OOTD

Hey Girlies.

Recently i was doing a little shop on the old 'ASOS' and i bought a few things.

One of the items was something a little different from what i would normally wear and so it gave me a good excuse to do a little Outfit of the day :)

The long tartan shirt was my resent ASOS purchase and i LOVE IT. Underneath i went nice and plain and wore just a black strappy top and shirt. To accessorise, a Topshop gold chain. Love this look, it went smashing with a black leather jacket. Its a very simple look, but it works well together! 

 Hope you like the Outfit. Let me know in the comments what you think! 

Ps. Sorry the last two pictures have junk in them, i forgot to take pictures of my full outfit in the morning when i took the others and had to do it quickly in the evening (which is also why the lighting is different)

Cat

Them Beautiful Tatt's

Hey girls.

So today i thought i would give you a little sneak peak into my brain and show you something rather special;

Now I'm sure you can tell from the title what this post is about, but before i go on i just want to say, i know not everyone likes tattoos. Some people really hate them, but i love them. If enough thought is put into them they can be beautiful pieces of art that can hold a lot of meaning, even a memory for many people. So i don't want to see any tattoo hate comments please. Ta. I would also like to point out that im not old enough to get a tattoo yet, and that none of these are my own images..(i found them all on Pinterest)

This first picture is pretty much 100% accurate to what i want. I would like a tree, about the same size as the one above and on the back of my lower neck. A tree, for me, symbolises growth, and how one never stops growing and changing. You can change over time, but you will aways be you. As you may be able to tell from my header i also really like the look of trees, they are all individual... a bit like us.

With this tattoo.. i didn't know i wanted it until i saw it. When i came across this image i was on Pinterest looking at the tattoo category, as soon as i saw this i fell in love with it. I was already set on a bird tattoo as for me it screams freedom; to be who you are and to do what you want to do with your life. When i saw this it set me straight, i want something so similar to this and then i will be forever happy.

Next up expresses the nerdy side of me, above is a tattoo written in elvish. Yes, that's right, that made up language that you find in things like Lord of the Rings. But if you remember correctly I LOVE Lord of the Rings. An elvish tattoo not only expresses my love for the films but also represents my childhood. I have yet to figure out what i would like written in elvish, maybe something like 'Hope & Faith' as that was another tattoo idea i did have a while back, before i realised how common 'Hope' and 'Faith' were to get tattooed on.

And lastly a rose. I have to say that a rose is not my No.1 top of the list tattoo to get, but i defiantly would like one later on. I think they are beautiful tattoos (if done tastefully) and are very feminine. This one in the picture above is so pretty in the design and placement. Love, Love, Love!

So i hope you have enjoyed this post. I know not everyone will, especially if they are not a fan of tattoos and some of you may find the images/designs tacky, but i guess you cant always please everyone!

Anyway.. thanks for reading

 Cat

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25 Facts about me

Hey Girls. I know its been a while, and im sorry about that. 

Im not going to give you any excuses to why i've not been posting, ive just not really felt in the mood. But now i'm back so dont you fear.

 Today i thought i would let you get to know me a bit better, so with out further a-do here is 25 random facts about me 

• My name is Catriona, but i much prefer being called Cat
• I am 17
• I am scottish
• I love tattoo and will be getting some as soon as i turn 18
• I love Cats
• Lord of the Rings is my favourite film/ set of films
• In september i will be starting a corse in Drama at College
• I am an only child :(
• I am a member of a musical theatre company
• I work in a hotel
• i watch YouTube every day
• I almost applied to do beauty at college
• I want to work in film when I'm older
• I have a large collection of lipstick that is constantly growing 
• I use to have a fear of cows when I was younger
• I hate doing exercise 
• I really want to start a vlogging channel on YouTube
• I left school after 4th year
• I love singing 
• My pet cat is called Ginger/ Mr Ginge
• I have very red blotchy cheeks that I have to cover up with lots of foundation
• I'm allergic to most sun creams
• I am a terrible speller 
• I love hipster fashion
• I have never broken a bone 

So there you go, 25 random facts about me!! Hope you have enjoyed this post and I promise I will get back to Blogging more regularly! Thanks for reading, love you lots 

Cat 

We should be Dancing

Hey girls.

So as you may be able to see from the pictures above, I've been dressing up all fancy recently.

'But what have you been doing?' i hear you ask.. well i shall tell you..

So at the weekend (Sunday the 23rd of June) i went to "prom" or "formal" as some of you may call it.

Ok, I'll admit it wasn't actually my formal, but my some of my best friends .

