Lady Versatile

Mermaider

2011-06-15T23:41:00.002+01:00

Just A little post.
I'd seen a few looks lately with these type of colors. And was really inspired by Illamasqua skin sketching technique.
And this is the result. Photos are taken after about 4-5 hours at work, and with the main light source being the TV. But I thought I'd share anyways :)

Cute Cupcakes

2011-06-13T00:11:00.004+01:00

Right, so in my joy of discovering Bakerella I wanted to share my first try at these cupcake baskets she's done.

I did try my hand at some cupcake bites, but had some difficulty, and need some more kitchen tools to make them presentable (but they were very tasty despite being misshapen).

I did try and make basket handles for mine, but didn't find any sour straws anywhere, and trying to braid laces wasn't sturdy enough to stand. So I just focused on getting the sanding sugar look right. Will have to look for lager muffin cups if I try and decorate with mini candy, just so there is a bigger surface to work with.

Enjoy the snaps of the result:

Sunset Over the Sea

2011-06-09T14:25:00.003+01:00

Yesterday I saw these photos take for Rachel's Wonders Jewellery.

They were modeled by Sherbet Fizz with make up by Samantha Gardner make-up.

And I think it is stunning work.

So I decided to try and make a similar look my self today. I sort of reminds me of a sunset over the sea.

My orange eyeshadow isn't very pigmented, but I think it worked out all right anyways.

Gosh Quattro eye shadow Q 33 Toucan (yellow color)

Gosh Quattro eye shadow Q53 Aloha (orange and pink color)

Stargazer eyeshadow in Red

MAC Shroom and Vanilla

Gosh Velvet Touch Eye Liner - Waterproof in Blue Lagoon

Gosh Extreme Art Eye Liner 10

HR Mascara Lash Queen Sexy Blacks

check her out!!!

2011-06-09T13:43:00.002+01:00

Turtle Beauty is having a give away because she hit 500 followers.

She does loads of great reviews, FOTD, hauls and I love her outfit videos.

So she is giving away a great prize, and I think you should all go check it out :)

Turtle Beauty: GIVEAWAY

Absence

2011-06-06T12:23:00.005+01:00

I've been feeling very distracted lately, and not felt the time to blog. Are trying to renovate a house in the spare time, and so have very little time for food and make up, and especially taking time to take photos and blog a bout it too.

But a little update on what I've been up to the last few months in picture form:

I got my first Nails Inc. polish this month. It came with In Style magazine. I liked it cause I have no polishes in that kind of color. I paired it with tips made with a Sally Hansen polish in the color Royal Romance.

I've also been baking a bit. I made this cinnamon carrot cake with a cream cheese topping.

Bad picture I know, but I was in a hurry. I was at a wedding this weekend, and this is how a had my nails. I used: Bourjois in Beige Paris 39 as a base, Sally Hansen in Royal Romance for the flower petals, Max Factor Nailfinity in 704 Disco Pink for the center of the flowers, and for dots around the flowers I used Bourjois in Rose Fashion 52 and OPI in Pearls Night Out.

It's nice when the other half cooks for you, and especially nice when it's food like this :D Yummy Greek style lamb shank with sweet potato mash and veg.

Mazarin cake. First time I tried to make my own... was a bit on the dry side, so will have tweak the recipe for next time... but most definitely edible, only lasted a few days around here :)

I've been meaning to do a post about this website, but never got to it. It's called Feminine Wear.
I got these washable face pads, to replace cotton pads. And it has really cut down on my use of cotton wool... I still have cotton wool, but use it mainly to remove nail polish. I hope to get more on a later date, so I can stop using cotton wool completely for my face, and only have it in for nail polishes. Their service was really fast, and they have tons of things if you are thinking of being a bit more environmentally friendly.

Moroccan style chicken and chickpeas stew. Bad photo in bad light though.

I played a bit with MAC Impasionate lipstick :)

This was so yummy. Made a few time now. It's a green Thai chicken curry. And amazing. Will try and post the recipe next time I make it.

Home made fishcakes. Simple served with boiled potatoes and carrots.And a little portion of homemade remoulade.

I've got a tons more to show, and hope that I'll get a bit more time soon. All depends on that house :)

And lastly I'd just like to promote Bakerella. Was told about this site by a friend, and it is amazing!!!!!

Organic fruit veg and salad delivery

2011-02-17T22:14:00.005Z

We started buying organic fruit veg and salad boxes online, and I just thought I'd share what we got this week :)

First we have apples, pears and mango

Carrots and cooked beetroot

Grapes

Lettuce, broccoli, celery and leeks

Cauliflower, pepper fruit, broccoli, leeks and lettuce

Onions and parsnips

Pepper, mushrooms and tomatoes

Valentine

2011-02-17T01:11:00.004Z

Just thought I'd share a bit from valentine's day.

First photo is of the pretty flowers my man got me. Carnations are my favorites :)

Next I'd done my nails up after a video from Illamasque, about how to make the nails featured in the campaign for the Throb collection. I'd use other colors next time, with a bigger contrast. And I've reshaped the attachment now for next time as well.

The nail attachment before painting it.

Fish Cakes

2011-02-17T00:40:00.009Z

I've been missing fish cakes since moving from Denmark. Over here fishcakes are all breaded, and just not "real fish cakes" to me :)

And as I have yet to come across a place here that sells minced fish, I decided to start making my own.

I get out my blender (all round kitchen machine). I add 1 onion cut in large chunks, and then I give it a blend to make it finely chopped. Then I add about 500 grams of mixed fish, I bought a fish pie mix from the store (salmon, haddock and smoked haddock). Then I blend again.

Now you have 2 choices, depending on how coarse you like your fishcakes. 1) If you like them coarse, you scrape the onion and fish out of your blender into a bowl and mix the rest with a spoon, or 2) If you prefer a fine texture, leave the onion and fish mix, and mix the rest in using the blender.

Now add 1 egg plus 1 egg white. 50 ml soy milk (or normal milk), 100 ml gluten free flour (or regular flour), salt, pepper and some dill. Mix until you have an even mass.

Heat some oil in a frying pan. Then scoop the mince up with a tablespoon and place the mix on the frying pan. Fry until golden brown.

I served it with a salad and new potatoes plus a home made onion sauce.

Onion sauce was made by frying slices of onion in a pan. Then adding a little vinegar, salt, pepper and a tiny bit of sugar. Then add some vegetable stock and bring to the boil. Thicken with cornflour dissolved in a little bit of soy milk.

Cobbler

2011-02-11T22:25:00.003Z

A few weeks ago me and my man was watching TV, and someone was given a peach cobbler. I've never actually tried a cobbler before, and it looked really yummy.

Since I had some apples, that needed to be used, I thought instead of making a crumble, I'd try a apple and peach cobbler.

So I searched my cook books and found nothing. Then I goggled it, and found a lovely one on.

The recipe is "unfortunately" from an American site, which raises the problem of conversion into metrics for me :) (I have no clue on American measurements what so ever lol)

But I found a good site for converting.

It is yummy, and not the last time I'd make a cobbler :)

I made mine gluten and dairy free using gluten free flour, pure sunflower spread, soy milk and soy yoghurt.

Also be careful about the cooking time. It was a little much for the edges of mine, think I'd given mine a check after 15 minutes, to see if it really needed 20 total :) Could just be my oven though.

Served it up with soy whipping cream with a dash of vanilla extract stirred in.

"Fast Food"

2011-02-10T23:08:00.002Z

So today I needed to make something quick and easy for dinner. So I turn to stir fry style food :)

I finely chopped leeks and celery, and fried them in a pan. Then I added some prawns, salt, pepper and saffron soaked in a little bit of hot water. Then I added a tiny bit of soy milk, and let it boil for a little minute. Then I squeezed the juice of half a lime and stirred that in.

Served in a bowl with rice noodles :)

It was yummy, and took max 20 minutes (incl. the time to clean and chop veg.)

Back again.

2011-02-09T23:18:00.005Z

Been a long time since I last blogged. Been mad busy over Christmas and New Year. So when January arrived I was tired and in need of holiday.

And then I went hardcore with my diet. All dairy and gluten have been cut out. My skin is clearing, I have better sleep, I'm feeling less snooty, etc. I generally feel a lot better! (If you understand Danish I recommend Kernesund for reading material on this.)

