Outfit of the Day ~ Velvet and Mesh.

Mesh top ~ H&M

Leather jacket ~ Primark

Spiked collar ~ bracelet from New Look

Velvet skirt ~ Primark via Ebay

Boots ~ New Look

Ah, this mesh top! It's so sporty and I'm so not but I love it, I'm fan of mesh! It was kind of an impulse buy but I'm glad I got it! I also saw an amazing pair of platform khaki trainers but they weren't in my size, which sucks, because they were actual perfection! Not so sure about the leather jacket, it's a very different fit to what I'm used to, kind of big on the shoulders but tighter around the waist. I bought it ages ago but haven't really worn it much. I'm not sure if it's obvious but I've currently been trying to experiment with different poses, I don't want to bore you all with the same pillar straight poses I'm inclined towards, having said that I'm not a model so you can't expect too much. Some of the out-takes are pretty damn bad. Also on the topic of experimenting, I've started wearing more makeup again and it's been really fun - mainly enjoying bright, matte eye colours (read: Sugarpill and Concrete minerals). Speaking of which I bought two new Illamasqua lipsticks yesterday during their 50% flash sale. I cannot tell you how excited I was seeing that on my facebook feed, I knew exactly what I wanted as well, I've been wanting Kontrol and Apocalips for ages and now they are mine! Squee!!
As for recent life happenings, it is super busy, rehearsing three plays and revising for exams, as well as practising with my musical partner for an upcoming gig, just a little charity event but should be fun. All this means that blogging hasn't been as regular as I'd like, but I've got a few reviews coming up which I'm exciting to share!

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Haul post ~ recent purchases!

Yes, I know I had a spending ban, but I didn't stick to it very well...although I did do pretty good by my own standard. Plus some of this was bought after the ban ended, and some of it was bought for me by my lovely mothership. Some thing have been omited since they're presents for people who may or may not read this here blog. Let me know if you've bought anything awesome recently - I love a good haul post!

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Family Crests of Japan ~ £8.99

The Virgin Suicides ~ £3

American Psycho ~ £2

The Ticket That Exploded ~ £2

Elephants On Acid ~ £3

DIY Couture ~ £3

I keep buying more books, this needs to stop! What's worse is there are loads more that I want to read. Ugh! But seriously, I did not realise the untapped source of cheap books that is HMV, I got four books for £10. So good! I was really impressed by their selection as well, The Ticket That Exploded is a sci-fi book that was part of a the 100 Must Read that I mentioned in this post. The book on Japanese crest was from an awesome crafts fair at Penshurst Place and the DIY book is from an independent book store in Brighton.
Also, sorry for the lack of regular posting at the moment, uni got a bit busy but also due to having a new laptop I don't currently have any image editing software which means I have to get the boyfriend to do everything.

La Mort Dove T-shirt ~ £20 (gift)

Sacred Stitches x Liz Clements T-shirt ~ £25 (gift)

The other day I found this tattoo parlour/shop I had completely failed to notice in a small town near where I live. These shirts immediately caught my eye; I love the weird, creepy designs (I mean, who doesn't love a dove that's been shot with arrows wearing a crown?) but as always be as tight fisted as I am with my money my mum pretty much forced me to chose my favourites so she could buy them for me. She is ridiculous.

Rimmel Apocalips Lip Lacquer in Apocalyptic ~ £4 (RRP £5.99)

Rimmel Match Perfection Foundation in Light Porcelain ~ £6.99 (bought with Boots points)

Revlon Nail Art Moon Candy in Orbit ~ £7.99 (bought with £2 off voucher)

I don't know why but I just really wanted Apocalyptic, it's the brightest goddamn pink I've ever seen and it doesn't really suit me but I just couldn't help myself, plus it was on sale on ASOS for a while. This new Rimmel foundation is lightest I have found, if any of you have pale skin you know how hard it is to find affordable, light foundation. This one definitely seems promising, I've worn it a few times and it colour is definitely a huge improvement to the usual offerings, but it is a bit too liquid for my liking and the coverage isn't amazing. I've already reviewed the Nail Candy, which can be found here.

 Ladybird and leaf brooch ~ £9

Normally I wouldn't spend that much on a brooch (because I'm ridiculously cheap) but it is so realistic and hand made and everything I love. I got it from the same craft fair as the Crests of Japan book, and I remember seeing them last year and being tempted and this year I gave in. It literally took me 15 to 20 minutes to decide on which to get, there were loads and each was just ever so slightly different. I also bought a little ladybird pin for £2 which I'm currently wearing on my bandana. I may not wear this brooch, but it was worth buying it just as a piece of art.

Cute stickers ~ around £3 together

A~ha is a shop in Brighton that specialises in cute Japanese-type products, including loads of Studio Ghibli plushies, but they're closing down sadly. On the upside I got these stickers for super cheap, but I will be sad to see the shop go.

Tiger Spice Jars ~ two for £1 Has anyone been to a Tiger? They are these amazing shops kind of like Ikea meets Muji - it's full of loads of super cheap, cool products, mainly home ware but really, there is everything you could ever need there. I am in love and every time I got in I try to resist leaving with half of the store. These jars were insanely cheap and I think I will probably paint them, they may end up being part of a birthday present.

Bath bombs ~ £1 each

Another shop in Brighton having a clear out, but for re-purposing as opposed to closing down was Purple Heart, so I nabbed a bunch of bath bombs, bought a few for my mum that I knew she would like. And the shop is also from the craft fair.

