Plaiting up a storm

I just love plaits (or braids), I think they are so pretty and very useful for getting you hair out of your face. Not only that, but most are very easy to achieve like the basic plait, the fishtail or the french plait, and all are simple yet look really beautiful. They are also good for pretty much any occasion, you can wear them everyday or for special occasions like weddings. Plaits can make another hairstyle look more interesting, for instance by incorporating them into a bun or ponytail.
Below are a few of my favorite examples of different types of plaits.

 I just love them!

Cosmopolitans!

Its Friday, finally! I am off for cocktails tonight, so I thought I would share with you my favorite cocktail recipe for Cosmopolitans! It is very easy!

2 shots of Vodka
1 shot of Cointreau
1 shot of Cranberry juice
Half a shot of Lime  juice
A twist of orange peel (or a small slice, if you fail at it like me!)

Mix all together in a cocktail shaker with lots of ice and then strain into a martini glass!


Enjoy!

Red lipstick tips

I love lipstick, I own closer to 20 different lippys in lots of different shades! Though my favorite shade of lipstick has to be red! Many people say they can't wear red, or other bold lipsticks, or are to afraid to (one of my housemates is to scared to wear anything but clear lip gloss). So I thought I would give some little tips and tricks to help anyone pull off lipstick.

My new red lipstick in action!

1. Exfoliate your lips, even if you don't want to wear lipstick, you should still take care of you lips, when you brush your teeth give your lips a rub over with your brush, taking off any dead skin.
2. Always wear something on your lips, even if its just Vaseline! When I was younger I would get very cracked lips, my dentist at the time told me to wear lots of lip gloss! He said it was great for nourishing lips.
3. Blot! If you want your lipstick to last a long time, apply and then blot, I generally do this quite a few times as I hate it when lipstick only lasts half an hour (you could also invest in a lipstick primer, I have a great one form Urban Decay). It will also give you a much more intense colour!
4. After you have applied the lipstick, stick a finger in your mouth and drag it back out, this will make sure you don't get any lippy on your teeth!
5. Finally and probably the most important in my book, is to wear you lip stick with confidence!

Red lipstick always wins!

Costumes!

Here are a few pictures from yesterday! I think everyone looked really great! 

Scouse wife and Space hopper

Stepford wife and Super Mario

Smurf!

PARTAAY

I thought I would put these up just before I leave! What do you think of my Stepford wife? xxx

Soldier, Scouse wife and Stepford wife!

Stepford Wife

Today is my housemates Birthday celebrations!! She has six friends coming down so our house is going to be busy! Not only that but they are all Gerodies, so when they get up to speed I will most likely have no idea what they are talking about (I'm a Southerner haha). I eventually decided to dress up a Stepford Wife (my cousin Clarissa's idea) which if you don't know is or are characters from the horror story (and film) Stepford Wives by Ira Levin. I thought it would be really fun to dress up all prim and proper and I had most of the stuff I needed for the costume. In the end all I had to buy was the cardigan and head band!

 The dress I bought just under a year ago from Dorothy Perkins, I thought it was a really cute 50s style dress, thought I have barely worn it! The pearl necklace I have had for years and was most likely an Accessorize buy! The cardie is from the Debenams sale and I picked up the cream leather gloves about a year ago from a charity shop for £2.50 (I was very proud). The Head band I bought yesterday from Claires for £4.

The only thing I can't decide on now is whether to wear the apron or not! It does make the costume look alto more mumsie but would a Stepford wife ever be seen out in an apron? Hmmmmm

Shopping!

Today I went on a little shopping spree and bought a few things that I thought I would share...

I bought the new Hervana blush from Benefit (also in the picture below), it is in shades of lovely pale pink and peach, which is great for my skin as I am so pale. I have never bought Benefit blush before, and I don't buy a lot of Benefit in general as I think it can be a little over priced. However I thought Iwould try it out this time, as one of my friend swears by it!

 

I also bought some Urban Decay lipstick, in the shade Revolution! It comes in a quirky case with a little sword end. It is quite large and heavy but the lipstick itself gives you a really rich intense colour, that lasts a long time, which is very important for lipsticks.

 

Since I felt like having a shopping spree I decided to buy some pretty Floozie underwear too!

Lastly I bought the few things I needed to finish off my costume, but you will have to wait till tomorrow to see what I bought!