Also tried my first ever fresh organic fruit and veg box service. And I love it! I'm eating more of it now :)

So I thought I'd do an update with some photos of what I've been up to lately. Mostly food :)

Pictures are all with my phone, as I've not been able to locate the camera cable to charge it.

Right we start out with a smoothie. I think that one was peach and strawberry. I like to add pea protein in it, as I can't have whey or casein type proteins.

This upside down one is of Kedgeree. A breakfast type curry dish with fish and egg. I used smoked salmon fillet for mine.

This picture is of my new dragonfly necklace. I saw it in the window of Accessorize. And I had to get it. It was only £10, so didn't break the bank. I've badly wanted a dragonfly necklace, ever since I read Twenties Girl :)

I've started baking my own bread, as I don't like the gluten free bread from the stores. These loafs are sunflower seed ones, and are really super tasty (might blog on that recipe later). You wouldn't know it was gluten free, unless you were told.

This is a breakfast I made with boiled leftover brown rice, dates, apple juice and soy milk. Just boil it all together and add flavor with cinnamon and lemon peel. Served with fresh apple chunks.

This is Risengroed. It is a kind of rice pudding, served with a sprinkle of cinnamon sugar and a little lump of butter melting in the center. ( I had this at Christmas, before I cut dairy and gluten out :) )

These After Eight cookies are amazing and dangerous!!! (can't just have 1)

http://www.misschievous.tv/2010/12/chocolate-mint-candies-cookies.html

This was how I made my nails up for New Years.

This is a picture of a chocolate orange shake, which isn't too bad for you. It is made with soy yogurt, 100% cocoa powder, orange juice, soy milk and peanut butter. Yummy! :)

Boadicea

2010-11-02T22:18:00.003Z

As I was thinking over different ideas for my entry to the Myths and Legends contest by MissChievous, I did a few looks. And I was really happy with how this turned out. I was inspired by a drawing I'd seen of Boadicea. And I just went for it, without having a sketched plan for what I was doing.
I hope you like it.

It's a bit messy around the edges, but I didn't have any direct plans for the pattern.

I did however reuse a bit of the pattern from this look, when I did the Shield Maiden look, that I ended up using as my submission.

Here is the video for the Shield Maiden look.

My Dark Magic & Violetta

2010-10-27T22:28:00.004+01:00

FOTD time!!

I can't remember exactly what I did for my skin... concealer and mineral foundation I think.

But for the rest of my make up I used:

MAC Shroom e/s for highlighting my brow bone
MAC My Dark Magic MES from the VV collection on my lid and lower lash line.
I did have to use a mixing medium to get the right color pay of though. (I used a homemade medium made from glycerin and boiled water.)
MAC French Quarters GPS to line my lash line
black kohl on my waterline
MAC white frost e/s in the inner corner of my eye
HR mascara in black
Benefit Browzings
MAC Briar Rose Beauty Powder from the VV collection as blush
MAC Violetta l/s on lips I'd lined with a neutral lip liner

Hope you like it. I went for products mainly from the Maleficent part of the VV collection.

Quick post

2010-10-27T15:46:00.002+01:00

My cold sores finally healed!!! I'm so happy about that. I hate them so much.
Unfortunately got a cold now, so my nose is a bit skinless, but still better than the sores.

I lightened my hair last week. I had my boyfriend help me do the root on the back of my head. I think the color turned out well. (I'll do a post on the makeup you can't really see in this photo later tonight)

Today I also gave my self a haircut for the first time. A bit scary to do, but I found a video on YouTube, with a great tip for cutting the back straight (most videos were for layered cuts, that my hair is way too fine to pull of).

I also cut some layers in the front of my hair, but I didn't need a video to show me how to do that :D
I think it all turned out really well. I'll try and take some photos for you all to see. Only needed a little help with the back. One side had a bit that was too long still, but got some one to fix that for me... one quick little snip :)

And last I did a quick meal last week. I couldn't really be bothered with too much work, so:

I boiled 2 pieces of chicken breast. Cut some mangetout in half. Sliced mushrooms. Fried the veg in a bit of oil. Cut the boiled chicken into chunks and add them to the pan together with a sachet of Pad Thai sauce. Served with rice noodles. Took 15 minutes to do :D

And it was really yummy.
x

Swatches :)

2010-10-12T16:35:00.005+01:00

I've now managed to try out all the Venomous Villains nail polishes.
And I love them! I like the Mean and Green color the best, but the other two are gorgeous too :)

So below I have some pictures of them. I do apologize for the mess in the Bad Fairy pics, I didn't have time to clean up the edges. Plus I'm in the need of a manicure.

