Pew Pew! The two week mark of my laser journey

For anyone who is interested in my laser hair removal journey, I thought I would give you a quick update on the progress of my pubes (I do apologise, I just couldn't resist the alliteration).

It has been two weeks now and as expected almost all the hair has fallen out. The hair on my bikini line fell out pretty easily, possibly because I have been waxing that area for years and the follicles are a little looser (much like Kesha after she has been brushing her teeth with Jack). I did encourage some of the hairs out by gently plucking with my fingers, but just the simple act of wearing things like tights or tight jeans helped to move them along.

My underarms were a different story, probably because after all these years I had never done more than shave so the laser was a shock to the system. At the two week mark there is still some hair that refuses to budge, even after lots of encouragement and shower scrubs. My beauty therapist said I can only shave once between appointments, so I'm pretty glad we're well into Autumn now. Seriously, Autumn/Winter is the best time for laser because you're all covered up for those awkward shedding and growing out phases.

My next appointment is in three weeks, so I'll let you know how I get on. Don't forget that if you visit Leah’s Waxworks in the Mid City Centre and mention Stuff That I Bought, you’ll get $10 off any treatment valued over $50. The deal is valid until September 1st, 2011, so plenty of time to do a full course of laser and be smooth for summer.
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The one where a man learns the true value of Dermalogica

- by Paul

On the subject of established female cosmetics brands venturing into the fickle world of male grooming, it would seem that Dermalogica have also taken the plunge.

I had seen Dermalogica cleanser in my gf’s bathroom, but hadn’t paid it much attention apart from occasionally swiping some when I forgot to bring my own toiletries. So when she saw the men’s range on my basin and started whimpering like a – very cute and lovable – puppy that wants a piece of your hamburger, I realised that perhaps I hadn't given it the respect it was due.


The men’s range is tastefully decorated in Dermalogica’s trademark white, but with a bold crimson to differentiate it from the formal grey of the women’s. I sense a woman’s smarts somewhere in the design – they’ve obviously tried to make it distinctive enough that no bloke will be able to mistake it for his gf’s Dermalogica products, thus preserving her stash.

I tried the Pre-Shave Guard (RRP $32.50, 170g), and the Invigorating Shave Gel (RRP $28, 180ml).

Firstly, the Guard: I generally like the idea of a pre-shave application. Anything that softens and smoothes the surface before you apply a razor to skin is always welcome. The problem is, tons of products promise this, but there have been few that I’ve found that really make it worthwhile.

I opened the tube. Thick and unctuous, it exuded odours of essential oils. I was suspicious. Normally product that is essential oil based leaves you reeking of day-spa; all aromatherapy rather than man-about-town, and damn near impossible to cover up, whichever aftershave you use.

It turned out to be awesome. Great to put on, made my skin feel tingly and alive, and actually did what it was supposed to on my three-day Mediterranean bristle. And best of all – after the shave was complete, I was left with no residual pine-needle/ tea-tree/ lemon myrtle/ eucalypt/ mint oil smell!

So, the process I followed: smear on the Pre-shave Guard, then apply some of the Invigorating Shave Gel. Dermalogica recommends use of their shaving cream after the Guard, but I have found that the Gel works equally well, if not better. The Guard gives a thick buffering base, whilst the Gel is light and lubricating, and together they produced the best shave I’ve had for ages.

The plusses for me were the fact that even with several days growth, it all rinsed easily off the blade, so there was no annoying clogging. The approach, however, works equally well with only one day’s growth. My skin felt supple afterwards; smooth, but not tender and meringue-like, even with a close shave.

Bottom line: Pre-shave Guard + Invigorating Shave Gel = great shave. And I’m fussy. (Elise's note: Yes he is. Believe me.)

Buy when: your man is enlightened enough to respect the fact that he will need to use two products to
shave with, rather than one.

You can buy Dermalogica at salons nationally
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Rockin' the Kazbah with Lola&Bailey for Sportsgirl

Hey Santa,

How are you mate? Did you enjoy your break over summer? We must catch up for that beer we keep saying we will grab – I love it when we hang out. Make sure you bring the missus along, she’s a doll.

I know it’s a bit early in the year for making lists and checking them twice, but I have a huge favour to ask. I am desperately in love with the entire Lola&Bailey for Sportsgirl range. Like, need them now. Want. Need. Lust. We’re talking delicate Moroccan pieces, turquoise, peach, gold, black, art deco lines with chic infusions of colour. Oh my.

