Showing posts with label beauty. Show all posts
Showing posts with label beauty. Show all posts

12/07/2014

F I R S T S T O P L O N D O N

It's not often you get to live out a dream. I was incredibly lucky to go on this trip with my grandparents and I can't thank them enough. These are still shots of moments that inspired me along the way, and the first stop is London!!
^^ The Columbia Road Flower market ^^
^^ Portobello Road ^^
^^ Oxford Circus a.k.a. best-day-ever ^^

^^ Carnaby Street -- off Oxford St ^^
^^ The London Eye and walking along the Thames ^^
^^ Buckingham Palace and surrounding gardens -- apparently The Queen was hosting an afternoon tea and I guess she didn't know we were in the country because we didn't get an invitation! Choked!! ^^
^^ Getting wonderfully lost on the way to find Harrods -- the walk and the scenery were wonderful, my feet felt like they were broken, that wasn't very wonderful though ^^



We stayed in thee smallest apartment, along thee busiest street, we came accustomed to the stuffy tube rides, getting lost and pulling out the map, fumbling through foreign change and in retrospect it was all perfect. 

The first day we went to the ever famous and crowded, Columbia Road Flower Market, it was situated in a small alleyway, under the blaring sun, and all we wanted to do was have a drink of water and buy all the flowers! We then found our way to Portobello Road Market and bought some hats in one of the stalls. 

The second day we made it to the bustling Oxford Circus where I was #feelingspendy, got to look into all the greats, TopShop, & Other Stories, COS, Muji. I believe this was the night we spent at St. Martin's Theatre where we saw The Mousetrap -- also the one and only time we ever experienced London rain! 

The third and final day we kicked off by going on the London Eye, walking along the Thames, Buckingham Palace and the surrounding gardens, and getting lost finding Harrods! 

London was beautiful and I hope I will be able to see her again :)

Three more stops to go...


13/02/2014

Loving // Black Honey

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On one of my online shopping sprees I got a few things from Sephora, and I picked up Clinique's All About Shadow in Black HoneyI had this on my wish list ever since I saw it featured in Anna's Autumn Edit (1:10) video on YouTube. 

This shadow is so highly pigmented and easy to blend. And it's such a beautiful rust, brown colour, that it really makes paler eyes pop. I think I've worn this every second day -- at least -- since I've gotten it and it has incredible staying power. In one sweep and some strategic blending you can have a great 5 sec eye, that looks like you put so much more effort into your make-up.

I haven't played around with other eye looks since getting this shadow, but have merely swept it all across the lid, blending it into the outer crease and adding a salmon coloured highlight in the inner corner. It's a great stand-alone look and I haven't had the desire to use it in any different way.

All in all, it's a great shadow that goes with everything, but steers away from the basic taupes and browns; bringing in a muted cranberry/rust red that makes a great statement and a good twist on a neutral eye. 


17/04/2013

It's moments like these...


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I love dressing up for no reason.

I love experimenting with my makeup.

I love the first sip of hot tea after a long day at school.

I love when all of our family is together just hanging out.

I love being able to capture a moment with just a click of a camera.

I love when I'm nearing the end of a book and I find myself pausing to soak it in before I move on.

I love the feeling of pulling on my favourite pair of jeans and t-shirt combo on days that just don't start out right.