Bad Fairy:

Formidable:

Mean & Green:

Productive day

2010-10-11T22:14:00.003+01:00

So today I did a fair bit :)
Managed 3 loads of laundry. Then made a batch of pannacotta. And then baked a portion more of my muffins.

So I was feeling good about my self :D

So for dinner tonight I made a dish inspired by these chili king prawns we'd had from the Chinese :)

I fried thin sliced onion and peppers till tender . Added salt chili pepper and lime juice and king prawns. Served it up with Udon noodles. Was actually really tasty, thought I did well, although I do think I'll add more chili next time.

Enjoy! x

Random Sunday post

2010-10-10T22:04:00.002+01:00

I just wanted to do a little post. Earlier this weekend I was talking about a salad dressing, I currently love. It's the simplest thing in the world. I mix sesame seed oil, rice vinegar and agave syrup. It just tastes yummy :D

And I've started reading the first Twilight book. So far actually liking it. Was worried I'd find it a bit to teeny angsty, but isn't as bad in that department, as I thought.

Might post about food tomorrow. I'll be trying out something new with king prawns, inspired by some king prawns we got from the Chinese take away :)

x

Do you know the muffin man?

2010-10-09T22:14:00.004+01:00

So as I said in my post earlier today, I was going to bake muffins. I found my allergy cookbook, and used that as a base idea.
I used about 200ml of rice milk, 250gr. flour, 2 eggs, 50gr. melted soy spread, 50gr. of dark muscovado sugar, 1 tablespoon of gluten free baking powder, a pinch of salt, a teaspoon of cinnamon, half a teaspoon of allspice, 50gr. of raisins, and 3 apples from the garden peeled and cut into chunks.
I used my silicone muffins moulds for the first time. And how I LOVE them!!!! I just put a thin layer of soy spread in the moulds, and then filled them with the dough. I baked them in the oven for 15 minutes at 180 degrees Celsius.

They are very delicious. And not too sweet. They kinda remind me of the cake called Herman.

I hope you'll enjoy.
x

Huge MAC haul

2010-10-09T12:48:00.005+01:00

Lately I've been making a lot of food posts. Today is going to be my latest haul. I've not done any beauty for a while, since I've been having cold sores. And as for my tutorial video, we've still got some software problems, so that might take some time to fix :(

But on the note of beauty:
MAC and Disney have made a make up collection called Venomous Villains (VV). And I've been really excited about some of the stuff in that collection. I love Maleficent!!! I ordered my stuff online. I have been on the page, and a fair few things are already sold out!

I've been getting some other permanent line MAC stuff this month too, and below are my pics of what I got :) (except for a picture of the greasepaint stick in French Quarters from the Dr. Facilier part of VV)

The VV Collection haul.

From the Cruella part: Sweetjoy and De-Vil

From the Evil Queen: Vile Violet and Vanglorious

Maleficent: Violetta lipstick (beautiful color, is a permanent color in the Pro range)

Wrong Spell lip gloss (is a strange color, but I weirdly like it)

Some of my permanent line haul

Innocence, Beware! lipstick from Cruella

Impassioned lipstick (permanent line haul)

The 2 mineralize eye shadows from Maleficent: She Who Dares and My Dark Magic

Painterly Paint Pot (from my permanent line haul)

Permanent line eyeshadow inserted into my new Pro Palette: (top to bottom, starting top left)

Shroom, Vanilla, Malt, Twinks

The 219 pencil brush

Bite Of An Apple blush (Evil Queen) and Truth And Light, magically cool liquid powder from the Dr. Facilier part (this stuff is really funky. Feels cold to the skin, sorta wet. Gives an amazing glow to the skin)

Top left: Briar Rose beauty powder (Maleficent). Top right: Oh So Fair beauty powder (Evil Queen). Bottom: Bite Of An Apple Blush (Evil Queen)

Maleficent nail polishes: Formidable, Mean & Green, Bad Fairy

Heartless lipstick

When I have cold sores, I don't really use a lot of makeup. I'm scared of getting the virus in to my products. I stick to a bit of eyeshadow, mascara and some concealer. But as soon as they are gone, I'll be playing with all this stuff, and I shall upload what I get out of it :)

I've already got some swatches of Mean & Green nail polish, and I'm going to try out Formidable today. I'll upload my swatches later. Nail polish is luckily not going anywhere near the cold sores :D

As for food. my dinners lately have been salads with different meats. Not the most exciting food to blog about. Although I might share my currently favorite dressing with you in an upcoming post. I might even make some muffins today as well.

Egg fried rice dish

2010-10-05T15:20:00.003+01:00

I had a lovely conversation with my sister last week. And we started talking about food. She asked me about this rice dish I'd done when she'd visited me a few years back. I finally remembered which dish she was talking about :)

I originally learned an egg fried rice dish from my friend Sarah, who had been living in Thailand.
I actually can't remember which spices she used and so on, so over time I've changed it a bit.

Below I'll do a quick run through of the steps.

Enjoy the slide show :)

Photo and video editing at www.OneTrueMedia.com

First cut chicken breast into small thin pieces. Then put the chicken in a bowl with Teriyaki marinade.

Chop carrots in thin pieces, and finely chopped an onion.

Then make a marinade with Tamari (any soy sauce will do), smoked paprika, ground ginger, pepper, line juice and finely chopped garlic. Mix all the ingredients in a small bowl.

Fry the teriyaki chicken. Then removed it from the frying pan for later.

Next fry the onion and carrots till the onion is clear and the carrots are tender. Then add the marinade you mixed.

Next add the fried chicken again along with some boiled rice. Mix it all together.

Then ad whisked egg to the pan and stir till the egg is all fried.
And the dish is ready to serve.

You can do this without the chicken and use the rice as a side dish.

I'll hope you enjoy this dish.

x

Sushi

2010-09-29T22:32:00.005+01:00

So I LOVE sushi!!! It's yummy.

Today I made 2 kinds.

This first picture is what I made with the left overs, that I didn't have nori for :)

My fist roll here is a simple one. Rice, smoked salmon and yellow pepper wrapped in nori. Simple but I love salmon.

The one in the next picture I did some prep for.

I chopped some prawns and put them in a bowl with dill, wasabi paste, mayo, finely chopped red pepper, juice from half a lime and some light seasoning with salt and pepper. Mix it and roll it up in the nori.

Sushi is quite simple to make. All you need is a bamboo mat. I usually put cling film between the mat and the nori. I find it helps me to make less of a mess. If people request it, I might try and film next time I do sushi, to give an idea of how I do it all :)

For the sushi rice, I follow the boiling instructions on the pack, and then I add my marinade (rice wine vinegar, salt and sugar) and stir to cool, before I use it.

Easy linguine

2010-09-27T16:05:00.002+01:00

I was going to spend today experimenting with stuff for the make-up competition, but I woke up with a cold sore, and am feeling ill from the meds for it, so I'll just settle with posting last nights dinner.

Below you have the image of my ingredients

Peeled and chopped tomatoes

Lean mince

Chunky cut onions and fresh garlic splits

Chunky cut red and yellow peppers

Sage and smoked salt

Smoked paprika, cinnamon, thyme and pepper

Basel and garlic linguine

You boil the linguine.

Fry the mince in a bit of oil. Then add onion and garlic and fry till onions go clear. Then add the peppers, tomatoes and spices and herbs. Let simmer for a few minutes and serve. Top with some green olives.

Variation tips:

You can add cream or some red wine to the dish for a different flavour.

Or if you're in Denmark (or if you have access to it), you can add a scoop of Buko Pikant Ost (a cream cheese with a spice/herb mix), and then not add the sage and smoked salt. It'll give the dish a really lovely taste :)

New Looks + Still for my first tutorial

2010-09-26T15:51:00.002+01:00

So the above picture was taken after I filmed the tutorial. I still need to get the footage on the PC and edit it, but I thought I'd share the result of the makeup.

