Festive Fingers

Last night after getting home having tea, giggling over an episode of Him and Her then crying over an episode of Transsexual summer I decided to get festive all over my nails.



I did Christmas puddings on one hand and holly on the other then promptly fell asleep smudging the holly hand quite a lot, look at the thumb!

I still need to tidy up the edges!

Oh well I was very tiered!
For these designs I used:

Brown polish – Cheap on from Asda

Top of the pudding – Revlon Sheer Marshmallow
Detail was achieved using nail art pets from ebay.
White base coat is by Revlon.

I’m thinking of trying snowmen, Christmas wreath and candy cane nail art over the next few weeks and if I’m remembering correctly I have some festive designs on my Monster bundle nail plates too.


Which festive design should I try next? Have you had a go at festive nail art?

OOTD: Knockers

Last week on my travels I made a stop off in Preston and ended up in Topman/Topshop. TopShop had too many lovely things as always and nothing I could afford so I wandered over to the jewellery where I found this lovely armour ring reduced from £15 to £1.50. Bargain.


Then I had a look in Topman and found this necklace, £1.50. I love it. Anything a bit ‘Mr.T ‘and I’m happy. When I’m a ‘grown up’ I would love a lion door knocker on my front door.


Top: H&M
I'm a huge fan of Topman and always check it out you can often find items that are very similar to Topshop Items but at a little bit less.
Do you look in Topman?

Do You Really Enjoy That? [sunday Reading]

Last week I did a post on Popular things that I dont like and I didn’t think anyone would bother to read it all people did and these lovely people mentioned that they now know things I don’t like but what about things I do. So I’ve decided to tell you about things that I do like, however like last week when I told you about things that lots of people like that I don’t this week I’m telling you about a few things that lots of people don’t like that I do.

Port.

I’m talking about the drink, fortified red wine. I only tried it last year on holiday I’d always assumed that I wouldn’t like it because I’m not a huge fan of wine but Port is so much better, a little like mulled wine, very fruity smooth and just darn yummy. On holiday it was served with ice in a tumbler. If you haven’t tried it you should, there’s plenty of opportunity at Christmas. I’m still yet to find another Port lover under the age of 60. (It seems to be popular among my grandma’s friends.)

Necklace by Lady In Print

Learning/Crime

I love learning things. I read more nonfiction than fiction I love watching documentaries and I’ve taken Criminology and Greek classes at night school in the past year. The only reason I’m not continuing is because of money. I can’t imagine what my life will be like once I’ve finished my MA I’m sure I will find a way to crawl back in to education somehow. I fancy learning sign language and I want to continue with my Greek classes. I do enjoy learning about crime. From the sociological impact, to the history of crime, to the psychology of the assailant I enjoy reading about it going to museums about it and learning facts and statistics. I strongly recommend the Manchester police museum for a free afternoon out plus when I went I got to dress up in police uniform, hold a riot shield and sit in a police van – dream come true.

Rap music

I tend not to love artists or bands just individual songs and in my opinion I couldn’t give a stuff if the singer wrote the song or if it was handed it on a plate because for me it’s about the lyrics.
This could be why I love rap. It’s the closest to poetry as you can get. In my opining on any song is improved by a rap and girls that can rap, well thanks defiantly my thing instant girl crush.

QVC
I watch QVC almost every day, normally when I cant sleep you see QVC is perfect. Interesting enough to take my mind of whatever us keeping me awake but boring enough fall asleep to. Its funny as well. Hilarious in fact, I mean the way they talk about a nail varnish as if it were going to change your life and make you look ten years younger and two dress sizes smaller...I can’t be the only one that finds this funny can I?
[I’ve never bought anything off QVC; I could see it being a slippery slope.]

