Monthly Archives

September 2010

Shirley’s Top 5 : Blushes

BEAUTY
September 25 2010

Blush is the easiest way to bring a healthy, natural looking glow to one’s skin and applying it is also very easy! There are lots of different kinds, from powdered (which can be applied by lightly sweeping it across your cheeks with a brush) to cream blushes (dotted on your cheeks then blended in with a brush or even your fingers!). Today I’ll be sharing with you my top 5… MAC : Peaches… …is a sheertone peach blush which is easy to apply. It’s very natural looking, and makes my skin look like it’s glowing from within. It goes so… Read More »

Outfit Inspired by Vanessa from The Saturdays.

Celeb Make-up and Style Inspiration, FASHION, INSPIRATION, OUTFITS
September 20 2010

If you don’t already know, I’m a huge fan of The Saturdays, love their music and fashion taste and I’m constantly getting inspired by them! The other night, their reality TV series 24/7 aired, and I thoroughly enjoyed watching them get up to mischief, exciting travels and the like!  My outfit today was inspired by the outfit Vanessa wore in their new video Higher. I’ve done a similar post like this in the past, and quite a few of you liked it, so yay for another one! 😀 [Source.] Vanessa’s the one pictured on the far left! She’s sporting a… Read More »

All about Black.

SHOPPING
September 19 2010

(Mini MAC Haul.)  There are a few things that have been sitting pretty on my wishlist for a while now, and I used the opportunity while picking up the shadows I had hit the pan on (Carbon & Amber Lights), to finally purchase some of them. I made the observation when photographing my purchases that I bought mostly Black things, hence the title of the post, Lol… I’m such a geek! I picked up Blacktrack (Fluidline), Smolder (Eye Kohl), the brushes 266 and 214, oh and a 4 pan pro pallette to keep in my makeup bag! Just thought I’d… Read More »

The Art of Darkness Collection…

PHOTO DIARY
September 12 2010

Yesterday, Sammi and I made our way down to Beak Street, where the new Illamasqua Flagship Store is situated, to attend a preview of the Art of Darkness collection. We were the first few to see the new store, which was a huge privilage. It was spacious and very beautifully decorated right down to the fine details, like the sparkly floors and gleaming glass reception stand. The Art of Darkness is… “a world where seeing is believing, and believing can be dangerous… …a world in which the lines between the real and the mythical, the past and the future, the… Read More »

Freedom at Topshop.

SHOPPING
September 8 2010

In the little mall close to where I live, there houses a small Topshop Outlet where pieces from past seasons are sold at generous prices. I was so delighted when I discovered these beauties, that were only £2 each. How amazing! I’m getting into rings a lot more these days (thanks to the incredible photos I source from Tumblr.). The lovely peach broche, I could attach to my blazer, or slide in my hair, and as for the earrings, they are just too cute.  I simply had to buy them! ..xo *PS: If you have a Tumblr account, I’d love… Read More »

Sunrise, Sunrise, Looks like morning in your eyes…

BEAUTY
September 4 2010

I wanted to try out my new Makeup Store eyeshadow in Sunrise today. It’s probably my new favourite shadow (After MAC’s Amber Lights). It’s a shimmery pigmented Orange that applies very smoothly onto the lid. I have it on with a winged eyeliner and defined lashes (Some mascara and falsies). I also used it as a blush for my cheeks!  What I have on the rest of my face: MACs MSF Natural TBS Bronzer YSL’s Golden Gloss No. 30 While rummaging through my nail polish drawer, I found an old favourite of mine, Rimmel’s 60 Seconds Nail varnish in sunrise,… Read More »

Kezia.

Life
September 3 2010

I took this photo of my lovely sister yesterday! She woke up one morning and decided to dye her hair red. …Oh how I love her sponteneity and her general love for life! Amazing individual she is! She’s really rocking it! What do you think? ..xo *PS* Keep your eyes peeled for upcoming posts from her, she’ll be guest blogging over here soon! Oh and you can follow her on Twitter HERE, she’ll be soo chuffed! lol!

Back to School.

FASHION, OUTFITS
September 3 2010

Well, not me technically…it’s my younger siblings (and the rest of England) that are back to school. haha This is sort of a back to school outfit, hopefully inspiration for those lovelies who are allowed to wear their own clothes to school! A simple pair of jeans and a plain white tee can never go wrong. Paired with different accessories and other pieces, you can constantly switch it up for every day of the week! Here I’ve accesorised it with a thin waist belt, some leopard print pumps and a mustard cardi. Jeans : Gap Tee : Gap Cardi : Gap Belt : Primark… Read More »