This collection totally rocks the kazbah and, incidentally, is called Rock The Kazbah (gosh I’m witty, look at me go). I would really love it if you could dash into Sportsgirl and get them all for me, and then perhaps make an early delivery. You should probably move quickly because it drops into stores today and won't last long. I promise I won’t tell any of the other kids – it can be our little secret – and I’ll be good for the rest of the year! Or at least I’ll try to be...

Cheers dude, talk soon.

Much love,
Elise xx

PS – if you need to know prices for your budget and whatnot, the studs are $20, the bigger earrings are $30, there is a ring that’s $30 and the necklaces are $60. Cheep as chups!

There's a life lesson in that...

I was all set up for a blissful chill out on Sunday night. Couch, TV, blankie, glass of wine, beautiful Aveda Light The Way French Lavender candle burning on the coffee table. How good does that sound? Well, it was awesome until I knocked the candle over and it spilled wax All. Over. The. Carpet.

You know what is amazing though? Soy wax is so soft that it wipes straight up. No kidding, I soaked it up with a paper towel, gave it a little rub and you can't even tell where I made the mess. This outcome is excellent, because I haven't told my Fiance about my little accident yet (hi honey!).

After the tumble

While we're talking about the candle, I was burning it because a) lavender is very calming and b) the glass container the candle is in was once the bottom of a wine cooler bottle (very cool) and c) April is Earth Month, a campaign Aveda created all the way back in 1999 (I was still in high school then, yikes!) The Aveda Walk For Water event is on this Sunday in Syd, Melb, Brissy and Perth and all the deets are here. Proceeds go to the Premiers Disaster Relief Appeal for all our northern friends who suffered through Mother Nature's mood swings earlier in the year, so you know it's a totally worthy cause.

However, if you can't make it down to an event on Sunday morning because you'll be sailing/painting/eating croissants/hungover, then you should definitely buy a candle. 100% of proceeds go to Wateraid, which is a really great initiative to provide something we all take for granted to people who aren't as fortunate as us. Reading through the Wateraid website kind of puts things in perspective - suddenly wax on the carpet doesn't seem so important.

Aveda Light The Way Earth Month Candle - French Lavender
Price: $24.95
From: Aveda Spas and Salons
Why you need it: Support an amazing charity with a beautiful treat for yourself. Light the candle and reflect on all the things you're grateful for.
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Pew Pew! My first experience with laser hair removal.

I went for my first session of laser last Thursday. I have been putting off getting laser for years because I had in my head that it would hurt like hell. Meanwhile, I have been waxing for over 10 years. Um, idiot. Go figure, right. I would hate to do the math on just how much I have spent on waxing over the last decade. But I digress.

It was actually my little sister who talked me into having laser. She reckons it doesn’t hurt at all but I was sceptical - my sister is the toughest nut on the planet and has a pain threshold higher than most marathon runners. I on the other hand am a wuss. The wussiest wuss who ever wussed. Look up wuss in the dictionary and you see my face (but again, years of waxing. Go figure).  I was however slightly placated when I was told that my bikini and underarm would only take 5 minutes all up. Surely I could handle 5 minutes of pain.

I took myself off to Leah’s Waxworks in Mid City Centre on my sisters recommendation and she wasn’t kidding when she said a) it would only take 5 minutes and b) it actually didn’t hurt that much. This is pretty much my internal monologue of how the five minutes went down:

Minute one...
Pants off, arms up, on the table with a leg spread. Gosh it’s hard to be graceful and dignified when you’re essentially starkers lying on paper. What’s she doing? Oh, a quick swipe over with a razor to make sure all the strays are gone. And here are the stylin’ ski goggles I have to wear to protect my eyes. I am the height of chic right now.

Minute two...
Right underarm. Ok this isn’t so bad. It really does feel like someone flicking me with a rubber band. What’s she doing? Oh I see, up and down in stripes to get every spot. Kind of like mowing the grass in rows. Ha! What a great analogy. High five, Phillips.

Minute three...
Left underarm. Ok this hurts a bit. Stings. Yep, kinda hurting. Ok...breathe....breathe....oh, she’s done.

Minute four...
Bikini line. I wonder what Fiance is cooking for dinner? Ok ow! That hurt. That skin is pretty sensitive down there, you know. Oh that skin’s alright though. Yep, not too bad. Ok ow again!
 
