Of Love and Lipstick

I admit I'm not a hardcore fan of Arianna Grande; in fact I've not heard any of her music except for her collab with Jessie J and Nicki Minaj. But never before have I encountered a perfume that seems tailored to my tastes, until I bought Ari.

Hey!! University has really been killing me with work recently, but on the plus side I'm nearly finished. More nail art for today; this time without the sharpies. I recently bough the November issue of Glamour Magazine. One of the freebie gifts that came with it was a bottle of Nails Inc polish. I had never tried the brand before; it just wasn't on my priority lost. I chose the grey shade called 'Marylebone Mews' as I have nothing even close to that shade. It has undertones of purple, so I kind of think of it as a 'heather grey'. The nail art is very simple; all you need is a polish in any colour of your choice. and a coordinating glitter topcoat (I used Barry M Glitter Nail Paint in Silver). Give your nails a good two or three coats of your base nail colour. I don't bother personally with base coats; I never notice my polish lasting any longer than normal. Then paint on the glitter topcoat, stopping about halfway down. Make sure the g...

Hi guys! New glitter lips to share! I had a bot of a 'Frozen' movie marathon over the past three days while I finished some more University work. You could say that it was was made me reach for the light iridescent blue glitter. I was inspired by Elsa's dazzling transformation scene during 'Let it go' where she forms herself a new dress with her icy powers. The scene is packed full of shimmer and glitter, which is perfect inspiration. Instead of using a lipstick as my base I used The Body Shop's Born Lippy Balm Stick in Plum. I applied the fine loose glitter with a cotton bud, using small dabbing motions and pressing my lips together. The finished look ended up resulting in glitter lips that moved a bit compared to before. The balm made the glitter spread out from my lips a bit, so I'll probably go back to using lipstick again. Louise x  x

Floral print shirt , £23/ Jane Norman blue mini skirt , £9/ Keds beach footwear  £19/ Loewe bag  £975/ Fantasy Jewelry Box flower stud earrings  £16/ New 'Get the Disney Look' post alert.  It's based on Rapunzel,  from iconic Disney movie Tangled. I wanted this image to convey the bright and colourful world outside of the tower

Hey Guys I've been reduce to a single post a day due to a psychology essay that's majorly kicking my behind. it's due at $pm on Monday and I've not even started. While genes and behavior are my favorite topics, I dread actually having to do the research. Oh well, 10 words done; only 1490 to go.... But anyway, I've caught the procrastination bug and have came up with a simple, yet cute, nail art. This once again uses only a base nail polish and a black sharpie.

Afternoon everyone, I am a real crazy cat lady; I just love the furry cuties.  I got my first kitten when I was seven, shortly after my Gran had passed. He was a beautiful pure black, with a silver undercoat, called Sonny. Unfortunately, he passed away a few years back due to old age, but he is still the most lovely cat I ever had.  Since then there has been a few: Sassy and Peaches. Both of them disappeared overnight and have not been seen since. On a happier note, earlier this year my cat Millie gave birth to four cute kittens: a black, a white, a black and white, and a ginger. All were regimes to loving families except the ginger, who I kept and named Oliver.

Hi Guys, It's gotten to that time of year again when the shops start to proudly display all their Christmas goods, and the shop I work in is no different. The Christmas portion of deliveries in previous weeks has risen significantly. Each time I go into work I end up humming any Christmas songs I can think of. In past years I have always looked forward to the little makeup kits that all the shops seem to get, this year being the exception. I seem to be choosing more 'better quality' over quantity; going for more MAC, Benefit etc.   But, when I seen the Creative Colours collection in work I was intrigued. The deal was even sweetened when I realised I would get a discount on them.

I know it's been a while since I uploaded a normal post, but things have just been so hectic lately. I've had deadlines galore which led to me now having time to do anything else.  But! Now I'm back and just in time for some Halloween nails!  I love themed nails; they allow for so much creativity. For Halloween you could have: zombies, mummies, blood, spiders etc.

