Hallowe'en mani 3: Skulls and skeletons on my nails

Hallowe'en mani 3: Skulls and skeletons on my nails

Tags Cosmetopia Digest   Thursday, October 31, 2013

Here's my input for Crumpet's Nail Art Challenge for Hallowe'en 2013, themed "Skulls and Skeletons".
I used: O.P.I. French Quarter For Your Thoughts, Konad Special Black and Konad stamping plate m28. I ended up smudging the stamping on the pinky as I tried to open my camera's lens cover. Welcome to My Klutz Junction.

Hallowe'en mani 2: Trick or treat nail art (or, messy freehand nails)

Hallowe'en mani 2: Trick or treat nail art (or, messy freehand nails)

Tags Cosmetopia Digest   Wednesday, October 30, 2013

Here is why I should not do freehand manis - just look at how I've ruined this one with my incredibly unsteady paws! I'm not even going to try to explain this mani or give you a how-to. If you can identify those rather indecipherable squiggles, you need to go join Mensa. The base I used is O.P.I. Thanks a Windmillion, following up with nail art pens. I also fished out a heart glitter on to each nail from O.P.I.'s Heart To Resist.
Unable to put up with the almighty mess of my own creation, I decided that the problem was overkill - I would re-do the mani, this time with fewer elements:

Hallowe'en Special: Seven Deadly Sins link party

Hallowe'en Special: Seven Deadly Sins link party

Tags Cosmetopia Digest   Saturday, October 26, 2013

No, not the Seven Deadly Beauty Sins post (here). This is a link-up for Hallowe'en that I found on Nina's Bargain Beauty - who in turn found it on Whispering Sweet Nothings. And since my NaNoWriMo 2013 project is titled (for now) "Seven Deadly Shimmers" (christened by one of the more creative people on their forum), I figured the timing was right for me to do this link-up.

Stain, scrub and salve: My top lip products

Stain, scrub and salve: My top lip products

Yes To Carrots Cosmetopia Digest   Monday, August 05, 2013

Five is too small a number, but this tag has been going around for a while and Shikha of Sorelle Grapevine, who tagged me, insists that I need to stick to five. So I'm sort of cheating with an also-rans section!
Here are my Holy Grail lip products:
1. Chanel Rouge Double Intensite in Rose Garnet
2. Lush Bubblegum Lip Scrub
3. Smith's Rosebud Salve
4. Urban Decay 24/7 Glide On Lip Pencil in N@ked
5. Lancome La Laque Fever in Chromed Pink

What's in my shower?

What's in my shower?

Tags Cosmetopia Digest   Wednesday, July 10, 2013

My shower routine involves a mixture of products every few weeks, and I don't really wait for a set to finish before I switch around. I was tagged by Tshering of TiTi's Corner for this post, so you can see my bath and body products-of-the-moment for yourselves!
The bathroom's main colour scheme is blue, and it is marine-themed. I've got dolphins on the wall, waves on carpets and toy fish that grow in size when you drop them in water on my shelves. Incidentally, interior decorating is one of my passions and this is where I began experimenting. I've designed five (much better) bathrooms after this. Here are a couple of the shelves:

The A to Z of my beauty stash, with 25 makeup must-haves

The A to Z of my beauty stash, with 25 makeup must-haves

Tags Cosmetopia Digest   Sunday, June 30, 2013

The lovely Alice Waude of Underneath The Beauty tagged me for this post, and it is another fun way of showing off one's makeup stash. Incidentally, she invented the tag...wow! Please do check her blog out, I love reading her reviews. Sorry it took me so long to do this, Alice. I went through everything at least three times to find Q and V and still haven't found an X :(
What you have to do is pick your favourite item for each letter of the alphabet - it can be the brand, the product or the shade name. (Pictures optional)
Here are my beauty ABCs:

Accessorize eye palettes

Burt's Bees Deep Cleansing Cream

Crabtree and Evelyn Iris set