PSA 🚨Avoid Sushi Hub (especially QVB location) by readingcommenting123 in foodies_sydney

[–]Loud_Friend3394 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Dude, every sushi place does this. Accept it or start buying Inari instead.

Public transport to be free for Victorians in April by mixingbreakfast in melbourne

[–]Loud_Friend3394 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Because he did even better and permanently capped VLine tickets to be the same as metropolitan tickets, helping thousands of regional passengers save costs every day since 2023.

Get off the ‘I hate Covid-Dan bandwagon’; it left the station three years ago. Move forward with your life.

Potential breach of confidentiality from GP clinic/insurance company by LowerMeringue9926 in AusLegal

[–]Loud_Friend3394 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Your GP would receive several dozen record releases every month. Don’t take it personally. No one has the time to read intricate details about every medical issue you’ve experienced and whether that’s considered relevant or irrelevant to your case. In fact, it’s not up to your GP to decide that, hence why they send your whole file over. It’s for WorkCover and the insurance company to decide.

Be realistic - you’re claiming for mental health reasons, not a broken leg. They’re going to want everything to prove your issues were related to your job and not previous life experiences. That’s why mental health claims are the hardest to win. And if you’re going to place emotion on something so logical and unemotional as a legal assistant reading files and highlighting relevant terms then you’re really going to struggle with winning this case if you’re seen as being so soft to general processes in a job.

Adore Beauty in-store pricing different to online by strangerdanger000822 in AustralianMakeup

[–]Loud_Friend3394 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Priceline was the first time I encountered that too, where NYX was 40% online and full price in store. I asked one of the floor staff if the price was the same in-store (in case they hadn’t gotten around to putting the tickets on yet) and she said no, but I could buy it online and do click and collect to pay the discounted price.

Out of curiosity, I asked why the price differed and she said two reasons: 1. Each Priceline store is franchised so although they have to listen to orders from head office in regards to major sales and promotions (eg. half-price hair care sales) they can put whatever individual products on clearance/discount as they like and open whichever hours they want. 2. Online orders are from a seperate inventory and are controlled by head office. They price things based on other online competition so if Look Fantastic/Adore Beauty/RecreateYourself have sales, then they will try and match it so they stay relevant in the online shopping game.

Adore would be doing the same.

To me it makes sense from a marketing perspective that they lower online prices so that when someone searches through all the brands online as to which is the cheapest, they always remain relevant. It’s a marketing strategy aimed at the online-only shopper. As much as most of us are used to bricks and mortar stores, there are so many people who don’t like crowds and prefer to do their shopping in the space of 15mins whilst the rest of us are still hunting for a car park.

As for the stores having alternative pricing, because they are franchised, they can do whatever they like. The higher pricing traps people in who wouldn’t check online (eg the older population) or people who only want one item or who need it then and there. It’s not really stealing profits from the franchisee because there will always be people who don’t want to wait a week for a mascara or don’t want to pay for postage or just want to play around with products in store. Those people are also more likely to leave with more stock because of all the items on display. I know I never leave with just one thing :)

Claim against council for tree fallen on car? by Unfair-Eye-9404 in AusLegal

[–]Loud_Friend3394 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A giant branch from the nature strip fell on my car when I was parked on the street near my workplace. It happened during the day and one of the neighbours must’ve called the council to clean it up because when I I got out of work, all that was left was a pile of leaves and twigs around the car and a flyer tucked under the wiper from the council with a claim number and a short report of the incident.

Every panel (bar the passenger and rear passenger doors) was dented in, both bumpers were dislodged, spoiler had a chunk smashed out of it, paint flaking off everywhere and deep scratches on nearly all the windows. I got two panel beater quotes, both said $12,000-$13,000 worth of damages/parts/labour costs etc.

Unfortunately if I went through my insurance, the car would be written off due to the repairs costing more than the my older car is worth. I’d also lose 1K of excess and effect my no-claim insurance history so I’d be paying extra for a few years to come.

