So the other day I went to London with my sisters and dad, and it was the most amazing day ever. I guess this will be a kind of haul/ descriptive journal of that visit; it was so much fun!
We started off at a really cute store on Shaftesbury Avenue called Japan Centre. This place was not only huge, but was decorated so amazingly, and was filled with the most exciting things! The most exciting bit for me, but probably not for normal humans, was the whole aisle dedicated to green tea; there were green tea leaves, green tea bags and a variety of green tea flavoured things... Some I thought were funny were: green tea jelly, green tea macarons, green tea kitkats and finally green tea biscuits. I bought some green tea bags from here, and a can of a cold green tea flavoured drink. Mmmm.
I headed over to a small hippy shop after this, and picked up some incense and some pink agate. Next we headed to a shop called Forbidden Planet, and we wandered round for ages looking at all the cool things. This is a shop which is full of things from TV shows, movies, comic books and more; basically the worlds coolest "fandom" shop, as my sister calls it. The basement level is a huge area dedicated to comics, anime and loads of graphic novels... not 100% up my street, but I could definitely see the appeal.
We waltzed through Chinatown and Neals Yard, and came across this gorgeous little shop called the "Tea Rooms"; here my dad decided to treat me to my very own tea strainer, and some fresh green tea leaves (with chai) to go with it. As sad as this sounds to the average person my age, I absolutely loved it, and have never been more excited to have a cup of tea... ever.
After there, we headed over to Chutneys on Drummond Street for lunch; this is the best place ever if you like indian food. It was a buffet, and was all you can eat for £6.75 a head; not bad considering its the middle of London! I loved lunch, and definitely ate my fill. Mmmm.
We then went off to Camden Town, which was the sole purpose of coming to London today. We waltzed around for a few hours, visiting and seeing everything we could, including (of course) Cyberdog. If youre not familiar with cyberdog, its basically a really dark, scary shop with lots of UV light, loud music and people dancing on balconies above you. Its a really fun place to visit if you're in Camden; I definitely would give it a go.
In Camden, I bought my boyfriend a coaster with the words "Of course I love you, now get me a beer", and a man with a beer glass on it, and bought myself a gorgeous ring which is silver with a turquoise stone.
It was an amazing day, all in all. My only regret is that it was "London Live"on Snapchat... and I didn't manage to get on it :( I did my very best though... fingers crossed for next time!!
So if you are an avid beauty lover like myself, you will have heard of the Maybelline Eraser Eye; the concealer that all the big beauty names are talking about right now. I bought this product, after having seen a million reviews on blogs and youtube. I thought that as so many people had been talking about it, it must be good, right?
Wrong. I have had nothing but trouble with this concealer from the beginning. For me, the lightest shade is too orangey, and I'm not even that pale! Its cakey, leaves creases almost as soon as its applied, and its packaging is pants... who uses those foam/ sponge nozzles nowadays? It's not the nineties anymore!!
I literally can't stand it. I was so disappointed too, because so many people (including my own mum!) love this product, and I had to take out a small mortgage to be able to buy it too... its so overpriced! I think in future, I'll stick to what i know... Lasting Perfection and Rimmel's Hide the Blemish stick. I'm going shopping today for a new foundation (the one i have had for over a year has finally given up on me, so I'm excited to try something else), a new liquid eyeliner and maybe something for my brows... We shall see.
Long time no see, I guess. So apologies for that!
Last week, I took part as a lead singer in something that was genuinely amazing. I was a part of the MK Dons Disability Teams Awards Evening, and can honestly say it was one of the most rewarding experiences of my life. I got to represent an amazing team of people who put it all together, and perform some smashing hits in a flash-mob type style, with some fantastic dancers and singers, and had an amazing day and night. Me and one of my closest performing buddies, Britney, performed Don't Rain On My Parade (although there was a technical hiccup, and our mics weren't working, I like to think we rocked the stage anyway ;D), and then as a group with three others, we supported Ain't No Mountain, Footloose (and can I just shout out to the amazing amazing amazing dancers who absolutely rocked the dance floor and blew everyone away!), and Everybody Needs Somebody. It was such a fab experience, and I hope to get to do more of things like this in the future!
I am aware that a detailed account of a performance is not why you clicked onto this post, however I am getting to that, I promise.
Anyway, so for this event, we needed to get dolled up to the nines, of course, as it was a suit and tie event. I wore the most gorgeous black body con with fringe, and have attached a picture below (not from the actual night, sadly... we were too busy to take any pictures!) because it was so lovely. I totally felt a million dollars that night, the dress was gorgeous and I had these beautiful false eyelashes on, and false nails.
All was going well during preparation for the evening. I had all my makeup on, lashes were on (they took a while however, but I have absolutely no complaints with them! They went on okay eventually, and lasted the whole evening without falling off once! They also had loads of different styles, so something for everyone. Hats off to Primarni for those), contour was on fleek (lol), and I was ready to start applying my false nails. They took a while, and as I just got nude ones, it was really difficult to tell which was was up with them; I am pretty sure I had them all on topsy-turvy, but they looked alright once they were on. I only had one mishap throughout the night, where one fell off. However I chucked it in my bag and reapplied it later. Apart from that, all was good. I don't like false nails as a general rule (although I guess thats not Primarks fault!), and when it came to the next day, problems began to arise. I tried to paint them a different colour, and the paint just wouldn't dry at all on the nail.
Also, my little finger was swollen, and stinging like you wouldn't believe. I think the glue had reacted badly to my skin/ nail, but either way I just needed it off. Getting it off was the tricky part. I had to attack it with some tweezers and acetone nail varnish remover, and it took me about half an hour. In the process, I split one of the other nails too... so that wasn't fun.
The true test was an hour later, when that one was still stinging, and I just wanted them all off. it took me nearly an hour to get the blighters off, and once I had finally managed, it was a disaster underneath. My nails looked like road kill; they were all red, and the glue hadn't properly come off, no matter how much I scrubbed. They felt really sore, and stinging, and weak.
All I would say, is that if you like fake nails, and normally buy a good brand and have no problems, do not try the Primark ones, as they will rip your nails off. But for a pound, and for one night, I can't really complain too much... can I?
