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

 

 

Somethings Been Making Me Blue ...

... just casually drying my hair on the radiator, as you do ...

... pre-dye ...

I had been toying with the idea of putting colour in my hair for a while but couldn't decide whether to do streaks or tips. One thing for certain was it was always going to be a turquoise blue, a colour i hadn't had before and had been lusting over for about a year!

I decided to take the plunge when i saw Zoe's post - i had a set of hair extensions that i rarely used, the brilliance of using extensions is that if it messes up then its not a dramatic loss as with your own hair.

My extensions were inexpensive. I picked them up on eBay about 2 years ago for £24. I used shade #613 which i believe is 'Lightest Bleach Blonde' and it matches the ends of my hair perfectly! The ends of these extensions were quite thin, wispy and rat tail-y so i got my hairdresser on and gave them a trim with some nail scissors, ha.

I bought my dye from eBay too - i opted for Directions Semi Permanent hair dye in Turquoise and it was about a fiver for a 88ml tub.

I'm not going to give you an in-depth, step by step guide on how to dye your extensions as the gorgeous Zoe covers that well in her post (i followed most of her guide ;) thanks Zozo!)

I left the dye on for longer than the instructions say (15 - 30 minutes was recommended, i left it on for an hour and 15 minutes!), mainly because i completely forgot about them and started cooking lunch, ha. The colour is more blue than the greeny turquoise id have liked but as the dye is semi-permanent i can simple wash the extensions a few times until the dye begins to fade to my desired choice :)

I love the results and have worn these a few times to gigs and nights out since dying them 2 weeks ago. I love the length of them too and really wish my hair would hurry up and grow that long!

I've already began scouring eBay for another set of extensions as i have a much more softer coloured look i want to try out next, so watch this space ;)

Disclaimer: All photos were taken with my iphone so sorry if they're a little fuzzy. Normal picture quality will resume when my new camera arrives ;)

What do you think of the blue tips? Would you dare to wear a bright colour?

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

Numb ...

This week I've been feeling a bit 'lost' and been moping around a wee bit. While driving home from work last night my mp3 player sensed my mood and decided to treat me to two of my all-time favourite songs in a row (its not very good with the ol' shuffle this mp3 but i cant complain for an eBay bargain ... £10! haha)

The songs totally described how I'm feeling at the mo and has re-newed my love of Linkin Park all over again :)

In The End reminds me of being 15 years old and listening to Radio 1 in my Art lesson - this song was always played around 3 o'clock and the kids in my class made fun of me as i was the only one that was 'different' - flipping love this song!

Unfortunately i couldn't find the official Numb video (well i could but they wouldn't let me steal post it) so I've treated you to a live version - I've seen Linkin Park live about 10 times - amazing. They just get better and better :)

  Is it just me or is there something in the air at the moment and making everyone miserable? xoxo 

Just Like A Star ... NOTD

I'm really excited to show you what I've done ...

I'm wearing false nails for the first time EVER!! Can you believe?! Haha.

As soon as i saw these Paris Hilton by Elegant Touch falsies i knew I'd have to give in to false nails. I first saw these in Tesco's while on my lunch break and ooh'd and aah'd over them for a further TWO months before finally caving and purchasing them.

before ...

I have quite weak nails that are prone to splitting, I also have quite a hands-on job at times so my nails are always getting caught on things. For these reasons i never wanted to try falsies as i thought a) they would make my poorly nails even worse and b) they wouldn't last long and just rip off while working.

One top reason that helped make up my mind about buying these nails was the introduction of Nailene Ultra Adhesive Tabs that claim they 'will not damage natural nails!' (Super sticky, clear stickers that lay on top of your natural nails and you simply push the fake nail on top of that - no glue!)

I have to admit the Nailene Ultra Adhesive Tabs were really fiddly to apply - as mentioned above they are super sticky - great for holding the false nails but i got myself into a bit of a muddle so the tabs did not end up neat at all! I was a bit worried this would muck up the application of the nails but it all turned out ok, phew! (I should've snapped some pictures of this but by this point i just wanted to speed through the rest of the process as i was getting flustered, ha)

The nails in question are called 'Party Girl' and they are super cute clear nails with black, gold glitter and grey 'slicks' in one corner and a super emo star outline in the other. So me!!

Overall i was really impressed with these nails and the little adhesive tabs - i especially like that by using the adhesive tabs i can reuse the false nails again and again - bargain alert!

Paris Hilton by Elegant Touch false nails retail at £6 and can be found in Tesco's, eBay and various online outlets.

What do you think of my first foray into false nails? Have you tried these or the Nailene tabs?

xoxo

Back to Black ... *NOTD*

I recently placed my first e.l.f order and amongst other treats i picked up the Matte Finisher Nail Polish.

At first I wasn't sure what i was going to use it with but after sampling it on a few shades of polish i then had a great idea!

Black Matte - perfect & funky for gigs :)

I hadn't worn black since my 'emo' phase about 4 years ago so i had to stock up on a new bottle. I picked up this George Quick Dry version while in Asda on Friday night and for just £1.75 its a steal!

George Black Polish before e.l.f Matte Finisher

This is the second polish I've got from George's beauty range and can not recommend them enough. They have a great consistency to them - fairly thick but not 'gloopy' - for the majority of my nails they only needed one coat! And like it says on the bottle these really are quick-dry. Fab :)

Once dry i added e.l.f's Matte Finisher which dried in super quick time and left me with the desired results ....

e.l.f Matte Finisher - £1.75

I totally love how this turned out and will be using it for my upcoming gigs (i think I've got about 6 plus a festival for the summer!) I also thought it'd look good with a bit of nail art - maybe some silver dots or stripes ... Cant wait to experiment :) :)

Have you tried any of these? What are your 'Rock Chick' nail looks?

xoxo

Day 11 - 30 Day Challenge - A photo of the item you last purchased ...

Hey all, how fast has this weekend gone :(

Day 11 of my 30 Day Challenge - A photo of the item you last purchased:

The last item i purchased was this black quick dry nail polish from George @ Asda. I'm totally rating their polishes atm (except for the one that leaked and fused itself to the glass top of my dressing table!!)

I'm going to do a more in-depth post on this polish later in the week as i have a cool little thing i want to try with it :)

Speak soon

xoxo

Friday Positive Thought #3

The weekend has arrived :) :) !!!

What plans do you have? I love to hear from y'all so hit me up - are you following me on Twitter? Come chat :p

Friday posi-post ...

Keep smiling :)

xoxo

Wednesday Positive Thought #3

Happy Hump Day!!

How's your week going? Steaming ahead to the weekend now :) :)

Wednesday posi-thought ...

Keep smiling :)

xoxo

Monday Positive Thought #3

Happy Monday!!

Hope you've managed to survive the hardest day of the week!?

Monday posi-post ...

What does your Monday entail? College? Uni? Work? Day off?

Keep smiling :)

xoxo

Sunday Positive Thought #3

So i missed a couple of posi-posts :( (did anyone actually miss them :/ ??) I might turn it into a weekly/bi-weekly occurrence instead, hmmm....

Anyways the weekend is almost over for another week - who's dreaming about next weekend already!? ha. I haven't really done much this weekend. Caught up with blogging yesterday and had a late pub lunch with the bf and then i spent today lounging around and tidying up. Really need to work on some better jewellery and make-up storage as my collection is over-taking my room!!

Sunday's posi-thought ...

Keep smiling :)

xoxo

Thursday Positive Thought #2

:) :)

Got a lovely day off today & tomorrow - going to try and do a catch up post over the weekend to fill you guys in on what i've been upto!

Keep smiling :)

xoxo