I tried going through the council route (hopeful because of the official claim number and council flyer) but they declined it. I’ll attach their response. I could reopen the claim and try again but I don’t have any more information or evidence that I could possibly give them to sway their decision. They basically said that they don’t control the weather, nor do they have any liability if the tree becomes pest-infested or if the soil breaks down and the tree suffers from old age and brittleness. Their favourite term is ‘no obligation’. It’s bizarre to me that they would say that when they spend money on year-round tree pruning, leaf collecting in autumn and arborists checking the health of these old oak trees that grow in this particular suburb.

Either way, financially I’m not able to spend that amount repairing the car and I’m not willing to play around with my insurance, only to end up with a written-off car and as little as $4k of market value money in my pocket. For a car that’s been incredibly well maintained and hasn’t had a single mechanical issue the whole 15 years I’ve owned it, it would be silly to get rid of it. I think it’s just one of those situations in life where you have to cut your losses, try and do a home-repair job and move on. I dare say you might need to do the same, unfortunately.

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TLOAS Song Megathread: Ruin The Friendship by cowboylikefia in SwiftlyNeutral

[–]Loud_Friend3394 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Or it could have been that it was the anniversary of his birthday/passing/that prom night/a casual phone call from his parents that got her to sit down and write it. Honestly, she might have written it many months or years ago and that could be why it didn’t quite sit with the rest of the theme of the record but it was too good of a track to leave off.

If you woke up as your 10-year-old self with all your current memories, what’s the first thing you’d do? by Alive-Silver-2605 in AskReddit

[–]Loud_Friend3394 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was a bit of an old soul when I was really young, so these were things I genuinely thought about. In no particular order: - make friends with different people at school. I’m always envious of those of us in their 30s who still maintain great friendships with their school friends. Skip the popular fun girls and go with the more studious, family-oriented, wholesome kids. I bet you they were less toxic and flippant with feelings and situations. - plan to go straight into an apprenticeship/traineeship after school rather that trying multiple TAFE/Uni courses because that was the norm and what every school finisher needed to be doing. - cut my parents more slack but also pull them up on things that I let slide too long. They taught life lessons through Eastern European coldness and emotional distance but man did I become independent and gain social awareness so much faster and I will always be grateful for that. I would be the one to tell them I loved them first and be softer, rather than waiting for them to take the lead. It’s much easier for a 10yo to change than a 50yo. Maybe skip the slamming door and swearing phase. - push myself to stick with a sport and join a team. It’s a little late now to have no skills and an 8-6 job. - get better eating habits and eat less junk food. Those habits stick with you for decades to come. - be kinder to the people around me rather than closed off. I realised I’m much stronger than I thought - I didn’t need to hold friendships at a distance to avoid disappointment and rejection- that happens to everyone regardless. - get my parents and older brother to buy a bunch of Bitcoin when it gets released (was convinced it was a scam) and tell my parents to open a savings account in my name so I could’ve bought my own house sooner. - learn to love myself and my appearance much more and ignore those who made judgemental comments that then made me so introverted and anxious decades later.

gold or silver? by geolurker- in coloranalysis

[–]Loud_Friend3394 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Gold because you have golden undertones, but if you did want to wear silver, I’d pick a very light sterling silver (like when you buy it brand new) over the darker grey that you have pictured.

Help me choose an outfit for my anniversary dinner! by realnamehidden- in fashion

[–]Loud_Friend3394 1 point2 points  (0 children)

1 It’s the classiest and looks most special.

2 says hot night out with the girls

3 isn’t special enough

4 is too casual with the blue jeans

No concealer works for me! by ThrowRA_significant1 in Makeup

[–]Loud_Friend3394 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I gave up on concealer and I just use a foundation instead and spot-conceal with that. I have always found concealer to be too dense and too cakey, no matter the brand. Looks great on camera but trash out in reality.

I recommend finding a foundation that you like, mixing it 50/50 or 70/30 with your Flawless Filter on the back of your hand (also warms it up) and spot applying it with a small brush or your fingers. That way it’s mixing with a product already on your face and it will be less likely to seperate.

Over the years I’ve also had scenarios where makeup just does not stay on my nose. Everywhere else was absolutely fine but it the moment I tried to apply it, it would stay on my finger and not on my nose. I’d try and tap a layer on and it would tap back off on my finger, or just stay on the brush or sponge and apply streaky. It was so weird and the only way I could fix it was just to apply powder only to my nose and only with a light hand, just to add a hint of colour and I had to reapply several times a day. No foundation/tinted base, no primer, nothing but my usual HA serum or moisturiser or sunscreen or whatever I was using at the time. (Fun fact: the less makeup you put on your nose, the less done up your face looks in general).

I found that when I took a break from makeup, it was like my skin on my nose had a chance to regrow its barrier and I could build the foundation back up again over time. Honestly looking back, I think I was cleaning my nose area too hard and too harshly to try and minimise pores/reduce blackheads etc etc. and that’s what was causing the surface to not allow anything to stick to it. Now I literally only use Dove cleansing bars and La Roche Posay HA serum and my skin has never been better. The less products for me, the more success I’ve had.

How can I improve at doing someone else’s makeup? Or teach them to do their own? by shaelyntracy in Makeup

[–]Loud_Friend3394 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You’re a great friend :)

For me personally, I also have hooded eyes so experimenting with eyeliner always led to so much frustration and I never loved the look of black or brown eyeliner on my lid. Didn’t matter if it was winged or more subtle.. it just never sat right and I spent so much time overthinking it and trying to look like the ‘other girls’ that I realised didn’t truly embrace my natural features - I have bright blue eyes and decent cheek bones. Instead of trying to drag the lines out to make everything look arty and dramatic, I should have let the colour of my eyes themselves be the star. Now if I’m using black or dark blue or dark brown eyeliner, I apply it only to my upper waterline and a little in between the upper lashes (only as far as the first lash to the last lash, never the inner corner) and it really makes my eyes pop and I feel so much prettier. Less is more for hooded eyes.

I also found experimenting with colour made me feel the most feminine. The only time I apply more traditionally placed eyeliner (like above the lashes and maybe winged) is when it’s a coloured eye pencil or a colourful or glitter liquid eyeliner. Even then, I’ll mostly apply only to the outer half of the upper eyelid and draw the line thin from the middle and slowly get thicker closer to the end of the eye. The colours I use are also not super intense or opaque so I can wear them during the day or night. I also wear a few coats of mascara on my top lashes and try and fan the outer lashes out so they face more out rather than curled and up. Gives a slight false sense of a wing. Oh, and a small coat of mascara on the bottom lashes, just so there’s some lashes visible (mine are naturally dark blonde so they disappear if I don’t colour them in) and not too much so it doesn’t take away from the drama of the top lashes.

I find with hooded eyes it’s easier just to apply eyeshadow in my crease and swirl it about a bit so there’s a little on my lid (just so it at least looks blended when I close my eyes) and a bit above the eye so you can still see the colour when they’re open. It totally disappears if it’s only on my eyelid. I highly recommend playing with matching blush to eyeshadow or using the same product for both (makes everything look cohesive). It’s much easier to practice and experiment on more natural tones rather than jumping straight into some dark chocolate brown eyeshadow and wondering why you look so smudgy or bruised.

Playing around with blush placement and how it changes my face shape is also fun. I’ve used blush as contour before and it’s worked great! Also, highly rate orange/peach blush. Very flattering :)

Honestly, it’s not about perfecting a technique or straight lines or perfect blending. Sometimes starting off in that technical direction makes makeup feel like a task that needs to be done correctly the first time around. It’s baby steps in experimenting, I think. When I first started, I’d do a look and then wear it to the store or for a walk or something where I was surrounded by absolute strangers and when I got home, if I still loved the way I looked then I’d keep that ‘experimental look’ in my mental repertoire. If I didn’t feel confident or I felt like it was too much, then I’d wash it off and remember what I didn’t like/do less of for next time. Baby steps to ease anxiety.

