My love for winter

Sunday 4th November 2012

Hello all!

It's literally been ages since I last blogged, life seemed to have taken over so I'm using my spare few minutes to show you what I'm loving lately. 

However before we start, we need to have words.. We've got thousands of page views, yet 12 followers - how does that work?! If you like our blog and read it frequently, then follow us, we're rather popular on twitter (excuse our big heads) but lately it's just like what's the point in us even posting on here? Without the followers, we're nothing.

Anyway moving on. The day before I went away was so hectic as I was going to a wedding, and I had a shoe/hair/nail related disaster, which I won't go into but it amused Crimson to no end. Anyway to cut a long story short I had three hours to replace my hair extensions, get a full set of acrylic nails, and replace a gorgeous pair of tan cork wedges I bought last year, baring in mind it was nearly the end of September and most winter stock was out in the shops I certainly set myself a challenge!  So I got up extra early and drove to the hair supplier, then went and had my nails done. I was wearing a beautiful white and pink maxi dress this day so I had white acrylic french tips done with a little pink and silver glitter design done. The guff I gave about the gel nails in my last post being wonderful, well, they where so wonderful that they all fell off days after I'd had them put on! Needless to say I was very annoyed, so I've learnt my lesson and gone back to my usual nail salon where I'm always happy with the results. So nails done it was time to find shoes, and trust me, I looked everywhere. I had just about given up hope when I came across this suede pair in New Look, £25 down to £8! They fitted the bill as they seemed to be a sort of brown colour and they had a peep-toe, so I bought them and went on my merry way. They did make me feel like I'd teeter over any minute but they did the job and I have to say that although they don't look it, they really are so comfortable.

A bargain at £8!

My beautiful wedding/holiday nails.

 So anyway yes I went on holiday and it was fabulous! Feels like ages since I came back though. Since then I've been busy with work and such but however I did get some lovely gifts off my boyfriend, family and friends for my birthday...

Nina by Nina Ricci off my better half - smells crisp, fresh and fruity

Beautiful bracelet off Crimson laid on top of the gorgeous scarf she got me

...along with these fabulous Soap and Glory products! Highly recommend the Hot Thermal Scrub, ideal for scrubbing away rough patches

Whyaye man!

Lovely smelling CKIN2U - smells remotely like aftershave, but I love it

And an owl study charm off my boyfriend :)

...I also made time to get my nails done again.. I know, how very naughty of me! My holiday nails lasted me about three weeks and as soon as they came off I wanted them back on again. This time I opted for clear tips with the intention of painting them. Since having them put on they've been various colours and I'm having fun painting them every other day! They're due to be in-filled but I think I'll just let them fall off and make an appointment to get them done before Christmas.

My clear tipped acrylics - a lot more natural looking than the french white tips.

One coat of Barry M Aqua Glitter 340

...matches my bracelet!

Two coats of Barry M Aqua Glitter 340

Barry M Vivid Purple 161

Barry M Blue Moon 317 and Barry M Berry Ice Cream 308

Barry M Raspberry 273 and Barry M Red Glitter 150

Barry M Mushroom 310

As well as wearing Barry M nail products a lot lately, I'm also in love with my MUA palette from Superdrug for a mere £4! Yes I'm well aware that every other blogger is ranting and raving about theirs too but hey, it's fantastic! The shades aren't given any names themselves, it's just really the palette that's been named - the one I have being called "Undressed", and comes with 12 lovely, velvety earth tones, nude shimmers and mattes that are easily blended to create lovely effects. I usually use the lighter tones when I'm at work, then blend the darker tones for a a more intense look come evening. They also do a 24 colour palette for £8, which is still a bargain!

"Undressed" has been compared to Urban Decay's Naked 2 palette, and it's easy to see why. Compared to expensive counterparts this is a high street brand so wear time isn't as long, but it is long enough, for myself certainly. The pigmentation of the shimmers is wonderful, the metallics do fall a little easy so careful application is advised. This is a palette that's taking the high street cosmetic counter by storm, and it's no wonder why.

MUA's "Undressed" palette

Some of the things I picked up to take on my holiday - individual eyelashes from Matalan easily rival Eylure's, and at £3, they're £2.25 cheaper than those from Eylure

And finally... my latest love has to be knitwear! The minute we stepped off the plane we realised that we certainly weren't abroad anymore, so later that day during a trip to ASDA I found this little beauty for £10...

It's really soft wool and doesn't itch which is what suprised me most, for the cost it's ideal in this weather. I wore it with a waist belt as I feel it's a little baggy without one, the belt bought by crimson as part of my birthday last year. I also wore it with my thigh-high black suede boots with studs round the top, £35 in New Look.

Another of my favourite outfits lately has been this, a cream slouch jumper I got in the River Island sale, £35 down to £10. The only bug-bear I have with it is that the pearls and rhinestones are forever falling off to the point where I sat and hand stitched them to reinforce them and they still continue to fall off. As I only paid £10 I'm not so bothered, but if I'd had bought this at full price I would certainly be taking it back.

And fnally, my last of my favourite outfits has to be this jumper dress. I absolutely love the colours and wear it with tights, a waist belt and flat, black boots. It was my birthday not long ago and my Mam surprised me with it, I'm not sure of the price but I know it came from ASDA so I'm guessing it was around the £10 mark. The materials really thin and lightweight and it's so comfortable to wear.

So now I must return to my Christmas wrapping paper crisis, yes, you heard right, I've nearly finished all my shopping, too!
Until next time..

Clover x