fast car

listening to the boyce avenue ft. kina grannis cover of tracy chapman's fast car. again. the boyce avenue cover of any song is generally preferable.

this is me with a lipstick moustache :{ this is what happens when i get bored and start messing about with black lipstick.

nautical nails.

models own true blue

revlon vixen 570


what i wore a few days ago.

LK Bennett nautical striped cardigan

AA u-neck short sleeved black dress

H&M braided belt

ASOS chevron knitted burgundy tights

URBAN OUTFITTERS 8-hole black dr martens


i've been in falmouth over the weekend; went to my open day at exeter's cornwall campus on saturday. i love the campus, i love the area, i love the seaside. i pretty much love everything about it. it's everything i wanted. and more, really, because everything is so beautiful. and i feel really content there. i feel like i could spend a very long time there. and i never really thought i would get homesick, but i feel like i'd never get homesick there. i suppose i'm not typical, having left home - hong kong, of course - when i was so young, but i suppose that can only help me. i can almost guarantee that my cholesterol level will go through the roof because falmouth is pretty much ALL seafood restaurants.

IT'S A QUARTER AFTER ONE, I'M A LITTLE DRUNK AND I NEED YOU NOW

SAID I WOULDN'T CALL BUT I LOST ALL CONTROL AND I NEED YOU NOW

AND I DON'T KNOW HOW I CAN'T DO WITHOUT I JUST NEED YOU NOW

nail polish.

these are all the nail polishes i own. i have about twenty others but they're those really odd ones that come out of those debenhams make-up kits and they're all varying shades of shimmer. unwearable on their own, but helpful when layering and whatnot.


black and blue(l-r); rimmel - black out, george - deep blue sea, barry m - navy, barry m - cobalt blue, barry m - cyan blue



purples(l-r); barry m - 161, topshop - adornment, barry m - indigo, topshop - daredevil, barry m - bright purple


dark reds and plums (l-r); barry m - red black, nails inc. - victoria, revlon - vixen, rimmel - rapid ruby, nails inc. - hampstead heath, barry m - raspberry


reds and pinks (l-r); barry m - red glitter, revlon - red hot tamale, beautyuk - coral surprise, topshop - paint it on, revlon - plum baby.


golds and yellows (l-r); needme - 35, O.P.I - bling dynasty, needme - 39, rimmel - sunshine


greens (l-r); barry m - racing green, no.7 - totally teal, topshop - beyong the sea, barry m - spring green


french manicure (l-r); revlon - sheer mauve, O.P.I - sheer passion, O.P.I - alpine snow


greys and silvers(l-r); barry m - grey, CND - silver chrome, needme - 38


topcoats (l-r); NK-TC - pink topcoat, 17 - clear, barry m basecoat, topcoat & nail hardener - clear

due to the tube strike i'm not going to central london to fight though sale racks. i'm also unable to shop online as my cheques haven't cleared. i'm settling for chilling out in bed and possibly doing revision. i thought i'd do a post on my nail polish collection today. it's a decent size, although lacking in some colour areas. and i've been meaning to buy some cosmetic glitter for crazy nail art. did a gradient manicure earlier with some of the pinks and the reds.


black lipstick, barry m. it's tricky to do, but i think i managed it. for non-costume purposes, i'll probably wear this layered with red or pink, and gloss. i'd like to wear it on a daily basis but it would end up all over the place after lunch.. and i don't intend to sacrifice lunch to wear black lipstick.