Jewellery and Accessories Storage.

Hey so I thought I would post a blog related to my love of jewellery today.

I was cleaning my room last night which was very therapeautic for once...and decided that it would be cool to show how I store my jewellery. I have changed how I store my jewellery so many times but I have kept it more or less like this for the past year with slight changes.

First off, I bought two corkboards from Ryman's and a few boxes of clear pins from Muji. I designated one board for my earrings and the second board for my necklaces.



I also have two really pretty and intricately hand made boxes. I absolutely love handmade, intricate and ethnic things. My friend bought me this (below left) on her travels to India. I love how beautiful the wooden carvings are, and I use it to store my rings.



The second box is really pretty too I love the hand painted pattern. My dad bought me this when he went to Pakistan a few years ago. I used to store my earrings in here when the collection wasn't so big but now I store stones, beads and jewellery that I may repair or create new pieces of jewellery from.



In my drawer, which I really need to re-organise, I bought 2 kraft boxes from Paperchase to store my bangles and hair accessories. To present my bangles, I bought thick Kraft paper that I cut into strips and rolled it up so it formed a tube, then I slid my bangles onto it. The second box is a mess. I really need to sort it out. It has an brightly coloured plant pot-come-hair-accessories pot which I bought from Ikea. It contains all my hair accessories (clips, pins, flowers, hair bands) and to the side I store all my alice bands. The 'mess' is made up of bracelets and bangles that I couldn't fit in the previous box.



I really do prefer this way of storing my jewellery and accessories as I can see them easily and pick out what I want to wear each day.

I hope you enjoy :)

An Unexpected Mac Haul...


Yes. I gave in to my makeup temptation today. I originally went in to pick up Select Moisturecover Concealer in NW20, as the Laura Mercier concealer lacks the illumination I feel under my eyes need. I was mooching about and ended up swatching the new collection 'A Tartan Tale'. I don't really follow the collections - I tend to buy usually one item and that's only if I think it's different and worth it! Although I own a fair amount of eyeshadows and liners, I think I am more of an eyeliner girl -I LOVE my bright colours especially on the lower lash line :D I fell in love with Undercurrent, which is a gorgeous tealy turquoise with gold shimmer. It is similar to Urban Decay's 'Covet' but the gold in Undercurrent is amazing! I also bought Petrol Blue which is a beautiful deep navy blue with shimmer. Whenever I wear blue, I really do think it makes my brown eyes 'pop' out more. I couldn't see 'Lord It Up' or 'Black Swan' but I did also swatch 'Black Line' which is pretty too but I thought I could pass on that. Nothing else really stood out for me in the collection and the packaging was not appealing at all. I also purchased my first MAC brush. The 217. I had read so many other blogs and reviews about it I though I would buy it and experiment. I experiment as soon as I got home and it really is a brush worth having. I was wearing Barry M Dazzle Dust 39 and blended a charcoal grey eyeshadow from Sephora in the crease and it looks pretty nice (if I might say so). So those were my purchases.

Earlier this week I received my order from ASOS. I purchased a Warehouse Bag as my East bag is getting very tatty now but unfortunately when it arrived the colour looked totally different from what I was shown on the site. Not good! I also purchased a Jersey Blazer but returned it along with the bag. It was a bit too small and it had shoulder pads which made me look like a an american football player. So I thought Khalaas, they have to go back! I have been on the hunt for a maxi dress and a skirt - no luck yet though!

Overall my weekend has been pretty busy but all good. Yesterday I travelled back to Birmingham as we had family visiting, family I had never met. It was lovely meeting them for the first time and it made me realise how much I really do love my family and how close we are. I hate it when I am just home for a 'flying visit'. It's going to be like that in 2 weeks when Eid Al- Adha takes place, as Eid falls on a weekday again.

Today I was at work. I care for an autistic girl for a few hours at the weekend so her parents get a break. She can't talk but communicates through a PECS book ( basically a picture book) , she enjoys being taken out and about which is nice and I enjoy my time with her. Afterwards I ventured to Selfridges to MAC to pick up my goodies and then I came home.

I have ironing to do now which I have been trying to avoid for the past 2 hours but I think I should attempt to iron some at least before it's time to crash out!

Peace out

Superquick Post. Superquick Look ;)

Hello people,

Earlier on whilst browsing the 'net I came across No 7 Makeup Artist Lisa Eldridge. I checked out her website ( www.lisaeldridge.com) and ended up watching a few of her makeup videos. What can I say? Wow! I love how she comes across as 'normal' and very down to earth and most importantly honest about makeup. One video I watched in particular was called 'Uber Bright Lips'. Sometime I want to wear just a bright lip colour but end up emphasizing my eyes more and then wearing a nude/neutral lip colour. So I took the plunge and decided to experiment there and then and voila this is how it turned out...




As she recommended, I kept the face makeup very minimal and used a gorgeous lip colour but softened so it wasn't so outrageous :P

Face products used:

Laura Mercier Oil Free Primer

Laura Mercier Tinted Moisturiser in Sand

Laura Mercier Secret Concealer in 02

Kryolan Translucent Setting Powder

NARS Blush in Orgasm



Eyes:

MAC Paintpot in Painterly

Sleek Storm Palette - Matte Taupe

Body Shop Shimmer Cubes Palette 06 - Mink?

Urban Decay Big Fatty Mascara


Lips:

Barry M Lip Paint in 145


Hope you like :)

Peace out my lovelies...