Now jeans are an classic in every closet and if you can find that perfect pair then your its like your life is complete. Jeans are awesome for autumn because they are so versatile its scary, you can dress them up for a smart day at work, down for those chic walks in the park or make them glamours for a night on the town. So here is my top 5 ways to get multiple uses out of your jeans -
Summer might becoming to an end but that doesn't mean that we have to be all sad and gloom. Autumn is coming or Fall if that is your deal. Fall sounds so romantic to me and Autumn sounds so worldly but that is just my little input on the subject matter of what to describe this time of year...any ways. As the title states these are my wish or dream list for fall.
Have you been having a great summer?? I hope and if not am sure the little summer Snow Man will bring some happiness to your day. So I have been loving summer this year, its been a great summer in Scotland. So I thought I would share what my must have beauty products have been.Now I am not bragging but I have a really nice tan when the sun decides to grace me with its presents, so I don't use a lot of products.
All products can be found at DEBENHAMS HERE (which are having a sale on the now - buy two products get 10% off!)
SUMMER is here. We all know what that means essential summer holiday shopping has to be done.
Now actually I am a mighty believer in using what you already have. So this post is more about adding to what you already have rather than going out and spending £X on a new case full of cloths that your only going to wear for 2 weeks of the year.
I have loads of bikinis but now instead of buying 50 from Primark I buy one really nice one which I know will last me more than one trip. However this only works if your not going on a 18+,. Booz one your £30 bikini ant going to put you into the party mode or is that just me.
Shorts. I am reaching that point in by life were the low wast just isnt comfy. I love these because they are classic and simple can be down for the beach or classy for the bar depending on your mood.
Nice pop of colour for the sun and again beach or bar!
Now Maxis are amazing for holiday and this is would look great at the local pub or out for a nice fancy meal. Plus as its not floor length your less likely to trip!
After the cloths comes the bling...these are all defo extras for me!
I love this case but its £60 :( you would look high class with it at the airport but I would be devastated if it came back marked.
To me Primark/New Look have defo got style and price perfect this season but if your looking to splash out these are so cute.
Now I have to say River Island Sunglasses are the bomb. I have had mines for 2 years now and they are still going strong.
I love the aviators, £10 is actually a steal for these.
When it comes to jewls leave your MK or Stobos at home and go cheap. If it gets lost or goes walkie s (happened to me) you wont be crying into your cocktails before the sunsets. Get my drift. And when I say cheap I don't
mean nasty, the above comes in at £5 and look so cute.
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All can be found at River Island HERE and they ship to many places other than he UK too!
Now does anyone every just buy a magazine because there is amazing free stuff??? Well I do and this months version of Instyle (I haven't even read it to be honest) featured a free set of Eyeko London Lash curlers EEEEK!
Now these little beauties can set you back £12 but for £3.50 you get a lovely little set and a magazine. OK its all about the lash curlers. Now as many eye lash curlers can cast from £4.99 upwards in a boots or superdrug near you this to me is a total bargain. I mean Primark do nice pink ones for around £3 but they dont compete with these Eyeko ones.
I suggest that you stop reading this and head to your local newsagents to buy ones now.
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So recently I was at a training day organised by FeministaUK and well I enjoyed myself I didn't really feel like a Feminist. I mean, I love fashion, bronzer and well like my size 10 figure and ideally I would like to be a sleek size 8. Now I am not saying that to be a feminist you have to-be plus size, pal and ignorant to fashion but I that's how I felt at the end of the day. Feels like am trolling the feminist movement - which am not I just believe at all women not matter what their interests can be feminist.
Which is why I was so excited to see the Mae Movement - which is an organisation which highlights hand made fashionable bracelets from Nepal which helps women and girls earn their own money, fairly and safely. This is exactly the positive movement like FeministaUK, promotes women and allows you to spend your money and style yourself to show your opinions, which on occasion is all a women can do to support each other.
taken from http://www.maemovement.com
Now for those that aren't in the know...Nepal is a country with a high rate of female stigmatise. Many women are duped into leaving their homes under the pretences that they will receive better jobs and education in the cities, or sold into slavery by parents who may have no other options. The women are taken into sex trafficking where they are broken into the sex trade through vial methods including, torture, rape, humiliation, beatings, and psychological abuse.
