Frightful and Delightful - Halloween Wish List 2013

Halloween, oh how I love Halloween!

In the lead up to Halloween, I am currently lusting after many items that I have seen online. I have compiled a list of my favourites! I am very tempted to buy all of these...

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(Photos from store websites)

Skeleton Dress - Missguided

Skull T-shirt - River Island

Lime Crime 'Poisonberry' Opaque Lipstick - Love Make Up (UK stockist)

Halloween Nail Wraps - Topshop

Pumpkin Face Jumper - Topshop

I am also looking to buy a long black wig. I would really like to try black hair, but without making the permanent commitment. I made that mistake back in 2007...
A black wig would be ideal for Halloween, but also for after Halloween.
Any recommendations of reasonably priced, good quality wigs would be very welcome!

Do you have a Halloween wish list?
Are you as excited as I am?

xXx

Weekend in Outfits #5

Hello lovelies

So this past weekend, I was lucky enough to have 4 whole blissful days off.

Friday I booked off work, I don't work weekends and Monday was Bank Holiday, joy!

I wanted to make the most out of my long weekend and fill it with funtimes :)

I decided to do another Weekend in Outfits post, to share with you all.

There's also NOTD's in here, as you all probably know by now, I love nail polish!

(This is a little pic/diary heavy...)

Friday: Town with Mum and sister

Friday was pretty chilled, headed in to town with mum and Donna. Had a little look round some shops, then got a Costa. Double Chocolate Creamy Cooler, yum.

Metallica top: And Finally at Topshop

Leggings: Primark

Spiked pumps: Primark (new, LOVE these!)

Wristbands: Download, Hard Rock Calling and my sister :)

Bag: Paul's Boutique

NOTD: Barry M Magnetics in Cosmic Glow

Saturday: Birmingham and Merry Hill

Saturday I was going to go to London but after much debate with myself, I decided to go to Birmingham, followed by Merry Hill Shopping Centre.

I went alone, as no-one seemed to want to do anything!

Had a great day :)

Did some shop browsing in the Bullring, then discovered The Square shopping centre, near the old Carling/O2 Academy, where my sister and I enjoyed many a gig in the past and lots of front row/all day queueing times! and meeting bands...and JARED LETO.

During my drive to Birmingham, rocking out to Kerrang Radio, they mentioned the Festival of Independents, which is currently on every weekend for a month or so. I decided to go check it out, in The Square. Micro-mini festival set up and a little stage with free live music. I stopped by and enjoyed the break from the rain, sat down and watched a really good band, Of Kings and Captains :)

I also discovered an amazing shop, The Oasis. Full of alternative fashion, vintage, tattoos, everything.

(It also appears to be where all the cute guys are at!)

I then had a nice walk around Digbeth, taking photos and exploring the cool graffiti, before heading to the Custard Factory, my old raving/stomping ground.

Oh, how I miss H.T.I.D Summer Gathering raves at the Custard Factory, raving until 6am, those were some of the best times!

Now, the Custard Factory houses a lot of shops, mostly vintage/retro - very cool.

After Birmingham, I took a drive to Merry Hill and did a little shopping there.

If you are ever in Birmingham, I recommend checking out The Oasis (in The Square) and the Custard Factory (in Digbeth) :)

Black crop tee: Primark

Lace tunic vest: Primark

Leggings: Primark

Studded pumps: Primark

(I think there's a pattern here...)

Necklace: Topshop (£1.50 from £16.50 or something crazy!)

Rose gold cross ring: River Island (only £2.50!)

NOTD: GOSH Holographic Hero

Sunday: Road Trip: The Lone Adventurer Does North Wales

Sunday ended up being a totally crazy awesome day and night!

All by myself, again :)

Started off not knowing where to go/what to do.

Jumped in my car, started driving, considered driving to Reading and finding a ticket for the fest BUT figured that would be way too expensive.

Ended up going to Chirk, had a nice walk along the Aqueduct from Wales to England and back to Wales...

Drove to look at Chirk Castle...

Popped to Llangollen, had a little wander and grabbed a goats cheese tart for lunch...

Stopped by Chester for a quick walk round, taking snaps and went up on the clock bridge...

Then, the main event...

I went to check out the new graffiti (street art) on the Duke of Lancaster Funship in Llanerch-y-mor/Mostyn, North Wales. Amazing scenes!

I had one of those over-excited 'I CAN SEE THE SEA!!' moments to myself...

So decided to continue up North Wales coast...

Drove on to the beach in Talacre, mistake. Quickly reversed before getting stuck!...

Then visited Rhyl, where I got a Slush Puppie, had a walk and played on an arcade grabber...

I then decided to be crazy and drive 30 minutes further to Conwy...

Sadly just missed sunset but Conwy looked beautiful all lit up, it is a stunning place...

Had a walk round Conwy and grabbed some seaside chips...

Started to drive back, then went crazy and drove across to Llandudno...

 9:45pm, I parked up on Llandudno Prom and had a quick walk, taking in the moment...

I eventually drove 2 hours home, arriving home at Midnight.

That was a great road trip!

MTV crop: River Island

Black tunic vest: H&M

Leggings: Primark

Faux leather jacket: New Look

Boots: Asda

Bag: Paul's Boutique

NOTD: Barry M Magnetic Polish in Neptune Sea

Monday: Lazy Day

I woke up at 2pm, after a mammoth 12 hour sleep.

Went to the retail park, bought The Lucky One, as it had just been released, Helloooo Zac Efron.

I then got a Berry Hibiscus from Starbucks, yum.

and finally, I picked up my friend Burton and we went to visit our friend Jamie :)

Tee: Topshop (hand-me-down from sister due to her new skinniness!)

