Happy Birthday Neeny's Wishlist!

Oh man, totally forgot about my one year anniversary of blogging. It was yesterday!

Ah well, Happy Belated Blog Birthday to me!

:)

What do I wear to my Christmas Party HELP!?

So, I've been browsing around and saw this dress. I need your guys opinions!

It would be for a Christmas party with my work. I absolutely fell in love with the photo of it, but can't find any pictures of actual people wearing it.

Question of the night: Do you think it will make me look like a sparkly bin bag?

Ugh, I want it so bad.

A friend who's dressed in leather!

Lusting over countless leather / pleather pieces right now.

Decided to do some (rather luxury) window shopping. 

*sigh*

1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 5

Tshirt from Zara.

Pleather leggings from Zara. (need.)

And now going to have this song constantly in my head for the forseeable future.

How to: 3 Minute Microwave Cake!

Just a quick post to let you guys in on a naughty little recipe that's perfect for a really quick chocolate fix.

This little beauty is simple, quick, easy and yummy as hell. I literally JUST made this and scoffed my portion within about 6 minutes flat.

If you want to have a go, here's what you'll need.

Flour, sugar, cocoa powder, milk, oil, vanilla essence, an egg and some chocolate (optional).

In a bowl scoop 4 level dessert spoons of flour.

Then 4 level dessert spoons of sugar.

Then 2 of cocoa powder.

Followed by a drop or two of vanilla essence, three generous dessert spoons of oil, three generous dessert spoons of milk and an egg.

Mix well and then add your chocolate.

Put in the microwave on the highest setting for 3 minutes.

Watch in wonderment.

BING!

Serve straight away with vanilla ice cream.

As you can see, this will serve about 4 people easily!

Settle down in front of a good film with your kitty, slippers and pyjamas on.

Mmmmm.

Granted it's not the most beautiful looking cake, but in three minutes - who can complain?!

Excuse me for a minute while I go into a chocolate coma whilst watching the rest of Harry Potter.

If you're having a chocolate craving and you try this recipe let me know how it turns out!

Happy baking!

x

Should've Gone to Firmoo!

Hello everyone! 

Eee, I'm so excited to share this post with you. I love getting parcels in the mail (who doesn't?) and the other day, these little beauties from Firmoo landed on my doorstep.

I was very, very kindly sent this pair of glasses to try out and to be honest I wasn't expecting them to arrive so fast, so it was a nice little surprise to come home to after staying away for Halloween for a couple of days. 

From being dispatched from China to arriving at my door in good old North West England it only took bang on seven days. Speedy!

These are Model number #DBSN5252 in Matte Black and can be found HERE. 

Firmoo.com is a Global Online Optical Store which offers a massive range of glasses for both ladies and gents at really affordable prices. It also has a large range of sunglasses which, as well as the regular glasses, can be made with prescription lenses. Firmoo also have a designer range too, which are slightly more on the expensive side, but I'm definitely lusting over a few pairs in that section, let me tell you!

So, at my last appointment at the opticians I was told that, basically, my eyes don't align 100% accurately which is the why I sometimes get blurriness or double vision. I was actually quite excited about getting glasses until they told me that they would need to be 'special' prism lenses (think Professor from Futurama) to help fix this problem. Errrrm, no thanks! So I opted to keep up with some eye exercises on a promise that it "should" help in the long run.

Long story short. I'm bogeyed when I get stressed and I'll deal with it but in the mean time I'll wear pretend (none prescription) glasses til my heart's content. Just because!

So here they are and I actually really, really like them. 

So, I  always find it really hard trying to fathom what pair will suit my face when I'm not able to actually try the frames on in person. One thing I found really helpful on the website was the nifty little feature that actually made it a lot easier for me to pick which frames I liked best. You can upload a picture of yourself, determine the distance between your eyes and click through the frames on the website to see how they actually look on your face! Virtual insanittyyyy.

These are the ones I chose, but in the Matte Black version. Excuse the frazzled look, I'd just got back from work in the picture that I used as my upload!

And here's how they actually look on. I think it's quite an accurate representation, what do you think?

I also "tried on" a number of other pairs which are similar styles, as you can see below.

I didn't see until quite late on (duh! Pass me my glasses) that a number of frames come in different colour variations, which you can view with the "Select Colour" option in the top right of the product spec page. Hence the reason I only "tried on" the green version of the frames that I actually ordered.

The glasses themselves are reasonably sturdy. The arms don't seem to bend outwards past the frames and give reasonable resistance to any attempts to do this. They seem very nicely made, no sharp edges or wobbly bits - which is always good!

