Waiting for him

Hello all! 

I am still around, it's just been a really busy time for me and I thank you for sticking with me. So, today I'm going to showcase an outfit I'm loving at the moment and hopefully you can all appreciate the new-style photography in this post. I'm trying to step up my game!

I've been obsessed with my disco pant dupes from River Island recently. I have found so many ways of wearing them. I've actually done a Look Book for my YouTube channel to show how I, a plumper sort of lady, wears them day-to-day. I will link it when it's been uploaded.

 Warehouse Shirt | River Island Tube Pants | Primark Bag | HandM Brogues

Would you ever consider high-shine, high-waisted trousers? I don't like my rounded tummy (it was still there even when I was a size 8), but when paired with looser blouses and tees, I feel they help balance out my silhouette. Otherwise I can look swamped and bigger than I am (thanks 36FF's!). Please, please, please, let me know what you think of this new photography style. Should I keep this up and is it more interesting? I'd LOVE to hear your thoughts. Hope you're all well! 

Nicole x

Hello Terri Lowe Competition Entry

Howdy Partner!

Since I been a little 'un, running around the mean streets of Swansea, I've always wanted to be a bona fide Cowboy. Now, I know what y'all are thinkin'; 'You're a girl!'. Yes ma'am, I am. But that don't stop me wanting to don some genuine boots that a cowboy of the Wild West would be proud of, then mounting a horse and galloping into the sunset. 

While y'all were probably playing with your Barbie dolls, I was playing with my pogs, pretending to be a Mutant Ninja Turtle (Donatello, if anyone's curious), watching Western movies with my grandpappy and riding a horse on the weekends. Every time I got on that horse, I felt alive. So, in order to appease this childhood, and admittedly tomboyish dream, I hope to win Terri Lowe's here competition and finally slip my size six's into the boots they have so long pined over. It would make my inner child so very happy. Above are a selection of the boots that I would consider spending my hard-earned dollars on, should I be a lucky enough son-of-a-gun to win.  

For those wonderin', I do believe that if I were to resemble any of the characters from The Good, The Bad and the Ugly, it would be 'The Good' aka, 'The Man with no Name', aka 'Blondie'. Of course, without his facial hair and chiselled features, all of which I am presently lackin'...and will continue to lack, more's the pity. However, I would use my cowboy boots for good - no robbin' horses or guns, I swear it!

Nicole

Hearts are for breaking

 Hello lovely reader!

It would appear as though everyone on YouTube has done a Valentine's makeup look and I sort of hate myself for jumping on the bandwagon. However, in my defence, I didn't do any for Christmas or New Year's. I am by no means a professional and I'm sure some of you think I have a cheek to do tutorials at all, which is why I haven't done one in a little while. I like seeing professionals and hobbyists looks and how they created them, so that is the only reason I make tutorials for others. Some might also think I have no right having a make up and fashion related blog as I'm not exactly super-model shaped, but as I've said before, I feel variety is important and by looking at my blog you can see that big-busted and jelly-bellied women can still be into fashion and try to look their best. Either way, I really hope you get something out of my YouTube channel and my blog, even if it's only a laugh because I have one ear that sticks out more than the other.

Without further ado, the point of this post! I shall be uploading a Valentine's tutorial to my YouTube channel tomorrow and here is a sneak-peak at the look I came up with: Black winged eyeliner, red crystal hearts and red lips. Simple but does the trick and doesn't involve red eyeshadows on the eyelids - I know some people faint at the mere thought of putting that shade anywhere near their eyes! It certainly isn't the most flattering of eyeshadow shades as pictures of my formerly emo/goth self prove (no, I don't think I'll post them here!). For those of you without a Valentine this year, I hope you will accept my sincere Valentine wishes! I love you just for reading this post and if you want to make my Valentine's day (as I fear the bf may forget!), then please leave me a lovely comment below. What is your most memorable Valentine's day? Mine is probably last year when the bf bought me a Tiffany necklace!

Happy Valentine's Day for the 14th! :)

Fire makeup

This is the make-up I created for a competition being run by beckysblog on you tube. You had to create a look inspired by one of the four elements. Quite obviously, this is a fire inspired look! This was the first ever dramatic make up look I attempted.

Update: Three years later and I still think I did an alright job considering I was a complete novice. As you may be able to tell from the photograph I hadn't perfected base make up application by this point. I still haven't perfected it, but my base tends to look a heck of a lot better now than it did back then!

Products used:

NYX jumbo pencils in milk and cherry

A38 'Rocket Yellow', AA6 Ruby Red pigments from Love Makeup

Manic Panic Blush in Vampire Red

Orange shadow from the Beauty UK palette

Avon Supershock Gel Eyeliner

Eyelure Girls Aloud collection lashes (Sarah)

The red diamanté are from a local craft store