I was invited by Sam, a guy that i have known since i was about 3 and was so happy that he asked me to go with him. Aliya (who is in the pictures above and is my best friend) spend the whole day getting ready with me. I love any excuse to dress up, and so spent the whole day pampering myself. I had my hair cut and dyed the day before at the hair dressers and had fake tanned a couple days before so i was already pretty prepared.

My dress is one that i bought from Ginger Fizz off of ASOS and i really love it. It has detachable straps and is made of a crochet fabric. I had originally planned on wearing it without the straps on, but when it came to it, it just wasn't staying up very well and i didn't want to have to be worrying about pulling it up all night.

For my make-up as you can see above i did a smoke eye. I wanted a strong eye for this look and not a bold lip as i didn't want to have to keep re-touching my lipstick after eating and such. I also did Aliyas eye make up for her and there are photos above also.

I had a really great night over all even though my feet were killing me by the end of the night.
 Would love to here about your prom experiences, so feel free to leave a comment.
Thanks for reading
Cat 

Jupiter Artland

Hey Girls, 

So as some of you may know (if you actually read my posts) i was recently in Edinburgh.

Now i did have plans to do a Edinburgh post. But i didn't really do much apart from shopping while i was in the city, and didn't get very many interesting photos as my mum spilt lemonade on my camera so i couldn't really use it for a couple days (Jeeeeze thanks Mum)

But on the last day, (once i had cleaned all the stickiness off my camera) just before we headed back home, we visited a place called Jupiter Artland. 

At first i was pretty unexcited about going as i thought it would be a big field with lots of statues all lined up in a row. But how wrong i was.

Jupiter Artland is AMAZING.

Here are some of the photos i took when i was there..

It was such a lovely day when we visited and it made walking round in the woods so much more enjoyable.  

I think its a little bit of a hidden jem. It isnt free, but definitely worth the money (think its about £12)

If you live near Edinburgh or are visiting anytime soon i would definitely recommend going. 

Im not totally sure where it is in context to Edinburgh, i think its about 4 miles out just SW of the Forth Road Bridge.

And it is only open during the summer so be sure to go sooner rather than later.

Even though im not a very arty person i really enjoyed my time here.

Hope you like this kind of post. Please go check out Jupiter Artland if you ever have the opportunity.

Thanks for reading

Cat

Glossy in a box

Hey Girls. 

As im sure you will aware by now, i am a little bit obsessed with beauty products (as im sure alot of you reading also are.) As the products you can find in shops in Aberdeen are limited, i decided to invest in a Glossybox membership. It cost £12 a month and you can end the membership at any time. If your not sure what a Glossybox is then i shall explain. A Glossybox is a box of 5 beauty products (normally all smaller tester sizes) from different make-up/skincare/haircare/nail care brands.You get one box a month threw the mail.

It was an exciting moment opening my first Glossybox and here was what i saw..

I haven't really tried anything out yet (as i was away in Edinburgh) so i will be sure to do a 'my thoughts' on each new box i get. 

If you have a Glossybox subscription let me know what you thought of this months box.

Thanks for reading 

Cat x

The Basic's too...

Contouring

Hey  Girls. So this week i finally mastered contouring (on my own face) which has been something I've been really trying to do for a while. You see, the problem with me is, i have very red blotchy chubby cheeks and so trying to add some definition to them is quite a task. So after spending a morning on pintrest and Google, i finally found enough tips and techniques to really give it a good go myself. I must say i was pretty pleased with the outcome and even thought for some people it might still look rubbish, it definitely is quite a challenge to contour if you have my face shape and colouring.

The products i used for this were;

M.A.C Studio sculpt (as the base foundation)

No7 Protect & Perfect Foundation (Which is too dark as a base but works well in the hollows of my cheeks to contour) applied by finger and then blended in with a buffing brush.

Two, Bare Minerals powders mix together ('Warmth' and 'Medium c25')  applied with a real techniques 'Contour Brush'

Smashbox Fusion Soft Lights in baked stardust (as a highlight on the tops of cheek bones and down centre of nose)

Bare Minerals Warmth (the one mentioned above- on the temples)

I don't normally use a blush as i already have red cheeks but i put a little Bare Minerals 'first class' on just to emphasise the definition.

If you want to know where to contour for your face shape then above is a little picture to help you out. If your face isn't any specific shape then don't be afraid to mix and match techniques.

I hope this is some help and gives some of you some inspiration.

Let me know what you think of this kind of post and if it helps any of you out as i may do something similar again!

Thanks for reading

 Cat