Weekend Part 1: LUSHness & Primark Haul

Hello all, I have decided to split my weekend into 2 blog posts as I feel 1 would be text and photo overload!!

Friday night I didn't do a lot, other than stay in and get Lush'd up :) I am currently making my way through a mass collection from Christmas and the January sales! I had a bath using my Cinders bath bomb, which smelt lovely, but did make the water look a bit like someone had done a wee in the bath lol!

Here's my tub containing some of my Lush collection, other bits are in gift boxes still! Box filled out and kept fresher using the polystyrene type packaging out of one of my Lush gift boxes ;) I believe these are made from potato starch to be environmentally friendly and biodegradable!

Saturday...well, how amazing was the weather Saturday??! I woke up at about 7am to the sun beaming through my window! I was all hyped up for my cousins wedding but before that I needed to head to Telford to find a nude bra to wear with my dress!!! I found one in Primark, on sale, £3, perfect!! In the space of an hour I did pretty good, few shops and a bit of a mini spree in Primark! Well, it's been a while since my last!

Here's some pics of my haul:

Primark goodies <3

A few random grabs!

How cute is this ring?! <3

Got this top to add to my Download Festival wardrobe :) It was £5 and a gorgeous colour, looks slightly different in the photo!

Nude underwear

I also got some replacement black leggings, long and cropped.

I then popped into Boots for some 'essentials': 

This is the powder I use over my foundation, and I highly recommend! Rimmel Stay Matte, I use this one, shade 005 Silky Beige, which I find works well with my fair complexion to add a little colour, without looking orange or too dark!

I have decided the purple WILL be making a return for Download :)

Same shade as previously used (before the brown, which has now faded into a brown-purple 'brurple!), Cyber Purple <3

Got a bunch of things from Bodycare too, for Download. I shall include these in my festival blog post ;)

and here's a quick one of me, sporting Natural Collection lipstick in Cranberry, which I was testing out before wearing at the wedding, love it!

Weekend Part 2 to follow...

xXx

Another weekly update!!

Another delayed blog here!

Evening everyone :) Sorry for the lack of blogging again, Bank Holiday weekend was a bit hellish for me, and the past week has been hectic!

I hope you all had a great BH and week.

Just a few random bits to blog about today, starting with...

KANDEE SHOES!!

Kandee shoes currently have a 50% sale on today (www.kandeeshoes.com), which ends at midnight. Sadly the lime, lemon and chocolate lime Sours are sold out BUT the blue Raspberry Slushy are still in stock in my size!! I love them and really want them but money is tight atm with Download Festival coming up next week and a car to pay for!! Let's pray for another 50% sale!

<3

I NEED THESE IN MY LIFE!!

Next up, MORE SHOE ISSUES!

I am very excited about my cousin Nick's wedding tomorrow and have my outfit all sorted BUT I haven't had chance to 'wear in' my new shoes...so I am currently wearing them, with my bright pink dressing now, yes...I look TOO cool, added touch of my wet hair in a towel turban LOL! I hope I can manage all day at the wedding and the evening reception in my sexy 5-inchers...

I will post tomorrow with photos of my outfit etc ;)

I just need to decide on hair an nail varnish now!

and talking of nail varnish...

Last night I met up with 3 of my male friends; Jamie, Burton and Pez. The 4 of us haven't got together since our Llandudno Weekender in March :-o

I had black nail polish on already from the night before, but decided to add some colour in the form of Barry M Instant Nail Effects in pink!

Hot!!

I teamed my nails up with my black maxi dress, denim waistcoat, black pumps, new bag and of course, pink cheeks and MAC Pink Friday lippie <3

 

Sideways??? This wont rotate :-s

Had a fun evening, I drove us up a hill in Church Stretton for a bit of Urbex (Urban Exploration, Google it ;) ), found the ROC post we wanted to go to.

Can you see why I didn't fancy going down there?? Plus, I had a maxi dress on, it just wouldn't work!

The lads went down into it, but I chickened out! Now I wish I'd gone in, though it's burnt out and dark but I wanted to see what it's like underground!

After that we drove across South Shropshire to Bishops Castle, where we spent the evening going round pubs (me drinking Diet Cokes obviously!). It was so nice sitting in a beer garden til gone 10pm and still feeling like Summer!

Being dorky!! I look lovely...!! It's all fun ;-)

Good times!

I also found a heart-shaped crisp in Jamie's pack!

