Woah...

Woah, woah woah.... a YEAR? Seriously? My last entry was on star wars day LAST YEAR?? How can this be? I remember writing that entry like it was, well, 6 months ago maybe, but not almost an entire year! Huh.

What's weird is I'm still using that same makeup (with additions). My skinfinish powder has run out long ago, but the fluidline is still going strong. The blush is almost done and the lid is broken, and the foundation is done too.. So, actually, I'm not really using the same makeup, just the liner. BUT, enough about makeup, I'm still in amazement that a whole year has passed since I was last here. So, what has been happening?

Welll.... Dexter has had not one but two operations (planned from when he was born, don't worry, there have been no medical shockers) he is now almost 3 years old (eeeep!!) and is super duper clever and wonderful and clearly just takes after me :D

We moved house in February, to an actual house and not a flat, so we're benefiting from having a garden! Dexter now owns a trampoline which he will not stop playing on, and he's made a friend in the boy who lives next door. We have a cat, Luna, who is currently up the duff and expecting her first litter of little fluffy bundles of joy on the 25th of May. After that she'll be losing her womanhood as the aforementioned bundles of joy were unplanned and the daddy is a creepy looking dirty shaggy furball who looks like he's a stray.

Also, excitement! We're going on holiday in September. Dexter's first ever holiday out of the country and my first for 5 years. We're going to Disney World, Florida *insert vision of me doing crazy happy dance* and the BEST bit of it is, it's a total surprise. Dexter, Dean and Mikey (my brothers) are completely unaware and wont find out til we're actually at the airport. We're driving there under the ruse that we're going to England for a dog show. Actually, we're driving to Manchester airport (because for some bizarre reason the holiday would cost £2,000 more to fly from Glasgow airport).

SO, that's all the excitement from the past year. This is probably the point where I promise to keep this updated and I'll do my best blah blah blah, but to be honest, you'll probably see me again on Star Wars day next year. Til then... May the 4th be with you.

The Haul.

Alright, so when I went to Mac, I'd planned on buying a Mineralize Skinfinish/Natural in my skin tone, a slightly darker one for contouring, and a Mineralize Skinfinish for highlighting. I also wanted to try out a blusher as it's something I've never worn before. So I get there and ask the assistant/makeup artist person about the skinfinish naturals, and she gives me a shade which I thought would be WAY too light for my skin. I trusted her judgement though so the first thing I bought was the skinfinish naturals in light.

Then, instead of a darker shade for contouring, she recommended a Powder Blush. I'm liking it, but I'm still going to go get my skinfinish instead and use the blusher just as a blusher and not for contouring. It makes my face too red.

'Tenderling'

Again, instead of a mineralise skinfinish for highlighting, I was recommended a different product. It's a Cream Colour Base, and can be used in a variety of ways. I'm actually loving this and will continue to buy it.

'Shell'

I also wanted a concealer, and I ended up buying the same one I had had in mind anyway. It's the Studio Sculpt Concealer, and I'm liking the coverage it gives, though it is quite thick and takes a good bit of blending.

NW15

As I mentioned in my previous post, I already had a foundation from MAC. On talking to the assistant though, I discovered it was completely the wrong one, so I bought a Mineralize Satinfinish foundation while I was there. I got it in an unexpected colour for me (NC15. The NC colours are yellow toned, and I am not) but this one matched my skin perfectly. My NW18 Studiofix fluid was actually looking a bit orange on me, which is odd, but I'm pleased to have something better!

NC15

And finally I bought something which I've wanted for AGES and I have to say I'm loving it. It's Fluidline gel eyeliner in blacktrack. Love!

You can see I've been using it a lot!

So, after all that I'm loving what I bought, but I still have a bit of a list of things I want to buy. First it'll be a Mineralize Skinfinish Naturals in medium, then who knows after that. If I ever win the lottery, I'm buying out that whole shop!

Makeup obsessed.

