I recently started to follow Karla Powell on twitter and instagram, she posts such brilliant make-up and nail effects. The other day I noticed Karla had posted a marble effect look and I instantly thought I'm going to give that a go. So I started to youtube other marble effects and kind of adapted mine in my own way. Last night I gave it ago and for saying it was my first time I think I was pretty good (not to be big headed).
The thing with this marble effect nail varnish it is very time consuming so if you have a night alone or nothing to do its the perfect time to give it a go, I think in the end it took me around two hours start to finish. I was originally was going to do a step by step tutorial but I shall link the video instead as it may be easier to follow if you want to give this a go. The colours I used were from the Maybelline forever strong collection; Bubblegum, Flamingo Pink, Couture Orange and deep red. These worked really well together and gives a really lovely summery look, I'm so excited to experiment further using different patterns and colours.
Have you ever given this a go or thinking of giving it a go? I would love to see your results.
So yesterday myself ,Charlotte,my children Luca and Leora all went for the day out too the zoo. After picking up Charlotte, not knowing how to use the sat nav and also stalling the car on the busy road, we were on our way. The journey was rather amusing with Luca banging his head against the car seat (dancing) and Leora just having a good old jig. Arriving at twycross I came across another obstacle, the pram. It actually felt forever to put the thing up It just wasn't happening then with a magic touch of something it was up hooray! The weather at first looked a little miserable but warm and then the sun came out and gave us a beautiful day. At times the kids got a little out of hand and crazy but they're kids and they were having a blast. Twycross have made a new area for kids where there is a train a few rides and a little farm with donkey's, rabbits etc. Seeing as luca is mad on trains at the minute we couldn't not take him on the train, both Luca and Leora loved that. Here are a few photos of our trip to the zoo.
So I've seen these 20 question thing going around blogs and you tube and I thought to myself why not give it a go. I think its such a fun thing to do and will show what kind of personality I have. So why not take a read and have a look into my likes dislikes.
The thing you cannot leave the house without? Well it definitely has too be my phone, I cant live without it. If there is a time I forget it I have to go back without a doubt, I'm pretty obsessed.
What is your eye/hair colour? I have dark brown eyes and my hair, well that's a mess at the minute its all kinds of colours, red, purple, black, brown it varies.
Favourite Perfume? At the minute my favourite perfume is valentina valentino. I received a tester in this months glossy box and ever since I've been addicted, but I think my all time favourite is flora by Gucci, such a beautiful smell, I love it!
Heels or flats? To be honest I think I'm both, you cant beat a good heel on a night out and a worn in comfy trainer for the morning after.
Favourite Colour? My favourite colour has to be lilac its so pretty, I'm actually planning to decorate my bedroom that colour, well at some point I will be planning on it.
Do you drink juice? I'm not such a juice drinker, I'm naughty and prefer fizzy drinks. I do enjoy orange juice, you cant beat it on a nice warm day or fresh orange and lemonade, its so good.
Do you want to get married later in life? Yes, One day I would like nothing more then to marry my boyfriend. I love him very much but there's a long way to go yet.
Do you get mad easily? I would say it all depends on why but I can get very hormonal then mad, so maybe I do get mad easily im not too sure really.
Are you into ghost hunting? Ghosts fascinate and would love to go on Derby or Nottingham's ghost walk but when it came down to it I think I would get to freaked out and go home, I know right what a big baby!
Most random song on your Ipod? The most random song on my Iphone has to be the hangover part two - allentown, I have no idea why this is actually on there but hey i like to have a listen now and again.
When was the last time you cried? It was Saturday night, I cried the night before and Saturday was the aftermath tired, nothing was going right and fall outs. Thankfully everything is back to normal now :)
Do you life swimming? Well I don't really dislike it. I preferred swimming when I was young and go with my friends but now it's a bit boring but the kids are starting to go which I really enjoy, so really a bit of mixed opinion about swimming.
What your favourite restaurant? Usually my favourite restaurant is Frankie and Benny's which is getting a little boring now but I've been to nando's a couple of times now which is actually amazing so its out of those two really.
Do you have any pets?
I have two amazing fish called Bruce and Hilda I love them very much. My mum has our family pets there is our cat Casper he's pretty old and and our dog Gyspy she's old too. I'm not going to lie but I think we have come up with some pretty amazing names for our animals.
What is your favourite all time movie? This is a tough one I'm a film fanatic and love all kinds of films. My all time favourite though has to be Transformers trilogy I can watch them all day every day and not get bored. Well I wouldn't but that expresses how much I love those films.
Who is your favourite singer? There isn't a favourite singer of mine but Scott Matthews has a beautiful voice and such beautiful songs, hes amazing.
What were you afraid of when you were a kid? Near where I live there is a power station which at night lit up so aircraft could see, but me being me thought it was a monster so every time I saw it I just burst into tears as I thought the monster was after me.
What is your current ring tone? At the minute my current ring tone is the theme for BBC's Sherlock, Benedict Cumberbatch is a genius!
Have you ever taken medication to help you fall asleep? Yes I've taken Nytol numerous times as I have difficulty falling too sleep but personally it has no effects so I don't really bother any more.
How many siblings do you have? I have one older sister, she's 27 in October, we have our ups and downs like any other brotherly sisterly relationship but I would say we are pretty close.