Maxi: Select

White pumps (not shown): Primark

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So, there's my Weekend in Outfits.

I had a really good Bank Holiday weekend, despite spending the majority of it alone!

The likeliness of getting any of my friends to do anything that involves fun and getting out of town is highly unlikely, so I don't let that hold me back, I go ahead with my adventures :)

It's amazing how much fun it can be!

One of the best parts is being able to sing to your hearts content whilst driving, as loud and as bad as you wish!!

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If you'd like to see my previous WiO posts...

#1

 #2

 #3

#4

I hope you all had a lovely weekend, whether you were off or working :)

xXx

OOTN: The Multi Maxi

Dress: New Look (a couple of years ago! Completely forgot about it last summer, doh.)

Faux leather waistcoat: H&M

Sandals: New Look (old)

Double-finger cross mood ring: Topshop (IDC if mood rings are 'naff', this looks gorge and I love how the colours keep changing...but does that mean my mood is all over the place?? Haha.)

Wristband: DOWNLOAD!!!

Bag (not shown): my overused Paul's Boutique Maisy (white and gold)

The lipstick is Models Own Hyper-Brite Matt Lipstick 'Pink Hawaiian' (See blog post here)

and the nail polish is Models Own Hedkandi 'Hedonist'

I resurrected this dress last weekend when my friend and I drove out to a nice country pub to watch a local band, Fight the Bear, playing a beer garden gig. Lovely summer's evening, though it did get pretty chilly - silly me wearing a sleeveless jacket!

I'll be doing some more outfit posts very soon, I have quite a few to share, along with some hauls that I have done recently and a review of a 3 in 1 cleanser that I am currently putting to the test :)

In other news, super-excited today...

Found out Stone Sour and Papa Roach are touring together in December, OOHH YEEAAHH!!!

xXx

Saturday's 'Not Spending Any Money' Mini Haul

On Saturday I popped in to town as I was bored and also because I'd seen a Metallica top appear on Topshop's website the night before and wanted to go check it out (in hope it wouldn't be that nice, so I wouldn't spend)...

Yes, I loved it, so I bought it!

Well, I did want a top to wear when I see Metallica at Download...

£22, And Finally at Topshop.

Love everything about this, especially the holes all over the neckline.

The top is really long.

I'll reveal how I style this after Download!

- I'm going to do a Download Festival in Outfits post :)

and then I wrongly visited Superdrug, in search of black lipstick...

Oh, Hello 3 for 2.

I couldn't resist once I found Barry M's black lipstick...

In my defence, I have wanted the Burgundy/red Magnetic polish since it came out!

and I love the Waterproof Eyeliners, this colour looked too gorge to leave.

- I have 3 Barry M Waterproof Eyeliners now and will do a review soon :)

£3.99 (free on 3 for 2)

£4.99

£4.49

and here's the black lipstick on...

Opinions welcome. I expect not many will like. Please don't be too nasty :)

So far I've had the following reactions from friends on my Facebook:

 

1. Oh no hoe u didn't :( looks scary xx

2. not too sure on this, maybe if you did your eyebrows darker??xx

My reply:
It's all about the statement lip! If I did my eyes or eyebrows darker it'd look too extreme and I would look gothic xx

3.and one of the lads: Holy Shit! Zoe thats scary!...

 

Anyone else been hauling over the long weekend?

 

I hope you all had a great weekend :)

I have another 8 days off still, 5 of which will be spent at Download Festival, from Weds-Sunday night. So so sooooo excited!!! 2 SLEEPS!

 

xXx

FREE Benefit Product With £2 Glamour Magazine

The July edition of Glamour Magazine came out today, with Benefit FREEBIES.

Yes yes, free Benefit!

Glamour run a Benefit freebie every year and this year is yet another great offer.

On offer are miniature sizes of The Porefessional, That Gal and Bad Gal mascara.

The magazine costs just £2.

Cover Girls: Fearne Cotton (looking stunning!), Eva Longoria and Kylie Minogue.

I got The Porefessional (7.5ml), as I have been wanting to try this for SO long, so was very happy to hear this was on offer! and how cute the mini box is!

I heard about this on Martin's Money Tips email when I got in to work this morning, so at lunch I was straight to Asda to grab a copy!

If you plan to get this, be very quick! These will fly out the shops like hot cakes!

I couldn't wait to try The Porefessional and as I decided to go last minute late-night shopping after work, I put it to use :) From just one use, I can tell you that I WILL most definitely be going out to purchase a full size The Porefessional! I love it.

Here's a FOTN with Benefit's The Porefessional as a primer under my makeup:

(Please excuse wet hair, I was in such a rush! My makeup was rushed too! After a 15 mile drive we only had 45 minutes before the shopping centre closed, so I had to go with wet hair! We only had time for Primark and I got 4 items, one of which is VERY exciting and I will post tomorrow, yay!)

 

and here is what my FOTN was made of:

Yes, I am wearing Topshop's Lip Stick in Powder Room!

- I was asked about this by a few girlies on a recent post, so now you can see what it looks like.

I love the shade but find it very drying/horrible feeling on and I personally would not recommend this.

I apply a lip balm before applying but even then it is still dry.

I do regret buying it, to be honest, at £7 it was a lot for something that I am not happy with. I will use it, as I refuse to waste. Maybe mixing some in a pot with Vaseline to make a tinted balm would be better??

^Quick review there, for those who requested^

Have you picked up Glamour Magazine?

Will you be going to buy this, if so, which will you be looking for?

xXx