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!