Adrenaline ‘activities’

For a girl who hardly ever leave the house without a full face of makeup and painted nails I do like “adventure” style activities. One of my favourite things to do is GoApe, a high wire adventure course. I have loved kayaking, and rock climbing and I never (okay hardly ever) turned down a challenge. Still a tom boy at heart there’s something I love about proving someone wrong even if it’s just myself. I am a little scared of snake so on holiday after watching my OH shy away from holding a small snake I was the first to volunteer to hold the 3.5 meter, so heavy it made me knees buckle python. This is the same attitude that has made me sign up to a swim in a Manchester canal. Oh yes.
(Also I’ve bought my OH an adventure style Christmas present so watch this space)

What do you love that other people dont? Will you be trying Port? Any QVC lovers about?

A festive treat?

Last Sunday I attended ‘ Judys Affordable Vintage fair’ with my OH. First off it was a great day despite trains only running half way and having to get coaches totalling in 4hours travelling. It was super festive and the fair was fun, however I have one tiny complaint ‘ Judys Affordable Vintage fair’ should be called ‘ Judys Affordable- ish Vintage fair’ because I did expect it to be cheaper especially after paying the £2 entrance fee. There was quite a lot of choice but I didn’t find anything particularly cheap.


Still had a lovely time I did find a few items on “sale” I bought a shirt and bracelet from the fair my OH bought a shirt and a cardigan that is going away for Christmas. My best buy of the day and my only other buy came from COW vintage. For a while i've been lusting after some sort of crazy christmas knit and this is what I found.



I love it and plan to wear it with pride.The Label says its from the 1995 Christmas collection.
My camera has been playing up (falling apart, turning off) and I didnt get chance to take many pictures on the day but this is what I did snap.




What do you think of my jumper? Have a taken the festive knit to the extreame?

Super Duper Fair

Last weekend was the Super Duper Fair in Blackpool and the whole day further confirmed why I love being a ‘SEASIDER’ I started off the day with The fair which far surpassed my expectations. It was huge and showcased the talents of loads of creative types from all over the NorthWest.

I managed to remember to take card from some of the stalls and snap some pictures to share with you.

Hello memo

Bonkers Clutterbucks

Kitschen Sink

I totally fell in love with everything on this stall all designed by one girl who I believe is called Kim. They sell amazing wooden and plastic jewellery, stationary, t shirt ( one with a goofy heart on that my OH said had my smile!) and other beautiful bits and bobs. Finest Imaginary

If you have are aregular reader you might know I am a huge fan of Me&Yu so I was pleased to see they had a huge stall showcasing there brilliant designs. Me&Yu

Cute handmade designs and custom pieces. I loved the bottle necklaces. Purple Shmurple

I went a little crazy over this stall most things where vintage with some reworks and handmade Items and full of real bargains, 3 rings for £1! If there had of been one of those necklaces above saying 'port' I dont think i could have walked away - I mean how blumming amazing. My OH did get me a few items to send to santa! Lady In Print

After All the excitment of the fair we went to the Grundy Art Gallerey to see a nex exhibition which was great.Full of paintings, prints and sculptures from upcoming artists and a few oddities that whilst amazing I’m not sure how to classify, tree in the shape of a donkey?

After the museum I had an impromptu trip to a barbers to have a design cut in to my undercut. I’ve wanted it done for ages and I’m so glad I had it done – I do believe this design is called stripes and stuff.  Excuse the hugely dishevelled look it was the very end of a very long day but check out the hair!

Missing out? [Sunday Reading]

It’s not often I do a post that’s not really related to fashion, shopping or beauty but here goes.
I like readings posts in which you get to find out something about the blogger but instead of writing a post of the things I like or the things I dislike I thought I’d write a post on the things I don’t like that I wish I did.
I think I need to explain, I’m fussy there are lots of things I don’t like and I really can’t help it. In fact there is so much I don’t like that sometimes I feel like I’m missing out. I could pretend I liked these things, of course I could pretend but that wouldn’t work so this is my list of things that as much as I try and as much as I wish I did I still don’t like.

