Post-Christmas navy 'blues!'

It has been such a lovely Christmas at home, we had the most beautiful dinner!

I wish I had taken pcitures of every little thing now to show you but I really just wanted to enjoy everything and dig in.

We always have Christmas dinner pretty late, maybe between 3/4 and so that I enjoy every bite of it I sometimes skip breakfast altogether so that I'm extra hungry.
The presents were alrady opened long before dinner. I actually awoke around 5am because I was so so excited for Christmas morning!

My sister was home and is always really hyperactive in the morning so she reawoke me around 8am because she was so excitedly opening presents (she is the older sister believe it or not)

This was my Christmas morning outfit which was very very navy blue from head to toe!

The jumper I got on Christmas morning from New Look, and on the back woven into the knitting was s star shape (although I think the star is meant to be on the front so technically I'm wearing my top back to front) Then I wore my navy blue jeans, and a very worn out, thin brown belt from Forever21.

For makeup I tried out my new lipstick in Myth and it was sooo pretty (so pretty that I ... just didn't take a picture of my makeup at all...I was in a rush ahh!)

On my eyes I wore gold eyeshadow with navy blue in the crease and curled the ends of my hair to just make it wavy.

I get super sad when Christmas is all over and when the Christmas tree doesnt look like it's throwing up wrapping paper because I love it so much and I wish that Christmas day was longer than all the other days in the year!

But now 2013 has come a-knocking which I don't like so much because it's such a mouthful to say!!!

First bloom of Spring!

I'm very relieved to be able to finally upload my first makeup tutorial for spring.
It's very beautiful and understated- and blue is one of the freshest colours that there is (except for maybe a lime green)
So we most definately should put it on our eyes to signify the new season.

I especially love this look for the afternoon/evening- garden parties and Spring Flings and all other shenanigans that one might get up to on Spring nights!



Let me know if you'll 'dare to wear' a blue eye this Spring- even if you wear blue all the time!

Tuesday Fresh Makeup!

Today I decided to go for a pretty sky blue on my eyes as it was a beautiful sunny day (I was way too hot in my white thick cardigan!)

On the face:
Laura Mercier Moisturising foundation
Blusher from MAC shade Mocha
Bronzer and highlighter Bobbi Brown shimmer brick
Bare Minerals Mineral Veil Finishing Powder

On the eyes:
Shroom MAC all over the lid
Steel Blue from Maybelline Eye Studio in shade Shiny Nude #70 with MAC Fix Plus on outer half of eyelid
Matte Black in the crease blended to 'dampen' the blue and make it less bright
Black Eyeliner along top lashline (really thin amount)
White eyeliner on the waterline
Black Mascara

On the lips:
MAC pencil in shade Dervish
Bare Minerals lipgloss in shade Destiny

Keira Knightley 'A Dangerous Method' Makeup Tutorial

I was inspired by the beautiful Keira Knightley to re create the makeup that she wore for the premiere of her new film 'A Dangerous Method' at the Venice film festival 2011. She wore a wonderfully regal, gold vintage looking dress with her hair clipped back neatly in a center parting.
For Makeup she has a wonderfulyl flawless but fresh face, with minimal blush and bronzer. But if you haven't got her fab cheekbones like me then we have to do a lot of chiselling with our bronzer to get the same effect.
For eyes she's wearing a bluey grey on the top lash and a gold mixed with brown along the bottom which looks beautiful with her rich brown eyes.

For more pictures, take a looky here: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-2033034/Venice-Film-Festival-2011-Keira-Knightley-A-Dangerous-Method-premiere.html

And here's my interpretation!

Woo! I may be no Keira Knightley, but I gave it my best shot, and perhaps the thick eyebrow is a look that I should be sporting? What do you guys think?

To get Ms Knightley's look take a look at the tutorial I uploaded: