Alexander Mcqueen Heel Collection

Have to throw in a bullet note for these beauties, being a ridiculous sucker for studded shoes, Alexander Mcqueen and Jeffery Campbell's I couldn't resist trying them on when one of the girls bought them in for dance practice!

At a 6inch heel their not only comfortable but extremely supportive,pleather with a studded forefront and goldplated metal zips,customised by Mcqueens Iconic skull symbol with a ribbed heelfront,and studbutton cuffs I shall definately be scouring the world wide web for these badboys as the start of the Winter Heel collection!
Alexander Mcqueen you brilliant man!

Mac Studio Fix Fluid :D

No need for concealer! :D

Thought I'd take a sly minute to update on this badboy, Being fairly pricey I 've only ever stuck to the eyeshadow collection and Lengthening Mascara, however after purchasing this I can honestly stick to my guns and confirm I shall be sticking to this beautiful potion!.

Considering most foundations from other brands are a similar price nowdays at £21.50 I found this to be a better quality foundation than most more expensive ones, although I think you'd need to wear it daily to get your full money's worth, its a thicker fluid than most but glides on lightly and gives a fuller looking coverage with anti shine if like me your prone to looking like you've just dipped your face in the sink!

As its a spf 15 you don't really have the extra franning about everymorning finding the sunscreen to wear underneath,although I wore the Matt finish moisturiser underneath, I also didn't feel the need to apply a concealer base since it took care of the imperfections whilst giving a rather cracking finish!

On conclusion its a rather splendid product if a little more pricey than most other brands, but i'll definately be buying again based on the sheer quality and impressive finish it provides! love this little beauty!

A day out! : Boardmasters and Bodmin :]

So I know I havent blogged in a while, being that I've been immensely busy with tour and other relevent shingles I thought I may take a wee second to update on the usual current state of life which recently has been pretty fabadillo if you ask me!

Apart from the obvious lack of summer this August, I took the time out to spend a day with my brother at the Newquay Boardmasters Festival, followed by a galivant around bodmin and the latter. For those who haven't been, Boardmasters is basically a beach festival consisting of Surfing,Skateboarding and Bmx and such, there's also a music festival and fairground which are both split into two,although probably not your cup of tea if your not keen on large crowds or boardsports.
This year thanks to promotions we were lucky enough to have a meet and greet with the Animal' Clothing brand's Professional Surfing team as well as the O'neil' brands. They're a real jolly bunch of people with the curly blonde locks and orange skin if you like that sort of chap!.

So after a cupplaa autographs and a starbucks pitstop, we galivanted down to bodmin,and had a diddle souvenior shop around the town centre,visited the famous jail 'a clink with a drink'  a tremendous amount of stairs,knooks and crankies and ended the day with lunch at Chapel an Gansblydhen a gorgeous converted chapel on the edge of town,which was quite ironic! :)

Rainy day's and cream tea's

Holla Willamino's!

As you may be aware I haven't blogged in what seem's like a decade, or probably is a decade...oops!. :3
Being away recently, I managed to fit in alot of thinking and planning,which can be quite a rarity in today's aspects, so one rainy summer's (a rather drab summer if you will!) day I decided I would no longer sit in a misery pit I would head down to the tearoom's and type up a little something.

However,being slapbang in the middle of a moor rather has its disadvantages, aside from lack of civilisation (although quite a plus for the anti social me!) and drab weather, until a fat raincloud obviously decided to offload itself within my location as I headed down towards the village,any normal person would run, alas not me, a 10 tonne handbag and laptop case isn't anyone's choice of avaliable running gear, so my morning's half acceptable appearance became a washed out mess upon entering the tearooms.
So consequently here I am...

Hope everyone's having a wonderful summer! Expect more from me soon! :)

Tudalooo!

Wiillooo
    x

Vibrant Views: The Bodyshop Strawberry Body Butter!

Holla Willomino's!

Just thought I'd scapple up a quick product review for you all before the Olympic opening ceremony starts ( Yes.even after ridiculous amout of advertising its had i'm still enthusiastic!).

Considering I didn't really have many plans for today I decided on a somewhat abrupt brainwave to head to my nearest Bodyshop store and have a little gander and at the new summer collections, needless to say i'm quite impressed!. The Bodyshop has always remained a firm favourite amongst my top 5 beauty stalls, and I've not once experienced a specific product that hasn't worked or caused any damage to my skin or body..I don't mean to say you should all rush off and clamber over each other to the nearest store expecting some sort of fantastic miracle product, I mean taking time to specifically observe the different products and reserving a moment to test or try each one carefully.

