Was it the cure?

2012-12-05T06:18:00.000-08:00

I use tumblr more than this now.. wasitthecure. Drop me a link if yours is simillar.
xo

Red wine.

2011-10-05T13:48:00.001-07:00

Yesterday was the first time I've ever worn red lipstick out of the house. Not sure if I'll be doing it again any time soon it looks a bit much on my ghostly face. I do love the colour though, it's red wine by models own, it goes on lovely and lasts well. I recommend it to those lucky enough to be able to pull off such a bold colour. I've dyed my hair dark again also & it's been cut short.. I feel more like myself with dark hair the browny blonde colour made me feel too 'plain Jane', wish it wasn't so short though.

Fashion finder.

2011-10-05T13:07:00.000-07:00

Does anybody have ASOS fashion finder?? Let me know your user names. Mine is wasitthecure.

Your heart is in an empty room.

2011-10-01T15:17:00.000-07:00

I've been really busy at work & with family stuff recently, nothing exciting to post about now that I have a bit of spare time so here are some nice things to look at.

I don't take credit for any of these images but if you know the source I'll be more than happy to link it. Should be blogging as usual soon hopefully!

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2011-09-27T14:14:00.000-07:00

Falling leaves.

2011-09-18T16:23:00.000-07:00

So Autmun is officially here & I think I'm appreciating it more this year than I ever have before. The image below is just something thats been floating about on tumblr (if anybody know who made it let me know & I'll credit it). It pretty much sums up everything wonderful about Autumn, it also sums up my life at the moment quite nicely (minus work and all the other boring stuff).
Autumn colours, berry shades, rusty shades, wether it's nail varnish or what I'm wearing.. I keep resorting to these comforting colours.

Falling leaves, great to look at but they aren't fun unless they're crispy! Kicking through great big piles of them that form and just feeling like a child again. It's the little things.

Warm boots, I'm still trying to figure out which boots I'd like to buy, suggestions welcome. I usually resort to UGG boots because they're the worlds most comfortable shoes but I fancy a change, something more visually pleasing and perhaps water proof? Thats as much as I've narrowed it down.

Scarves, I have a great collection that will no doubt grow this year as I've seen so many lovely ones on the highstreet. If anyone would care to donate a Louis Vuitton leopard print scarf it would be much appreciated.

Comfort food, my diet is awful at the minute, I'm always busy so I've just been eating what ever I can, when ever I can. Mostly living off soup is very comforting though, I must learn how to make my own.

Rainy walks, an all too regular occurance. I walk Ellie every day & the weather hasn't been great lately, I don't like it when it's light rain but I LOVE when it's completely pouring down and you get completely soaked through, it's refreshing & going home & changing into pyjamas or having a hot bath. Easilly once of my favourite things.

Fireplaces, love/hate. I think I'm the only person I know who only has a real fire in their home. It's nice I like the whole process of buying coal and chopping wood and such for the fire and it's so cosy but you can't turn it down or off so we tend to leave it until it gets really cold until we light it (we being me & my parents). Sometimes I wish we had a gas/electric or what ever they are fire for convenience.

Layering, something I'm completely shit at but it never stops me! I'm no fashionista but I do love lots of layers.

Snuggly beds, what more can I say.. I spend most of the time I'm at home in my bed. I think it's one of my favourite places.

So this has been a post about the little things I love about Autumn, what are your favourite things about Autumn?? I don't think this season gets enough credit! Also while we're on the topic of the little things I made an account on 43things.com which is a website for making goals, recording progress & people cheer you on & help you, very posi. It's become a new favourite of mine, everyone is so lovely and one of the goals I've set for myself is to create a list of 100 things that make me happy that don't involve any money. I'm doing it bit by bit as & when I think of things so that it's very personal to me & not general & rushed but it's excellent to refer to when you aren't feeling your best I'm so happy I've started it. If any of you have a 43things account drop me a link! Have a lovely Autumn guys.

Alexa.

2011-09-16T01:25:00.000-07:00

It's exactly a year today since I got my Mulberry Alexa. After having been on a waiting list for what felt like forever. I still use this bag every day & it was worth every penny.

Daisy loves..

2011-09-13T13:42:00.000-07:00

Haven't posted any Daisy Lowe in a while & seeing as she's my favourite here is what you're missing out on if you don't already have your Comany high-street edit! Nothing short of perfect, as usual. Despite my fave lady being plastered all over the pages I always find new fashion illustrators in Company high-street edits. There are some really nice ones I still need to look up in this issue.

Pictures sourced from here.

Cherry pie.

2011-09-10T12:00:00.000-07:00

So I'm sure you're all aware of the massive 50% off sale Models Own recently held, well I finally received my order! Nice to arrive home to after work.

Here is what me and my little sister got between us.

So Charli (my sister obv) got a bronzer in 'natural bronze', a wah nails nail art pen, nail polish in 'cherry pie' & a 3 in 1 top coat.

I got a lipstick in 'red wine'.. it's a dark red colour. not too dark though, I really really like it. It's the first models own lipstick I've tried & it wont be the last it's lovely. I also got a wah nails nail art pen & I got 3 nail polishes in 'purple grey', 'vintage pink' & 'top turquoise'. Looking forward to trying them all out! Did any of you make an order?? Let me know what you got!

Also it's getting on my nerves how all over the place this blog is, pretty much all the blog I follow are so structured and well thought about so I thought I'd apologise for being all over the place.

On last thing, it's InStyle's 10th birthday & they have some great £10 off discount codes for 10 different stores including 2 of my faves (American Apparel & Urban Outfitters)! Obviously terms & conditions apply but it's worth checking out.

Well it's now 8.30pm & I'm off to bed after a tiring day at work & another ahead of me tomorrow! I hate 5.30am starts more than anything, hope you're all having more fun than I am this weekend!!

Why you being a dickhead for?

2011-09-08T15:43:00.000-07:00

So here are the purchases I made after work today.. nothing exciting.

A slouchy, over sized grey t-shirt from Topshop! I got the Alexander McQueen scarf last Christmas but I'm going to actually wear it this autumn/winter.

Cranberry coloured cardigan, looks totally frumpy in this image but it's lovely and cosy! I think I'll get a lot of wear out of this over the next few months. I will certainly get my money's worth. Also despite not having a valid student card anymore the lady let me off & gave me perhaps my last ever 10% off.. like she rightly said, 'it's no skin off her back giving you 10% off', lovely lady!

Keep it unreal.

2011-09-08T15:01:00.000-07:00

Hello lovelies, have a picture of my big drunken over edited face!
Haven't posted in a while I've been busy/lazy. I went to Nando's with Becca on Friday for a little catch up and some unreal food.. is it weird that I go to Nando's for corn on the cob & chips? It's such good corn on the cob though. I was working over the weekend, I went out on Monday for a friend of a friends birthday, as you do. I got really drunk & took a photo of my face, see above! It was fun to catch up with Carrie-ann though, we had some amazing cocktails and of course danced shamelessly all night.

This week my mam & dad had both gotten a bottle of amaretto in so the pre-town drinks were flowing & they without a doubt taste better from a glass with a tash.

When you leave digital you always get a shit tonne of flyers thrust upon you but this time I was pleasantly surprised with this 'Toon Tea party' flyer! How canny?!

So other than working & getting drunk I've been looking after Ellie, she had a little operation last week.. nothing serious just so she can't have puppies. We've lazed about & watched films.. I have loads & loads of films..

Tidied up a couple of my shelves a bit & realised I do not act 19.. this shelf could belong to a 12 year old haha. Oh dear.

Yesterday I went for a manicure, I couldn't decide what I wanted so I just let Adele do as she pleased & this is what she did.

Hiya sausage fingers! I do enjoy polka dot nails.

Today I had work, I popped over to Topshop afterwards for a browse & ended up getting a couple things which I'll post about in a bit. I hadn't been to Topshop in town in ages though & there is now a cupcake shop outside of it, the cupcakes look so so good!

Tried to take a sneaky shot but the noise & flash went off on my phone, not very subtle at all.. but here's what I snapped.

So pretty! There were so many different designs I would never be able to decide if I were to get one.. By looking at them I'd guess they're expensive, if anybody has tried one do let me know what you thought!

Nicest thing.

2011-09-01T13:00:00.000-07:00

So I got the first thing from my winter wish list! Also got some nice raspberry & blackberry bubble bath! Baths are a lot more appealing to me when the weather starts to get colder & I'm working long days. Also got a cheapy loreal liquid eyeliner because I don't know whats good and what not so if any of you can recommend a good liquid eyeliner preferably with a thick brush that would be really good!

Can't wait to give my shoes their first outing when I go for lunch with Becca tomorrow! It'll be nice I've not seen her in a while.

Winter wish list.

2011-09-01T11:21:00.000-07:00

This winter I'd like my wardrobe to consist of loads of cranberry knitwear, grey slob t-shirts, black jeans, loads of leopard print & gold accessories.. here are a few things I hope to purchase to get me going!