Recently I've become totally obsessed with makeup and watching tutorials on YouTube (specifically BeautifulFreak and LittleKiva) and have started buying new makeup again. Previously I'd been using the same makeup for years, and only replacing my mascara and pressed powder when I ran out. A few weeks ago I bought my first MAC product, studiofix fluid foundation. Later I was to find out that this was totally the wrong thing to buy for my skin type, but at the time I was totally overwhelmed by the mac store and didn't know whether to pick something up off the shelf or ask someone to get me what I wanted. I ended up taking it off the shelf which was apparently the wrong thing to do, and someone got me a new one. *facepalm*

Last week I went to the MAC store again with a list of things I wanted, and this time I nabbed someone and asked for help. I ended up with a few items that I hadn't planned on getting but which I am now happy I got. I'd still like some of the things I'd originally gone for which I ended up not getting, so I'll have to go back at some point and get them one by one (because I'm now skint and can't afford to buy a whole load of products again!)

I'll do a little rundown of what I got with some pictures tomorrow, as it's now almost 11pm and I'm going to head off to bed! (Plus I haven't actually taken any pictures yet and I quite honestly cba at the moment.)

Also I'm not sure if I mentioned this yet or not, but I stretched my ears again and am now at 18mm :) I'm quite happy with this size at the moment, but no doubt I won't be after a while! My goal size is still 1inch :D

FRINGE!

So, not a completely wordless Wednesday. I lied.

This evening I cut my fringe. I've been debating doing it for AGES, and realised that the only way I'd know if I suit one is to bite the bullet and just chop. So I did, and I think I suit it :) Strangely, the picture I took to put up on Facebook looks nothing like me. It's bizarre, I can't see myself in it at all :/ Shall post here too.

Not saying it wouldn't be nice to have a face that skinny though. Must be the lighting. Maybe I should stand under my floorlamp more often...

Wordless Wednesday

I'm really glad...

...Dexter is out of nappies. I couldn't have coped this week if he wasn't using the toilet. Yep, he's not well and has the runs. TMI? Sorry!

So we've just been at home for the past week, he's been clingy and sometimes declares he's 'just a bit grumpy' and needs some calpol to make him feel better. I wish calpol didn't taste so nice then he wouldn't like it and ask for it all the time. He's also enjoying being 'naked Decky' all week. He keeps wanting to go to bed naked too, though I'm not brave enough to leave him nappy-less overnight just yet!

Also today it snowed AGAIN. I'd hoped we'd had the last of the snow til next winter, but apparently not. Can't even go out and make snowmen though cause the boy isn't well. *sigh*

I'm off now, the boy is grumping (terrible 2's are in full swing despite him not being quite 2 yet) and I've not got anything interesting to say anyway and I'm probably being boring *shrug*

I know, I know...

... it's been ages since I last posted. I did warn you I'd forget about this! Well, actually, I didn't forget, I just had nothing to write about if I'm honest!

Today I'm really just doing a bit of a body mod update. My ears are at 14mm and have been for a few weeks. I'm leaving them another week or so then I'm going to start to stretch to 16mm. I'm bored of my white acrylic plugs I've got in at the moment, but there's no point buying nicer jewellery when I'm going to go bigger anyway. I think I'll stick at 16mm for a while though and get some pretty plugs to wear :D

Also I got my septum pierced on Tuesday! I've been contemplating getting it done for ages so when I was in Glasgow I went to a tattoo/piercing place that's doing £10 piercings at the moment and got it done. I'm undecided at the momen if it suits me but when it's healed I'll put in a smaller ring and see how that looks. I'll give it a good chance anyway :)

Yeah, I don't know what kind of face I'm pulling here...

So that's it! Other than that, I'm going to get Dexter weighed today randomly as I think he's got super heavy recently.

Just waiting on the nice weather now so I can get out and do stuff! Oh! Actually, there is something else. The pigeon eggs didn't hatch :( So now my balcony is clear and I'm chasing the pigeons away every chance I get. I don't want to be having to scrub pigeon shit off of there ever again!