So whilst hovering about the shop I noticed a bunch of creamy coloured tubs stacked along a test counter, I tend to be attracted to things via pretty smells ( as any cosmetics loving girl would! ) and personally I found the Strawberry body butter to be the nicest... At £15.00 for a large tub its rather pricey to your average body butter, however there's a smaller 'handbag sized' tub avaliable for around £5.00.
Unlike other body butter' I've experienced I definately found this one to be of better quality and can be applied layer after layer without getting the sticking greasiness you can get with other butters..It's moisturising qualities are brilliant and leave your skin soft to touch, I can only fault the pricetag as being a little pricey however it's definately worth the money!.

If like me your looking for a decent smelling body butter for dry evenings I highly reccomend this type  ( what more can I say? it's great! ). I recieved a fair few compliments from people who liked it's smell , which lasts for around 4- 5 hours, it's a lovely thick textured butter at a great price and does a great job, I'll definately be piling in the tub's for more of this this summer for sure!


Tudaloo Moofoo's
            x

A day out in bath!

Holla Willamino's!,

Since we've had this somewhat 'exotic' british weather over the past few days, I consider myself slightly mad being sat at a laptop with a strawberry latte slugged next to me, as my life this week has been pretty eventful I' thought I'd provide you with a 'sneaky peek' of 'a day in my life ' ( Oh how fun for you!...) So if you' live elsewhere and have never been to Bath ( it's not literally a bath!) then read along for some cheeky insights of the city!.

Before I go off on an unexplainable rant about the 'historic city blah blah' I'll hasten to an abrupt start by sharing my day with you all, cuppa's at the ready?...Okay lets go...

I don't live too far from bath, and so my family and myself are quite the regulars, a fair amount of my family history orginated from bath but its a really vibrant city today, although still providing enough history to somewhat other cities. Anyway with enthusiam 'on with the show!'...

After arriving we hastenly piled out of the car after much faffing about like an over enthusiastic bunch of tourists  and headed in a line towards a small alley lined with a variety of old fronted shops/coffee bars and businesses along either side..although small and bustling with people there's still more than enough room to move around, it still gives a hinted reminder of 'diagon alley' from Harry Potter.(Wahooo for Hogwarts!)

Many of the shops can be quite expensive although after about an hour of looking around sweltering non-air conditioned shops and dribbling over cake windows we came across a jewellers ( a very overpriced one) and found one of the necklaces to be exactly the same as my grandmas .

£2250..Irony for expensive tastes eh? ;]

 Anyway...enough of my droning on do I hear you say? and on with the pictures? ..righto then!.

The bustling square of Bath Cathedral ,lined with bars,giftshops and cafes.

On one of the sidestreet's leading to Bath Cathedral and also Bath spa ..luxurious ay!

The Roman Baths and Pumproom resteraunt!

Waistcoated waitor's AND suited classical musicians -time change?

A very pricey looking focal chandelier in the pump room resteraunt!

Tea and a slice of chocolate cake with views over the old roman baths!

The roman baths!

taking in the fabulous views!

Anyone fancy a quick dip? -Bath Spa

A variety of historical landmarks and shops to visit!

Yummy!

The Circus , I always feel an urge to burst into a catch oliver song driving around here..

Those who know me personally may recognise my familiarity with this place!

Saving the best until last - The Royal Cresant - Britain's answer to millionaires row ;)

After a long day we then surely hastened home and proceeded to chatter about and document our day, if you havent been and like myself love historical cities I highly reccomend a visit! One of my favourite places!


Tudaloo Moofoo's
           x

Express Pedicure : How to!

After a somewhat lack of blogging within the past 2 weeks ,and running around bristol like a muppet on a ramapage I decided in my somewhat lack of boredness yesterday evening to treat my feet to an express pedicure, by 'express' I don't mean clogging toilet roll with cheap nail polish remover and hacking at the worn out colour on my feet....
By treating your feet carefully and also properly at least once a week, it can not only work out a much cheaper option but is also more efficent that sitting in crowded salons with no air conditioning in 33 degree heat.

If your anything like me you'll spend most of your weekends and at least 3 days of the week running around like a headless hoofer on every errand possible, therefore it' really is essential your feet get some type of care.
Once a week I make sure my feet undertake a pedicure, even if its just soaking them in an babyoil and water combo for 10 minutes, but for you lovely ladies (and men!) who are abit lost on the 'how do you do it' idea I've decided to show you how I 'go about' my pedicure each week , Gok Wan spec's ready? Kettle on?...okay let's go..

