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 

Cant be bothered with..

Hey girls. 

Today I thought I'd share with you the things that i just never seem to have time for when it comes to beauty.

I'm constantly running out of time when I'm getting ready in the morning and there are somethings that i just cant be bothered to do. These aren't not things that i don't want to do, just things i can live without doing for a while.

Painting my Nails

  Don't get me wrong i love painting my nails but i just never seem to have the time or patients to do it. As soon as I've painted them i forget about them and end up smudging them all over my hands. Or i have little finger prints in them. It always just seems like a faff to have to wait for them to dry and i cant wear it to work so i have to take it off anyway.

Face masks/Scrubs

To be honest I'm really not that bothered about exfoliating my face or anything. My skin is pretty good and i don't get many spots so i don't really see the point. I will do it occasionally if I'm having a relaxing bath or something but the rest of the time I'm just not that bothered about it.

I did buy a face scrub not that long ago, in the hope that it would encourage me to use it... but no. I'm just too lazy to i guess.

Re-touching lipstick

I guess i said that this was a post on things i didn't do because i couldn't be bothered.. well i guess this is the exception. I do re-touch my lipstick regularly and I'm always conscious of it having worn off.. but i wish that i didn't have to worry. I know you get some lipsticks that stay on for ever or come with a balm that makes it impossible to come off.. but i find that they just really dry out my lips and make them feel really funny. 

I suppose touch ups are something that anyone who wears lipstick has to endure.. 

Self Tanning

I am terrible when it comes to tan.

I don't mind being pale, and I'm just too scared of streaks to do it myself. Maybe i just haven't found the right one yet.. but i always seem to look yellow when ever i try it. Also, and this cant just be me, I HATE the smell. I don't particularly enjoy waking up in the morning to my room smelling of baby sick..  and it makes ALL your clothes smell of it too. I would try get a real tan but my skin takes an awful long time to turn brown. I guess I'll just have to be pale forever more.

So those are some of the things i just never have the time for. Please let me know any of the things you cant be bothered to do in the comments. 

Thanks for reading

Cat

We be BBQ

You know summer is here when you have your first BBQ of the year! And for me, that day was today. After work I had a spur of the moment decision to have some friends rounds and fire up the barbee.. Of corse that meant that the sun then F'ed off for the rest of the day, but that's just luck I guess.. So without further a do, here are some of my favourite pictures of the event! 

Cooking up some sausages like a pro! 

Doing some moves while the sun was stilly around! Bit of a finger over the lenses but we will ignore that! 

Being a waiter to all my older friends who can drink legally! H8 being the youngest! :( 

Time for a selfie. 

Not quite sure how much of this pose is a piss take..? 

Awww fwends

Work it Aaron!

All alone at the grill all out of the action. 

 

After it got cold we headed inside for a game of 'heads up' which is an app I just got on my iPod. It's really fun to play and is such a good group game! I'd check it out if you already haven't! Lost my voice from shouting out so much.

That's bout all I'll put in. Don't want to bore you all to much! 

Incase any of you are wondering on my lips I have on M.A.C 'so chaud' and my sun glasses are from urban outfitters! 

Let me know what you think of this kind of day too day life post.. I am going to Edinburgh soon and have plans for a Edinburgh blog post. Will be taking my camera with me though so hopefully the pictures will be a little more tasteful!  Also trying our the blogger app for the first time on my iPod which is why this post may be a little lacking. 

Anyways thanks for reading and speak to you soon! 

Cat x

Those 5 things we shouldnt have done..

Hey Girls,

Do you ever find your self cringing at your life. I know i do! Sometimes a memory will just pop into my head and WON'T LEAVE. We all have things we regret doing, and I'm not talking about big things in life, no I'm talking about those little things that still really get to us. Whether it was kissing that guy who turned out to be a bit of a stalker.. or saying something that make things super awkward with someone. Well I'm fed up of thinking about them. So I'm saying good bye to all those cringy moments and mistakes and moving on. 

 

So here i give to you those 5 things I'm sure we can all relate to in some way.. those 5 things that we really shouldn't have done.

1. Let them get to me- I think we can all confirm that at some point in our lives we have let somebody get into our heads and make us feel a little bit shit. Whether you get the piss taken out of you for making a blog (anyone else get this when your friends found it?)

