MORTICIA ADAMS: BE AFRAID... BE VERY VERY AFRAID...!

>>> FOTD: AN ACCIDENTAL MORTICIA ADAMS LOOK ;)>>>

I've been trying my new make up I've picked up during our last visit to London. Being excited about trying my Giorgio Armani make up, I think I've overdone it as I didn't notice that I've applied too much foundation and perhaps gone mad on powder as well ha ha ha!

Anyway, if I am being honest, I didn't have Morticia Adams in my mind when I was doing my make up but at the end of it... I think I did look like Morticia Adams. I honestly can't believe how thick my foundation was until I saw these photos. Well, good thing about it... now I know that the Giorgio Armani Designer Foundation does really give an excellent coverage. The foundation feels really light on my face and that probably the reason whey I gone mad on it ha ha ha!

Anyway, base on the photos below, what do you think about the quality of the make up (ignore the way I applied it of course)?

Make Up Used:

Giorgio Armani Designer Foundation

Giorgio Armani Concealer

Giorgio Armani Pressed Powder

Giorgio Armani Lipstick

Estee Lauder Signature Quad Eyeshadow Palette

Yves Saint Laurent Lipliner

Essential Tool:

Giorgio Armani Eyelash Curlers

My boyfriend picked the colour

I hope I have not scared you that much and if I did... I do apologize. Peace Yo!

SHOES: YVES SAINT LAURENT

>>> SHOE LADY IS BACK!!!>>>

Hello guys! Sorry for being quiet for a while... You must have been bored checking my blog without any exciting update. Well, dearies, what can I tell you? I've been so busy at work and I've not been very well this past 2 weeks. Monday last week, I came down with a horrible flu and I could never thank my boyfriend enough who has taken off work for 3 days to look after me and my son. Honey, loadsa thanks :) Your kindness will never be forgotten :)

Anyway, as Christmas season is fast appoaching and of course, we can let it slip away without celebrating it :). During the past 2 years, my boyfriend has been taking me to Freemason Christmas dinner, which of course we enjoy a lot :)... and of course for moi... it's a valid excuse to got out and find nice things to wear for the occasion. So, here I am, busy trying to put an outfit together for the night and as you probably know me... I start with the shoes... Well, I don't always start with the shoes but with anything that would grab my attention. It just happened that when I visited my favourite designer shop, they have just launched the new stuff for the season and these pair of Yves Saint Laurent shoes grabbed my atttention and decided that they were the ones I'd love to wear during the night.

So guys... browse away :)

They look bright red in this photo but they're not.


They were originally £350 but I used my £50 voucher to pay towards them so at the end, they only cost me £300... cool eh! Good thing about Flannels, is that for £1,000 you spend in the shop, you'll get rewarded a £50 voucher... How cool is that?

Actual colour

Certified killer heels indeed!

New pair of shoes means a visit to Vivienne Westwood boutique ;)

Closest match that I could find

There's my massive bag I bought (2 months ago?)

My Vivienne Westwood bags and purses collection (so far ;))

My Vivienne Westwood bags and purses collection alongside a few pairs of designer shoes (3 pairs Gucci, 2 pairs MiuMiu, 1 pair Prada, 1 pair Yves Saint Laurent. Where does it end? Well, I'd love a pair of Manolos and Louboutin... and another designer bag during our trip to London next week and that would wrap my 2008 up ;)) I'd post photos of my whole shoe and bag collection... promise... soon :)

My pretty little things before jumping back into their boxes ;)
Dust bags are sooo useful in taking care of nice things :)

You must be wondering... where's the dress? Well, I'd love a long black dress for the occasion but I'm struggling at the moment. I hit the shops and boutiques this afternoon and tried a few. One of them drowned me (it was extremely long... geez!), the other one didn't fit me... I found a lovely dress on the website but it wasn't out on the shops yet... and finally another one I've ordered online because they didn't have my size in the shop (the last one got snatched before I got there). At the moment, I'm still waiting to hear from them to find out whether they have it or not. Otherwise, I'll try my luck in London next week and I hope I'll find one eventually (well, before the party would be helpful). Gosh! I never thought finding the right dress would be this hard... Hmmm.... Wish me luck guys :)

TTFN!!!

