I'm bring Emo back ...

 

 

1. Bargain dress - ebay 2. oh haii there 3. MAC Cremesheen Lipstick - Lickable

 

My first OOTD since reviving the ol' blog!

 

I absolutely love this outfit (the bf does not!) It reminds me of cute Japanese/schoolgirl fashion.

 

This dress was an absolute bargain find on ebay for 99p, love it when this happens. Its exactly what i had been looking for :) I teamed it with a long sleeve black tee from Primark's basics section and some opaque tights.

 

Not seen in these pics but i was also wearing my Creepers! I think i shall call these my Marmite shoes as you either love them or hate them (most people i know hate them!)

 

And what do you guys think of the lipstick? Wearing MAC's Lickable which is a real bright pink! I'm still undecided.

 

xoxo

 

 

FOTD ... MAC Smokey Eyes

A couple of weekends ago i went to see The Blackout and got to use my new MAC eyeshadows for the first time :)

I picked up 3 MAC eye shadows recently in Amy's blogsale - Beauty Marked, Plumage and Carbon. I was so happy when i saw these pop up in Amy's blog sale as literally the day before i had decided i was going to add Plumage and Carbon to my Christmas List! Talk about great timing :) :)

Anyways ....

Products used:

Foundation: Maybelline Dream Satin Liquid in Ivory

Blush: MAC Sheertone Powder in Pink Swoon

Eyeshadows: MAC Beauty Marked, MAC Carbon, FashionistA Baked eyeshadow in Double Take

Mascara: MaxFactor's False Lash Effect in Black

Lips: Rimmel Vinyl Gloss lipgloss in Lovesick

A little more toned down compared to the last Smokey Eye look i did, more of a charcoal/silvery smokey eye.

Anyone got any smokey eye tutorials? Or smokey eye FOTD's using colours? I'd love to see :)

xoxo

FOTD ... Dramatic Black Smokey Eyes

Yesterday morning i was browsing through some YouTube tutorials while the bf was peacefully sound a sleep avoiding taking me shopping and i decided to recreate one of the looks that night for a friends gig.

As I've been feeling a bit miserable of late i was fully embracing my emo/'goffik' side with this dramatic smokey eye ...

 

I used:

17 Eyeshadow - Darkness

FashionistA Baked Eyeshadow - Double Take

Eylure Pre-Glued False Eyelashes - 116

I love using this FashionistA eyeshadow as a highlighter for my eyes - used it pretty much everyday since i was very kindly given it at the TOWIB event (will be featuring it in more detail in a post soon).

I also love 17 eyeshadows - I've got quite a collection now. The one thing i wasn't too keen on was the fallout from this product but that may have been more noticeable because of how dark the shadow is or because i was quite heavy handed when applying it on the brush.

In hindsight i think next time i wear this look I'll blend a bit more, add a liquid or gel eyeliner to my upper lashline and wear a more pale shade on my lips so as not to distract from the eyes.

Do any of you wear dramatic eyes on a night out? I'd love to see them - link me below :)

xoxo

FOTD ...

Hey guys,

Hectic week this week - very exhausting! At last the weekend is upon us :)

Exciting plans this weekend - Who's going to TOWIB tomorrow? Hit me up yeah so we can hang out! Eeeee :)

Thought I'd share a quick FOTD that i put together recently (as seen in this post) ...

It was probably a bit fancy for a day in the office but i was feeling experimental that morning and had a spare 10 minutes before having to leave the house, so why not, eh!?

Do you guys dress up for work or experiment with outifts/make-up? I'd love to hear your thoughts ...

xoxo

Celeb Style Stealer: Cameron Diaz FOTD

Hey dolls,

Today i thought I'd try something new and recreate a celeb make-up look. I picked out a few celebrities who i admire and decided to have a play around ... there's so many i want to try I'm thinking this could become a mini-series on The Notebook!

I opted for Cameron Diaz as she always looks effortlessly beautiful and has a 'barely-there' make-up look which is quite different from my usual style.

Cameron Diaz:

My version:

I used:

Maybelline Dream Satin Liquid Foundation - 021 Nude

A pale pink Primark blusher mixed with Benefit's High Beam

MaxFactor's False Lash Effect Waterproof Mascara - Black

17 Lipstick - Red (it's super old and they've changed the packaging since so I'm not sure what style it is I'm afraid) and a slick of clear gloss

I really like this look as it's simple and looks effortless - i do feel rather naked without my trusty kohl eyeliner though!!

What do you think of this Cameron Diaz inspired look? Is it a keeper?

xoxo

Ahaha What You Laughing At? ... FOTD

Virtual *high-five* to whoever guesses what song the titles from, lol

Here's a FOTD from Saturday day/night. We went to a comedy club in Greenwich for a friends birthday, to be honest it wasn't all that although the last act was pretty funny.

