'gramming 2

Nothing overly exciting just a few things that had me in a tizzy (yes, I said tizzy) this month.

For the last few weeks, I appear to be having difficulty restraining myself from beauty purchases. It's gotten a little bit out of hand in the last week but hey ho, this is a PAST-TIME. Or so I continue to tell myself.

The result of a Special Effects Workshop

Just some random bike tour through Dublin City Centre

My attempt of organising lip products

My walk home from the city

REALLY appreciated this find

Prosecco in KOH Thai restaurant

Coco

A book I'm reading

Finding an Essie stand in Boots

From a cafe nearby

Mood-board #1

I've always been one to collect pretty images and photos. I hoard so many magazines, it's ridiculous. I can safely say I've never thrown out a single Glamour Magazine. I hang head with shame (secretly I'm proud, it takes a lot of creativity to think of so many new storage ideas!). 

Anyway just like many others, I've been collecting some images for my upcoming photo-shoot. The first look has still to be decided as it is an era of choice. I'm fairly sure I will stick with 1940/1950's vibe as it is my absolute favourite as I spoke briefly about in this post here. But I want to find a different angle where I can create a more modern twist. Possibly making it a little more Avant Garde, if I can!

The second look is trend make-up. Thankfully, I have a good idea of what I want the overall result to be.  My inspiration for this look is springtime beauty. To anybody that knows me, might think this is a litttttle bit out of character for me. This kind of chirpy attitude usually makes me want to vom. But one can't deny how stunning this is in terms of make-up. 

 I'm thinking candy and bubblegum colours. Instead of making this make-up smoky and sexy, I want fresh and contrasting. I want clean lines as these will translate much better on camera.

A celebrity that comes to mind would be the always so beautiful Katy Perry. 

Other than looking up ideas for the shoot, it's been a quiet weekend. I made the school boy error of popping into Brown Thomas yesterday to have a look in MAC and walked away with a lighter purse. With the number of different collections MAC have out at the moment, it was all too much to resist!

Hope you all had a wonderful weekend! 

(All images sourced from www.google.com) 

Distractingly Pretty Photos

Despite being a Kindle convert since Christmas, there's nothing quite as satisfying as a thick (*cough*), hard (must.resist) -back book full of glossy images. Some books simply cannot be downloaded. Even with the internet being the greatest tool for these, I would choose the physical copies any day. The book that is the object of my affection lately is "Vintage Style; Iconic Fashion Looks and How to Get Them" by Sarah Kennedy.

I do think these type of books are valuable to people in the beauty industry. Recently, we just finished decade make-up in my class and I have to say, it's been my favourite aspect of it since I started. Deep down, I'm a nerd and thrived on topics like History and English in school. So as well as learning the treads of these eras, we learned the little bit of history on the events that influenced fashion and make-up treads. I love that in the 1920's, women cut their hair up short to rebel against the norm and experimented with dark  eye make-up and the rosebud shaped lips.

Like most ladies I know, 1940s & 1950s has been a favourite of mine. Ignoring the man/woman dynamic  that dominated these eras, I adore the fashion. The polished make-up. The red lip. Hair in rollers. THE DRESSES. It just screams glamour. And with Mad Men only being a recent discovery for me, this quenches my thirst in between episodes. Between Betty's Draper's neat appearance and Joan's striking dresses that she's pours herself into, I'm utterly fascinated. 

I haven't read the book yet, but the pictures have given been enough inspiration for future photo-shoots.   

If anybody can suggest any other books I might like, please comment below. 

I'm off shopping. All this talk about old-school glamour has urged me to be brave and wear a red lip. Let's see how long I wear it before wiping it off in the public toilets of a shopping centre!