In this picture I've used a gold shadow in the inner corner, and a gel liner from Clinique (think it's called Egyptian) and blended that out. I think it gives a really nice color as an eyeshadow. I've not been using much of it, so I thought, I'd try something new with it, cause I really like the color. I'll be doing that again :)

This look is made with a Gosh quad called Tucan (yellow green blue and turquoise). I just thought I'd try and make a look solely with that palette. I might try one with the other Gosh quad I have (think that one is called Aloha, pink blue orange and green).

dinner today :)

2010-09-25T23:03:00.003+01:00

I started today by making desert :) Vanilla and lime pannacotta.

Below you see my ingredients:

7 sheets of gelatine
3 dl of soy milk
3 dl of soy whipping cream
3 dl of soy yoghurt
Vanilla
2 limes
6 tablespoons of sugar

You start by cutting the gelatine in strips and put them in a bowl of cold water to soften.

Then in a pot you put the milk, sugar, vanilla and finely grated peel of 1 1/2 lime. Heat, but don't let it boil. Take of the stove. Squeeze the water out of the gelatine and and to the pot and stir to dissolve. Whisk in yoghurt and cream and add lime juice to taste. Strain the liquid and pour into moulds. Put in the fridge to set.

It takes about 4 hour for me before they are completely set.

And since I'd spent my time today making pannacotta and filming my tutorial, dinner today was:

Hope you'll enjoy

FOOD :)

2010-09-23T23:12:00.004+01:00

Been having some video camera issues these last few says, that I hope will be fixed soon :)

In the mean while I'm going to share what I made for dinner today :)

Right. In the above picture you see my ingredients:

-Lean minced beef

-Sliced and slightly boiled potatoes

-Boiled beluga lentils

-Yellow pepper

-Onion wedges

-Peeled and chopped tomatoes (did this my self, but tinned is OK too. I'm just lucky to been able to get some fresh from the greenhouse)

-And my bowl of spices

The bowl has:

-Smoked paprika

-Ground Cumin

-Chili powder

-BBQ spice mix (any for beef or chicken will do)

I start by frying the mince in a bit of oil (I use a sunflower and olive oil blend)

I then drain the mince and put it in a bowl.

Then I fry the onion until they start to go clear.

Then I add peppers, potatoes, lentils and mince.

When that's all starting to get warm I add my spices.
Then I add the tomatoes. At this point some liquid will be needed. I used a bit of soy cream I had left over, but water or tomato juice will work too).

Let is bubble away for about 5 minutes.

Pile on the plate and serve with a fried egg on top.

Hope you'll enjoy

preview

2010-09-20T14:04:00.002+01:00

So I've been getting instructions for the camera. Now I need to learn the editing software. I've not started filming yet (the camera is timeshare lol).

But I have taken a photo, of the look I'm doing. Unfortunately it's taken at night. The light in the bathroom has a yellow color to it, so it's hard to see what's actually going on color wise, since they are yellow and light brown tones. But it'll give you an idea of what I'm doing.

But video is soon to follow :)

Latest buys

2010-09-17T23:08:00.004+01:00

So today I got some things in the mail, that I ordered Wednesday night. So I'm super impressed by the speedy delivery from Stargazer :)

I ordered White foundation and powder, red eyeshadow and red mascara.
I also got a few bit earlier this week while shopping. Black liquid eyeliner with a felt tip (I needed a new one), a gold pigment, and a metallic turquoise liquid liner. All from Collection 2000.
In the picture below I also have the MAC blusher, I got when I was in Stansted.

So the stuff from Stargazer is for a makeup look I'm doing for a contest. I will link to YouTube when I've done it :)

So first up is the red eyeshadow. I'm a bit disappointed by the color, as it is a bit more orange than I'd hoped for, but it's a fine milled, and very strongly colored. I am afraid it might stain my skin, but we'll see, and I hope a good base will stop that too. Below is the best pic I could get of the shadow + swatch.

Next up is the foundation. The formula seem quite good. It looks a bit strange when you get it out of the bottle, but it feel ok when you get it on the skin, and the color is buildable, so it's possible to create a sheer look too :) And for 3.50 GBP it's not bad.

Next up is the MAC blush. It's called Vintage Grape.

I LOVE this blush sooo much. It's a beautiful color both in the box and on. I can't even start to explain how happy I am I got it :D

In the photo below it looks like there is a shadow cast on it, but it's not :). it's 2 toned. I also have a pic of the 2 tones swatched (this pic isn't that good, but you can sorta see it).

