I haven't done many fashion related posts, buts it's something I really want to get in to! I have seen alot of styling videos and pictures everywhere of tartan. I love the way tartan looks and all the different colours it comes in. I love red though, especially when it comes to clothing I love the way any shade of red looks against my skin tone so it's something I always gravitate towards. So today I though I would write a post about the Tartan pieces I have and how I style them. The first piece I've got is a tartan dress which was from Cotton On. This dress has a square neckline with little buttons on each shoulder for detail. It is a baby doll shape but shows the silhouette alot better. It hits a couple of inches above the knee so it's really easy to wear. It is sort of a faded looking red with a dark navy blue and black checkered pattern. In Winter I style this with my leather jacket, tights and my grungy looking boots (these are featured in my Top 5 Shoes post) I always wear my hair down and big and curly! If I want something a bit more casual I'll wear just a cardi, tights and plain ankle boots. In summer I'll wear it really casually with just either jandals or slip on shoes and probably no cardi. If it is a cooler day I think it would look great worn over top of a plain white tshirt. The second piece I have is a Tartan shirt I found at Temt. This is a basic shirt that tapers in slightly at the waist, has a high collar and rolled up sleeves. This has a black chiffon/polyester material for pockets and I wasn't sure about this when I brought it but now I quite like them! I love how vintage a tartan shirt is, so for Winter I love wearing this shirt with my hair up and some over sized cat eye glasses. I usually wear these with a plain pair of blue denim jeans. I recently got a pair of really high waisted black skinny jeans and I really like the way the shirt looks tucked into them. I have also worn it open over a plain black maxi for a more casual feel. In Summer I am going to style this shirt open, with a pair of cut off denim and white singlet. I definitely want to get a pair of high waisted black shorts so I can recreate my Winter look too. I think a shirt is such a staple piece in the wardrobe and I love the fun that the tartan brings. This shirt is also a pretty bright red which I absolutely love. So these are the only pieces of tartan I have but I have to say I'm hooked!! I've seen a gorgeous bralet and kimono that I NEED but haven't quite yet justified ha ha. Let me know if you love Tartan like I do and how you style it. Nicole xx
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So late last week I ordered some ELF make up off an online website. I requested the faster shipping (as the cost wasn't too different from the slowest form of shipping) and was surprised when it showed up only 5 days later. I ended up getting 10 items for just under $40.00 and these were all products I have been dying to try for a long time so I've been pretty excited!! The products came really well packaged with not a single product damaged. I got a little excited when it first came (and before I'd had a chance to photograph it all!!) so please ignore any marks in the products, they all came smooth and clean. I am looking so forward to trying it all and reviewing it on here...but so far I am well impressed. The first thing I opened was the Translucent Matifying Powder in Translucent. This is just a basic setting powder that is supposed to give a flawless matte finish. It comes in a sleek compact with the powder to one side and a small sponge to the other. It feels soft and silky and is a great colour. I got the Contouring Blush and Bronzing Powder in St Lucia, this I've heard it a great dupe for the Nars Laguna and Orgasm Duo so I can not wait to try this. The bronzer looks like its got a small amount of gold shimmer in it but when swatched it looks matte. It's a great golden tone too, not too orange. The blush is a soft peachy pink with a small amount of gold shimmer which does show up when swatched but not too strongly. Just a nice soft everyday blush. I got the extremely popular Eyebrow kit that Youtuber Shaaanxo uses all the time (which is the reason why it has become so popular) I got it in the shade Medium and in the pan it looks quite light but when swatched it looks like it'll be a great colour. In the pan it has a setting gel, which is the dark brown side and the eyebrow powder. The gel looks really dark but is quite a sheer colour and will add a small amount of tint when used. It also comes with a small brush that has a fluffy end and a tapered end. The fluffy end doesn't look practical at all but the tapered end looks quite useable. I've been after a Kabuki brush for a while and I saw this little kit, a kabuki brush on its own was double the price so I thought I'd give the kit a go. This kit comes with a Healthy Glow Shimmer Powder and the brush. The shimmer is actually a gorgeous golden shimmer with small sand gold and copper looking flecks. This blends out really well and looks like it would be a great highlight. The brush however is tiny, I should have realized this before I got it but I still think i can make it work. Its perfectly dense and extremely soft so would be good for setting under eye powder if not the whole face. I got another product made popular by Youtuber Shaaanxo, this is the HD Undereye Setting Powder in Sheer. This product claims to camouflage fine lines, dark circles and imperfections, and is supposed to