Other women might find themselves exploited by force labour, where women have to work long hours in harsh conductions, imagine working 15 hour shifts, in cramped spaces, hot weather (or cold), with little food/water, fear of being beaten, raped for around 50p an hour, plus your working 6/7 days a week.
Selection of Mae Movement bracelets taken from Website
The Mae Movement is also a positive social organisation looking to help any movement or single person develop themselves to be all they can be. Headed by Haley and her mother who are active in changing the world through positive motivation. More about the bracelets can and Mae Movement can be found HERE.
Side note - I have recently purchased a set of the bracelets from Mae Movement and will do a post on or update this post on receiving them - they ship to the UK and many other countries outside the US.
Thanks for reading my little post - Take care xoxo
OMG its April, I know everyone and there dog says it but I cannot believe we are in April already! The best part about April is that it is now officially spring...someone should tell Mother nature to get a move on with some nice warm, weather
Any ways.. So you will probs notice that my pictures are not of anything new, lack of funds means that I will not be purchasing any make up/cloths/shoes/bags/nail polish pretty much anything fun for a while...BOO...
LanCome - I hate that I cant do the cute wee sign today is not my best work as you can tell if you read further down...if not no hard feelings. This foundation is awesome, I like that its really thin so you can have a basic daily look or a dramatic full coverage at night look.
Nars blush pallet - I don't actually know if you can get this still but if not I recommend just buying any pallet that you like as I can say their blush is awesome!
Benefit - This product has been discontinued.
Benefit again - Great for a little basing before your foundation :)
Benefit (seems that I like Benefit) - Brilliant powder I do the shameful thing of using this as a foundation when in a rush and using it to set foundation. I know bad girl! But it looks OK to me so!
Chanel Chance - I have been using the perfume last month but I do recommend buying the body spray its like £28 compared to £50 for the perfume.
Nars products I get from Frazers and my fav places to buy (who often have 10% off...yee) all my lovelies is Debenhams
Thanks for reading and please leave your links below so I can spy your favs.
No I don't normally post anything deep on here which is a shame because well whats the point in having a blog if your not going to try and change the world a little. So I though I would change that...and talk about a subject which I am very passionate about.
Anti Sex Trafficking, in my last year of university I completed a dissertation on the subject of sex trafficking. It was one of the hardest years of my life, not because it was an important year at university, because I dived into a subject which is so taboo and awful that no one could really support me on it. Or understand why I was getting so frustrated when people would change the subject, when I started talking about it, which am sure many people will stop reading this post, because it hard to acknowledge that slavery, yes slavery is how I would define human trafficking is a live and well today.
There is an assumption that women who are trafficked are willing participants but many are dupe into trafficking by "Boyfriend/Friend sanario." This is were a girl from a poor country, or state will be talking into leaving with someone on the pretenses that they will gain a better job, education if they leave. Often this is not the case and the girls will be taken into a country but then later have their passports and liberty removed within hours.
Then there the break in for these women/girls, this is how the traffickers will break these girls spirits and yes its just as awful as you see in Law and Order: SVU, if not worse. Women/girls will be gang raped, beaten, burned, humiliated, threatened (family/friends) and much worse until they comply with there owners needs. Even if the women/girls earn money from the prostitution they are forced into, they will have to pay fees i.e. rent, food, clothing, bedding, even pay to use the loo. A little to back home to their families so they wont be aware of the hell their daughters are going through. And probably much worse than even I can imagine.
Even if the traffickers get caught the women who are extremity traumatized from all their ordeals (that words seems silly but cant think of any other). Most are prosecuted, sent back home to be either be shunned and rejected by their communities if they find out what happened to them or re-trafficked by another gang or worse, killed. I should also point that many governments have laws and legislation which means any women/girl who reports themselves as being trafficked can seek help and some form of asylum mostly on the grounds that the help prosecute the traffickers - however if a large organisation who had been torturing you and the other women around you said they would torturer or kill your loved ones if you spoke out, would you?!