The frame that I chose is a lovely Matte texture and feel almost furry to the touch, which I love. I thought it was also nice that they come with both a hard case, a soft pouch and a cloth for cleaning the lenses. As well as that, the glasses also came with a spare set of screws for the hinges and a little screwdriver for any mishaps. (Must. Not. Stand. On. Glasses!)

Strike a pose! ;)

They also fit very nicely. All the measurements for each frame is in the specifications so if you're a glasses wearer already, you can easily imagine how big or small the frames are going to be in comparison to your own. If you're not a glasses wearer, like me, just compare them to some of your sunglasses or make a paper template or draw it to scale with eyeliner on the mirror - that's always fun :)

Ordering is really simple if you're interested in getting yourself a pair of glasses. And what's even better is that if you order yourself a pair (first time buyer) you actually get the frames....FREE. Uh, what?! 

FREEEEEEEEEE!

Everyone loves that word! There must be a catch, right? Well, you do have to pay shipping costs, but that's it. 

THIS LINK explains exactly how you can order your first pair of free glasses. (If you're interested and do actually make an order, will you let me know?! I'd love to see which ones you chose.)

If you have any troubles at all, the Customer Service team are super fast at responding to any questions you may have. I exchanged a number of emails with Firmoo and my responses were always quick, friendly and informative. I even messaged them on facebook, to which they replied at lightning speed, too.

Happy Movember by they way, guys! I'm sporting my Mo' earrings in support for the cause!

Oh, and my lippy is "Chatterbox" by MAC.

So what you waiting for! Glasses wearers or frame fakers (like me!) get yourself over to Firmoo to check out their range.

Choose your glasses > Click First Pair Free - GET NOW > Log in > Place your order with the Promo Code issued to you!

If you have any other info you want to know, please leave a comment and I'll get back to you as soon as I can.

Hope you like the frames I chose and make sure you let me know if you order some for yourself, I'd love to have a nosey. :)

See you later Alligators!

xx

Just so you know, all opinions are my own. I was sent these glasses for review but was under no obligation to write a biased post at all. I really, really like um! :)

Halloween nails and OOTN! ;)

Oooo0oo0o0oohh! Hope you all had a spooky Halloween.

I thought I'd share a few pictures from my day, yesterday.

First off, I painted my nails with blood splatters. It's Shellac, which means I will be sporting it til way into November, but who cares. :) Gotta love a bit of gore.

I've also been obsessed with everything skull and everything sparkle at the minute...

This little guy was a rather dashing *not* belt buckle, but I saved him from going to the charity shop and he now sits on my bookshelf.

...I also bashed out my new AMAZING phonecase. Skull bling overload - perfect.

Then, myself and the other half made some Alien Spaghetti for our Halloween dinner. (Avocado Spaghetti recipe can be found HERE - yum yum!)

And on we went to meet a few friends. Can you guess which one I am...?

I had one too many Gin and Tonics and felt a bit squ-iff, as you can tell in the picture below.

Time to go home!

x

Ps.

(If you don't recognise what we're meant to be, watch this video!)

Pps. I'm the blue one and the bf is the red. ;)

Ppps. Did you see my new button in the sidebar? You can get 20% off MotelRocks.com with my discount code: neeny

Enjoy xx

OOTD - Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice!

So, yay! It's nearly Halloween, which means I have a few days off work. I wasn't really planning on getting dressed today as I wanted to spend the day lounging around watching rubbish TV but I saw my Motel Rocks Jordan striped jeans in my wardrobe and decided to embrace the day!

If you can't pretend to be Beetlejuice on Halloween Eve, then when can you?!

I've just become a member of Motel Rocks Street Team, too, which is amazing as I can offer you 20%...yes... TWENTY PERCENT off your orders at motelrocks.com if you use the 

Promo code: neeny

You can find the jeans I'm wearing at THIS LINK.

My slouchy beanie hat is from Topman.

Black slouchy top is from Topshop.

Satchel bag from the Cambridge Satchel Company.

Boots, as always nowadays, from Ash.

I'm wearing my watch by Michael Kors, skull friendship bracelet by Links Of London and my double skull bangle from Topshop. If you like the latter, I'm actually giving one away in my Birthday Giveaway. Enter, it's quick and easy!

And my ring is from Topshop, also! Skull everything!!!

I also wore a dark lip, which is Grace by No7.

Hope you've all had a lovely day...

...and have a spoooo0oo0oky Halloween, tomorrow!

xxx

BIRTHDAY GIVEAWAY 2012! MAC, TOPSHOP, MUA, JEWELLERY!