Or you get a bit paranoid about your ex and another girl..?

We have all been there is some way or another, but we shouldn't have to feel crappy.We just have to tell ourselves that we are in fact the bigger person and just ignore who or what ever it is.

2.Waisted the days in bed- Now i have to say I'm very guilty of doing this. I'll spend all night on the Internet watching YouTube or looking at new blog posts, then wake up late the next morning and just keep repeating the process until i have to go to work or something. Sometimes i just forget to live. Which is one of the reasons i first made this blog (a little project to get me doing something other than sitting in bed). Its quite alright to have a lazy day once in a while. I know we can all feel down some days. But i like to remind myself not to take life for granted all the time. Life is so special and i just sit on my ass all day.

3.Didn't say YES- We all have those things that we just WISH we had said "Hell Yes" too. There are so many things i wish i had done last year and i feel like i missed out on so much! Whether you miss out on something hilarious that your friends continue to go on about for the rest of the month, or you missed meeting that super hot guy you had been facebook stalking.. We all wish we had been there instead of at home or at that 'family dinner'. 

 4.Shouldn't have said that!- Ever get a bit excited and blurt something out? I've done it a few times (OK maybe a few hundred), its the worst when i meet new people. I get too excited and either act like a complete weirdo or i will just speak super loud so that everyone within 10 miles can hear me. My mum is constantly telling me that she can only hear my voice if i with a group of friends. I have a really bad habit of speaking to quickly as well. I will get excited and just ramble something out super quick, this always ends up in me not saying something correctly or getting myself all confused. But i think its worse when you say something that someone is NOT meant to ever know. If you have been told a secret and it accidentally slips out in conversation. That's when you feel like one guilty mofo.

5. Gotten so attached- Now some of you may have been lucky enough to avoid this final situation. Getting too attached to someone (boy or girl) is the worst if they don't feel the same way. But you convince yourself that they like you back just the same and that constantly trying to speak to them wont annoy them at all. Its only after they start to get agitated that you finally realise. But by then its too late to save it. I guess sometimes you have to just leave them be and wait for them to realise how important you are to them.

I really hope that some of you can relate to this. 

Thanks for reading

 Cat x

Whats in my Make-up Bag?

Hey Girls!

Often i find my friends asking what kind of make-up i use on a daily basis.

So i thought some of yoou might be interested too! :D These are the things i just cant feel complete without.

My M.A.C Prep+Prime

My Foundation- Combination of Maybeline Fit me in 115 and M.A.C Studio Sculpt in NW15 is a must have for me! I dont feel comfortable without at least some foundation on. And if im not wearing make-up then im having a lazy day where im not going out.

Something else i use daily is powder. After seeing such a hype on Rimmels Stay Matte i thought id give it a go. I do think its good but i dont feel like it stays on AMAZINGLY. But just a bit over the nose and forehead seems to do the trick for a good couple hours. I do love the way a powder sets the face though! Another must have on, for me.

Eyebrows are something i cant not do now. I never use to bother but now im a little obsessed. If im in a rush i will just shove a bit of brown pencil over them, but when i have time i use my Browyings by Benefit (in Dark) i love how its a combination of gel and powder rather than just two different shades of powder like so many other brow kits are. I will be repurchasing!

You will always find a mascara in my make up bag, this is something that i honestly dont know what i'd do with out. I guess i dont really think about it that much, but i really do love the person who invented it!

On the right there is my fave lip salve. It smells sooooo amazing and makes my lips super soft. I always put this on before my lipstick..

   which brings me onto my last must have! My lipstick collection is ever growing and this photo is just to represent them all. I wear lipstick every day, no matter the occasion. This one above is 'Perfect Day' by Soap and Glory which is a formulation im really loving at the moment. I have three lipsticks from them (Pom Pom and Man Trap along with this one) and im really loving them at the moment. So super pigmented and moisturising

And lastly a lil cute mirror and  pack of tissues to finish off.

So thats everything in my make-up bag that i use daily.
To be honest i do use alot more on my face, but not every day!

Hope you have enjoyed this little insight into my life. Please feel free to comment with any questions or anything!

Thanks for reading and i'll speak to you all super soon!

Cat x