Everything is from Topshop apart from the necklace which is Disney Couture. I'm not very adventurous when it comes to clothes I like to be comfortable so this is pretty much the kind of thing I'll be living in for the foreseeable future.

If you're gunna play with fire then you're gunna get burnt.

2011-09-01T10:53:00.000-07:00

Found my old ghetto fabulous ear rings the other day! I used to wear them religiously and secretly believe that I was Lily Allen. I wish I could still wear them but they look ridiculous through my tunnels, haha. Ah well my fault for being such a goth.

Hello, it's me again.

2011-09-01T10:40:00.000-07:00

So the other night I went to visit Becky's new house.. There is something pretty everywhere you look it was so lovely! So first I was introduced to Maizy the pug.. she was such a sweetie!

Next Becky gave me a little tour of the house & everything was right up my street.. I got a little snap happy but everything was so nice. Pretty little trinkets and decorations in every direction it was lovely.

After I'd had a little explore of the house Becky gave me this amazing rocky road cupcake which she'd gotten from Harvey Nichols.. so delicious!

Then despite having just stuffed my face with cake we had a 3 course meal which consisted of soup & pea pods for starters, pesto, mozzarella quorn escallops with pizza express dough balls & potato waffles for main (carby feasts are the best kind of feast)... then we polished it all off with a rolo yogurt. Of course the table was immaculately set.

Had a lovely stay, hope I have a house as nice as this one day!

I like you.

2011-08-30T14:29:00.000-07:00

So I've spent today catching up on sleep and browsing the Urban Outfitters website. I came across this necklace by 'In God We Trust' & I fell head over heels in love with it. It's the cutest thing I ever saw only it's not that kind of thing you buy for yourself what with it being a heart that says 'I like you' on it. If anyone ever bought me this necklace I don't even know.. nobody ever would but just imagine. Aw.. anyone who gets given one is so lucky.

Nothing would be more perfect than being given this from a nice boy... ahh wishful thinking. The fact that it says 'I like you' instead of 'I love you' is what does it for me.. I hate the word 'love', after coming out of a 4 year relationship I've became very bitter about that sort of thing. TMI? Okay I'm finished.

Tea cup.

2011-08-30T13:36:00.000-07:00

Sorry I've neglected my blog this weekend, I've been working from 8 till 5 each day & my parents have been away for the weekend so I've had to keep on top of house work & I've never stopped. Luckily I don't have work for another week now! Been so boring I've been waking up at 5.30 to get up, ready, feed the cat then leave for work, slaving away all day then finally arriving home at 6 ish to do chores then passing out in bed before having to do it all again the next day. Feel so run down & I'm covered in cuts & bruises from work & I can't cook so I've lived off shitty food & I've forgotten what fruit & vegetables even are. God help me when I live alone, I'm going to teach myself to cook soon.. send any nice healthy, vegetarian & preferably easy recipes my way!

Here is what I had for breakfast on Saturday morning, a cranberry & orange muffin with a capri-sun. Yep, breakfast in bed because I was too cold to be anywhere else.

Skipped lunch because the sauce I put on my pasta was out of date & it had to go straight in the bin. Here is my tea, malteasers & a milkshake.. I am disgusting & can't wait to resume a normal diet. Once again eating in bed because the heating broke so I had to be under my quilt at all times.

Eventually my parents arrived home & they'd gotten me a cute Cath Kidston mug & some hand made berry flavoured soap! Delicious.

I have a few more posts lined up for the rest of the week & a potential giveaway if anyone fancies it?? Thank you for reading the worlds most boring & pointless blog post!

Mawi & Disney Couture.

2011-08-23T08:08:00.000-07:00

I'm sure most of you are aware by now that Mawi & Disney Couture have recently collaborated & have created a stunning range of Minnie Mouse inspired jewellery. For those of you who have not yet seen this range I feel it is my duty to spread the word. When I first heard of this collab it was like music to my ears & I just knew that the results would be magical! Mawi's designs are always bold, edgy and sophisticated which contrasts Disney Couture's kitsch, child like but elegant style! The Minnie Mouse collection captures both Mawi & Disney Couture's signature traits perfectly.

I know it's a while away yet but I think a piece from this collection may well be the first thing on to my Christmas list this year, seeing as I don't have much money myself so I wont be able to afford anything like this any time.

You can purchase this jewellery now from ASOS.

More bargains.