So there we have it guys my 20 questions thanks for reading, hopefully i haven't bored you to death. Have a good week everyone.
Well it was the year 2004 which would have made me 14-15, school boy crush's were in full swing for me and a couple of friends, chick flick obsessed and thinking were just out right cool. Music I listened to then was all about boy bands and pretty girls. These are the top five I would class as my favourite for 2004.
Nsync - Bye Bye Bye
Stacie Orrico - Stuck
Busted - Thunderbirds are go
Mandy Moore - Only Hope (A Walk To Remember)
The Killers - Mr Brightside
I can remember going to see busted at Nottingham's Christmas lights switch on. Myself and my friends were very big busted fans and I can actually remember shouting asking Matt Willis to marry me. Darius was also there but he just wasn't as good. I cant really remember how Stacie Orrico was introduced to me but she is amazing. I could rabbit on for ages on how many songs I loved back then, ah the joys of being a school girl.
If you would like to relive a little of 2004 the videos are below, so sit back, relax and let the old times rock! :)
Its been pretty busy day today. My sister will be getting married may next year so that means one thing and one thing only. Dress shopping, We have been searching for a few months now and were gradually getting to "the one". I reckon my sister has tried on every dress going, well it feels that way from fabrics such as chiffon, Organza, Crepe, lace. Silhouettes of Fish tail, A-Line, Ballgown, from Basque to empire. The thing with my sister is she's 5'11 and slim so when she puts any dress on it automatically looks stunning.
A Little like this
Now the search is in full swing we have narrowed the right dress style for her is a strapless sweetheart neckline with ruched tulle fabric, bodice down to her hips and a ballgown skirt, quite plain too with just a little detail. Dresses with too much detail just looks horrific on her, yet on someone it would look completely stunning, (each to there own I guess.) I cant actually believe it's just over a year now, it's all very exciting and obviously I'm one of three bridesmaids one flower girl and two page boys, pretty big bridal party really. As much as I'm looking forward to the wedding and being a part of it I just cant wait too see my son and daughter in their little outfits and when I say little I mean little their over two years old now and wearing one to one and a half year old clothing.
Dream Dress
I've always had an image of my dream wedding dress, as I'm sure most of you have. After all the dress ideas the bride to be to be has had in mind its something completely different to what she thought. I think when ever my time comes to start finding "the one" I'm going to go in with an open mind.
The other day I dragged my lovely boyfriend shopping with me. While we were in boots I came across Too Faced Matte Eye palette, I've been searching for some really nice matte eye shadow but I've either not found any or its way too expensive. This is £26.00 and comes with nine different matte colours.
It comes in this cute little box, and inside is a flip palette with the same design. also in the box was a little test sachet of Too Faced shadow insurance lemon drop, which is £16.50 from boots, so I'm loving this shadow already. I used the Day and Fashion also tried a little of the Shadow insurance set to play with and I'm really pleased with it, It goes on and blends like a dream. After about ten minutes i noticed a little slot at the side and realised there were three tutorial cards, which is brilliant if you feel your not confident with blending etc.
Overall I would highly recommend this product and its brilliant value for moeny with what you get. My sister will be getting married May next year and this palette is defiantly what i will be wearing.
Below there are two of looks from the palette, i do apologise as I kind of rushed the look so it isn't too great. I just wanted to show you how it turned out.
So this is the Fashion look and the
colours were
Fresh linen , Vintage Violet and
Midnight, I also tried using
the primer on this look.
This is the Day look and the colours were
Tufted Suede, Chinchilla and
Coffee Bean and this is without primer.
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Have you tried or purchased this Matte Eye palette or any others that are worth having a look at?
This is my first product review your thoughts on how it is or how i could improve would be greatly appreciated.
So the weekend is pretty much over again. Weekends are going way too fast, it's such a horrible feeling. This weekend for me has been pretty chilled out. On Saturday Me, Mum and the kids had a Burger King; what a way to start the weekend, I also bought a new door mat from next, it may be just a doormat but its a very beautiful doormat. Then me and the boyfriend went to see safe house, I highly recommend it, if you're the kind of person who likes fights, guns and double crossing, and obviously to see Denzel Washington and Ryan Reynolds at they're best.
Kids causing mischief
Today has been a miserable day due to the weather, where has the sun gone? So I just chilled at the mother's watching the kids cause mischief and running wild as two year olds do. There was a lot of tea/coffee and cake involved and we enjoyed every delicious bite of it. So all in all it's been a pretty relaxing, I wonder what this week will bring.
What things have you been up to this weekend, whatever it was I hope it was a good one :)
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I recently started to follow Karla Powell on twitter and instagram, she posts such brilliant make-up and nail effects. The other day I noticed Karla had posted a marble effect look and I instantly thought I'm going to give that a go. So I started to youtube other marble effects and kind of adapted mine in my own way. Last night I gave it ago and for saying it was my first time I think I was pretty good (not to be big headed).
The thing with this marble effect nail varnish it is very time consuming so if you have a night alone or nothing to do its the perfect time to give it a go, I think in the end it took me around two hours start to finish. I was originally was going to do a step by step tutorial but I shall link the video instead as it may be easier to follow if you want to give this a go. The colours I used were from the Maybelline forever strong collection; Bubblegum, Flamingo Pink, Couture Orange and deep red. These worked really well together and gives a really lovely summery look, I'm so excited to experiment further using different patterns and colours.
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