I heart the sixies!

It's one of my friends 18th Birthday coming up and we all all hitting the town in 60's style fancy dress :) Now I absolutley ADORE fancy dress I could wear fancy dress every day!

So anyway I've been thinking about my make-up for the event and it HAS to be Edie Sedgwick inspired...



but then when i thin about how I'm gonna do my hair and what to wear, I think I'm at a blank because what I was going to wear is probably more 80's then 60's. :/
I was going to do my hair like VV Brown's


and wear this dress with some hot pink platforms and find a statement necklace (still on the hunt)


Oh dear! I don't know if its even sixties style anymore!

If anyone can help me out and suggest things please comment- I need some advice!
thankyou xoxox

poker straight.

Heylo! I've not mentioned my new hair straightners like i was supposed to, and I think they deserve a quick mention.

I've not straightened by hair in a few years before getting these because 1) I prefer tousled waves and 2) My last pair of striaghtners broke and the plan was to invest in GHD's -however I never did.

Anyway I bought these babys at Blackpool Hair Fair for £50! they retail at £100-120 so im well chuffed. I got them from Additional Lengths , who have their own website I believe.

So as far as a review goes I think they are brill! work exactly the same as GHD's on my fine hair and stays poker straight for days. My mum however who I bought these for really as I'm hardly ever going to use them- can't live without curly hair, she finds that her hair doesnt stay straight longer than a day. but she has really thick difficult bleached blonde hair so meerrg.

They have an auto switch off after 50mins which is brill and hair doesnt snag between the plates , the warm up in around 10secs and a blue LED light flickers when they are ready to use.I don't know what else to say except MONEY WELL SPENT!

They are a gorgeous pearlised deep red with diamantes on, I got a free clutch bag which acts as a heat protectant mat and also a tote bag- all in shiny red faux snakeskin.

I am craving Illamasqua!!!!

For those that dont know Illamasqua is a UK make-up brand, that was launched late last year.Currently it's only available online, In London and at Selfridges in Manchester.
Hopefully it will be expanding soon because I want to see the colours in person!





Here's what the website says:
Illamasqua is the product of a heady mix of influences. Its roots stem from the dark and illicit 1920s club scene and combines a rich heritage in the manufacture of make-up for film and theatre. It also takes inspiration from members of the ‘alternative scenes’ for whom self-expression is paramount. Alternative cultures have always dared to be dramatic. They have an emotional attachment to making up. It’s an expression of their darker side, a release for their alter ego.

Illamasqua is for the bolder person hiding inside all of us. It is an act and an attitude. A symbol of tolerance. A celebration of idiosyncracies. A confident statement of self-ownership.

I WANT SOME SO BAD!!!
It's such an exciting brand and it makes me interested in creative make-up again. I've been getting so boring recently- I can't even remember the last time I wore black eyeliner of smokey brights. I used to live for bold make-up I loved to express myself and now I feel like a wallflower :(

I think it's even taking over my desire for MAC and thats pretty hard!

I think once people get into buying MAC its often the case that they overlook some other brands a little bit- I know i have for the last few years. Now im rediscovering all my old faves like urban decay and too faced and jemma kidd and having fun creating dramatic looks.

But what I really really really want is some Illamasqua the only problem being that the swatches of colour on the website aren't really accurate :(

My wishlist includes the eyeliner cake, fierce lipgloss, intense eyeshadow-and another really pigmented dark blue/violet shade. If anyone has any recommendations please let me know!!

oooh that reminds me the wonderful Mizzworthy became my first follower! yay!
You should check out her blog shes really good http://www.mizzworthy.blogspot.com/
I also watch her youtube channel, so I know she like Illamasqua as much as me and I havent even invested yet...

Anyways finally i thought I'd share with you a make-up look I've been sporting recently- Its more everyday where for me- not too dramatic but a nice change from neutrals.

Aren't mums nice?

well, when they want to be ;)

My mum bought me these yummy shower gels the other day (she knows how much i like bath/shower products) They're by Radox and I think they're fairly new, and on special offer somewhere at the moment, my mum can resist bargains either!

anyway here they are:



They smell divine! and are the silkiest softest smoothest shower smoothies ever. I seriously wanted to drink them- this as only happened to me once before with LUSH cupcake face mask, which i tried some and it tasted quite soapy. I did manage
to restrain myself from drinking these though.

