All change!!

So yet again i find myself with a work related NOTD.

But hopefully this will be the last one, for a while at least.....

Due to the multi-coloured nature of my new environment I'm doing a double hander.

The 'Aqua' is Fly from OPI

The Yellow is Rimmel Lemon Drop

The Orange is the one I used in this POST

And the Magenta I used in this POST

In other news I managed to burn my face with my straighteners today.

Tomorrows post will be spooktacular ;-) 

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Fat Girl Slim Week 3 Update

So this week has been traumatic. There's no getting round the stress that's happening right now.

I'm just off another 12 hour shift at work. But at least tomorrow I'll get to shine there (loooooong story)

So on with the update, the last thing i though about this week was healthy eating. Between work and the none work stuff I've just been stuffing things in as and when i remember. You'd think that would help with weight loss but instead when i have eaten its been bags of marshmallows and Big Macs.

At least the scales say I've stayed the same.....

Should really probably buy new batteries for it though......

But with things looking on the up at both the work and personal fronts, and the fact i have a huge event to attend at the end of next month (and a dress for it that wont do up) I'm determined to achieve my goals on this.

Oooooo Cocktails......

P.S Don't ever eat cheese on toast then immediately attempt the 30 day shred. It does not end well.

Onesie Party OOTN

Just a quick post today as I'm off out for the evening.


Instead of the traditional Halloween party my friend its having a onesie party.


Here I am in my sexy onesie ready to go.

Oh dear, just realised, I'm about to leave the house wearing a onesie!


What are you dressing up as this Halloween?

(this onesie was £25 HERE )

25 Things You Probably Don't Know About Me

I saw this TAG doing the round on You Tube and thought, as I'm quite new, that it would be a fun way to get to know each other.

Basically its a list of little known things about you (kind of what it says!)

So here's mine.....

1. I used to play in a Brass Band at championship level
2. I once got drunk on a night out, decided I wanted to go to New York, stumbled home, booked tickets and went.*
3. I've trekked across a desert
4. I'm a bit scared of potatoes
5. Tic Tacs make me feel sick, even just the smell of them Ewwwww!!!
6. I don't like Chocolate cake
7. I know how to windsurf
8. I make incredible Spag Bol (really it is incredible)
9. I don't like wet plates, cutlery or glasses (doing washing up is a challenge for me)
10. I love Poirot
11. I have a pierced tongue
12. When i was a kid i had a boat
13. I have a goldfish called Cup (Cake died)
14. I'm obsessed with self help books. Not that i need help, they are just interesting!
15. I have a scar on my bottom lip
16. I've watched all of Star Trek: Voyager
17. I LOVE  peeling the plastic off of new electrical devices
18. I have a talent for putting together flat pack furniture
19. When i was 18 i was a goth
20. I sometimes have Pink hair*
21. My iPod is a curious place of metal, rock, punk and Britney Spears...
22. I went to St. Andrews at the same time as William and Kate
23. All  my significant boyfriends names have started with the letter R
24. I've named my car Trev (but I don't actually have a car)
25. I love aeroplane food.

So that's mine.

I tag everyone that's read this far to do this and make sure you leave a comment below if you do so i can have a snoop ;-)

*Pictures to illustrate the fun facts!!

                                               

In with the new....

So i started a new job yesterday and, much like Saturdays post, it seemed only fit to do a manicure for the occasion.

As i mentioned i haven't left the company but its certainly time for a colour change....

Enter the era of pink (or as my work would call it 'Magenta')

The main colour is Barry M Shocking Pink and the accent nail is W7 cerise Pink

I've found the whole change exciting and terrifying all at once.

And i didn't help when my alarm didn't go off on my first day, I woke up 10 minutes before my shift start on the other side of town. It was horrific. Then my new boss decided, after an hour, that he was taking the rest of the day off and left me in charge......

I'd been at my old work for a very long time so I'm very much a fish out of water at the moment. I'm hoping it'll get easier soon, but there is some big changes still to come....

So I've gone from Orange to Pink I wonder what next week will hold ;-)

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Fat Girl Slim Week 2 Update

Another week has gone by and its that scary stand on the scales time again.

I would like to point out that my scales are currently running out of battery (they're digital) so I'm not overly sure how accurate they are just now.

The week started well.

