Metallics

Most of the things I'm using and loving at the moment are birthday presents (I turned 21 on 9th February). I'm so shallow - new things are always just so much more exciting.

Two of my best friends (a couple) got me these polishes (along with some other lovely stuff). I love Topshop nail polish. Some people don't get on with it, but I really like how it applies, and it usually lasts a while as well. From L-R there is Glimmer, Eyes of Steel (which is what I'm wearing in the top picture) and Heart of Gold. Eyes of Steel has a slight lilac/purple tone to it, and the other two are a more simple bronze and gold.

I'm building up quite a collection of Topshop metallic polishes, as I'd already been bought a couple for Christmas by my ever-patient mother:

These two are a bit less shimmery and more like a 'foil effect'. On the left is Moonshine, a slightly browny-bronze colour. The one on the right is a straight-up silver called Silver Bullet.

Another friend got me this gorgeous earring and ring set from Dorothy Perkins (earrings here and ring here). I don't wear gold jewellery that much, usually because I'm too lazy to find my gold watch, but I think I'm going to make an exception for these lovely pieces!

I went to H&M today and bought a lot of stuff so I'm hoping to get a haul-type post up tomorrow! I'm back in a fairly decent schedule so hopefully I won't be too behind now.

Excuses Excuses

This is not really a proper post, more an explanation as to why I upped sticks and vanished last weekend. I know I missed my Weekly Wardrobe yesterday as well, but it's been a bit crazy!

It was my birthday last Thursday, so I had a really nice celebration with my family on Saturday. My mum gave me some lovely presents (including the above candle), and we went out to eat. (We were meant to be going to the football but it was called off because of the weather).

Anyway on Sunday I managed to get some sort of food poisoning/stomach bug, and I only got back to feeling human again yesterday. I had to have one of my essay deadlines, which was yesterday, pushed back until tomorrow, so I'm still feeling pretty panicked. I can finally eat again, so hopefully I'll be up and running with both life and blogging in a few days!

[In the meantime I'm up for some blogs to read in my breaks/in bed whilst I feel sorry for myself, so leave your links in the comments!]

Spot the Difference

What do you think of my new make-up look? Understated and elegant, isn't it? Joking! The above two pictures were taken in the middle of getting ready for a Snog Marry Avoid-themed night out. And no, I don't think that I look good! I'm especially enjoying the dark brown patches under my cheekbones, and the colour of my neck compared to my face.

This post is just a very quick one to say that wow I have a lot of products that really do not suit my skin tone! I'm pale, but often buying the cheapest shade of a high street foundation just isn't good enough. I've finally learnt to look at a foundation or powder to see what the tones are before I buy them, but all of the orange stuff in the pictures above I have genuinely worn as make-up in the past!

And now to cleanse your palettes slightly:

Can you tell the difference?! I'm finally learning to embrace the pale. Fake tan generally doesn't agree with my face anyway. So I'll stay with my lightest-of-light shades for now.

I've been discovering bits and bobs all over the place at the moment: the Sleek contour palette, Bourjois Healthy Mix (the smell!), and the Real Techniques brushes. There might be a couple more make-up posts to come. 

Have you learnt any new make-up secrets recently?