Hello everyone. 

I've got a really, really exciting post for you today. 

On the 6th of November, Neeny's Wishlist turns ONE YEAR old and I've decided to do a MASSIVE GIVEAWAY as a thank you to all of you lovely people that read my ramblings.

As you may have seen from my last post, I recently hit 200 followers and thought that this milestone, along with the first anniversary of my blog would be a better time than any to spread some giveaway happiness. So here it is - The Neeny's Wishlist Birthday Giveaway - YAYYY!

You could be in with the chance of winning one of the three following lovely prizes.

Prize #1:

• One MAC Lipstick of YOUR choice. This includes lipsticks from MAC's standard lipstick range which you can find HERE. (No MAC Collections or Limited Edition lipsticks, as I have to find them for you!)
• MUA "Undressed" Eyeshadow Palette. This features 12 neutral eyeshadow shades.
• Barry M "Amethyst Glitter" nail polish.
• Topshop double skull gold bangle. 
• Topshop black skull bead bracelet.
• Topshop silver skull ring bracelet.
• "Make A Wish" double star gold necklace.
• Rose and love-heart gold bracelet.
• Love-heart pink string bracelet.
• Peace symbol turquoise string bracelet.
• Love/Hope/Peace string bracelet set.
• Pink "Hello Kitty" marshmallow pop.

Prize #2:

• MUA trio in "Innocence"
• Barry M "Yellow Topaz Glitter" nail polish
• Topshop white skull bead bracelet.
• Rose and love-heart gold bracelet.
• Peace symbol red string bracelet.
• Love/Hope/Peace string bracelet set.
• Blue "Hello Kitty" marshmallow pop.

Prize #3:

• Barry M "Burgundy Croc" croc-effect nail polish.
• Topshop black skull and gold cross earrings.
• "I Fell For You, Eiffel For You" Eiffel Tower necklace.
• Love-heart brown string bracelet.
• Blue "Hello Kitty" marshmallow pop.

ANSWERING THE QUESTION - FOLLOWING ON GFC - LEAVING A COMMENT WITH YOUR EMAIL/TWITTER ARE MANDATORY!

PHEW! So, here's all you have to do to enter...

Tell me via the Rafflecopter form below your TOP THREE MAC lipsticks. Favourite first. 

The first prize winner will receive a lipstick of their choice along with the other prizes mentioned above. If you are the first prize winner I will endeavor to get your favourite shade. However, I want to know your TOP THREE favourites just incase for any reason I can't get your top pick, I can then get you your second or third choice. :)

Then, follow Neeny's Wishlist via GFC. You can do this by clicking the "Join This Site" button on the right -->

Lastly, leave a comment if you enter with a contact email address/twitter username so I can get in touch with you if you're a winner!

That's all you need to do to enter. You can, however, earn extra entry points by filling in the rest of the Rafflecopter entry form.

For an extra 2 entries, follow me on twitter @_neeny

For an extra 5 entries, tweet about this giveaway. You can tweet what you like as long as you link to @_neeny and this post. (Copy and paste this link if you need to: http://tinyurl.com/98bu7rh) You can do this daily to accumulate more entry points!

For an extra 2 entries, follow me on instagram. My instagram name is: neenyh

For an extra 2 entries, subscribe to me on YouTube. You can do this by clicking the "Subscribe" on THIS page.

Make sure you fill in the Rafflecopter entry form below with all the relevant details if you do any of the "extra entry" options.

a Rafflecopter giveaway

I hope you all like this giveaway. Tell your friends, tweet, facebook, blog etc - the more the merrier!

This contest runs from 28th October 2012 until 16th November 2012 (my birthday, yay!)

I will announce the winners on the 17th November and send out prizes as soon as address details have been received.

GOOD LUCK!

Just a few nitty-gritty bits before I go:

- No purchase is necessary in order to win.

- The odds of winning a prize are based on the number of entries made.

- This competition is open internationally. You will have to be 18 or over. If you are under 18, please get parent's permission to send me your address.

- Winners will be announced on my blog and contacted by email or twitter.

- If a winner is international, any import duties and taxes that may occur will not be my responsibility and will be down to the winner to pay.

- Prizes will be shipped First Class Recorded post with Royal Mail to UK. This will include a tracking number and proof of postage - therefore I will not be held responsible for any unfortunate situation where items may be lost in transit.

- International prizes will be sent via Royal Mail International Small Packets, which will also include proof of postage and tracking within the UK - therefore I will not be held responsible for any unfortunate situation where items may be lost in transit.- Have fun and good luck!