More Marimekko...

While I was in 'Bolt of Cloth' looking at fabrics, cushions and
china I found this little Marimekko bag. I adore the colour and decided
it could be my new make up bag. So!

I keep my make up bits and pieces in a basket in my wardrobe.
Each day I take it out and choose what I am going to use today...
What colour eye liner and shadow and lipstick...
Other things are mostly the same every day

So... Here is todays selection...
And just for the girls who want to know...
Living Nature Moisturiser/Foundation, Dawn Light...
And lip pencil, Morning  Sun...
Mac eye pencil, Permaplum... A very cheap 'Mode' black mascara...
Mac eyebrow pencil, Lingering... Mac eye shadow, Shale...
Two lipsticks the I use together, Mode, Dark Orchid and
Living Nature, Flame.
So that's me today... For better or worse...
 

Into my gorgeous little bag it goes...

And sits on the end of my tiny dressing table.
In case you want to know what the other bottles and
bits and pieces are... I use organic skin care/cleansers/shampoo
 from Viola Organics...
Made in Whangarei in New Zealand...
And most, not all, some is Mac, of my make-up is from
Living Nature... Made in Kerikeri in New Zealand.
The biggest bottle is Aesop... Body Balm.
It was given to me for my birthday when I was in Sydney.
It's wonderful stuff... But the price!
I'll go back to making my own.

Kaitaia... To Christchurch

Well... It's 8am and I'm ready to go... Pack on my back and waiting
for  my friend to pick me up to take me to the airport.
I'm going to Christchurch where the weather is definitely cooler...
Then to Sydney where the weather is much warmer...
So clothes for all seasons.
Also my pack has four kilos of beautiful Manuka
Honey for my daughter in Sydney...
And organic face cream and sunblock and olive oil soap...
From Viola Organics in Whangarei.
For some reason it's much easier to buy
in New Zealand than Australia.

I've packed up my bus... Disconnected the batteries...
Turned off the LPG... And all those things
that need doing to leave it for 6 weeks.
It's parked safely at a friend's place...
In her paddock...

There are only two planes a day from Kaitaia...
One at 9am the other at 5.15pm.
They are quite small planes...
One seat each side of the aisle...
No overhead lockers...
No room for hand luggage!

But we arrived in Auckland... It's a 40 minute flight...
No flight attendants... Just sit and enjoy the view.

Then off to Christchurch... The earthquake city...
Where the temperature dropped and I was very glad I had a jacket.
But it's great to be here, staying with friends...
Part of a family of six, plus people coming and going.