So cute <3

Tonight I am in, currently watching American Pie and STILL debating over the Kandee shoes for the last 10 minutes! Tomorrow wedding, Sunday shopping and/or seaside :)

This time next week I will have left the Main Arena and be somewhere around 'The Village' funfair/nightclub/entertainment/festival fun of the mighty Download Festival!! TOO EXCITED RIGHT NOW! I shall also do a festival goer post before then ;)

Anyone going to a festival this Summer??

xXx

Gold Blood...Kids in Glass Houses

Very excited tonight :):):)

Went on Facebook earlier and up popped a status from Kids in Glass Houses, one of my favourite bands, with announcement of new single, new album AND a new tour!! OMG! Excitement! Then the link to their new site (www.ingoldblood.com) wouldn't work as all us fans crashed it lol. I tried constantly to get on to get the free download of their new track 'Gold Blood' as I missed Zane Lowe playing it on his show, but no luck :(

Just tried again now, and IT WORKS!! A tad slow, but...it works, YES! I am now registered but as I am impatient I am now listening to Zane Lowe's show on iPlayer :-) I'm liking the track! More Summery tuneage from the band.

I <3 KIGH

 

 Source: Facebook 

I first discovered Kids in Glass Houses when they supported 30 Seconds to Mars (One of my other fav bands!) at Manchester Student Union in January 2007! That was the first time I saw 30STM too, I've now seen them 7/8 times <3 The gig was like £7 a ticket or something crazy if I remember correctly and well worth it as it introduced me to what was to become 2 of my favourite bands <3 <3 I also got to meet 30STM afterwards and Jared Leto said my DIY tee was cool, *FAINTS*. I replied with some totally dorky thing, I believe it was 'thanks, I LOVE YOUR BAND!'...you get my drift, one of those 'Oh God...what did I just do?!'.

Anyway, I've seen KIGH a couple more times since then on their own tours, the first being at the Bar Academy in Birmingham, which was TINY with just a few of us on the front row basically UNDER Aled lol! Me and my sister met them after the gig, and I was also lucky enough to meet Aled again with my friend Kelly after the last gig I went to in November :)

I wont post the pic of the first time I met them as I hate it, jet black hair, all hot and messy-haired with non-existant make-up at the end of gig, noooo! But...here is the most recent pic of me and Aled, lead singer of KIGH <3 Gorgeous Voice!! I am still not keen on me in the pic but oh well...

So, I recommend you check out Kids in Glass Houses ;-)

Anyone else a fan?

xXx

The Past Week

Sorry for not blogging for a week now! I tried to do a blog last week, the night before I headed to Blackpool, but Blogger was down :( and I have been busy this week trying to sort through paperwork and things! Yawn! But I am back :)

Friday I had the day off work and it was an exciting day :), then I went to Blackpool with my Sister and friend Hayley for the night. Good times had. My first trip to Blackpool in 2011 (last year I went 5 times!!). All 3 of us girls wore floral tops, we were like a bunch of flowers lol! Here's my outfit:

The top was dug out from my wardrobe, from when I was about 16-17! One of those 'I'll keep it as I may wear it one day!'.

Shoes at the ready :)

Drinks at the ready too :)

Girlies at the ready :)

I look funny here but I wanted to put a photo of the mirror on here...'Make up mirror' - how cute? These were in the fancy toilets underneath the uber-funky CoCo club. Although the mens and womens are both down there and the sinks and mirror area is unisex, which I didn't like! But they were some smart toilets though lol!

The Tower, having some work done

I had a quick browse round a few shops whilst in Blackpool, including Primark! It HAS to be done, the Primark there is huge!!

I made only one purchase, due to funds.

This cute bag was just £9 and perfect for Summer days :)

  

On Sunday I took my Mum and Sister for a drive to Birmingham, in search of dresses for my cousin Nick's wedding in July. First shop we went in, Republic. I tried a few dresses and found one that I loved and that was a great fit. Here's my little Summery, floral find <3

Mum and Donna didn't find anything suitable, so they continue their search. As for me...I realised that (believe it or not, in all my hundreds of pairs of shoes!), I have none that will 'go' with this dress. A perfect excuse to buy a new pair ;) Even though money is lacking...
What type and colour shoes would suit this dress? Help me out ladies!

Going to Birmingham with no money was stressful, I saw LOADS I liked :( then we went into Selfridges...

I headed towards the Paul's Boutique section and next to it I saw some beautiful bag candy! Marc B bags!! OMG I fell in love! They are smart looking, but with a cute edge to them, and lovely colours! Here's a photo and the link for you all to go to their website and have a browse :) I have done so, and it upset me more (being poor!)...I want them all!

 

Source: Divine Trash

http://www.marcbbags.com/

I also bought a special 125 Year Anniversary Coca Cola. I seem to have a bit of a thing for funky bottles! I also have the Ugly Betty bottle, Sex and The City, a mini Diet Coke glass bottle and a Chambord 'crowned' bottle on my shelf. Hey, I'm a collector of interesting bottles, haha!

As this next month is going to be a poor one due to bills etc I am going to be unable to treat myself to much, if anything at all, so I may just back-blog on recent purchases.

I also have some BIG events coming in the next month that I am SUPER excited about, like rocking out at Download Festival, followed by FINALLY going to see the mighty Kings of Leon the week after! Too excited :):):)

Hope all my followers are having a great week, almost the weekend, YAY!

xXx

Goodbye purple...Hello brown :) & MAC Surf Baby

Ah...relief! The 'Chocolate Truffle' took ok on top of the purple, hurrah :) I still think there is a hint of the purple throughout but am impressed overall and quite liking the new colour! Really feeling like I should change my blog name though...

I must say, this round of home-dyeing was the easiest and most comfortable yet! My sister Donna kindly put the dye on for me, and for a change from the norm I got in the shower to wash the dye out, rather than sitting, breaking my neck over the side of the bath whilst Donna washes it out (like we usually do!). Only left the dye on for about 10 minutes, the smell was lovely, my hair is shiny and I like the colour.

Overall, I am very impressed with L'oreal Casting Creme Gloss and shall be using again <3 Well, I need to anyway as I bought 2 packs and only needed the 1! I do want to try one of the more reddish colours though, like what Cheryl had <3

Recommendations of brands and colours welcome :) What hair colour are you loving right now?

Here's a few photos of me 'posing' with my new colour (taken tonight in my bedroom. I haven't seen it in natural daylight yet but hope it's even nicer!)

  

The lipstick I am wearing is my new MAC Hibiscus, from the Surf Baby collection, which arrived today at work :)

This was the only product I bought from the Surf Baby collection.

I usually go for pink lipsticks, so this is very different. I am unsure about it at the moment, but it might grow on me. I think I am just so use to pinky colours, purples and sometimes red. I haven't seen this in natural light yet so it might be nicer then. I think I will like it more then, as these photos were taken in my room, with the flash, and I look pretty pale, with dark hair and lipstick. I do love the texture though, it is a Cremesheen lipstick and therefore is really glossy and smooth to apply.

A few photos below:

I was going to crop this to just the lips but I like how shiny and sleek my hair looks :)

Hope you have all had a good day :)

xXx

Change is coming...

TBC...*fingers crossed*

xXx

Just a general update :)

I have a follower! Hello to Jade H of All Things Fabulous, my first follower :)

I am still very new to this whole blogging business and need to get myself started with following, and getting followers! The question is 'Where do I start??'. I feel slightly clueless atm.

So today I received an email from MAC, my Surf Baby order has finally been dispatched! YAY! I only ordered the Hibiscus lipstick, can't wait for it to arrive! Hopefully it will arrive before Friday so I can sport it on my night out in Blackpool.

I'm also happy this evening to randomly see Kandee pop up on my Facebook news feed with a link to my blog, thanks Kandee :) I look forward to owning a pair of your shoes when money allows and when I can choose which pair to get, seriously TOO many cute shoes available <3

Now...hair...hair hair hair...!! I know this blog is called Blue Eyed Blonde...but I am currently a 'Purplette', however I am a natural blonde, and deep down I will always be blonde, and shall return to blonde soon :) So I didn't feel the need to change the name of my blog you see. However, more change is coming and I need advice! Before Friday preferably...

I am considering dying my hair again!!

The purple has faded, my roots are showing and my hair just needs a top-up of colour. Also, it's my cousins wedding (yay!) in just over 3 weeks and I feel like I should have a more 'natural' look for it. But I then want to return to purple a few days later in time for the mighty Download Festival!

Is this a good idea?? Will my hair fall out?? Will brown take over faded purple?? Will the purple take back over the brown after??

HELP!?

Here's some photo's of the current state of my hair:

 I couldn't tell you how many different colours I can currently see in my hair! I'm especially loving the yellow patch which has appeared :)

Help would be greatly appreciated!

xXx