Update…

Hey girls,

Sorry i’ve been absent from the blogging world for a while. My camera completely died on me so i decided to give blogging a break until i got a new one! I’ve now got a sparkly new camera so i’ll be back to blogging very soon.

I’ve been really busy at work because i’ve recently started working full time hours so i’m always knackered in the evenings and can’t get the motivation to blog. I’ve been trying my best to read everyone elses blogs but it’s hard to keep up with them all. I feel like i’ve missed out on loads.

I’ve still not finished project ten pan but hopefully i’ll get there soon. Another reason i haven’t felt like blogging much is because i’ve not been buying any new and interesting products and my make up has become rather predictable in a bid to use up products faster. I’ll do a update soon.

As you may have noticed the name of my blog has changed. I come across more than one other blog with the same name and that’s what spurred me on to change it. I’ve also gone for a different lay out because i fancied a change. Let me know what you think?!

I hope you are all well. Laura xXx 

FOTN

Sorry i’ve been a bit quiet on the blogging front lately, had a really busy week and it was my boyfriends birthday on Thursday so i moved in at his for a couple of nights!

On Tuesday night i went to see ‘Lord of the Dance’ in Manchester and it was absolutely fantastic. I reluctantly went along thinking it wouldn’t be the same without Michael Flatly but it was still just as good!

So here’s my FOTN:

Face:

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  Revlon colour stay foundation -natural beige
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  no.17 powder in natural beige
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  maybelline mineral concealer - natural
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  fake bake bronzer
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  maybelline pure blush mineral - topaz rose
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  prestige skin loving minerals - pure shimmer

Eyes:

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  Benefit lemon aid as a base
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  Sleek storm palette - dark gold as an all over lid colour and light gold as highlight
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  Barry M dazzeldust in 34 in the crease
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  loreal super liner - carbin gloss
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  prestige automatic eyeliner - black
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  Maybelline lash stiletto

Lips:

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  Revlon matte lipstick - nude attitude
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  barry m glossy tube - number 4 i think!? The numbers rubbed off!!

The outfit:

(sorry the pictures rubbish)

Dress/top from river island

Black boots from river island

Leggings from primark

And i just wore a black long cardy over the top of it.

Hope you've all had a great week. I'll be doing a project ten pan update very soon... i'm getting nearer to finishing now :)

Laura xXx

Black Nails??

I purchased OPI – black onyx about three months and have never touched it until today when for some reason i was inspired to paint my nails black. This is the VERY first time i have ever had black nails and i just don’t know if i actually like it or not. Clearly should have bought a cheaper brand if i wasn’t sure but hey ho.

So what do you think about black nails? Do you wear them on a regular basis?

Hope you are having a great weekend. Laura xXx

Ins and Outs 4

Ins:

- Being proud of my boyfriend - basically he should've graduated in july like me but there was an issue with his dissertation and he had to re-do a part of it. It was all a bit traumatic and he could have potentially come out of uni without a degree but he's just found out he's passed with a 2.2... i'm soo happy for him eeee!! :)

-Pay day - need i say more?!

-Bright Nails - i know it's nearly autumn but i'm trying to keep summer alive with bright corals and pinks!

Golf season - one more weekend and then its officially over and get my boyfriend back.. well until next april at least!!

Chicago - I recently booked tickets to go and see chicago in manchester. I love this musical, i've seen it twice already and can't wait to see it again.

Outs:

Post uni blues - i feel like i write something about uni in every ins and outs post, i'll get over it soon! :P Just with people talking about going back and starting, its not making things any easier!

'Floating around' - that's what i call this stage in my life. I have a job but it's only a temporary solution and i need to find a more long term job that has more to do with what i want to do. I've been searching hard for jobs but it's so hard to get anything at the moment. I just don't know what i'm doing with my life and i feel like i'm inbetween stages.. hence why i'm 'floating around'.

Project ten pan - Ok, i'm not gonna lie, its getting REALLY old now. It seems to be taking forever and i'm only on five products so far. I've very nearly finished this bronzer but i swear it's not gone down anymore for about two months. Just finish god dammit!! I miss doing haul posts aswell!

Blogger events - i had the priviledge of being invited to both aussie and maybelline but sadly i couldn't make either. Hopefully i'll be able to make one soon.

My camera dying - my digital camera's on it's last legs and it think i'm gonna have to buy a new one soon. Any recommendations? I'm just looking a pretty standard digital camera that's not too pricey but does a decent job!!