Firstly you'll probably need the following:

Avon Senses Showergel - £1 - It smells devine! and for something cheap as chips the smell tends to linger for a fairly long time , thumbs up for smelling nicey!.
The Body Shop Nail buffer- £2 - I've tried a variety of nail buffers, the most expensive being around £40 , but after buying this one I have never gone back, its by far the best one I've ever used!.
Johnsons Baby Oil - £1.50 - £3.99 - If its good enough for baby's skin it's good enough for mine!, this suits a variety of skin types, and if like me you prefer unscented oils is better than even some of the most expensive body oils!.
Boots Exfoliant file - £2.50 - This isn't one of the best foot files I've ever tried, it's probably better if you dont have extremely dry heels, however it leaves your skin amazingly soft!.
Tesco Nail Polish Remover- £2.19 - I've tried a number of varnish removers, but I've found this one to be fabulously good for the price! ( Hooray for budget polish removers!)
Marks and Spencer 'Shocking Raspberry bath salts - £2.00 - I bought these to use in the bath but I find them easier to use when soaking my feet due to the crystals being slightly smaller than normal, These come in a variety of colours and smell wonderful!. ( And feel rather nice on your skin too! )
John Lewis Wooden 'Natural' Nail Brush- £4.99 - I don't spend alot on nail brushes, but this one was definately worth the pricetag!, It has natural bristles so doesn't hurt when brushing, brushes thoroughly and I'm definately going to be buying one of these again!.
Superdrug Nail File - £2.99 pack of 5 - I'm an absaloutely huge fan of superdrug and quite frankly I can't leave the shop without buying something,  These nail files are quite bendy when your using them, but they file well without splitting the nail , bargain!.

Firstly you'll need to start by removing any old nail polish from your toenails, this can be done by blotting a cottonwool pad with nail polish remover and gently rubbing at the surface of your nails.

After trying out numerous foot spa's I decided to call it quits and go back to tradition with the ole basic bowl of warm water , I always find it easier to soak my feet during the evening, as I know I probably won't be darting off somewhere in an abrupt hurry, plus the best programme's are always on!, I'll then pour a generous ( although not too generous unless your planning on slipping around for the rest of the evening) amount of baby oil in with warm water and add a few scoops of bath salt's into the bowl, (Do excuse my rather bluntness! ..my bad! ) these should gradually start to dissolve and the various amount left over is a great exfoliant for all the tricky hard to get to places' on the undersides of your feet!. Now you can 'dunk' as they say with great enthusiam, your tootsies into the bowl and soak for around 5-10 minutes! :)

Be sure to keep a clean towel next to to bowl to avoid any overspill!

You'll then need a nail brush to scuff away any dirt around the toenails and toes, These are commonly avaliable with 2 sides consisting of a 'soft thick bristled side' and a 'harder bristled thin side' ...I find wooden brushes with natural bristles are much more efficent and effective as they tend to be more gentle on the skin whilst doing a better job at the same time. The 'soft thick bristled side ' should be used to gently scuff around the toe and toenail area whilst the 'harder thin bristled side' should be used around the heel ,ends,and ball of the foot.

 Once done, your feet can then be lifted onto a towel, and lightly dried, you can begin to gentle file the heels of your feet using the footfile, for this you may need to concentrate on the areas that are mainly used the most, ( woohoo for soft feet!) such as the balls of your feet and the edges of your heels. ( dryness tends to be more common here! ) , Once  you've done this smother in an optional moisturiser, this will 'lock in the moisture within your skin.

''The key to healthy nails is strength and structure'' if your toe nail's are long/broken or uneven, use a nail clipper to straighten out the edges , and shape with a file, the best and most commonly advised nail shape is straight across, as shaping a curve will cause the nail to grow wider ,result? = ingrown toenails.
 Sticking to a natural straight edge will not only look better, but will be more beneficial or your nail growth.
Once shapened, gently buff the surface of your nail with a nail buffer, these have two sides, one with 2 different colours ( these are used seperately) and one colour on the other. The nail should be buffed with the roughest textured colour, then softened with the other colour, the full length colour can be used to file off any left over nail and polished to a natural shine.Buffing removes the old worn out nail coating and reveals a fresh new coat underneath, this should only be done every 3 -4 weeks, overbuffing can weaken the nail and cause it to break easily and become flimsy.

Now for the good bit! (Although not always so much if your male! sorry guys! :]) paint each nail with a clear basecoat (this protects the nail from being stained by the varnish ) and once dry you can apply your chosen 'Couleur' to your nails.

Once dry, you can then apply a topcoat , these are avaliable in many beauty or drugstores and not only provide a clear shine and finish for the nail varnish but also reduce chipping and encourages the nail colour to last longer!

Hope this has eased your situation!

Toodaloo moofoo!
          x