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...

A Weekend Full of Shopping!

Good Evening.

I was planning on typing up this blog earlier this morning but I had to pop out to get a few things.

Yesterday after work I met up with my sister for a late lunch-early dinner in central London, afterwards we had a mooch around the shops.

I never usually venture out to the shops on a Saturday, the reason being I have always had a job that entailed working at the weekend. However since September, I have been working two jobs, during the week I work as a teaching assistant and on a Sunday I work as a Short Breaks Carer, which leaves Saturday as my 'day off'. It was lovely spending the day with my sister but we both came to the conclusion that we can't shop for more than an hour or so especially on Oxford St!

We had both been wanting to purchase a few things so had a browse through the shops on Oxford St.

I purchased a few things mainly clothes...

*H&M: A Beautiful Poncho in 'Taupe'. I saw this last week, tried it on and fell in love with in. It comes in one size and four colour (Black, Grey, White and Taupe aka Brown :) ) and I chose 'Taupe'. It's really nice and light and perfect for days like yesterday when it was warm enough to wear a cosy cardigan.




*Zara: Flat Leather Boots in Tan. My current pair of boots are slowly deteriorating but I am going to continue to wear them until they literally fall apart. I know...it's a shame but they fit so good! It always happens when I find a pair of boots I like. I wear them to death! I bought these because I had been wanting a pair of flat boots for ages. With being 5ft 7in, sometimes I feel that wearing heels just makes me feel too tall and I wanted some boots that were more casual I guess. These are comfy and perfect. I plan on wearing these with skinnies. ( I couldn't find a photo of them on the Zara website but these are the nearest. Imagine the heel is completely flat and the top of the boot is overturned :) )




* Primark: Black Leather Pumps for work and Grey Plimsolls. ( I didn't think that they were that exciting to take a picture of). The black pumps are slightly pointed flat pumps, ideal for work as I am always on the go at work - running around after children! I bought the grey plimsolls as my current white plimsolls I bought from Office are heading for the bin soon. I primarily bought them for going to dance class but I could team them with 'Boyfriend' jeans and an piece of oversized knitwear. As usual I got a bargain, two pairs of shoes for £6!

I did purchase some other bits and pieces that aren't really that exciting...

Since none of the toiletries I wanted were in stock yesterday I ventured out to my local shopping centre to pick them up today.

I picked up Aussie Miracle Insurance for Coloured Hair, Neutrogena Oil Free Makeup Remover and Oil Free Moisturiser, Superdrug Vitamin E Skin Oil and Illuminating Moisturising Cream and Barry M Lip Paint in 150. Aussie, Superdrug Vitamin E and Neutrogena were all on offer which results in a triple bonus :D I kept umming and aahing about the Barry M Lip Paint but it's a colour I don't have and it's nice and neutral for Autumn/Winter.



So there we have it my weekend of shopping and if that wasn't enough I have my eye on a Maxi Dress and Maxi Skirt from ASOS...as I am getting a bit bored of wearing trousers to work even though they are practical!

I have noticed this is getting to be a beauty/fashion kind of blog but I will posting blogs on other issues/topics to that interest me.

Hope you all have a lovely start to the week :)

Peace and love,

Look Of The Day: Smoky

Heya Girlies...

Well I was practising bellydancing earlier and thought I would experiment with a smoky look before shimmying away :P
I usually like to wear neutral colours on my eyelid and then line my bottom lashline with a coloured eyeshadow/liner. I used a combination of products from a range of brands to come up with this look. It actually reminds me of Kim Kardashian's smoky eyes look.




Makeup products used: ( No primer used as I forgot to prep my eyelids before application)

Face:

*Body Shop Nature's Minerals Foundation in 04 and 05

*Laura Mercier Secret Concealer in No 2

*Body Nature's Minerals Blush in Golden Terracotta


Eyes:

* Body Shop Minerals Eye Shadow in Molten Brown

* Barry M Dazzle Dust in 27 (Gold Iridescent)

* Hashmi Kajal Liner in Black

* Urban Decay Big Fatty Mascara


Lips:


* Dermalogica Climate Control Lip Treatment

* No 7 Lipliner in Nude

* Rimmel Moisture Renew Lipstick in Nude Delight

* Barry M LipGloss Tube in 004




I hope you like the look and I am looking forward to experimenting with more colours. Apologies if the photo's aren't that great I had to use photobooth!

