Normality Is Restored and A Gift Haul

Well everything is just about back to normal I am back to portable blogging from this beauty - a huge all singing and dancing DVD playing laptop :) I was so gutted on Friday night my mum took me to PC World on Saturday and bought this as part of my Christmas pressie I am so grateful, blogging and the internet really is my life at the moment and without it I felt as though a part of me had gone. I brought it home on Saturday afternoon and proceeded to start setting it up only trouble it refused to pair with my wireless router, try as I might it wouldn't work so I emailed Orange from my desktop and waited. Sunday afternoon I received a response which to be honest wasn't that helpful so I decided to brave the Orange call centre - first call succeeded in getting the router and laptop paired but still no internet access this time on any computer or my iPod cry :( So I rang them back and sat in the queue for over 10 minutes listening to Girls Aloud, JLS, etc. and how as an Orange customer I was entitled to Orange Wednesday eventually I managed to talk to a human being and got it sorted. I am still trying to fathom out the wonders of Windows 7, Windows Mail Live, and getting used to typing on a full sized keyboard so a little patience would be appreciated xx I have a few posts and You Tubes to catch up on as you can imagine but I'm going to go myself into gear for you. I'll start here by showing you a little gift haul and showering Mummy LouLou with praise. We had a bit of a rough week last week lots of rows and strops but this weekend she really made it up to me as well as my shiny new laptop, she also bought me a few bits from the Metro Centre on Friday. It was a little trip where I was good and just spent my money on Christmas gifts, I also had an infamous Fish Pedicure a full review and a video of which should be up soon ;), so Mummy LouLou very kindly bought me a few bits including this fragrance

Everyone seems to be talking about this at the moment and whilst it wasn't what I expected it is nice and very feminine, my mum thinks it smells a bit like Exclamation, lol I can see where she's coming from actually but I think Naughty Alice has a more sophisticated edge, which is I am sure what Ms Westwood intended, girly but grown up, and the bottle is so cute xx

She also got my a few Lush bits my mum cannot speak highly enough of Lush Metro Centre she we went for a look she kinds picked my up some Snow Fairy which we both love, and some of the Christmas Bubble Bars in Christmas Eve, Bearded Lady and The Gingerbread House which smells amazing

I'm really impressed with Lush this winter another things I would also recommend that we got was The Mandarin Tea Party Soap, this is soooo nice it smells so fresh, and fruity, exactly like the Snow Showers from last year. and the long gone Champagne Bath Ballistic :)

So that was my very generous gift haul from Mummy LouLou I really don't know what I would ever do without her xx Any questions please ask x

Bye Bye Netbook :(

Sometimes you have days that are just bad all over sometimes you have days like today that are really good then something happens that turns it on its head - well this morning I went to the Metro Centre with my Mummy - I have a few posts coming up on my trip this morning including some things that my mum got for me and a review :) However there maybe a little delay in posts and the few video uploads I have planned as I am now without my netbook. All was well - I got home from the Metro Centre cheerful thanks to a large Toffee Nut Latte - I went upstairs to get my netbook only to find a large glass of water soaking into it thanks to Tallulah :( I let it dry for a couple of hours and everything seemed OK I filmed a little video and then disaster struck the keys started coming off and sticking and it started making several weird noises :( Thankfully I've managed to copy my pics and videos off it but typing is impossible the back space, P key and the directional arrows have all come off. I can't afford a new one at the moment and I have told Mummy LouLou I can't expect her to buy me one either so I am relegated to my my desktop which alas ain't the quickest so I'll do my best to update as regularly as I have been both on here and on my You Tube channel - Thanks in advance for your patience xx

Vote In My Poll

OK my pets I asked a question on my Project 10 Pan post and on my Project 10 Pan You Tube video about whether or not I should include face primers and to be honest I received a mixed response so I am leaving the decision up to you :) I've popped a little poll in my sidebar asking you yes or no - It will be open for 2 weeks and I'll go with whatever you my lovely people decide, so I'd really appreciate it if you would take a few seconds to vote xx

Twinkle Twinkle

First of all thanks for all the sweet comments regarding yesterdays post - I didn't mean to worry anyone I was just having a bit of a bad day partially thanks to Morther Nature Never mind.
Normal service being resumed I've been a naughty girl ;) don't worry it's not make up but a little purchase came yesterday from  the lovely Sinead at Dainty Dollymix (link in my sidebar you should already be following her tho ;)- I was so happy with the couple of her handmade pieces that I bought from her last month that when she put a few new items on her blog I couldn't help but look. This cute little necklace immediately caught my eye, 3 tiny, textured stars on a gold tone chain - I couldn't resist

I am so happy with this and I know I am going to wear it lots x Thanks Sinead xxx
As you can see this has pushed my monthly spends slightly over eek nevermind this piece was certainly worth it - I am hopefully heading to the Metro Centre to do a bit of early Christmas shopping, to drink Toffee Nut Lattes, and to do something which I will be reviewing for you over the weekend :) I'm not planning on spending any money on myself partly because I haven't got any lol but I am going with the ever generous all be it tetchy Mummy LouLou so we'll see but I can guarantee you something I won't be getting any make up xx