FOTD: FRONT COVER RAINBOW EYES

>>>FOTD/CAMWHORING: FRONT COVER RAINBOW EYES>>>

I have not been in the mood to play with my make up lately and I think it's because it's been miserable outside most of the time which in effect brings me certain degrees of low mood :(

Gosh! It's freezing outside that jumpers, scarves and gloves are coming out. As much as I love that romantic feeling that winter brings us, I can't deny that I hate being painfully cold. Why has it got be bloody freezing? Grrr!

Anyway, you're probably wondering... what has it got to do with FOTD? Exactly... none whatsoever ;) Just having a little bit of a moan ;)

This morning... as my usual mornings of being off work and get on with my parental responsibilities such as dropping my little boy at school, I don't get much time to do my make up. However, this morning, I felt like wearing colour but didn't have plenty of time to do that. I checked the time and I only had 5 minutes to do my eye make up. I had my Front Cover eye palette infront of me so I picked it up and applied a bit of eye shadow and I was off.

When I came home from Sam's school this is how I look... I thought... Yikes! I looked like death!

...so... I've decided to add more colour to give myself that 'pick me up mood' and I came up with this. I guess, I looked a bit better than I did earlier.

FACE:

Primer: Capture R-Flash Instant Ultra Smoothing Fluid by Christian Dior

Foundation: Double Wear Stay-in-Place SPF10 in Tawny (37) by Estee Lauder

Concealer: MAC in NC35

Pressed Powder: Double Wear Stay-in-Place Powder Make Up SPF10 in Desert Biege (08) by Estee Lauder

EYES:

Eye Primer: Lemon Aid Color Correcting Eyelid Primer by Benefit

Eyeshadow: All Front Cover Rainbow Eyes eye palette

1. Biscuit - Applied all over eyelids including browbones

2. Fern - Applied on lower eyelids up to creases and along lower lashlines

3. Clematis - Applied on creases concentrating from the outer corner inwards (about 3/4 instead of applying righ across)

Eyeliner: 101 Black Diamond Cream Shaper for Eyes by Clinique

Mascara: Virtuous Mascara by Lancome

CHEEKS:

Blusher: Signature Silky Powder Blush in Fresh Plum (23) by Estee Lauder

LIPS:

Lip Liner: Mauve (573) Lipliner Pencil by Christian Dior

Lipstick: Lip Duo SPF8 in Fuchsia Orange (9) by Yves Saint Laurent

Since I had plenty of time to play... I also over indulged in camwhoring ha ha ha!

Camwhoring: Oooopps... I did it again! :O

>>FOTN: BLACK GREY SMOKEY EYES>>

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Last night I was invited to attend a dinner party hosted by the wife of the new WM of Freemason. I could never let occasions like these slip away as an opportunity to show support to the Mason ladies ;)

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I've been poorly in about a month now... I think my immune system is failing me at some points ha ha ha! Anyway, as I've been working night shifts the night before the party, I've only managed a 4 hour sleep so apologies for looking so gaunt in the photos below.

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I've always been intimidated by wearing black smokey eyes as I believe it's one of those EMUs that if you miss up could result to everything looking horribly wrong. Anyway, despite of the fact that I only had 4 hours sleep I've tried to do it anyway and below are the photos I've taken before heading to the party.

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EYES:

Highlights/Browbone: MAC Nylon (A96)
Eyelids: MAC Carbon (A7)
Creases: MAC Greensmoke (AC6)

CHEEKS:

Blusher: YSL Blush Variation in Cinnamon Rose

LIPS:

Lipliner: MAC Lipliner Cherry
Lipstick: MAC Lipliner Port Red

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One only try ;) so if you've got any suggestions on how to improve my smokey eyes... please do not hesitate to share it :) Cheers!!!!

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TTFN!!!