I did the 30 day shred (aka being curled up in the foetal position gasping for breath)

For a few days.

I couldn't move after a few days in, my thighs wouldn't co-operate with the command to move my legs in a walking motion.

So i switched to a bit of yoga (Penny Smith Power Yoga) to try and stretch out a bit.

The warm up almost killed me. I used to do the entirety of this DVD everyday (i was bendy like Geri) so this was really disappointed in this.

I'll confess, i ate A LOT of cake and pizza at the end of the week (while sat on the couch with a hot water bottle). But as a woman, I'm sure you'll understand, sometimes we NEED this.

Despite this the scales were kind and I stayed the same as last week.

So I'm still 2 pounds down 22 to go!

The next couple of weeks are going to be quite stressful for me. I started my new job today and I'm now be getting a bus to work rather than walking so I'm not overly hopeful on the weight loss front.

Lunch is about to get a whole lot healthier!

But i do have better options for things to have for lunch and I'll be powering up my My Fitness Pal App again so hopefully I'll work it out.

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Whats in my Bag...

The whole whats in my bag thing is my favourite thing to ever come out of the interweb. Whether its a You Tube video i just love knowing what folk carry around on a day to day basis. 

Now don't go looking at me like i'm a weirdo i know i'm not alone in this. I mean your here reading this ;-)

My favourtite ones to read are the real ones, not the immaculately manicured I've just bought all this stuff today and put it in my shiny new bags, but more the its been a while, I've tipped it over, and this is what i have kind.

That's what this is. Obviously I've spread it out so you can see but this is what was in my bag this morning.

So:

The bag itself is from Primark its roomy enough for all my junk, is nicely structured so it looks smart, and has a nice retro feel.

The brown Umbrella is a 'Little Brown Umbrella' from Macys that i picked up in New York a few years ago. It has a button for making it go up so it is really handy for sudden showers.

Purses; Penelope Pineapple and Mr Panda. I use one for cash and one for cards.

Cuticura Anti-bacterial gel. I picked this up because i'm going to become a proper commuter again and buses are icky (technical term there!) I got this one because it proclaimed to smell nice, it doesn't, again i find myself jealous of people with Bath and Bodyworks near them.

Breakthrough Breast Cancer folding hairbrush. Tissues from Primark.

Plane ticket from going to Birmingham last week. Bus ticket for getting to the new job this week (Scared!)

Fingerless gloves, not pretty but make using my phone easier when its cold.

Notebook and Watermelon pen. I've had the pen a LOOONNG time and it still smells of watermelon :-)

My Blackberry, the marmite of the mobile phone world. I love mine, but i do have a Sony Xperia S as well (used to take the pics on here).

Bunch of sweets, again from the trip to Birmingham.

Random receipts and Boots vouchers

Garnier Intensive 7 days hand cream (meh!)

I don't carry much makeup but i do carry lip stuff. In the mix here are:

Revlon Just bitten Kissable balm stain in Honey
Accessorize in Infatuated
Revlon Lip butter in Candly Apple
Revlon Colorburst in Blush
Blistex Medplus for lips

I'm thinking of getting a makeup bag since i'll be heading out straight from work more so maybe that will one day be a post.

Whats in your bag?

Out with the old...

Today was my last day at my current work and i marked the occasion in the best way i know how.....

With a manicure :-)

This is Models Own Beach party, with a ring finger accent of Barry M Tangerine.

Really one Orange polish would have done but this combo was a bit more interesting and throughout the day i had a lot of lovely comments on it from both colleagues and customers.

The Models own polish itself is essentially Neon Orange, very vibrant and uplifting.

The Barry M one is darker with a bit of a shimmer. It reminds me of boiled sweets.

At the end of the day, it'll be sad to take this one off.
But soon a new manicure will be in order.....

Although I've changed where I'm working I've not left the company so over the next few weeks it may get a bit obvious where i work (depending on your level of brand knowledge) especially as there will be another huge change at the end of the month....

I'm not supposed to talk about where i work online but i can show you pretty polishes :-)

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Fantasy Fire NOTD

This one has been around for a while now, and been in my collection since it first came out but it still makes me stare at my nails like a woman possessed.

When it first came out there was a huge amount of hype that it was a dupe for the fabled 'unicorn pee' (Clarins 230).

Having never seen that one in real life i don't really think i can comment on that, but at one point bottles of this we're flying around the interweb for silly prices.

What i definitely can tell you about is that its really like nothing else i own.

It is very sheer but the range of colours that shine from it is amazing, red, pink, green, blue, purple in a jelly base. I have used this as a topcoat and it does an incredible job at that. But as a special treat i think it's gorgeous on its own.

This is 3 coats, a 4th would have made it more opaque but i like the still slightly see through effect of 3. I took this shot in quite bright light to get some of the green to show, the effect under bog standard light is more that of the bottle shot above. But as i mentioned all the colours do make an appearance when you wiggle your nails around doing day to day things.

If you can get your hands on this i'd highly recommend it.

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TAG: I Heart Fall/Autumn

I had been thinking about doing a few tag style posts on here as i find it interesting to see the differences in peoples answers. Then i saw that Clare from makeroomforcupcake.blogspot.co.uk/ had done this one and i was inspired.

Now some of these things have been mentioned before on here as I'm not shy about proclaiming my love for this season but i thought it'd be nice to bring them all together.

1 Favourite Fall lip product?

I've got 2 for this as if i don't have one on i definitely have the other.



Mac Cunning. This was from the Fabulous Felines collection from a while back, Its only recently i rediscovered it, it looks scary in the tube but its a nice deep berry wine colour when applied.

And the other is Blistex Medplus lip balm. I don't think I'd make it through the bitter Scottish winter without this. I forgot to put it in my bag the other day and i swear my lips felt like they were about to explode by the time i walked home from work.

2 Favourite Fall Nail Polish?

I gave my thought on this one HERE

But it has to be German-icure by OPI

3 Favourite Starbucks Fall Drink?

I did a whole post about my love for Pumpkin Spice Latte HERE
LOVES IT!!

I did try a Salted Caramel Mocha the other day as well, most enjoyable.

(The RED CUPS are coming!!!!!!)

4 Favourite Fall Candle?

Another of the things that I've already waxed (sorry) lyrical about is my beloved Marshmallow Fireside from Slatkin/White Barn/Bath and Bodyworks. see that post HERE

My little one has all gone but I'm ordering the giant one from eBay the minute i wake up on payday. It's that good!

5 Favourite Fall Scarf or accessory?

Hedgehog Scarf from Primark.

I live in Scotland its pretty chilly round here so full on winter scarves are already being sported by many.

6 Haunted House, Haunted Hay Ride, or Haunted Corn Maze?

We don't really have the corn maze or Hay rides in the UK but i do LOVE a good Haunted House. If I'm totally honest i even love rubbish fairground haunted house. I find them freaking hilarious!!

7 Favourite Halloween Movie?

Everyone seems to be choosing Hocus Pocus for this one.

I don't have a favourite for this so I'll tell my Hocus Pocus story.

Hocus Pocus frightened me for a long time, yes really. 

If i saw it was about to come on TV I'd have to change the channel immediately, and this was until quite recently.

Thing is, when i was little i watched a DVD of this movie and i don't know how this happened but in my head i had a completely warped version of them raising billy from his grave. It freaked me right out. 

A few months ago i forced myself to watch it, the scene in my head didn't exist. I felt silly!

8 Favourite candy to eat on Halloween?

I don't know if it would be classified as 'Halloween Candy' but at the moment my favourite sweet treat is gingerbread. Nom nom nom!!

9 What are you dressing up as for Halloween?!

Well this year I'm going to a Onesie Party and I'm thinking of getting a new onesie for the occasion. 

But my Favourite thing to dress up as is Wednesday Addams.

10 What is your Favourite thing about Fall?

It has to be crunchy leaves and the smell of a clear autumn evening, perfection :-)

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Eat, drink and be scary....

I was a bit at a loss about what to write about for blogtober day 17.

I'm still in love with my manicure from yesterdays post so i knew it wouldn't be nails.

I left my umbrella at work so i currently look like a drowned rat (It's Scotland, I got rained on, A LOT!)

So i knew it wouldn't be a beauty post.

On my bleak walk home, i wandered into the the supermarket (grocery store)  to warm up a bit.

They only had freaking Fiendish Fancies!!!!

Is it weird i get excited about things that I'd ignore everyday? Honestly put something in a seasonal box and I'm all over it!!

