MY WEEK #7 |

discusting black cloud! | eye | lool at my dog's frogs legs | that zara bag | face | beautybuys | 1st essie meet me at sunset | burnin vanilla | feet | purple pastel fade | studs+collar | old picture from my night out in bournemourth with the girls that i just found!

hey everybody! firstly i want to just say sorry for yet again another weekly post with nothing else during the week -  i've just been pretty busy with not much to blog about...yet!!

i was lucky enough to win lily's zara giveaway and received the bag this week..all i can say is i love love love it! thanks again lily :)

again i made a couple of purchases (woops) my fave being this gorgeous essie polish (from their diffusion line thats new to larger boots and superdrugs) in meet me at sunset. i love orange polish as its an unexpected colour thats a great alternative to red. im not 100% but this may be the colour rosie and a couple of the made in chelsea girls have been sporting?!? i love that show btw..drama! lol

and finally my fave argan oil was in stock at my local 'hair shop' woopwoop (best £3.99 ever spent!)

anyhoo thats all for now folks, i hope you have a relaxing sunday and exams arnt stressing those of you sitting them too much. 

till next time xx

MY WEEK #6 |

discovered and amazing cafe thanks to fagee with yummy food! | on set | half moons

i apologize for lack of posts, but this week i have been sooo busy -  i feel like i've hardly seen my home :P

if i havnt been working i've been rehearsing for an exciting video shoot which we started shooting yesterday (we've got more to shoot next week too!)

so im afraid i havnt got much to update you with right now..but all will be revealed in due course so expect loads of behind the scene photos and videos :)

i hope you all have a great sunday..i am just going to chill today and watch the witches on tv this afternoon (yaaay)

MY WEEK #5 |

greynails+jucy jules | smashed :( | a break of sunshine in picadilly | studio time | face | nailpolish collection | unihoody, vintage denim + docs = comfy laziness! | silly doggy | sexy! | feet+lead | e.l.f order (yaay) | facex2

AU GUIDE TO | FIXING SMASHED MAKE-UP

today whilst applying my make-up i made the silly error of dropping my blusher from a great height onto the hardwood floor of my bedroom!

the fact that i had 'hit pan' didnt help with matters...which basically ensured that my blusher would completley smash into pieces :(

this isnt the first time ive dropped my make-up and had it smash allover the place, which is why i've had to research and find a way to fix it.

so here it is: my tried and tested make-up mending method!

• if the product has completely smashed, the best thing to do would be break down the powder into fine particles (like a loose powder). if it hasnt all smashed and just has a 'chip' leave out this step.
• smooth out the powder into the pan and take small amount of surgical spirit/rubbing alcohol and drop into the powder
• make sure the powder is damp before taking either a cotton pad or muslin cloth etc. and press gently onto the mixture so it sticks back into the pan, and together!
• leave to completely dry and your powder should be ready to use again!

i love this method and it really does work wonders in saving your make-up especially when make-up isnt cheap...and my particular blush that smashed is discontinued!

the only downside is i do find the smell of the surgical spirit lingers in the powder for a few weeks..but this has no affect on the colour pay-off of the powder (its just not a particularly nice smell!).

i hope this has helped you in some shape or form as this works for any powder product be it eyeshadow, blush or powder foundation etc.

and if your wondering how to mend broken lipsticks click to see this post.

MY WEEK #4 | FAIL!

nero..i forgot how good it is! | acid ombre <3 | gone-off benetint..booo | boring superdrug re/purchases | my tired looking face | polishes used for said acid ombre notd

this week i have been so rubbish at snapping away! these are literally the only pictures i have taken lol...i will get the hang of this soo i promise! i think im just not in the habit of getting my phone out at every opportunity- even if i'm doing something fun or exciting i never remember to capture it :P
so yup sorry for the poor+boring photos i'll try and do better this week lol.

btw i know make-up has a use-by-date but i never thought my benetint would 'go-off' and turn a muddy colour, and loose it's pigmentation :( def not re-purchasing that!! and btw the technique i used in creating the acid ombre nails is the same as i mentioned here.

hope your all having a wonderful weekend and snuggling up inside while it pours it down!

AU LOVES | TOP LIPSTICKS

i was going to do a post like this ages ago, but never got round to it...so finally im going to share with you 8 of my faveourite lipsticks that i love to use and always reach for.
all but one of the lipsticks are drugstore and really affordable and i recommend each and everyone!

i never used to wear anything on my lips but some lipbalm even on a night out, but over the last couple of years i've really got into wearing lipsticks on  daily basis.
heres a random selection of colours ranging from brights to nudes (i dont have any deep vampy colours included though as my old fave broke and im on the lookout for a good replacement!) :

THE NINETIES

a while ago whilst trolling through some charity shops myself and anna came across a stack of old uk vogue magazines from the nineties that were being sold for 50p!

so obviously we both picked up a couple...

my first choice was 1993's march issue as its kinda iconic as it was kate moss's first ever vogue cover.

the magazines were fully intact and in perfect condition and considering this one is 19 year old it stood up pretty well :P

the thing i find interesting is of course the advert content is high..i would say not as highly concentrated as current vogues-but not too different. 

the ad's themselves are beautiful! alot shot in black and white, with models who looked relatively relateable...not something you'd find often today.

and personally i think its fun looking through magazines and books from any era for inspiration.

ms moss, naomi campbell for versace, gucci shoes, akris ?? classic looking ad, dkny, more b&w. dolce, the 90's brow!, the crazyness of gaultier, debbie, & unkle karl's before chanel.