The Pigment from Collection 2000 was a great surprise. It's only around 3 GBP. And it's really a good gold color. I'll be using this for the contest makeup, but I think I'll get one for normal use too (should I use it all up for the contest). I put a bit on my cheekbones the other day, and it looks really good. It made such a lovely glow :)

And last but not least I have the metallic liner. I've only swatched this, I've not had it on my eyes yet. I love the color. I just don't like the brush for it. It's almost impossible to get a fine line with it. I think it's cause the handle is so long, it makes it too hard to control. I think I'll use this in the contest makeup too :)

I didn't swatch the black eyeliner. But I've been wearing it the last few days, And I like it. It's quite opaque, easy to put on. But it will sting if you get it in your eyes (so if you are one of the people that will use liquid liner on the waterline, I wouldn't recommend this one).

Now for this contest I'll have to make a video of me doing the make up, so I'll have to start learning to use the camera better (find a place with good light etc.) and figure out how to edit the video after :)

So as I've lately been in this vintage pinup mood, and been doing a winged eye look. I thought, I'd try and do a small video tutorial of how I do it (you can find tutorials on You Tube), but I'll do it with cheap makeup, as I've found most tutorials use high end product. So I had a look, and think I can do a nice look very similar to the high end looks with some of my cheap makeup.
x

Turtle beauty

2010-09-17T23:00:00.001+01:00

Turtle Beauty is have a giveaway, and the prizes look awesome. And lucky it's open internalionally :)

http://cydonianmakeup.blogspot.com/2010/09/la-colors-5-color-palette-review.html

Stop by to have your own chance at winning :)

New buys

2010-09-13T23:11:00.003+01:00

While in Denmark I bought some new stuff.

In the airport on the way to Denmark I bought a blush at the MAC counter. It's called Vintage Grape, and is purple and pink. I don't have any photo's yet, but will post as soon as I do (will have to charge camera tonight and try and do some pics tomorrow). I am loving this blush though. I was a bit afraid it might look too dark on me, and that I could only use it for dramatic looks, but I find it really good for more toned down looks too :D

I also got some mascaras. I had run out of my Lash Queen Feather Collection in brown. And I love this mascara!!! It doesn't make my eyes water, and my lashes feel soft after I've applied the mascara.
I also bought the newest Helena Rubinstein mascara they had: Lash Queen Sexy Blacks.
I find this to have the same pros as my other HR mascara, but I didn't find it to give me more volume than the other one does (it's supposed to be the one that adds the most volume of all the HR mascaras). But I still like it. The bottle is really pretty :)
But as for the formula goes I don't think it seems different from the Feather Collection or Feline Blacks.

I also got a new jar of Origins Nights-A-Mins cream. I LOVE this night cream. I've tried other night creams, but I never liked using them. my face always felt super sticky. But this one gives you that feel of super hydration without feeling like you need to peel your face of your pillow in the morning.

Pin up looks

2010-09-13T14:23:00.000+01:00

Lately I have been fascinated by pin up vintage looks. I've been trying to do some of the hair styles too. Below are some images from older looks I've done. did a really good makeup Saturday, but the camera was out of battery, so I didn't get any snaps. Will try and recreate it later. I'm currently looking into doing pin-curls, but need to get some hair product that will work better than what I have. I find it hard to get the curls to stay in my hair, since it's long (so heavy) and very straight naturally, so it just doesn't take to curls well. But I'll try and get some pics up of the results.

For the first look, I have curled my hair with bendy foam curlers.

This look was inspired by Betty Page bangs and the use of big curls in the front in vintage styles.

Nail polish swatches + food

2010-09-09T23:48:00.000+01:00

So I'm now back from Denmark. I got ill just after I got back, but I'm all better now :)

So I am now getting some posting done again.

This time I have some photos of my nail polishes, and some swatches of them :) I have written the names of the polish colors in the image with the swatches.

And lastly I thought, I'd share one of my own faves. It's an Asian inspired quick dish I like to do (and I make it in the dairy gluten free version, and it's not even extra effort). It'll take no more than half an hour (takes me maybe 15 minutes, but I've done this so many times I can do it in my sleep lol).

I made a portion for 2 people.

