Girls Aloud Eylure 10th Anniversary Celebration Lash

*** AS A PRE-WARNING, I HAVE ONLY PLACED THE LASHES ON BECAUSE I WANT TO KEEP THEM FOR SPECIFIC LOOKS! ***

Another day, another false lash review! Yesterday I reviewed the new Katy Perry Eylure lashes and now I’m showing you the new Girls Aloud 10th Anniversary celebration lash. I wasn't expecting to see this at all as let’s face it, a split does seem imminent, but this year marks the 10th anniversary of Girls Aloud which is pretty incredible as far as girls groups go.

As you all know I am a huge fan of the Eylure Girls Aloud lashes which were released what seems ages ago in 2009 I believe? I might be wrong there, but I have purchased so many over the last few years it’s pretty insane (they also had a festival and party range)! They do last a pretty long time but I just wear them such a lot and if in doubt I just grab one to use. The Kimberley lashes are my all time favourites but when they relaunched the line slightly with white packaging they also changed the Cheryl ones and I love those too (even I would admit that the old design wasn’t entirely flattering!).

I really love these lashes although as I have said above I’m not fully wearing them because I like to keep my lashes nice and didn’t want to just wear them in for the sake of the review, sorry! In case you were wondering if you just want to ‘test’ a lash out with a look just place a teeny bit of glue at both ends and none in the middle. I would say they are a mix between the slightly wispy new Cheryl design and the standard Kimberly design which is pretty perfect for me, considering I love those designs the most!

If you’re a Girls Aloud fan then you should definitely pick these up for a little ‘souvenir’ item! They were £5.95 I believe and come with a lanyard. Not sure if this will be used as I have more from the Festival collection they did, but anyhow, kind of sweet I guess!

Are you a fan of the Eylure Girls Aloud lashes?

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Katy Perry Eylure Lashes

So what’s the one thing I can’t complete my look without? I’m testing you here people, I’ll give you some time….*tumleweed*….it’s false eyelashes of course! Yes I am a self confessed lash junkie. Totally and utterly obsessed! Eylure have always been a go-to-brand for me and as you know I adore the Girls Aloud lashes they do, so imagine my excitement at a Katy Perry collection! I mean, can you imagine anyone more suitable to such a venture? Katy is always sporting gorgeous lashes, and it ties in so well with her quirky pin up look she works so well.

I kind of heard the whisperings of this collection but I have to say it was a lovely surprise to stumble across them in Boots the other day. Being the obsessive that I am when it comes to lashes I of course got all 4, but I got half with my points. Oh Boots card I love you! I have a bit of a girl crush on Katy Perry, I mean she is so flippin gorgeous, and these lashes don’t disappoint. Oh and the packaging, the fabulous packaging! So, so cute and perfect for the collection. I kind of think it puts the Girls Aloud display cases a little dull now!

Below is a little look at the lashes and how they look on. Please note that I only really placed them on with the teeniest bit of glue because I want to keep them nice for editorial stuff! Hope you guys don’t mind and can forgive me for not doing more close ups and stuff. I will definitely be featuring them properly in make up looks to come soon, so look out for those. Price wise, I believe they are all £5.95, except for the 'Oh, My!' design which is £6.95. Both Boots and Superdrug will stock them.

*** INCASE YOU SKIPPED THE ABOVE I ONLY PLACED THE LASHES ON BECAUSE I WANT TO KEEP THEM FOR SPECIFIC LOOKS! ***

Cool Kitty
The first eyelash to try out is called ‘Cool Kitty’, which is what I would call both a day and night lash, depending on how you like your lashes! I think most people would prefer this look for night because they are quite dense lashes, and also have spiky edges. I think they would look amazing with a smokey eye.

Oh My!

Oh my indeed, oh my indeed! These lashes really do pack a punch, and if you like your falsies big and bold then you need these in your life! Sometimes like most people I layer my lashes so it makes a real impact, and if needed for a specific look, but with these lashes the hard work has been done for you. Because of the layered effect they may be too much for some so if you like your lashes TOWIE style then you’ll want to snap these up pronto, but if not, you could probably skip them. They may even be too big for me, yes, I know! haha. The 'Oh My!' lashes are priced at £6.95, a pound more than the other 3 because obviously there is far more to them.

Sweetie Pie
Sweetie pie is the ideal name for these lashes. If you like your lashes big and bold like the above then you’ll think these may be a little meh but for a lash junkie like myself, who likes wearing them in the day then you’ll love them. If you have always wanted to try false eyelashes but may be a little cautious still, pick up this design and give them a go because they have a clear ish band which always makes application easier, and they are so sweet and subtle it’s perfect for those who don’t want to look like they are wearing false lashes.

Oh, Honey!

If you like your lashes wispy and flirty then you need to get some of these. I think this design is my favourite design actually, but then I am a sucker for wispy lashes. Like the above, the clear ish band makes them a breeze to apply, but with this design they are a little longer and flick out so beautifully at the edge which I adore. They remind me of so many lashes to be honest, so they may not be original, but I love them. I think a ‘dupe’ might be some ones from that KISS brand, but I would highly recommend getting this design over the others if you can’t decide.

Best thing of all?Free stickers! ;). Has anyone else tried the Katy Perry lashes? Let me know as always what you think! Hope you’ve all had a wonderful Saturday! PS: How cool is this display stand for the lashes? I think it’s from an American drugstore.

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Betsey Johnson and Sephora for OPI

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Oh my goodness, excuse me for a moment whilst I try and control my excitement enough to write this post but ahhhhh yes my pretties,  Betsey Johnson (aka my fashion idol) is teaming up for a Sephora by OPI nail polish collection. YES! This is the most incredible news and to be honest, and possibly quite sadly, has cheered me up immensely from my little mid week slump. The whole collection consists of seven full sized colours (as pictured above), a six piece mini nail polish set, long lasting trend tips and flashy nail designs. Of this incredible collaboration Betsey says:

“I am Too Too excited for my first nail collection with Sephora by OPI! The collection is just how I like it – loud, outrageous, pretty, pinky, and kickass rock and roll.”

The  seven nail polish colours which from the top row to bottom are:

• It's My Pink! (hot pink, scented nail polish that smells like Betsey's Too Too perfume)
• Sparkling Personality (gleaming silver glitter)
• Forever Wild, (black grape)
• Pushing Your Luck (reddest red)
• Alley Cat (purple-y fuchsia)
• Cartwheels on the Catwalk (sea foam green)
• XOX Betsey (sandy nude shade)

Then there’s the  mini Polish Set  that includes:

• Son of a Gun (metallic charcoal) (mini kit exclusive)
• Yellow My Name is Betsey (yellow) (mini kit exclusive)
• Too Too Turq (turquoise) (mini kit exclusive)
• Pushing Your Luck (red)
• XOX Betsey (sandy nude)
• Alley Cat (fuschia)

Then the trend tip designs in the following patterns:

• Skull
• Cheetah
• Lips

Finally little nail designs with the following decoration:

• Cherries
• Lightning Bolts
• Bow Patterns

Ummmm wow, so wasn’t expecting to randomly come across this news, I’m appalled how late I am with finding it all out to be honest. I’m like the biggest Betsey fan girl, I swear! haha. For anymore information click here but I highly recommend checking out the Beautezine post because it has some wonderful photos of all the packaging and also contains a mini review. I’m going to be completely un-beauty-blogger ish and proclaim I love this collection before it even hits the shelves, I know, I know it’s bad, but I am afraid I am so blinkered because I love Betsey so much! But okay, being sensible now, perhaps some of the shades aren’t the most unique in the world, but I am all over the Too Too fragranced one, that’s such a sweet edge, and the nail trend tips and little nail designs look the main driving force behind this collection to me.

A nail polish collection is perfect for Betsey, and I heard rumours years ago about a beauty range, so I’m more than delighted with this, but would I be pushing it further if I could beg once more for a Betsey Johnson and MAC collaboration? Come on, it NEEDS to happen, imagine the packaging, the colours, the….everything!

This collection is released in March this year in all Sephora stores and Sephora online. Bit gutted at it being Sephora as we no longer have the store in the UK. Sob sob. Does anyone know if Sephora does a decent priced UK delivery? I will get detective on this and find out for you all!

Would love to know what you think of the collection :).

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Brit Awards 2012 Frock-a-thon!

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Whilst writing this post the 2012 Brit Awards will swing into full musical action. I have always loved the Brit Awards, I don’t know why, but something about it really excites me. It’s the one award show I always have to watch from start to finish, but maybe it’s the muso in me! But you know as I’m a girl I get excited about the dresses too! The above photos are literally straight off the red carpet and all from LOOK magazine’s website. So what do you think? I think my favourite is Florence Welch in that exquisite Sarah Burton Mcqueen dress. This is, as far as I know, the second big custom thing Sarah has done since the Royal Wedding. But wow, doesn’t Jessie J also look super amazingly gorgeous and yet so stripped down. I love the neutral lip look. My other favourite is Fearne Cotton. It’s such a simple outfit but I love Fearne’s style so much; she always looks so effortlessly stylish.

Are you a Brit Awards fan too? Leave me your thoughts on the music, the dresses, anything really ;).

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S/S12: New Crafty Creations

Hello my lovelies. I was on such a good blogging role for February wasn’t I? Well, that was me doing my best! Unfortunately for the last week I haven’t been feeling well and  in particular because I have had this annoying nose bleed every.single.blimmin.day. I mean how random is that? haha. Anyway it’s finally stopped now so normal routines can be resumed!

This post is a little sneak peak to my latest Spring/Sumer 2012 for my shop which has also been taking up a lot of my time, hence limited blog activity lately. The pastel bows are already listed but everything else will not be available to buy until my new website launches. I’m getting all serious and grown up with a proper place to sell my creations. It’s the least big thing in the world to some, but is the biggest step for me! I have a fabulous lot of people making this happen for me, with the talents of in particular Fressia who has designed everything for me, and my gorgeous friend Kirsty at the Leopard Anchor who is helping me with the photography. Don’t worry I won’t be getting rid of my Etsy at.all. I adore Etsy and it is wonderful, but the fees are becoming a little too much for me right now in terms of having a lot of stock on there, so I will keep about 50 items on there, and then hopefully 100 plus, so consequently the main range will be on my main shop.

I have a few questions however, if you don’t mind!

1. Hair scarf wise, do you like long scarves so you can make a bow, or short to just make a knot?
2. What kind of things do you plan to wear this spring and summer hair wise? I make pretty much everything hair wise but I’m wondering what I need to make more of, and what I can make less of. So, do you prefer floral garlands or fabric stuff, bows or clips?

Huge thank you if you can help me with the above and it would also mean the world to me if you showed some love for my little shop on both Facebook and Twitter. Stay tuned to both because I will be holding a giveaway on both of them when I have finally launched the website (can you do giveaways on Facebook?!).

OH and wow, okay so I can't end this post without a thank you...but a HUGE thank you because I recently hit 1000 followers on my blog and I cannot believe it. It truly amazes me that you all took the time to hit the follow button, and I so, so appreciate it. ♥♥♥♥♥♥

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New York Fashion Week: Betsey Johnson 2012

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An iconic Beatles riff is played to a black and white video backdrop of screaming girls as they await the arrival of the fab four: This is 60s Beatlemania, but for the Fall 2012 season and this night in New York, it transforms into the ever so aptly named 'Betseymania'. Yes that's right, Betseymania is of course Betsey Johnson, who takes her fun eccentric self back to the swinging sixties.

Models strut down the runaway revitalizing the 60s feel in skinny herringbone suits, boyish coats, miniskirts, hounds tooth print, psychedelic prints, maxi dresses, floppy boho hats, fluffy faux fur trims, hot fuchsia pink tights, berets and John Lennon style glasses to a soundtrack of music from The Beatles, The Rolling Stones and Dusty Springfield. So from the outset it's like literally stepping back onto the streets of Liverpool and Carnaby Street, but look closely and you'll see true stamps of Betseymania quite literally all over this collection. From the very opening ultra tight flirty suit fitting, the eye-watering splash of neon mini skirts, a very Elsa Schiaparelli Surrealist esque skeleton mini dress (glittering printed too, to make even more of a catwalk impact!), to the whole soundtrack which yes is of course of its time, but with an updated dupstep remix!

And this is of course why I love Betsey. It's that tongue-in-cheek approach that makes a Betsey show like a party, and illustrates time and time again that fashion really is fun. She of course asserts this furthermore at the end of all her shows with her infamous catwalk cartwheel (this lady is 69 people, 69...I kid you not!) and the obligatory finale of scantily clad models in silver miniskirts sayashing down the runway with poms poms. I think I warm to this collection more than last season because Betsey Johnson totally embodies the Sixties to me, and also I am literally still living Beatlemania! I mean, she was at the heart of the Youthquake (1960s fashion, musical and cultural movement) fashion movement and Andy Warhol's underground scene, along with The Velvet Underground, Edie Sedgwick, Lou Reed and Mary Quant. So whereas a lot of it may not be 'textbook' Sixties-ish, it's Betsey's Sixties, and if anyone knows how to rock this period of fashion history it's her, it's Betseymania!

You can check out the whole show above, but I have also included some image highlights. I haven’t talked much about the make up but I’m so impressed at the eye make up! Normally Betsey shows aren’t about the make up but wow, this is a something worthy of a re-create for sure! So now I'd love to know what you think of the collection, and are you a Betsey Johnson fan?
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Youtube Experience my shop!

I was sorting out a few images for my shop today and decided to collate them for a video on Youtube.  I’ve actually been really surprised by the welcome I’ve had on Youtube, and I don’t mean that in a bad way it’s just it’s notorious lately for surrounding itself in a bit of a hater bubble. I have so many more DIY tutorials coming up including something hopefully very soon which I’m ridiculously excited for you all to see! So if you haven’t, it would mean the world to me if you could subscribe to my channel. If you have any requests for any DIYs then please let me know. I love Youtube obviously for make up, hair and fashion, but I kind of feel like I have nothing to offer in that field that someone hasn’t already done, so it’s just going to be DIYs at the moment :).
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