My blog is about my life. Crafts I do, food I cook, shopping, make-up, drawing, books, music, films...
I got B.Sc. in geology.
I like olives, the color purple, pin-up styles and Sen-Sommer Vise :)
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.
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.
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
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.
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.
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 :)
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.
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.
