Hey again,

Recently I have really got into wearing lipstick and makeup in general. I have in the past been really terrible at applying makeup and went through awkward stages of eye makeup. I was quite into rock and so went through the whole two much eyeliner during my teens. Also I used to love this dark purple and lilac combo that would have been alright if I hadn't been about twelve and knew how to blend. Up until this year I would only maybe use a bit of powder during the day and use eyeshadow and lipstick when going out at night. I still most of the time forget to use mascara as I find applying it annoying and always manage to get some in my hair/ fringe. But I think I am somewhat better at it now. As they say practice makes perfect.

I have always found it really hard to find a foundation to suit my skin. The first foundation I bought was the Maybelline dream matte mouse which was god awful. I was quit young so probably bought the wrong shade as I tested it on my hand and not my face. Yet if I bothered to use it, I would always take it of as it made me orange, and as a goth kid that was not the desired look :P. I recently have been using the Maybelline  dream fresh bb as it is light and provides the right amount of cover my skin needs. I had also been using the fit me foundation also by Maybelline but I'm not sure if I like it anymore (I have the powder an concealer as well and these are both good).

I'm not a big fan of blush and currently don't own any but if I fancy wearing some I mix lipstick with my bb cream to create a liquid blush. I much prefer bronzer and use it to contour my face, I currently use the Rimmel sun shimmer light matte bronzer.

I am really into lipstick at the moment and splurged a couple weeks ago on a MAC lipstick (media, its a satin finish) which I love. This is a very sultry, sexy colour and is my perfect red lip.

Above are all the lipsticks I own apart from Media as It was in my bag. I have a few from Maybelline, pink pearl and velvet beige. Some from the natural collection (from boots), these are really cheap and are amazing quality, I have pink orchid and cherry red. I have a blue, black and pink from barry M and one from sleek that they don't do anymore claret and an accessorize purple, passionate.  

I haven't mentioned eyeshadow and with the amount I have It will probably have to be in a separate post. Also the shadow I use at the moment is from an ancient set that I found while packing for uni that was bought from argos years ago and so wont be of much use to anyone to see it.  

Hope you enjoyed this post, please comment and follow :P

Lauren 

Hey guys, I finally went and picked up a couple of the new barry M mattes and textured polishes. As I only just moved to uni it has taken me a while to find the superdrug as these polishes are only available there until they come to boots in the first week of october.

 I got three mattes and three textured as some of the colours I did not really fancy and I didn't want to spend that much money. I got the matte ones in vanilla, a pale nude/ pink, espresso the black and crush the red/dark red depending on how many coats you apply. I haven't swatched theses yet but I will show swatches as and when I wear the polishes. I may combine them into outfit of the day posts so keep a look out :P.

 The textured polishes I got where Lady, the white snow queen polish, Countess a browny purple colour with pink and gold glitter (which I have swatched) and Majesty the gold. I much prefer these textured polishes to the other ones barry m created. Although, I do not own any of the old ones I disliked the way they looked in swatches I had seen. I fell in love with the gold polish but haven't worn it yet as I mainly wear silver jewellery and do not feel the two would go well.

 I love the golds that barry M make and this one is  the textured dupe of the gold foil polish which is one of my fave of all time polishes. I am currently wearing Countess and you can definitely feel the texture of the polish (almost sandpaper like) I tried to add a top coat but you need to apply a few coats to take away the texture.

I am really impressed with the textured polishes and the matte seem nice. I will review them all soon but I could not be bothered to go through taking of all the textured polishes today lol

Hope you enjoy,

Lauren :P

Hey again last post of the evening. A while ago I made these items and I wanted to share them with you. I had found a book of old maps and decided to create some unique storage and desk tidy's out of them. First the pictures then I'll explain how I created them.

To create this I covered toilet roll holders in the map print. I cut the rolls down to the size I wanted and then pva glued the map paper on and then used a clear plastic circle to the bottom.

This was made in the same way as the last although this one has a map print base and I use it to store my makeup.

I then covered an old moisturiser tube in map paper and this I use to keep paper clips. 

I also covered jar lids in map print making them a lot nicer to look at while still storing my stuff.

I also covered an old leather box in map print to create this make-up case where I keep my nail varnishes

Hope you enjoy.

lauren :p

Hey again,

I just wanted to quickly share with you what I was wearing today.

I have been loving new look clothes at the moment and they are a good price on my student budget. I bought the top I was wearing for £19.99 (£17.99 with 10% student discount) and the long maxi skirt was £16.99 a while ago. I loved the colours in the top and thought it would help to brighten up my mostly black wardrobe without taking me too far out of my comfort zone.

Th necklace in this picture I wasn't actually wearing today but I picked it up in Primark for £4. In the pictures of me although it is hard to see I am wearing my ankh necklace from amazon.

 I also dyed my hair blue/ turquoise! Hope you enjoy.
Lauren :P

Hey again,

I know I've not posted in a while, I've been busy moving to uni. I have now started my fashion course at coventry university. I started this week and so wanted to finally get back into blogging.

I have decided to switch things up a bit and post more about myself my work and things that I wear and that inspire me. I want to do this blog more as a documentation of my life as opposed to just being about nail art (which I am not that interested in at the moment). I also plan to do a lot more DIY posts as they are something I really enjoy and I still need to post some of the projects I have already completed.

Bye for now,

Lauren :P