It’s been an exciting week at MC HQ (Okay who am I kidding? My ‘headquarters’ are my lounge room floor and my desk is my coffee table, but indulge me.) with quite a few prodz delighting me.

You know times are tough (and that I just paid off my credit card bill) when the most exciting purchase I made this week was my faux-rose-gold-pinkie-finger-ring from Sportsgirl $7.95 (bargain!) I’m not into really into hearts, but this made mine go pitter patter. Whatever you do – don’t let me start wearing bows. Or frilly socks. And I draw the line at pink taffeta. That’s when y’all need to do an intervention, or something.

I’m really fussy (bold and underline that) when it comes to liquid eyeliner. It has (HAS!) to be jet black and it has (HAS!) to have a felt tip. As soon as I tested out ck one’s Eyeliner Maker, ($30) I knew we’d become very good friends. Hell, we’re practically as tight as Madonna and Gwyneth. It delivers a smudge-proof jet black line without the wobbles – it’s all in the wrist action! [Insert bad John Travolta joke here.]

[INSERT BAD JOHN TRAVOLTA JOKE HERE]

Which is the perfect segue into…Nivea’s Express Hydration Hand Fluid($4.37). I first tried it at the launch last week, and knew it would become my winter staple. Firstly, because it’s easy on the wallet, and secondly, it really does absorb within seconds. I like a product that does what it promises to do!

Looks like the editor of Vogue isn’t the only thing being chopped ’round town. Being on a budget means my daily coffee and macaron had had to go. Instead, I’ve been nomming on the stash of White Choc & Macadamia Spotted Cow Cookies ($33 for a box of 12) that I won in a facey comp way back when. The best part? They’re so ginormous you can never finish the whole thing. Not only am I saving money, but I’m saving calories too! Who said I couldn’t multitask, huh?

Lastly and probably the most exciting product to bounce across my desk is Benefit’s Boi-ing concealer ($37). I practically squealed with delight to have finally found a shade that actually matches my skin tone (especially hard when you’re a ‘brown girl’). It sounds dramatic, but I have been known to look like I’m auditioning for a blackface routine.

Did I mention, it doesn’t cake? Important, because I only like the kind you can eat. (Derrr.) Although, judging from the size of my growing badonkadonk, I should probably lay off it for a while. Sigh. MC

// Can you hear that? Pitter Patter. Pitter Patter. Pitter Patter.

// <3

// My new BFF.

// It HAS to have a felt tip.

// Nivea’s Express Hydration.

// White Chocolate & Macadamia.

// Come to Mama! (Wow that was a little too enthusiastic.)

// Boi-ing!

It’s all about the details Darling:

Click here (http://www NULL.sportsgirl NULL.com NULL.au/)to shop the Sportgirl website.

The ck one Eyeliner Maker is exclusive to Myer stores nationally  (or available online) (http://myer NULL.com NULL.au/)

Click here (http://www NULL.nivea NULL.com NULL.au/)to visit the Nivea website.

Click here (http://www NULL.spottedcowcookies NULL.com NULL.au/shop)to shop the Spotted Cow Cookie website.

Boi-ing available at Benefit Boutiques and MYER stores nationally.

Disclosure: The Sportsgirl ring was purchased with my hard-earned coin. The Spotted Cow Cookies were a prize. Everything else mentioned was provided for editorial consideration.

There are two areas on the body that instantly give away your age. Unless you intend to walk around looking cray-cray in a turtleneck as an homage to the late Steve Jobs and an eye patch looking like an extra off the set of Pirates of The Carribbean; the eyes and neck reveal all. Although that said, I’m pretty sure I saw someone dressed just like that at Mercedes Benz Fashion Week! Just sayin’.

About a year ago, I started to notice some very fine lines on my neck. Enough to make me freak out and start slathering my neck with Kiehls Powerful-Strength Line-Reducing Concentrate ($89) morning and night. It took about three months to notice any difference at all. Six months later, my lines have almost completely faded – but I’m not going to lie – I don’t think they’ll ever disappear entirely. Unless I stop moving my neck. Not really an option, is it? Needless to say, I’m thrilled to bits with the results and time will only tell if they come back.

THE EYES AND THE NECK REVEAL ALL.

About six weeks ago I started trialling emerginC scientific organics’ eyelight cream ($75) which contains grape stem cells that apparently help fight the good fight against photo-aging and other active ingredients aimed at reducing the signs of aging, puffiness and dark circles.

Fine lines, thankfully, aren’t a massive problem for me yet – but dark circles are.  I can get a full eight hours sleep and still wake up looking like I rolled home at 5am after the Prince concert after party.

The results I’ve had with the eyelight cream in the last six weeks have been promising. The darkest part of the under eye area closest to my inner eye has almost faded completely. I’m still dark under my eyes, but the tone has definitely evened out. I can’t wait to see what the results are in another six weeks.

Guess I’m going to have to donate the bad turtleneck and eyepatch to the Salvos after all…MC

// Kiehl’s Powerful-Strength Line-Reducing Concentrate.

// Time to buy a new bottle.

// EmerginC Scientific Organics eyelight cream

// With grape stem cells – proven to fight the signs of photo-aging.

It’s all about the details Darling:

To buy Kiehls online, click here. (http://www NULL.kiehls NULL.com NULL.au/face/targeted-treatments/powerful-strength-line-reducing-concentrate NULL.aspx)

To buy emerginC scentific organics online, click here. (http://www NULL.emerginc NULL.com/emergincscientificorganicseyelightcream NULL.aspx)

Disclosure: emerginC scientific organics was provided for editorial consideration.