28/01/12 Liam's Memorial Football Tournament

Yesterday the boyf and friends and family went to cheer on the boys taking part in a Football Tournament in memory of one of our good friends, Liam, who's life was sadly cut short due to Cystic Fibrosis.

Everyone raised a good amount of money and had a great laugh and get together. Here are a couple of pictures from the day.

It was icy, but the sun was shining...great weather for footballers, I guess.

We fed and watered the crowd with drinks and biscuits.

Poppy and Dylan came as well.

The boyf and I.

This is a photo of me, the boyf's mum and Liam's mum.

Good day had by all, lots of money raised and good catchups with old friends.

We miss you, Liam! 

x

O.O.T.D. 25/01/12 and massive burgers!

What I wore for a meal out with friends/what I was going to wear for Britain's Got Talent!

Ash Tundra Boots

Dorothy Perkins Scarf

Topshop Seven-Eighths Skinny Jeans

Topshop Shirt

So, this photo was taken just before I was heading out to got to see the Britain's Got Talent auditions last week in Blackpool. Unfortunately, by the time my friends and I had finished work, the queue was so long that we, along with a couple hundred other people couldn't get in because there weren't enough seats. So we went home early, boo!

Faux fur and pleather jacket from Topshop.

Alexander Wang Rocco bag.

So I decided to wear the same outfit for a meal out with the boyf and friends.

Urban Outfitters double finger cross ring.

Vintage thumb ring.

Finger tip rings from Fashionology.nl

Alexander McQueen double skull ring.

DKNY bracelet watch.

Model's Own Nude Beige nailvarnish.

We went to an American style Diner which was super yummy.

The feast!

I had 8oz burger with cream cheese and cucumber. I think it was called "The Wall Street" burger.

Followed by a scoop or two of a minty icecream sundae.

My friend Jen and I enjoying the night.

Just a side note:

I had my first Lindt chocolate bunny earlier in the day. My lovely boyf sneakily bought one on the way out of a shop without me noticing. Yum yum!

And also, my Illamasqua order came! Eeeek, how exciting!

Hi all,

I was browsing my favourite blogs and came across THIS one from a few weeks ago by Danielle (ablogfromblackpool) and decided to be a total copy-cat and take a few snaps of my bedroom, too.

I enjoy having a sneak peek into other people's houses and I'm pretty sure all of you lot do as well. So here is a little look into the room I have occupied for the last twenty or so years, and where I spend most of my time when I'm not out of the house.

As soon as you walk in the door of my room, to the left you'll see my fisheye vintage mirror. I took this home when we had to gut the studios at my old Uni. I couldn't let it be chucked in the skip, so here it is hanging, pride of place on my wall...and here's me in my Pyjamas, hi!

Next you see my bookshelves with my 'Junk Shop' laughing Buddha who welcomes you into the room. I always give his head a rub before I leave, for good luck because I need it. (Read on!!) Behind him, on the wall, are some mirrors which were from the World's Biggest Mirrorball on Blackpool Promenade. I was one of a team of artists who completely refurbished the mirrorball a few years ago. This involved stripping the old mirrors (seen on the wall) and re-gluing them on again. Think I may have several million years bad luck from smashing  thousands upon thousands of little mirrors while stripping the old ones off, hence why I need my good luck Buddha to help me through the day!

On my bedside table I have my trusty bedside clock/phone dock/radio, which I love, and my 'homemade' bedside lamp. By 'homemade' I mean I shoved a strip of fairy lights into a jar and turned them on. Easy peasy! You can also see here my work in progress crocheted bed cover. It's very small at the moment, but it's my first piece of crochet and I'm excited for it to grow!

You'll often find two little pussy cats on my bed, too.

Here is my photo wall with pictures of people and memories that I look at every day.

On my book shelf I have more fake flowers (they're all over the place!) and vases that I keep hair bobbles, headbands, hair brushes and everything else in. Mr Skull is from TK Maxx.

On the shelf above that I keep my hair, face and body products, more flowers, cotton pads, perfumes etc.

Moving on from there are my flat shoes which are in a shoe storage thing that hooks onto your door. I got it from TK Maxx. Also, hanging next to it is my Kigu :)

On top of my bookshelf are my two wooden friends called Boshay and Jamyang. I found them at a carboot sale and couldn't leave them behind. (In fact, I did leave them behind, got home and couldn't stop thinking about them so drove the half an hour back to the carboot and bought them!) Behind them is another fisheye mirror I bought from the same 'Junk Shop' as my Buddha.

This is the mirror I use to do my hair every morning and is decorated with more crap and fairy lights.

My chest of drawers sits next to the mirror and has (another!) mirror on top of it. I keep my dried roses in a vase on here. These are from various birthdays, Valentine's days and gifts, etc. I like to dry them so I can keep them forever. On here I also keep my watches, a box of odds and ends, some kirby grips and a few bits of jewellery that I don't want to risk losing!

To the right of the drawers are my bookshelf, desk and wardrobe. I keep my boots along the top and my favourite shoes on the top shelf of my bookshelves. I know I have a problem. You don't need to tell me!

On the bottom shelf of these bookshelves I have my earrings and bits and bobs. Here's my Graduation photo, aww!

And this is my windowsill where I sit and do my makeup every morning.

Phew. That's about it. Not much more that's interesting (or tidy enough!) to show.

Hope you enjoyed the sneak peek into my bedroom.