Minute five...
Bikini line. I’m an old pro at this now. Totally fine. Cool. As. A. Cucumber. Are we done? Really? I could totally go again.

And just like that it’s over! It’s less pain and more just uncomfortable – when everyone says it feels like being flicked with a rubber band they are right. It’s not pleasant as it is happening, but as soon as the laser stops, the pain stops. The smell of singed hair I could take or leave though.

There is redness afterwards like waxing, but it isn’t uncomfortable. My underarms felt a bit sensitive throughout the afternoon (I had it done on my lunchbreak) but considering I have been shaving them for more than half my lifetime and I have never once waxed, I’m not surprised they felt a bit odd.  I’ll let you know how I go when the hair falls out in two weeks time – apparently it’s going to be itchy!

Check out this video I found on youtube and skip to the 2 minute mark - it shows how the process works and what the laser looks like as it hits the skin.

Candela GentleLASE laser hair removal
Price: $70 for Brazilian and underarm
From: Leah’s Waxworks – level 1 Mid City Centre
Why you need it: Permanent hair removal. Throw out your razors and stop spending on waxing – you can spend all that saved cash on a nice PS1 for me please.

SUPER AWESOME SPECIAL NEWSFLASH: If you pop into Leah’s Waxworks in the Mid City Centre and mention Stuff That I Bought, you’ll get $10 off any treatment valued over $50. Bad luck non-Sydney readers, cos this is a sweet deal! The deal is valid until September 1st, 2011.

I was a guest of Leah's Waxworks and will be reviewing a full course of underarm and bikini laser treatments.
Image courtesy of atlanticdermatology.com
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OMG! Vote for Pedro! (and me)

Dear Everyone I Know,

Something very exciting has happened. I am nominated for a Cosmopolitan Fun Fearless Female award. I know, right?! Not so sure about the fun and fearless part, but they definitely got the female bit right (one out of three ain't bad).

I would really really really truly appreciate it if you could take a few seconds out of your busy day of eating cake and reading Bacon Busters magazine (a fine publication) and go and vote for me. Right now there are 10 nominees but pretty soon there will only be three finalists and I would LOVE to be a finalist! If I am a finalist I will do my happy dance and I might even video my happy dance and post it on here so you can see how happy I am.

Click the picture or click this link to make me a very happy person. I'll even buy you a beer*.

Love and marshmallows,
Elise

*maybe

Proof: Even dudes get sucked in by advertising

- by Paul

Despite my best efforts to avoid it, some advertising recently caught my eye. Olay, it would seem,
have released a men’s range, and have been splashing it across my TV screen. They’ve gone for
the conventional male shaving/grooming ad formula: a buff-but-not-too-effeminate-looking feller
performing a variety of outdoorsy activities to the admiration of not one, but two, hot, bikini-clad girlies, interspersed with shots of him lathering/massaging his skin and looking generally smooth and pleased with himself.

Olay, though, have some serious cred in all things feminine and creamy, so I was curious as to how their
men’s stuff turned out.

I tried a couple of moisturizers which were generally pretty good, but I’ll elaborate on these in a separate blog. The product I want to talk about in this post is the Refreshing Energy Post-Shave Toner (RRP $19.99), which is truly one of the best shaving products I have found, and well-deserving of a post all to itself. It is part of Olay’s Men Solution suite of products, designed for a broad spectrum of male skin types (Elise: as if 95% of males would know what their skin type was anyway!)

It is a clear and light-textured liquid that you splash on like a conventional aftershave. I applied it after an early morning, bleary-eyed shave, and it felt just magic. It wasn’t heavy and oily (like some balms tend to be); nor did it feel stinging and moisture-sapping (like an aftershave). Truly wonderful stuff. I bounced out of the bathroom feeling alive and energetic and ready for the world (I later checked the label and found that it contains “vitamins and ginseng extract” … which probably explains the buzz).

Best of all, it had no scent of its own, so there were no issues when I hit it with the new Tom Ford eau de toilette (incidentally, the Tom Ford is something else you seriously have to try – it is spray-on sex).

Bottom line: Love the Toner. Full stop.
Buy when: you want to give your man something that he will use and love, all the time.
Price: $19.99
From: Supermarkets, Priceline, everywhere else you get your chicks Olay.

This product was offered to Stuff That I Bought for consideration - for more details, please see the disclosure policy
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I'm turning into my Mother - I even smell like her now!