Burberry grey dress  £590 / Steve Madden pumps  £53/ Lulu Townsend black handbag  £19/ White gold earrings  £16,820 / Wedding ring , £1,987 / Disney heart necklace  £50 / Tasha flower hair accessory  £12  The next in my 'Get the Disney Look' series.  It's based on Aurora, or Briar Rose (her persona when the good fairies raise her outside the castle) from the Disney film Sleeping Beauty. I love this one due to it being monochromatic in style, with a hint of nude pink.  It's subtle and

Alexander McQueen long brown dress   £3,985  / Le Silla tan platform sandals   £200  / Dot earrings   £6.88  / Amrita Singh necklace   £37  The next in my 'Get the Disney Look' series.  It's based on Pocahontas from the Disney film Pocahontas. I don't love this one as much as the other I still have to put up; I think I used too

I feel like I have to write a wish list because there is just so much that I want to buy. Seriously though, amazon and eBay are the devils. These are the top 5 products on my October wishlist: Sleek I-Divine Palette in Snapshots I had a large makeup clear out earlier this year where I got rid of all my bad, old makeup, and because of this my only palettes are very basic neutral shades. I like Snapshots because of the  bright Spring/Sum mer

Have you ever had that moment where you end up buying a bit (or a LOT!) of makeup before getting home and realising that you had ran out of space in your nice, neat storage area. Well.. That was me on Saturday. I had just done a final Christmas pressie haul, conveniently from my mother to me, and realisied that there was no way all of that would fit into my drawers. I panicked, I had just bought new clear acrylic storage for my drawers from

Top o' the mornin' to you guys, I don't know why I'm suddenly so fascinated by glitter lips; I just get so happy when they work out  and there is minimal glitter spillage. These follow on from the 'Wizard of Oz' and the musicals theme. As the post title suggests these lips were inspired by 'Wicked', and more specifically Elphaba. If you've never seen or heard of 'Wicked' before, it's basically the prequel to the 'Wizard of Oz' and how the wicked witch became who she was. The emerald glitter is reminiscent of her skin colour. Same process as with the other set. The only difference is that the lipstick used was  Rimmel Kate Moss #113, which is a beige colour, and the glitter was a fine emerald green. The glitter  came from a set of off eBay for only a couple of pounds, which I originally bought for my nail art. I'm think these would also be especially amazing at Halloween, like the previous ruby slipper ones...

I washed and primed my face prior to putting any makeup on; creating a blank canvas. For this look I tried to make myself as pale as possible, which wasn't very hard for two reasons: I have very fair skin that never has any colour, and I'm Scottish (notorious for pasty, white skin). I used my Too Faced Perfect Eyes Eyeliner (Perfect Black) to create thick cat eyes liner, which you can't actually see that well on the pictures. I used Rimmel's Kate Moss #110 on my lips to crate fuller red lips; the sort you find on creepy old porcelain dolls. To create the 'cherub cheeks' effect, I took Sleek Blusher in Pixie Pink and dusted it on my cheeks liberally.  The cracks were created with numerous eyeliners I have; both pencil and liquid. I used Elf Mineral Eye Liner in black to create faint lines which acted as a template. I then went over the top in Rimmel Glam Eyes Liquid Liner in black to make them stand out more, and to get a thinner line for the 'hairl...

Hey GUYS! Just more experimentation with the glitter lips. I watched 'The Wizard of Oz' today and I have to say that it is hands down my all time favorite musical (followed by the great 'LES MISERABLES!). When I was growing up I was always fascinated by

Tartan is always a key feature in my wardrobe come autumn/winter. Although, that's maybe because I'm Scottish and everyone else starts to wear it. There is just something about it that makes me feel all warm and fuzzy inside. Now, even though I am Scottish, I don't come from one of those families where they have their own special tartan (one day though...). I, instead, wear any that please me' preferring to stick to those that feature traditional colors such as blue, red and brown.  These nails were inspired by love of all things tartan during Autumn, featuring a burgundy and gold pattern. Louise x  x

Glitter lips! I honestly thought that they'd turn out a lot worse than they did. I thought that they would

Gold! Gold! GOLD! This is  such a pretty colour. I received this for my birthday, from an old friend, many years ago. I feel like

Silvian Heach yellow dress , $64 / Just Female orange blazer , $97 / H M bracelet , $6.43 / Opi nail polish , $27 / Topshop nail polish , $9.67 / DOMESTIC wall decal , $78 / Modcloth heels $40 This is one of the best colleges, I think, is in the series; probably because it is a much more 'realistic' look. It's based on Jane Porter from the Disney film Tarzan. 

Some new looks I'm working on. I tried working in some little hot pink hexagons and things got messy...