Would love to see yours. If you've done something similar, please link it to me in the comments section, I'd love to take a look!

Neeny x 

Hair nightmare!

Literally just woke up from a nightmare in which I let my boyfriend ombre my hair with a spray bottle filled with bleach. It turned out something like this and I had to pretend that I really liked it just so I wouldn't hurt his feelings.

Definitely going to go to the hairdressers to get it done now. This must be a sign.

Product Rave: Model's Own Nail Varnish in Nude Beige

Okay, so it's not the best picture in the world but this is my go-to-most-favourite-nailvarnish ever! Model's Own Nail Polish in the colour Nude Beige Number NP075

Doesn't look much in the bottle but it is the most beautiful, understated, delicate colour on the nails.
Dries fast.
Long lasting.

Get a bottle now! It costs £5 at Boots, bargain!

Oopsie!

...may have made a cheeky Illamasqua order by accident whilst looking for Birthday presents for a friend. Everything was in the sale though so that's alright, yeah?

Hot & Not - 20/01/12

What's been hot and what's not this week? Whether it be a nice new purchase or something that made me smile, I'm going to start writing down what has been good and what has been bad about my week. Hope you enjoy.

What's been hot:

1. Free stuff! I ordered my FREE (completely free, to my surprise...no P&P charges or anything!) facebook/moo collaborative business cards. If you have Facebook Timeline, you can get your free 50 business cards by following these instructions on the Moo website HERE. They came within about 3 days as well, which was good! I didn't particularly need them...but they were free!

2. Harry Potter DVD Box Set. I'm onto Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince next. I've been enjoying watching them, too.

3. Putting my newly learnt crocheting skills into action. My mum taught me how to crochet a granny square over Christmas and it has just been getting bigger and bigger. Think I'm going to either make it into a cushion cover or a throw.

4. Liz Earle Hot Cloth Cleanser. The best makeup remover I have ever used, hands down. 

5. Getting a new lip balm and getting 50p off with a voucher. Yay!

What's not:

1. Getting to work after walking for half an hour and finding a pair of used false eyelashes stuck to my scarf.

2. Finding a hole in my favourite duvet cover.

3. Researching house prices; bills, rent, mortgage etc and seeing how much it actually costs to live.

Project "Use-Up-All-The-Crap-I-Have-Before-Buying-Any-More!"

Welcome to my new project. 

I named it.. 

Project "Use-Up-All-The-Crap-I-Have-Before-Buying-Any-More!"

I have piles of unused cosmetics sitting round my room ranging from makeup, hair spray, face wash, cleansers, dry shampoos, leave in conditioners and more. It's getting to the point where I just look at it and think, maybe I should use these up before going to the shop and buying another product that does exactly the same thing. 

So that's what I've decided to do. I'm going to try and get down to one product per need...because, let's face it, I don't need three dry shampoos, three hairsprays, countless concealers and mascaras, numerous face washes and cleansers and god knows what else stashed away in my drawers.

These are a few of the items I'm going to be actively using to use them up and de-clog my room. (I can't just throw them away! That's just out of the question!)

This is what's on my list so far...are you sitting comfortably?:

Tigi 'Let It Be' Cherry Almond Leave-In Conditioner - 90% Full

Toni & Guy Rapid Response Leave-In Conditioner. - 50% Full

Cetaphil Gentle Skin Cleanser. - 30% Full

Glamour Dry Shampoo Original. - 30% Full

Mess Head Dry Shampoo. - 30% Full

Batiste Dry Shampoo Original. - 95% Full

Tresemme Ultimate Hold Hairspray. - 60% Full

Got2b 2 Sexy Collagen Lift Effect Big Volume Hairspray. - 40% Full

Tigi 'Free Ur Mind' Cherry Almond Firm Hold Hairspray. - 60% Full

Simple Moisturising Facial Wash. - 50% Full

Clean & Clear Blackhead Clearing Daily Scrub. - 30% Full

Clean & Clear Deep Action Refreshing Gel Cleanser. - 30% Full

Stila Sheer Color Tinted Moisturizer. - 90% Full

Garnier Miracle Skin Perfector BB Cream. - 85% Full

MAC Studio Finish Concealer NW25. - Pretty much full

MAC Cream Colour Base in Shell. - Pretty much full

No7 Eye Base. - Half full

Bourjois Illuminating Touch Rose Universel. - Full

Benefit Boi-ing Concealer in 02. - 10% Full

Benefit Lemon Aid Colour Correcting Eye Primer. - Half full

Benefit It Stick Concealer. - Pretty much full

Soap & Glory Trick and Treatment Under Eye Concealer. - 90% Full

Benefit Bad Gal Lash Plum. Getting there!

Rimmel Sexy Curves Mascara. - Full

Collection 2000 Illuminating Touch Light Diffusing Concealer. - Guessing half full.

Bourjois Coupe de Theatre 2 in 1 Mascara. - Brand new.

Garnier Eye Roll-on. - 80% Full

Weeeeeouw, that's a lot! Going through it like that and seeing how much product I've actually used and how many I've bought makes it even worse. Definitely going to try and use up some of my stash in the next few months, perhaps even re-discover some of my beauty must-haves.

Wish me luck! I've tried this before, last year or so, and did manage to use some stuff up, so anyone who wants to join me in this project then good luck to you, too! (Not doubting for a second that any of you are makeup hoarders like me!)

See you soon!

x