I believe Sex trafficking is just as horrific as slavery. The youtube video above by Michelle Phan, is very inspiring and somewhat wonderful. She has used her own personal reach to help highlight an monstrosity of our generation, and hopefully spark conversations with those who are important enough to make a change.
Thanks for reading and here are some helpful links for anyone looking for more information on Sex Trafficking or Human Trafficking: Please be aware that many charity organisations have a high level of confidentiality and will help any women who is trafficked without prejudice, or obligations.
Human Trafficking Foundation - http://www.humantraffickingfoundation.org/
Tara Group Glasgow - http://www.saferglasgow.com/what-we-do/support-services-for-victims/support-to-victims-of-human-trafficking.aspx
Following on from my last post (here) I thought well River Island is a little expensive. So I turned to my favorite online shop which is much more purse friendly Missguided. So here are my little picks - you should also sign up to Missguided e-mails as they often send out promotion codes and notifications of sales which is awesome.
Is anyone over winter yet?? I am so over it the cold, the drably cloths, although I am proud that I have not worn a black jacket this year my parka (here) has done me proud...but man I want some colour in my life again...I want the sun.
So to cheer myself up...although I am skint...I checked out the River Island early picks for Spring 2014 and heres what I love. (here)
What are you eyeing up for Spring 2014? Leave me a comment below so I can go spy it! Thanks for reading xoxo
Have you seen The Originals yet on Syfy?! Yip am a geek but its really good anyways I am also a big fan of Claire Holt aka Rebekah in the show and though I would share what products I would use to steal her beauty look.
Now this will not be a tutorial mostly because I am still learning how to do my make up never mind telling anyone else and second I hate pictures of myself unless am drunk..and you can only comprehend how approprite it would be to blog drunk!!
Step 1 the face -
1. Primer - Now am guessing being a vampy means that your face has to remain flowless which is would start off with my trusted Benefit Professional, as I dont want my foundation to move all over the place while am trying to look effortlessly cool!
2. Foundation - For that healthy glow I would have to go to my NARS sheer Glow foundation in Punja. Two coats for myself to get that over all deep coverage.
3. Set it in place people - MAC skin finish in medium. I dont want to look pasty, the un-dead look isnt what we are going for her so am setting with a nice medium toned powder, with a big blush brush, using big circular motions to make sure its even.
Step 2 The eyes -
1.Prime - Using NYX nude primer I would put that all over my eyes and even under the eyes you dont want to loose any definition.
2. Nake Pallet p taking the 3rd colour in we are going to put that all over the eye lid. As we can see from the lovely pic provided by google search Rebekah's look her is very natural. So with a little blending blush we are doing to define the crease with the 7th colour in (failing that take your bronzer, if mat n use that). Then with the very 1st colour or highlighter of your choice add a little highlight to under the eye brow and the wee big next to your noise! Not to much thou...remember no glitter balls before 5pm.
3. Concerler - If like me your a messy bum why not try me wee quick trick of applying concealer, Benefits Fake up in 01 for me as a duel corrector/illumine for under thous eye!
Dont forget those lashes, not a big fan of fakes like myself then use something like Soap and Glorys Thick n Fast to give that extra umf!
Step 3 - Back to that face.
1. Contour - now that we have done the eye, you can give your self a baby contour on what ever areas you like to define during the day mines is just the checks, jaw and a little on top!
3. Blush am using the NARS Orgasim here to just lighly give myself a healthy glow.
4. Lips - Macs Cosmo is my fav nude lip.
5. Set it - Urban Decays setting spray n your good to go.
Step 4 - The Hair
1. Using Bed Heads Queen Volume spray some into the roots of your hair before blow drying! Failing that try using some dry shampoo to add texture (if you have already dried your hair)
2. Use a medium size round push to blow dry your hair failing that just turn your head upside down...let gravity do your work.
3. Curl - take a 1.5 in wand - mines is the Rimilton Pear- and big sections of your hair and start curling remember to rotate the curls to keep them form become one...and always curl away from face!
4. Spray curls with your fav hair spray mines is Loreal extreme hold - I need it my curls tend to drop way too soon other wise!
Tip - If your finding your curls to curly don't panic - take a brush once you have finished n give them a little brush through to soften them out.
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