A Mini Hiatus

Hola mi amigos! Anyone speak Spanish? Because I sure as Hell can't.

I've been winding down on blogging lately due to deadlines, and figured it would make more sense just to have a break. I only have one week left in uni (HELL YEAH) before what will probably seem like an eternity of time off for Summer. I thought I'd leave you with this, which combines two of my loves - CG and eyebrows - in an...interesting...manner...

 

I'll still be hovering around Twitter and Facebook groups and back to blogging in a couple o' weeks :) Until then, ciao!

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NOTD - Pink Leopard Print

Today's nails remind me of 'Bringing up Baby', a fantastic '30s film about a woman and her pet leopard. I think it's safe to say that 'Bringing up Baby' is one of my favourite films...though I could never figure out why! Perhaps because I first saw it when I was a kid and which kid doesn't want a leopard as a pet?!

HOT PINK - Beauty UK 'Strength'

PALE PINK - Beauty UK 'Hope'

BLACK LINES - Colletcion 2000 'Fast Stroke' liquid eyeliner.

GLITTER - Barry M 'Hologram'

 

Fun, bright and kinda tacky - how very me :) Leopard print is super easy to do and doesn't even require a steady hand - that's my kinda nail art! If you want to know exactly how, check out Fee's fantastic tutorial.

What are you wearing on your nails? What's your favourite kind of nail art?

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FOTD - Make Mine Melon

Since realizing a few days ago that my Fyrinnae 'Rapunzel Had Extensions' eyeshadow has vanished, I've been torturing myself thinking of ways in which I could use it. With bright golds, with hot pink, over a black base...Lucky for me, MAC 'Melon' pigment is pretty close, so I put together a look with that instead!

[[ In case you didn't know, cool toned purples look awesome with brown eyes! ]]

Please excuse the fact that my hair is somewhere between 'that crap your dog coughs up' and 'swamp monster' colour wise. I used a colour remover to take out the dregs of greeny-blue that were lingering - that's for an entirely different post, though!

EYES - TFSI, Darling Girl 'Glitter Glue', UD 'Lust', MAC 'Melon', MAC 'Her Alter Image', NYX 'Cottage Cheese' jumbo pencil, Natural Collection 'Sea Shell', Barry M 'Purple' bold eyeliner, mascara.

FACE - No.7 'Beautifully Matte' foundation, Collection 2000 'Lasting Perfection' concealer, Collection 2000 powder, Sleek 'Life's a Peach' blush, No.7 highlighter.

LIPS - Barry M '152' and another pale peachy Barry M shade I now can't find and also can't remember the name of (how useful) with a discontinued toffee colour gloss.

I'm debating dying my hair again tonight! Who can guess which colour? It's really easy to guess since this colour is in almost all of my FOTDs!

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Beauty Blog Link Love

MAKE UP FOR EVER recently launched the Rouge Artist Natural Lipsticks. Treat yourself to a review of three of those at Adorable On Your Vanity!
Phyrra brings you Great Tips for Beauty Bloggers.

Check out The Beauty Spot in a Lord of the Rings Inspired Look.

This May, Rae's been enchanted by a gorgeously packaged pink lipstick. Read all about Pivoine Délicate, the unexpected Spring hit from L'Occitane, at theNotice.

Gouldylox Reviews found a really pretty lip gloss that is actually made of evil at Sephora.

Beauty's Bad Habit Blog joins the dark side with Sleek's 'Ultra Matte V2 - Darks' palette review and swatches.

If Lisamarie from Beauty Crazed was as bright as her Essie Poppy-Razzi nails, the world would be a smarter place - well at least we still have her nails so come check them out!

The Pink Sith thinks that Birchbox might have confused this month's Gossip Girl themed box with The Golden Girls, judging from the geriatric theme of the products she received.

Christina the Glitterholic checks out the new collection by M.A.C, Hey, Sailor! Check out her photos from the event and enter her giveaway to win a M.A.C lipstick from the new collection.

At Eyelining Obsessions things get a little philosophical as Claire contemplates what value for money really means.

At Lipstick Musings, Shannon's fallen hard for the new YSL Rouge Pur Couture Vernìs À Levrès Glossy Stain in Fuchsia Dore . Come see what all the fuss is about!

See why the Smashbox Shades Of Fame Palette has Beauty Reflections dreaming of Margaritaville!