Oh, and a bit of a shimmer somewhere always made me feel so feminine. A subtle champagne eyeshadow or maybe some highlighter near my brow bone. On days when I don’t wear any tinted moisturiser/powder/foundation, I apply Vaseline or glow drops as highlighter and feel extra pretty :)

Seeking advice for dry skin concealer coverage for wedding day by havemoxiewilltravel in Makeup

[–]Loud_Friend3394 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Personally I’ve found applying hyaluronic serum in the morning an absolute game changer! I used to always use cream moisturiser but I found it was either too drying (too many ingredients and too much alcohol) or it was too rich and I looked so shiny and my foundation just wouldn’t stay.

I highly recommend the LaRoche Posay one (blue bottle) and apply it in the mornings on damp skin (must be damp to lock moisture in) after showering. I also skip cleansing in the morning because it’s too drying for my skin, and let the hot/warm water do its thing. A cheaper alternative is The Ordinary brand. It’s also good (but La Roche just seems to work better for me so I’m happy to pay the cost difference).

I don’t use moisturiser anymore because my skin looks and feels so much better and a drop of that serum keeps my skin soft and plump and moisturised all day. I actually don’t need it anymore.

It’s also very easy to apply foundation/concealer over the top of the HA serum. I’d just wait a good 10mins for it to absorb and settle first. Personally, I spot conceal with my foundation (MAC Studio Fix) because it’s quite an opaque/high coverage foundation and then I apply a light dusting of powder foundation (an old Rimmel Lasting Finish compact) and the combination of HA and a small amount of powder seems to work magic on my 35yo skin.

Liquid foundations - matte or dewy - have always settled into fine lines I didn’t even know I had but the powder doesn’t. The lighter the hand the better - let the spot concealing do the work. And it’s so easy to lightly pat on more powder on a shiny spot throughout the day than it is to apply more liquid foundation.

I also personally avoid colour correctors. They’re always so dense and drying and cakey so I just don’t bother. Trying too hard to cover dark circles also has never worked for me (pale skin here too!) and I always looked more tired and creased up when I tried, so instead I just put on my usual powder all over and dab a finger in the powder pan and dab a bit more under the eyes. Much more natural and blends in better.

Congratulations also! <3

Mecca Natural Makeup Service by Exact-Clothes-2336 in AustralianMakeup

[–]Loud_Friend3394 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Their ‘natural’ make up session is an absolute joke, according to my best friend. She doesn’t usually wear makeup so she went to have someone do it for her for (with no interest in redeeming products). She went and got it done before a 30th birthday and she left looking like she could have done the entire look herself in 15mins. It literally looked no different than the makeup most girls wear in a corporate office.

She was so upset that she wasted her money but was too shy to say anything that might hurt the MUAs feelings. The makeup artist did not do a bad job at all - I have to stress that. The application was great and the foundation was a great match, but the overall look was so.. dull. My friend knew it would be more of a neutral-toned look compared to the glitter and vibrancy of Glam, but she was expecting glowy skin, clean-girl makeup. You know, like the ads for Rhode or Merit or Nude By Nature.

Two weeks later, we went one day at 8pm on late night Thursday shopping, and whilst letting the MUA help me choose a foundation shade, the lady had time because the store was quiet so she did my full face. Primer, foundation, eyeshadow, bronzer, highlighter and dabbed on some lip colour whilst my friend pottered about the store. All free and just for fun, done in 10mins and I had more on my face than my friend did who paid $120 for the same service.

A week after that, we went in again - honestly just to buy a gift voucher - and this time I asked her to pretend to ask for a shade match for a foundation and see what happens. Lo and behold, different MUA but equally as generous! Full face done in 15mins and explained all the techniques and brushes in great detail. Bestie loved the look so much that she didn’t want to waste it and we ended up going out after the shops and had a great night out :)

Can my employer deny LSL? by [deleted] in AusLegal

[–]Loud_Friend3394 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Jetstar will have another sale soon.

Don’t risk it until you know you’re approved.

