im seriously considering

jacking this all in, iv had so much neg feed back on youtube atm that i jus feel like why bother.. i only make videos to help people, its of no personal gain to me, yet everytime i log onto youtube recently i find messages off people criticising me and its not even constructive, its just hurtful. i just dont see why people feel the need to tell me stuff like this, and while i find it very difficult not replying and saying things back i know it wouldnt make me feel better and it would just take me down to their level. Ugh it makess ya feel kinda crappy.

so anyways i'm thinking of stopping youtube for a while, it takes guts to put videos up and this has completely knocked my confidence.

rant overrrr, il carry on with blogging as much as i can, this weeks pretty busy though - so many deadlines! cant wait to be off for christmass :)

what happens when i get bored..

i got extreemeeellyy bored today, and decided to do some makeupppp :)

also iv been messing around with photoshop recently, im trying to get better at it in time for my next photography project, i want to do some sort of fashion, indie style portraits.. in these ive just used filters and darkening at the edges in order to create a vintage kind of feel :)

also, i now currently have red glitter alll over my house since that second photo.. oops!

heres a link to my deviant art if you want to see them bigger or more picturess.. http://liiiliiiiiiix.deviantart.com/

CCO HAULL! andd smoke and mirrors holiday palette!

I was so unbelievably chuffed at what i was about to get, there were a couple of other things i wanted such as mutiny pigment and tahitian sand beauty powder, but i'l might get those at another time as im not sure id use them that much.. seriously though i was speechless when i got in there and saw how much mac they had, i bet the sales assistants thought i was mad watching me frantically rumage through the baskets!

The collective haull :)

MAC paintpot in "perky" - £3

MAC smoke and mirrors palette £29.95

Smoke and mirrors swatches in the same order as in the palette over painterly paintpot, perky on the far right

MAC hello kitty beauty powder in pretty baby £6.73

MAC 227 brush £8.30

Mac select spf 15 foundation in NW15 £7.90

XOXO

Updateee

just to kind of let you know whats going on atm :)

i have so much that i'm excited about!

im starting my new job tomorrow at a clothes shop, its taken a while to get everything sorted but i finally got my start date this weekend, and, although it means some very early starts (5.30am anyone?) the pay/perks are pretty good, so expect a few more haul posts in the future :) i know iv already started my wishlist. Also, i mentioned this in a post a while ago but, as im going to have money i think i'm probably going to start collecting and putting items into a competition prize, i have so many loyal followers and subscribers on here and on youtube you all deserve some sort of thanks! if you could comment below on what sort of things you'd like to see i'd reaally appreciate it.. i'l put up a more detailed post closer to the time i'm guessing :)

Im also starting a new fashion project in which im going to make dress and a pair of wings, im so looking forward to getting started iv been collecting tons of inspirational images; im mainly looking at the fall 08 runways as im really feeling the gothic vibe atm :) iv only done one sort of illustration so far, but it kind of gives an idea of what i want to create;

i got the MAC holiday eyes palette "smoke and mirrors" yesterday so expect a review, looks and swatches post within the next few days, can i just say though its extremeeelyy gorgeous, sometimes i find when i really look forward to buying things like this i can be dissapointed in the product when i finally get it.. this is not one of those timesss ;).

and lastlyyy, as treat tomorrow after work my mums taking me to a CCO (cosmetics company outlet) hello discounted MAC! :D

p.s. im on such a blogging buzz atm, so sorry for all the posts in the last few days!

FOTD

Face:

Revlon colourstay liquid foundation in "buff"

Jellypongpong hawaiian puff bronzer

Mac pink swoon blush

Benefit moonbeam

Benefit lemonaid

Benefit boinggg concealer

Eyes:

Mac paint pot in "painterly"

Mac pigment in "shimmertime"

Sleek storm palette

Sleek gel liner in "dominatrix"

Rimmel sexy curves mascara

Lips:

Barry m red lipstick

XOXO

Current beauty inspiration:

Audrey Kitching, shes pretty much a a self made model and ive been inspired by her makeup, outifts and ofcoursee her hair for yearss! :)

who are your current inspirations?

