Venice

I have been awful with uploading to my blog recently and I have to say I am considering whether or not to stop my blog all together or to carry it on and just upload when and if I feel like it. But anyway, last month about 70 of us (comprising of my art and design foundation group and our tutors) woke up at the crack of dawn to head of to the beautiful city of Venice for an art based trip, but mostly to go and experience the world famous Biennale. The trip only lasted 4 days but I can honestly say I have never seen so much art in under a week but I absolutely loved every minute of it! I came home with a camera full of photos and a stomach FULL of Italian food (I have avoided pizza for a while since I've gotten back)

I have such a love for photography and the Biennale provided loads, I was in awe...

The Asian Pavillion was great, it was full of colour and shapes.

The hot chocolate was AMAZING.

Dinner with some friends

Myself and a couple of friends..

The final day when we went off to do some shopping and have a good explore in the city, while trying to avoid getting lost!

Eye-Eye

As Autumn and soon to be Winter are now in full swing, so is the makeup to go with it. Seeing all of the Christmas gift sets in NARS and the new seasonal collections in MAC make me very excited for Christmas shopping. On top of this they encourage me to try out new colours and get into the spirit (makeup wise)

I thought I would share my eye makeup staples/everyday go to's as I adore the tones and think there must be one here for every skin tone and preference. 

Firstly there is the Sleek Au Naturel eye shadow palette which is so perfect for all year round, but in particular the colder months. There are lots of scrummy colours that can be worn all the time whether it be for college or a soon-to-arrive Christmas party it is perfect and a decent size to throw in your bag if you have the room (which I never do...)

Secondly, there are a few products from MAC which I have been loving recently. There are two eyeshadows which I'm sure everyone has heard of; WoodWinked and Cranberry. They are incredible colours, Woodwinked I use more on a daily basis for a quick eye shadow fix, and Cranberry if I feel slightly more daring and have a little longer to play around with it as it comes on quick strong. Then there is the pro longwear paint pot in Painterly which is use everyday before my eyeshadow to add some extra cover for my eyelids as they are very red and helps to emphasise the eye shadow further. My pot was the first thing I every bought from MAC around a year ago I would say and I have barely made a dent! Perfect...

Thirdly there is an eye shadow duo from NARS in the colour Kuala Lumpur which is just so beautiful and easy to wear whenever I fancy some colour. Good pigmentation and blends really well. We all know the drill, NARS doesn't really let you down to be honest...

And finally there are two eye liners which I have used a couple of times so far but feel they would be great for anyone who maybe prefers eye liners to eye shadows. There is 17 Photo Flawless eye pencil in Carbon Black/ Blue. Yes that is the name, and thats what it looks like on. A dark, maybe grungy blue is what you get from it, which is a nice pop of colour with a black mascara. Then there is the Bourjois Khol & Contour in the colour Bleu Espiegle which is a lovely brightening greeny/blue. Great if you feel a bit bolder in your colour choices and fancy a change!

Hope you enjoyed! Would love some recommendations for other Autumn/Winter eye shadows or liners! Bye bye 

Halloween Prep

As everyone knows Halloween is fast approaching and for me this meant a trip out to the shops to get any bits of makeup and accessories needed for the festivities. I am going out twice this year for halloween (two times to dress up = a happy rea!) and so spent a little bit of time mulling over what I was going to do for both. I decided that instead of doing makeup to resemble my outfit, I was going to pull out all the stops on the makeup and my outfit would follow to work with it, as I would rather spend the money on makeup that I could use outside of halloween also. 

So off I went with a list of my phone of things to get, some for halloween and some just for the Autumn season which I will do a seperate post on... And back home I went with a couple of bags of makeup bits and bobs. Then to top it off my NYX package arrived today and that is why I am now doing the post as it was the jumbo sticks I had ordered for halloween. I have to say I don't think I have ever spent so much money on makeup and that sort of thing in one week as I have this week. But it will be worth it I am sure!

NYX Jumbo Sticks in 'Milk' and 'Black Bean'

Natural collection lip liner in 'Plum', Rimmel Lasting Finish contouring pencil in '063 Black Tulip' and Rimmel Kate Moss lipstick in '01'

A christmas glitter set from the 99p shop (includes two larger glitters as shown, a couple of smaller glitters, and glitter glues in silver, green, red and gold)

After all of this makeup buying I cannot wait to do my makeup properly on the night, and I will definitely be posting pictures on here when I do! I would love to know what everyone else is planning on dressing up as, so leave a comment and let me know :)

Perfect Plaid

Romper - Topshop

Parka - New Look (last year)

Slipper pumps - Miss Selfridge (again last year)

So this Autumn I have taken a HUGE liking to tartan/plaid as it is so easy to style and looks great on many different items of clothing. So far I have bought two new tartan shirts which I absolutely love as they are easy to throw on in the morning for college with leggings or jeans, and then converse or even heeled boots if I fancy pushing the boat out a bit. But my recent purchase of this romper has tripled my love for the pattern! If I remember correctly it was £38 (around that) and when It arrived I was so happy with it. Its quite thin but not that your underwear can be seen through, but thick enough that you won't freeze, if that makes any sense at all! The way I've styled it above is the most comfortable and best way for me, but you may have some other ways of styling, as this is perfect for layering in the Autumn season :)

Hope you like the outfit!