At some point we all turn into our mothers, don’t we. You say something one day and wonder when your mother inhabited your body; you put an outfit on, look in the mirror and cringe; you answer the phone and your Aunty launches into some random conversation thinking she's speaking to your Mum. Sigh. For me, the turning point was perfume.

My Mother has a beautiful collection of perfume, but they all come from the same fragrance family. Different brands, similar notes. She definitely has a signature scent family - green, floral and a bit of soft floral for good measure. Me? I have always worn sweet perfumes – anything woody oriental, with the odd floral thrown in (I'm fussy about my florals though - tropical beach flowers only). Until now.

I recently started wearing Juicy Couture's newbie Peace, Love & Juicy Couture, and suddenly I was like ‘hang on…I smell like my ma…and I like it…’ Up until this point in my life our tastes have always been very different, but I actually found myself liking something that my mother would like (and wear – she sniffed, she approved and she tried to steal). Not sure if this is my tastes changing or whether Juicy have produced a scent that just appeals to a broad audience.

This fragrance is firmly within the green perfume family - earthy floral to the power of ten with lots of citrus rind, and some wood thrown in for balance. Top notes of lemon tree blossom, blackcurrant bud, sweet apple, hyacinth - middle notes of jasmine (YUM), magnolia, poppy, honeysuckle - base notes of patchouli and musk. The bottle is super cute - a heavy (faux) crystal stopper, a string of turquoise beads wrapped around the top, tassels in various shades of pink, and the Juicy Couture crest in gold. Very Malibu hippy and California cool.

Me, my Mama and my Sister

I'm not quite ready to give up my sweet perfumes just yet (I just bought another bottle of Estee Lauder Bronze Goddess even though my first one is only half empty) but I am definitely happy to add this new fragrance into my repertoire. As for smelling like my Mother, well, I'm turning into her more and more every day, so it was inevitable, right?

Juicy Couture - Peace, Love & Juicy Couture
Price: $79/30ml, $99/50ml, $145/100ml
From: Myer and David Jones
Why you need it: If you love free-spirited, floral fragrances, then this is for you. Try it if you like Private Collection by Estee Lauder or Virgilio by Diptyque.

Product image courtesy of Juicy Couture
This product was provided to Stuff That I Bought for consideration - see our disclosure policy. Stuff That I Bought attended the launch event of this product.

Stuff that's making me really happy right now

Lots of things make me happy…sunshine, good food, pilates…but buying shit makes me happy too. Let's focus on that.

Red lips - I am head over heels in lust with my MAC red lippie - it's Cruella DeVil Heartless from last years Disney Villains collection. See photographic evidence here or just try to catch me in person. I have been wearing it with a lip liner by Om She that matches it perfectly (the shade is Jasper and costs $12 for anyone playing along at home)

New shoes - Oooooh definitely an indulgent purchase, but I wear flats most days so I figure the cost per wear will make these Marc by Marc Jacobs Logo Plaque Ballets Flats worthwhile. So in love with these pebbled and patent leather babies. I bought them from Shopbop and I was fortunate enough to have a $100 voucher so in the end realistically they only set me back $100 (wow! look at her with the justifications!) I will wear them every day. Except when it rains. Note to self: buy Scotchgard this weekend.

New outfits - Specifically, the outfit I have to wear to my friends wedding in a few weeks - a divine pair of Alina Van camel suede heels and an olive Wayne by Wayne Cooper dress. Pictures to come, but suffice to say I'm excited, and praying for a warm night.

Glowing skin -  I got given Jemma Kidd Mannequin Skin Complexion Enhancer (fancy way of saying illuminator) as a gift from someone who obviously knows me better than they might think. I am obsessed, and wear it almost every day. It's really runny and doesn't stay in the tube very well, but I don't mind that I have to wipe it off the end of the tube every morning - it's so worth it. I remember my very first illuminator from Red Earth about 10 years ago and this smells exactly like that one did (cucumbers), so I feel a little nostalgic every morning when I wipe it on.

New hair - I got a haircut from Andrew at People - this kid knows his shit! One of the best haircuts I have had in ages. Also one of the priciest, but that's Sydney I guess.

Cute prods - Take a look at the new Australis Paparazzi Perfect eyeshadow quads - how darn cute are they?! Rhetorical. I know how darn cute they are. So cute I don't want to use them, but I will anyway.