XOXO

What i do when im not blogging...

or making videos!

basically i just thought id let you see a bit of what i do outside of make up and blogging :)

i think its pretty obvious im a creative person, so itll come as no suprise to you that i'm an art student; i am currently study textiles, art and photography.. and here are a couple pieces of my work just so you can get to know me and what i do a little bit better :) Enjoy!

Drawings (skulls are for college project)

Photography;

Thanks for lookinggg :)!

XOXO

blog awarddd!

Thankyou so much to phoebe (Peluxe) for this awardd! :)


The rules of this award are:

To accept this award: Post it on your blog together with the name of the person who has granted the award, and his or her blog link.
Pass the award to 15 other blogs that you’ve newly discovered.
Remember to contact the bloggers to let them know they have been chosen for this award.

So here are some of the blogs that i follow and lovee :) you should go check them out because theyre all awesomee girlsss!

Affordable treats...

Birds Decorate Branches

Cheated hearts

Cheryl's Beauty Blog

Killer colours

Lipstick and lollipops

Makeup by Clara

Makeup love xo

Ohmakemeup

Ohmyskele

Oldd cassettes

Peluxe

Star violet beauty

okay soo not quite 15! but these are the ones that stand out to me :)

have a good day everyone!

Pin-up for halloween!

kay so, i know iv not been posting alot recentlyy its just that iv been finding it so hard to balance this with all the college work iv been getting.. but i honestly feel really bad about it :(

yesterday i managed to film 3 tutorials and get them up.. so here they are :)

first off is a tut for the pinup hair i have in my very first video, so many people have asked for a tutorial on this.. so i hope you all like !

next off to go with the hair is just a traditional pin up makeup look (as you can probably tell pinup is one of my all time favourite looks!)

Products used:
MAC painterly paintpot
Sleek white eyeliner
MAC eyeshadow in nanogold
Sleek storm eye palette
Sleek gel eyeliner in dominatrix
MAC sunbasque blush
Barry m red lipstick

Brushes used:
252
219
224
209
266
187

then finallyy, a look that was SO fun to do! ZOMBIE PIN-UP!

i absoloutely loved the effect this created.. one bad side though, i forgot i had it on and opened the door to the postman, badtimesss..

products used:
-pva glue
-snazaroo face paints in blue, red, yellow, orange and black
-flat makeup brush

Hope you enjoyed! nd have a good night tonight :)

P.s i know some of my videos have gone a bit wrong at the end, windows movie maker was seriously messing up but i really wanted to get them uploaded!

Update! halloween :)

XOXO!

Tutorial: flawless skin + contour/highlighting!

Products used:

-Primer (i dont know what the brand is as the name rubbed off!)

-Benefit you rebel lite

-Revlon colour stay foundation in 150 "Buff"

-Benefit lemonaid

-Benefit Boing in shade number 01

-Collection 2000 perfecting minerals in "Ivory"

-Mac fix + spray

-Non-branded face powder

-Benefit moon beam

-Jellypongpong blush

-Opia brow gel

Brushes used (all sigma):

-190

-187

-224

-168

XOXO

Gory/girly alice in wonderland!

The first in my halloween series:

Heres my version on callowlilys alice in wonderland :)

Products used:

Pink jellypongpong pigment (foiled w/ fix+)

Elf drama quad

Jellypongpong eye palette

Snazzaroo pink face paint

Sleek gel liner in dominatrix

Sleek storm palette

Inspiration: http://callowlily.deviantart.com/art/off-with-head-out-with-heart-137814243

this girl is an AMAZING artist! and so expect a few more halloween looks inspired by her work :)

If anyone wants a youtube tutorial for this then please let me know! this was just a first trial to see how things went, if i were to do a tut it would be alot better!

I finally caved in..

and set up a twitter!

Follow mee?

also! when i logged on today i saw that i had 50 followers! :D! this feels like some sort of milestone and so i may have a giveaway soon, is there anything in particular youd like to see in a giveaway? (baring in mind im not massively rich!)