be perfect for setting cream concealer. The packaging is very sleek and light weight and the powder is self feels soft and silky. There is a pretty good amount of product too considering the amount you actually need to use. It also comes with a brush which is more like an eyeshadow brush and quite stiff. This wouldn't be ideal for the setting powder but could work for a concealer brush or an eyeshadow brush. Next is probably my favourite product! This is the Matte Lip Colour in Rich Red, I've been after a good red matte lip product for a while and this is gorgeous. It comes in pen form and is a simple wind up. There is actually a good amount of product there too which is surprising. The colour is a deep red which doesn't lean too much toward being blue based or orange based so would be easy to wear on most skin tones. I did swatch this on the back of my hand and its creamy and soft and extremely pigmented. I can't wait to try this on my lips and see what its staying power is like. I've got a feeling I'm going to love it! Next is an Eyeshadow Duo in Butter Pecan. The container for this is really sturdy and I think it will be great for travelling. The two colours are a soft champagne and what looks like a mid toned brown, they are also both shimmer. When swatched the champagne colour is gorgeous and looks just like it does in the pan, a perfect all over colour. The brown however is much different, it swatched almost like a copper brown. This colour is AMAZING and will be perfect on blue or green eyes. It has a nice amount of shimmer and I think it would be good for day and night. The last thing I'm going to talk about is the Beauty Book in Smoky Look. As the name would suggest this product comes in a book form and is actually great value for the price (around $5.00) on the inside it has a little instruction guide on how to create a day and night look. The book comes with 6 eyeshadows, 3 matte day shades and 3 shimmer evening shades. It also comes with an eyeshadow primer, a Black eyeliner and a brush. This set comes with a great selection of colours, however some of the shimmers and quite chalky but nothing that can't be fixed with a little primer. All in all this is a great little kit and I'm sure I'll get plenty of use out of it. I also got two Hurraw Lip Balms but I am going to do a seperate blog post about them and review them on their own, so keep an eye out for that! These products are all really great value for the price, they are the perfect beginner products and so far I'm really liking what I've got. I also have a discount code so if anyone wants to make an order just comment below and I'll give it to you. Nicole xx So I've recently decided that I need a space to keep all my hair/make up/nail bits and pieces. Since I've recently decided that I want to also add Gel Manicures and Pedicures to the list of services I do, I thought that I should have an entire room I can do it from. I was lucky enough to be gifted a trolley, a stool, a chair, over 50 nail polishes, nail tools and a few decor bits and pieces so this got me started. But the toughest part was finding a table that was suitable. Most were either too big in generally or too wide! I have an obsession with DIY (which I will be doing more posts on later down the track) so I knew if I could find a cheap table I could turn it into something special. I had a colour theme in my mind as I love things to look clean and simple, so decided white would be my main colour. I wanted a 'natural' feel to the room so I decided that I would find a wooden table and shelf that I would varnish to get the look that I wanted. The only other colour I wanted to see in my room was that soft sandy gold colour that seems to be popular at the moment! I found some gorgeous photo frames that had a vintage feel to them that I thought would be perfect. I wanted to have a few photos of some work I have done so I choose, a wedding, an Avant Garde look and a photo from a photo shoot. I also wanted something inspiration for me to look at, I ended up choosing the quote "Always remember, you are braver than you believe, stronger than you seem, smarter than you think and twice as beautiful as you'd ever imagined.' Which I think fits will with the theme of the room...and the general purpose behind the room! Now I just need to set up the rooms and find the perfect table and bookshelf!! But I'll tell you more about that in part two... Nicole xxx For this season my favourite colour to wear is Orange, I'm obsessed!! There has been alot of corals, orange based reds and warm tones out there for summer and I'm glad to see this trend is carrying over to Winter. There is nothing worse than wearing dull, monochrome colours for half a year!! So can everyone wear orange? It's definately not for the faint hearted!! But I do think that almost all skin tones can pull this colour off, if you are a little worried about wearing orange clothing, then start off with an orange lippy. There is such a good range out there now, there's definitely a tone to suit everyone. Zooey Deschanel recently wore this gorgeous orange lip on the red carpet and I think she looks incredible! Other options would be to try some orange accessories. An orange heel will give your little black dress that pop it needs! But if your not into orange shoes, you could try handbags, jewelry or even nail polish. There is an option out there for every one, so explore this stunning pallet today Nicole xxx |
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