Textures and Colour

Hello everyone!

Last week I put together an outfit and make-up look that I was really pleased with! My sister got me some awesome lipsticks and I came up with a look surrounding the red lipstick in the set, does anyone else plan their outfits the night before? In college I used to lay out my clothes and accessories for the next day, I like to be organised! 

I kept the eyes simple with a cat eye and  I also painted my nails red for the ultimate matchy matchy effect. 

I wanted to wear this cut out crop top that I love so much- a wet look skater skirt and patterned tights seemed like the perfect match! 

My red watch made an appearance! Red and black was the order of the day.

I wore my usual doc martens and Winter friendly outerwear but thats not very exciting!

Thats it for today's blog post, thanks for reading,
Rebecca

October Favourites!

Hello there gorgeous people of the internet! 

Today I wanted to do an October favourites post as I had a few things that I was really into this past month! 

1) Blogging! I have LOVED blogging this past month, I have really enjoyed having an outlet for some of my hobbies and interests and I have loved talking to everyone too! The internet is just way more fun when you are part of the goth blogging community if you ask me! 

2) So like, lately I have been really feeling the whole over the knee boot trend. I got these in New Look for a very reasonable 50 euro and have been loving them. They go with quite a lot surprisingly enough and are quite comfortable once I have two pairs of socks on. They are a wide fit which I didn't realise until I wore them the first time. These were quite the bold new purchase for me as they are unlike a lot of my usual footwear but hey, a girl's gotta have variety right? 

I stole this from my Instagram.
 They look GREAT over jeans too for a colder weather look. 

3) Well I do love a good bargain and so I was delighted to spot this lipstick on sale in Boots in exactly the colour and finish I was looking for. It goes best over a lip liner in the same colour but it is somewhat transparent and shiny making it an easy one to wear during the day or in a rush. I love these lip crayons as they apply so nicely and don't take long. If I am in a rush I can pop on some Mascara, fill in my brows, pop some colour on my lips and look done up super fast. 

4) I had been neglecting my skin this summer and so I bought some of the Dr. Organic skincare line after hearing about how great it is. I have been really pleased with the results and have been especially loving the face wash, dead sea mask and rescue remedy eye roller! I intend to really keep up with a good skincare routine from now on! 

5) I really enjoyed using the Leo Bancroft hair mask pictured below, my bleached hair needs a lot of TLC pretty much all of the time and I get these sachets in Tesco for 1.30 and they really work. This product along with copious amounts of coconut oil have both really kept my hair looking vaguely decent which is nice! Then I have also been loving making my own purple shampoo by mixing some of the Directions Violet hair dye in with my shampoo and leaving it for a few minutes before rinsing. That really helped me get my hair a more white shade in October, I am currently more yellow toned after getting my roots done but a wash or two with that DIY shampoo should get me back to a cooler toned look. 

6) Cold weather has set in which means that I have been really enjoying wearing patterned tights with my skirts and shorts where possible. I also wear leggings underneath my skirts if it is really cold or jeans but if I can get away with it I like to dress up too. This is an entire bowl full of patterned tights! 

That is it for today's blog post. What did you guys love during the month of October? Any particular outfits or make-up products? Maybe you picked up an old hobby or started reading a new book? Let me know in the comments!

Rebecca. 

Top 5 Picks for Spooky (Not Scary) Halloween Viewing

Hey everyone,

Today's blog post was inspired by my last one on horror movie survival! I actually don't  like watching really scary horror movies that much as I am very very sensitive and get very affected by things like that. 28 Days Later gave me at least one nightmare a week for about 2 months afterwards and I slept with the light on for a few nights after Paranormal Activity. No really, I actually did haha! Considering the time of year I thought that I would make a post sharing my favourite picks for Halloween viewing that is atmospheric and covers sppokier themes without being completely terrifying! This is in no particular order, just as they came to me Enjoy.

