Nails Nails Nails

Had a go of the Barry M Instant Nails Effects again tonight.  It's got a bit of a Hallowe'en vibe, with the black and orange but I like using the cracking polish over something bright and vibrant so it shows up better.

This orange is something I picked up in a Chinese junk-shop in Valencia, and it cost me about 70 cents!  It's really bright and when you put on 2 thick coats it goes a really vivid colour.  They also had them in pink and yellow in that shop, now I wish I'd picked up those ones too!

The flash on my Blackberry makes it look like each nail is a slightly different shade, but actually they're all about the shade on my index finger in the pic.



Before



...And after Nail Effects





A bit of a cheerier post...

Well, after being a bit of a grump most of the day and having an annoying and long journey through to Uddingston (long ticket queues, missed train, Pret a Manger closed when I'd planned to hop in for some Miso soup...), I made it to MM's and had a lovely night, hanging with the gurls.  LH & RJ were there too, and Mrs M made amazo steaks and chips for dinner.  I don't know how she does it, she always whips up such tasty meals for whoever happens to have popped in at a meal time!

I did get in to Boots before I got the train and I got my tinted moisturiser (using my Advantage Card points - hello, bargin!) and a bright pink glitter from Barry M.  I had a little pot of a silvery grey Dazzle Dust, but it was unopened, and still sealed, because when I bought it I got two at the same time and, despite testing them all up my arm, I managed to come away with two in a very similar shade.  The thing is, I think I got them in Superdrug, who had a bigger range than Boots... but today I chanced my arm, and returned the grey one and asked to swap it for the hot pink, which they did without any bother at all!  So, all in all, a very cheap and cheerful makeup shopping trip!

KM is having her flat-warming party tomorrow, so that's what I wanted the glitter for.  I don't know what my outfit will be yet, but I do know that I'm going for a kitchsy, dramatic make-up look that I've seen on the Lisa Eldridge blog, which is fantastic.  If you're into make-up and trying out new ideas/products/looks then I totally recommend it!  The videos are also great for passing a bored hour - something about her calm manner and slightly posh voice/accent makes them quite soothing!  I'm really looking forward to the party, and it seemed like the perfect time to go all out and get dressed up!

So, this is the look I'm going for:  I gave the glitter a quick trial at MM's, over the matching lipstick I already had, and it worked quite well, so I think it'll be even better when I do it all properly tomorrow.  Awesome. 

From this photo the glitter doesn't look all that fierce, but once it's on it really shows, and has quite an impact.  Loves it!  Think I'll take a straw to the party though, so I can drink without shedding sparkles all over the place, like some kind of half-cut Tinkerbell.

This blog is dedicated to Emma Wade, from Valencia

...but actually from Yorkshire.  Which is what really cemented out friendship in the Irish pub where I worked: Tetley's beer.  Not to be confused with Tetley's tea, which I would not recommend drinking by the pint. For those of you who don't know, Tetley's is a very nice light ale, and may well be my favourite beer ever.  I've drank a lot of beer in my time, but I'm not scared to go out on a limb and say that Tetley's is my favourite.  Any promotional work that may come my way because of this will be happily accepted.

Anyhoo, this blog is dedicated to Em because I was chatting to her and she said she wanted a mention. So now she has not just a mention but her name is in the blog description - the bloggers equivalent of having your name up in lights in front of a theatre! Or it would be if I had more followers.

Not looking forward to the Jobcentre tomorrow, it's so depressing and smelly and dank in there and the guy who usually deals with me is nice-but-dim and essentially useless in my quest for work.  Tomorrow I've to get an interview to 'reassess' my jobhunting and to see if the jobcentre has been useful in helping me find work.  Frankly, I'm going to tell them the truth, that I find them distinctly unhelpful!  Constructive criticism and all that.

After that evil start to my Tuesday (oh yes, it's at 9:30 am, too, thanks Jobcentre) I might have orchestra practice tomorrow night - we're playing Moussoursky, whose name I can't spell but whose music I really like - and then on Weds me and FD are going to visit a certain MM out in the grand hometown of Tunnock's Tea Cakes.

Anyone else see that sitcom, Episodes, that was on tonight?  With the curly haired guy from Green Wing (I secretly quite fancy him. It's the luscious mop top) and Tamzin lady from Black Books?  It was quite funny acutally, though obvs not as good as Green Wing which was amaing.  Fact.  Got me through many a hard time when I should have been essay-writing at uni!

I want to buy the new nail polish from Barry M - the nail effects one, it looks really good! But just when I thought I was on to a good thing and could have some funky, original nail looks going on... I went to Boots to buy it and it was sold out. Guess I'm not the trail-blazing trendsetter I thought I was then.

Speaking of blazing trails of fashion, wtf would I wear (WILL I wear, positive thinking.) if (when.) I get an interview in London. Should I go uber professional and attempt some kind of a suit?  Or should I show my creative side and wear something smart with a SPLASH! of colour and originality?  I'm leaning more towards the latter - at least it might help them to remember me!  COuld wear my beauuuutiful Aurora Borealis beads and mesmerize them, like Ka from Jungle Book, until they offer me the job. Yes. That sounds like the best plan so far. A sure fire winner. How can it fail?

Ah 11 o'clock already and I just ate some chicken so now i'm full and not ready to go to bed.  A quick bed update, as I'm sure you're all on tenterhooks:  the new mattress is amazing.  I would like to sum up by saying that a memory foam mattress is like a hug in bed form.  You lie down, and it moulds to your body.  Bliss.

Buenas noches, faithful readers.