Peace and love,

Haulage!

Hey lovelies...

This is a post of all the things I have consumed within the past month or so...

* New Look Fairisle Pom Pom Hat and Scarf - I would never usually buy a matching set especially something like this as I don't like furry pom poms or fur but I tried them on and they were really cute, and I also needed a nice knitted scarf for this cold weather. The pattern is really nice too. Simple but cosy and cute.

*New Look Capped Gloves in Black - Whenever it comes around to this time of the year I always seem lose one glove! I chose these gloves as I thought they were cute and being black they go with pretty much everything.

* Peruvian Earrings - I bought these on eBay. The design on the circular piece of brown shell is so beautiful. Also I don't have these style of earrings in my collection plus they were pretty cheap at £4!

* Rimmel Nail Polish:

I Love Fruities in Black Cherry - a vampish purple which is slighly metallic. I tried it on yesterday but forgot to take a pic. It is perfect for this season.

60 Seconds in Europhia - a duotone mauvey/pinky brown metallic. I love it completely unique colour from any other colour I own. I tried it on and below is a pic :)






* MAC Eyeshadow Refill Pans:

Ricepaper - I had read a lot of other make up blogs and they seem to recommend 'Ricepaper' as a staple eyeshadow to your collection. I don't think I have ever noticed this colour in MAC. It is a light goldish colour which swatches quite lightly on my skintone. Anyways I took the plunge and bought as I felt that it would be a great brow highlighter.

Sushi Flower - This colour is so pretty and moreso perfect for Spring/Summer. It is a silky pink with slight reddish undertones. I fell in love with 'Sushi Flower' when a friend of my came to stay and we were discussing our makeup collections. She showed it to me and told me that she tends to use it with MAC Paradisco which I also own. (Another beautiful colour!)

* Urban Decay Book Of Shadows Vol 3 Palette - You are probably going to think that I am crazy. I bought this just over two months ago and I have not opened it to swatch the colours. Why?! I have just been incredibly busy with my two jobs, driving lessons and bellydancing to even find the time to sit down properly, swatch and experiment! I was hoping on getting around to it this week since I am on half-term but other jobs have gotten priority..over makeup...yes I know! Another reason was initially I was unsure as to exchange it for the Naked Palette but I have decided that I have pretty much half the colours in my makeup collection. Also it is a permanent palette which I can purchase whenever I feel it is needed. I will definetly do a post of it when I get around to opening it!!

* Laura Mercier Secret Concealer - I have just finished my MAC Moisturecover in NW20 which I use as an undereye concealer. It is a nice, lightweight and blendable concealer but I was thinking that during the colder months the skin around my eye area can get dry, so I was on the hunt for a more moisturising concealer. I went to Bobbi Brown and Benefit but found that the consistency was too heavy and then decided to try Laura Mercier as I already own a few products from her range. I matched myself to Shade No 2 (depending on the MUA I prefer to match my own shade as too many a time I have walked out with a shade that does not match my skintone!) It is a perfect match and I have been using it since and I do like it. It is lightweight and easy to blend and works wonderfully with the LM Tinted Moisturiser.

So that was my haulage...I do have a few other things I bought whilst I was on vacation in Paris in the summer from the Oh So Amazing Sephora..yes!! I love Sephora and I can't believe they closed down in the UK :( Oh well maybe that calls for another post on my purchases!

Well earlier this week I popped into Superdrug as I was hoping to purchase Barry M's new Nail Effects but I resisted! Hmm...it kind of looked a bit tacky to me, maybe in another colour it would look nice but I wasn't liking the results. I fell in love with two other products, a new Lip Paint in 150, a gorgeous pinky brown shade perfect for autumn and the Glitter Eye Crayon in Bronze ( I know glitter can look so childlike sometimes but it was sooo pretty!!)