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FOTD - Golden Oldies

Yesterday I dug out some eyeshadows that I bought WAY back when I was first getting into make-up. This includes shades from my very first Fyrinnae order (my first step into the world of indie cosmetics.) Since that faithful day there are two eyeshadows that I recommend to everyone ordering from Fyrinnae - 'Digital Faerie' and 'Shrouded in Gold'.

 [[ Aint is annoying when the pic you're pulling a weird face in shows off the make-up the best?! ]]

 

 [[ Soz but I liked my hair in this picture! ]]

EYES - TFSI, Darling Girl 'Glitter Glue', Fyrinnae 'Polar Bear', Fyrinnae 'Digital Faerie', MUA 'Dusk til Dawn' palette dark blue, Fyrinnae 'Shrouded in Gold', MAC 'Vanilla' pigment, MAC 'Melon' pigment, Barry M 'Blue' bold eyeliner, Collection 2000 felt tip eyeliner, mascara.

FACE - No.7 'Beautifully Matte' foundation, Collection 2000 'Lasting Perfection' concealer, Collection 2000 face powder, The Balm 'Frat Boy' blush, MAC 'Vanilla' pigment.

LIPS - Shu Uemura 'BG 90', MAC 'Honeylove' lipstick, New CID gloss.

I LOVE BLUE EYESHADOW. People should wear it more often to make my soul happy :) I realized I don't own many indie blues though - which are your favourites? Any recommendations?

(P.S) STILL fading the blue out of my hair. I quite like this weird grey-green it's turned, though! The roots, however, are dark blonde...Not good! Can't wait to dye it another colour!

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Beauty's Bad Habit Blog turns Two!

Two years back, I started this blog as a way to put my energy into something positive. I didn't know what to expect, I didn't really expect anything at all - little did I know how blogging would become such a big part of my life. Of course, it's all down to YOU. You who read all of my rambles, get excited about silly things like lipstick with me and generally keep my little bit of Interwebz going. THANK YOU!

 

I'm celebrating with dark chocolate fudge cake, topped with Smarties and a couple of ciders (in the fridge...is it too early to drink? Probably.)

 YEAH SMARTIES. 

*Ahem* I'll be popping up a 'Yay 2000 GFC Followers + Birthday' giveaway to thank you lot even more next month. I'd post it now, but with uni it would just be too much to keep on top of.

But, genuinely, thank you SO MUCH for all of the support :) Here's to another year of beauty blogging!

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Skin Care, Body Care and Scent Storage in Uni Halls

It might sound daft (and it probably is) but when I was moving to uni, one of my main concerns was where I'd storage all of my smellies. Y'see, some halls have the luxury of an en suite bathroom for each bedroom, but, alas, mine do not. Storing everything in my bedroom was the only option, but I didn't want a jumble of messy boxes or loose product everywhere. Here's how I managed it...

My lower shelf stores scents, body butters, creams in tubs, cleanser and everyday facial moisturizers. All of my solid scents are kept in the gold organza bag, samples remain in their card sleeves and bigger bottles are tucked away - y'see how I don't own a single 'proper' perfume in full size?! I'm way too fussy to commit to any it seems!

Beside my lotions and potions are my nail varnishes, housed in a brown filigree box. I *think* the box is from IKEA, but you can get similar ones of different patterns from stores like Home Bargains for cheap, too.

Amid the CDs, hip flasks, origami balls and inflatable dinosaurs on my top shelf lie my hair colouring products. I utterly love Directions dyes, although getting the blue from my last dye job to fade is proving to be a pain in the rump!

To the right of my shelves, I have a free standing shelving unit which is awesome for storing some of your junk belongings. I have four of these IKEA boxes on the unit full of various things, but my favourite box is undoubtedly this one...

Fake tan, skin care, body care, hair care, bath care and some essentials such as toothpaste and face wipes. You can fit SO MUCH into these boxes, it's crazy. I also have an IKEA helmer for my make-up, but I've already posted about that. As you can see, I'm a fan of that Swedish wonderland for storage solutions!

My key tips for planning storage for your uni halls room are...
1. GO TO AN OPEN DAY. Seriously. How are you supposed to plan where to keep your stuff if you haven't even see what the rooms are like?!
2. Boxes are your friend. Check out bargain stores for cheap and cheerful options.
3. Find out if you have room under your bed for storage. I have an under bed box full of clothes, it's so useful!
4. Get a clothing hook rack for the back of your door - you'd be surprised how much room simply hanging your coat/ hoodie/ towels can save.

How do you store all of your goodies? Do you take up 90% of the space on the bathroom shelves, or stack it all away elsewhere?

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