“I don't know who invented high heels, but all women owe him a lot!”

Okay so this post is not really cosmetic related but over the last month i have done some serious hauling and have been inspired by a lot of the spring summer trends this season, which yes is a little strange for me as i'm not really a avid fashion follower, yes i do read vogue and all the other magazines to keep abreast with upcoming trends more for make-up sake but i don't know maybe im warming to clothing trends.

So the issue came with pinterest or what i call the root of all evil :) now i have quite a few boards but one is my wish list i will insert a few of the pictures or you can look at my profile .

So you can see a few items on the hit list but unfortunately i'm not a millionaire so i had to do it the old fashioned way :)

First item the macbook pro i have drooled over how much i wanted my very own and with the cheapest
being a cool £1000 then of course insurance on top of that so years later i finally managed to get the money together luckily after my laptop sadly took it's last breath i had to live off my ipad not as easy as it sounds.

So now i can watch a whole youtube video without it freezing every minute and course all the work i need it for too.

Now for the fun stuff :)
Neon not something i would necessarily reach for but it's a major must have this season now you can get neon clothes but i cannot say i would feel comfortable glowing so i opted accessories route now the items of choice for me are always shoes and handbags an easy way to put current must haves to update your look or just to give  your outfit a pop of colour.

I have to have pumps in my shoe collection there easy, comfy and this was an easy way to inject some colour into my usually black ensamble. These i got cheap from ebay and look great :) the would probably look even better with a  tan.

The satchel has been a coveted item on most bag lovers wish list and i was eyeing up the Cambridge Satchel Fluoro but with a minimum £115 price tag i thought i would look on eBay as a cheap alternative
as i dont like spending that much money on trend items for classic pieces i don't mind but a neon yellow
bag not sure i would love it as much as spending the money on something else.

And with my savvy money saving buys i was able to purchase my first pair of loubou's which is a massive deal for me a good shoe will set you back at least near the £400 mark and higher but a make-up artist wage and the days, sometimes weeks without a booking can be a nightmare but i knew as soon as i had the money i was going getting some.

So you could go crazy with the above picture they look amazing :) But i decided te first shoe should be a classic shoe, something you can wear with everything and will get your moneys worth. i spent a few months browsing different styles.
In the end i decided on the simple pump 85mm enough of a heel to remain comfy. My family think i'm crazy for spending £375 on a pair of shoes but with these i think of them as an investment and the quality is amazing each shoe is hand made in italian leather if you are squeamish about wearing animals do your research it will say on the box what you are wearing and my partner often laughs you have a calf strapped to your feet. Now the serious part i would never buy my shoes online not these anyway. You are spending lot's of money make sure you buy an authentic pair there are some very good rip offs out there that will fall apart. And for the most part sizing in these are hard to guess they are designed for narrow feet so bare that in mind you really need to try these on and in the uk it is easier said than done there is only one store in the north west which is in manchester in the harvey Nichols store where i got mine from amazing service. They do have a little variety in Selfridges at the Trafford center but again they did not sell the ones i wanted. They rest of the major stores are in London.
Back to the good stuff as soon as i had them on my feet i knew it was love, i have worn them a few times one shoe still needs breaking in but still massively more comfortable than other heels.

 A few other sneaky purchases because let's be honest always happens.
the newest being my new case i'm a total fangirl of game of thrones so as soon i saw this on ebay it was in my basket.
Raybans i've never been a designer glasses person but when i went for a new pair these again where a love at first sight. I got mine from boots they are priced at £200 but for some reason i got crazy discounts and got them at £144 i have no idea how or why but check it out.
As a major treat i went to the white company knew there was a minty candle that was rumoured to smell amazing and it does again i do not usually spend £26 on candles but i was a treat to myself.
And last of all lush because i'm obsessed :)

That's everything finally i will be on a strict no spending now until june which is going to be an expensive month i'm in London twice once for the tennis and for imats so let me know if you are planning on going i love to meet new people :)

See you all soon :)

February Update

So again I apologise its been a few weeks since I last updated and I'm happy to its good thing that have been keeping away.
As you know I qualified to be a make up artist last summer and I started working on small films to gain experience as it happens nearly a year later I am still working as a make up artist for more productions company's and also gaining more experience working on student films. I absolutely love my job I have met someone wonderful people and last weekend got to work with my first horse :) do not worry I did not apply make up to the horse.

