Summer Makeup {1}

So I have named this Summer Makeup {1} as I have a feeling when I get back from Morocco I will be changing my makeup hence numero {2}!

The weather as of late has been sweltering although saying that my makeup has surprisingly stayed on better than I have expected. So here's the lowdown of my makeup look at the moment.

Face: LM Primer, LM Tinted Moisturiser in Sand, LM Secret Concealer 4, MAC Moisturecover Concealer in NW20

Cheeks: NARS Blush in Madly, TBS Baked Bronzer in 01, Sue Moxley Baked Highlighter in Miami

Eyes: Collection 2000 Liquid Liner in Black, Models Own Eyelash Curlers, Revlon Photoready Mascara (my fave mascara ever!), GOSH Eyeliner in Blue Grass (think it is discontinued?)

Lips: Sleek Tinted Lip Colour Pot in Peach as base, MAC Jazzed Lipstick, UD Pocket Rocket Lipgloss in Clear

Et voila! I like how it's just an uber natural look with a splash of colour. ( I have posted a second photo so that you can see the deep turquoise liner on my bottom lash line.)

Hopefully I will be blogging when I am back from Morocco...or I might even surprise you all but for now take care and enjoy your summer!

Love Sara xx

NQT year DONE. School is OUT. Summer is ON!

Apologies - my bad as I have not blogged in a whole long while! The summer term in school is by far the most busiest. Honestly there is zero time to sit down and relax for 5 minutes! Although I am pleased and relieved that I have passed my first year as a teacher and it has been so enjoyable! Yes, school is finally out for the summer!!

What have I been upto? Erm...to be honest lazing around since Wednesday and going out for Iftar with friends. I think the tiredness of the term is slowly catching up on me. I have actually been having proper lie-ins for like the first time this year. Although they will soon be phased out once I get bored! It has been really hard trying not to think about school work for September and even when I am on the net I find myself veering to Amazon or School resource websites ( sad I know!) But I have been reasonably good today...

I was in Paperchase the other day having a mooch around the card section and it got me thinking that I really should get back into card making. I used to love it so much but then when I started working it took a back seat. So one of my aims this summer is to create a mahoosive collection. Yes I am being serious and possibly sending a sample to Paperchase (fingers crossed!) Alongside that aim, I also want to create a website for my art work....although I need to crack on making some more art if I want to showcase it to the public. We'll see...

I'm also off to Morocco in 10 days which I am so excited about. I will hopefully be teaching out there for 2 weeks as well as fitting in some sightseeing. I will be blogging when I get back now but before then I have a makeup post about my latest makeup.

That's all for now...

Love Sara xx

Update on Me :)

So I thought I would type up a blogpost before I head home today for my friend's wedding which takes place tomorrow. I can't wait!

I was deciding on what to do my blogpost on as this week as been pretty crazy and stressful with packing and school work! My room is a complete mess at the moment...well not so much as everything is in boxes but you know what I mean. I probably sound really OCD but I think I am going to repack everything into the boxes...I envisaged all of one particular item in one box but I have just ended up filling all the boxes with whatever can fit!

A job for Friday I guess.

So, moving place is so hectic but I am looking forward to moving in with my sister. It has been a long time coming but the moment is finally here! Even if it is for a year...I assume she will get engaged/married next year and I might decide to go abroad and teach. Nothing set in stone at the moment but just potential plans. 

Other than that...I had time to dye my hair :P as usual a top up of red hair dye which I cannot get enough of and then just playing around with my makeup. I find that go in and out of phases of uses some makeup products and then revert back to a particular every now and again. At the moment, I haven't been wearing a lot of eye colour, just standard black eyeliner and a pop of a flushed cheek colour along with a pale pink lip ( loving OCC Lip Tar!)

So here is a more recent pic that I took 2 days ago...the day after I dyed my hair and literally scrunched in some mousse and curl cream and pinned it up. I will note down the makeup below. Tomorrow I will be adding just a pop of colour as I am attending a Pakistani Wedding which are about bright and vibrant colours! I am wearing a sea green suit/lengha with silver embroidery (top and skirt) but want to keep the makeup quite natural. I will try to get a decent pic before I go and do a post sometime next week or on Friday as my internet goes this weekend so they can transfer it to my new addy.

Make up used:

Face: 

LM Oil Free Primer, LM Tinted Moisturiser in Sand, LM Secret Concealer in No4, MAC Moisturecover Concealer in NW20 (undereyes).

Cheeks:

 LM Illuminating Quad in Coral Red, Sue Moxley Baked Highlighter in Miami

Eyes: 

Shu Uemura Painting Liner in Black, Barry M Black Eyeliner, MUFE Smoky Lash Mascara, BN2B2BB Eyeshadow in pearlescent white.

Lips: 

TBS Lip Butter in Dragonfruit (prep and prime lips), OCC Lip Tar in Hush with a slick of Barry M LipGloss in No4.

Stay Blessed and I'll hopefully be blogging by Friday!

Love Sara xx

Pretty, pretty nails...

Another nail post. It seems like this blog is turning into a manicure blog :P

Well a few weeks ago I saw that Models Own had brought out some new nail art pens. They  are infact a collection of pastel nail pens ranging from lemon sorbet to strawberry meringue.

I was initially only going to pick up one but then that changed when I had lots of ideas for nail art patterns. So I bought a pastel bluey-purple and a pastel lilac-purple. Both are so pretty.

I used Barry M Blueberry as the main colour and then painted my ring finger with Barry M Lychee and then painted on a paisley/henna pattern with the bluey-purple nail art pen.