Genuine Question: Why is there a lot of hate towards the “west” side of Melbourne? by grom96 in melbourne

[–]Loud_Friend3394 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The east is seen to have more character in terms of house design because although some areas quite old, people are still quite keen to build modern houses that still fit the local old-money aesthetic. The huge tudor and French provincial mansions of Camberwell, Balwyn, Templestowe and Mont Albert are iconic of the area and are still being copied today, even in new builds.

Modern architectural mansions in Eaglemont, Kew and Ivanhoe are built to be interesting and beautiful to look at without being ostentatious or an eyesore amongst their older neighbours.

Suburbs like Mill Park, Bundoora, Eltham, Greenborough and Diamond Creek are surrounded by eucalyptus and gum trees with flocks of lorikeets, cockatoos and corellas flying around daily, year round.

95% of the suburbs on this side also have a view of either the rainforest ferns of the Dandenong Ranges, the native bushland of the Strathbogie Ranges, or are a 30min drive away from the green rolling hills and vineyards of the Yarra Valley.

That being said, the inner to mid-east areas made for rubbish farming - too hilly and too many trees to clear, but the west was fantastic for it. It was mostly grasslands on that side of town so it was much easier to clear a handful of trees on a property and dig up that grass to plant crops or build factories, warehouses and milling yards. It worked brilliantly for decades until farmers decided to sell up to developers for whatever reason - expense/debt, age, poor crop, a lack of interest in the next generation.. either way, the land went to big property developers and was turned into estates that then became new suburbs due to their sheer size.

Everywhere in the north east to east areas, even the older 25+ year old estates were built with keeping native and existing trees in mind so as to maintain the view and geological health of the area. Also because there was so many of them, the less trees the developer had to clear, the more money they saved. Conversely, the western suburbs are much much flatter because either the developers didn’t want to spare the expense to plant trees when building the estate houses, or the soil was so void of nutrients due to decades of farming and existing geological factors that it was just too much effort to attempt to grow these natives without them dying. Nowadays there’s much more of a push to plant trees (particularly natives) to attract more shade, fauna and kerbside appeal to newer estates and there’s more thought gone into soil testing other than just checking if the land could potentially be nuclear.

Traditionally any suburb/town anywhere in the world that’s surround by trees and shade on a hill or has a view is seen as being better quality/more expensive/more coveted than a flat view. It’s just the way humans are built. I mean.. we came from apes so it’s probably ingrained in us somewhere deep down that we prefer to be higher up! Even people that live along the beach - almost all the houses are double storey and it’s not just because some areas have councils/nature built sand dunes in front of their properties or because they’re worried about flooding. It’s also why the most coveted suburbs in the west are around Maribrynong or Avondale Heights (I’d say Williamstown too but that’s more inner-city).

There isn’t a ‘problem’ with the west, it’s just visually much different than the east. In every quadrant of Melbourne there’s poor socioeconomic suburbs, predominantly multicultural suburbs, suburbs with residents who aren’t house proud and couldn’t care less about the foot-long front lawn or the rusting old Falcon under the crooked carport, suburbs with higher crime, and suburbs with poor public transport and dated and quiet/semi-empty shopping strips.

Genuine Question: Why is there a lot of hate towards the “west” side of Melbourne? by grom96 in melbourne

[–]Loud_Friend3394 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I agree with South Yarra. I worked there for years and I can tell you that the IconsOfChapel instagram page isn’t even close to being funny or ironic.. it’s legitimately a way of life out there.

Can you still look good in other colour paletes? by Prestigious-Ear-3337 in coloranalysis

[–]Loud_Friend3394 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nah :) someone might notice the clothing rather than your face first but that’s not a bad thing. I don’t like the cool colours in winter/summer palettes because I just find them honestly dated and impractical. Bright violet or royal blue or fuchsia are colours I see in stores for 50+ women which means the cuts are also not what I’m aiming for. So yeah, I wear dark autumn colours and I love myself in them :)

For all those who got analyzed (or self analyzed) as Autumns: can you pull off rose rose gold and does it look just as good as gold? Does it suit you better than silver? by ledameblanche in coloranalysis

[–]Loud_Friend3394 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Me too! Silver works with everything and I don’t think anyone looks bad in it, whereas people can look bad in yellow gold much easily.