The fine print…
MAC lipstick - $37 - probably ebay at this stage, since it's sold out on counters
Marc by Marc Jacobs flats - $206.23 ($US195) - Shopbop
Jemma Kidd Illuminator - $35.95 - Kit Cosmetics
People hairdressing - $95 - Shop 4/91-93 Macleay St Potts Point, Sydney
Australis Paparazzi Perfect eyeshadow quads - $15.95 - Priceline, KMart, Target

The Australis eyeshadow was offered to Stuff That I Bought for consideration
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The one where I get my hair washed

Pantene isn't normally one of those brands where I use excessive hyperbole and exclamation marks. Sure, they're good. They're great. They provide a quality product at an excellent price, but there is only so much energy I have for being excitable and I have to ration it very carefully. Right now…excited. Me + pantene = excited.

It's the new Pantene and Wella Clinicare that's floating my boat (those two friends got into bed together and did the nasty to make a hair care baby). Hiromasa Takasugi, the Wella hair Ambassador, describes the range “It was in the four principles of Sado - harmony, respect, purity and tranquillity that Pantene Clinicare found its mission; that is to inspire women and help them on the journey to their hair transformation.” Sounds fruity, no? Essentially, this is Barney Martin on a Just Cuts budget. Speaking of Barney Martin, that's where Pantene took me to introduce me to this new product (my life is awful sometimes. But not this time, ha!)

I went to the Barney Martin salon in Surry Hills and the incredible Van washed and treated my hair with the new range, and then showed me how to blow-dry my hair properly and style it to give it texture. As an aside, I was secretly very proud of myself because I was using the "right" technique for blowdrying my hair to give it body. High five, me! (FYI - blasting it while flipped upside down and then using the wrap technique that Zoe describes over on primped).

So right, Clinicare. Think about what your hair was like when you were 10 years old. Fresh, pure, virgin - untouched by chemicals or products, the most damaging thing that happened was the odd blow dry or too much exposure to chlorine in summer. Wouldn't you love to have hair like that again? That's the idea behind Clinicare - it's a micro-repair revitalising range that reverses damage, conditions and then stops more damage happening in future. Did you know that 20 year old hair is often in worse condition than 60 year old hair? Too much ghd action. So this range is perrrrfect for women in their 20s and 30s to help fix up all that damage, even though it was actually created for the older birds.

Pantene sent me home with some Clinicare and after two weeks of use I am pretty pleased with the results. Random observation: the shampoo seems to lather up more than regular shampoo. I doubt it has any effect on anything, but I love the feeling of really sudsy shampoo. It smells like Pantene (which has a distinct smell, no?) and I get roughly three treatments out of one little amulet, which is incredible value for money (you would get more for shorter hair, probably less for longer hair).

As for my amazing textured blow dry, Van curled just the mid-lengths of my hair, leaving the ends straight. He explained that doing just the middle makes it more about texture than just curling it. He used Wella High Hair Ocean Spritz, which is a great texturising sea salt spray/hair spray hybrid that gets two very enthusiastic thumbs up from me.

Price:
Clinicare Micro-Repair Revitalising Shampoo - $14.99/250ml
Clinicare Micro-Repair Revitalising Conditioner - $14.99/250ml
Clinicare Micro-Repair Revitalising Rinse Off Treatment - pack of 5 x 15ml little amulets - $19.99 (if you get three uses out of an amulet, that's just over a buck a treatment!)
From: Supermarkets
Why you need it: To repair all the horrible and mean things you have done to your hair with heat tools, hair dye, air conditioning and general neglect

Price: Wella High Hair Ocean Spritz - $23.50
From: Salons - check the website for somewhere close to you
Why you need it: Texture is in, baby.

PS - the lipstick is MAC Cruella DeVil in Heartless from the Disney villains collection. Amazeballs.
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Amazing, best ever, new favourite lip products! (for now, anyway)

- by Shay

It feels like only yesterday I was swearing my allegiance to a completely different lipstick brand. That’s one thing I’ve learnt about the beauty game. Much like the film industry, competitive cricket or the world of technology, something new, amazing and BETTER is always waiting in the wings, biding its time until it completely changes the game on you.

I wasn’t expecting much when I opened my two new Cid lipsticks and one Cid lipgloss.  To be honest the brand name conjures up images of psychedelic 70’s dance festivals.  Not something I would usually associate with life-changing lip products.

When I opened the Pink Bliss lipstick I was immediately enamoured with the packaging.  It comes in a long rectangular tube that sports a good size mirror for easy application and – be still my beating heart – a light to ensure you’re applying to your lips, and not your cheeks, chin, et al.