Baths/Bathproducts

I know where most of this dislike stems from and that is my sensitive skin. When I was little bath products would bring me out in a rash now I’m older my skin has toughened up slightly but the urge to stew in my own filth has never appeared. I’m defiantly a shower girl I hate the way my hands end up looking like prunes, over scented bath stuff makes me sneeze, at 5”7 I cant even stretch out in my bath I dont understand what there is to like.
If I’m in water but I can’t swim in it the area of water it too small. No amount of bath bombs, scrubs, or potions will change my mind.
[My OH loves a good soak and is partical to the odd bath bomb!]

Harry Potter/LOTR/Twighlight/ Fantasybooks
Everyone was so excited about the last harry potter film but I couldn’t even raise a smile. I was forces to read the first to books at school and I didn’t like them then and I’ve snoozed through most of the films since. To be honest for a creative writing student I lack imagination. If a story has a talking animal, element of magic or is set somewhere that doesn’t resemble somewhere I’ve been I have a hard job caring. I like characters I can relate to, I can’t relate to a wizard,vampire goblin,dragon...... Quite frankly I have a tough time understanding the world we really live in with trying to immerse myself in another.

Crisps
Have you ever cut your mouth with a sharp crisp, it hurts and I’m not willing to take the risk. I’ve never really liked them in fact I remember people asking me why I didn’t have crisps in my pack lunch at school with a concerned tilt of the head.

Getting drunk
This is probably the one I wish the most because not wanting to get drunk almost singles you out as an abnormality. I used to love to get drunk, if you had told me 5 years ago that getting drunk would be something that I DIDNT enjoy I would have never ever believed you. Tipsy is fine however drunk fills me with fear.I dont trust myself,others, or my ability to not vomit. Being made to feel like I should drink just to fit in fills me with anger.

Fancy food
I’m talking anything with a lot of fancy ingredients is you want a fish pie and your offered an octopus and chiriozo stew with saffron aioli. I’m not saying I wouldn’t like it but I like to understand what I’m eating before I eat it. I like simple food. When I’m cooking I’ll be more adventurous but when I’m eating out I don’t want to be intimidated by the menu or confused by the sheer amount of cutlery.

My mum had a belief that if the sauce comes in anything other than a sachet the eatery is too fancy for me – she is totally right.

Surprises
When someone says I have a surprise for you it sets a huge expectation that you will like the aforementioned surprise. The word surprise sends shock waves of fear along my neck as a surreptitiously try and practice me “thank you I love it” face which I have been told I am very bad at.

I hope you enjoyed the LONGEST POST EVER. I'll leave you with a photo of yesterdays OOTD I tried to rock the oversized man  pant chino look what do you think?  (They are so oversized that i did at point feel like I was missing a penis just to fill the pants out.)


Ps. I'm up and out so early because i'm heading to Judys Vintage fair in Manchester, its a special Christmas edition today and should be great but becuase of rail works its going to take 2 hrs just to get there! :[

I Love Stolen Thunder

I’ve always loved Stolen Thunder for their cute wooden pieces the ‘pardon my French’ necklace being a particular favourite of mine but recently approached me to tell me about their new range.


They have recently launched a new collection entitled Heritage, drawing inspiration from vintage design and precious keepsakes the collection incorporates gold dipped statement rings, charms, pendants, silk and leather. The collection is designed and made in England

So pretty aren’t they? I love the ring but I think the anchor might be my favourite, what's yours? You can look at the whole collection HERE

The lovely people at Stolen Thunder have also offered my readers a unique discount code that I shall be able to tell you about very shortly!

OOTD: My Street Chic

This OOTD is an OOTD form a few days ago, today is my day of uni and I’m sat on the sofa in my cardi with my cat!



MyStreetChic set me challenge to wear one item for 3 different look and blag about it on mystreetchic.com
I chose to used my H&M leopard print shirt and to create a casual,dressy and start (ish) look.

I'm having to clip myhair half up like this now to disguse short bit at the front that is broken and damaged!

Shirt - H&M/ Top - Me&yu/ Skirt - RiverIsland
Brooch - Homemade

If you want to see the full post you can do so by clicking HERE

Also I have some exciting news..

