Skulls in Space

It's Halloween weekend, a weekend you get to dress up and be as creative as you can/can be bothered to be. But what outfit is complete without the perfect accessories?

For all your halloween needs and inspiration I'm talking all about these beautiful silver skull hoop earrings by Naomi Crook. I will be wearing these probably forever with basically every outfit because I just love them so much. Quirky and stand out jewellery is always so much more inspiring than pretty sweet, pieces that anyone can wear. Naomi Crook Jewellery ticks every box for unique jewels whilst keeping it beautiful and original!

Obviously I'm not going out this weekend but receiving these gorgeous hoops inspired me to do a halloween look to go with them. I chose an easy space make up look using Illamasqua eye shadow, white paint, Naked 3 palette, Stila eye liner and Benefit Rollarlash mascara. Keeping it dark purples and deep reds makes the look blend together like far away galaxies. I loved creating this look and it was super fast to do. Blending colours together to make a milky way look and adding in a bit of black eye shadow for depth from the Naked palette, then adding shimmer with Naked 3 and on my lips. Adding detail with white stars with body paint and a thick liner wing to create a good eye emphasis. And of course glitter brows...because why not, it's halloween? 

I loved this look with the earrings adding that little bit of glamour and keeping to the halloween them. The perfect earrings for this weekend, but also for everyday of the year for those who love some good quality skull jewellery. Naomi makes all her pieces by hand at her home and creates pieces inspired by japanese style. For those that love the unique jewellers she is totally for you! 

You can contact her through her Facebook page or her Instagram as her website is currently under construction! So excited to wear these in more outfit posts and show off their versatility! 

Brush and Blush

I just have to spill the beans on the awesome company who sent me another one of my favourite perfumes that I didn't have. Blush by Marc Jacobs is super gorgeous, inside and out. Allowing me to smell of summer even though Autumn is well upon us.

As well as a much needed new perfume I also received some soft pampering for my face in the form of a set of Real Techniques* make up brushes. These babies are coming in so handy lately with covering up break outs, dark circles and keeping my face looking perfectly prepped even when I'm suffering with morning sickness. Coming in a sweet little travel case to keep them from getting bashed around in my make up bag.

The best part of this fabulous company? Their fabulous prices! Marc Jacobs Blush is usually £54.00 but on their website you can grab this heavenly smelling fragrance for just £39.95! Boys who read this...get in quick for your girls christmas present! Along with amazing prices on all their products you can save on all their products. Their new Real Techniques Deluxe Collectors Edition Gift Set should be £29.99 but you can grab it for £23.99...boys, your girl will also be very happy with this, you might not have a clue but these are fabulous!

You can find your favourite fragrances, make up, skin care and so much more for slashed prices saving you more money to buy yourself something else as well as what you set out for!

Shop your hearts desire on their website here.

Spring Feeling

Hello Spring...about time too, it felt like winter lasted forever. I'm overly keen to see the warmer weather arrive and outfits requiring less layering. However with the fresh crisp wintery winds and evenings, it's still the perfect time to accessorise perfectly with HollandCooper beanies.

This is one of my current favourite Spring outfits, fresh but snug, everything you need to look sweet in Spring. This cable knit beanie in Biscuit is so cute and warm it's perfect for spring outfits in the colder days and with it's paler colour looks a lot more neutral and earthy. I don't usually wear or look good in beanies but I can't stop wearing this gorgeous one! Paired with a fresh white shirt from Jack Wills and their high waisted blue jeans (always go for the high waisted) make for a clean cut outfit for the colder sunshine. With the hat, shirt, jeans and bag it makes for a fresh colour palette which I love in outfits.

As it's still pretty chilly I find taking my gorgeous Preloved Boutique Truro tote out with me, fits everything I need in for a day shopping. A light jacket or scarf, mittens, make up and of course my camera for blogging photos, it fits everything, compliments the outfit and adds another natural tone. It does help when your hair is the same colour as the bag so you can't really have an outfit it won't go with. I have been using this on my little trips to London which fits all my essentials in that I don't want to put into my suitcase. It's a total lifesaver. 

