Loot: New Autumn/Fall Pieces

Hi Guys,

I can't quite believe that summer is over. Here in England we have had maybe a week of what you could call summer. Actually, that's only while I've been here apparently it was nice for a few days whilst I was away...

I remember the first official day of summer, June 20th being rainy and cloudy and I was thinking 'God, so this is summer, eh?.' Anyway... enough complaining!!

During my holiday I went shopping for nothing in particular but I actually picked up some nice knits and a few other bits and pieces. I also went shopping just before I left for some transitional pieces for my holiday and autumn, so I thought that I would do a 'Loot' post on what I bought!

Vertical Stripe Shirt, New Look

Navy Plain Maxi Skirt, Primark

Purple Hidden Detail Cardigan, Just a hand me down...

Olive Green Dress, Boutique in Spain

Red Jumper, Boutique in Spain by 'MAGAN Sportswear'

Floral Lacey Middle Dress, New Look Sale (Different colour still on sale)

 Are you looking forward to autumn or do you not want summer to end?

Jazz

Forgotten Holiday Essentials

I bet you on nearly every holiday you have been on you have always forgotten something, and it's usually the simple stuff, so I have created a list of the simple things and more creatives that you might forget to pack for your travels...

•Hairbands

•Sun protection(even for skiing)

•Hairbrush

•Plasters

•Aloe Vera Gel(for treating sunburn)

•Miniatures Skincare

•Nail File/Scissors/Clippers

•SPF Moisturiser

•Hair Treatment(Beach/Pool Holidays)

•Travel Plugs

•Medicated Treatment/Vitamins

•Razor & Blades

•Mini Shampoo, Conditioner & Shower Gel(unless supplied by hotel)

•Mini Shave Gel

•Nail polish remover & Cotton Pads

•Tweezers

•Toothbrush & Paste

•Lip Balm

•Tampons

•Appropriate Underwear(Strapless Bra usually very useful!!)

•Sunglasses

•Holiday Book

•Earphones

•Waterproof Mascara

•Eyelash Curler

•Goggles

•Travel iPod Speakers

•DVDs(if appropriate)

•Electrical Chargers

•Face Wipes

•Pack of Cards

I hope that's everything... Let me know if there's anything that I've forgotten of the list and I'll add it on!

Jazz

NOTM: Easy Sunset Nails

As I heading off to go on a lovely, warm, summer holiday I decided to get in the mood despite the British weather and do a easy set of sunset nails.

I got the inspiration from pinterest.

Yes, I have a pinterest(I believe it to be ThisJazz).

I just thought that I'd explain how I did my recreation step by step to go with their and my picture. Okay, here we go.
First, you will need to apply a basecoat to your nails.
Now apply 2 coats of a bright yellow polish(I used sunshine by Rimmel)
Next you'll need a sponge eyeshadow applicator(or a makeup sponge) I find these to work pretty well but if you want a better finish I would suggest getting a pack of makeup sponges just for nail art. Due to these two variations there are also two methods of application,
1. Makeup Sponge; apply a line of the same yellow nail polish, then a bright orange(I used miss sporty, but the names rubbed off), then a line of red(Rimmel DoubleDecker, I believe). Next pat the colours onto the nail with the lines facing horizontally. It should have created a even ombré effect, don't worry about the surface being bobbly, we will smooth it later.
2. Sponge eyeshadow applicator;
using plastic(I use some packaging from a christmas gift) make a blob I orange and a blob of red. Dip your applicator to pick up some orange and starting about a third of the way down until two thirds the nail dap the colour on. Next, do the same with the red, but starting where the orange finished until the tip. This will create a bit more of a splattered or sponged effect.


The final step after either of these methods is to apply a top coat. A tip that I have with this is to apply it a bit earlier with the second method thank you normally would because it blends the colours together also.
And that's it!!
If you have a go, send me a pic on twitter @thisjazz

Jazz

DIY: Affordable Rainbow Hair

A little while ago my best mate popped over for a few days. We had been planning an exciting little operation for weeks while I had been visiting my dad. I did her hair rainbow!!
Well, that's kind of lying it was green, purple, pink and blue.

