Little Haul ~ London

I went to London a few weeks ago on a no-shopping sight-seeing trip only. That didn't go quite according to plan. I picked up a few bits and bobs to show you!

First is this coat from a place called "The Vintage Market" in Brick Lane. I completely fell in love with it. I wore it in this outfit post.

I nipped into Oxford street Primark and came out with this double sided tartan blanket scarf. I really like tartan clothes although my wardrobe is lacking in it. This is just so cozy!

In the markets on Brick Lane I bought these two gorgeous pieces of jewellery from a cute vintage stand. I wrote about it here. The necklace is a delicate gold coin and the ring is a midi/little finger ring.

I had a quick browse in Boots at one stage and bought Rimmels Kate Moss in no. 107. A very iconic shade and I'm a bit late to the bandwagon with it.

I also picked up the Rimmel Match perfection foundation in Light Porcelain. I can never find the right foundations to accommodate for my vampire pale skin but I've heard good things about this. Thought I'd give it a try.

And last of all is a dress which I also got in the markets. I have been on the look out for a 50s style polka dot halterneck dress for ages. This one is just gorgeous. I wore it to a Grease themed dinner party which I will post about soon.

I hope you enjoyed the post! Sorry for the absenteeism with the blog posts, I seem to have either loads of inspiration and no time or loads of time and no inspiration most of the time. I can't wait to do some Christmas DIY's!

Étáin

xxx

Autumnal Makeup

It's Autumn! Today I was supporting a green woolen cardigan and a maroon bowler hat, very autumnal. Today I have an Autumn makeup look. I love wearing red lipsticks at this time of year as well as berry shades. For my eyeshadow I used the Urban Decay Naked 3 palette. I love the pinky shades and they suit my light skin tone.

 Here is what I used:

 Urban Decay's Naked 3 palette -  I used Dust as a base, and used Buzz and Liar blended in the crease.
 I used a little bit of Natural Collection blush in Pink Cloud.

 The Body Shop Smokey 2 in 1 Gel liner* in brown/black. I have always used liquid liners everyday until I tried this gel liner. It's one of my new favourites for winged eyeliner. I also like the way its not completely black therefore a little more subtle.
 Naked Basics in Naked 2 for my eyebrows, it's my usual one.

 I used a bit of Rimmel Stay Matte Powder just to keep everything in place.
 I also wore my usual Collection concealer (which isn't in the best shape).

 For mascara I am wearing Benefit They're Real Mascara. I have a love/hate relationship with this mascara, I like the length it give my lashes but it is so difficult to get off.
 I also popped on a bit of Urban Decay's Primer Potion on my lids.

 The lipstick I wore was L'Oreal Color Riche in Rouge.

I used a lot of high end products in this post so maybe next time I will do a drugstore only makeup look.

Étáin

xxx