If anyone is unfamiliar with what a fancy is its a tiny cake with a bit of fondant covered in icing. They are little bites of heaven! Perfect with a nice cup of tea on a rainy evening :-)

Since i was feeling the Halloween love I also picked up a pumpkin while i was in. I'm going to a onesie party (yes, you read that right) this year and i want to take an immaculately carved pumpkin as a hostess gift.

Could someone give me some pointers on how to carve a pumpkin?
Mine always look kind of wonky.
Also, any ideas on recipes for the pumpkin flesh that i scoop out?

MUA Nail Constellation Gemini NOTD

Today i bought a nail product instead of food with my lunch money*

Don't worry i still ate, though it was just some super noodles from the back of the communal cupboard at work rather than a nice sandwich from M&S.

Anyway, i digress, i was in Superdrug and they actually had the Nail Constellations in stock. I didn't waste any time and immediately picked one up and headed to the till. I did this so quickly i didn't actually register what colour I'd picked up until i got back to work.

I got Gemini

I've paired it here with The World is Not Enough from the James Bond Skyfall OPI collection (I'm having a bit of an affair with this shade at the moment). The micro shimmers actually match the combination of colours of the Constellation nicer than what the pictures show. 

 

Those shades I'm on about are light pink/champagne/pink/green. The little balls are actually a heck of a lot smaller than i thought they would be. Even since the first time i saw pictures of the Ciate version i just thought they'd be....bigger. Do you know what i mean?

I really love the finished effect this gave, and while i don't have hugely high hopes for this making it through a day at my work it is an interesting enough look for me to go to the effort of applying it

This stuff requires a either a sturdy surface and a piece of folded paper (what i used) or I've since seen a video of someone using a small bowl to catch the excess, genius. Putting them back in is relatively simple, just pop off the top (carefully!) and put it in upside down (as above pic) and it acts as a funnel.

Funnel is a funny word....funnel.....hee hee :-)

Whats your favourite funny word?

*I am an adult, its a budgeting thing!

Fat Girl Slim Week 2 Update

So as you've probably gathered I've tasted a bit of the jet set lifestyle this week.

Well, OK, it was a one day jolly to Birmingham, but it meant i HAD to have the giant Starbucks when i got to the airport (with whipped cream), eat a giant bag of fruit pastels on the plane, have copious amounts of beer in the executive lounge, which obiously then led to hitting the bar when i got back and the inevitable take-away on the way home.

And I've had more than my fair share of Mcdonalds breakfasts this week.

I think my new approach to this will be everything in moderation (says me while munching a slice of cheesecake)

I don't have the will power to cut out all the yummy things and munch on celery.

So i'm gong to have a go at the doing more exercise thing. So in a happy coincidence i stumbled across a tweet from Charlotte (from www.charlottesobsessions.com) about looking for some moral support on an attempt to do the infamous 30 day shred, so i'll be giving that a bash, wish me luck and don't forget to check out Charlottes blog.

So without any further ado week 2 update.... I've lost 2 lbs!

Slow and steady wins the race ;-)

2 lbs down 22 to go!

These are the brownies i mentioned yesterday. They seemed to go down well with the folk from work :-)

Interesting fact of the day: I like chocolate, I LOVE cake. but i really really don't like chocolate cake!

OPI On Her Majestys Secret Service NOTD

So as i mentioned in this post when i was at the airport i picked up another colour from the OPI: Skyfall Collection.

It was to pretty to pass up.

On Her Majestys Secret Service

Purple, Blue, Green, and a very subtle pink shimmer all squished together in a twinkly nail of prettiness.

I've got The World is Not Enough on my ring finger as i thought it went perfectly as an accent with the similar finish :-)

What are you up to this Sunday?

I'm about to embark on making some Gluten Free Brownies.....wish me luck!!

Love or Hate? and Smiley Faces

So I'm not long in from a ridiculously long and tiring work day.

Just had a very pleasant trip around the #bbloggers bloghop accompanied by a lovely cup of tea... I'm so rock and roll when it comes to Saturday night!!

I'm starting to run out of time to make my deadline for blogtober day 13 so i thought I'd keep it simple.

Earlier on today i had yet a wee 'made it through a hellish day' Starbucks. And my current love seems to be causing a marmite reaction up and down the nation.

So I'm curious.....

Pumpkin Spice Latte, Love it or Hate it?