I was a very good girl and resisted buying any makeup, partly because I was looking at my makeup storage and thinking I sometimes buy on impulse, wear it a few times and then it's back in my drawer :( So I am really trying to make good use of my make up. I did buy a face scrub and eye cream for £3 from Superdrug's Vitamin E range which I love. I adore the skin oil which I usually use in the evenings and I honestly wake up with softer and smoother skin. I bought a face scrub because I am not completely satisfied with the Neutrogena 'Deep Clean' one I am using at the moment...it's just not gritty enough and I feel as though I need a grittier and creamier one especially for these cold months. I bought their eye cream mainly because as previously mentioned the skin under my eyes is becoming a little dry again because of the weather, but i will be mixing this with my Soap and Glory Eye Brightening Moisture Serum to illuminate them too.

I have changed my make up routine slightly as of last week so I will hopefully write a blog and post some photo's :)

Peace and Love

My Makeup Routine.

Hey my lovelies,
Sorry for such a delayed post things have been quite busy with starting a second job...
This post will be discussing my current makeup routine - products that I love using at the moment!

So after I have carried out my cleanse, tone and moisturise ritual I apply:



LM Oil Free Foundation Primer (please not I do not wear foundation...ever). A MUA in Selfridges tried this product on me when she was matching me to a TM and I just loved how flawless and smooth my skin looked. I apply a pea sized amount to my face to moisturise and allow it to sink in.



MAC Moisturecover Concealer NW25 - I use this for underneath my eyes as I find that it is light enough and provides an excellent eye brightening effect.



MAC Select Concealer NC42 - I will dab this on any marks or blemishes and it really does provide excellent coverage.



LM Oil Free Tinted Moisturiser in Sand - The consistency of this TM is in between thin/thick. I personally think it is just right as with other TM's I have found them to be too light and of an ashy tone. I absolutely love the coverage it provides as well as how flawless my skin looks after application. (Also I have had this TM for almost a year and use it everyday and I am just coming to the end now!)



Kryolan Translucent Powder - I used to work in a makeup boutique in Covent Garden, 'B Never Too busy To Be Beautiful' and my colleague recommended me Kryolan aka Charles Fox Shop behind London Transport Museum. I usually swirl my face powder brush into the lid and tap of the excess powder which is enough to set the TM. It's light, colourless and sets the TM beautifully resulting in a radiant finish.



MAC Paint Pot in Painterly - When I ran out of my UDPP I decided I wanted to see what all the hype was about MAC Paintpots - Painterly in particular being a 'fab' eye primer. I have to say I do like it. It does keep my eyeshadow looking fresh all day but I have had for just over 6 months and it seems like it's going a little dry.



MAC Paint Pot in Rubenesque - I LOVE this colour. It's so pretty and really compliments my skin tone which is fair-medium. I apply this with my finger as I find that I can blend it easily than with a brush, the application can be patchy.




Shu Uemura Drawing Liner in Black - Another product I highly rate. It is super smooth and a really intense black which glides on beautifully. I apply this with a fine tipped eyeliner brush I bought from the GOSH range in Superdrug.



Body Shop Eyelash Curler - I HAVE to curl my lashes and I really notice the difference when I don't. I can't compare as I have only used the Body Shop Eyelash Curler but it really is worth the investment :)



UD Big Fatty Mascara - I have been reaching out for this mascara at the moment. It delivers great colour, volume and curls wonderfully. I was a bit hmmm... about this mascara at first but I figured that it was how I applied it. Technique is so important!



UD 24/7 Glide On Eyeliner - Depending on my mood/outfit I'll reach for an UD 24/7 Glide on Eyeliner usually in a bright colour but lately I have been using Zero.



Nars Blush in Madly - This has definetly been my staple blusher for the past year. It is such a lovely colour - pinky brown and brightens up my complexion without a doubt. I love my blusher!!






Rimmel Lipstick in Foxy or Nude Delight - Again depending on my makeup/outfit I have been reaching for Rimmel's Lipstick in Foxy quite a bit and I love it. Especially if my eye makeup is neutral - a slick of Foxy looks lovely. If I wear colours on my eyes then I tend to use Nude Delight which is gorgeous!

I am so glad I have finally gotten around to completing this post. These are the products that I have been using pretty much for the past year. I do use other products in my makeup collection too but these are the ones I reach for mainly. Although I do have a feeling that now that colder months are here I will be changing my makeup routine - will keep you all posted though :)

*Please note that all photo's have been taken from google as I can't find my camera lead :( Hopefully will turn up soon!*

Peace and love,