The light itself has a bluish tinge to it, but it still works remarkably well when used with the mirror.  I always have to pull out my bulky compact in order to re-apply my lip products throughout the day, and this was a welcome lightening of my handbag load.

Then I applied the lipstick.  Holy amazing lipsticks, Batman.  I really should stop using terms like “best ever”, “won’t change brands again” and “lifetime loyalty” when I’ve found what I think is the best product as this just blew anything else I’ve used completely out of the water.

For a start, it applied so smoothly.  It felt like some kind of marshmallow butter and was impossibly light on the lips.  Then, there’s the colour pigment – it is indeed excellent, with only one swipe required for a perfect pout.  Plus the lack of scent means it’s a pleasure to apply and have on the lips. Follow this with the amazing moisture-locking system and you have plush, hydrated, pigmented – dare I say it, PERFECT – lips.

The only thing that could be viewed as a problem is the fact that it’s not particularly long-wearing.  My lips seem to hold colour pretty well at the best of times, but I did find I had to reapply a little more than usual.  But if you’ve invested in moisturising lipsticks before you’ll know that the terms moisturising and long-wearing are almost always mutually exclusive.

The two colours (Pink Bliss and Scarlet) are very natural looking, and I saw them as two very common lip shades only deeper looking.  Both looked flattering on my skin-tone, and I dare say at least one would suit lighter and darker toning than myself.

When it was time to put the lip-gloss through its paces I was cautiously optimistic. This brand seemed to know what it was doing in terms of formula AND application of their lipsticks; would they continue it through to their lip-glosses?  I needn’t have worried. Cid have created one of the best, non-tacky lip-glosses I have personally ever used. 

Raspberry Kiss is a complimentary shade to any skin-tone. It’s natural looking and reasonably sheer, while still looking great on its own.  It looks lovely layered over both the Pink Bliss and Scarlet lipsticks too.
It sports the same inspired mirror and light system for accurate application, and I was most impressed with the formula.

The brush is large enough to pick up adequate product to do one lip at a time and small enough to really get into the corners of your mouth or cupids bow without needing to mop up any excess.

I really want to say these are my number one, never forsake them, can’t imagine anyone else doing it better lip products.  But that shows I haven’t learnt anything since my last lip product rave, have I?

Price: $33 for both lipstick and gloss
From: Not readily available (i.e. not in Priceline) - call Haircare Australia on 1300 437 436 to find a local salon
Why you need it: How much win is it to fix your lips with a product that has a built in light? This much win.

These products were offered to Stuff That I Bought for consideration - please see our disclosure policy

Why Lindt Gold Bunnies are the devils work - by Harvey Birdman

Hey, it’s Harvey Birdman here. Elise has gone away for a few days so I thought I would hijack her blog and complain about her behind her back. God she’s annoying. She talks to me like I’m stupid or something and then sticks her hand into the cage when I’m trying to have private time. So inconsiderate.

Anyway, with the shelves full of chocolate eggs already, I have to say that Easter is my least favourite holiday for one reason. Lindt bunnies. I don’t eat chocolate myself, I’m watching my waistline, but Elise loves them. LOVES. She should maybe not eat so many, but that's just my opinion. That's not the reason I hate Easter and Lindt bunnies so much though - it's the little bells around the necks of the bunnies that really boil my blood. I hate them. My cage is full of them. I ring them, chew the ribbon and do my best to pull them down. When I finally pull one down, Elise puts another one up. It’s relentless. She thinks she is being really cute and funny, but I just want to bite her finger.

I suggested she perhaps buy something else from the Lindt Easter range this year like the little Bugs & Bees pouch bag with the hazelnut chocolates ($5.99) or the mini bunnies without the bells in the slide box ($14.99). But no. Damn bitch is hoeing into the bunnies already like she'll never get to eat another one ever again, and I can see the pile of bells on the counter. Easter is still two months away. For the love of my sanity, if you see her, please tell her to stop!

Lindt Bunnies
Price: $5.50 for 100g milk, dark or white bunny
From: The supermarket
Why you need them: It's not Easter without them!!

Before you go calling the RSPCA on me - Harvey is actually very well loved and cared for. He might not admit it, but he really does like the bells. As an aside, Lindt sent me a gold bunny a couple of weeks ago. I ate it and the bell is ready to go into his cage. Mummy loves you, baby.
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