MARBEL NAILS

I used to do this back in high school and recently rediscovered it !

You will need:

• a container filled with room temp. water
• 3-4 of you favorite nail polishes
• a tooth pick or a similar tool
• Vaseline or tape
• nail polish remover
• cotton buds

1. Lay out everything in front of you for easy access

2. Pick a colour as bottom coat, paint all nails and let dry
3. Allocate a finger (you may choose all) to marble
4. Vaseline or tape around nail of allocated finger/s

5. Prepare nail polishes you wish to use to marble by dropping droplets of them into the water, alternating the colours

6. Once about 10 'rings' have formed pull Polish into a design using the pick

7. Holding finger parallel to water dip nail through the design into the water
8. Do not pull finger out ( excess paint will come with the finger) using the cotton swab, wipe all excess paint around the finger

9. Remove finger
10. Dip cotton swab in remover, and remove excess polish off the finger

11. Apply a thin top coat

Tip: Paint your allocated finger white for the marble colours/pattern really pop !
Note:  This wont work with all polishes !

VIXEN

 So I decided to try out the double 'inner' winged liner and this is how it turned out.

I used a MAC gel liner and a realllly thin brush that I got from a random little Asian store in Burwood.

hOW tO: use what ever eye shadows you like on the lid. Personally i like to use a darker shadow close to black, so when you do your liner it doesn't look so harsh compared to the rest of the eye. 

The crappy camera I used really didn't pick up the rich colours I used.

I did a strong true gold on the inner lid.

A light teal in the crease.

A navy blue with gold glitter on the out lid.

A tad of black to darken the outer corner of the lid ( a tad!)

A cream colour for the highlight.

1. For the winged liner, I followed the contours of the eye for the bottom and top lash lines in a very thin coat of gel liner.
2. Extend both lines of the gel liner slightly inward with a soft and steady hand (soft at first, darken it up later, mistakes here are also easier to fix when lightly drawn in). 
3. I did the top line shorter than the bottom, I just liked it that way. 
4. Adjust lines.
5. Using another small/thin ended brush fill in some light cream shadow between the lines for definition ( a sharp white pencil is also a good alternative!).

double winged liner

I adore this double winged liner, its something different. I first saw it on Kim Kardashian and needless to say her eye makeup is always great.

How to:

1. For the top line, follow the natural contours of your eye. Once at the end of the eye, flick liner out in a slightly curved line. Do this with a light hand first and shorter than what you want the finished line to be.
2. For the bottom line, extend the line also with a light hand in the same curved line, exactly parallel to the top line, and slightly longer than the top.
3. The idea now is to perfect the line by going over them, darkening them up, and extending them to the lengths you want. 
4. Keep in mind that you want the lines to become thinner as the end.
5. I like to use a really thin angle brush and gel liner to complete the look.

Tip: Use a light shade shadow in between the wing lines to better define the lines.

I LOVE... moisturizers by Chi Chi

Im such a sucker for lotions, cremes, body butter and anything that makes my skin feel soft and healthy.
All the moisturizes from Chi Chi I love. I have a few... okay, a lot. I have a bunch of the soufflé tubs, creme tubs and body butter tubes, love them all. all of them are really really nice, and you can get them at any Myer store. They all smell fabulous but the milk, honey and nut body butter's scent was kinda boring, but the butter felt really nice on the skin

I LOVE... "Destiny" ankle wedge boot from Court Couture

I never really was into wedges, I always much preferred a nice classy pump however they really have been growing on me. I got these from the Direct Show Wear house in Hurstville in Sydney, and have been loving them ever since. I love they're casual look, the colour and cute tassels, since I own nothing like them ! they come in a light grey colour as well.

size 6 "Destiny" by Court Couture $69.95 from DSW

http://www.dswshoe.com.au/

I LOVE... Black pave set zirconia ear studs from Thomas Sabo uni sex collection

I had been eyeing these out for literally year, and having recently lost my standard diamond earrings  got these and have been getting compliments on them all the time. Its from the Thomas sabo unisex collection and comes in a white version as well for $99.