My Street Chic are throwing a Christmas bloggers event in Bristol. The event is a Christmas party and fashion show.

The event is being held at 7pm on Friday 16 December at Java Bristol, where you'll be able to meet your fellow MyStreetChicas, receive an exclusive goodie bag packed with gorgeous treats and see the latest party wear from Boohoo.com live on the catwalk. Then an after party with a DJ.
If you want to go tickets cost £5 and include a complimentary drink on arrival, a goodie bag, and entrance to the Fashion Show and After Party.
Tickets are limited, so click here to register now if you'd like to come along.


When? 7pm - 10pm, Friday 16 December


Where? Java, 9 Park Street, Bristol, BS1


Price: £5 per ticket
You can buy a ticket HERE


It sounds amazing and I wish I could go but Bristol is just too far away and I can’t afford to stay over - I’m gutted.
Let me know if your attending i'd like to know what its like even if I'm totally envious!

Pretty Nails: Pretty Please I Need Your Help

Glossy box have launched a ‘Nail Off’ competition and being a huge nail art fan I’ve entered and I need your help to win!

The challenge was to create nail art inspired by glossy box.

I wanted my enter to be very glam and glitzy this is what I did

What I used:

"Tom"Thumb - Eyeko pink glitter polish, Konad stamping Polish and a Monster bundle plate.

"Peter" Pointer - Models Own base colour and cheapo ebay nail art pens.

Middle finger - Models Own base colour, Konad stamping polish and Konad plate.

Ring finger - Cheapo nail art pens.

Little finger - Models Own base colour, Konad stamping polish and Konad plate, then I fished a single piece of glitter out of one of my 85p nail varnishes to go on the middle of the bow.

What do you think?

If you like me effort PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE 'like' my nails on facebook, it would mean so much to me and it only takes a second, pretty please

CLICK HERE TO 'LIKE' MY NAILS

(If you like you could 'share' it with your friends too, every like helps!)

Thanks, if you would like to see any particular nail designs or tutorials let me know!

Bargain Beauty

After seeing Kates post I went to my local body care to pick up thisamazing OPI dupe polish for a bargain price of 99p

Amazing isn't it?!
Then I found this Rimmel mascara in good old Poundland. Thet also had Clean and Clear face wash.

As you can see I’m wearing Magnetised polish on my nails. It’s the 17 version and I think it’s amazing I’ve had loads of compliments and I found it really easy to work with. When I bought the polish I also picked up my new favourite lip stick. It’s called “the new black” and it’s a dark plum-ish red. I love it to bits and I know I’ve mentioned it on a previous post but I thought I’d show it off properly.

Finally I have a little warning for you all! As you have seen my hair has bleached tips, well I decided to bleach it again last week and since then some has fallen out – I know I’m not impressed. However I should have known better. The front of my hair is so damaged because I used to bleach it all the time in fact it used to be almost white. Then i dyed it all back to black, so now when i've been bleaching my tips the bit at the front has fallen out. I guess it could have been so much worse its only the front and its only the bottom 2" but I really did believe it would never happen to me. My hair has been so many colours I just assumed it could take it - evidently this is not the case.

I can see a lot of conditioning treatments on the horizon!

OOTD:Warm and Cosy

I seem to have a huge cold hands and feet problem. Not just your regular I’m cold its winter issue I’m talking the heating is on, my face and body are really toasty but my hands and feet are like blocks of ice.



Doing my MA means I’m spending most of my days off university reading and writing things for university so my outfits rarely have any real function past being comfortable and warm.

Dress - DPerkins £3.50 / Cardi-Primark

Thickest warmest socks ever - Primark

Throw – Primark £5
I guess throws are not the most exciting thing to love but honestly I’m developing quite a throw obsession, fleece, knitted, quilted or fur I’m not fussy. I currently have 7 throws on my bed as well as my quilt.
Primark has a ton of throws at £5 and they are supersoft and warm and worth every penny, Next on my list of dream throws is THIS Marks and Spencers beauty.
Hope you are all having a great weekend.