December 2010 - Fashionicide // Fashion, Makeup and Beauty

Tuesday, December 28, 2010

Hello, lovelies.

I'm sorry I've been away for a while. I have been ill and just generally feeling mleh. And now we've got bloody snow now. It was -10 this morning in Manchester whilst I was on my way to work. To make matters worse, the door on the bus I was traveling on couldn't shut so we had gusts of bitter coldness coming in. Brrrrrr. Snow, bugger off already please? The novelty has worn off.

Amongst all the chaos, I'd like to thank Royal Mail for managing to deliver my parcels. I know they can be unreliable at the best of times but they've been pretty good in my area lately. Feeding my parcel addiction. NomNomNom Parcels...

Err... Anyway, the other week I placed an order with Girl Props. They do jewellery & sunnies for silly cheapo prices. The shipping charge is crap though, $9 or something for international shipping? Pah.

Anyhoos, whilst browing their website, I came across a couple of amaaazing looking rings, quite unique actually. I wanted most of them but meh, I'll buy bits from them once a month, ahaha.

Told you they were amaaaazing. I've already smothered it in clear nail varnish to keep them the way they are. Don't you just hate it when the colour of your rings start disappearing? Plus now I feel like Batman, just with sound-effect rings instead of real punches.

I also bought a pair of these Chanel look a like sunnies. Ya a know, it's winter but how could I resist? And what better way to get yourself through these dull, cold, short days than to do some early prep work for summer 2011? Srsly, the thought of preparing for Summer does really help to get through this crapola weather.

Cue cam whore :)

Mmmm... It feels like summer already. Sort of.

Who can resist these babies? Definitely Chanel looking and for a steal at $9.99. (By the way, I'm not affiliated these guys, I just can't get over how cheap some of the stuff is :D)

And last but not least, I treated myself to a new handbag. Not like I don't have enough as it is :P

I got this baby from Topshop. 100% real leather. I'm gutted that I've already stained it a little (yeah, thanks a lot MAC's Impassioned, urgh). it may look small but there are 3 slots in there so I can fit all kinds of unnecessary things that girls like to carry around, you girls know what I mean? :D If you're a dude, you NEED to get this bag for your other half, I can't see no girl not wanting this bag, if they don't want it, I will be happy to take it off your hands, ahah! :P

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Monday, December 06, 2010

OOTD & FOTD - Faithless

Hey, girlfriends.

On Saturday, I went to see the legandary Faithless at the MEN arena. So I thought I'd use this opportunity to make an outfit of the day post, just for you! Ahaha. But wait, there's more! I've also thrown in a complimentary mug shot, along with snap shots of my falsies. Err, wait, falsies? I've always been hopeless at applying them, but I am slowly getting to grips with them. More on that later. Onto the outfit :)

OUTFIT

Embellished Cream Chiffon Dress - Topshop (Bought off eBay)
Black Boyfriend Cardigan - Market stall in Manchester
Black Skinny Waist belt - Asos
Nails - Barry M Indigo

I love this dress, too much. The embellishment is beautiful with a capital B. I first spotted this dress in Topshop last year I think, but it was for a whopping £80!! I really, really wanted it but just could not justify buying it. I've been lemming for it since. And then a couple of weeks ago I spotted it on eBay and I knew I just had to have it. It's in a size 6 but it was still quite floaty so I wrapped a belt around to pull it together. :)

FACE OF THE DAY

*Face*
Bobbi Brown Natural Finish Foundation - Warm Natural (Review coming soon!)
MAC Prep & Prime powder

*Cheeks*
MeMeMe Blush Me! - Coral

*Lips*
MAC Chatterbox

*Eyes*
MAC Mythology e/s (lid)
MAC Black Tied e/s (crease & lower lashline)
NARS Abyssinia e/s (highlight)
Bourjois Liner Pinceau Noir
Korres Soft Eyeliner Pencil in White

Cheapo eBay lashes
L'oreal Voluminous Mascara

I first spotted these lashes on Abbie's blog. After seeing the pictures & the price (£3.58, including postage), I knew I had to have these. I used none other than Duo Adhesive which is also pretty amazing, love the fact it dries clear. I'm going to carry on practicing with these lashes until I'm confident in applying them, then I'm going to venture out and try Eylure & Ardell.

I used these lashes for this look & I went completely falsies crazy and put on three layers! Yep, one on top of the other :D It felt weird at first, but hey, if Michelle Phan can do it, so can I, haha! :)

And there you have it, lovelies.

By the way, Faithless were amazing. I ended up at the front as per usual. I danced (badly), sang (screamed) along with songs & went home an absolute wreck.

Simon Cowell would never understand music like this. Because this is real music. Music is not all about making money. It's about going on a journey of discovery. Faithless have evolved so much from their first album in 1996. And with every album they just get better & move in different directions. In 14 years time, will we be able to say the same thing about any X Factor winners?

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New bag, sunnies & rings :)

OOTD & FOTD - Faithless