My #lifestyle on Pinterest

I'll admit it, I could spend hours and hours in front of my iPhone clicking "re-pin" on some of my favourite Pinners or Fantasy Shopper Outfits (544 outfits so far and counting!)

From Animals, to DIY tips, Beauty & Make-Up ideas and Movie Stills to Tattoo ideas, Quotes and funny things as well as Fashion snippets. I can find so much cool stuff on Pinterest to look at that the possibilities are endless.

As a result it has become part of my daily routine and my boards are looking pretty colourful:

Of course a side effect is that hours of pinning or re-pinning later I sit there and wonder where the day has gone? I mean, especially the humour section makes me laugh so hard sometimes that I am unsure whether it's a good thing I'm alone in my room laughing or it makes me look even crazier...

In any case, here are some of my favourite Pinners if you'd like some pinspiration for your life:

Jennifer Chong
Fantasy Shopper
Alice at Fashionis
Glamourmag
Independent Fashion Bloggers
Topshop 
Ashley

Have you got a Pinterest account? I'd love to see your pins. Pop a comment below with a link and I'll make sure to follow!

xoxo
Kate

Budget Make-Up Test Part 1

As promised in my previous blog post I have been putting budget Make-Up to the test the last couple of days, starting with Collection 2000's "Angelic Eyes" which comes in at just over £4 at my local Boots Store.

With all sorts of vibrant colours in this eye shadow set, I decided to test the blue shades and run with the whole Under the Sea theme which is inspiring the fashion world right now. Here's the result: 


Whilst I am by no means an expert when it comes to applying any kind of make-up here's how I did it - in case you'd like to give it a try yourself..

• I started by generously applying the light silvery colour (1) to my entire eyelid using a fluffy round eye shadow brush, making sure to cover both the outer and inner corner of my eye and brushing up to the browbone and highlighting it at the same time. Then I lightly dusted below my lower lash line using the same colour and removed any excess powder with a cosmetic tissue.

• After lightly scraping the sky blue shade (2) with the end of my eye shadow brush to reach a colour rich result, I went to sweep the medium shade in a half-circular move on the crease of my eye lid. To add some depth I blended the shade down towards my upper lash line with a round-tipped brush that had no product on it. (I find that it's easier to avoid unwanted smudging by using a clean brush for blending heavy contrast shades)

• Next I went to softly dab the purply blue (3) coloured eye shadow just up onto the outside corner of the eyelid and using my little finger I went to blend that same shade ever so lightly into the inner corner of my eye lid.

• I used the navy blue shade (4) to accentuate the eye crease and applied a light grey eyeliner to my upper lash line, the inner corner and the outer corner of my lower lash line as well as a few dots on my brow bone. Then I finished the Under the Sea inspired look by applying some black mascara.

The application of the eye shadow took me a bit less than 10 minutes and its removal was straight forward leaving no ugly dark stains (as some other colour rich eyeshadows are known to do) so all in all I was extremely happy with the result.

As to the colour strength/pigmentation, here a little colour swatch so you can see all colours in this set

The colours lack a bit in intensity despite the fact they look so vibrant but there's nothing a good primer (as a base) and a good strong brush won't fix :) I actually used my Studio Secrets Primer from L'Oreal - have a look at this Review I wrote a little while ago if you want my opinion on some current Primers on the market.

So here we go, a big thumbs up from me to Collection 2000 Angelic Eyes - eyeshadow palette.
Really good value for money.

My piggy bank is happy and so am I. :o)

xoxo
Kate

£50 Boohoo Fashion Voucher Blogger Challenge

Good morning my lovelies! The sun is shining and it's not cold so I am wearing my favourite dress and subsequently am in a really great mood to tell you about Fashion Voucher's blogger challenge. The challenge is to find the best outfit for £50 on Boohoo.com and blog about it for the chance to win one of four £50 fashion vouchers. (Details of Rules on how to enter yourself and the T&C's can be found here.)

£50 !! If you're eyes went as wide as mine then good on you because I wouldn't even know where to start to create an entire Outfit for that amount...

Anyway, my Fantasy Shopper Stylist friend Leanne had no troubles at all so she's chosen her ideal Outfit to enter into this competition - and what a gorgeous Outfit it is! Here we go:

Here's what Leanne has to say about her Outfit of choice:

"The base item of the outfit is the sheer lurex maxi. Maxi skirts/dresses have yet again been a wardrobe staple S/S 2012 and look set to stay through autumn as seen on the catwalks for A/W 2012 a la Valentino. (£15.00)

The corset (£8.00) was chosen to add a bit of structure and elegance to the outfit and lets face it, the corset is a true classic and a fashion that never dies. I would choose to perhaps customise this piece to form a crop but either way - it works!

As for the shoes, it always has to be a boot in the winter! I don’t want cold feet, particularly during a now typical British winter….Brrrrrrr! As for this exact choice, well they’re plain and simple, not too flashy and yet just enough to give the outfit an edge. (£20.00)

Last, but by no means least, no party outfit is complete without a dose of bling! Therefore this statement necklace and earring set at £6.00 is just too good to pass up on! Now all that is needed is my trusty clutch and I’m ready to party! :) "

Well, what do you think? I think it's definitely a winner for me - now it's over to Fashionvouchers to decide if this is worth the prize! Good Luck, Leanne!

I'll let you know if she wins! :)

xoxo
Kate