I'm evidently in the Love camp on this but reactions seem so varied.
If you haven't tried it make sure you get cream on it.

And if you Hate it whats your favourite Starbucks drink?

Oh and the smiley faces....cute barista boy not only knows my name without me telling him but has taken to drawing smiley faces on my drinks. Smiley faces all round  ;-)

OPI Skyfall Mini Collection

So as you may have seen in my previous post i did a little airport shopping yesterday.

I picked up the new OPI Skyfall mini collection and 1 other..


I'm really looking forward to seeing this movie so this collection is right up my street.

And here is some hastily painted swatches:

So Left to Right:

GoldenEye: I think this one would probably look really good as a topcoat. I've done 3 coats here to show it opaque but it goes on quite sheer. Little yellow gold glimmers for your talons.

The Spy Who Loved Me: This has almost instantly become me favourite red. Its a jelly with tiny red glass flecks. To me it looks like the Red Candy apples i used to eat as a kid, Yum!!

The Word Is Not Enough: this is described by OPI as a rosy silver. I would agree with that, although there is also some very tiny green micro shimmers in the mix giving it a little more interest

Live and Let Die: This is an interesting one, to me the base is extremely similar to Nein, Nein, Nein, ok fine! from the Germany collection but with golden micro shimmer. Very pretty.

I really like this little set, its always nice to try out a selection before forking out for the bigger bottles, and i definitely see a big bottle of The spy who loved me appearing in my collection shortly.

Now as i mentioned i did buy another polish from this range which i shall be swatching shortly, to keep up to date remember to press the follow button in the side bar!

What's your favourite from this collection?

Went to work...

OK so I'm sticking my hands up here....

I shouldn't be posting......

I'm a bit tipsy.....

Went on a work day out....there was a business class lounge at the airport on the way back....enough said??

Here is some pictures from the day.


Normal service shall resume tomorrow.xxx

I went here

I saw this

I did this (His name is George)
And yes i know I'm chubby!

I bought this!!

So until tomorrow good night my friends. I'm so glad I'm home in time for Red Dwarf!!

The £1 Red Lip!

I thought i'd give a lippie post a try.

Its hard to take pics of your own mouth!!

Anyway, about a year ago i was decided while at work that i wanted to go for an impromptu night out.
Cue the hurried trip around primark and the dash around superdrug.
It was in the later that i picked up my first tube of this.

Imaginatively called 'Shade 1' the £1 price mark didn't fill me with confidence....how wrong was I?!

Excuse the awkward mouth shot. i struggled A LOT with it!

Its a lovely tomato red but not too orangey so it does a decent job at making my teeth look a bit whiter which is always nice.

This is it just applied from the tube. As with all Reds a lip-liner might be a good shout if you like keeping it prim and proper. I quite like it getting a little smudgey and worn looking, but each to their own ;-)

What's your most bargain-tastic makeup find?

OPI German-icure by OPI NOTD

There's a definite chill in the air around these parts.

I've got a craving for knitted sweaters and mittens so out comes the deeper polishes.

In the bottle 'German-icure by OPI', from the Germany collection, looks a straight on deep vampy red colour.

Kind of bog standard staple for this time of year.



But on the nail it takes a slightly more autumnal twist.

It looks a dark brown rusty colour with a red sheen, absolutely gorgeous!

In other news, i think i might be addicted to gingerbread men.

Whats your favourite biscuit?

Let me know in the comments :-)

Fat Girl Slim: Week 1 Update

So first off so far i have managed to blog everyday in October, go me!

I find its always best to start on a positive note...now onto the update.


Well....


you see....


the thing is.....


I didn't lose anything this week. I didn't gain anything either so i suppose that's a win in a way.

(grasping at straws here people!).

I'm going to blame my very confusing week that involved running about not really knowing whether I'm going or going half the time.

Its probably more to do with the fact that i ate alot of pizza, had to many sweets and drank to much gin.

But i'm getting my game face on for this week, not just on the healthy eating front but i've got a huge few weeks coming up at work and i've a few other plans which are hopefully coming together soon as well.

Exciting times lay ahead! :-)

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And if you have any tips on not casually munching on the giant bag of maltesers that floats around the office please let me know in a comment below!

0 lbs down 24 to go!

If only this apple tasted like cake......