Birds of Paradise

Yes, another outfit post! I make no apologies for this however, as I have come to realise that I take fashion risks far more regularly than I do in my make up choices at the moment. I think a lot of that is down to a lack of time. Throwing on an outfit that's different to any you've worn before, despite not buying anything new, doesn't take up much of my time. Blending shadows, applying eyeliner and spending an age getting my lipstick even (as I have asymmetrical lips, annoyingly!) is definitely more time consuming. As I am so close to getting the majority of the work in for my MA, time is a valuable commodity for me right now (Did anyone see the film In Time with Amanda Seyfried and Justin Timberlake? My life is like that...except not at all like it either).

I can only apologise about the less than perfect image quality and the fact that they are boring and taken inside. Again, this comes down to time restraints. I want to keep content on my blog and therefore, for now, shortcuts must be made. I just don't have the time to spend sourcing beautiful locations. Not until my final essay is written and I have a little more time in between dissertation writing and research. I promise to really up the anti in terms of photography then! I can't buy new equipment, but I will learn new techniques with the stuff I have. Anyway, onto the outfit!

A very casual outfit! Comfortable, but I felt smart all the same.

Flamingo Bag: Next Light Bird Jacket: H! by Henry Holland Multi-coloured Necklace: New Look Plain Black Top: New Look Lilac Denim Chinos: New Look Purple Sparkly Flip Flops: Matalan

Emma Stone Golden Globes Look

I attempted to film a tutorial on the make up that Emma Stone wore to this years Golden Globes, however the video had a lot of technical faults - like the sound being muffled for some reason and bad lighting - and on reflection I feel that I didn't get the eye make up right as hers was a slightly darker, more feline shape (it looked the same on camera but the lighting of the photo's is different and so I wasn't pleased once I saw the footage and photo's side by side!). As a result I decided it wasn't good enough to upload to my channel. I did however decide to show you a picture here so that it wasn't a complete waste of time.

This look was done using the Sleek Bad Girl palette mostly. Very simple to do and gives a lovely sultry smokey eye. Enjoy! Emma's make up can be seen below...yes, as I said, I'm aware they are nothing alike but in the lighting I was working with they did look the same, until I used the flash for the photo's! Hence why good lighting is important.