I did a quick smokey eye look with a pinky-brown cream pigment from Illamasqua and an indigo-purple powder shadow from the 17 Vintage Love palette. I finished the look with a hot pink lips - I'm finding myself grabbing this lipstick more and more for a night out these days - totally rocks up my look!

I couldn't actually decide what eyeshadows i wanted to use so i made the bf pick two colours - i was pretty impressed, i think he chose well :)

Concealer: Witch Anti-blemish Liquid Concealer - 02 Medium

Foundation: Maybelline Dream Satin Liquid Foundation - 021 Nude

Blush: MAC Sheer Tone Blush - Pink Swoon

Powder: Collection 2000 Pressed Powder - 10 Daydream

Eyeshadow: Illamasqua Cream Pigment - Delirium and 17 Vintage Love Perfect Pastels Palette - Indigo Purple

Mascara: MaxFactor False Lash Effect - Waterproof Black

Eyeliner: Barry M Kohl Eyeliner - Black

Eyebrows: ELF Treat and Tame - Light

Lipstick: 17 Lasting Fix Lipstick - Pink Power and a slick of clear lipgloss

So there we have it, a simple pimple FOTD.

What do you guys think of this look? Impressed with the bf's colour choices?!

xoxo

Holiday OOTN ...

Yoohoo! I'm back from my summer hols, how are you all?

I had a lovely time, relaxing by the pool with a cocktail in the searing heat :) Will post a little holiday diary for you soon, bit hectic at the moment though.

Today I'm sharing a quick OOTN from my hols ...

Dress: Select (about 5 years ago!)

Skull ring: Primark

Skull scarf: Primark

I was pretty impressed with my hair on this particular evening - i had it tied up in a messy bun on top of my head all day by the pool and when i released it i had nice subtle waves! I just sprayed on a bit of Umberto Giannini's Backcomb in a Bottle and voila!

FOTN:

Eyeshadow: 17 Eye Dazzle - Gold

Mascara: Maxfactor's False Lash Effect Waterproof - Black

Blush: MAC Sheertone - Pink Swoon

Lipstick: MAC Viva Glam Gaga

What's the goss girlies? What have a missed? :)

xoxo

OOTD and Oversized Gems ...

Time for another Look of the Day :)

I really wish i could post more of these but Monday to Friday I'm generally in smart work clothes which gets a bit dull and then when i do get a bit adventurous with my outfits at the weekends I'm at the bf's. Excuses, excuses i know! ha.

This tunic sits in my wardrobe for months on end feeling very unloved. I normally chuck it on when i want a comfy outfit for work but still want to look relatively smart. The sleeves are a little on the tight side but i cant bear to part with it!

 

I always get a whole bunch of compliments when i wear this dress which should probably prompt me to wear it more often. I particularly like wearing this tunic in Winter with thick, woolly, grey tights and boots - actually quite looking forward to unleashing my Winter wardrobe on you guys :)

 

I wore the tunic/dress with leggings, a plaited tan belt and tan brogues. I'm obsessed with the tan/light brown colour at the moment and practically wear something in that shade every day!

I also wore my HUGE pink gemstone ring for the first time! I love this :) it's a real statement piece. I'm a bit worried I'm going to catch it on something and the stone will fall off so i don't think I'll be wearing it to work very often.

A few bonus FOTD pics ...

Do you like my OOTD's? Shall i make the effort to post more of them?

xoxo

Orchestra of Wolves ...

Quick OOTD for you from Saturday.

We went to see Gallows for the second time this month and it was Frank Carters last show *big sigh and even bigger sad face*

The gig was awesome! It was super hot, super sweaty and the only alcoholic drink available to me was JD & Coke * oh hai there super cool rock chick, ha *

This is what i wore:

soz, the picture quality is not its best, i blame the photographer * thanks bf! *

Leather jacket - Primark

Grey eagle vest - Primark

Leggings - super old and holey * adds that rockstar edge ;) *

Biker boots - eBay

Tassel bag - New Look

Leopard nails - Barry M's Mushroom

Skull ring - eBay (it broke as i was getting ready :( still wore it though!)

Ok, so something different happened to my hair and i not quite sure what went wrong right.

As usual i backcombed, then sprayed a generous amount of Backcomb in a Bottle and then added Schwarzkopf's Volume powder for added texture and BOOF! my hair exploded in all its former emo glory!

loved it!!

So there we have it! Another quick OOTD with added Hair, Face and Nails of the Day thrown in, ha.

I also picked up a new Gallows tee at the gig but the one i wanted was only available in XL so i purchased in the hope of making this into a funky dress! .... If anyone has any cool (and easy!) ideas how i could go about this then please let me know :):)

xoxo