You can change the veg to what you like, but today I used a small courgette and one yellow bell pepper, and just chopped it into small elongated pieces. you could also use other colors of pepper, peas, small pieces of broccoli, spinach, leeks etc.

I then fried the veg in a bit of Extra Virgin Olive Oil (EVOO). I then added my spice mix, salt and pepper. Today I used a mix of allspice, ginger and Tikka blend (asda brand). Again you can change the spices, just don't make it too hot. But I sometimes use a little chili, cinnamon, nutmeg, cumin, paprika... Some times I add a bit of lime or lemon juice too.

Then I added a sachet of coconut paste and then some rice milk (you can use regular milk or cream). You could also just buy a tin of coconut milk and add instead.

Then I added about 20 cooked King Prawns (10 per person), and just let it cook on low heat for a few minutes till the prawns are hot.

I serve it with rice noodles. I get them cheap from Lidl or Aldi (can't remember). They just need boiling water poured over them, and then stand for 3 minutes or so, and they are ready to serve.

Hope you enjoy :) x

quick update :)

2010-08-01T23:30:00.000+01:00

I am now the happy owner of OPI nail varnishes. I got mine of lenawhite.co.uk.

I will upload some swatches soon (need some spare time to do it and take pics, hoping to have time tomorrow :) )

Have tried the green one (jade is the new black) and love it :) Also the middle one it the first photo is really pretty, it has a purple tint to it :)

Some photos of my resent BeautyUK buys :)

First 2 blushers, and then 4 eyeshadow palettes. Now I have all their eyeshadow palettes.

Falling behind!!!

2010-07-22T23:29:00.000+01:00

Been a busy bee lately :) I have photos for a few more posts, they just seem to be piling up :)

First a FOTD. I felt like pink makeup, but wasn't sure what to do for a contrast color on the lower lash line. So I asked my boyfriend, and he picked out the green. I really liked the result :)

I also tried some nail varnish. My boyfriends cousin was visiting, and brought some I could try. The grey color is by Rimmel and is called Grey Matter. I love the color, but it was a bit thick to apply, which I find a lot of Rimmel varnishes to be. The Glitter over the grey was from Bourjois. I really liked that. I think they have a great consistency. I will be having a look for that one for my self :) I think the color worked best with the glitter over the top.

Coming up is another FOTD and some haul pictures :) With that I might do some pics of my nail varnish stash and maybe some swatches too, depending on time :)

Random

2010-07-07T22:41:00.000+01:00

Random thought of the day: Superdrugs is an odd name for a store really.. "our drugs are bigger and better!!!"

Anyhow.... *lol*

Made a "look" today, but haven't put the pics on the PC yet, but I do have some photos of me just messing around. Makeup is far from perfect (nor is the picture quality)

First my pin-up look :)

A purple tone experiment:

And a try with my Dazzledusts. Find it hard not to have spills:

Food

2010-06-28T22:15:00.000+01:00

So to write about something other than make-up, I'd like to share a new food love, I've got :)

I boil 2 parts baking potato and one part apple. Then mash is with a bit of Vitalite and some wholegrain mustard.

It's just sooo yummy!!!!

And really good to serve with pork or turkey :)

Playing with makeup

2010-06-26T00:29:00.000+01:00

So about a month ago I watched this vidoe tutorial on Youtube by MissChevious. Today I woke up, and decided to try and do something similar.

And here is the result:

These are the links to the tutorials:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CdC02hliHBA

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r_nkLUEGWWE

Give away by Cydonian

2010-06-24T02:44:00.000+01:00

Awesome giveaway by Cydonian, just follow this link

http://cydonianmakeup.blogspot.com/2010/06/drumroll-giveaway.html

Face of the day

2010-06-22T02:07:00.000+01:00

Here goes: my first FOTD.

I used the 2 new eyeshadow pallettes from my previous post.

And here is the result:

Beauty shopping

2010-06-19T00:15:00.001+01:00

Ok :)
So this is my first post on my blog (my first blog too)

I went shopping the other day, and this is what I got :)

I'm loving the Benefit product (haven't tried the Talk To The Tan yet. It was a free present I got). The Browzing is great, the best brow product I've tried :)

And I can't wait to try the eye shadows. I will have to upload my experiments :)