The berry one smells just like an innocent smoothie, and the coconut one smells really creamy like a mixture between ice cream and malibu sun lotion.gorgeous!

Decided I needed some retail therapy!

I've been as busy as a bee doing my art coursework all day so I thought I'd relax for a bit and talk a little about my shopping spree the other day.

It is mostly make-up and there is a reason for that which is I'm doing make-up for a photoshoot in Liverpool on the 30th of April and needed some supplies.mainly foundation really, so I got samples of a few shades and other bits I'd ran out of.
I love how little treats after a long horrible stretch at college manages to put a smile back on my face, even if the bank isn't impressed.

First I went to MAC, the MUA I spoke to was really helpful ( as she always is!) and gave me little samples of studio sculpt foundation in NW15,NW30 and NW45. I'm going to see how well these mix together for the photoshoot. I dont know whether they require a base and which brush to use but I'll have a play around later.





Also bought a new eyebrow pencil in lingering because stud was black, and although i have dark eyebrows I did look quite severe on a daily basis. I got the prep and prime finishing powder to use over all the new shades of foundation I'll be investing in because I didnt want to buy separate powders. Then I got a 217 brush to go with the 239 I got the other day.







I didn't think MAC brushes would be any better than the ones I already had which was good quality. but OMG i am so so happy I got them they make my eyeshadows go on way more pigmented. Finally I bought some cleanse off oil because I heard Temptalia rave about it. It working like a dream so far but for some reason my face was a little itchy this morning :/



Then I trekked to the gadget shop for my brother and Matt talked him out of buying a BB gun- good boyfriend!

So I ended up in superdrug, whilst the boys waited outside but they got bored and came back in to continuously poke me in the ribs and back until i leave the shop. Which happens all the time and people give me the weirdest looks its asif I've been stun gunned. anyway in an attempt to leave Matt offered to buy me what I was looking at bless him, which was some GOSH powder puff things and a tiny eyeko nail varnish.





All in all a happy trip :)

pinocchio face.

I've been seriously unhappy about my nose for such a long time and it has been causing me breathing problems which has also made me a target to make fun of.

I decided enough is enough. I'm 18 so the bastard thing should have stopped growing and it could be operated on.But then I checked the prices and I am so heartbroken that it costs so much. I don't know how much longer I can cope with it.Im fed up of feeling so nervous about it i get physically unwell.I sick of hiding it behind my hands and hair. I'm sick of having no confidence to talk to new people or be good at a job. I hate having to look straight at a camera or turn away so no one gets a profile shot of me.

I used to pretend to be ill and stay off school to avoid being bullied for it.I used to have bottles thrown at me for it.Ive had so many names called me.

I feel ugly. no amount of make-up of trying to accentuate my other features can take away from the fact i look in the mirror everyday and feel sad and angry.

I went to the doctors today to ask about it. he thinks its unlikely I will be able to get it done on the NHS although he did confirm that my breathing is difficult because i have a narrower nasal passage than most.Surprising considering the size of it!

anyway im setting up a donation fund through paypal.I don't know if anyone even reads my posts as im fairly new on this, and i hate the ideal of taking money off people for surgery but if anyone could donate even a tiny amount- literally pennies- i would not be able to express how grateful i would be.

Im already saving myself but with £31.25 a week it will take me at least two years to save and i cant wait that long.

I'm posting a profile shot thats fairly flattering to be honest ive had a lot worse pictures taken of it.

Blackpool Hair Fair 2009

This was a few weeks ago but I've only just set up a blog so I'm gonna do a little re-cap.

My friend Lucy, who I worked with on the front line (Toys R Us) does a hairdressing course at her college so i volunteered to be the model for a hairdressing competiton in the hope we would get a place to go to compete at the Blackpool Hair Fair- which we did :) I'm so proud of her for winning first place in both of the heats so although we went home from Blackpool empty handed it was a great day.

The theme was glamorous so Lucy did me a Dita Von Teese inspired victory rolls and bow made out of hair and I did the make-up and wore my corset that i love so much and dont get enough chances to wear it!

anyway here are some of the pictures...







Also bought tonnes of goodies including fudge products for a £1 and some gorgeous hair straightners :)