*apologies for the flash glare in most of the pics, i just took photographs of the magazine rather than scanning*

i did also managed to pick up a massive september issue (i think jade jagger is on the cover..but i'll have to check) which i may also have a scan through and share some images with ya!

oh how i loved growing up in the nineties! except for the awful pencil thin eyebrows haha :P

MY WEEK #3 |

kate bos in company | another vanillaskinnylatte | anna whilst waiting late @ oxfrod circus | my nailsare finally growing yaaay | vintage vogues, japanese mags etc | h&m metal hairband | baby | broken shoe :( | fave of grandma's art | moi | flowers | shelf+dance books | more waiting = bored | yummy cinnamon + nutella cake | bloggin' like its hot

hey y'all!

this weeks been all about workin' and boring stuff haha

not too boring though lol...im happy to have started choreographing for a great group of dancers and the usual randomness of a dancer's life :P

i dont really want to go into my life details on here cus...well it's the internet and i don't want to spread my personal and professional business all over the place lol.

the only tit bit i can share with ya is finding (again) a small dog wandering around by itself as it had clearly escaped from it's home, and having to carry it around whilst knocking on doors until i found it's owner! (it didnt have a collar on, but it was the sweetest little thing)

oh and falling on my ass by slipping on a temporary pavement surface in the rain :( booo it was funny though!

i hope your all having a wonderful weekend, and are making the most of this some-what nice day :)

AU GUIDE TO | FIX +...FOR LESS

hey everyone, i thought today i'd share with you a little skin care/make-up tip that i figured out and has become part of my everyday routine.

most of you who are familiar with make-up and the beauty blogging world have probably come across mac's fix+

even though it's name leads to suggest it fixes make-up in place and gives it and extra hold...it doesn't in the slightest haha.

its basically a light spray that can be used to refresh your make-up and take away any obvious powdery cake-face, and refreshes the skin if it's looking and feeling a bit dry.  i've also seen other people use it in a number of ways including using it to dampen brushes and cream products etc..and i also use it just like a normal toner after cleansing and before applying my moisturiser.

at £7 for 30ml its not ridiculously priced, but i've figured out a much cheaper option that some of you may want to give a go. even if you haven't used fix+ before this may be an easy solution if you want to give refreshing mists a try.

all you need is:

• a small spray bottle (can be found at £/$ stores, boots & superdrug, or you can re-use an old bottle)
• facial toner of your choice

its really simple! just pour in your favourite toner into a small spray bottle and it basically will do the same job that fix+ (or any other brand's refreshing spray!) will do. obviously the ingredients wont be the same, but if your toner works for your skin it will do the job!!

i used boots' cucumber toner as it's really cooling and cheap :P and the bottle is an old elf mist and set (their version of fix+)

i know its so simple- but it really works and instead of forking out for a refreshing spray- why not make your own that works out to be waaay cheaper?!

will you be trying this at home? :)

NAIL'SPIRATION

in my first my week update i included a snap of my d.i.y ombre nails

even if your not much of a fan of nail art and prefer block colours on your finger tips, this is a nice yet subtle way to keep ya nails looking funky, but polished and not too 'out there'

i first found out about the 'ombre' technique when i first started this blog, but have recently come across a much easier technique courtesy of the beauty department! and i thought it was so simple that more folk should be experimenting with their nails and try out the look :)

here is a link to their (in depth) tutorial!

this was my first attempt on the look- and i think it turned out pretty well!

its really easy and there's not much skill required which means its great if your a nail art novice.

you can pick any colour-way you like, you could even try a classic look and fade out from nude to white if you don't like bold colours.

and as you can see from my attempt you dont need super long nails for this to work either, just make-sure you paint thinner lines on the sponge and not soo many colours.

all you need is a disposable make-up sponge, 3/4 nail polishes of your choice (of the same colour family..or at least colours that will blend easily), top+base coats, nail polish remover + cotton buds!

are you going to give the ombre nail trend a try? :)

TOUCHED FOR THE VERY FIRST TIME

whaddup folks?

im sure your all aware of vince kidd who auditioned on the uk version of the voice his own rendition of like a virgin by madonna...obviously he got through and now is on jessie j's team.

at the moment he is definitely one of my favourites...boy can saaanng and his rendition i may possibly favour over the original! 

i just love it so much i thought i'd share with ya this acoustic performance of it.

do you like vince kidd? or do you have another favourite on the voice uk?

DONT POISON THE PRETTY!

hey everybody!

this is just another quickie from me..i saw this video posted by the wonderful giogo girls and knew i just had to share it with you- as i personally had no idea about any of this stuff and im sure others would like to know too.

the giogo girls (tiana brown + julianne waters) are amazing women (ex-proffesh dancers btw) who provide infotainment on everything stylish!

i seriously love the giogo show and do an internal squeal of joy every time i see they've created a new video (sad i know but whatever lol)

so i highly recommend checking out thier hil-arious site giogo.tv

this particular video tells about all of the bad ish companies put into beauty products that really we need to avoid..like lead in lipstick!! 

so now when i go to purchase somthing i will definitely be checking out the ingredients thanks to these lovely ladies