Finishing my spring outfit with my favourite little everyday ankle boots from Topshop which are now reduced to £30 (they are super cute and comfy definitely not a deal to miss) 

I don't really do well in winter as I hate the cold and wet weather but now the sun is shining more I have some lush outfits to blog and they will be up very soon! Some seriously fluffy outfits coming your way! FiveFootFour is out of hibernation! 

'What's In My Bag' Vlog

As promised I am getting back into my YouTube and here is a new shiny blog for you all. On request I have done a "What's In My Bag" video, featuring my gorgeous Radley handbag. As usual there are weird and wonderful (mostly weird) elements to my video so please watch, like and SUBSCRIBE! If there is any videos you want me to do please comment and let me know!

Watch it here!

How To - Festival MakeUp ft. House of Fraser PT 1

House of Fraser* have set me a challenge to create my own personal Festival Make Up look with Mac Cosmetics and Urban Decay. 

Here is How To get my Festival Make Up look! 

I'm working with Urban Decay Naked Palette 3, Perversion Mascara from:

www.houseoffraser.co.uk/Makeup+Make+Up/100,default,sc.html?prefn1=brand&prefv1=Urban%20Decay&fix 

And MAC Dervish Lip Liner and FAUX lipstick from:

www.houseoffraser.co.uk/on/demandware.store/Sites-hof-Site/default/Search-Show?cgid=BRAND_M%C2%B7A%C2%B7C 

As with all my make up looks I start with my foundation and powder which prepped ready to begin on my eyes. By the way, this is just how I do my make up, NON of this is probably the proper way at all but's just how it works for me...don't quote me on anything but I hope you find something helpful!

After mixing colours together, for this look I've opted for a heavier natural eye using the colours, Factory, Dust and Strange. A gorgeous mix of browns and pinks with the perfect cream for highlights.

Starting off with the heavier colour which creates a brown smokey eye, I applied Factory to the corners of my eyes with a cotton pad to make sure I keep a clean line and catch all the powder from dropping onto my foundation. I carry on applying this into the crease of my eyelid to create the base for blending it all together afterwards.

Then to the middle of my eyelid I applied "Dust", my second shade which I'll be blending with "Factory" to create my look.

 I then carry this second colour on under my bottom lashes to blend the colourings together.

Carry on blending the two together until there is no obvious line in the crease of your eyelid. Then apply "Strange" to the inside corners of your eye and slightly up the eyelid blending it into "Dust". I also apply "Strange" above "Factory", under my eyebrows to add highlights to the look and soften the colours up. 

I have applied a thin line of eyeliner just to make my eyes stand out as I can't not have eyeliner on, for me it's a must but if you wanted more natural, eyeshadow and mascara are pretty hot together. I then started applying my Perversion Mascara, which I was actually surprised to find made my lashes look super long and didn't stick them all together like so many we have all tried. #SpiderLashes

Eyes done...now for lips!

Using the same weird little technique I blogged the other week but using Dervish LipLiner, I draw a cross from the bow in my top lip across the middle of my lip. Then a lie up from the corner of my mouth up to the top points of the cross. Same on both sides.

Then the bottom lip is nothing special, just a line drawn on the very edge of my bottom lip joining in the corners to the line from the top lip. 

Fill in the middle with FAUX lipstick and lips are done! This is more of a natural pinky lip colour than my usual nudes but at festivals I like to have a little bit of colour on my lips thats a bit pinky to stop all the dancing making me look super pasty and ill. (Sounds harsh but it's true, I believe a nice lip colour can save any face)

This is my Festival face! Now to put it into action!

Tomorrow I will post on how I styled this make up look with some amazing must haves for your summer festivals, don't miss it PART 2!

Thankyou to Jade Berry for being my bedroom photographer and catching all my hilarious "makeup" faces!