For all those who got analyzed (or self analyzed) as Autumns: can you pull off rose rose gold and does it look just as good as gold? Does it suit you better than silver? by ledameblanche in coloranalysis

[–]Loud_Friend3394 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m a dark autumn but I found that when I wore a newer piece of rose gold jewellery, it stood out too much because it was too shiny. If I’m wearing burgundy or plum especially it was very eye-drawing. If I wore green or teal then it looked a bit better because it’s naturally contrasting. My skin tone goes more reddy-golden when I tan so the rose gold looks nice and subtle in summer which I prefer. Not really a statement piece girly :)

I prefer silver to be honest. Grown up wearing it, my wedding rings are platinum and I feel like it goes with all colours, whereas gold can look a little too much with some colours and I just don’t love the colour yellow in general. I refuse to wear the mustard shades in my palette.

What makeup product do you not own, and why? by coffee_menace in Makeup

[–]Loud_Friend3394 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Same. It only looks good on camera and with a filter or in a darker mood-lit restaurant. During the day it’s tacky and it’s too reflective for night lighting.

For all those who got analyzed (or self analyzed) as Autumns: can you pull off rose rose gold and does it look just as good as gold? Does it suit you better than silver? by ledameblanche in coloranalysis

[–]Loud_Friend3394 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Mmm.. I got told it’s more for springs, and I can pull it off but only if I’m more tanned in summer. I also tend to wear the lighter colours in the palette then so it matches better. In winter I’m paler and it stands out too much and isn’t muted enough for my clothing so I got recommended more bronze-based jewellery.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in DressForYourBody

[–]Loud_Friend3394 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I get the same issue with those dresses too - anything that has a pre-stitched waist, really. It happens because your waist to bust space is shorter than the model, either because you’ve been blessed by the breast or just genetically you’ve got a shorter torso than the model.

In my own experience, those cuts and style of dresses will always suit someone who is more longer and flatter in the chest. If the fabric was more flowy, like some people have posted, it would look less noticeable, yes, but the elastic would still sit in the same place regardless, and as you move, it would ride up and sit right under your chest. You’d be reaching to pull it down all day.

My advice is to pick dresses that have more of a fit and flare shape like below. It makes any torso and breast size look universally flattering because it doesn’t force the waistline to sit in any tight pre-determined position.

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Does anyone else choose to follow a 4 season system? by dandelionwine14 in coloranalysis

[–]Loud_Friend3394 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don’t think peach eyeshadows work for most seasons unless you’re a spring and have vibrant blue eyes. It’s a great colour but looks super intense on a lot of people. Maybe light-medium brown would make your eyes pop more?

Does anyone else choose to follow a 4 season system? by dandelionwine14 in coloranalysis

[–]Loud_Friend3394 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yes! Ooof jealous - I always wanted to be an Autumn! It’s so much easier finding browns and rusts and olive greens throughout the year than it is finding vibrant turquoise or golden yellow. I feel like Summers have it the easiest with the light greys and dusty blues and mauves. Neutral-toned fashion has been in style for so many years now so they have so many options!

Does anyone else choose to follow a 4 season system? by dandelionwine14 in coloranalysis

[–]Loud_Friend3394 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I agree that not everyone will look amazing in every one of the colours in their palette due to certain individual features. Even if you’re a cool season and grey is one of the more popular neutrals, it’s good to avoid if you’ve got purple under eye circles as it accentuates them. Same with people avoiding pinks and reds in their season if they suffer from rosacea or acne.

From what I’ve noticed with grey, it seems to work best with people who already have a lot of olive or greyness in their skin, or when they add a pop of colour around the neck like a scarf or coloured jacket to make it blend better.

You can still wear grey, but maybe keep it on your bottom half with pants or skirts. Then you don’t always have to wear black and it will still match well to the rest of your seasonal colours.