Nail of the Day ~ the sky at night.

Using: 

Barry M ~ black multi glitter

Max Factor ~ Dazzling Blue

Both of these varnishes look amazing in the bottle; the Barry M one has lots of silver holographic glitter in a black base, however on the nails it's slightly disappointing, it dries grainy and the glitter doesn't sparkle like it does in the bottle, but for whatever reason I still like it and I'm sure it would have looked better if I hadn't forgotten to put a top coat on. It also transpired that the grainy texture sort of helped with the whole cosmic effect, I think? Dazzling Blue is an amazing duo chromatic blue/green, with glints of purple, pink and orange at different angles. I imagine those different colours become more prominent depending on what base colour you use, on black it's primarily green.
I'd been wanting to do something with these two polishes together and finally got round to it. After a lot of indecision and experimenting (including that one cresent moon stencil) I decided to try some kind of galaxy effect. There are loads of bloggers who have done tutorials and theirs looked way better than mine (I'm guessing because they used more than 2 colours) but I like how multi-chromatic Dazzling Blue is - the photos really don't do it justice. What I totally didn't realise until finishing is that the colours match my hair!
That's all for now! Anyone else tried cosmic themed nailart? I'd love to see it!

Review & Swatches ~ Sugarpill Love+ eyeshadow.

I cannot tell you how excited I was when the boyfriend got me my first Sugarpill product for our 2 year anniversary, and the one called Love+ as well! I've been obsessed with Sugarpill for a while (ever since I started getting into bright, indie makeup brands) and recently their red pressed eyeshadow really peaked my interest since I'd been looking for a bright red for ages but all I could find were burgundys and the like. I'm even more excited now because Cyberdog is now selling Sugarpill in the UK and there's a Cyberdog really not far from me at all!

In order for me to test out the product fully I did a Face of the Day with it before I wrote this review and I have to say I was and am still very impressed.

First off! The packing is beyond cute. Seriously. Look at that. The shadow comes in an adorable box and all of it looks really professional. The compact seems sturdy and there looks to be a lot of product. Application was great and I found very little fall-out which means less mess and less waste. The pigmentation is amazing! The swatch below was done without any primer and it took ages to get all of it off, so there's a lot of staying power as well. What I love about this colour and why I needed it so bad is that it's so unique - I have yet to find another matte, vibrant true red anywhere, be it indie or high street brand and luckily for me the one I found is very good, if not slightly expensive. For me in England this costs £10 from Cyberdog but even so I think your definitely paying for a quality product. I am very tempted to purchase some other colours - I'm eyeing up a lot of their loose pigments. Apart from the price I really did have much to criticise, the application has to be careful, due to the staying power mistakes can be a pain but I'd say that's really quite minor.
All in all an awesome product!

Pros

• professional looking packaging

• high pigmentation

• long lasting

• little fall out

 

Cons

• price tag 

• difficult to remove

Outfit of the day + Hair Update ~ Cruella Deville

The other day the boyfriend and I went up to London to see the Dark Knight Rises in IMAX which I thought was pretty good although not as good as the Dark Knight. I'd say two things for certain: a lot happened and I definitely need to give it a second viewing. Once we'd seen the film we wandered down Southbank to Wagamama's. Southbank is usually awesome but because of the Olympics it's up'ed its game and is doubly cooler at the moment - so much interesting art and the atmosphere is always so chill. Go there!
It was an insanely hot day, so much so that it forced me to get my mid drift out. It might not surprise you to know that like many people my age I'm pretty self conscious of my body so this is a bit of a step in the right direction (even the boyfriend commented on how he was surprised I was going in public like that), so I'm a little bit pleased about that. The outfit itself is quite simple - no jewellery because I hate the combo of jewellery and sun cream. But I am mega excited to announce I finally have creepers!! I cannot tell you how long I have lusted after them and then when I finally bought them I had issues so it took two returns before I got a pair I could wear, but they're here now and I'm happy.
Lastly, the main reason I wanted to take these photos is to show you all my new hair! I have to return it to a natural colour for a play I'm doing mid-August so I thought I'd try a cruella in the mean time! The black is just drugstore box dye (Nice n' Easy I think) and it took no time at all. I'm pretty happy with it but now I'm worrying about how boring I'll look with normal hair (no offense to the vast majority of you with natural hair! I just personally think I look boring - not a comment about the general population).
Also, I wanna ask you guys something. Recently I've been worried my posts are a bit rambling and unfocused - what do you think?
Anyway, that's all for now! Have any of you done anything new with your hair (I know it's a question I ask a lot but I'm always eager to know)?

Vest top ~ a shop in a village

Tie dye maxi ~ probably a folk festival

Creepers ~ ebay

Sunglasses ~ Primark

Outfit of the Day ~ that's what the water gave me.

 Batwing top & star necklace ~ H&M

Feather earring, boots & cardigan ~ New Look

Cresent moon necklace ~ Avon

Studded shorts ~ DIY

Crochet tights ~ ASOS 
Metallic lipstick ~ Chaiborg by Portland Lipstick Company (swatch/review)

Hey everyone!

This one's going to be a short post - I'm still uber busying with life but I'd saying luckily it's in a primarily good way. I've been rehearsing for Pride & Predjudice now that As You Like It is done which is mega fun - I'm in love with half of the cast so it's great! And tomorrow I'm going to see the Dark Knight Rises in IMAX!

I'm sure if any of you follow any other british bloggers you'll have heard that we've got heeeaaaatt right now. and it's unbearable. I do not like the sunshine and it doesn't like me (I get pretty bad reactions) so I'm trying to stay firmly indoors as much as possible which means I may or may not be generating more blogging content. What I am excited to show you (and will be taking photos of shortly) is my new hair! If you follow me on Instagram (@l_figment) you'll have already seen it, but yesterday I did a turquoise and black off centre cruella! I love it and surprisingly, it's had some good reactions.

These photos were actually taken a few weeks ago when the boyfriend and I were still in Swanage. We rushed it a little bit 'cause the weather was being volatile and a little too windy for my liking but I just had to show you all those amazing tights! The boyfriend got them for me a while ago and I decided it was time to wear them.

Face of the Day ~ we're all made of stars.

At the moment I can't get enough of stars and under eye dots! So I combined the two. This isn't something I actually wore out - I just felt like playing around with makeup and wearing my Chinchilla lipstick. And I wanted to have a proper play with my new(ish) white liquid eyeliner (which I will be reviewing at some point soon). Also, I'm really loving the turquoise and lilac combo!
Those stars are hand drawn and took far too long, I used my Maybelline Master Precise eyeliner but the tip went all funny so that in the end there was no eyeliner coming out.
Anyway, this is a quick short post because I've been mondo busy at the moment, I'm assisting the boyfriend tomorrow at a wedding and various other stuff is happening - including seeing the Dark Knight Rises at the IMAX in London, so excited!
I hope you're all doing well!

Face ~ 17 Skin Perfecting Foundation in Soft Ivory

Rimmel Clear Complexion Coverstick in Ivory
Maybelline Master Precise eyeliner

Lips ~ Lime Crime lipstick in Chinchilla

Eyes ~ MUA Professional Eye Primer

Soap & Glory Thick & Fast Super Volume Mascara

Illamasqua Precision Ink in Scribe

L'Oreal Super Liner Carbon Gloss in Carbon Black

Maybelline Master Precise Liquid Eyeliner in Black

Saffron Eye Palette using a shimmering lilac

Chilli Pepper Eye Palette using a shimmering cream and turquoise blue

The Body Shop Eye Shimmer in 01

Here are a few photos of the makeup without the eyeliner: