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Friday, 26 October 2012

OOTD

 Hey Guys!
So I thought I would do a quick OOTD (outfit of the day) for you today just showing what I was wearing for a wee shopping trip to Glasgow! Don't let the sunlight deceive you in these photos though, it was very cold. Well it is Scotland. Very cold.

 The outfit has a slight military feel to it I think with the khaki jacket from New Look added with the studs that goes well with the studded boots. I just bought these shoes the other day and I absolutly LOVE them! They were quite expensive from Ofiice but totally worth it! I really needed to get some Autumn/Winter shoes to treat myself, why not?!

         Skater Skirt- Primark                        Denim Shirt- Oasis                         Jumper- River Island




 Nails- Lemon by Barry M and Fuzzy Peach by Models Own for the dip dye effect on the thumbs:)
Rings- thumb ring from Urban Outfitters and the bigger ring from Accessorize

I added an army style khaki green jacket to the oufit if it were to get even colder , which I think emphasises the military theme in this outfit.      
Make Up - Lips is Hue by Mac and then my normal winged liner for the eyes.

Anyways this is just a simple everyday outfit that I thought I would show you guys! Enjoy!! xxxx

Wednesday, 24 October 2012

Dip dye nails

Hey Guys!
So as you may come to realise through my blog, I have a bit of an obsession when it comes to nails and nail polish which is kind of ironic cause most of the time I cannot wear any. Anyways, any time I can I always put some on and try and think of different unique ideas for my nails to stand out. Dip dying has become very popular in the Summer season this year especially in hair and clothes but I thought I would try to incorporate it into the nails! It's actually quite a simple process and I'll take you through step by step to create the ombre effect with nail polish!
 
Firstly all you need is some nail polish remover, some cotton pads, a sponge (any size), a clear base and top coat, 2 colours of nail polish (in this example yellow and orange). To start off you will need to remove any nail polish already on your nails with your remover and pads.

Then you can add your clear base coat on all your nails to protect the nails from any harm and this will make sure the polish will last longer on the nails, which we all want. Who likes chipped nails?!
Once the base layer has dried after a few minutes, you can then add your first colour which is the colour that your nail will mostly be and this can be a light or dark colour it doesn't matter! And you must wait for that to dry before adding the second colour.
You can then chose your second colour which will be at the tip of your nail, and then paint a strip of the colour on top of the first colour and then let dry. I have used the second colour on the tip but I suppose you could add it on the bottom of the nail if you wanted but I find my method easier!
You then get your sponge, which you can buy very cheaply but mine was just lying around the house, and paint on two strips of the colour you have used. Don't let this dry as you need it to be wet to use for the next stage!
The polish already on your nail must be dry at this point cause if you added the sponge if the nail was wet then it would remove the polish straight away (believe me I learnt the hard way!). Place the wet sponge on the dry nail (make sure the sponge is the right way up and the colours match!) and keep dabbing the sponge on the nail and it should create the dip dye effect automatically so the colours merge together.
This is what it should look like where the colours gradually build up together and you should wait for this to dry before adding the top coat which will add an extra wee bit of shine to the nail and will keep it protected!
If a sponge is not to hand then you could try and use your finger to merge them together, which I have tried and it works, but is very messy!!
A lot of people have asked me how to do this when they have seen me in town with these stand out nails so I thought I would make a blog post about it which I hope you have understood and I hope you try!

Monday, 22 October 2012

Day out in Dunfermline:)

Hey guys!

















So today I went on a wee trip to Dunfermline, Fife today to meet my friend Iska. Was a tad chilly (hence the hat and gloves!) but had a great day anyways! We had a great movie day at her house watching Step Brothers (hilarious) and Miranda but we faced the cold eventually and went for a wee wander outside. I had never really spent time in Dunfermline so was really interested to see the area and the city. We decided that we would take some (professional) photos to post on my blog, even though I was a bit sceptical when we did get strange looks from the locals as they walked by Iska, who had slammed herself against a fence by the ocean ordering me to take a photo. Although our photos turned out really well, it did take me a while to edit them but I did eventually end up finishing them, even though I nearly gave up halfway because I thought they were going to take me forever to finish. We managed to capture some good memories in the photos. The camera performed really well and I mixed between my normal lens and my portrait 50mm lens for the close up shots, and Photoshop Elements was used for the editing of the photos, where I changed the levels of the photos and messed around with the Hue, Saturation and Sharpness. I tried to feature the clothing we were wearing in the photos as it shows some of the autumnal trends that are in stores at the moment. That is why we're rocking leather jackets, tartan scarves, beanie hats and camo green jackets. We decided that we would take some close-ups and portrait photos of our outfits to show them in more detail so that you would be able to see the jewellery and smaller details of the outfits in more depth.  I did try to convince Iska to start her own blog, seeing as she wants to do fashion and beauty when she’s older but she won’t budge (well I did say I tried). It eventually got a little too cold for us to stand outside shivering with our scarves above our head and posing for our photo to be taken so we headed back indoors and looked back over what we had taken. It turned out to be an eventful and fun day, with art involved in many ways. :P

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Sunday, 21 October 2012

Hey guys!

So this is the start of my blog I suppose... don't really know what to say for my first post but yeah! Will make this blog about interesting street art/fashion in and around Edinburgh and include my own fashion and beauty as well just cause it's something I've always been interested in doing. I make my own clothes as well so I can update you on my latest projects, and I am a Costume Customer for the ESMFashionShow so will be telling you all about that! Just got a new camera, it's a Canon EOS 1100D, for my 16th so have been playing around with that in town and got some really interesting shots! 
I study Art A level at school at the moment and also Design Technology, and not to sure what I want to do in the future but something along those lines:)
I have been wanting to set up a blog for ages but haven't quite had the courage to do it, but here I am today! I have been inspired by YouTubers and bloggers alike such as BeautyCrush and Zoella280390 and wondered how they did it and thought I would give it a crack, why not ay? haha 
So here we go...
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