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.

these feelings don't go awayyy

everything i ordered from asos has turned up :) photos will arrive later, i'm curled up in bed and i can't get out to dress up. i did ombre nails earlier. tried out a different colour on each nail, and then clear base on one hand, white base on the other. \



this is with clear base, i couldn't get a decent picture of the other hand. i'm going to wear them for a few days to decided which i like. other things that are new; the bump on the back of my helix is back, my dad is sending me some money, and i've realized that i'm actually quite happy at the moment. college is good, i've been keeping up and grades are good. my weight is fluctuating as usual, but i've lost 2kg since june. not that impressive, seeing as i need to lose another 15, which at this rate would take me a year, but nonetheless an achievement. feeling like things are falling into place. UCAS is all sorted, and soon i can be somewhere else. someone else, perhaps.

watching aladdin and in that mellow sort of mood where thinking about the future doesn't scare me. i mean, i'm thinking of several futures and they all seem like they'd end well for me. even though i like to hang on to a couple of never-going-to-happen events. just in case. hope is the thing with feathers, that perches in the soul, and sings the tune - without the words, and never stops at all <3