2011-08-22T11:35:00.000-07:00

So today I went back to B&M bargains, got some more lovely stuff! Not much though.. I wanted some mini marshmallows to put on top of my hot chocolate & they just happened to come in a cute Hello Kitty tin, I got some brown coloured dry shampoo to try, a floral tray.. not sure what for but I'm sure it will come in handy for something & I go some animal bars, they were my favourite when I was little and I'd not seen them in years so I had to get them.

I also pretty much cleared the shelves of star lamps haha. I'd had a few people ask where they were from and not everyone lives near a B&M so I figured I'd get a few to sell to people.

One for me, one for my sister, one for Sarah Bryden, one for Sophie Lobban if she wants one.. if you'd like one just leave a comment, first come first served.

Just a reminder of how pretty they are.

Other than a quick trip to the shop all I've done today is go to the bank & lie about watching TV. I did have a nice milkshake though.. sticky toffee pudding flavour, I thought it would be awful and really sickly but it was delicious! I pinched a nail varnish that my mam got on ELLE last week too..

Now I'm busy applying for jobs, the most tedious process known to man however the thought of hot chocolate with mini marshmallows and an animal bar later on is keeping me going.

If you be my star I'll be your sky.

2011-08-21T13:03:00.000-07:00

So it was my mam's birthday on Friday so me, my dad & sister went for an Italian meal in Jesmond, one of my favourite places! My mam got totally spoilt but me and my sister got treat to some nice things too.

Not my Chanel goods sadly but what ever it was my mam got (I don't even know.. perfume and stuff) came with some super generous freebies! I've heard many times than Chanel samples are pretty generous, you can ask for them at most Chanel counters (the ones I got are from John Lewis in Newcastle).

Not even too sure what any of them are I've not paid much attention but if you fancy yourself some nice Chanel samples I'd say it was worth the trip into town.

Okay so after we'd been for a meal we went to B&M bargains (only on this blog will you find someone jumping from Chanel to B&M bargains).. I'd never been before but I'd heard good things & I was so so pleasantly surprised. I was expecting a shop full of tat but there was some good stuff & usual things like cans of cherry coke only 40p!!! I couldn't believe my eyes. They sell everything from food to wallpaper. I picked up a few things.

First was this star lamp, I already have a couple but at £2.49 I wasn't going to pass this one up! I've had loads of people ask me about it actually so I'm going back tomorrow to buy more to send to you lovelies who don't live near such a magical store, if you'd like one just leave a comment.. my twitter went a bit mad with people asking me the other day.

This lamp has 3 different settings, 1 is just a plain white light, 2 is colourfulflashing & 3 is both 1 & 2 together.. 1 is nicest but to have options is always nice! I tried to photograph each setting but it was a struggle on my rubbish phone camera.

Second thing I got........ AN AMAZING FRAMED PHOTO OF MY POP STAR BOYFRIEND. £3.99! Haters can hate but I absolutely love this picture.

Delicious!

Oh I also got this really nice smelling Hello Kitty hand wash, I think it smells of strawberries. Only 99p! The Soap & Glory face mask stuff was from boots though unfortunately.. If only S&G was available in a bargain store. Yet to use the face mask so I hope it was worth the money.

So that's all I'll show of my B&M haul.. the other stuff I got was just boring stuff, cherry coke, dry shampoo.. nothing exciting.

I'm sure everyone is well aware I'm a fiend for American sweets by now so I was happy when my mam presented me with some cookies & cream Hershey's kisses after she'd popped into Tescos. American sweets need to take over the UK asap, they're much better.

When we finally got home one of our neighbours popped round to say happy birthday to my mam, she'd made her some cupcakes, they were delicious! Soooo chocolaty, chocolate muffins with chocolate chips, chocolate frosting & a malteaser on top for good measure.

Another healthy weekend. No but really a detox is in order very soon just not right now.. I lost my job today (my contract ended I wasn't fired) so I'm going to feel sorry for myself and eat myself into a little food coma..

Ji Hyun Yu drew me!

2011-08-18T08:42:00.000-07:00

How adorable is this illustration?! It was done by the very lovely Ji Hyun Yu who's illustrations can be found here! I absolutely love the style of these illustrations, naive and child like but at the same time perfectly edgy and contemporary. So be sure to check out Ji's work! I'm going to print out this image and put it in a lovely frame. Might I add I'm not being vain this is just an incredibly good drawing.

Lazy Oaf.

2011-08-17T16:04:00.000-07:00

Haven't been up to much recently, what a shocker! I had a lazy weekend which consisted of films, sweets & irn bru.. an ideal weekend really I'm beginning to enjoy my own company.