Laura xXx

Aussie Hair Care

Aussie Hair Care held their first of three events last weekend. It was a treasure hunt to find lots of goodies! They sent everyone the clue and the key but unfortunately it was special delivery and nobody was in to sign for it. So i wasn't able to get hold of my key till monday.. gutted :( But Lauren still offered to send me some goodies which i thought was really generous. They arrived this morning...

So these were the goodies i got. I got two full sized products which are the miracle moist shampoo and the 3 miute miracle frizz remedy. Then i recieved 6 sample sized products, which are the mircale moist shampoo and conditions and the 3 minute miracle reconstructor.

I also recieved a topshop voucher which i was really excited about. I had heard that people who had made the event got a voucher but i didn't think i would get one because i didn't go! Super happy! I have no idea what to spend it on.. hmmm decisions decisions!

I have never tried aussie hair care before so i am really excited to try them and the products sound perfect to my dry, damaged hair! On first impressions the products smell absolutely amazing! Look out for some reviews coming up soon!

Hope you all have a great weekend. Laura xXx

Blog Awards

I was tagged for the 'i think you're an awesome girl' award by Shortiee's beauty blog and peonies and water lillies. Thank you girlies and if you haven't check them out... go do it!

So you have to state ten random facts about yourself.. i have already done a ten facts post here, but i'm gonna try and come up with ten other facts...

1. I can'r ride a bike, i think my parents just gave up on me because it was clearly never gonna happen!!

2. I have a really close relationship with my mum, I tell her most things and she's always the first person i go to with a problem...

3. ...however i really struggle to get along with my dad :S

4. I have a bad phobia of dogs. I'm not too bad with small dogs but if they come anywhere near knee height i can't deal with it.

5. Me and my boyfriend very first met on a night out at uni. He had a girlfriend at the time but i was totally coming on to him... whoops :S He claims that it made him remember me but i felt really embarassed and out of order!

6. I can't keep me mouth shut when i'm drunk. I tend to really open up with my feelings and don't hold back with what i want to say.. (hence the above). It's the total opposite to how i normally am and i've got myself in some sticky situations because of it...

7. I can't whistle, wink or role my tongue!

8. I'd really love to be able to attend a bloggers event but i'd be REALLY scared because i'm really shy... especially around new people.

8. I don't own a single item of mac make-up.

10. I'm really indecisive. I always leave to decision making to someone else because it seems to be an impossible task for me!

I tag:

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  amy @ lipgloss86
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  laura @ lipsticks and lollipops
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  Marcia @ let there be shopping
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  ling @ what do stars do
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  Jennifer @ jennifer rosellen

I was also tagged by rosa adores for the i love your blog award.

I tag:

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  victoria @ lilyloveslola

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  laura @ lauras bloggy blog
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  ella @ ella cinderella

Laura xXx

Hair History...

I’ve never been brave enough to do anything drastic with my hair so this won’ t be the most exciting hair history but still I fancied doing it..

This is at my high school prom when I was sixteen (unfortunately I don’t have the facility to get any older pics on my laptop) My hair was a mid-length, just a few layers and... blonde STREAKS! Why.. !?

This is a couple of years after when the blonde had gone and I had let my hair grow. Again I just had a pretty unadventurous cut. As you can tell I used to like my hair to absolutely poker straight.

This was in my first year at uni and I think this is probably the longest my hair has been. I started wearing my parting more to the side.

This was probably only taken a couple of months later when I decided to get some blonde bits put in the underneath layers on my hair. This picture doesn’t show it well but it was pretty subtle. The rest of my hair is my natural colour.

This was at the start of my second year at uni when I had a complete hair disaster. I went to get some more blonde in my hair and it turned out blue. Yes... bright blue! I was mortified. Long story but I got my hair dyed for free! I asked for it to be as close to my natural colour as possible but it turned out nothing like it. It was lighter and more red toned. I did like he cut he gave me though, a side swept fringe and more layers.

When I got bored of plain brown I decided to get blonde again but a little bit more this time and once again I asked for a dark brown colour on the rest of my hair but I got light/reddy brown. I hate this when I look back at pictures, I’ll never do it again plus it totally ruined my hair where I had it blonde.

Eventually the previous colour just went really ginger so I got a bit of a drastic colour change and went almost black! I didn’t like it at first but it soon faded.

So this is what it looked like once it had faded. This is waayy lighter than my natural colour and I can’t seem to get rid of the reddy tones it in! I also decided volume was the way forward.

More recently I dyed my hair a dark brown colour to try and get rid of the reddy tones in it. I’d vowed that I won’t dye it any more now and I’m going to let it grow out to my natural colour.

And this is what my hair looks like currently had a bit of a trim last week but nothing too drastic. Love how healthy it has made my hair feel and I will definitely be getting regular trims from now on.

Laura xXx