing. This is why you don't take blog hiatuses longer than a week, tops. Otherwise, it's like the rug is pulled from under you when you return. How do I publish a blog post, again? How do I add a picture? HOW DOES ONE DO THIS BLOGGING THING?

Anyway, with this new chapter of my blog I'm setting myself some new goals. Like, to never miss a post. Also–