A Picture Tells A Thousand Stories

This picture pretty much sums me up today normal service will resume shortly xx

I'm Doing Project 10 Pan It's Official

OK the announcement you've all be waiting for is finally here - Today I am starting Project 10 Pan eek. As I've said in a few previous posts whilst I was sorting out my new make up storage I came to the conclusion that I really have too much make up. I have a couple of bits to add to my blog sale soon but I've decided to use some up before I buy some more. As you know I am super sucked in by new things so as I result I have loads of half finished products especially foundations and I currently have 4 mascaras on the go eek So Project 10 Pan it is - I will buy no more make up or nail varnish until I have finished 10 make up items. Obviously Christmas will fall into Project 10 Pan time for me and I can't stop others buying me make up but I will not be buying any myself. This is going to be so hard for me I know but it needs to be done. I have a few items that I think will be the first to go including my Laura Geller Balance and Brighten, an ELF Lipgloss, maybe a foundation, and definitely a few mascaras but we'll see. I have a question for you Project 10 Pan veterans - face primers are they included yay or nay, I personally see them as skincare as compared to say a UDPP which has a bit of colour in it but I know some people do include them so what do you think?
I've made a little video just talking about Project 10 Pan and my reasons for it which I've embedded here for you so you can have a little watch x



Other than that I'm just going to keep you updated with how I get on with a little section in the sidebar so you can monitor me progress and obviously I'll show you my empties. So what else can I say apart from wish me luck and don't expect too many hauls lol don't worry though I have loads of reviews to come and I suppose I could always buy more clothes ;) I am also going to try and get my updated make up storage post up soon too so you can see why I need to do Project 10 Pan ;) Any questions or comments please let me know I love reading what you have to say even if I don't always respond xx

Nail Growth Challenge Restart

Hey my loves I just like to say thank you again for the lovely comments on my last post I'm really thankful to be part of such a lovely community yes we have ups and downs and there are sometimes a few bad apples around but you can always guarantee that somebody will be there to throw you a rope x Anyways I've had quite a productive weekend, my bedroom and new make up storage still needs a bit of work but I managed to film 3 videos for my You Tube channel (link in the sidebar <-;), I washed my make up brushes, listed like a demon on ebay (-> link again in the sidebar to my listings ;), and I helped my mum to start the Christmas cake :) the house smells gorgeous now I must say, my Mum makes a gluten free version of Delia Smiths Creole Christmas Cake - you warm the dried fruit with Brandy, Cherry Brandy, Rum and Port, then you leave it to cool and put it in the fridge for a week so the fruit takes on the alcohol - It's a gorgeous rich cake that never lasts long :)
Enough of my rambling on to the purpose of my post  - my new nail growth challenge - I was going to start it a week or so ago but to be honest my nails have taken a back seat for a little while so I have cut all my nails down to get rid of all the raggy edges and peels as best as I can and I'm starting the challenge with my Leighton Denny products today. My nails really are in a bad way at the moment so I've took some new pics for you



As you can see I've got very little to work with at the moment but I'm not expecting miracles - I'll update you in two weeks so you can see how I'm getting on x Any questions please ask x

A Thank You and A Mini ELF Haul

Afternoon my loves - I'd like to start off by thanking everyone for the lovely messages and kind words I received yesterday both on Facebook and on Twitter. In case you aren't aware yesterday was the 8th Anniversary of my Dad's death - For some reason it was much harder than in a few previous years at various points yesterday I was in a bit of a mess, my head full of regrets and what if's, stupid I know but I was pretty down, never the less some quality time with my mum and my fur babies, your lovely messages and a lovely Thinking Of You card from my bestie really lifted my spirits - Thank You xx

Anways my mountains of online Christmas pressie parcels are starting to come through - shopping online really is a god send for me - I usually only manage a handful of proper Christmas shops so being able to buy things online is a huge help. I ordered a few goodies from ELF for various friends and rellies and I bought a couple of things for me

First up one of the shimmer eyeliner pencils in Twinkle Teal  - a gorgeous teal/green colour - I love this shade and have quite a few pencils in theis shade but this one irl has more green leanings


It seems really soft too, here is a little swatch x

I also ordered one of the new Christmas nail polishes in Glitter Glam

a super silver glitter, it needs quite a few coats to achieve solid glitter but it is pretty

3 coats swatched on white paper

Two little treats for me equalling only £3 :)
Any questions please ask xx

MAC Goodies and A Little Haul

Well I've started November with a few spends - first of all MAC's Holiday release Tartan Tale, as I said in a previous post as time went on less and less of the collection appealed to me - I still want a pigment set when the mini sets come out but I just ordered 2 things from Part 1.

