Final edits!

As promised, here are a few of the final edited photos from the magazine shoto that my uni group produced on the 8th of November. Hope you like them!

All in the name of research..

Okay, so recently I've been quite interested in nails. I have the wors habit of biting them really short so I've been trying really hard to let them grow. So, naturally, I was over the moon when I recieved my November Glossybox as it contianed Nail Rock Wraps. I was even more excited when I found out I happened to get the leopard print wraps! So I tried them out..

The application for a first timer is quite daunting but after the 4th application the air bubbles and unintented folds started to subside.

Here's a photo of the final result.

Pretty cool, right?

At first, yes. A week later, not so much.

After living a normal week (doing dishes, waitressing, typing etc) the ends on the nails started to go all raggy and I had to re-apply a couple (they give you 16 wraps. Why not 20?). A couple started to split up the middle and lift at the ends. So all in all, I think that they're a good idea but.. get a profesional to do it.

My second stint of 'research' comes in the form of my first ever set of acrylics.

Being a total rookie I had absolutely no idea what to ask for. It also didn't help that the nail technician was Chinese. So anyway, I decided on 'natural acrylic tips'. I don't quite understand how the words 'natural' and 'acrylic' can exist in the same sentence. The method they applied the nails was awesome. Apart from the bit when they cut off all my real nails. The final result was incredible. I decided on an OPI polish with silver and red glitter flecks through it (I'm not sure of the name. Why didn't I check!?).
I love them and I can now say I am truely converted. I will definately be going back in 2 weeks for some Christmas nails and at only £25 who can say no?

Photoshoot

These 'backstage' photo's are from my uni groups fashion magazine shoot that we shot at a castle today.

The shoot took forever but it was so much fun and well worth getting up at 7.30am for. The castle was huge and so elegant.. we weren't allowed to touch anything but we got some really good shots and hopefully our 6 page spreads will turn out amazing. Thanks to The Closet, Cameron from the Haggard Case and our photographer Clark for helping us!

Our shoot was based around a collection of looks inspired by past fashion icons (Twiggy, Audrey Hepburn etc etc) and we shot each look in a different location around the castle like the library, dining hall, morning room and another big huge room.. maybe a ball room..? I don't know. 

Once the assignment is completed and handed in I'll share the photos on my blog for you all to see before the magazine is actually published. 

Anyway, I need to go and catch a train home for the week...

November 7th Wishlist

001. Mac Mineralize Skinfinish - the best powder in the world. I've gone through at least 4 of these since I first discovered it just last year. Amazing coverage that doesn't look cakey. Only problem is that I go through it really fast but I think that's only because I use a pad instead of a brush..

002. Topshop faux fur hat - Tried it on in the store and I love it. Am I willing to pay £22 for a hat though? Probably. Goes with my hair colour too!

003. Chanel L'Ombre Aux Lumieres - Not tried this product out yet but it looks awesome. Just the right pigment/glitter balance I hope.

004. Benefit Erase Paste - Just ran out of my Mac Studio Sculpt Concealer and this looks like a good alternative that I can get my hands on fast.. (there's no Mac shop in Aberdeen).

005. Nars Sheer Glow Foundation - I'm nearly about to run out of my Mac Studio Sculpt foundation. Hallelujah. Only buy it if you have really really dry skin. I have somewhat oily skin and I feel like I'm reapplying powder not stop to control the shine. I've read ALOT of reviews about the Nars product and I think I need to invest.. dewy look but no shine? Yes please.

006. Alexander Wang Anabela Boots - I don't even know what to say. Especially when they're 60% off on theoutnet.com.. only £272! Mum..?

007. Marc Jacobs iPad Sleeve - my iPad2 needs a sleeping bag.

008. Topshop Allegra Boots - I have looked EVERYWHERE for these boots. Sold out online and in every Topshop store I have phoned. Plus, the store assistant I asked said they are being discontinued. Cry.

Glossybox

This week is consolidation week at uni. I'm not quite sure what that entails but I think it's for catching up with coursework..? I've been quite hard at work recently regarding university. I have finished about 1/3 of my coursework. I think/hope. I'm sure how writing a 2000 word adversiting report on orange juice relates to my fashion course but I did it anyway and I quite enjoyed it.  2000 words always feels daunting at first but in the end I was cutting bits and bobs out to try and stick to the word count! Anyway, I completed it in only 2 days (don't know if I should be worried about this or not..?) and now it only needs some minor tweaking, I think.

Tomorrow I have a photoshoot with girls from uni at a castle somewhere up north. It's for coursework so it'll be nice to have some fun and be productive at the same time!

Okay, enough about uni. Am I boring you?

Today I did something quite out the ordinary and suscribed to something online..

It's a service called Glossybox. You pay £10 a month + £2.95 p&p  and they

send you a little gift box every month containing 5 samlple(ish) sized beauty

products that everyone's talking about.

Hopefully this will eliminate the need for endless trials and testing.. and at only

£10 per month..! Awesome. Can't wait for my 1st goodie box to be

delivered mid-November..

Entering the Blogosphere

As of today I have decided to join the crowd and start a blog..

Reasons for this are as follows:

• I was told to by university
• I hope it'll be fun              

Anyway, I should probably introduce myself, right?

That's me above. I'm a 2nd year Fashion Management student who

studies at RGU in Aberdeen.

This blog will hopefully turn into a creative outlet where I can post

about anything and everything I feel like.. mostly concerning anything

fashion/beauty/me related.

I read alot of blogs.. I'm not going to sit and list them because you

probbably read the same ones too. I find them really interesting because

1. I'm really nosey and love to see inside other peoples lives

2. They're not the overly 'glossy' stories you read in mags

Anyway (have I said that before?), this blog will probably be pretty

self indulgent, maybe a running commentary of my life (with all the

pyjama days edited out).. but hopefully not boring.

(I hate blogs with meaninglessphotographs and posts

that are obviously are just there to fill space).

Keep checking back to find out what I'm up to...

Speak soon!