Pastel grunge

A little bit of summer inspired shopping on this horrible rainy day...
Im really into pastels at the moment, but with an grungy, edgier style to them. Loving all these pastel skulls and studs :)
On this theme, I've just had a go at dying in some washed out dirty pastel colours into my hair

I've used Stargazer's Coral blue and Shocking pink, mixed with 2 parts conditioner to 1 part dye.
Left colours on for only 5 or 10 minutes before rinsing for a really pale, almost dirty look.
You can see in the bottom image that just using these two colour actually creates a whole spectrum of colours; pinks,lilacs, blues and greens


xoxo

Long time no posts....

Ok so I have been very slack on the posting for the last few months - but i have a VERY good reason! I got accepted into medical school in september, so the last 6 months have been completely packed with new experiences and information overload!

Anyway, things have started to settle down now & I'm pleased to say i'll be getting back into posting up some nail designs and other such treats :)

So heres a cute little Hello Kitty french tips design, using waterslide decals:

I also recently got my first package of Sugarpill cosmetics shipped over from the states
Including Tako (white)and Dollipop (pink)

Here I've used Tako to highlight and Dollipop as the main colour, with shading using Urban Decay's Black Palette....
Plus some cutesy pastel nail art :)

The Sugarpill pressed shadows have really good staying power, especially used with primer.
Both colours are very vivid and apply easily - I'm so excited to try some more, I particularly like the look of Afterparty and Poison Plum :)

Coming soon: OCC & Lime Crime products & lip art!

Nails of the Day - Alice In Wonderland v1.0

Heres todays Alice in Wonderland inspired look, using fimo cane slices and rhinestones.



I wanted to do two different Alice in Wonderland looks, this is the first - more based on the queen of hearts, a red/black colour scheme, crowns, playing cards, the white rabbit etc.

My second look will be a blue-based Alice inspired design, which I'll hopefully get up this week.

Super Cute Kawaii Nails

Just a short post of some nails I did for the weekend, using fimo rod slices and nail art rhinestones...

I wanted something really girly and I've just got a new set of fimo rods sent from china which included some hello kittys, hearts, stars, lollypops and bows...

The bases are all Barry M colours, I've used a pink, a lilac and a glitter polish. I used clear topcoat and attached the fimo slices directly to this while wet.

When dry, I used a second topcoat over the top of the gems and fimo pieces to seal them to the nail. I usually use nail glue for this, but this technique worked just as well and the pieces stayed put for several days, despite my poledance classes and going to a festival!

EOS Adult Blue Lenses

I got my first lenses recently after reading some inspiring posts by Anna at http://fenuabeaute.blogspot.com/ - She's a go-to blogger for info on lenses and where to buy them, plus a super talented make-up artist. I bought my lenses from Kiwiberry

The lenses I choose were EOS Adult Blue (old) and they arrived within a couple of weeks of ordering and came with a free lens case.


Having never worn lenses its taking me a while to get used to, but I was surprised how easy they were to get in and out of my eye. The only problem I've encountered is the lens getting caught under my eyelid on one eye! For some reason it just wont fix in the right position like it does on the other eye. Hopefully more practice and experience with lenses will sort that out!



My eyes are naturally green, so blue seems to work quite well. The lens diameter is 14mm so it fully covers my iris and looks quite natural.

[indoor, natural light]
Make up:
Lips: MAC 'Girl About Town'
Eyes: Urban Decay 'Jet', Barry M lilac, L'oreal Carbon Gloss Super Liner
Two-Faced Shadow Insurance
Upper & Lower Lashes from ebay

Pirates of the Caribbean Nails of the Day

With the super exciting release of Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides, I've gone crazy for Pirate themes...not to mention for Lego Pirates of the Caribbean on Xbox 360!

Me and the boyf went to the opening night showing of Stranger Tides, and heres the special Nail Art tribute I did for it...



I also got this AMAZING ring from a little kooky shop on my street, perfect for a pirate premier

How Davy Jones is that little guy?! I love him!

Not one to miss a trick, OPI have launched a Pirates of the Caribbean collection, which quite frankly looks amazing...


Left to right: Mermaids Tears, Stranger Tides, Planks a lot, Sparrow me the Drama, Steady as she Rose, Skull & Glossbones, Silver Shatter

I want this so bad it hurts, especially Mermaids Tears and Planks a lot...and of course the silver shatter! I can think of some Lime Crime lipsticks that theyre gonna look ace with :)

Candy Robot Hearts (Lush Review)

So I've been lost to the blogosphere for a couple of weeks which I apologise for...
Anyway I'm back today with some of my recent Lush purchases:

'Creamy Candy' Bubble bar, which is similar to the Fluffy Egg I got for easter. I also bought 'Ickle Baby Bot' ballistic and 'Soft Coeur' Massage Bar.



Lush says 'Creamy Candy' gives you "Sweet, frothy and fluffy bubbles that smell like custard creams". Theyre not wrong, this bubble bar smells like a vanilla candy heaven. Its gorgeous, definitely for you if you like the Fluffy Egg or Rock Star soap.



The 'Ickle baby bot' ballistic is a super cute robot shaped bath treat, great for kids but perfect if you're a massive geek like me :P
Its lavender scented and makes for a soothing, relaxing bath - great to get you off to sleep after a stressful day. Turns your bath a subtle pretty blue too :)



Finally theres the Soft Coeur massage bar - For this review, I roped in my lovely boyfriend to give me a massage using this sweet little heart. It's a delicious cocoa smell, mingled with honey and omg you just want to eat it. It takes a little while to get enough of the bar melted, so definitely easier if you have very warm hands. Once on it felt lovely and the smell was gorgeous the whole time. It wasn't as sticky on my skin as I was expecting it to be either, which was a plus.
Try it if you like 'Honey I Washed the Kids' and 'Ma Bar' bubble bar. YUM!