Love the colour of my nails!

On that note I've actually just finished painting my nails now...but more a neutral colour for this week. I have mixed Barry M Lychee ( beige) with Rimmel 60 Seconds (Pink Princess) which gives a gorgeous muted pink beige colour similar to Essie Van D'Go which I want!

Lots of blessings and love,

Sara xx

Pretty 'n' Pink Paisley Nail Manicure

Hello lovelies :)

I am trying out blogging from my S3 today to see how it is. I thought I would do a quick nail post as I gave myself a mani on Saturday and I am LOVING it!

I painted my nails with a basecoat and then applied  2 coats of Barry M Gelly Nail Polish in Grapefruit to all nails except my ring fingers. It's a bright pink almost neon/fluorescent nail colour perfect for this beautiful weather :) I then applied 2 coats of Barry M Gelly Nail Polish in Lychee which is a lovely creamy ivory colour. I sealed the rest of my nails with Seche Vite and then another topcoat. RESULT: UBER SHINY NAILS.

I then used a Topshop nail art pen in bright pink and designed a paisley/henna pattern on my ring fingers...and sealed it with Seche Vite and a topcoat. I love it....my nails looks really on trend now and definitely compliment this gorgeous weather :p

Have any of you created a spring/summer mani?

Love and blessings, Sara xx

Make Up/Jewellery Re:Organisation

So I mentioned in my previous post or two that I had reorganised my makeup a while ago. Organisation and I go hand in hand...I pretty much reorganise things alot whether it's in my place or even at school. I just like changing things every now and again to give it a more refreshed look.

I store all of my makeup and some of my jewellery in Muji storage. It is basically a set of clear acrylic drawers which give a more cleaner look. Also, it really helps when I can see what makeup or jewellery is in each drawer when I need to use/wear it in the morning!

I will try and do a more detailed post so you can see what is in drawer but just for now I will list them.

In the storage beside my makeup there are 2 divided drawers and 1 slimline which contain my earrings. 

Slimline Drawer: Handcrafted/Ornate earrings

Drawer 1: Colour coded jewellery

Drawer 2: Gold and silver

Muji Large Acrylic 5 Drawer:
1.Gel Eye liners, potted eyeshadows and shimmer cube palettes
2. Liquid Eye liners, mascaras, eyeshadow palettes
3. Fake eyelashes and eyeshadow palettes
4. Blushes, highlighters, bronzers
5. Random drawer - duplicates in case I run out

Muji Small Acrylic 2 Drawer:
1. Lipsticks
2. Lipglosses

Muji Small Deep Acrylic 2 Drawer:
1 & 2. Nailpolishes

I do have nail polishes on top of these drawers as I have too many (really need to purchase another set of drawers) and on top of the makeup drawers I have a pot of brushes and a pot of eyeliners with loose eyeshadows pots too!

Sometimes I look at the makeup I have and think I have way too much but then when I read other blogs and watch You Tube videos it really doesn't seem a lot at all :P

Love and Blessings, Sara xx

Is Summer finally here?

This week has been so lovely in London. The sun was out and it definitely felt like a UK summer. As usual, it's the UK so it has to rain at some point and it has today but still the sunshine is out!

So, I've been back at school for 2 weeks now and the cycle of work has officially started. This week has been unbelievably busy! I have felt a bit of stress or frustration as we have had so many deadlines but not enough time to complete them. I have had SO many meetings this week that ran over and then it was time to leave work. So yes, it has not been quite a productive week. However I intend on getting up to date with some things this weekend at some point (as I have been relaxing all day so far :D).

Rant over.

I have enjoyed being back at school. I really missed the kids in my class and bless their little socks. I received bunched of flowers every single day this week ( flowers picked from people's gardens I assume :P) I also bought them caterpillars as a temporary classroom pet and also as a stimulus for their writing. They are really enjoying looking after them and I pray that the caterpillars do transform to butterflies so they can set them free too.

On another positive note, as soon as I returned to work I had an observation and I am so glad it went well. I have minor areas to improve on which is totally understandable as I am in my first year of teaching. I can't believe how fast this year has gone and I have one formal observation to go before I complete my induction year. I am hoping that I will be in Year 1 again next year so I can tweak things in my classroom and make it as vibrant and stimulating as it is this year. So yes, school is going well.

However, there has been one thing that has deflated me a bit this week. I had my appraisal with my mentor which went well. I was told to follow up one of my objectives which is to raise the profile of art within the school. So I spoke to the Arts Leader about developing this Art Award programme and it just felt like she wasn't really interested/couldn't be bothered. So, I'm a bit like well if I am passionate about the arts why I can't go for it and develop it for the school...?

Other than that...I am having a relaxing weekend. I had a good lie in this morning and feel re-energised. I just need to keep on top of things and get back into the routine I was in during the Autumn term, which was in at work for 7am and out at 5.45pm - and utilise my time more effectively.

Oh..also I have decided to get back into volunteering. I applied to two organisations..one to teach in Morocco and the other to work at an orphanage in Ghana...initially I intended on going for 7-10 days due to Ramadan but I have decided to go for 2 weeks now, so will be celebrating Eid for the first time by myself in Morocco which is exciting! I can't wait! I still want to fulfill my dream of working in an orphanage though too...maybe I will do that next Summer or during the Easter...

Well I better start working through my 'To Do' list now...if I get most things finished this evening I get to relax tomorrow which sounds good to me :)

Oh yes I just remembered I was going to do a makeup storage post which I shall hopefully do either later on or most likely tomorrow now.

Love and blessings, Sara xx