As well as working in make up after a few months of my aunties passing I decided to apply to the hospice that she stayed with to do voluntary work I went for my interview last week and started my first shift today I did write a post how wound full the Bolton hospice where but there is never a way you can thank anyone enough for what they do at the hospice so volunteering seemed the best way and maybe I can pass that on to some one else. I get name badge I know how mundane that may seem but it's nice to work with people on a regular basis have a name badge :) I do love meeting new people on sets but its nice to have something familiar.

And of course no hiatus would be complete without me going gallivanting to a snooker match :) yes I have already been once this year I went to the masters in London in January and I loved it it was my first time watching snooker there but after I went to the welsh open last year I Knew I had to go again so I booked the tickets to go watch judd trump. Now it's a four hour drive from where I am so we only just made it to Wales on time and then of course judd had to kill the match off in an hour and ten minutes yes all that way for an hour luckily we had chance to meet judd and get our tickets signed then the four hour journey home :) promise no more snooker talk until the world championships :)

So apart for that of course I have been shopping and its been valentines day so I got some lovely gifts and has I haven't filmed any of these yet I will give you a sneaky peek.

And as I always mention my laptop is nearing death I swear I hear it sigh every time I turn it on, so I have started the search for my new BFF I decided no more windows I'm going mac mac I'm leaning to MacBook Pro so if you have any ideas or have any advice you would love to share I would be grateful. I'm pretty much surviving using my iphone and iPad which is great but I need my laptop.
I hope your all keeping well and see you soon my lovelies

Collection & Storage ideas

I've been asked for years for a collection video and how I store my make up but I've never have purely because haven't stored well :) everything has just been thrown in various places to be honest. Last few years I've noticed I keep loosing things so something had to be done. And thanks to the wonderful YouTube I browsed many videos on storage a few things stuck but I wanted my own little spin.

Just to put this out there before I start showing pictures I did not do this to brag I am not showing my collection to say look how much money I have spent. These things were not purchased at once this is something that has been built over many years and hard work yes I'm proud of it and was hesitant to show everyone because I don't want people to think I'm showing off so I've just took a few pictures as an over few. The biggest part is the storage itself you spend a lot of money over the years and when you have a few items its important to organise things or it turns into a nightmare when your trying to find one thing.

The best thing I purchased is the muji storage drawers one it looks clean and you can see what your looking for. The big drawers for my lipsticks have been a lifesaver I can see what I want and grab it and they fit perfectly and I have another for lip-glosses. The smaller drawers fit various things currently holding paint pots and liners.

The six section pot is a great idea I get to separate eye-liners lip liners, primers all that jazz really and I also have one for my brushes I just put a few beads in so they stand up right.
One thing I couldn't live without are tins I am a little obsessed yes but they are a great cute way of hiding items.

Earrings are a nightmare for me if I didn't have this stand I swear I would not have a pair! So this a great way to keep them all together.

My drawers now we go into unknown territory everything used to be thrown in :( hangs head shocking I know. So to keep things organised I use my empty glossy boxes to keep things separate one for samples face creams lashes and then in my bottom draw all my palettes. Yes I have a real urban decay problem I do have another palette but its MIA :(

So as you see not that fancy or expensive most are biscuit tins and plastic I'm sure there are lots of muji style cases available on eBay to purchase cheaper to be honest.
I keep all my kit make-up separate and I don't think that's so interesting and still needs organising :) I hope this gives somebody tips and ideas i think it's just a nice way to display and organise without going Cray Cray.


Disclaimer
I am not affiliated with glossy box or any other company mentioned all products and storage was purchased by myself with my own money.