I LOVE... "Eye studio lasting drama" in blackest black by Maybelline

I used to work right next to the Sydney Central plaza Myer which housed a MAC counter but since I switched jobs my only trips into the city are for clubbing. For this reason my MAC supply is slowly running out. I thought that this would be a good opportunity to shop around for cheaper alternatives. Out of my usual MAC gel liner, I spotted a Maybelline gel liner shelved Target. Its a really good alternative, however it wont last as long as my MAC one did. Formula is nice though, smooth and easy to apply. I think its around $14.95... I might be wrong !

I LOVE... "Ambitious" ankle boots from Novo Shoes

This winter I have been loving my new ankle boots. I had a similar pair that I purchased whilst on holidays in QLD but somehow misplaced them ?!?! So I was really excited when I found pair I liked even more. They are really comfortable and even better that you can wear socks with them upping the comfortableness ! being a poor student I definitely do like spending hundreds on just one pair of shoes, these were nicely priced at $89.95 and they go with just about any outfit. I like paring these with shorter dresses to avoid making my legs look shorter.

Size 6 "Ambitious" in Black by Novo Shoes (also in grey)

http://www.novoshoes.com.au/

Song to express a broken heart

I'e only ever had one real boyfriend and when we broke up for a period after 3 years I found it really difficult especially when I was alone. To drown my own thoughts out I often blasted a heavy ballad.. or ten. The following is a list of my most loved songs to get me through heart broken times.

1. Adele (my favorite singer)- Someone like you

2. Beyonce- Best thing I never had

3. Counting Crows- Colour blind

4. Veronicas- Heavily broken

5. Leona Lewis- Happy

6. Chris Brown- Goodbye

7. Dixie Chicks- Landslide

8. Justine Timberlake- Cry me a river

9. Jo Jo- too little too late

10. Gabriel- Out of reach

11. Ne yo- love song

12. Ashanti- Foolish
13. Tank- I can't make you love me
14. Adele- Turning Tables
15 Duffy- Warick Avenue

What body shape are you ?

What body shape are you ?

PEAR

Narrow shoulders, small chest, tiny waist with bigger thighs and butt!

Yes!  Bold, frills, patterns on top. Waist belts to show off your tiny waist !

No! The rule is no pencil skirts or tight fitting bottom half clothing because they accentuate you behind ,but I say rock the tight pencil skirts like J-Lo.

Jennifer Lopez a Pear.

APPLE

Top heavy, no well defined waist, smaller legs, large boobs !

Yes! Any thing that show off your hot legs, flowy dresses.

No! Bold Shoulders will make you look like a Cornetto.

 Drew Barrymore a apple.

CONE

A bigger top half because of broad shoulders and boobs compared to hips and legs.

Yes!  Bold or fuller clothing on the bottom to balance the shape out

No! frills, shoulder pads, puffy sleeves and halter necks will only draw attention to your larger shoulders.

  Renee Zellweger a cone.

HOURGLASS

Big boobs, big hips small waist.

Yes! Figure hugging dresses and show off your waist .

No! clothing that hides your waist

                        Scarlett Johanson a Hourglass.

RULER

Straight up and down (like a ruler).

Yes! Clothing with structure, like tailors coats and jackets give you more shape.

No! there’s not much you can’t wear because there is nothing that you need to minimise, go you !

   Cat Deeley a Ruler.

Baby lips Vs Soft lips

MAYBELLINE'S "Baby Lips in Menthol" Vs SOFTLIPS "softlips in Rasberry"

Baby Lips: I loved the tingling/ cooling sensation of the product, and it's SPF 20,  however found that my lips absorbed it quiet quickly. It claims that within 4 weeks you will have "reborn" lips. I certainly used it up completely  in 4 weeks, it needs constant reapplying. Im not sure it gave me "reborn lips" though.

Softlips: I loved the scent and its very smooth consistency and application. It was very calming on the skin and glided on with ease. It gives really quick relief from chapped/ dry lips, it feels like its working right away.

Verdict: Softlips' quick relief made it a winner for me!


Baby Lips is also available in:
Energising Orange - for moisture and hydration

Smoothing Cherry - for intense moisture and smoothing

Menthol - medicated for repair

Anti-Oxidant Berry - for protection

I got mine at Target for about $3.95. 

also available at K-mart, Princeline, Coles & Woolworths,

http://www.maybelline.com.au/PRODUCTS/Lips/LIP_BALM/Baby_Lips_Lip_Balm.aspx

SoftLips $4.95 for a twin pack from Priceline!

Available in may different ranges.

http://www.softlips.com/