Moonlight and Gold

Just a quick post for this pleasant and not lazy Friday evening not afternoon. Not very cosmetic related but then again a blog is somewhere for you to collect all the things that you love so here we go...Gerry Rafferty. I've always been a fan of Gerry's a good local Paisley buddy and a hugely talented yet troubled musician. Anyway, I won't go on any further. This clip is from a tribute concert that took place earlier this year at the Glasgow Royal Concert Hall as part of the Celtic Connections festival and it was just outstanding. The following was a cover of the song Moonlight & Gold performed by Rab Noakes who organised the concert along with Gerry's daughter Martha. I think it's perfect.

China Glaze Hunger Games - Foie Gras

Ello. How are you this evening? I'm in rather a good mood but more on that later in a more detailed post. I thought I'd quickly share one of my new polishes from the Hunger Games collection by China Glaze. I have quite a few China Glaze polishes and I'm always impressed by them, first of all the bottles seem huge 14ml. Also the brush is long and narrow for precision application and the colour payoff is great this is two coats and no top coat.

I feel a new polish purchase coming on plus I still need Seche Vite and I really want to try OPI nail envy for my poor abused nails.

Instagramming - V. to look at the world through rose tinted filters

Title says it all really. How's my Android friends doing? How much Instagramming have you accumulated so far? It really is one of the best apps ever, I love the sharing aspect of it also after all, a picture says a thousand words.

It's Typed in the Stars

I just thought I would write a quick 'lil post here as I came across a great inforgraphic (I know, I know but honestly it's a good one). Most may not know, in fact I don't think anyone does but I'm a big fan of a great type face and font. I spent many an hour in the old days flicking through all the fonts in Word 1997, marvelling over all the different styles and options. I am also a great fan of simple designs and clean lines, therefore I am a champion of Helvetica and Futura and I laugh in the face of Comic Sans, then again who doesn't.

For all fans of the font I suggest that you check out the documentary Helvetica.

Helvetica is a feature-length independent film about typography, graphic design and global visual culture. It looks at the proliferation of one typeface (which recently celebrated its 50th birthday in 2007) as part of a larger conversation about the way type affects our lives.

Helvetica

Futura 

Helvetica Documentary

 History of Western Typefaces

I'm back off to watch The Voice...

Banana Bread

Banana bread. That is all...

EOTD - half baked & smog

Oh HAI. Yes, it's an eye of the day of course I have two but I thought Id just stick to taking pictures of my favourite eye. This look used half baked and smog from the much adored and discussed Urban Decay Naked Palette & the equally as heralded Primer Potion.

I started with primer, patted half baked all over the lid and then worked smog into the crease and down under the lower lash line. I then took the No7 dupe of the MAC 217 and blend, blend, blend and blend some more you can always add more colour if you fell it is becoming too dissapated.

I then take Naked which is a matt tan colour and work this in over the top of the crease to add warmth and detract from any harsh lines that have been left from smog. I find this a really effective way to tie a look altogether and add some warmth Kid from MAC is also a great shade to try this with.

I have to mention also about how buttery smooth half baked is, it's just heavenly so pigmented, smooth application and a really gorgeous multi-dimensional gold/bronze. I think it would be really nice to try half baked pressed over a darker shade like smog, I think in fact I might try that myself!

Use this colour to lightly blend the crease and highlight colours together - it will warm up a cool toned smoky eye

NOTD - Bourjois Bleu Model

NOTD that I have actually been wearing for the past two days but I know you'll forgive me! I have the most mundane reason to give as to why this is a good nail polish here we go - it survived the kitchen clean. I know, I know! Seriously, this polish has some staying power if it can withstand; glass cleaner, fairy liquid and flash they we're doing a good job.

Two coats gives a great opaque fresh turquoise with a sea green base with no top coat it gives great shine and as I mentioned great staying power. It applies smoothly, no streaks, no gloopiness and the colour is true to what the bottle represents. This is my first time using Boujois' polishes and like the rest of the make up from this product range that I have tried I am growing to love this brand more and more and I'm surprised I overlooked it for so long.

As I write this I have just received my new China Glaze Polish in Fois Gras from the Hunger Games collection, can't wait to try it out. Have a great weekend!