Of course, with most at-home hair dyes you have NO IDEA what to expect, and due to a previous encounter with a hair dye from the same company in a silver which did nothing we weren't expecting a miracle, but as if Jesus had just walked in and came in the form of  3 Manic Panic dyes in 'Atomic Turquoise', 'Electric Lizard' and 'Purple Haze'. They worked amazingly!! We also used 'Cotton Candy Pink', which didn't work so well, but if you bleached the crap out of your hair, to paper white then I'm pretty sure it would show up better than it did with us, simply because it was a lighter color than the rather deep turquoise, purple and green. All of the dyes were in the '"Classic" Cream Formula' (the ones in the big tubs).They were very easy to apply, we didn't even manage to get hair dye brushes to just used paintbrushes from the 99p store!! I would definitely recommend these colours on first result, although I'm not sure of the last...

So that's the review over, here's the how-to.

Step 1: Bleach your hair. I used Schwarzkopf 'Live Color XXL Colour Intense Blonde Absolute Platinum 00A'. It's best to start off with greasy-few-day-old hair if you want to damage your hair less, but for an even better result I suggest washing hair soon before. From there on follow the instructions and try not to die from the serious stench. 

Here's the hair before washing out, for this particular look we wanted the colours to get brighter at the ends, so we emphasised the bleaching on the tips. Also, don't worry if you're hair starts to warm up during the application that's normal.

And after...

Next, the exciting part!! Applying the colour, we actually did this the next day to give her hair a break but it's not necessary. First, section hair off into 3(make sure the top section is very thin) sections for fine hair and then part into 2 and throw them over your shoulders(to the back if you are doing this yourself which I don't recommend, or to your front if someone is doing it for you).

 To apply the colour use a tint brush(or paintbrush) and grab random sized sections as you go and start painting them. To achieve the exact same look as we did here, start with the bottom section and paint it ALL PINK, using only two sections and then wrapping them in cling film or hair foil. It helped tying the hair in a loose knot at the top to help the cling film stay.

Next take down the next section and start again but this time, lots more and smaller sections. First,(R-L) blue in the front-or near face- strands and then go into purple(very small section) then blue(VS), then blue mixed with green, green, blue, blue-purple, blue, purple and blue.

Final section; again, ALL PINK, same method.

This is what you should be left with;

Looks like a multicolour octopus or seriously awesome dreads.

To get a more vivid colour blow-dry the dreads. Leave on for 30-50 minutes.
Okay, then take off the cling film.

Now rinse, don't use any shampoo.
.
Comb through...

Then blow-dry again.

Then you'll have this!!

Leave in  a loose braid overnight.(Optional)

Then curl, I used the Remington Pearl Curling Wand. First section...

Second section...

Comb through(optional)...

I hope that wasn't too unbearably long for you and that's it!!

What colours would you use?

Jazz

Best Holiday Mascara + Review

It's an oldie, the packaging isn't beautiful and it's probably the first mascara I ever bought, but Rimmel 100% waterproof is my ultimate holiday mascara.

I've tried and tested it in local chlorine rich swimming pools, the sea and even scuba diving and each time it really proved itself.

The Good:

It's cheap.

It's easy to find

It lasts really well, even if your face has been underwater or splashed a million times it'll still be there!!

It's very easily buildable.

It comes in brown/black and black.

The Bad:It's quite dry and takes a few coats to get really fabulous lashes.

The Ugly:The packaging... At least it doesn't leak...

I guess it's not too bad...

The good thing about it being dry is that if you go swimming after a day of wearing this then it will come off but it doesn't smear or drip all down your face it just seems to flake or disappear.

This is the only mascara I take with me on holidays where I know that I'll just be hanging out by the pool and in it, maybe doing a bit of watersports or exploring the area and also dressing up nice in the evenings.

This mascara is available at Superdrug for £5.29

Jazz