FOTD

Products used (in order):
Mac paintpot in painterly

White eyeliner
Elf drama e/s quad (the white and dark grey)
Sleek curious palette (silver)

Sleek storm palette (matte black for eyeliner)


Brushes used (all sigma):
SS266 for e/liner
SS252 for all over shadow
SS219 for crease
SS224 to blend

:(

Its a sad day! I opened my fave sleek palette (the original) this morning to find that 3 of the eyeshadows (the green, the olive-green and the pale yellow) are cracked and all over the place. Im particularly sad as the pale yellow was one of my absoloute faves and it's turned to dust :(

what happenedd?!

Long time, no post :(!

I just wanted to say sorry for not posting recently, the reason for this that its been my first 2 weeks at college and every things been a bit hectic! in fact iv already dropped one subject (oops!)

I just logged on for the first time in about a week today and saw that i have 45 followers! and while this may not seem a lot to some of you, I'm pretty damn proud!

So thankyou to each and everyone of my followers :)

Anyways, the other reason for this post was to tell you that I have my first proper day off tomorrow and so I should get a couple of posts done and that I'm also going have a go at another tutorial and was wondering has anyone got any requests ? :)!

xxxx!

My first tutorial!

This is my first tutorial so sorry if its crap! ;)



Quite a natural, slightly pinup style look with winged eyeliner and nude lips, also pretty much my everday foundation, concealer and blush routine :)

Products used:
-Lancome photogenic lumessence foundation in 01
-benefit boing concealer in 02
-jelly pong pong eye brightener
-Mac blush in sunbasque
-Collection 2000 mineral powder
-Mac paint pot in painterly
-rimmel london trio in orion
-Mac pigment in shimmertime
-Mac soft sparkle eye pencil in nightsky
-sleek storm palette-nivea lipbalm
-Barry m lip paint in 101

hope you all like :)!

MAC, smashbox, topshop haul!

As a present for doing well in my exams, my mum took me to the staff shop at the airport, where there is a whole wall of discounted cosmetics: mac, ysl, clinique.. everything! Yes, i was literally in heaven!


So, here's what i bought:


-Mac royal assets Keepsake which contained:
-Mac lipglass in "glamoursun"
-Mac blush in "Sunbasque"
-Mac pigment sample in "Shimmertime"
- and Mac softsparkle pencil in "Nightsky"
This was the real bargain, it cost me £12.50 for the whole set !

-Mac solar bits in "Scatterrays" - £9
-Mac e/s in "Evening aura" - £8.50
-Smashbox cream eyeliner in "Image" - £4



From L-R:
Glamoursun, Shimmertime, Sunbasque, Evening aura, Scatterrays.
(the picture doesnt do justice to what a gorgeous colour scatterrays is!)

I also stopped off at selfridges earlier in the week and bought myself a mac paint pot in "painterly"


and this top from topshop


did any of you get any bargains recently?

also does any one know of the best way to apply the solar bits, as iv found they can be very messy, but such a beautiful colour!

just thought i tell you..

got my results this morning!

2 Bs, 6 As and 2 A*s

:)

What im using right now..

I saw that this tag was doing the rounds on the blogs i follow, so i decided it would be a good way to kill time, and hopefully take my mind off exam results for a little while!



Shampoo: Dove colour therapy + superdrug wash in wash out colour in "cool blonde"

Conditioner: Pantene repair and protect conditioner

Shower Gel: Pears shower gel

Body moisturiser: Marks and spencer grapefruit moisturiser

Deodorant: Sure

Fake Tan: Rimmel instant in light and matte

Cleanser: Clearasil deep pore cleanser

Exfoliator: Clinique 7-day scrub

Primer: Currently none!

Foundation: Revlon colour stay in buff

Concealer: Benefit boingg

Powder: Collection 2000 perfecting minerals

Blusher: MAC pink swoon

Bronzer: Jelly pong pong hawaian sun bronzer

Eyeshadow Base: MAC Painterly paint pot

Eyeshadows: Changes all the time but today i used the rimmel colour rush trio in Orion

Eyeliner: Sleek ink pot in "dominatrix"

Curler: None

Mascara: Rimmel sexy curves in "intense black"

Lipstick: Barry m lip paint in 101

Lipgloss: Today, i just wore vaseline

Nail Colour: Fingers are dynasty by collection 2000 and toes are "coral" by barry m.



I tag anyone and everyone who wishes to do this!

Maybe leave a comment below, telling me just a few things you're using atm.

comments mean alot to me!

Birthday haul!

It was my birthday on sunday, so i thought id share with you some of the goodies i got ..even if it is a little late!




-SLR camera
-Sigma complete brush kit (review soon)
-MAC fix + spray
-Collection 2000 nail varnish in "dynasty"
-Barry m nail varnish in "coral"
-Barry m lipstick in 101
-Topshop gift card
-a cute makeup bag :)

Lipstick:


Swatch:




"Dynasty" swatch:

Organized at last..

After seeing bubblegarms recent post showing how she arranged all her jewelery etc. , it looked so pretty and nice, and after looking at the mess of stuff in my own room, i decided it was time for me to get organized! First place i knew i needed to clear was my overflowing makeup draws, i just realised what a state it was in.. seriously i had makeup in there, never used, that was atleast a couple of years old! it's shameful!

so... after a couple of hours work - the final result..





okay.. so its not perfect but definatly, muchly improved!

:)

FOTD

Just a quick FOTD.. (colours were much ashier in real life)




Products used:
-Revlon colourstay for oily/combination skin in Buff (LOVE this stuff!)
-17 pressed mineral powder in ivory
-Jelly pong pong cream puff blush
-Benefit moon beam
-Sleek curious palette
-Sleek storm palette
-Sleek ink pot in dominatrix
-Rimmel sexy curves mascara
-Nivea lipbalm

Vintage look

my vintage style entry to vintageortacky's makeup contest, this is a 2 part contest, so the second "tacky" look will be coming up soon!







Enjoy!

FOTD

My very first face of the day!






Kind of a peach and brown, shimmery, smokey eye lined underneath with bright purple
i used the peach and the purple from the original sleek pallette, and the matte brown and black from the sleek storm pallete for crease and upper liner
On the rest of my face i used you rebel lite with some loose mineral powder to set, jelly pong pong hawaiian sun bronzer and mac pink swoon blush, natural collection moisture shine lipstick in apple blossom topped with maybelline watershine liquid vinyl lipgloss in Peach pit.

WISH LIST!

i found this post on confessions of a beauty addict's blog and decided to do my own, also it gave me an excuse to excersize my newly found polyvore addiction. (Why didnt i discover this sooner?)


Steal

More or less my upcoming order on nonpareilboutique.com, so expect a very large Nyx haul soon!

-Nyx round lipsticks
-Nyx jumbo pencils
-Nyx ultra pearl mania pigments
-Nyx concealer jar
-Nyx eyeshadows
-Milani luminous blush
-Rimmel sexy curves mascara


Splurge

Ofcourse im always trying to build up my mac collection so heres the lastest things i want, aswell as a really cutee charm bracelet from topshop

-Mac Fix+

-Mac Mineralize blush in handfinish (not the colour pictured)

-Mac snob lipstick

Save

and finally the more expensive things im lusting after! some of which i'l hopefully be getting for my birthday on the 23rd *fingers crossed*

-Lancome hypnose mascara
-some of the nude coloured ciate paint pots (such adorable packaging aswell!)
-benefit creaseless cream eyeshadows
-Canon digital slr (not the one pictured)
- the sigma complete brush set, (which i will be doing a review on very soon!)

What are all of your steals, splurges and saves of the moment?

Green absinthe fairy.. moulin rouge inspired look

So this is my entry to XcatherinesbombX's Moulin rouge themed contest.

The prizes up for grabs are seriously amazing! tons of mac aswell as 5 glamourdoll eyeshadows!

Basically i decided to do something a little bit different to some of the other entrys, and took my inspiration from the green absinthe fairy, although i think im going to enter a more classic look aswell. I'l post a list of products used aswell as some photos below. Enjoy!











-Natural collection eyeliner in White
-Primark liquid eyeliner
-2true eyeshadow dazzler in no. 5
-Dark green primark eyeliner
-Green face paint
-Sleek curious pallette (review soon)
-Sleek storm pallette
-Natural collection moisture shine lipstick in apple blossom
-Rimmel vinyl gloss in crystal clear
-Sleek ink pot in dominatrix
-Benefit badgal lash mascara
-Givenchy phenomen'eyes mascara
-Stargazer white UV glitter