1) Hocus Pocus! I love this movie so so much, admittedly Billy the zombie freaked the hell out of me when I was younger as did Binx getting run over by the bus but overall this movie is really just a lot of fun. It is set on Halloween making it the perfect choice for getting into the Halloween spirit.

2) The Nightmare Before Christmas. The great thing about this movie is that is can be watched at both Christmas and Halloween! 

3) Buffy The Vampire Slayer -Season 2 Episode 6 'Halloween'! This is the one where everyone gets turned into their Halloween costumes. I mean it is a creepy episode but it's not sleep with the lights on with a baseball bat under your pillow scary! There are so many great moments from this episode and I've watched it so many times but it never ceases to be a classic in my books.  

4) Beetlejuice. This is another choice that freaked me out when I was younger but find cute and entertaining now! 

5) Dracula Dead and Loving It. Oh wow, do I love this movie! This is a comedy take on Dracula and it is very entertaining. The theme certainly makes it Halloween viewing but not the terrifying kind! My favourite performance of the movie is from Peter McNiol as the raving lunatic Refield. This movie has a lot of really bad reviews but I have a soft spot for it! 

Well. thats my list! What about you? What are your favourite non scary Halloween friendly viewing choices? Would you add anything to my list?

My next post is a Halloween roundup coming on Saturday and after that I will go back to my usual two posts a week! This week was special with 3 but hey, it's Halloween! 

Thanks for reading,

Rebecca. 

Sunday Monochrome + YouTube Video

Hello there and welcome to another post!

Last weekend I put together an outfit around these earrings! I forgot I had them and so I decided to wear them out. I've been a bit wary of wearing dramatic earrings since I got my short hair as they stand out a lot more but I was happy wearing these! They are from Claire's accessories years and years ago. 

I went black and white with my outfit since the earrings were silver and black! Also I am just really into monochrome.

This is the beautiful pattern on my skirt! It's subtle but just adds extra dimension to the skirt and to any outfit. This came from Penneys (Primark) and has been with me for a few years at this point. 

This is a close up of the pattern on my scarf, also from Penneys! I think the skirt and scarf play off one another quite nicely and the overall vibe suits the earrings really well. 

I wore my Beetlejuice bag along with my zipped wedges, both of which are from New Look. 

I kept it simple with a black vest top and lace bolero over the top along with my usual lace gloves and some silver and black jewellery.

My makeup was a black and greyish smoky eye! Sooo predictable. 

I filmed an outfit video! This was lots of fun to make and I hope you enjoy it!

What items have you discovered a newfound love for recently? Are you constantly updating your wardrobe and accessory collection or do you stick to  familiar items and themes?

Thanks for reading,
Rebecca.

Oufit, Halloween Shopping and my First Youtube Video (eeep)

Hey everyone and welcome to today's post!

So at the weekend I took myself Halloween shopping, it was admittedly a bit disappointing as there isn't much selection where I live and a lot of shops sell the same things. I love what I bought though and so naturally, this means a blog post and many pictures!

Enjoy :) 

With my make-up I did an Autumnal look with a dark plum lip and although you can't see, my eye-shadow was a purplish reddish colour. I kept the eyes smoky with some Kohl pencil instead of the usual liquid liner. 

My outfit was the very comfortable combination of a high waisted skirt, tights, docs, The Cure t-shirt, lace tights as arm warmers, lace fingerless gloves and I also have a vest underneath the band tee for warmth! I just wore a leather jacket and black scarf on top! I had shorts underneath my skirt too, my trick for wearing skirts in a windy area! 

The skirt has a scalloped edge, its sooo nice. It's
from Boohoo.com 

So these are my purchases!

When I came home I randomly decided to film a video showing everything! I don't look my best in it because I was tired after the day and my make-up had faded but I hope you enjoy it. I have a second outfit video filmed and ready to post in a few days time so hopefully I might get to make the occasional video to accompany this blog and spice things up a bit! 

Thanks for reading,

Rebecca.