The first thing I ordered wasn't a make up item it was Sir Teddy - All proceeds from the little Tartan chap made by top toy maker Gund go to MAC's Kids Helping Kids fund to help children with AIDS and HIV - once I saw him I couldn't resist I love tartan, and it goes to a good cause


look at his cute little patent bow tie

he's fully jointed and he can stand up :)

He's sold out on the MAC site now but if you can get him it's for a good cause :)

Next up a make up item and the only one from the collection that I had to have, a lipstick in The Faerie Glen

The perfect nude pink shade a little paler that it appears here I am seriously debating a back up already it really is my lips but better x

Oooo surprisingly for MAC I got a free sample in all the little black boxes I've had from MAC I have never had a freebie but I got a little tube of Prep + Prime Face :)

I also got a few bits when I went out today and well as a few Christmas pressies I used one of the £5 Boots No7 / Ruby + Millie vouchers which are around again and instead of buying make up I bought the No7 Radiance Boosting Hot Cloth Cleanser (sorry for the crap pics damn dark nights)

I am interested to try this and see how it compares the my beloved Liz Earle Cleanse + Polish I'll definitely keep you posted with my voucher I got it for just £4 which can't be bad :)

I also popped into my local Semi-Chem and bought yet another foundation - another one I here you cry - well it was less than £3 so I thought it was worth a try - it was the NYC Natural Matte Foundation in 001 Ivory

I don't know what it's like but for the price it was definitely worth a go x

So that was my mini haul - that brought me near my spending diet limit on day 4 of the month eeek no matter if you would like any reviews or you have any questions please let me know xx

Finally My Accessorize Haul

Well this order has certainly been a bit of saga, I initially placed the order with Accessorize on the day the cosmetics collection launched - I paid via paypal but because I was in the process of becoming verified the payment didn't got through and 10 days later Accessorize cancelled my order?!? So I placed the order again and waited - a few days later the parcel dispatched I waited last Thursday whilst we were in I may add a little red card came through the door, you know the one "While You Were Out" Mummy LouLou immediately dialled the office and politely explained ;) that we were not out, not a problem we'll bring it out for you tomorrow morning was the response - well we waited and waited and eventually late on Friday afternoon still with no parcel we had to go out - when we got back no card, no attempted delivery, zilch. So Saturday comes, our regular postman comes with no parcel Mummy LouLou goes after him waving her walking stick - I'll call the depot and get the van to bring it later- he replies - hurray - Saturday afternoon the van comes parks, nobody gets out, he looks about a bit and then drives away!! Mummy Lou Lou leaves irate message with Royal Mail. Monday morning parcel comes with regular  postman who was fuming because said van driver had left him all his parcels because he couldn't find any of the houses!!!!! erm my house is over 30 years old!! Never mind said postman had my parcel from Accessorize :) and peace is regained :)
On to the order which I have to say was packed really well tissue paper, bubble wrap and resealable bags - very impressive - the order as you've probably already guessed was from the new make up collection and very good it is too :)

First of all the items I really wanted after seeing a few preview pictures of the range - the Merged Blusher in 3 Pretty Pink

OMG how pretty is this - a baked blusher it is very similar in appearance to MAC's Moon River - if you like I'll do some comparison swatches but it's a gorgeous shimmery peachy pink - apologies for the bad swatch x

I also picked up a couple of eyeshadows from the Merged (baked) range, now before I say anything else I have to say neither of these look anything like the website pictures - the shadows on the pictures appear to be light with dark veining where as these are must definitely dark with light veining. They are still gorgeous don't get me wrong I would just say if you are thinking of getting these or any of the Merged shadows I would maybe check them out in person so you aren't disappointed

The two colours I got were Gun Metal (Left) and Golden Brown (Right)

Gun Metal is a gorgeous silvery ,stormy grey with gorgeous white /silver veining, and Golden Brown as pretty much what you'd expect, a gorgeous warm brown with gold veining

I also got another couple of the eyeshadow palettes including the Gamble Eyeshadow Collection - in cardboard, magnetic packaging, this is a 5 shade palette which comes with a little sponge applicator and a mini tube of primer

Gamble is the neutral toned palette, you get 5 neutral toned shadows - they feel nice and soft and the pigmentation is pretty good despite the face the lighter shades don't seem to be showing up to well here x

The next palette I got was the Hot Smudge kit (why does that make me snigger;) in Shade 1 Black Cat - this is my favourite packaging I think, again magnetic cardboard, but this time with a slight kitsch (some would say tacky) leopard and rose print.

In this palette you get one dark grey / black slightly glittery shadow, and a black cream eyeliner as well as a little applicator

Swatch of shadow

I also got one of the Eye Dusts in Shade 6 Gold Leaf

I have to say this really doesn't look that gold in the tub but when swatched bear in mind this is a dry swatch, it is the most amazing old gold shade

The final product I got was a nail polish I have to say they look amazing on the site but I just got the one  - shade 41 Bronze

In the bottle which I've tried unsuccessfully to capture here it looks fabulous bronze, with red and gold shot through in the swatch though and I expect also on on the nails it looks a little flatter, it still pretty but you don't seem to see any of the flashes of colour

All in all I'm pretty impressed I think the most expensive thing I got was about £6 and for the price the quality is pretty good, my one gripe is the online pics of the Merged shadows but I'm sure seeing them irl would make up for that. If you would like any reviews or have any questions please don't hesitate to ask xx