Healthy, healthy!

I went to see Becky for a bit on Monday then on Tuesday I had work but I arrived home to my new Lazy Oaf t-shirt which is so so lovely, for £10 I wasn't bothered if it wasn't amazing bur I really really like it, it was a very good call.. I can tell I'll be wearing this throughout autumn & winter. The style of the top is called the slob top ha, seems appropriate at the moment.. & it's a nice over sized fit.

I look like a dead person when I don't wear lipstick, I have bad skin/eyebrows/hair.. but here you go. My face.

I don't do 'out fit posts'. I hate having my face photographed never mind my whole body, I'm too awkward & gross for that. I don't dress great anyways so it's all good.

The picture above is from Lazy Oaf's look book so you can see the shape of my lovely slob top.

Today was nice, my grandma came over to drop off my mam's birthday presents and she brought cake and gave me and my sister some money, what is it about grandmas & them being so generous & I get force fed every time I see her haha. After she left I took Ellie out on a long walk. When I got home my sister had made me a nice quorn salad wrap & after that I headed back out. I walked over to Newburn for a manicure..

I brought back bling nails, ghetto fabulous. I've had OPI's 'Bring on the bling' a couple times, it's so nice! & with it being axxium gels it's smooth in texture unlike normal glitter polishes, I can't stand the texture of normal glitter polishes.

Apologies about the various sizes of images in this post it's messing up every time I adjust them so you'll have to deal with a messy post.

Love Hearts and Crosses.

2011-08-14T19:57:00.000-07:00

So if you've been following for a while you'll know I got myself a YSL ring. I LOVE IT! Honestly it's so nice & I'd love it in a range of colours but seeing as it's sold out & comes with a hefty price tag on ebay I was so pleased when I found look a likes on Love Hearts and Crosses.

These rings obviously aren't exact copies but for £15 they're a steal! Plus you get 10% off if you like the Love Hearts and Crosses facebook page.. so for the bargain price of £13.50 one of these beauts could be yours.

Direct link to the rings.

Here are some of the colours but they're also available in a range of other varieties.. I'd personally like the gold one with the black stone so once pay day comes around I'll be treating myself!

As well as these rings there are so many other amazing things to be had on LH&C so even if these rings aren't your cup of tea it's definitely worth checking out the rest of the site.

Baby goth girl.

2011-08-12T11:39:00.000-07:00

This weeks local talent goes to Miss Sophie Lobban of Baby Goth Girl. I'm a big fan of Sophie's blog although it's her illustrations that bagged her this post! She also does photography & from what I've seen on her blog is very good at DIY fashiony things. An all round talented lady.

I adore this drawing of Lily Allen Sophie did. I like her sketchy, tonal style.

These two images give clear indication of Sophie's drawing style. Edgy fashion illustrations mostly in black and white but with effective hints of colour which (correct me if I'm wrong Sophie) are done digitally in some cases. Either way I love Sophie's stlye of drawing & you can check out more of her work on her illustrations tumblr .

If you aren't already following her normal blog I suggest you give it a follow , it's filled with great outfit posts, inspiration photographs as well as Sophie's work. BABY GOTH GIRL.

It's been a good day.

2011-08-09T14:19:00.000-07:00

Today was pretty average until I got home from work, a couple parcels had arrived which was a lovely surprise! Here's what I had waiting for me.

Couldn't be happier! Every Tuesday my mam buys LOOK, Heat & any magazines with good freebies so this is what she picked up today, Marie Claire with a free Ciate nail varnish in 'My Fair Lady', a nice subtle nude colour, not something I'd use myself but there is a heads up to any of you who would as Ciate polishes are really good!

My Someday perfume and hair mist arrived!! Glad I risked paying so much without having smell it, it smells SO good.. I wont attempt describing it but it is really lovely, the bottle is also amazing & don't even get me started on the box.

Can't really pick fault with it, for a 17 year old boy he pretty much ticked all the boxes perfume wise (in my opinion). The bottle (& box for that matter) are going to look wonderful on my shelf mean while I can pop my hair mist in my bag so I can smell lovely at all times! Very, very pleased with these purchased.

Last of my lovely surprises are my new vans. Mmmm.. I'm a total boy when it comes to shoes. I'd chose to wear vans over Louboutins any day of the week. Comfy feet are a must. So since Ellie(mam's puppy) chewed up loafers my mam kindly replaced them with these lovely maroon vans vulcanized. Perfect new addition to my vans collection. I now have 6 pairs although some are a little worse for wear these ones are totally my new faves!