Tattoo pattern fabric ~ £18/m

This material was crazy expensive but also crazy awesome. I intend on making a simple circle skirt with it, hopefully. I saw it at another craft fair (the IHCF in London) and sort of needed it. It'll look pretty weird but I dunno, hopefully I'll be able to pull it off.

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Outfit of the Day ~ Primavera bianco.

Bandana ~ To Be Worn Again

White wig ~ Snowslide by Geisha Wigs

Glasses ~ stolen from my mum

Demin dress ~ ASOS

Pentagram necklace ~ Me & Zena

Sailor moon necklace ~ Japanophile UK

Lace body ~ New Look

Devore shirt ~ vintage fair

Cowboy boots ~ Fashion Union

I'm so glad I've finally done an outfit wearing one of my wigs! I've had this one for a few months now and I've started wearing it more often - I don't have the confidence/patience to wear it where I live, which is either a very conservative suburban town or a very chavvy, aggressive town (I live between two places at the moment), so I only wear my wigs when I go to London or Brighton, which is a shame. One day when I live in Brighton these problems won't exist, but I get super bored of people just staring and smirking and stuff.
Anyway! I love this wig! As for the rest of the outfit, the demin dress is pretty much all I wear at the moment, layered with different things underneath and on top, so even though I've worn it in an outfit not too long ago I wanted to bring it out again. The weather has been so gorgeous lately so it was fun to go out, huzzah!
In recent event news, last weekend I went to a Geisha Wigs meet (the site where I bought this wig), where I got to see Maria, the owner of Geisha Wigs as well as loads of the sponsored models (I didn't realise I would be the only normal customer there!), but they were all gorgeous and really fun to hang out with, so I regret nothing. It felt good to be surrounded by other people wearing wigs and we got stopped a few times by people who wanted to take photos. Last week I also went to an Ludovico Einaudi concert at the Brighton Dome (hence the little tribute to him in the title, translated it says 'white spring'), a friend of mine was too ill to go to go so offered me the tickets, which was incredibly kind of her. Suffice to say, it was amazing. Just, incredible and spellbinding and all other words that describe magical sounding music. Live performances offer so much more than recording, there's almost too much to take in! Special mention go to the badass cellist - I've always wanted to play the cello and he just fuelled the fire.
That's it for today, I hope you've been enjoying the lovely spring sunshine (I have, in moderation). And out of curiosity, do you wear wigs? Are you tempted?

News ~ New Illamasqua Lipsticks!

I don't know if this is worth it's own post but I'm so excited I thought I would share! From new Illamasqua's Paranormal collection comes two new purple shades of lipsticks. Kontrol was already number one on my make up wishlist and now there are two more, both matte finishes, to contend for the top spot. Meet ESP and Posture:

ESP is a 'vivid violet'

Super bright, unlike Kontrol, and a lot more of a pink base than the blue of Kontrol. It makes me think of Beauty Addiction's own Stargazer lipstick, although that is metallic. It's such a gorgeous, unique shade!

Posture is a 'cool mauve' 

This reminds me a lot of Chinchilla from Lime Crime, just a beautiful dusty lilac with a hint of grey. Again, really unique - I can't decide if I like this more than ESP, I think I might.

Both shades are £16.50, is it me or are Illamasqua lipsticks getting more expensive? Either way, let me know which is your favourite, and whether you're as excited as I am!

Nail of the Day ~ Moon Candy Orbit Review.

Revlon Moon Candy in Orbit ~ £7.99

I had seen swatches for Revlon's new Moon Candy nail art duo collection and all of them looked gorgeous. Each consists of a dark opaque varnish and a 'flakie' style iridescent/duo-chrome top coat. When I found them in my locals Boots along with the fact I had a £2 off Revlon make up voucher I thought I would give them a go. Choosing was so difficult, I nearly got the plain black one but I decided I would try something slightly different. The names are all cool, astronomy related things which made me like it even more. I chose Orbit, a dark, slightly dusty eggplant purple base coat with a purple shifting to blue tinted topcoat.

The first thing I expected to find was needing more than one layer of the base coat polish but surprisingly and impressively only one coat was required. It's a simple but pretty colour and the formula was nice and creamy.
When I applied the top coat two thoughts came to my head:
1. holy crap, this is gorgeous. The flakes/shards are so so pretty, almost holographic, they shift beautifully between petrol blue, bright purple, sapphire and turquoise, like dragonfly wings. There is nothing subtle about the colour change and I love it!
2. holy crap this is messy. For two reasons, firstly the flakes are all different sizes and shapes so there's no regularity to application but also because applying the top coat caused the bottom coat to smudge, so when I applied it some of my nail got exposed again, which was super annoying and made for a really un-neat finish. I also found that even after an extra layer of clear top coat the shards didn't lie flat on my nail and some of them went a bit funny, like stringy plastic and lost their colour. As well as the fact that removing it took forever.

I have had a look at other swatches online and those didn't seem to have the spreading issue I did, having said that they were all nail blogs so the people who had done the swatches probably have experience with flakies. In my second attempt (the results of which are pictured) I 'places' the flakes as opposed to applying them like a normal nail polish, which did help a little but it was still pretty messy.
All in all the gorgeousness of the topcoat and the impressiveness of the base coat almost make up for their downfalls. Another thing to add is how quickly the varnish 'fractures' and chips. Have you tried any of the Moon Candy duos? Let me know what you thought of them!

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