Turtle beauty

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

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

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

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 :)

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!!!

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

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: